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Evening star., 1949-04-16
! Butter, Cheese and Milk
Off Rationing in France
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

PARIS, April 16.-Butter, cheese
and milk went of ration today. ,
For the first time in nine years
. housewife could walk right up
TO the counter and buy dairy
products. Only sugar and coffee
remain on the food ration list.
Rationing boards, employing
I rs, 900 people at the end of the
war. have been cut to 5000, and
will be reduced to 800 in the next
six months, government spokes-
men say.
France has bolstered dairy
stocks by an agreement with Bel
gium whereby this country will
trade French wines to the Bel
gians. A government cooler"
containing 2,000 tons Of butter Is
set aside to control the price on
the Paris market.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Gasoline
Continued From First PageJ

petroleum institute replies. They
reported that major oil companies
raised their prices one-half cent
. gallon early this month. Most
retail dealers raised their price
six-tenths Of q cent April 8.
Quoted prices In the District to-
day. including taxes. are 2l cents
and l9h cents.
The AAA letter noted that In
April, 1916. the retail price Of reg
ular grade gasoline. not including
taxes, was l4.l2 cents q gallon.
Last March it was 2o.12 cents. the
letter said. During the same Pc
riod the average tax rose from
6.07 to 6.38 cents gallon, the
letter added.
1T Is clear that no statement
has been given to the public which
has carried conviction as to the
necessity for the increase ut this
time" Mr.. Schmunk wrote.
He said the recent increases
came at . time when gasoline
stocks are ut high levels. He also
said the crude oil supply ''is ut
such . high level that Texas and
several other States have ordered
cutbacks In allowable production, I"
the profits Of the oil industry are
at 4 high level. the cost Of living
index is showing Q downward
trend and automobile prices are
dropping.
Mr.. Schmunk said trade cir
clesr reported that oil companies
say prizes increases are necessary
to make up for losses ON fuel oil
during . comparatively mild
winter.
Gar owners would md II very
hard 10 understand" he said.
why they should Be- penaltsed
simply because o mild winter up-
set calculations as 10 the demand
for fuel oil..
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Albanian Radio His Ruling
In Corfu Channel Case
a, n, A,.sx sass< tv,..

LONDON. April le.-TIFasaa
Radio yesterday described rs 'an~
just and nonsense" IN inserna-
tional court ruling which blamed
Albania for the ie<e mining Of
two British destroyers In Corfu
Channel.
The international court at The
Hague ruled April . that m!nes
which blasted the destroyeys Sau-
marex and Voltage. killing ~ Brit
lsh sailors and iniurins 81, could
not have been laid without Al
hania's knowledge
The court held thai the loss OF
life and damage To the aarsllips
was Albania s responsibility. Brit
ain has claimed 1875 900 IS 500 =
oool compensation for damages
and loss OF life The court gave
Albania until June IS 10 gise It's
answer TO the verdict The court
viii fix the amount Of the damages
later.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
~ sAs AssssSsss Press

SYRACUSE. N. Y April Ia
Moisture appeared today In one Of
the eyes Of . broken statue cs 81
Ann when Shirley Anne Martin
Kissed II. witnesses reported.
The iI-year old schooagirl said
IL was the frxs time the nuac had
appeared. eespite her repeated
eSorts. since she Was On . seaesi-
SION program Thursday night
A Heraid-Jcurnal reporter
Joseph danley. said he sAw .
LIQUID substance matersalize in the
right eye Of the s-ineh tall plaster
head after Shirley had kissed II
In front OF . working ne~Eeel
cameramAn.
There was just enough 20 YOU
could see IT," Mr.. Ganley said.
He added that further enoru
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Romanian Red Party Ties
With Regime frightened
Ny N. A,.ot ,os.ss Plea,

