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Evening star., 1949-05-18
Foes Plan New Appeal
AGAINST Groveion Tank

The Fairfax County Board OF
Zontng Appeals yesterday granted
Fairfax Hydraulics, Inc. permls-
sion TO erect a 500. 900 gallon con-
crete water tank near Franklin
street in Groveton.
A petition signed by 81 residents
in the area opposing the request
was presented TO the board After
the boards decision. opponents in
dicated they would appeal TO the
Board of Supervisors.
The Board deferred action on q
request OF the Virginia Electric Il
Power Co. for permission TO erect
substation on Graham road In
the Devonshire Gardens subdiyi-
sion near Falls Church. Company
officials were asked TO select
site in a less densely populated
area
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selling through the villages Of
Yuehpu and YsngchanS
TruckioadS Of rice. -four ard
other supplies we're being loaded
aboard a merchant ship taed up
at WoosInK
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Germany
Continued From First Page.)

NIUIlGlIlu6U TTOlu i IL ot ago.
surances that additional trains
would be approved.
The Soviet newspaper Taegliche
Rundschau blamed train irregu-
larities on the Western Allies. II
said delay was caused by Western
officials holding up Russian loco
motives at the Helmstedt check
point. It said some Russian loco
motives were held 20 hours at
Helmstedt awaiting trains.
Highway transport presented a
bigger problem. Only a fraction
of preblockade truck traffic was
resumed.
Withdrawal Question Posed.
Meanwhile, Eastern Germany &
100000 votes against commu-
nism appeared to have thrown
gravel into the gears Of Soviet
strategy at the four-power talks
opening Monday in Paris.
The Communists claimed 9
tremendous victory" in the East
German election, but the fact that
one-third of the voters went
against them clearly was as stag
gering q blow to them as it wa.
a surprise to everybody else.
As a result the Soviet Unior
may pause now and reappraise it.
plans of action in the Paris con-
ference. For instance. she mus
weigh new factors in decidins
what position to take on any pro-
posal for withdrawal Of all armie.
of occupation from Germany.
Before the election. the Rus
slams had been reported favorinl
withdrawal by both East and Wes
occupation forces. presumably with
the idea that East German Com
munists were strong enough Il
seize control of any central Ger
man government embracing al
zones. either at once or later.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
American Bar Opposes
World Trade Organization
by the Assoeioisd Press

The Board of Governors of the
American Bar Association de-
clared last night that Congress
should refuse American adherence
to the International Trade Or
ganization. .....
The legal body held that the
charter. besides edging this coun-
try closer to a planned "collec-
twist" economy is Improperly be-
fore Congress in the form of q
resolution.
The charter. drawn by 50 ma
tions at Havana, can "be entered
into validly" only as q treaty, the
bar governors said. This would
require two-thirds approval by
the Senate and dim the prospects
of passage.
The charter. designed to lower
trade barriers. was sent to Con-
gress April 28 by President Tru-
man. He called 1t "an effective
step toward improved standards
Of living throughout the world
The joint resolution Is pending
before the House Foreign Affairs
Committee.
The board. which ended Its
spring session last night at the
Mayfiower Hotel, urged in a for
NAL resolution that this country
abandon the charter and seek its
goal Of free, world trade by con-
tinuing to negotiate two-party
treaties with "such foreign nations
as evidence q disposition to enter
into such agreements"
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Navy Officer BeIafedIy
Takes Oath as Citizen

