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Evening star., 1949-07-23
Michigan Phone Firm Drops
Union Contract CHALLENGE
By the Assoeicted Press

DETROIT. July ga Michi-
gan Bell Telephone spokesman
said yesterday that his company
had dropped its fight for clarif-
cation of it's contract with the
Communications Workers of
America.
The National Labor Relations
Board earlier rejected a challenge
to the unions bargaining rights,
now that it has joined the CIO.
The spokesman said the firm
has sent letter to Frances Smith,
head of the Michigan division of
the CWA. saying that "in view
of the NLRB decision we will re-
sumo relations with the union in
effect prior to May TO-"
Union dues. amounting to ap-
proximately 100000, also will be
turned vero'to the Michigan di-
vision. the spokesman said.
He noted that the company had
asked for clarihcation of the con-
tract after the CWA affiliated with
the CIO because less than haH
of the eligible workers had voted
in the union referendum on the
question.
Union headquarters in Wash
ington said that since the COM
pany had dropped the fight it
would move on Monday in De-
troit to drop its breach of con-
tract suit against the company.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
90-Day Suspension Given
3 Norfolk Policemen
By the Assoeioisd Press

NORFOLK. Va. July ga
month investigation of the
Norfolk police department ended
yesterday with imposition of 90
day suspensions on three police
men charged with mishandling
alleged graft payof sheets.
During the investigation Police
Chief c. M. Lindsay resigned,
Carvel Benson was convicted on
charges of bribing policemen and
"a patrolmen were acquitted OF
charges of accepting bribes from
Benson for protection of numbers
writer's. Benson drew a three
year penitentiary sentence.
Suspended by the Police-Fire
Trail Board yesterday were Sergts.
e. M. Towe and E. G. Watts and
Patrolman w. L. Petty. They had
been suspended from the force
since April 4, however, SO they
were ordered restored to duty i'm
mediately.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Lost $7,797 Check
Found by Boy, Is,
Awaits ItsOwner

A lost Government check for
$1,191.68, found last night by a
13-year old boy who underesti-
mated its value by almose $1,190,
was in police hands today await
ing the grateful owner.
Joe Donnelly, summer visitor
of his cousin Martin de la Rosa
at 2101 Varnum street NE, was
walking with Martin and a neigh
Dor, Barbara Latham, Is, about
s pm. when he noticed the check
half out of an envelope beside
Queens Chapel road near the
Maryland State line. He picked
1t up.
Look, I've found check for
$1.91," Joe told his companions.
Martin quickly corrected him. and
later the three turned the check,
drawn to John M. O'Connell, over
to police.
Mr.. O'Connell, 615 Elm avenue.
Takoma Park, a former Govern
ment employe, said he probably
would 60 to No. IL precinct sta
ton today to pick up the check.
It blew out the window OF his car
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Evening star., 1949-07-23
Mcclellan Mildly Chides
Johnson; Arrogant De|efed
By fhs Associated Press

Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
of Arkansas. yesterday mildly re-
buked Secretary of Defense John
son for comments on congress
sional action after editing out a
fiat statement that the Defense
Secretary's comment was arro-
CANT.
AS finally revised in a state
ment. Senator Mcclellan said this
of Mr.. Johnson's written report
on military reorganization legis-
lation:
This comment is typical of
the military. whenever it is un-
able to dominate legislative ac-
tion of Congress-" -
Originally Senator MccleIlaf,S
statement, prepared by an as
sistant, said:
This comment is typical of the
arrogance of the military -"
A reporter noted this in the
middle of a press release and
called Senator Mcclellan from the
Senate floor to see If he would
amplify it.
That's too strong" Senator
Mcclellan said. He added that it
had been prepared by his COM
mittee staff and he knocked out
reference to arrogance.
Mr.. johnson had criticized the
broad-term act. recently passed
by Congress and signed by Presi-
dent Truman, which sets up a
central Govern ment services
agency to coordinate buying for
Government departments and
bureaus.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Scientist Working as Loborer
Prefers Hot Tower to Red Quiz

looking for him. This sent him
up ITO feet of steel girders to the
top of the water tank.
He remained there for almost
two hours in 100-degree tempera-
ture.
He took the laborer's job June
81 after he was discharged from
a teaching job at Fisk University.
Nashville, Tenn. His dismissal
followed an appearance before
the committee.
He refused, on constitutional
grounds, to answer questions con-
corning Communist Affiliations.
J. Construction Supt. Shorty
Matsom asked reporters why they
didn't leave Lomanitz alone.
He doesn't want to see you
and that's all there Is to it," Mr..
Matson said.
"He's . good working man. try
'n1 ~ -,,obe On honest lirinr"
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Blind Driver Held in Death
OF Brotherin Truck ACCIDENT
By the Assoeioted Press

