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Evening star., 1949-07-29
RFC Grants New Loan
To Martin, Says Firm
Is in Excellent Shape
~ the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE. July ga Re-
construction Finance Corp.
spokesman said today the agency
is pleased with the financial con-
dition of the Glenn L. Martin Co.
and expects to see the big aviation
firm through its money troubles.
Harvey ]. Gunderson, RFC di-
rector. made the statement in
connection with the announce
ment that Martin has been given
another $1,000 900 RFC loan.
Glenn L. Martin, pioneer plane
builder who headed the firm for
40 years. recently took the new
job of board chairman and
turned active direction of the
company over to c. c. Pearson
former officer of Douglas Aircraft
and Curtiss- Wright.
There were reports at the time
that the RFC was dissatisfied with
the financial management at
Martin. The debt stood at $16,-
400, 900 on January /, but was re-
duced to sl1,9oo,ooo as of June 30
Situation Called Excellent.
Mr.. Gunderson said today:
The present situation of the
company is excellent. The new
president is an excellent man
They have one of the finest plants
and plant operations in the coun-
try.
Martin is ahead of any one in
the country on guided missiles
and in the forefront on aircraft
armament. They have several
new planes the military services
are extremely interested in.
when Martin designed its first
commercial planes after the war
it developed the 2-0-2 and the
3-0-3. They had orders for
more than 100 of the 2-0-2's, but
when the slump hit the airlines
all the orders we're Cancelled.
"Mr. Martin, gentleman that he
is, let them cancel and refunded
their down payments. He took an
inventory loss of from $4,000, 900
to $4,000, 900. That's when they
began to need help"
Sure of Regaining Losses.
Mr.. Gunderson said he Is con-
vinced Martin will recoup its
losses. The airlines, he said, are
back on an even keel. Northwest
Airlines, the only major user OF
the 2-0-2, will soon have all its
planes in working order after a
period of adjustment.
Mr.. Gunderson said Mr.. Martin
came to him last January and ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with man.
agement of the company. The
RFC then collaborated with him
on the recent shakeup.
1--WE have to give Mr.. Martin
credit for inspiring the changes
Mr.. Gunderson said.
Some of the services can be
said to have been dissatisfied with
Martin management, but that
management involves great
many people.
Some people, especially his
competitors, have been unfriendly
to Mr.. Martin, who is a much
maligned man in my opinion"
Evening star., 1949-07-29

came eligible for parole after serv-
ing a third OF her term. The
Parole Board said yesterday she
was released from Anderson on
July 18.
Mrs. Durant's husband, former
Col. Jack w. Durant. also Tried In
the jewel case, iwas-Ttyen aiS=
year sentence. "',o'<s,.-.'-.,,,.,,
The two were accused Of par
ticipating in the removal of the
Hesse crown jewels from Kron-
berg Castle In Germany during
the postwar occupation. Both
were tried by an Army tribunal
in Germany. -
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Ferguson and Kilgore
Elections Confirmed
By the Assoeiotsd Press

The 1948 reflections of Sen
ators Ferguson. Republican, Of
Michigan and Kilgore, Democrat.
of West Virginia were confirmed
by voice vote in the Senate yes.
terday.
The Senate Rules Committee on
Wednesday unanimously rejected
formal contests of both elections.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
New York Man Killed
In Virginia Rood Crosh
By the Asseeiotsd Press

WINCHESTER, Va, July 20.
John st. John, %. formerly
of Rochester, N. Y. died in a hos
pital here yesterday from a skull
fracture. He he'd been injured
Tuesday afternoon in an auto
accident near Stephens City
police said.
His car collided with a poultry
truck on the Valley pike.
Miss Westwood Wright, of Win
chester, who was riding in the cal
with Mr.. st. John, escaped with
slight injuries.
Mr.. st. John was a lumber
company employe here.
Evening star., 1949-07-29

UllC GllclI VI GllC
$500, 900 Hesse
crown jewels in
1916.
MRS. Durant,
now IS, W as
given a five
year term fol-
lowing her con-
vietion by an
A rm y ur t
martial and en-
tered Women's
Reformatory at
AL d e r S on,W.
Va, M ay 3,
l947, She be-
Evening star., 1949-07-29