BUCHAREST. Roinania. April
l6.-Foreign Minister Ana Pauker
and Finance Minister Vasiie Luca
were appointed vice presidents OF
the cabinet today. tightening the
ties between the government and
the Romanian Workers Com
munist Party.
A communiQue announced the
designations Of Prof Traian Savu-
lescu. vice president OF the cab
met in charge Of agricultural Or
ganization. and Stefan voitec, vice
president In charge Of cultural CO.
ordination, TO make room for the
others. It said both resigned 70
devote more time TO other duties,
Normally appointment as vice
chairman means that the official
becomes q deputy premier. Both
new appointees are Communists.
Their predecessors are believed 70
be non-Communists.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Russia Is Free 10 Join
Brussels Paci, Briton Says
sy the Assosse,sd rfess

WESTON-SUPER- MARE. Eng
land, April l6.--Minister OF Trans
port Alfred Barnes said today
Russia is free to Join the Brussels
Alliance and would be welcomed.
If Russia came in tomorrow
we would welcome it, said Mr..
Barnes at q conference OF the
British Cooperative Party. which
supports the Labor government.
There are no secret clauses or
understandings" In the Brussels
Alliance. Mr.. Barnes said. There
is nothing for any one to fear
unless they are the first to CON-
NIT an act OF aggression"
The alliance pact was signed
more than a year ago by Britain.
France. Belgium. the Netherlands
and Luxembourg. II provides for
mutual military. economic and
cultural aid. All five also are
signers of the North Atlantic
treaty.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Beery
Continued From First Page.)

as a hard boiled. clumsy but kind
ly character, sometimes addicted
to larceny and liquor. He was
famous for his grunting dialogue.
sloppy dress and the way he'd run
his hand over his face and mutter,
Jaw, shucks!"
In, 1880 one of the greatest
screen teams was launched when
he and the late Marie Dressler
made Min and Bill" Since then
he has appeared in more than so
pictures. including "the Champ"
which won him a special academy
award.
Mr.. Beery, 6 feet / inch tall
and tipping the scales at 225
pounds. attributed his long popu-
larity to his appeal to men and
boys. The Motion Picture Herald
placed him among the 10 top
money making stars from 1882
through 1885 and again in 1910.
Among his best known pictures
are "Tugboat Annie" Barnacle
Bill" Hell Divers" "the Champ"
"the Bowery." "Stablemates" with
Mickey Rooney and This Mans
Navy"
He was married twice. His mar
riage to Actress Gloria Swanson
ended in divorce in 1918. His
second wife was Rita Gilman,
whom he divorced In 1880.
Recently the actor became in
volved in q paternity suit. Mrs.
Gloria Schumm. film bit player.
filed suit, claiming he was the
father Of her l3-month- old son.
She first agreed and then rejected
a $40, 900 settlement offer and the
case was to 60 to trial May Is.
Limit on Pictures.
In recent years Mr.. Berry has
limited himself to one or two pic
lures a year. He spent much time
between his homes here and at
nearby San Fernando and his
hunting lodge at Brigham, Utah,
and his ranch at Jackson Hole.
Wyo.
He suffered a heart strain at
the wyoming ranch six months
ago and has been under treatment
since. His doctors told him to
slow down.
Mr.. Berry was born in Kansas
City April /, 1889. His father,
Noah. was policeman. The ac-
tors first job in the entertainment
field was as an assistant elephant
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Europe Sprueing Up
For Happiest Easter
Since Prewar DAYS
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