GETTYSBURG, Pa. July 23.-
A 26-year-old blind driver and his
younger brother were held re-
sponsible by a coroners jury for
the death of another brother. age
4, in a truck accident.
Shortly after the jury handed
down its finding yesterday. State
policeman said he would bring
charges against the blind driver
Nelson E. Schultz. and his brother
Merle, IL. He said he would
charge Merle with driving a truck
without an operators license. ard
Nelson with permitting an un-
licensed operator to drive his
truck.
The blind veteran operated the
brakes and gas pedal of truck
which overturned on a muddy
mountain road in a rainstorm
July 18.
Merle Shultz sat on Nelson's lap
and steered the truck.
A younger brother, Barry. died
in the crash and six other men,
bers Of the family were injured.
They were en- route to an orchard
to pick cherries when the l,ishap
occurred.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
By the A.socioted Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 3D.
Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz pre-
ferred a high. hot seat atop a
water tower yesterday rather than
talk to newsmen about charges OF
Communist activities.
The House Committee on Un-
American Activities on Thursday
accused Lomanitz, %. Of being a
Communist Party organizer.
The committee said this activity
took place early in the war at
Berkeley, Calf. where a group OF
young scientists worked on atom
bomb research.
Newsmen discovered Lomanitz
working as a $1.20-an- hour la
borer at a power company plant
under construction near here.
Fellow-workers warned him that
-esN@~ters and pf,etocrarhers ware
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Five Per Centers
Continued From First Page

asked him to turn over his private
notebook. It is reported to con-
tain details Of Mr.. Hunts meet
ings with many Washington peo-
Pile, both at cocktail parties and
business places. together with
names and money figures.
Committee investigators were
cautious, however, in estimating
the role the diary will play in the
IS per CENTER inquiry.
They indicated privately that
the document is proving more i'm
portant as source of leads than
as fund of information in itself.
Photographic copies of the diary
have been turned over to the
Army Departments inspector gen.
eral and the War Assets Admin
istration for checking of the
names appearing in it.
Diary Closely Guarded.
Both the Army and WAA are
trying to find out whether the in
cidents mentioned can be con-
firmed and whether any other
Government officials have a place
in the "5 per center" inquiry.
The subcommittee staff has is
sued instructions that the copies
of the diary, as well as the orig
inal, be guarded carefully against
disclosure of the contents.
Senator Hoey said at least part
of the document probably will be
put in evidence at public hearings
due to start soon. He termed the
diary pretty complete" and said
the subcommittee had found it
useful" and interesting"
The subcommittee is planning
on having Mr.. Hunt take the
stand at the public hearings. but
there has been some talk that i'll
health might make that impos-
sible, at least at the outset.
Mr.. Hunts wife told a reporter
he has been under a doctors care
and was unable to come to the
telephone. From other sources it
was learned that he has been quite
i'll.
Senator Hoey said members of
the subcommittee's staff already
have questioned Mr.. Hunt "and
many others" in private. He re-
fused to name any of the others.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
David {. Nick|as Dies;
Ex-Representative Of
Pharmaceutical Firms

David Edward Nicklas, 72, a
pharmacist here for 80 years un-
til his retirement in 1916. died
today at the home of his son, DR.
Edward Wilson Nicklas, SLIP Low
ell lane NV, after long illness.
Mr.. Nicklas was born August %
1876, in Chambersburg, Pa. and
was the son of the late Adam and
Mary Nicklas. He was graduated
from Chambersburg Academy and
the Philadelphia College of Phar-
macy so years ago.
Mr.. Nicklas came to Washing
ton in 1912 as a representative of
the John Wyeth Co., Philadelphia
pharmaceutical m a n ufacturers
Later he represented the Sharpe
& Dohme Co.. also of Philadel-
phia. for % years. and was in
charge of the Washington area
when he retired three years ago
because of i'll health.
His wife, the former Miss Edna
Wilson, whom he married in 1908
died last March. They lived for
many years at 1865 Forty-fourth
street NV. After his wife's death
Mr.. Nicklas lived with his son.
In addition to his son he is
survived by his daughter, Mrs
James w. Burlington of Norfolk
and three grandchildren. Mrs
Burlington. before her marriage
was a former member of the
society department staff of The
Star.
Funeral and burial services will
be held Tuesday at Punxsutawney
Pa, where Mrs. Nicklas is buried
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Rodger Young, Infontry's Hero,
Made First Team in Pacific

