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Evening star., 1949-11-09

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Evening star., 1949-11-09
Market AVERAGES
Odd-Lot DeoIinos
BY the Associofed Press

The Securities. and Exchange Commits
sion reported today these transactions BY
customers with odd-lot dealers or spe-
cialists on the New York Stock Exchange
for November 4 4,669 purchases Involving
138,722 shares; sales involving l34,94l
976 shares sold short on q orders.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Vatican Denies Hearst
Will Get Papa| Honor
BY the Associoied Press

VATICAN CITY, Oct. 11.-Vati-
can sources said today the Lateran
Cross has been awarded William
Randolph Hearst, American pub
Usher, by the canons Of the Basil
ica of St. John Lateran in Rome.
This is a simple medal and not
an award from Pope Plus XII. the
sources added.
This clariflcation came in con-
nection with a broadcast by the
Vatican Secretariat of State deny
ing a Moscow radio statement that
the highest papal honor" had
been given the publisher.
The Vatican broadcast said:
1--WE are authorized to affirm to
our listeners that Mr.. Hearst has
never received, and it is not fore
seen that he can have. any papal
honor"
/ A report Of a papal award to
Mr.. Hearst was made to report
ers, September l9 and 20, by the
Rev. George Yahn, representing
Bishop A. J. Wiliinger of Mon
terey Fresno, Calf. He said Mr.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Programs Planned
Tomorrow 10 Mark
Columbus Day Here

The Capital today made plans
to celebrate Columbus Day tomor-
row and scheduled one advance
event tonight when the Pan
American Union will give the
premier showing of J. Arthur
Ranks motion picture. Christie
pher Columbus.
Catholic parochial schools in
the District and nearby Virginia
and Maryland will close tomor-
row.
The Pan American Unions OBJ
Nservance of Columbus Day will
be held at $50 o'clock tonight
when members of the diplomatic
corps. and Government and
United Nations officials will be
present for the showing of the
film in the Hall of the Americas.
Fredric March in Film.
Fredric March portrays Colum-
bus in the picture and it includes
American and English players.
Rear Admiral John B. Heffer-
nan, chief of the Division of Naval
Records and History of the Navy
Department., was to address a
special Columbus Day program at
3 pm. today at Dunbarton Col
lege of Holy Cross, 1885 Upton
street NV. He commanded the
USS Tennessee during World War
II.
The Knights of Columbus,
Washington Council 224. has ar
ranged a special program from
4::45 to S pm. tomorrow over
WMAL. The Evening Star sta
ton.
Curran and Fay to Talk.
Judge Edward M. Curran of
District Court, who is a member
of the order. will talk on The
knights of Columbus Day by Day."
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay, also a member, will
discuss The World Today"
The program. arranged by James
C. Toomey, Washington attorney
and chancellor of the council, will
be opened by John E. Lynch.
Grand Knight.
The knights of Columbus will
give a dance at 10 pm. tomorrow
at the Shorham Hotel. During the
dance rebroadcast Of the annual
Columbus Day address of John E.
Swift, Supreme Knight of the Or
der in the United States. will be
given. The address will be made
tomorrow afternoon in Hartford,
Conn, over the Mutual Broadcast
ing System.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Government Poyrolls
For July Top Billion
BY the Assoeioted Pre.x

Government payrolls-Federal,
State and local-totaled $1,210,-
100000 for the month of July,
the Census Bureau reported yes
terday.
That. was equivalent to approx
imately So for each person in the
country.
Average monthly earnings of
the 5,418.000 governmental en-
ployes were 1923 last JG1y. against
$214 in July. 1948. This covers
the 2.106,000 Federal workers and
$4,000 State and local employees.
The pay average for State and
local government employees was
only $199 in July, but higher Fed
eral pay raised the overall total.
Evening star., 1949-10-11

followed by 4 period in which-in
the memo's words-"business ac-
tivity is stabilized, often for years,
on a plateau relatively high COM
pared with prewar
This in turn is followed by a
secondary, postwar depression Of
considerable magnitude.
The pattern since VI day
has not differed markedly from
Gen, Ayres' analysis. The period
of stabilization on a high plateau
of prices may now have begun.
Whether this time by unusual
application of scientific intelli-
gence and cooperative action
steady progress will be made to-
ward achievements of continuous
high-level employment is perhaps
the most fundamental problem
facing the Joint Committee on
the Economic Report"
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Norway taborites Win.
IDS Majority al |
Communists Expense
BY the Associated Press

