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Evening star., 1949-02-23
close to railroad property. trains
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Becomingly enough for a picture
whose hero is called whispering" |"
this one is relatively a quiet affair.
Ladd sets its sound level by being
a soft-spoken sort. He hates trou-
bic as much as he hates noise, but
one in it he stays until the day he
walks up softly behind his man
and puts him away, with or with
out a bullet.
The particular trouble about
which Frank H. Spearman wrote
the original novel, whispering
Smith," has to do with a william
more weak than evil. This chap
is Whispering's best friend. He is
in charge of the railroads wreck
ing crew and seems to be doing
we'll enough at it until the railroad
gets suspicious that a lot of freight
is missing after the tracks arc
cleared.
This is where Ladd comes in.
His first attitude toward his old
pal (Robert Preston) Is one of leni-
ency. He gradually begins to
harden. however, when he diss
covers that the suspect is beastly
to the wife he won from Ladd,
and further that he is the bosom,
pal Of arch criminal Barney
Rebstock.
1t is at this point that the hero
reaches the reluctant conclusion
that if he. cannot reform his once
good friend. he will have to kill
him. 1t turns out that reform is
impossible.
Leslie Fenton who directed
whispering Smith" is never in
any hurry to use up the limited
amount of story material at his
disposal. He lets his picture amble
along almost as If 1t were made to
be shown exclusively on Washing
tons birthday.
Generally speaking, however, he
has a cast which helps keep things
passably interesting. the best char
acter of which is a pastyfaced
homicide expert played by Frank
Faylen.
Evening star., 1949-02-23
Cast in Musical

Barry Kelley, who left the
Broadway stage nine months ago
for film work, has been added to
the cast of Paramount's Red,
Hot and Blue" starring Betty
Hutton and Victor Mature. to play
a New York police detective.
Since going to Hollywood Kelley
has portrayed a detective in Mr..
Belvedere Goes to College" a
Judge in KNOCK On Any Door"
and AL Capone's lawyer in I'm
dercover Agent" He was seen on
Broadway in Born Yesterday"
and "OklahOmai
Evening star., 1949-02-23

q nice new date-David Stein.
Hedy would give her right arm to
be happily married.
The dress that Arlene Dahl
was to have worn at the Flynn
party. (original escort, Pat de
Cicco), was on view at the Mas
quers Ball. Saturday, escort,
Richard New.
Evening star., 1949-02-23

WHISPERING SMITH Paramount
picture produced by Mel Epstein. directed
by Leslie Fenton screenplay by Frank
Butler and Karl Kamb, based on the
novel by Frank H. Spearman. At the
Warner
Evening star., 1949-12-14
Lomond Heights to Note Views
IOf Shy and Absentee Citizens

/ land others have to baby-sit and
can't come. These blanks will
enable them to express their feel
ings and will help us in doing the
things they want"
In other business. the group in
dorsed resolution of the Feder-
alton of Citizens Associations,
asking that the Public Utilities
Commission reconsider its findings
in respect to increased gas rates
for the District. The association
also voted to send a letter to the
Traffic Department. asking that
something be done at the intersec-
ton of Eastern and New Hamp-
shire avenues NE. to make it
easier for bus riders to disembark
during rush hours.
The meeting was held in the
Eastern Star Home, New Hamp-
shire avenue and Peabody street
NE,
Evening star., 1949-12-14

Shy citizens and those who have
to baby-sit need not feel left out
of community activities-at least
in the Lamord Heights section OF
the city.
The Lamond Heights Citizens
Association last night took steps
to assure that the opinions of
people who fall into either of these
categories are taken under con-
sideration.
The group has had blanks mime
ographed on which citizens can re-
cord complaints and suggestions.
They will be distributed to all
members in the area so that they
can make their wishes known,
whether or not they attend meet
ings.
Some members are too shy to
speak up at meetings" said Joel
P. Sharon. president of the group
Evening star., 1949-12-14
Former MP Held
In ARLINGTON Break