Unit A in the Business / section
for advance gifts.
Mr.. Hahn, vice president of
William Hahn & Co., has accepted
the Craftsmanship of Area 2 which
will handle apparel stores. He will
be assisted by Lawrence M.
Nathan, president of Bruce Hunt,
Inc; Simon Eichbert, vice pres
ident of Joseph de Young. Inc,
and Frank H. Rich of B. Rich's
Sons.
Mr.. Briggs, president of L. S.
Briggs Co.. is chairman of Area I
Evening star., 1949-07-29
FEPC
Continued From First Page,

the same stand as that OF Francis
Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop OF
New York, who objected vigorously
to a ban in the bill against the
use of Federal funds for aid to
parochial schools. At the same
time, the Cardinal strongly crit
icized Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt for
her support of that provision.
However, another Catholic men,
Der of the House committee, Rep
resentative Jacobs. Democrat, OF
Indiana, took exception to Car
dinal Spellman's view in a radio
talk last night.
Il expressed the same opinion
as Mrs. Roosevelt" Mr.. Jacobs
said. Such opinion resulted from
careful consideration of fact and
principle. I am sure the same is
true with Mrs. Roosevelt" And
he added:
"The inf1ammatory language
used toward her will bring no good
to either my church or my coun-
try. regret it exceedingly"
Senator Ellender. Democrat. OF
Louisiana. who spoke on the pro-
gram, broadcast over Station
WWDC. also disagreed with Car
dinal Spellman, adding that he
was disappointed that Catholic
leadership has precipitated such
a violent controversy.
1T will kill any hope we had
of enacting at this session bill
similar to that enacted by the
Senate" he declared.
1.-The Constitution would be
violated if Federal funds were made
available to parochial schools, u
Senator Ellender contended. "The
Federal Government would be
putting the governmental stamp
of approval on religious teach
ings."
Senator Graham, Democrat
of. North Carolina. pointed out
that, as a believer in the schools
of the people, II stand for
the principles of Federal aid to
the States for the schools without
Federal control, and with the right
of a State by it's own choice, to
provide bus services and public
school textbooks as services tc
children, as children, but without
appropriations of any public
money to church schools"
Also participating in the forum
was Representative Steed. He saio
"the most brazen attempt ever
made by the Roman Catholic
Church hierarchy to break down
our Constitutional mandate TO,
separation of the church an6
state is demonstrated in it's at.
tack on the Federal aid to edu.
cation legislation now pending ir
Congress.
THE church. he added, "wil
regret it's meddling in tine public
school issue. since. by the med.
ding. it is destroying the toleranc,
and goodwill 1t has been buildins
in this country for more than ,
century"
The speaker added that this i!
bitterly unfair to tens of thou.
sands of good Catholic citizenI
who live as religious minorit.
groups throughout America ant
who will become the innocent vic.
tins of this newly aroused pref
udice and Ill will. since they, aftel
all, are the ones who must bear 1t
| not the hierarchy"
Evening star., 1949-07-29

~ll1Cu ulCluuSS
the major food
a n d beverage
e S Establishments
In Washington.
A announcement
of his division
chairmen will
be made with
in a few days.
Mr.. Lom a n
has been asso-
ciated with the
Hecht Co. since
1923 when he
b e c q m e per-
sonnel director
Evening star., 1949-07-29

coming G o m =
munity c h e S t
campaign was
announced to-
day by Maurice
L. Nee. chair
m an of t h e
drive.
The campaign.
for which a
goal has not
been set. will
open October Is.
The three men
appointed today
W i'll be are a
chairman in
Evening star., 1949-07-29

down - month
ago because of
ill health" is
on his W a y
h o m e ON
Montana to
face a county
g ra n d jury
1 n d ! c t m e n t
charging him
with perjury.
-Four of his
aides surren-
dered yeSter-
day on similar
charges.
Evening star., 1949-07-29

~ " AAA A4A - - y
G he t ca M
paign for many
y e a rs, having
also served on
committees in
he business
units. He will
serve as chair
man of area 3.
The following
additional VOL
unteer workers
in the Advance
Gifts, Business
I division. were
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Indian Food Crops

Nearly 80 percent Of the culti-
waited area of India is under food
crops. OF this 31.6 percent is
under rice and 14.7 per cent de-
voted to wheat raising.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Ex.PoIice Chief, -Four
Aides Facing Perjury
Charge in Los Angeles.
By the Assoe;otsd Press

LOS ANGELES. July o.
Former Police Chief c. B. Hor-
rails vacation has been cut short.
The big bluff chief. who stepped
Evening star., 1949-07-29

