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Evening star., 1950-12-24
Deeentra|izing Plan
For Federal Agencies
To Be Offered Soon
By the Associated Press

The Budget Bureau last night
said recommendations for removal
OF some Government operations
from Washington to other sections
OF the country probably will be
submitted to the National Secur-
ity Resources Board in mid-Janu-
ary.
A spokesman for the bureau said
NSRB Chairman w. Stuart Sy-
mington then will submit decen-
tralization recommendations to
President Truman.
This would include advice as to
governmental functions which
could be handled elsewhere. as
well as estimated costs of the de-
centralization.
The spokesman said the master
decentralization plan includes the
approximately so agencies in the
Executive Branch. as well as the
emergency defense agencies being
set up now. Reports from the
heads of the so agencies were re-
ceived by the Budget Bureau
Thursday and an analysis of them
has begun.
Study by Wilson Reported.
Charles E. Wilson, newly
director Of the Office of Defense
Mobilization. was reported study
ing plan to see how functions of
the defense agencies could be car
ried out by grouping them in a
number of regional headquarters.
Senator Magnuson, Democrat,
of Washington said he understood
13 such regional Offices for the key
defense agencies may be set up
around the country.
He said functions of these key
bureaus would be set up in a single
city for better coordination
rather than have different agen-
cies operating on widely separated
cities.
AS an example, he cited the
Bureau of Employment Security,
the counterpart of the old War
Manpower Agency; the National
Production Authority which would
perform functions such as the War
Production Board did; along with
price, wage and civil defense or
ganizations.
Senator Magnuson said locating
regional Offices of such key groups
one city would facilitate solv-
ing many of the problems and
wipe out delays.
Recalls OPA Procedure.
He said the breakdown would
follow geographical lines with a
centrally located city in each area
to become regional headquarters.
The Senator pointed out that III
World War II the OPA would have
a regional Office in one city far
removed from the headquarters
of the War Production Board or
manpower agency. This meant
difficulties in settling interrelated
problems.
The Budget Bureau said, how
ever. that such a plan for the de-
fense agencies would have to be
worked out as part of the master
decentralization plan.
Besides the temporary emer-
gency plans. the decentralization
program would include permanent
removal of some functions of regu-
lar departments from Washington
Evening star., 1950-12-24

AllooiOIl.
ow h 0 W.
ever. it is re-
ported that the
White House is
about to make
a change. An
a n n o u n C e =
ment of tn e
resignation of
M r. Mitchell,
who has headed
the commission
for II years,
can be expected
in January, ad-
ministration in
SiderS predict.
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Correction

The National Baptist Memorial
Church will not hold any services
on Christmas Day. 1t was incor-
rectly reported in yesterdays Star
that Yon's "Jesu Bambino" would
be sung at an II am. service to-
morrow, but the recital is to be
held at today's II am. service.
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Coming This Week in 7 he Star

KNOW YOUR NelGHBoRHooDTomow Reporter George
the White House ond onhe Of his weekly articles
Washington communities
NEW prol
scheduled for publication ~<+~
MORE NEWS IN THE STARy d The Stor publishes %
Evening star., 1950-12-24
Blair to Crown Queen

The annual crowning of the
Sweetheart of Montgomery Blair"
will take place at 1890 pm. We'd
nesday during the schools Christ
mas formal in the Blair gym.
Evening star., 1950-12-24
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Partly
cloudy with some sunshine and
mild. high about 54 today. Partly
cloudy tonight, low about 81. To-
morrow mostly cloudy and cold.
Evening star., 1950-12-24

various States civil service COM
missions are mentioned as posi-
bilitieS.
EXTREME INTEREST - One
thing appears certain No political
hack will be chosen for the job.
This is because of the vital in
terest shown in the pending ap-
pointment by such groups as the
Citizens Committee for the
Hoover report and the National
Civil Service League.
The Hoover group has placed
Federal personnel reforms as it's
No 2 objective next year and its
officials say it's extremely i'm
portant that the new commission
chairman be a top-f1ight man.
Otherwise, modernization of the
Government civil service system
will be badly retarded, Hoover Of
flcials declare.
Likewise, the National Civil
Service League, which is financed
by the country's leading indus
trialists and educators, has been
strongly urging the White House
to select the best possible man
for the job.
X 4 X X
SECURITY-Secretary of In
terror Chapman has issued orders
to heads of Interior Department
bureaus to tighten security re-
in their Offices, particu-
larly in regard to information
about dams and power plants that
may be vulnerable to sabotage.
HAPPY HOLIDAY-To all our
readers and their families. this
column sends it's wishes for a very
Christmas.
(Be sure to listen at 6::15 pm.
every Saturday over WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young'S Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
ne,Ds and DietDs OF the Govern-
nlent Scene,)
Evening star., 1950-12-24