/. OSLO, Oct. 11.-Norway's Labor
government emerged today with
an apparent 10-seat majority in
Parliament gained at the expense
of the Communists in yesterdays
election.
! The anti-Red leadership of
Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen
quickly interpreted the results,
which are subject to a final count,
as Endorsement of Norway's sign
Ing of the Atlantic pact. The Com
munists had bitterly assailed this
step.
: Labor appears from preliminary
surveys to have taken 80 seats in
the l50-member Storting (Parlia-
ment). This compares with its 76
seats in the old Parliament.
The Communists dropped seven
seats, moving down from their
previous II to four.
The results. by other parties:
(previous seats in brackets Con-
Servatives, % (25O; Liberals %
i23; Agrarians 13 10; Christian
Democrats 13 10).
. Policy Approval Seen.
=: Mr.. Gerhardsen, in a post
election statement today, said that
-since the Communist Party was
the only one that made Norway's
adherence to the Atlantic pact an
election issue, we may safely say
that the voters have given their
approval to the government S
foreign policy"
Foreign Minister Halvard M.
Lange. who spearheaded Norway's S
drive to join the pact, was an easy
victor.
Mr.. Gerhardsen added that "our
victory will not result in stronger
tendency towards socialization."
He said the Labor Party would
carry out its platform. but beyond
that we shall not go, before the
people have been asked to state
It's opinion in new election"
Plans to socialize banks and in
surance companies will be pre-
pared in the coming parliamentary
term, he said. but they will not be
put into effect until after election
s held.
/. Christian Democrats Gain.
Conservatives had been pre-
dieting before the election that
popular irritation over strict gov
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Price Pattern Shows
~ Crash Similarity,
Experts Tell Congress
BY The Associated Press

The present price situation
may be just like the one which
preceded the stock market crash
of 1929, a staff of economic ex-
.perts reported to Congress yes
.terday.
The big question now, accord
ing to a memorandum submitted
to the Senate-House Economic
Committee, is this: Will the crash
be repeated?
The memo was written by the
staff of a subcommittee which is
planning public hearings later on
factors affecting the volume and
stability of private investment.
The report quoted the opinion
of the late Gen. Leonard C. Ayres
of the Cleveland Trust Co. that
postwar imitation invariably is
Evening star., 1949-10-11

Hearst had been given the order of
st. Sylvester by the Pope and that
it would be presented November 10
in St. Johns Cathedral, Fresno.
Calf.
Father Yahn said the award was
made in recognition of Mr..
Hearst's aid in restoring old mis-
sion churches in California.
Today Vatican sources said
Bishop Willinger had recommend
ed the award of the decoration to
Mr.. Hearst. but that this had been
refused. The sources described
Father Yahn's announcement,
made in the bishops name, as
"premature.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Sailor Reports $37, 500 HoIdup
With Story Phony as $500 Bill
Case Given to Wife
To Let Punishment
Fit His Crime
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE law
turned an imaginary $32. 900 hold
up case over to a Navy wife today
and figured the punishment
would fit the crime"
But for a few minutes last night.
New York police thought they had
a daring subway robbery to solve.
Navy Chief Pharmacist James
G. Stratton. 40, stationed at the
Bronx. raced to a precinct station
and told a dramatic tale.
A thug with a knife. he said,
had robbed him of his life savings
by snatching leather wallet from
him in the vestibule of a subway
car near Grand Central Station.
Tears rolled down Chief STRAIT
toms face as he told the story,
and his wife of six years, Amelia,
arrived to comfort him.
But when Stratton told officers
his bankroll was in 5000 bills, they
lifted their eyebrows. Such bills
aren't made.
More and firmer questioning
brought new story from Stratton.
He said he had led Amelia to
believe he had $4,000. while he
actually had only $500. The rest
of his Navy pay was gambled away
from time to time. he said. The
holdup story seemed to be the
only way out, now that it was
time to draw and spend good
share of the "caSh I"
Evening star., 1949-10-11
SEE THE 100000
Model
Railroad