A Navy lieutenant who dis
covered while arranging to go on
overseas duty that he was not a
citizen of this country took the
naturalization oath yesterday be-
fore District Court Judge Matthew
r. Mcclure.
1t. Rudolph Anthony Diaz, 46,
of the 1850 Euclid street NV,
who was born at Monterrey,
Mexico, came to this country in
1911 with his family. He said he
had understood from his father,
who was an American citizen, that
he also was a citizen Of this
country.
1t. Diaz filed his petition for
naturalization Monday, and the
proc ceedings were specially
handled so he can leave soon for
duty In Peru. He has served with
the Navy since 1927.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Reds Attacking to Sever
ShonqhoiJs Link With Sea

motion his long drive
toward ChAngsna and Canton.
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night. During the remainder = OF
his Washington visit he will be
at the Brazilian Embassy.
He spent last night at the
Little White House" at the SUBJ
marine base at Key West. Follow
ing welcoming ceremonies at the
National Airport, the motorcade
to Blair House will cross Memo
rial Bridge and follow this route :
Around Lincoln Memorial to
Twenty-third street NV, north
on Twenty-third street to Consti-
tuition avenue, east on Constitu-
ton avenue to Sixth street, north
to Pennsylvania avenue, west
down the Avenue, north on Fif-
teenth street and thence west on
Pennsylvania avenue to Blair
House. Flags already have been
posted along the entire parade
route in the District.
Honor Guard Along Route.
An honor guard of $500 troops
from nearby Army installations
and the National Guard will stand
along the route. Contingents from
veterans organizations, patriotic
societies, high school cadets and
other groups also will line the
streets.
Music will come from 13 bands
located at intervals from Memorial
Bridge to the reviewing stand.
President Dutra is to receive
the key to the city of Washing
ton from Commissioner John Rus
sell Young at the reception stand.
Edgar Morris, general chairman
of the Citizens Committee ar
ranging the welcome, will present
Mr.. Young. President Dutra and
President Truman are to make
brief responses.
Police arrangements call for
more than 600 Metropolitan and
park policemen. Both depart
ments will provide motorcycle
escort from the airport to Blair
House. Park police have been as
signed to the area between Me-
mortal Bridge and Fifteenth street
and Constitution avenue.
Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Chinese Air Force Piones
Eyocuoted From Shonchci

HONG KONG. MAY Is ,5As~~
The Chinese Air Force eyAcuated
all kaangwan- based aircraft from
Shanghai ard most q Its ground
personnel Monday. II was learned
today.
Only q handful Of men were
left al kianSwan 10 guard what
ground equipment vas left there
A Chinese All Transport CO
pilot arriving from Shanghai to-
day said all military planes par
ticipating in the battle for Shans
hal came from Formosa.
The pilot said one Of three
planes chartered by the Portu.
guese 10 take Portuguese out OF
Shanghai was fired on BY the
Nationalisis while II Was over
KlAngwan The plane escaped
damage.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Reuther Asks Building
OF Two Million Homes
A Year Through 1860

Walter Reuther, chairman Of
the CIO Housing Committee, to-
day called for construction Of
1900. 900 homes a year for 10i
years.
At the same time. Mr.. Reuther. |
who also Is president of the United
Auto Workers. denounced what
he said was an "unholy alliance
between those who support the
real estate lobby and the National
Association Of Manufacturers. He
said they have spent millions of
dollars to oppose housing legisla-
ton.
Addressing the 18th annual
convention Of the National Pub
lie Housing Conference at the
Hotel Statler. Mr.. Reuther re-
ferred to the deficiency In hous-
ing as Americas mo. tragedy
He called for the use OF wartime
plane factories and the employ
ment Of million people In mass
production Of functional homes
not glorlf1ed packing crates"-forl
functional communities.
House Voting Cited.
Only a partial victory was won
In last November's election, Mr..
Reuther said. asserting that 14oI
members of the House voted on
every issue with the real estate
lobby and that 1872 of the 140 also
voted against organized labor. HeI
exhibited long list of names.
The need to help middle income
families to obtain adequate
housing was stressed by Mr..
Reuther and also by the speaker
who followed him. Representative
Helen Gahagan Douglas, Demo-
crat. Of California.
The members of the housing
organization also heard reports
from their president, Edward
Weinfeld. New York attorney, and
from Lee F. johnson, executive
vice president.
D'Alesandro Speaks.
Agriculture Secretary Brannan
praised the farm sections of the
pending housing bill in a speech
yesterday afternoon.
Thomas D'Alesandro, Mayor of
Baltimore. said the bill could af-
feet "the entire physical structure
OF our cities" which are subject to
blight spreading with epidemic
speed" He said that, In Baltimore.
between 1880 and 1945, SIS, 5,000,-
600, or about 80 per cent In as
sessed valuation, was lost to the
city's downtown area alone.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Dutro Flying From Key West;
AH-Out Welcome Ready Here