1t looked like Rodger Young
the shy Ohioian with an ingrown
sense of duty. might never make
the first team.
But, he did.
About 3 pm. July 81. 1943
Rodger and several hundred bud
dies were dug in on a hill in New
Georgia. They we're pinned down
like a pocket flap by japanese
machine guns. One key pillboX
particularly held the secret of life
and death.
One man minute died from
machine gun bullets. Withdrawal
with certain heavy casulties were
ordered.
1t. Walter Rigby of Green
Springs. restaurant owner and
then technical sergeant in
charge of Young's platoon. tells
it this way:
That day in New Georgia, I
ordered everybody in the platoon
to withdraw
Some say Rodger. who couldn't
hear very we'll, didn't even hear
me and that's why he went for
ward.
II know better. He looked
around at me. He shook his head
and pointed to that pillbox. He
was the only one that saw it. He
started forward.
HE knew what he was doing all
right"
Rodger Young, wounded three
times, wiped out that pillbox be-
fore he died.
His feat inspired what 1t. Col.
Joel M. Wareing, chaplain of the
148th Infantry, calls one of the
two best songs to come out of
World War 1.-THE Ballad of
Rodger Young" -
Col. Wareing spoke the simple
eulogy for the Green Springs hero
at the red brick Methodist Church
in his home town.
Greater love hath no man than
that he lay down bis life for his
friends" said Chaplain Wareing.
Evening star., 1949-07-23


the Congressional Medal Of Honor
in steaming New Georgia in the
Solomons, never could quite make
the first team in basket ball in
high school. He tried, too.
But, Rodger was too shorts
feet 6 inches-in a game tailored
for tall men. He was fast and he
was furious and the coach some
times put him In the lineup.
But, the youth whose funeral
attracted the highest military and
political figures of his native
State, never could count himself
a flrst-stringer.
Then, one day a basket ball
struck his head and impaired his
hearing. He gave up school for
that reason in his junior year.
A few years later with the rest
of Company B. 148th Infantry,
37th Division, Rodger was in the
South Pacific-a foot soldier.
He rose to sergeant in the rough,
tough infantry. But, air raids and
shelling lessened his hearing. So,
Rodger voluntarily gave up his
stripes. He was afraid his hear
ing might endanger his buddies
in jungle fighting.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
.GI Once Listed as Dead
Ruled Mentally Sound;
Waits Army Decision
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 23.-Pvt.
Anthony v. MARITIME is mentally
competent" according to Army
medical officers. but the Army
hasn't decided what it will do
about the GI who turned up FIVE
years after he was believed killed
in combat.
Martino, after being under
psychiatric observation since early
last month at Walter Reed Hos
pital in Washington was returned
to Fort Jay here yesterday. after
the psychiatrists reported him
mentally sound.
His future is up to a board OF
officers. Technically he, still is
in the Army-and has been dur
ing the four years he says he has
been living on Staten Island and
working as cab driver.
Whether he will be given service
pay for the time, or punished as
an AWOL, nobody would ven-
ture guess. His case was fur
ther complicated by the fact that
he had acquired a family here.
although he already had wife
and two children in Connecticut.
Martino's story, which he told
after showing up to inquire about
service benefits last May 6, is
that his mind must have gone
blank in France sometime in the
summer of 1914. The next thing
he knew, he says. is that it was
December, and he was walking
down a street in Brooklyn.
He says he then settled down
on Staten Island with his war
time sweetheart of Army train
ing camp days. They have q
3-year-old son.
MARITIME says he doesn't wish
to return to his wife, Mrs. Mary
MARITIME, Waterbury, Conn.,, and
two young children whom he left
when he entered the Army.
Mrs. MARITIME, who had beer
notified her husband was pre-.
sumed dead, was elated when she
learned last May he still was alive
But she later announced she will,
seek q separation.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Scientists Told Canada
Has Best Atom Reactor
For Civilian Uses
Nv the Associoted Press