A former military policeman,
who was placed on probation in
Arlington Circuit Court last May
after he pleaded guilty to five
charges of breaking and entering
was ordered held for the grand
Jury yesterday on charges OF
housebreaking and grand larceny.
John Maxwell Havens, 20. Of
the 1400 block of North Hudson
street, who was military police
man at Arlington Hall until last
February, was charged yesterday
in Arlington County Court with
breaking into the Paul Radio Co.,
3147 North Washington boulevard,
and with theft of a pocketbook
containing $38 from companion,
Lemuel Louis Parrot.
The first offense. according to
Assistant commemorative Attor-
ney Tom Gilmer, occurred Novem-
ber 20 and the second a week
later.
HaVenS was arrested november
3 and ordered held on $4,000 bond.
Bond was reduced yesterday to
a total of $4,000.
Last May "a, Havens pleaded
guilty to breaking into five Arling-
ton business establishments and
was sentenced to five years in
the State penitentiary on each OF
five charges by Circuit Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy. The SEN
tences were to run concurrently.
At that time, however, Judge
Mccarthy said that because of
Havens youth, his good record and
the recommendation of Probation
Officer Charles T. Booth, he would
place him on probation.
Evening star., 1949-12-14
Study Of CommissarY
| Competition Continues

The Defense Department is still
studying the multi-million dollar
military commissary business,
which has been charged with being
in competition with civilian estab-
lishments in metropolitan areas.
but as yet has not closed any units
in this area, officials said today.
A task force" under the direc-
ton of Assistant Navy Secretary
John T. Koehler is making study
of the commissaries and will re-
port to Congress early next month.
Until that time, officials said they
would have no further comment.
AS a result of a House Armed
Services Committee inquiry. the
services agreed last August to
tighten regulations governing the
operation of post exchanges and
ship services stores and to close
those commissary stores deemed
in direct competition with civilian
businesses in metropolitan areas.
Five Army commissaries in this
area-at Fort Myer, Va, Fort
McNair. Walter Reed Hospital.
the Washington Quartermaster
Evening star., 1949-12-14

Medal of Honor during World
War II.
The dormitories, which are to
be occupied in early January, will
be named for First 1t. James
Waters Monteith, jr.. Second 1t.
Robert E. Femoyer and Sergt.
Herbert j. Thomas, all of whom
died in action.
Evening star., 1949-12-14

depot at Cameron, Va. and Fort
Belvoir, Va.-did $5,695, ,624 worth
of business for the fiscal year ended
last June 80, while those located at
Boiling and Andrews Air Force
Bases handled $1,206,000 worth of
business.
Evening star., 1949-12-14
AVG Units to Meet

Michael Straight, newly elected
national chairman of the Amer
ican Veterans Committee, will
speak at a joint meeting Of seven
District area ave chapters at 8
Fo'clock tonight at the headquar-
ters, 1751 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV.
Evening star., 1949-12-14
Va. Tech 10 Name Buildings
For Honor Medal Winners
by the Associated Press

ROANOKE, Va, Dec. 14.-Vir-
ginia Tech will name three new
dormitories for the three Tech
men who won the Congressional
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-15
Gardens and Orchards
Stake Your Tomatoes
for Best Results
By H. N. METCALF

ficult and eve not worth while to
try to grow ripe tomatoes.
While there are places where to-
mato culture is probably restricted
to very early, determinate-vined,
small-fruited varieties which are not
staked up, localities with attitudes
under $500 feet can grow large
fruited tomato varieties by stalking
and pruning the plants, with rea-
sonably good expectation of success
This is particularly true where ir-
rigation is available.
Tomato plants are usually six to
eight weeks old at the time they are
set in the garden. A suggested spac-
ing for staked tomatoes is two feet
apart in three-foot ows Stalking is
started as soon as the plants are
set by driving a suitable stake into
the ground close to the plant.
Any light stake or pole can be
used. A convenient is 5 to 6 feet
long, and measures | inch by 2
inches, with one end sharpened for
driving into the ground These can
conveniently be ripped out of | or
2 inch lumber. About one foot Of the
stake is driven INTO the ground
AS soon as the stakes are placed,
the plant should be tied to the stake.
Suitable materials for tying include
soft Irvine, cloth and a commercial
plant tie, which consists of a fine
wire embedded in a pliable tape.
The 16-inch commercial ties are a
little better than the Finch In ty-
ing, a loose loop is made about the
plant, a knot or twist made and
the tying material is then attached
firmly to the stake by q knot or
twist. The tying procedure Is re-
peated about every week to 10 days,
r when the plant has grown an adj
ditional two nodes Goints),
AS the plant grows, suckers ap-
pear in the joints or axis just above
each leaf. These are removed lin
the warmer sections, some advan-
tage will accrue from letting one Of
these suckers develop into a second
stem) so that the energy of the plant
will be directed toward production
of a stem with strong flower clus-
tiers. The flower clusters appear at
intervals along the stem, replacing
leaves (of which they are a modified
form).
In most places in Montana only
rarely will more than four clusters
of fruit ripen, and in many places
only three will reach maturity. Con-
%sequently, there is little point in let
ting more than four clusters form
on the plant, and the stem may
well be topped one leaf above the
fourth cluster. If the fourth cluster
does not ripen in the field, the fruit
may be harvested at the green ma
ture, or greenwrap stage, and uset
in various types of preserves or al
lowed to ripen off the vine.
Some of the advantages to b,
gained from the method of growing
tomatoes that we have described
over not stalking and pruning are
First, there is a greater early yielc
due to more first and second clus
tiers per unit area of ground thai
when the vines are allowed to grow
naturally; second, the fruit ripen
better due to improved light condi
tons; third, the fruit is cleaner
Evening star., 1949-01-19
GAO
Continued From First Page.)