LONDON, April 16.-Western
Europe spruced UP today for the
happiest Easter since prewar days.
In many countries of the con-
tinent. working people took long
holiday to rejoice again, for the
resurrection Of Christ 10 centuries
ago.
A new blooming prosperity
stemming from their own labor
and European Recovery Program
aid gave West Europeans the
means for their gayest Easter in
many years.
Britons were ready to revive
their Easter parade of spring I'm
cry. The government freed them
from clothes rationing March IS.
Some Of the men planned to strut
IN pastel-hued hats, as bright as
the women's, while showing OF
their best clothes.
Butter Rationing Ended. :
The French had more for holi-
day meals. France ended butter
rationing and lowered milk and
cheese prices today.
The people Of Ireland's 26 south
ern counties will spend their last
Easter in league with Britain.
Proclamation Of the independent
republic Of Ireland Is planned for
the patriotic holiday Of Easter
Monday.
Workers in Communicated
Czechoslovakia planned to stop
work and pray for peace for two
minutes today in observance of
Czechoslovak Red Cross peace day.
Roman Catholics in that coun-
try-where there is high tension
between church and state-will
mark the resurrection with can
delight professions tonight.
Churches Expect Crowds.
In Britain, Western Germany,
Czechoslovakia and some other
countries most people are enjoy
ing a four-day holiday that runs
through Easter Monday. The
holiday began Thursday In Nor
way.
Worshipers will crowd the old
churches of the continent st.
Peters in Rome. Notre Dame in
Paris and st. Paul's in London.
Sports fans and travellers are
turning ni1t in record r1Iin1bers for
the long week end. London hotels
have many thousands Of guests
from the continent. More than
$4,000 Britons, are said to be on
trips in the other direction. Brit
tsh seaside resorts are crowded
with their first warm weather
guests
Evening star., 1949-04-16
William MeCIeIIand Dies; !
Episcopal Bishop In Easion
o, ~. A..@s stsa Fsssa

EAsTON. Md April is,--Epls-
copal Bishop william Mcclelland.
SO. died today At Memorial Hos-
pi,ai. He had been III for several
months with q heart ailrneni
He vas named bishop OF the
diocese OF Easton nine years Aso.
The diocese covers all OF Mary
lands Eastern Shore,
Bishop Meclelland was born in
Philadelphia He was the son Of
the late Mr.. and Mrs, Alfred Lee
Mccleiland.
He was q graduate Of Temple
Preparatory School. Philadelphia.
and OF Harvard University He
received his masters degree from
the University Of Pennsylvania IN
1918. o year after he MAS ordained.
He served In various parishes in
the Philadelphia area until 1924.
when he went 10 Dorchester
County. Nd. as rector Of three
church parish
Bishop Mccleiland is survived
by his widow. the former Eliza
beth Rozelie Connolly. and two
sons. the Rev. William MeClel-
land. Jr.. New Milford. Pa. and
James. a student NJ the Maryland
Institute OF Art. Baltimore.
ns fnASat. 4 mn aAn fA,.nRs
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Tears Again Appear on Stotue Starvation Kills Baby;
AS Girl Kisses Il, Witnesses Soy CHICAGO Parents Held

ey The girl 20 ryr6ace wAa1 sozss
persons have called seA.s w~ss
os 10 avail.
Mr.. Ganies sac re sxw ths
liquid tr1ekle aecQ, q hAl, inch
down the cheek
Others who sAte tsasy saw Ire
liquid AppeA: this raorDtng were
Mr.. and Ars- James sc<ret3. Tie
girls maternal grandparents
James Secret. jv., ne: gnele, asc
her lo-year old kssIsT Beverly
The cs;aolae SRI had sAi6 lass
night. I'm glad q tihs statue
doesn't cry anymore
Il don't want IL to cry sire
had added. You wouldn't want
q human oe.ng 70 cry. would you
She said yesterday TIE statue
quit crying after sAs appeared CA
q televss,on show THURSDAY rlaht
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Rejected Suitor Kills
.GirI'sFather;; Holds Oh
Police With Shotgun
sy NE Asss<ssssd Press