Occasional will fall in the Pacific Northwest today
extending eastward the Rockies Snow furre will be
in portions of the Northern Plans in
parts Lakes Region and in Western
PENNSYLVANIA Ohio parts upper New England and
most of New including the southeastern counties
mild in the East, but colder in the North Central
region. -AP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star., 1950-12-24

Maryland-Some cloudiness and
mild, high so to S. today. Windy
and turning colder tonight. To-
morrow mostly cloudy and colder.
Evening star., 1950-12-24
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Truman Reported Due to Name
New Chairman of CSC Soon
By Joseph Younq

There recurring reports that chairman will be selected
by President Truman to head the Civil Service Commission
The present chairman Harry Mitchell submitted his
ton nearly but has the of
President until capable could be
Mr. Truman particularly anxious that Mitchell
Evening star., 1950-12-24

Virginia-Fair and mild with
high SIS to 60 today. Colder north
portion tonight. Tomorrow mostly
cloudy and colder.
River Report.
tFrom U. S Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Humidity
tReadlngs at Washington Airport.)
Yesterday pet. To-day Pct.
Noon ----------67 8 81
3 Pm m.-------. 66 10 pm. 65
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, As, at 1850 pm.
Low. 26, at 7:3O am. @
Record Temperatures THIS Year
Highest 96. on June "a.
Lowest. Is, on March 3.
Tide Tables. ~
FURNISHED by O.. S. Coast and Geodetic
q
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Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
capital tcurrent month to date):
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the job during the initial phases
of the commissions internal re-
organization that was originally
proposed by the Hoover Com
Evening star., 1950-12-24

HAPPY HOLIDAY-To all our
readers and their families, this
column sends its wishes for a very
merry Christmas.
Evening star., 1950-12-24

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Evening star., 1950-12-24

This edition contains This
Weeks Magazine OF is pages,
1O-page comic section and IL
paueS of rotogrdUure.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Bottle Clubs Founder Tells
Of Buying Members Burial Plots

ing of the club, if and when it
should pay the overdue taxes.
Mr.. Meserole opened by ex-
planning that club membership
was open to theatrical people
and their friends His interest
in the place, he noted paren-
thetically, was to obtain theat-
rical contacts since he received
no salary as a club official.
Other entertainment offered by
the club consisted mainly of a
three-piece band, with a singer
and an extra pianist, Mr.. Meserole
testified.
Witness Cites Its Newness.
Asked about charitable functions
by Stagecrafters, the witness
hedged by pointing out that it was
a new organization which ''had
no chance to carry out its aims"
Among other charitable" activ-
tiles were the purchase of some
insurance policies, of which about
20 were sold to members, the wit
ness testified. He added that the
club on another occasion expend-
ed about $500 to start a neighbor-
hood boys football team.
Educational and literary up
lift" consisted entirely of provid-
ing copies of Billboard and Vari-
ETY. magazines for the member
ship, Mr.. Meserole said. He ad-
mitted that the club has never
INDUCED in scientific, religious OF
missionary work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
New Education Course
To Be Offered at 6. W.

A special elementary education
session will be offered for the first
time at George Washington Uni
versity during the coming sum-
mer term. Dean James H. Fox Of
the School of Education an
nounced yesterday.
The courses are designed for
graduates with liberal arts de-
grees and for those trained in
secondary school teaching who
want to enter the field of ele-
mentary education.
Frederick Anderson Indorf, lee
turer in education at the school,
will direct the special session. The
course will certify students to
some areas but not in the District.
Dean Fox explained.
The courses to be offered and
the periods are:
June 5 to l6-A two-credit-
hour course on introduction to
learning and teaching. June 10
to July IA three credit hour
course in the elementary school.
July 10 to August 4 and August
7 to September 1.-Two three
credit-hour courses in elementary
school curriculum.
June 26 to August A four
credit-hour course in observation
and practice teaching. Students
Will observe Arlington County
summer schools and practice
teaching there for four weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
BY the Associated Pres,