said, the commission is likely to
recommend:
l. Establishment of an account
ant general under the Secretary OF
the Treasury authorized to lay down
accounting methods for the entire
executive branch and to supervise
all agency accounting procedure. His
policies would be subject to review
Of the controller general.
2. Each department would main
tain detailed accounting records
under supervision of a chief &C
countant who would be subject to
guidance of the accountant gen.
eral.
3. Compilation by the accountant
general Of all departmental ac-
counts into reports for the infor-
nation of top executive oficials and
Congress.
4. The examination of the mil
lions of expense vouchers on a spot
check basis in the field instead of
hauling them all to the GAO here.
5. Provision for issuance by the
Secretary of the Treasury of regu-
lations and opinions interpreting
appropriation legislation; with re-
view authority going to the con-
troller general
6. A shift in the method of ac-
counting to an accrual basis, with
application to expenditures and rev.
enues.
Fidelity Insurance Planned.
The commission was expected to
suggest establishment in the Treas
Jury Department of fidelity insur-
ance fund from which the half-mil-
lion Federal employees who handle
funds may obtain surety bonds. Al
present the employees obtain the
surety bonds from private COM
panies at q cost to them OF $4,000.
600 a year. The employees would
contribute to the Treasury bonding
fund.
The GAO, under the ONCE of Con.
troller General, has grown by leaps
and bounds along with Federal Gov.
ernment expenditures in recent
years. Thousands of persons are
used to check on the expense vouch.
ers-a task the Hoover Commission
would simplify and transfer largely
from Washington.
Work is scheduled to start soon
on a s22,s50,O0o new building for
the GAO at Fifth and G strAts
NV. opposite the existing stSuc-
tire There was no indication as
to how the project, would be affected
by the report. {.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Boy, IS, Winner
| nGun Duel With
| Drugstore Bandit
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, Jan. ia brash boy
of Is took on drugstore robber
i'm gun duel last night.
Accounts to police indicated that
the boy, Eugene Newsom, a high
school junior, was the winner.
A pistol-waving, "surly fellow,
wearing an improvised mask, walked
into the store in early evening. He
ordered Mrs. Genevieve Baumgart-
ner, 48, proprietress, and two Gus.
toners into a back room.
Then he forced Eugene, clerk
to give him $135 from the cash
register and told the boy to join
the others.
Despite Mrs. Baumgartner's Don't
it isn't worth it," Eugene snatcheo
up a hidden revolver, slipped out
the back door and was crouchine
behind a truck as the robbel
emerged from the store.
Eugene fired five shots and the
robber two. The boy was unhurt
but he said he saw his adversary
double up and scream in pain as
Ihe fled to his car and drove of.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Passenger Association
| Headed by Robert Bashor

Robert w. Bashor of the New
York Central Railroad has been
elected president of the Washington
Passenger Association, succeeding
Earl K. Kramer of the Northern
Pacific Railway.
Other officers elected at the as
sociation's 32d annual banquet re-
Gently at the Mayf1ower Hotel were
Edward w. Hase of the Atlantic
Coast Line, first vice president;
Howard C. Clayton, Pennsylvania
Railroad, second vice president, and
Fred S. Lemley, Chicago g. North
Western, secretary-treasurer.
Named to the Executive Commit
tee were Mr.. Kremer, Gordon B.
Bingham of the Southern Railway
and Edward F. Padberg of the
Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1949-01-19

nothing to do with his recent charges
that three European countries
Britain, Belgium and the Neither
lands-have been shipping more
than normal quantities of lead and
aluminium to the United States for
sale here at high prices while 81
rnultaneously getting lead and alum
mum with ECA funds.
The countries denied any extraor-
dinary shipments of metals in the
form in which they were being
shipped to Europe under the Mar
shall Plan.
An investigation was ordered. 1t
is still not complete. Meantime,
aluminium and lead shipments to
Europe have been cut sharply.
Mr.. Bruce, SO, is a former board
chairman of Worthington Pump g.
Machinery Corp, New York, and of
the Baltimore National Bank. He
raises horses on a nearby Maryland
farm.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
All Three Types Of Records
Handled by New Player
BY the Asseciefsd Press