MERRlCK. N. Y. April IA
22-year-old rejected suitor killed
the father Of his former girl friend
today. then held Oh police with .
shotgun while pleading for her
forgiveness In q tear gas-nllec
bedroom.
The ex-suitor. Dewitt Combs Of
Wantagh. N. Y. finally surrendered
TO police after he had oarricaded
himself in the girls home and
pleaded with her TO forgive me
and be my girl again"
Police said the handsome youth
felled the girls father. Francis 8,
Fay, So. with a blast from his shot
gun in the course Of . furious sun
battle In the kitchen OF the
darkened home. Mr.. Fay died
Immediately.
Police surrounded the house but
were held at bay by the youth who
shouted from the upper story OF
the residence that he would kill
the FIRST man that comes near
this house"
Tear gas bombs were pumped
into the residence. Finally q
policeman crept near a window
and shouted assurances to Combs
that neither he nor the girl would
be harmed II he surrendered
Combs then tossed the weapon
into the yard and gave himself up
Marriage Proposai Rejected.
Police told this story:
Combs had known the Fay fam
lily since he was q child and often
visited their home.
He grew increasingly fond OF
MIR. Fay's eldest daughter Rita
q, and they began going out to-
gether. Combs frequently pro-
posed marriage. but Rita rejected
him. Last November she told him
she never wanted to see him
again.
About 2 am. today. the youth.
armed with Q new shotgun. broke
into the cellar Of the Fay home.
Hearing the noise. Mr.. Fay
grabbed up q heavy automatic ana
started to investigate.
In the cellar, Combs pulled the
main light switch. plunsinS the
house into darkness. Then ne
crept up to the kitchen. He and
Mr.. Fay met there in the dark
ness and both opened fire blindly.
Neither was struck by the first
shots, and Mr.. Fay raced TO the
front door. shouting to hts wife
to call police. AS Mr.. Fay opened
the door, silhouetting his oody
against the faint street lights,
Combs shot once again. MIR. Fay
collapsed and died on the front
stoop.
blasts Lock on Bathroom.
The youth then slipped upstairs
where Rita and her sister Betty
l6 had locked themselves IN q
bathroom. Combs blasted the lock
of the door. He told Betty TO 90
downstairs. forced Rita into bed
room and there kept pleading with
the screaming girl to forgive him
and ''be my girl again.
AS police gathered outside. be-
hind trees and heavy structures
he continued his pleas. hating
Eorra s;opallv tn warn police away
Mrs. Fay. Carolyn and Betty
slipped out Of the house. Mrs
Fay was injured slightly. ap-
parently when she fell over q piece
Of furniture In the darkness.
Patrolman John Farley finall,
crept close to the house and per-
suaded the youth to come out
Tears from the gas fumes streamet
from the faces Of the youth and
the girl when they emerged.
Evening star., 1949-04-16

Choir OF the WaSnln8tOn-Lee f1lgn
School, under the direction Of
Miss Florence Booker. and Harold
Hosea, organist. also will partici-
pate.
A Seat Pleasant service will in
clude an Easter message by the
Rev. william Lloyd Goodrich Of
the Seat Pleasant Episcopal
Church.
A dawn service at Fort Meade.
Md, will combine religious and
military pageantry. The Right
Rev. Noble c. Powell. bishop Of
the Episcopal diocese Of Mary
land. will deliver the sermon.
There will be special music by the
I'd Army Band. q 40-voice choir
and soloists.
Other Maryland sunrise services
will be held at Cambridge, at the
Fort Hill Stadium in Cumberland
and at the Happy Valley Camp.
a Protestant establishment near
the Susquehanna River in Cecil
County.
A solemn high mass win be
celebrated by the Most Rev.
Francis Patrick Keough. Arch
bishop of Baltimore. at 10 am. tn
the old Baltimore Cathedral. Sta
tion WMAR-Tv will televise the
mass and relay the telecast to
other stations on the Columbia
Broadcasting Systems video net
work.
The three-hour Good Friday
services. from noon to 3 pm. yes
terday were well attended In
churches throughout the city. At
several places the crowds were so
large that worshipers stood In the
doorways, waiting for those inside
to leave so they could enter.
Visitors from other cities were
among those present at the SER
vices. A group Of Boy Scouts
from Troop III, Phlladelpnla, at
tended the services at Washington
Cathedral as part Of their visit to
Washington. They were led by
Scoutmaster Roger w. Taylor Of
Philadelphia.
An outdoor Good Friday service
that has become Q tradition in the
District was conducted In Frank
lin Park yesterday by the Catholic
Evidence Guild. The speaker waa
the Rev. DR.. Charles A. Hart, pro-
fessor of philosophy at Catholic
University. A choir Of II Paulist
Fathers from st. Pauls College at
Catholic University sang.
Servicemen mingled with civil
tians at the Pentagon Building,
where Catholic and Protestant
services were held. Other mill
ltary installations throughout the
IDistrict area had similar services
I =
Evening star., 1949-04-16