4 3-hock automatically oper-
oted %" suuse miniature
model Of the 3 & o System
Evening star., 1949-10-11

Don't even think Of buying Or
building q home without first
seeing The Home Buildsrs
Gallery Of Homes.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Furouk Receives Cuffery
Egypt. Oct

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Oct. IL
(P.-King Farouk yesterday gave
an audience to American Ambas-
sador jefferson Caffery in the
summer palace at Montazah. This
was the customary audience which
follows presentation of new en-
voy's credentials.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Mrs. Roosevelt Marks
Her 65th Birthday
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. Oct. 11.-Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt will cele-
brate her 65th birthday tonight
at a small family party in her
Greenwich Village apartment.
She spent the day at the United
Nations headquarters at Lake
Success, where she is an American
member on the Economic and
Social Commission.
Evening star., 1949-10-11

ernment controls would cut the
Labor vote.
Some 100000 Norwegians were
eligible to vote in the election.
Voting was heavy throughout the
nation.
Election campaigns had been
fought mainly over the economic
controls imposed by the Labor
government. Conservatives and
Liberals favored a return to less
restricted private enterprise.
Evening star., 1949-10-11

Police and Navy officials re-
leased Stratton without filing any
charges.
He has enough trouble just
facing his wife one policeman
said.
Evening star., 1949-10-11
Rumudier Leaves for Poris

NEW YORK, Oct. II tP.-Paul
Ramadier, French defense minis
ter, left by plane today for Paris
after attending meetings of At
lantic pact defense ministers in
Washington last week. He de-
scribed the results of the con-
ference as very satisfactory.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Myers Awaits Ruling
OF D. T.. Parole Board

Former Mai. Gen. Bennett E.
Myers today waited the decision OF
the District Parole Board on his
latest plea to be released from Lor-
ton Reformatory where he is serv-
ing sentence of 20 months to five
years.
Myers was among 26 cases which
went before the board yesterday
The session was behind closed
doors. but it was learned that the
wartime purchasing chief of the
Air Force pleaded that he has been
punished enough.
Convicted in March. 1948, OF
inducing witness to lie for him
under oath, Meyers completed the
minimum of his sentence last
month.
The board took his plea under
advisement. Hugh F. Rivers, board
chairman, said a decision may be
reached late today or Monday.
It has been the practice of the
board in the past not to grant
parole to prisoners who have de-
tainers against them. Myers still
faces court action on tax liability
cases. The Government charges
that he owes an estimated $400. 900
in back taxes, interest and PEN
alties.
Last month the Government
turned down an offer from Myers
to settle the tax claims for $50. 900
and plead guilty to a single mis-
|demeanor.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Sergeant on Ferry to Pentogon.
browns After Fall Overheard
Corporal Dives Off
In Attempt to Save
Him, but FoiIs

Technical Sergt. Omer Vincent,
Is, attached to Boiling Air Force
Base, was drowned about 8 am.
today when he fell overheard from
a passenger launch operating
between Boiling and the Penta-
gon. -
The crew member was prepar-
ing a line to secure the 50-foot
launch to the dock near the
Pentagon when he slipped and
fell into the water at a point
where the canal enters the lagoon
bordering the national defense
building.
Corpl. Philip L. Hawkins,
u. S. A.. F., also attached to Boil
ing, another crew member, dived
into the water in an effort to res
cue the sergeant. He swan about
and dived several times. but could
not locate the victim.
Corpl. Hawkins was gwen nrst
aid at the Pentagon for exposure.
Shortly after the incident, harbor
police were sent to the lagoon to
drag for the body.
Corpl. Hawkins, 10. native OF
Randolph, Mass. said the sergeant
went forward to check the bow
line and lost his balance, falling
into the water.
The corporal said he attempted
to throw the power launch into
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Bars Ask 10 Stay Open
To Greet New Year