Silken strands produced by the
silk worm average 500 yards ia
length. Some have measured UP
"a 1000 yards.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Chest Advance Gifts
To Be Supervised by
Loman, Hahn, Briggs

The appointment of Harry w.
Hahn, jr., William M. Loman and
Raymond G. Briggs as chairmen
of advance gifts units in the forth
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Mrs. Durant ParoIed
lin Hesse Gem Theft
BY the Asseeiafsd Pres,

The Federal Parole Board has
granted parole to former WAC
Capt. Kathleen Nash Durant, who
was convicted in connection with
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Milk
Continued From First Page.)

ducers voluntarily reduced their
price SO cents per hundredweight
during April. May, June and July,
the period of prime pasture and
lower production cost.
Nov, however, pastures will no
longer support the herds and
farmers are forced to feed their
cows feed that was stored for win
ter use. Production is de-
creasing rapidly. Since the peak
during the month of May, produc-
ton has dropped % per cent"
The announcement added that
the action was deemed necessary
at this time by the association
directors to meet the seasonal
higher production costs and to
prevent further decrease in the
supply of locally produced and in
spected milk"
Following the April reduction,
the retail price of milk in the
Washington area was 20 cents a
quart.
Last month several distributors
asked the Virginia Milk Commits
sion to give them relief on grounds
labor costs were cutting their
normal profit. The commission
then allowed dairies to increase
the retail price half a cent a quart
on July /.
The producers coop raised NO
objections at that time to allowing
dairies a higher margin. but held
out against any lowering of the
price to its producers.
Several dairy spokesmen made
it clear they felt the latest action
by the coop was arbitrary and
that the association should have
sought any increase through the
Virginia commission.
Evening star., 1949-07-29

Jack rabbits depend upon their
speed for safety, rather than seek
ing refuge In holes.
Evening star., 1949-07-29

there. He supervised store solici-
tation for the Red Cross and the
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Baldwin, Republican, OF

Baldwin, Republican, OF
Connecticut; Thye, Republican, OF
Minnesota, and KEN, Republican,
The services for the 60-year-old
former Governor of North Caro-
lima were to be held at 3 o'clock
in the Tabernacle Baptist Church,
in Raleigh, his birthplace The
body will be taken to the church
from the State Capitol rotunda,
where it has been lying in state.
Others who were to attend the
services were Army Secretary
Royal, Controller General Lindsay
c. Warren, Undersectary of State
Webb and DR.. Edward H. Pruden,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
here.
Meanwhile, Republicans and
Democrats joined President Tru-
man, Vice President Barkley and
others in eulogizing Senator
Broughton before the Senate
recessed in his memory yesterday
after a half hour session devoted
to tributes.
Those who spoke were Senators
Hoey, Lucas, O'Conor. Wherry,
Republican, of Nebraska; Salton-
stall, Martin, Republican, of
Pennsylvania, and Donnell.
Prepared Sunday School Lesson.
Senator Hoey told his colleagues
that Senator Broughton's last act
Saturday night before he was
taken ill was to prepare his lesson
for a Sunday school class he had
been conducting at the First Bap-
tist Church since coming to Wash
ington. Senator Hoey added that.
while Senator Broughton's service
here was short-it encompassed
Just two months in the Senate
lit was long enough to make some
appraisal of the man and to realize
that if he had lived, he would have
achieved great distinction in this
body"
Senator Lucas added that every
member of the Senate has been
shocked and saddened by the un-
timely death of Senator Brough-
ton. It has come as a severe blow
to all Of us who knew him."
Senator Wherry, COP hoor
leader, said, North Carolina has
lost one of its leaders, and we Of
the Senate have lost an able
colleague"
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Is Senators Attend
Rites for Broughton
AT Raleigh Today

Sixteen Senators today were to
20 to Raleigh, N. c., to attend the
funeral of Senator j. Melville
Broughton, Democrat, of North
Carolina, who died Sunday in
Bethesda Naval Hospital after
heart attack.
Vice President Barkley named
the legislators yesterday. They
are Senators McGrath, Democrat
of Rhode Island, chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee;
McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada
chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee, of which Senator Brough-
ton was a member; Hoey. Demo-
crat, of North Carolina; Donnell,
Republican, of Missouri, and Tyd-
ings, Democrat, of Maryland.
Also O'Conor, Democrat. OF
Maryland; Maybank, Democrat,
of South Carolina; Johnston, DEM
ocrat, of South Carolina; McClel-
Ian, Democrat, of Arkansas;
Lucas, Democrat, of Illinois; Stem
mis-, Democrat, of Mississippi; Kerr,
Democrat, of Oklahoma; Salton-
stall, Republican, of Massa-
Evening star., 1949-03-08

troduced the resolution opposing
the fare raise.
They're just trying to take the
people of Washington for a ride" :"
he said.
Following talk by Capt. John
E. Fondahl of No. 8 police precinct
explaining the work and problems
of his command, the group re-
affirmed its position backing a
salary increase for the police force.
Passage of the sales tax also was
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Forest Hills Opposes
Any New Fare Boost