trainer with a circus. While still
in his teens. he became an expert
elephant handler.
After a turn at stock companies
and in a Broadway chorus line.
his brother. Noah. got him a $25-
a-week-job in Babes in Toyland'
-he entered the then infant
movie industry. His first Aim role
was as a Swedish girl for the
Essanay Studios in Chicago.
Cast In Heavy" Parts.
He came to California in 1915
to play in the Keystone comedies
Later he was cast in heavy
character parts. starring in such
films as THE objectionable Sin.'
Behind That Door," THE -Four
Horsemen" and Grand Hotel"
It was Douglas Fairbanks who
started him in the humorous tough
parts he loved so we'll.
Mr.. Beery estimated that in 20
years with Metro Goldwyn-Maye
he made more than $4,000. 900
for the company, at the same time
building up a sizable fortune of
his own.
The actor was an expert pilot
and owned his own plane. He
held a reserve commission as a
lieutenant commander in the
Navy.
The funeral will be at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale,
Calf.
Caryl Warner. who represents
Mrs. Schumm in the paternity suit
against Mr.. Beery. said there were
several possible developments In
the litigation. now that the 1ilm
star has died.
1T is possible that the child can
come into the estate as an heir
unless Beery specifically disin-
herited him In his will" said Mr.
Warner.
Mr.. Beery's lawyers refused to
say what action they would take
Il but indicated they might move for
dismissal.
MFR. Warner said. however, that
he would move as soon as possible
to have the Beery estate substi-
tuted as q defendant.
! The 32-year.old Mrs. Schumm
told Superior Judge William Nc
Kesson last week that she had
been "pressured" into signing an
out of court settlement Of the suit
for $20, 900, but wished to renounce
her part of the agreement. The
court consented.
Mrs. Schumm. who once was ar
extra player in Beery pictures
claims his personal wealth is ir
excess Of 1,000, 900.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Polish Diplomat Quits
To Live in Conudo
Nv the Assoc;o,sd Pres,

OTTAWA. Canada. April l6.--A
Polish diplomat has quit his job
to live permanently IN free
Canada"
Wladyslaw Zbik. second secre-
tary at the Polish Legation here,
said yesterday: 80 many Of my
countrymen have come to Can
ada since the end Of the war and
settled happily here that I am
sure I can make my way In thi,
free Canada"
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Continued From First Page.)

The invocation will be given by
DR.. Page NICK. Etchison, president
of the Bible Glass Association and
field secretary Of the American
Bible Society, and the benediction
by Navy Chief of Chaplains
Thornton c. Miller.
Flanders to Read Scripture.
Senator Flanders. Republican,
OF Vermont, will read the Scripture
lesson. The prayer will be led by
the Rev. DR.. Earl r. Fowler. pastor
of sixth Presbyterian Church.
Presiding will be Howard M.
Stackhouse, general chairman of
the services and executive vice
president of the Bible Glass Asso-
citation. ...
At $50 am. the annual Easter
sunrise service sponsored py the
Warrington Federation of Chris
tian YOUTH, will be held at the
Jefferson Memorial. The Rev. DR..
Carl Heath Kopf. pastor of First
Congregational Church. will de-
liver the message. The a cap
pella choir of Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School. under the di-
rection of Mrs. Fay Shaw. will
sing. ~
Two sunrise services will be held
at Z am. More than 1000 per-
sons sare expected to attend the
annual service In the formal gar
dens at Walter Reed Hospital
Army Chief of Chaplains Luther
D. Miller will deliver the sermon
The hospitals Memorial Chapel
Choir will sing and the 304th
Army Band will play. The services
will, be broadcast by the National
Broadcastine Co., and will be
heard locally over Station WRC
In case of rain, the services viii be
held in the, Red Cross auditorium
on the grounds.
Lincoln Cemetery Services.
At the same hour, the sixth an
nual sunrise service will start at
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suit
land road past Thirty-eighth
street Sc. The Rev. DR.. William
A. Stewart, minister Of Union
Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, will
preach the sermon. The COM
mittee in charge Of arrangements
are the Rev. DR.. w. H. Jernagin
minister of Mount Carmel Baptis,
Church: the Rev. DR.. c. T. Muir.
ray. minister of Vermont Avenue
Baptist Church: the Rev. DR.. r
NJ. williams, minister of Asbur,
Methodist Church. and the Rev
DR.. e. C. Smith. minister ol
Metropolitan Baptist Church.
The Rev. DR.. Carl c. Rasmussen
Of the Lutheran Theological Sem
mary. Gettysburg. Pa, viii be th'
speaker at the annual Easter sun
rise service at 1880 am. in tn
amphitheater at Arlington Gene
terry. Sponsored by the Crane
Encampment Of Knights Templai
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Sunny but Chilly Forecast for Capitals Easter