A plea to allow District bars to
remain open after midnight on
New Years Eve was made today
to President Truman, members OF
the District Congressional Com
mittees and District officials.
The Restaurant Beverage As
sociation at a meeting last night
adopted a resolution making the
request because New Years Eve
falls on Saturday night. District
regulations require all establish
ments selling alcoholic beverages
close their doors at midnight Sat-
urday and at 2 am. other week
days.
The group said that if the re-
quest were denied it would be
making the legally licensed bars
the victim of the many illegal
bottle and after-hours clubs
Elmer F. Richter. executive sec
retary of the association. said the
request should be granted SO that
New Years Eve "can be celebrated
in the time -honored and tradi-
tional manner of toasting in the
new wear"
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Project for Anchoring
Floating Approach
To New Bridge Starts

Inc task OF anchOrlng the
floating" approach to the new
Potomac River Bridge to solid
bedrock. has begun. with engineers
predicting the job will be done
about March /.
The engineers thought the east
ern end of the bridge was solidly
in place several months ago. after
the contractor moved off the
scene. And then they discovered
the bridge was sinking.
Special authority had to be OBJ
tanned from the Controller Gen
eral to call the contractor back on
the job and start reinforcing the
sinking abutment near the JET
ferson Memorial.
Original specifications called
for the eastern approach to rest
on floating piles suspended in the
muck below river bottom level
The work was done according to
specification, engineers agreed
but the plan didn't work. The
piles-and the bridge approach
began to sink.
Now steam shovels are remov-
ing much of the dirt hauled orig
inally from the Dupont Circle un-
derpass to form the new bridge
approach. Then pile drivers will
move in and sink 80 piles to bed
rock. Preliminary borings indi-
cate bedrock is 100 feet down.
Once the piles are resting secure
ly, an iron girder will be placed
across them and a concrete plat
form will be constructed to hold
up the sinking bridge.
Engineer A. B. Green, in charge
of the operation. said the north
ern side of the bridge abutment
had sunk 10 inches when the
work got under way. Since the
steam shovels have been removing
the heavy earth, the abutment
virtually has ceased settling, Mr.
Green said.
The Controller General author
lied the expenditure of an addi-
tional $4,000 to put the bridge
abutments on a solid founda-
ton.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Hearings on Phonevision,
For N Subscribers, Called
by the Associated Press

The Federal Communications
Commission announced yesterday
it will hold hearings next month
on phonevision-a proposed sub
scription service for video viewers.
The hearings. to start January
16, involve an application by
Zenith Radio Corp. to experiment
with a phonevision system in the
Lakeview section of Chicago.
The system involves joint use
of television broadcasting and
telephone line facilities and is
proposed for transmitting current
stage, production. first-run motion
pictures, sporting and similar
events. without advertising and
with the viewer paying a fee for
the entertainment.
The phonevision broadcasts
would 60 through the ether in the
form of scrambled signals. The
phonevision set owner could tune
in by picking up his telephone and
asking the operator to throw a
signal over the line and into the
set which would unscramble the
program. His viewing fee would
then be billed monthly.
The FEC said it wanted to hear
all details of the Zenith plan be-
fore authorizing the Chicago ex-
periments.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Three Rare Baby Bushmosters
Bouqht by Washington Zoo

rarely live long after they are
brought out of the jungle.
The snakes inhabit Central and
Northern South America, and a
few have been found on the island
of Trinidad.
For generations the snakes have
taken their toll of laborers clear
ing jungles or tending sugar cane
fields in the British, French and
Dutch Guianas.
The specimens were bought from
a dealer and delivered in an air
shipment aboard a Pan American
World Airways freighter. With
them came a green iguana lizard
from Colombia, which is about 2
feet long.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Youngsters Can Buy CaIve!
Al u. Of Md. Heifer Party

Junior dairymen and All Club
members, will have an opportunity
to buy 80 purebred Holstein calves
at 10:30 am. tomorrow at the
fifth annual Holstein heifer party
in the animal husbandry barns at
the University of Maryland.
The party, sponsored by the
Maryland olstein-Friesian Breed
ers' Association, affords the boys
and girls a chance to buy the
calves at prices cheaper than the
animals would cost at public auc-
ton. They will be sold in price
groups of $125 and $3.50.
Ralph A. Porterfield. university
dairy specialist, stated that 185
Holstein calves have been dis
tributed to the young dairymen
since the plan was started.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
4 Patuxent Sailors Hurt
In MARYLAND Auto Crash