designated Assistant Supt. Milton
D. Smith to be in general charge
of all Metropolitan Police arrange
ments and Inspector Arthur E
Miller to general supervision OF
traffic and parking over the en-
tire route.
Parking will be banned after
2 pm. on Constitution avenue
from Fourth to Fifteenth street,
Pennsylvania avenue from Fourth
to Fifteenth streets, Fifteenth
street from Pennsylvania avenue
to New York avenue, on Pennsyl-
vania avenue from Fifteenth to
Seventeenth streets, and on Tenth
street between Pennsylvania and
Constitution avenues.
After 430 pm. parking will be
banned on Constitution and Penn
sylvania avenues from Fourth to
Fifteenth streets. No automobile
or streetcar traffic will be per-
mitted after 4:40 pm. on Fifteenth
street from Pennsylvania to New
York avenues and on Pennsyl-
vania avenue from Fifteenth to
Seventeenth streets.
First Aid Stations.
East Executive avenue from
Pennsylvania avenue to Treasury
place will be available only for
Army buses, as will Tenth street
between Pennsylvania and Con-
stitution avenues.
The Army plans to maintain
first aid stations on Constitution
avenue between Twentieth and
Twenty-f1rst streets, Constitution
avenue at Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue at Ninth
street and at Madison place. An
ambulance will be stationed at
Fourteenth and E streets.
The Metropolitan Police Band
had been assigned to Pennsylvania
avenue near Thirteenth street.
The Marine Band will lead the
motorcade to Blair House after
the reviewing stand ceremonies.
The Stars station, WMAL-TV,
will televise the program from
PAS to 4:3O pm. This will include
ceremonies at the airport.
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Evening star., 1949-05-18
Robert B. Search Dies
With Companion in
California Plane Crash

Robert 3. Search, 50. former
flying instructor who last Feb
ruary asked police here 10 arrest
him because he feared there
might be trouble" at home. has
been found dead in q California
plane crash that also caused the
death Of o woman companion.
Efforts were still being made
today to remove the bodies from
wreckage Of the small sport plane
found yesterday near the top of
a cliff In Gull Canyon south Of
Moraga. Calf. The nearest road
is seven miles away. Offcials
said they hoped TO use a helicopter
Mr.. Search's wife. Mrs. Marcea
M. Search, operator OF beauty
shops at 1895 Bladensburg road
NE. and GIL New Hampshire
ave. said that last February he
left their home at 9505 Wire ave-
nue.. Silver Spring.
She filed suit for divorce in
District Court, charging cruelty
and also declaring he took SIS. :
900 belonging to her. Mr.. and
Mrs. Search had a s-year -old boy
and 3-year-old girl.
Kathryn Yohn. 10. of Lancaster
Pa, was the other person lilled
in the plane crash. The time of
the crash was not determined, al
though the last log entry was
dated May 10. Fishing equipment
and other gear indicating a va
cation trip were in the plane.
Mr.. Search. q former Air Force
flyer and one time flying instruc-
tor at airports in this area. walked
into the 9th Precinct Station last
February 3, laid down a loaded re-
volver and asked police to arrest
him. He said he was afraid that
If he went home with the revolver
there would be trouble"
Police booked him ON a charge
of carrying a deadly weapon but
the charge later was dropped.
Friends said today that he left
soon thereafter for the West.
In Lancaster, Pa. friends Of the
Yohn girl said she met Mr.. Search
at a dance there last February
and left with him on a plane trip
to the West Coast. Later she
wrote letters from Mexico and va
rious resorts on the Pacific Coast,
they said. Her former landlady In
Lancaster said she had 3-year-
old son
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Reds Drive Speorheod
To Whonopoo River