| ~ "S NSSSSt9iSo FISSS
CHICAGO, Jan. ia new record
player, capable Of handling all three
types Of records made at present, was
demonstrated yesterday.
The new player will be placed in
full production next month by Scott
Radio Laboratories, Inc. of Chicago.
The price has not been announced.
The playing disk can be set for
three speeds, 78 revolutions a min
ute at which the conventional record
is played, 1914 revolutions a minute
required by Columbia's s micro-groove
record and a new slow-turning disk
planned by Mercury, and As revolu-
lions the new RCA-Victor long
player.
Conventional records are played
automatically, but the slower-turn-
ing records must be played manually
with a second tone arm, especially
balanced for the finer grooved sur
faces. The new machine has speed
adjustment to compensate for vari-
ations in the voltage supply.
To accommodate the IL Inch hole
in the center of RCA-Victor slow
turning records, the Scott player has
a brass collar which slips over the
normal spindle.
Evening star., 1949-01-19

ward. The government, thes.
sources said, felt its refugee regime
would gain world prestige if th'
foreign embassies went along. How
ever. most of the embassies wantet
to stay here.
On the fighting front-where ther'
was very little fighting--the com
mand of Nationalist Gen. Tan Gen.
DO, Nanking and Shanghai garrison
commander, was extended to thu
Hangchow region.
Communist forces from the north
were expected to start their assault
on the Yangtze River front soon
The Reds repeatedly were moving
some of their troops south from
Tientsin by rail
The authoritative military news
agency in Nanking announced late
in the day that T. v. Soong, Gen
Chiang's brother-n-law, had been
relieved as pacif1cation c'bandit'
suppression) headquarters COM
mander at Canton by Gen. Yu Han
NOW. Mr.. Soong held the post con-
currently with the governorship OF
Kwangtung Province.
The agency said Chang Chun had
been named pacification headquar-
ters commander at Chungking, the
war time capital, relieving Gen
Chun Sao-ling, who has been named
Foochow pacification headquarters
commander.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Eostwind Took Part
In Finding Peory Papers

The Coast Guard cutter Eastwino
was part of three-ship expedition
that went far up into the Arctic last
summer and recovered papers left
by Admiral Peary many years be-
fore.
, The purpose of the trip, which
took the ships farther north thao
any powered vessels had ever
reached before, was to visit Cana.
dian weather stations and to look
over likely sites for additional sta
ttions.
During the war, in 1914, the
Eastwind captured a Nazi weather
station on an island off the Green
land Coast and took II prisoners.
Shortly thereafter it captured an
icebound Nazi trawler with II men
aboard. The trawler had been
supplying the weather station.
Heavily Armed in War.
During the war, officers said, the
vessel was so heavily armed that II
"resembled a miniature battleship.
In peace. the principal duty Of
the Eastwind has been breaking ice
fields for the benefit of shipping
and supplying Coast Guard units
still maintained in Greenland.
To perform its ice breaking tasks
the vessel is equipped with special
! 'ice-belt steel plating 15s inches
thick, .as 10,oO8.hossepower Nesel
= - oSoa .~N a MN, hor nf crocia1 do
vices.
y Vhe latter include arrangements
/ by which the vessel "swishes" tons
of sea water from its, frent to rear
and from side to side so that the
Eastwind maintains rocking mo-
ton to break out of ice traps.
Has Three Propellers.
Also, it has three propellers, two
in the stern and special one in the
bow designed to churn water when
the cutter is among ice flows. This
third propeller creates an under
current to weaken ice in front of
the ship.
The ship was built at San Pedro
Calf, in 1914.
The skipper, Capt. John A. Glynn,
IS, has a wife and three children in
West Newton, Mass.
A native of Gloucester, Mass,
Capt. Glynn is a 1928 graduate of
the Coast Guard Academy at New
London, Conn. He has seen service
in both the Atlantic and Pacific.
He commanded the Eastwind on its
cruise in Northern Arctic waters
last summer.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Israel
Continued From First Page,