LOS ANGELES, July 23.-1t will
be 10 to 20 years before useful
civilian applications of atomic
power can be expected, DR.. Law
renee r. Hafstad said last night.
adding that right now Canada is
ahead in that field.
DR.. Hafstad, director of reactor
development for the Atomic
Energy Commission, addressed the
institute of aeronautical sciences.
Canada has the worlds most
advanced atomic reactor. a device
for the controlled release Of atomic
energy and the basis of any civil
ian atomic development, DR.. Haf-
stad said.
The Atomic Energy Commission
says the Canadian plant at Chaulk
River. Ontario. works faster than
any of ours. It is designed to pro-
duce isotopes radioactive mate
rials) for research and also to test
the action of atomic radiations on
various materials.
DR.. Hafstad said that develop
ment of reactors in this country
has not advanced much in the
last four years because, for one
thing, experts disagree on design
of reactors needed. The commits
sion is embarking on a program
for developing new and better re-
actors aimed at eventual atomic
power for propelling naval vessels
and aircraft.
But, said DR.. Hafstad, it's
slow process. Further generations
Of reactors will be required before
such desirable goals can be at
tanned" That, he added, means
q time table of 10 to 20 years.
The institute presented the
Octave Chanute award to Capt.
Frederick M. Trapnell, Naval test
-ordinator at Patuxent, Md,
and the Thurman H. Bane award
to Air Force Capt. Harold w.
Robbins, Wright-Patterson Base,
Dayton. Ohio, for their work with
1et-propeller planes.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
JobIess Aid OUTLAWS
Spur Anti nti-Depression
Drive in Congress
By the Assoeioted Press

An official report of soaring
Government payments to jobless
workers gave a push today to con-
gressional "antidepression" cam
paigns.
The Bureau of Employment Sc
curity announced that unemploy-
ment insurance payments hit a
record monthly level of $154,696.-
900 in June.
Robert c. Goodwin, director OF
the bureau. said the largest pre-
vious total for any one month in
the history of the law was $751;
096, ,345 in March this year.
Nearly 100000 more jobless
workers received unemployment
benefits each week in June than
in May, he said.
Already moving to check this
trend. the Senate Public Works
Committee yesterday approved
unanimously it's so-called "anti-
depression" bill authorizing the
Government to advance $780,
600. 900 to States and communities
for planning public works pro-
gram.
Veterans Aid Extended.
The Senate Labor Committee
approved, also unanimously, a
years extension, with some modi-
fications, of the 1920" jobless
veterans law which is due to ex-
pire Monday. This law authorizes
Federal payments up to $40 a
week for So weeks to jobless vet
erans.
President Truman, who already
has launched his own program OF
directing Government buying and
spending in areas hardest hit by
unemployment, had urged exten-
sion of the law.
The employment security agen.
cy said that total unemployment
benefit payments during the first
six months of this year were
about $500, 100000. This was al.
most twice the amount paid out
during the same period last year.
The average weekly number ol
claimants in June was 1.814,000
compared with 1,716,000 in May.
New Claimants Increase.
Initial claims, representing new
unemployment, rose from 337 ,40(
to 341 600 during the week ending
July 16, latest on record. the bu.
reau said.
Continued claims, representing
weeks of unemployment among
covered workers rose from 1862.
900 to 2,182, Goa new weekly
high.
All but five States reported in.
creases during the July 16 week
'The largest increases in con.
tinued claims-46. 200 in Pennsyl.
vania. $4,000 in New York ane
$4,000 in Alabama-were primar.
lily due to postponed claims dron
the July 4 holiday" Mr.. Goodwin
said.
He said there were scattered re.
ports of recalls of workers, but
they were not extensive enough tt
be significant.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Lonely Hearts
Continued From First Page.

been told by railroad detective.
that he made an unsuccessful at.
tempt to pick up woman in tht
Gate City station.
Letters Start Investigation.
Among the approximately "30t
love letters" found in a suitcase
in Torrence's car, was corresponds
ence with the Berwyn girl. 1t
Blue said. The letters touched
off the lonely hearts" investiga-
ton, police said.
1t. Blue said he was trying to
determine why Terrence was at.
tempting to get the Berwyn girl
to go to Cleveland, and whether
she went. He said the letters
indicate that the BerWyn girl is
a member of a "hill-billy" show
and that Terrence had sent her
money to finance her trip to Cleve-
land.
The correspondence apparently
stops after she wrote she would be
there as soon as possible, or words
to that effect" 1t. Blue related.
Says Man Advertised.
He added that the correspond
ence with the Berwyn girl indi-
Gated that Terrence got in touch
with her through an advertise
ment he placed in a theatrical
magazine. Terrence also adver-
tised in newspapers, 1t. Blue said
1t. Blue said Torrence's effect.
included a running account" anc
a filing system on his activities
The filing system was described
by the officer as mot too elab-
crate"
Torrence's many aliases have
hampered the investigation, the
lieutenant said. These police list
as Ernest /. Terrence. Bradley
Franklin Mcmillan. Don Raider,
Glenn Hill. M. E. Dearmond and
several combinations of the name
Rey Tledon.
Pennsylvania State police sale
they want to know if Terrence
knew Mrs. Rose P. Fletcher, q
former resident of Johnstown. An
officer said Mrs. Pletcher's name
was found in an address book
Terrence had.
Wrote Of Marriage.
Police said Mrs. Fletcher wrot.
a neighbor on May 2 that sh,
had been married to Charles E
Webb of Philadelphia" She coult
not be located in Johnstown.
1t was discovered that Torrenc.
had two different sets of automo
bile registrations. He was booke,
on a charge of reckless drivin,
and failure to show proof of tn
ownership of the car.
HE carried a registration TO
the car under the name of Tor
renee from Cleveland and anothel
in the name of Dearmond from
Atlanta. Ga.
Terrence has had nothing to say
about the letters or his arrest
II questioned him." said 1t. Blue
He told me: You have every.
thing-so I'll just find out what
kind Of an investigator you are
Terrence had about $3.50 on his
person.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Senate Group Backs
0ne-Year Extension Of
$40 JobIess Law
By the Associotsd Press