The Forest Hills Citizens AssQ-
citation last night declared itself
strictly opposed" to any new fare
increase for the Capital Transit Co.
The action was taken in the face
of a hint in the company's annual
statement to the stockholders that
such a request might be made this
year.
The group agreed, in 1947 and
1948, to increases necessary to give
the company fair rate of profit" "
But last night, the citizens baked
at indorsing a third increase in
two years. George T. Bowman,
president of the association, in
Evening star., 1949-03-08

asked to help pay for this and
other civic improvements.
A second speaker, James M.
Reilly OF the District tuberculosis
Association, told the group Wash
ington ranks fifth highest in the
Evening star., 1949-03-08
AustruIiun Tribe Found

A hitherto unknown tribe OF
Aborigines who live in huts made
of bark, erected on stilts as a
safeguard against crocodiles, was
found recently in Arnhem Land,
Australia.
Evening star., 1949-03-08

country in per capita incidence Of
that disease.
The meeting was held in the
Murch School, Thirty-sixth and
Ellicott streets NV.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Bv Doris FIees0n

In offering the Supreme Court
vacancy to Attorney General
Clark, President Truman has
chosen a justice who will Loyalty
Evening star., 1949-07-29

tial shuttle which proposes to
elevate Mr.. Clark and replace him
with Senator J. Howard McGrath.
the Democratic National Chair
man and a Catholic. again shows
the President as perverse poll
tician.
Influential Democrats frankly
expected that the Catholic Frank
Murphy would be succeeded by a
Catholic. Several carried away
from the White House a convic-
ton that the President agreed
with them.
Callers Were Mistaken.
The President now says he does
not think religion has anything to
do with judicial appointments,
that he considered judicial ability
only. AS his White House people
have been damping speculation
with this same thought. it seems
that White House callers who as
sumed differently were mistaken.
But within the week Cardinal
Spellman's attack on Mrs. Roose-
vet occurred. The President and
Mrs. Truman admire and believe
in Mrs. Roosevelt. Even so, an
ordinary politician would reason
that this was no time to rock the
boat. The President, however.
has broken the present pattern
not for a famous jurist or out
standing student Of the law but
for a political associate.
But it is a typical Truman Solu-
Evening star., 1949-07-29


new conditions prevailing in the
Far East
He implied strongly that a new
policy toward the great sprawling
ridden land might
emerge from the studies now 60
ing on.
This country long has needed
new approach toward China
But the term new policy" can
mean different things to different
people.
To some it means complete
break with the past record of do
nothing" for the Nationalist re-
gime Of Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek and the Inauguration of
an active policy which will exert
American influence in the Far
East in the furtherance of long
range American interests.
To others the term will signify
a refurbishing of old ideas in new
dress, a camouf1aging of the same
old dish with which the American
and Chinese people have been fed
for several years now.
The average American does not
have access-except as he gains
it through his favorite newspaper
or radio commentator-to the
inner workings of our foreign
policy. But he does understand,
for it pounds itself against his
mentality day after day, that the
farther the Chinese Nationalists
retreat, the tighter and wider be-
comes the Chinese Communists
hold on China itself and the
deeper the Reds sink their talons
into the flesh of China S neighbors.
The new conditions are ap-
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Bv Thomas L. Stokes