SHANGHAI. May ls sPf.-The
Communists drove a spea-head
through Shanghals back door"
almost TO the Whangpoo River
today. In South China the Reds
/ lunged to within 81 miles OF the
port Of Foochow.
/ A Shanghai garrison eommuni-
/ que acknowledged the Shanghai
thrust but said II had been wiped
out IN fierce fighting.
The advance on Foochow. Fu-
kien provincial capital almost mid
way between Shanghai and the
provisional capital Of Canton. was
reported by the NatIonaliSts Off
cial Central News Agency.
The Garrison communiQue said
two regiments OF Reds penetrated
Tungkow" which is virtually on
the east bank OF the Whangpoo
eight miles downriver from the
center Of Shanghai. They were
surrounded and eliminated, 1t
added.
Strike Against Pootung.
| Reds encircling Shanghai from
the southwest drove 10 Chwansha.
Il2 miles east Of the city. then
struck back westward against
Pootung. This guerrilla infested
dock and warehouse area is just
across the river from Shanghais
famed Bund.
"a Hong Kong dispatch TO
the Christian Science Monitor
said Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek is secretly in Shanghai.
apparently commanding the
Nationalist armies. II said
Gen. Chou Chi-Jui and Ad-
miral kwei Yung chin, COM
manders-in-chief of the air
force and navy, are with
Chang. Chang has been var
iously reported in Annoy.
southeast port. and also in
Formosa. the big island which
has been converted into a Ma
tionalist fortress.)
81 Miles From Fooehow.
None Of the dogged Nationalist
resistance being shown around
Shanghai was in evidence in South
China.
The Central News Agency re-
port that the Reds were only 3I
miles from Fochow even put the
thrust closer than the Communist
radio did last night. The Peiping
broadcast said the Reds had taken
Nanping. 81 miles northwest of
the Fukien port.
Seaborne Nationalist reinforce
ments have been landed at Foo
chow, Central News said ANY
such troops probably would come
from nearby Formosa)
The Red radio said last night
the Reds were moving swiftly
south from the Hankow area in
Central China. This indicated
Red Gen. Lin Piao had set in
Evening star., 1949-10-01

by Sergt. Evelyn Ballou. A busi-
ness meeting will be held at 8 pm.
at the home of Miss Charlotte
Enders. The Box Class will hold
a breakfast at 7:30 pm. tomorrow
for members and friends. This
will open a membership and at
tendance contest which will run
until May 81.
The Burial Class Of Calvary
Baptist Church will be taught by
Mrs. Brooks Hays.
The Mems Glass of Eldbrooke
Methodist Church will hold a
breakfast at am. tomorrow.
The Anna May Wood Class OF
Waugh Methodist Church will
hold a business and social meet
ing at 3 pm. tomorrow at the
home of Miss Lillian Winter.
The Fidelis Glass of National
Baptist Memorial Church elected
Mrs. E. B. Willingham. teacher.
Mrs. Cletis Neale. assistant; Miss
Florence Dalton. president; Miss
Lena Conner. Mrs. Helen Day,
Mrs. Betty Thorne, Miss Ernes-
tine Kiefer, vice presidents; Mrs.
Ruth Reynolds, assistant third
vice president; Miss Fern Lutz,
assistant fourth vice president;
Miss Lou Myrtle Smith, recording
secretary, Mrs. Alice Powell, assist
ant: Mrs. Helen Claxton. corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. Dorothy
Trip. treasurer; Mrs. Virginia
Odom, pianist. and Miss Pearl
Trammell, sunshine chairman.
The Wesley Class Of Brightwooo
Park Methodist Church will hold
a business meeting at pm. Fri
day at the home Of President P.
M. Barrows. The Downs Class
elected Mrs. Ethel Warner, presi-
dent; Mrs. Lydia Simpson, vice
president; Mrs. Jane Brown treas
Evening star., 1949-10-01
Funeral Services Held
For Sedqewick Tyler