The Stagecrafters Club, one of
Washington's plushier after hours
spots, qualified as charitable"
organization by buying a number
of burial plots for its members, it
was testified today.
But" Edward P. Meserole, one
of the club founders explained.
'we never used them. No one
ever died"
Mr.. Meserole was supplying in
formation under Government
questioning before a jury and
Judge F. Dickinson Let's in prose-
cution moves to dissolve the Stage
crafter's charter. The Govern
ment's case is based on conten-
tions that the club has not abided
by its published corporate aims,
among them the furtherance of
charities and educational uplift.
The witness testified that the
clubs only venture into THEATRES,
a play called THE Drunkard. !"
was flop. 1t was put on for "a
few members" he said.
Closed by Tax Action.
The club already has been
closed for about a month since
the Internal Revenue Bureau
barred the doors for allegedly de-
linquent taxes.
Prosecutors Ross O'Donoghue
and Bruce G. Sundlun are press
ing the dissolution action, pre-
|sumably to forestall any reopen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Tyler Youth Indicted
On -Four Counts in
Lansburgh Killings

William A. Tyler, 10, colored, of
the 1900 block of Pomeroy road
Sc. was indicted today on four
counts in the murder of two Lans-
burgh & Bros. watchmen April Z.
Two of the counts charge him
with premeditated murder in the
stabbing of Oliver R. Hess, 81, of
1924 Massachusetts, avenue NV,
and John C. Carpenter, Ct, of SOC
G street S.W.
The other two counts accuse
Tyler of numbering the two
watchmen while in the act of
HOUSEKEEPING.
Tyler, a former employe of the
store, became a leading suspect
in the murders after he had been
identified by a drugstore clerk as
the person who stabbed him dur
ing an attempted robbery.
3 Indicted in Warning Holdup.
Tyler, in a signed statement to
police. told of coming on the two
watchmen separately as he
prowled through the store on the
night of the Staying.
In another indictment, three
men were accused of $25 900
robbery at the home of Emmitt
Warning, reputed gambler, last
January.
They were listed as Sidney
Stromberg. 80; Malcolm Epstein,
40, and Arthur Pelkisson, 38.
Stromberg is held in Pottsville,
Pa. in connection with a 1913
Staying of a Reading, Pa, door,
man. Epstein. police recently re-
ported, was being held in Pitts
burgh on a string of robbery
charges. Pelkisson is a thrice
convicted New York gunman.
BrOther-in-Law Robbed.
The indictment accused the trio
of robbing Warning of $21. 500 in
cash and $4,000 ring in his home
at 5000 Macomb street NV.
Another count in the indictment
accuses the trio of robbing War;
rings brother in-law, William P.
Cady, on the same occasion of
5000 in cash and a wrist watch.
-Four persons were indicted on
narcotic charges. Harry Lee, A.,
of the 500 block of H street NV,
a Chinese, was named in a r.
count indictment charging mar
cotic law violations. Others named
on narcotic charges were John A.
Palmer. %. colored, 100 block of
F street S.W.; Marion Elizabeth
Fletcher. colored. 400 block of
Kenyon street NV, and James
Townsend, 80. colored, no fixed
address.
The indictments were among
"a returned by the grand jury
before District Court Judge Alex
ander Holtzoff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Youth Gets a Years
For 6 Housebreakinqs

Laddie Dwight Owens, 20, &C
cused of breaking into IL bust
ness establishments in the Glebe
road area early this year, was
sentenced today to four years in
the State Penitentiary.
Owens, who gave police an ad-
dress in the $500 block of College
lane, pleaded guilty in Arlington
Circuit Court to six housebreak-
ing charges. The Commonwealth
presented only six more serious
charges.
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy i'm
posed a four-year sentence on
each count, the terms to run con-
currently.
Owens was arrested last month
after the theft of 5000 worth of
tools from Bladen's Service Sta
ton. 633 North Glebe road. A
policeman who remembered see
ing Owens car near the scene of
an earlier robbery made the
arrest.
Judge Mccarthy requested on
April 81 that Owens be examined
by a county psychiatrist. DR..
Robert C. Burnham reported to
the court today that Owens "is of
sound mind and knows the differ
ence between right and wrong"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Bond Drive Ceremonies
Postponed by Weather