the services will be broadcast over
the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn and carried locally by Station
WTOP.
The prayers will be said by Col.
Alfred c. Oliver, retired Army
chaplain. John c. Palmer. chap
lain of the Grand Commandery Of
the District. will say prayers and
give the benediction. The Marine
Band will play.
Lilies for Tomb.
Following the services. a cross
of lilies will be placed on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in
the name of the Knights Templar
while It Was Yet Dark" will
be the subject of the sermon by
the Rev. Stanton w. Salisbury.
Navy chaplain, at the Easter serv-
ice on the grounds of the National
Naval Medical Center at $50 am.
tomorrow.
Sponsored by the Bethesda
Council of Churches. the service
will be conducted by the Rev.
Robert Shaw, pastor Of the Be-
thesda Christian Church and pres
ident Of the council. He will be
assisted by Chaplains N. @. Gatlin
and Frank B. Morton Of the med
ical center staff.
Music will be furnished by the
Navy Musicians School under the
direction of the Chief Warrant
Officer j. I. Carey. "The Holy
City" will be sung by Alan keith
Lansbury.
/ The services will be BROADCAST
by WBCC.
Faith Lutheran Church, Lee
boulevard and jackson street. Ar
jlington, va.,. viii hold an outdoor
Easter dawn service at $3.50 am
lon the Columbia Gardens Gene
terry lawn, adjoining the church
An Easter tableau of the first Eas-
ter in the Garden will be present.
ed. The Rev. Robert w. Long
pastor of the church, will preach
the sermon.
Services under sponsorship ol
the Prince Georges County YMCA
] will be held simultaneously in Ma
gruder Park, Hyattsville. and or
/ the lawn of the Episcopal Church
In Seat Pleasant. Both viii begir
at 5:28 am.
4 Easter Message.
The Easter message viii be de-
/ livered by Chaplain Leighton 3
Harrell, Of the Hyattsville Meu1or.
ial Methodist Church.
/ At 5:29 am, q similar servict
!. will be held at the National Me.
mortal Park. on Lee highway. Y
. miles west Of Falls Church.
). The Virginia service win be con.
Quoted by the Rev. Glendale Bur.
) ton Of Arlington. The Madriga
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Can Love Bridge
The Gulf of Time?

Did Jennifer Jones, as the
mysterious Jennie, die-yet
live again to be loved by Joseph
Gotten in q tender yet terrify-
inf love affair? See David 0.
Selznick's Portrait of Jennie, I"
coming Wednesday to the
Trans.Lux.
Evening star., 1949-04-16

cathay. q name occasionally
given to China in literary use. Is
often mentioned In Marco Polo's
writings. But, the traveller Of six
centuries ago explains. II should
be applied only to the portion OF
China north OF the Yangtze River
Evening star., 1949-04-16

An American arm is reported
about TO erect . rayon plant in
Uruguay.
Evening star., 1949-04-16

OF fndia's 1000 900 lepera
25o. 900 cases are infectious, sx-
perts have decided.
Evening star., 1949-04-16

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