Funeral services were held this
morning for Sedgewick Jerome
Tyler. 10, Spanish-American War
veteran and a resident of 215
Leighton avenue. Silver Spring
Burial was in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
Mr.. Tyler, who died Wednesday
of a heart attack at Washington
Sanitarium, Takoma Park, Md,
was born in Delphi, Ind. After
serving in the Spanish-American
War, he worked for the Illinois
Central Railway for many years.
He came to Washington IN 1893
but left shortly thereafter to make
his home in st. Augustine. Fla
Because of illness he returned four
years ago to live with his daugh-
ter. Mrs. ,Harland F. Brownfield
at the Leighton avenue address.
Mr.. Tyler was a member OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and for
merly belonged to the Odd Fell
lows.
In addition to his daughter, he
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ida
Smith Tyler of Champaign. ILL.,,
from whom he was separated; a
sister, Mrs. Blanche M. Brooke,
Lafayette, Ind; a granddaughter
Mrs. Shirley Anne Leyshon, Ia
koma Park, Md. and a grandson,
James S. Brownfield, student at
the Lincoln School of Chiroprac-
tics in INDIANAPOLIS.
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urer: Mrs. Blanche Barrows, sec
retary and Mrs. Mary Bounds,
teacher
Charles Dalrymple will teach
the Eureka Class of Ninth Street
Christian Church.
The Rainbow Glass of Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church
will be taught by Miss Florence
Mcdonald. Mrs. B. B. Wright will
teach the Susannah Wesley Glass.
The monthly meeting will be held
when DR.. John w. Rustin will in
stall the new officers at pm. Miss
Dorothy Peters will address the
Graham Couples Class. The 24-30
Glass elected Dorothy Wentworth,
president; Robert Varndell, vice
president; Sue Keith, secretary
and Betty Conant, treasures. The
High Quest Class elected Mae
Little, president; Bertha Murray
vice president: Anne Segrest, sec
'retary and Arch Crabtree, treas
urer.
r. r. Groomes will be the guest
teacher Of the Burtis Bible Class
of Lewis Memorial Methodist
Church.
The Womans National Bible
Glass of National City Christian
Church elected Miss Martha A.
Watson, president; Mrs. Lillian
Hess, vice president: Miss Virginia
Cuttings. secretary; Miss Coney
Carson, treasurer; Mrs. Arthur
Barr, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Lois Shenk, birthday secre-
tary; Mrs. E. M. Reese, teacher
Evening star., 1949-10-01
MRS. SaI|ie Ewin, Resident
Here for 50 Years, Dies

Mrs. Sallie E. Ewin, 81, q WASH
ington resident for more than so
years, died yesterday at 1929 Cliff
ton street NV. where she lived
with her sister. Miss Rhoda
Watkins.
Mrs. Ewin, the widow OF James
L. Ewin, patent attorney and tenn
perance leader here. was active IN
the Foundry Methodist Church. A
former school teacher. Mrs. Ewin
taught in Mahanoy City. Pa. and
Forest Glen Seminary here. Later
she was with the Bureau OF Agri-
culture Economics of the Agricul-
ture Department.
Mrs. Ewin, a native of st. Clair,
Pa, was a member of the Women S
Christian Temperance Union and
the Pottsville (Pa) Chapter, OAR.
In addition to her sister. Mrs.
Ewin is survived by son. James
L. Ewin,. jr.; a daughter. Mrs.
Mary Ewin Major. and six grand
children. all of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Monday at the Hines fu-
neral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV, with the Rev. Frederick
Brown Harris. pastor of Foundry
Church, officiating. Burial will be
in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-10-01