the meeting but the Ambassador
said afterward heshad Some feeling
Of optimism" over prospects of a
Palestine settlement. . -
These reports, added to Foreign
Secretary Begins statement in Com
mons yesterday that Jewish in
ternees on Cyprus will be freed and
his strong Endorsement of armistice
talks between Israel and Egypt, in
dicated basic revisions had been
made in Britain's Holy Land policy.
Jews to Provide Transport.
Mr.. Bevin announced that Britain
now Is ready to release Jewish refu-
gees of military age interned on the
island of Cyprus.
I'VE have been discussing the
position of these immigrants with
the parties concerned" he said.
THE much more favorable situation
that has now arisen has permitted
us to send a message to the acting
mediator announcing that we are
prepared to allow these men to leave
as soon as the Jews provide trans
port for them
Mr.. Bevin also Gained fears in
Britain and elsewhere by stating
that Britain had no aggressive
intentions in the Middle East.
Criticism Fails to Develop.
A closed caucus of Labor Party
members today had been expected
to bring out severe criticism of Mr..
Bevins handling of the Palestine
situation, but 'as it happened the
subject did not arise, one source
said. The meeting was devoted to
discussion of trade prospects in
Eastern Europe.
The conservative Daily Graphic
said the British plan presented to
Mr.. Lovett also included a British
and American guarantee of what
ever borders the Arabs and Jews
agree on; nonaggression treaties be-
tween Israel and her Arab neighbors,
and international guarantees OF free
access to Jerusalem.
There were reports some of the
grumbling over the government S
Palestine policy may backflre. Lon
don newspapers said Richard H. S.
Crossman, left-wing Laborite who
has led an incipient revolt against
Mr.. Bevin, faces expulsion from
the party.
The Labor government, pressed
for a general debate on Palestine,
managed to gain weeks postpone
ment on the plea that it did not
want to hamper the Israeli-Egyp-
tian negotiations at Rhodes.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
Colonial Danes Honor
Freedom Train Sponsors

An award of merit for "stimulat-
ing good citizenship" yesterday was
presented to the American Heritage
Foundation for sponsoring the Free
dom Train by the National Society
of Colonial Danes.
Mrs. Lulie w. Peter, national pres
ident, and Mrs. Virginia L. Parker
secretary of the District group, pre-
sented the award to Mrs. Robert
Patterson, New York trustee of the
| foundation.
Evening star., 1949-01-19
!! Acheson 10 Take Oath
!: Tomorrow or Friday.
Confirmation Hailed
By J. A. O'LeoY

Dean Acheson, who won Senate
=, confirmation for Secretary of
= State by an overwhelming vote
late yesterday, is expected to be
sworn in tomorrow or Friday.
: MIR. Acheson takes over the reins
. from retiring Secretary George C.
Marshall with the experience gained
as Assistant Secretary and Under
! secretary during and after World
\ War II:
! Senator Connally, Democrat, OF
and Senator Vandenberg
Republican of Michigan, joined in
steering the appointment through
the Senate against only token oppo-
sition The vote was SO to 6
Senator Connally is chairman and
Senator Vandenberg ranking minor
ity member of the Foreign Relations
Committee.
Senator Vandenberg praised Mr.
Acheson, and reminded his COL
leagues that the policies he carries
out as head of the State Department
will be those of President Truman
The policies of the President, the
Michigan Senator added, may be
Y t'impromptu and unpredicted.'
Approval of Policy Seen.
! The six Republicans who voted
Emo" are Senators Bridges of New
Hampshire, Capehart of Indiana,
Z Jenner of Indiana, Knowland of
d California; LANCER of North Da-
kota and Wherry of Nebraska.
Senator Connaly construed the
overwhelming vote in favor of the
Acheson appointment as a "ratifica-
ton of Cur foreign policy of firm
ness and vigor."
Some of the opposition to Mr..
Acheson was based on a belief that,
in his earlier period of service, he
leaned toward appeasement. a.
AS to Mr.. Acheson's views toward
Russia, Senator Vandenberg said
that question could be turned
around to ask what the Russians
think of him. Senator Vandenberg
said the answer is that they have
bitterly assailed" Mr.. Acheson.
Lovett Also Leaving.
Mr.. Acheson gave up the post of
undersecretary IS months ago to
return to private law practice. He
was replaced then by Robert A.
Lovett, who also is leaving the de-
partnent now with Gen. Marshall.
President Truman has nominated
Budget Director James E. Webb to
be Mr.. Acheson'S Undersecretary Of
State, and the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee is expected to act
on his appointment Immediately
after the inaugural ceremonies are
over this week.
Marshall Praises Aides.
Gen. Marshall, in a farewell mes
sage to State Department workers,
yesterday praised their ability and
rejected "aspersions" which he said
had been directed their way by
some public commentators and
politicians"
The general did not identify the
commentators or politicians in his
note to Undersecretary Lovett.