The Senate Labor Committee
has moved to keep the 1920
jobless veteran law on the books.
With the law expiring Monday,
the committee yesterday unani-
mously approved a years extern
sion urged by President Truman,
but modified some of the existing
rights.
Under the law, on which the
Government has spent $500, 900
since September, 1914, veterans
out of work receive Federal pay
up to $40 week for So weeks.
About 100000 veterans are now
drawing the benefits.
A similar extension bill has been
held up in the House Veterans
Committee. Chairman Rankin
says it's going to stay there. He
calls the benefits "sit down money
and rocking chair money"
Must File With State First.
The Senate committee met a
presidential request with an
amendment requiring veterans to
file claims under State unemploy-
ment laws first. Mr.. Truman had
said the benefits should not be
available to those eligible to COM
pensation under State laws, ex-
cept where necessary to bring
State payments up to the Federal
level, or where State benefits are
used up.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida estimated this change
would save the Government about
5000 ,ooo, 900. c~ -.~
: It would work this way: II q
veteran was eligible for SIS week
in State aid, he would get IS
from the Federal Government.
The committee provided, how
ever, that if the bill becomes law
prior to September 80, veterans
would continue to be eligible for
full Federal payments until that
time. This would give the States
time to make any changes re-
quired.
The committee also knocked
out section of existing law
which provides for benefits to self
employed veterans. For example,
# the net income of such a vet
eran is less than 500 a month,
the Federal Government now
makes up the difference.
Felt Provision Was Abused.
Senator Pepper said some COM
mitteemen felt this provision has
been abused. He cited the case OF
farmers who are unemployed" IN
a technical sense during much OF
the year. He said some of them
have been collecting benefits be-
fore and after a harvest which
maybe brings them as much as
S., ,000."
Another change approved would
make the State laws OIL waiting
periods" applicable to the Federal
program.
For example, if a State law re-
quired a veteran to wait two
weeks before becoming eligible for
benefits, he would have to wait
that long also for Federal grants.
If there were no waiting period
under State law, Federal aid
would commence as soon as the
veteran established he was un-
employed.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Overseas AirIines FLIGHTS
Resumed After 2-Day Strike
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK. July 23.-Planes
OF American Overseas Airlines got
back into the air today, after q
two-day strike by radio operators
Takeoff time for the first out
bound f1ight-headed for Frank.
furt, Germany-was $50 am.
The strike, which started early
Thursday, had forced the airline
to cancel all Europe bound flights
and had grounded some United
States-bound planes.
Passengers, in NOSE cases, got
seats on other airlines, after brie1
delays.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Takes Gosh Register

INDIANAPOLIS F.-R. B.
James, stationer's clerk, looked up
just in time to see a man walking
out of the shop with the cash
register. He told police both he
and the thief were so startled that
the thief ran away. leaving the
~ dr>--e~ IN the sr-+
Evening star., 1949-07-23

q hero'S grave.
The 1nfantry'S S
own h e r o
reached his final
rest yesterday
in an elaborate
military service
that stretched
from his home
town of Green
Springs, Ohio, 6
ullltS away, W
Mop h e r S o n
c e m e terry in
Clyde.
r o d G e r
vo,1ro 1uh0 uop
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Georgian Is Given Yeor
In kegro's Fatal Beating
By the Associated pre.s

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga, July %
-Warrenton (Bubber) Crooms
"a. was convicted of manslaughter
and given year in prison yester-
day for the death of Sam Dever-
euX, cOlOred. ,s7-.-sr,zs s,~a~- ,.-.ess,.-
3 The prosecution claimed
Crooms fatally beat Devereux af-
ter a car in which Crooms was
riding swerved to avoid hitting
the Negro and ran off the road
on July 8. s44s- 4sv.s. s~r