Washington's SIS million saw
ings bond drive got under way
today. without the benefit of the
Capitol Hill rally that had been
planned.
The weather caused postpone
ment of the program that was TO
include the .tolling of replica Of
the Liberty Bell. marking the
opening of the drive.
Also hastily Cancelled this
morning was a musical program
by the Metropolitan Police Band
and speeches by congressional
leaders and Tallulah Bankhead.
Treasury officials announced that
the program will be rescheduled
for 1880 am. tomorrow.
The national bond-selling cam.
paign, whcih lasts until July 4.
is expected to raise $3.50 in series
E savings bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
2 Policemen Rescue
Invalid and 7 Others
From Burning Building

Three persons, one of them an
invalid, were rescued from a burn
ing building yesterday by two
scout car policemen attracted to
the scene by a woman's cry for
help.
Second Precinct Pvts. Joseph
Longo and Joseph Mccarthy were
cruising in the unit block of Fen
ton street NE, about 2:30 pm,
when they saw a woman at a
window shouting for help at So
Fenton street NE.
The two policemen ran upstairs,
where they found the fire confined
to the middle room of the dwell
ing, but it had trapped two per-
sons. Pvt. Longo said they could
not open the door because it was
locked from the inside.
Break Down Door.
Pvt. Longo, who weighs more
than 200 pounds, broke the door
down and the two policemen
crawled inside.
They found two persons over
come by smoke and carried them
downstairs and into the open air
where they were quickly revived.
While Pvt. Mccarthy went to
turn in an alarm. Pvt. Longo
moved to the rear of the house
where he saw another woman
shouting for help from a rear
window on the second floor. The
only other exit was through the
burning room and the woman was
unable to crawl over a large box
fastened to the window sill. The
policeman climbed to a low roof
near the window and broke the
box from its fastening.
Helped Through Window.
He was unable to get into the
window. however, until arrival of
f1remen. One Of them scrambled
to the roof and boosted the
policeman into the room through
the window. Pvt. Longo then
carried the woman outside.
The woman in the rear room,
described as an invalid. was
identified as Frances May New
ton. ST.. The other two were
listed as James Bowright. IS, and
his wife, Gertrude, 80. All re-
fused disqualification.
Pvt. Longo said the fire started
when kerosene stove was
knocked over during domestic
dispute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Two Vienna Brothers Held
In Disappearance Of Girl

Two Vienna (Va9 brothers
have been charged in connection
with the disappearance of a Falls
Church girl who subsequently re-
turned home.
The charges resulted from war
rants sworn out by Alexander H.
Leatherwood, father of Nancy
Elizabeth Leatherwood, Is, a
Washington-Lee High School
junior. The Leatherwoods live at
ZIG Midvale street.
Charged are Basil Hickerson.
20, and Daniel Hickerson, %.
Basil is charged with taking the
girl from her home and secreting
her from her parents, and with
contributing to the delinquency of
a minor. Daniel is charged with
aiding and abetting in the seizure.
Both were placed in the Fairfax
jail in lieu of bond. Basil's bond
was fixed at $10,500. while Dan
iel's bond was put at $1,000. A
hearing on the charges is set for
10 am. Friday in Fairfax Trial
Magistrate Court.
The girl was reported missing
by her father. who said she left
their home Friday. Police said
she walked into Fairfax head
quarters about o'clock this morn
ing with woman with whom she
had been staying in Arlington
Mr.. Leatherwood was called and
the girl went home with him,
police said.
Mr.. Leatherwood is a building
superintendent in the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
closes
Capital Transit
Damage Appeal
Court Finds Self
PowerIess to Permit
Suit Beyond $500