If you sometimes wonder what's
wrong with the world. aside from
general cussedness, take the United
States Senate.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
This Changing World
Acheson Finally Recognizes i. S. Policy
Towards China Needs Revamping

parent and scarcely need state
ment. Russia, halted in Europe
by the Marshall Plan, the Atlantic
Pact and the imminent prospect
of an American decision to arm
Western Europe. has turned to
exert 'all her political forces
propaganda, intrigue. espionage,
sabotage and intimidation - on
the Far East. In the face of this
concentration of Soviet political
power in Eastern and Southeast
ern Asia Gen. Chang. Philippine
President Elpidio Quirino and Ko-
rean President Syngman Rhee
laid the foundations for Pacific
Union which, it is hoped. will pro-
vide the security for the Orient
that the Western European Union,
and the Atlantic Pact which sup
plements it, provide for the Oc-
cident.
Taking cognizance of the neces-
sity to strengthen the Far Eastern
frontier against communism,
President Truman in his arms
message to Congress this week
proposed direct military assist
ance not only for the members
of the Atlantic bloc but for Korea
and the Philippines as well.
Here is the opportunity, then, in
preparing q new policy" toward
China, to arrange for the begin
ming Of large-scale military and
economic assistance to those
forces in China which can still
be rallied to fight against the
Communists and to integrate what
remains of Nationalist China
with South Korea and the Philip
pines in a firm barrier to any
further expansion of communism
in that part of the world.
We could have Seen-and many
of us did see-in 1889 that this
country would inevitably be drawn
into the maelstrom of World War
II and we could have gained mill
tary position and reduced the
eventual cost of the war by going
to the aid of the Western Allies at
the very start. In the same way
we now can see the course affairs
are taking in the Far East and
can both gain military position
and reduce potential war costs by
taking our stand in the Far East
now. rather than waiting until we
are forced. through the initiative
Of some other power. to intervene
more deeply in the Chinese situa-
ton.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Four Hours in Senate
Distinguished Lawmakers Split Hairs
Over 'Germane or Not Germane'

900 loan to Spain. and a third
which would reopen the whole
delicate question of dismantling of
German plants for reparations.
The talk started over Senator
McClellan's farm surplus boom
doggle. After the Senate had
argued for four hours. the Sena-
tor, himself. finally got mad,
shifted over to the argument OF
his opponents, and made point
of order against the whole ap-
preparation bill because it did
contain Legislation" Vice Presi-
dent Barkley upheld him. The
bill went back to committee. A
nice days work!
Idea of What Went On.
You can get good idea of
what went on in the four hours
from this illuminating passage by
Vice President Barkley, as he
toyed with his gavel:
But if the Senate holds, which
it has done in this case, that it is
germane either to the language
to which it is appended. or ger
name to the bill-because the rule
itself deals with germaneness to
the bill as we'll as to any particu-
lar part of the bill-if the Senate
votes that it is germane, although
legislation, if it is germane to any
other legislative provision of the
bill, the chair does not see how
he can overrule that decision of
the Senate by deciding that, al
though the Senate has held that
it is legislation and that it is
germane, nevertheless the chair
can say that it is legislation OH
the appropriation bill, and there
fore declare the amendment out
of order"
Mr.. Barkley. as can be seen. did
not serve in the Senate for years
for nothing. He did, however,
have his qualms and his soul
searching. calm as he looked. Or
at least that might be inferred
from the wry comment of Sena-
tor Russell. Democrat, of Georgia: ::
IF I were to venture into the
realm of fancy I could imagine
the chair dislikes very much the
ruling he made, because he in
dicated by some of his gestures
and by his words and by little
mannerisms. which is about as
far as the Vice President can go
in expressing his opinion. that he
would have liked very much to be
rid of this particular amendment"
There were four hours of such
chit-chat.
Evening star., 1949-07-29

course, cannot
so dismiss it. In fact. 1t required
10 pages in the Congressional
Record. With what result? Moth
ing-except to send the bill, which
the Senate already had debated
for four days. back to the Appro-
priations Committee to start all
over again.
Our whole European Recovery
Program had to wait while the
Senate quibbled in hair splitting.
"To Be or Not to Be-"
Hamlet got off his Ito be or not
to be-" which is quite profound
in less than five minutes. The
Senate talked to itself over four
houXs with its "germane or not
germane," which is not profound
though sufficiently abstruse.
What it was all about briefly
is that the Appropriations Com
mittee tackled on several amend
ments to the ECA bill which
clearly were legislative in intent,
that is, directions as to new policy
or change of policy. Such "legis-
lation" is not supposed ordinarily
to go into appropriations bills, in
short, is not "germane," though
the Senate can make anything
"germane" by a vote, as it did in
this case.
Both the ECA and State De-
partment were upset by these
amendments. They included one
by Senator Mcclellan. Democrat
of Arkansas, requiring the pur-
chase of specified amounts OF
American farm surpluses whether
Europe needs them or not, known
as "the Arkansas Farm Relief
Project; another for a $50,000,-