Four sailors from the Patuxent
River Naval Air Station were in
jured, one critically. in an acci-
dent on Route near TB. Md, to-
day, according to Maryland State
police.
Reported in critical condition
at Casualty Hospital is Dow E
wilkins, %, who suffered severe
head injuries. Marion T. Kissey
also was treated at Casualty. but
later transferred to the Bethesda
Naval Hospital.
Treated at Gallinger and trans
ferred to Bethesda we're Samuel
Yaksik and Harley Yoder. Doc
tors at Bethesda said the condi-
tions Of the three sailors sent
there had not been determined.
Police said the car occupied by
the four sailors failed to make
a turn and ran into a steep ditch.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Travellers Aid Society
Is Robbed for Sd Time

Police today were seeking thieves
who took more than $500 from the
safe of the Travellers Aid Society
$40 Eighteenth street NV, early
yesterday.
The theft was reported to police
by Miss Lucille Bruner, executive
secretary of the society, who said
it was the third time the place has
been broken into since Labor Day
At that time $3.50 was taken. but
on Thanksgiving the burglars were
unsuccessful in gaining entry to
the safe.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Federation Asks
Gas Rates Stand
Pending Study
Citizen Group Pleads
For Denial of Rute
Boost, New Hearing

The Federation of Citizens As
sociations today petitioned the
Public Utilities Commission to re-
consider It's order last month
granting an increase in rates to
the Washington Gas Light Co.
The petition, filed by Attorney
Vernon v. Baker, asked the PUG
to reopen the proceedings and to
stay execution Of the rate increase
until the matter had been given
full and careful consideration" "
1t claimed the rate increase was
not justified and should be denied.
The Federation charged that
the new rates would permit the
company to earn excessive profits
and that the rates unjustly dis
criminate against certain classes
of consumers.
Home Users Hit Hardest.
Rate increases to the Govern
ment would total only 2.86 per
cent and to wholesale apartments
only 1.78 per cent. the petition
said. The rates to certain domes-
tic gas users would be raised Sol
per cent. it added.
The federation claimed the
PUG exceeded it's power in making
the rates retroactive and thus ap-
plicable to gas consumed before
the decision. 1t pointed out that
the PUG order said the new rates
should take effect on meter read
ings taken on or after November
16. which is seven days after the
date of the order on November 8.
Order Retroactive.
Application of such a provision.
the federation stated. actually
will give a retroactive effect to
the order and consumers will be
charged at the higher rates for
gas consumed prior to the date
of the order"
The petition further claimed
that the evidence does not show
that the past operations resulted
in a loss to the gas company or
that it was earning less than a
fair profit" The decision. 1t
added. "goes far toward guaran-
teeing utilities a high return and
transfers to consumers risks of the
business which should be borne
by the stockholders.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Owl Takes Perch
On Senate Office
BuHdinq Eoves

An owl perched among the star
lings on the caves of the Senate
Office Building yesterday.
Passersby blinked in amaze
ment and the owl blinked right
back at them.
DR.. William M. Mann. director
Of the Zoo. said from descriptions
that the bird was an Arctic white
owl and that his presence here is
no cause for amazement. He said
the owls, in their native habitat
feed on small animals called lem
hings.
Every few years a malady strikes
the Jennings and the owls will not
eat them. During this period. the
owls head South. even as far as
Virginia, in search of more healthy
animals such as rats and mice. DR.
Mann said.
Evening star., 1949-12-09
Place Classified Ads
For Sunday Star Now
To Avoid Late Rush

Don't wait until the 2 pm.
Saturday deadline to place
your classified ad in The Sum-
day Star.
An efficient staff of ad takers
is on duty tonight until 9 pm.
Just phone Sterling 5000 for
service. You may also leave
your ad at the branch Office
conveniently located in your
neighborhood. The business
counter in The Star lobby Is
also open until 9 pm.
For quick service and best
results use Washington's lead
Ing classified mediura-THE
STAR.