son, Col. James K. wilson, Jr.,
who is with the Army's General
Staff here.
Col. wilson's last wish was that
another son, Maj. Lewis D. Wilson
Army Quartermaster Corps. now
stationed in Yokohoma, Japan,
should attend his funeral and
burial services. Maj. Wilson is on
his way to Washington, his fam
lily said.
The colonel, native Of Ten
nessee. enlisted in Army in 1908
and later became a sergeant IN
the 3rd Infantry. which now has
its quarters at Fort Myer. During
World War I he served with the
coast artillery and was with the
lst Division in France.
After the war he was stationed
at various posts through the coun-
try and for several years IN Az
lanta, Ga. While there he was
superintendent of the Sunday
School in the Oakland City Bap-
tist Church. In World War II,
Col. Wilson headed the fiscal divl-
sion at Fort Wayne, Mich. retiring
in February, l948 because OF ILL
ness.
He also Is survived by another
SON. Walter P. Wilson, Of Detroit.
His wife, Mrs. Mary z. wilson,
died three years ago.
Evening star., 1949-10-01
f. T.. zavitz, 81, Dies
AtChevyChase Home;
Sidwe|| Headmaster

Edwin c. Zavitz, ST, headmaster
of Sidwell Friends School here
since 1912, died yesterday at his
home, 5000 Kirkside drive. Chevy
Chase, after an illness of two
months.
Before taking the position of
Iheadmaster at Friends. he headed
the Baltimore Friends School for
seven years. He also had served
as headmaster of the University
School in Cincinnati and Chateau
de Bures, a school for American
and French boys near Paris. At
one time he was assistant profess
sor of education at Antioch COL
Ilege in Ohio.
Mr.. Zavitz began his teaching
career in 1914 under the leader
ship of Thomas Sidwell, founder
Of the school, who died in 1885.
For the next three years he di-
rected athletics and taught math-
ematics there.
His chief interest lay in the
field of international relations. and
during World War 1 he spent IA
months in France with the Ameri-
can Red Cross and the American
Friends Service Committee. He
became headmaster of Sidwell
Friends with the thought of bring
ing many students from foreign
lands there and promoting warm
friendship" between the students
Iof this country and those from
other nations. school officials SAID,
Mr.. Zavitz, native of Ilderton,
Ontario, came to this country in
1905. He was graduated in lib
eral arts from the University OF
Michigan and received masters
degree from Columbia University
in 1881.
He was a member of National
Education Associations depart
ment Of superintendent and the
| Progressive Education Association.
He also belonged to Phi Delta
Kappa fraternity. Society OF
Friends, North Baltimore Kiwanis
Club and the Federal Schoolmen' s
Club here.
| Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
| Marion John Zavitz. and two sons,
John and Peter. both students OF
George School in Pennsylvania.
| Funeral and burial services will
be private. Arrangements for
memorial services by the trustees
of the school have not been COM
pleted.
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ing of how rocks and minerals
have been formed from cooled lava.
In an effort to discover the hid
den forces Which make VOLCANOES
erupt, he visited the volcano Ki-.
lauea in the Hawaiian Islands
during World War I. During his
Investigations he was successful
In measuring the temperature OF
molten lava by lowering ther-
mometers into the fiery depths
below. Through his efforts and
the help of his colleagues he dis
covered that ordinary steam. with
traces of gas, was the primary
cause. .--
DR.. Shepherd also was known
for his work in silicate chemistry
and the phase relations in alloys.
Born in Remington, Ind, he
was graduated from Cornell Uni
versity in 1902. For the next two
years he was a research assistant
in the Cornell chemistry depart
ment.
In 1904 he came to Washing
ton to join investigators operat-
ing under a grant from the Car
negie Institution in quarters
provided by the United States
Geological Survey. With the estab-
Ilishment of the geophysical lab
oratory at 2s01 Upton street NV,
in 1907, he continued his re-
searches there until his retire
ment. E
After retiring. he lived for a
time in California and returned
to Washington last year. For the
| last six months he resided at 426
Willard avenue. Chevy Chase.
A brother, r. A. Shepherd OF
Los Angeles, survives.
Funeral and burial services will
! be private.