Reaching a most regrettable
conclusion" the United States
Court of Appeals today ruled 1t
was powerleSs to permit an am
putee. who lost both legs in q
streetcar barn accident. 70 sue
Capital Transit Co.. his employer
for damages.
Under the action. Charles @.
Keffer, IS. now can collect a total
of only $500 in workman's COM
penSation for his injuries. These
include a fractured pelvis and
ruptured bladder.
Married and the father Of two
small children, Mr.. Keffer last
June filed District Court suit for
$500. 900 damages. charging negli-
gence on the part Of the transit
company. He was hurt a year
before. and since that time has
been supporting his family in
Sharon, w. Va. on his $25 weekly
compensation allowance. This
ends in about three more years,
after which time. according to his
lawyer, Mr.. Keffer probably will
be reduced to ''peddling pencils
on a street somewhere.
Was Cleaning Car Barn.
Mr.. Keffer was cleaning car
barn when one streetcar bumped
another, which in turn pinned him
against the wall.
Judge Bennett Champ Clark Of
the appeals court said the victim
was struck down in the very
prime of life" He added. how
ever. that the appeals bench had
to affirm the District Court dis
missal of Mr.. Refers suit, al
though the decision was most re-
grettable."
Judge Clark pointed out that
the compensation act covering
transit workers here precluded an
injured employe from making any
liability claim against his en-
ployer other than for the $500
maximum allowance provided
under the compensation act.
May Appeal to Supreme Court.
Mr.. Keffers attorneys, Edward
E. ONeill and Kermit l.. Sharff.
commended that a 1905 Congress
sional act, later declared uncon-
stitutional, should have been
available to their client to collect
damages from the transit COM
pany. The lawyers argued that
elimination of the 1906 act ap-
piled only to the States. and did
not include the District in its
scope.
Mr.. ONeil further claimed that
regardless of Mr.. Refers rights
under the 1906 act. the intent of
Congress in passing workmen S
compensation laws was to benefit
the injured employe, rather than
work hardship"
The lawyer indicated he is con-
sidering an appeal to the Supreme
Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Military Pageant to Precede
Congressional Baseball Game

The Armed Services will be out
to do their bit to help the Con-
gressional baseball team and The
Evening Star send a lot of under
privileged children to camp this
summer.
An impressive military pageant
will be held at 8 pm. Friday at
Griffith Stadium just prior to the
opening of the game, a preview of
Armed Services Day.
The Army Band and Marine
Band. the Navy School Of Music
Band and the Air Forces Bands
mans School Band will march
onto the field, each leading a full
company of men who will line up
behind second base facing home
plate.
Then the Air Force Drum and
Bugle Corps will lead in 48 WACS.
WAVES. WAFS and Woman Ma
rines carrying the flags Of the 48
States. This group will line up
at home plate facing the other
units. At a signal the flags will
be dipped and Capt. Hugh M.
Curry, director of the Army Band
will lead the massed bands in
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
Marine Platoon to Drill.
The Marine Corps Drum and
Bugle Corps will lead in a
platoon from the Marine Bar
racks which will stage a 20-min-
ute precision drill.
After the drill the United
States Coast Guard members will
give a search and rescue demon
stration with a helicopter flown
up from Elizabeth City, N. c., for
the occasion. 1t. Stewart Gra-
ham. II. s. c. G. will Y1i1ot the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15

Twenty-first and Twenty-second
streets NV. The is aides Of
Navy Secretary Benjamin Stod-
dart also occupied one of these
houses.
Secretary of War Samuel Dex-
ter established his staff of 10
across the Avenue in a three
story house leased. like the Post
Office Building, from a private
citizen.
Fire routed the War Depart
ment in November. and another
fire damaged records in the Treas
ury's auditing room in January
Newspapers charged that Adams
Federalists Gust defeated by JET
ferson in the presidential cleo
tom were trying to destroy Gov
eminent records to cover up EVIL
dence of misgovernment, but a
congressional investigation founo
the fires accidental. The Treas
ury was more thoroughly burned
Dy Lne BRUSH IN 1914.
Adams Visits.
President Adams came to town
for few days visit in June. But
the White House wasn't ready yet,
and he went home to Braintree
(Quincy), Mass, for his summer
vacation. The four-man cabinet
(the Postmaster General wasn'i
included them met twice weekly
without him.
Congress, which had adjourned
in Philadelphia May IA, didn"
begin trickling in until October
and reconvened the next month
in the one wing of the Capito
then standing. The Supreme
Court didn't arrive until Febru-
airy. 1901, and the Attorney Gen
eral wasn't required to live in
| Washington until IA years later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15
Newest Lead Fails
In Redhead's Murder
By the Associated Press

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
May 15.-An abandoned automo-
bile flzzled out today as a clue in
the case of the red-haired woman
left dead along a mountain road.
Morgan County authorities con-
fessed they were stymied for any
new lead. The nude body of the
woman, about IS, was found on old
U. S. Route 522 last Wednesday.
Dozens Of possibilities have been
investigated, but nothing has come
up as to her identity or where
she was killed.
The abandoned car was found
Friday near Sharpsburg, Md. A
rope, some strands of hair, two
bobby pins and an old jacket
were sent to the FBI in Washing
ton.
S. D. Helsley. Morgan County
prosecutor, said today that a COM
parison Of the hair strands with
the dead woman's hair showed no
similarity. The rope was ruled
out as that used to strangle the
woman.