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Evening star., 1950-12-09
BY the Associated Press

| President Truman's knuckle-
cracking letter to music critic
who panned his daughters singing
provoked chuckles and some sharp
Republican comment today.
In the free-sWinging style he
sometimes uses in private con-
verSationS with friends, the Pres
ident let go at Paul Hume, critic
for the Washington Post. Mr..
Hume had said in his review that
Margaret Truman's singing last
Tuesday night at a well-attended
concert in Constitution Hall was
flat good deal of the time"
Few outside of the President and
MI. Hume professed publicly
knowing just what MI. Truman
said. But the Washington Daily
News quoted the President in an
irate-father vein like this:
Il have just read your lousy
review buried in the back pages.
You sound like a frustrated old
man who never made a success,
an eight-ulcer man on a four
ulcer job and all four ulcers work.
ing.
Il never met you but if I do
you'll need a new nose and plenty
of beefsteak and perhaps a sup
porter below.
"Westbrook Pegler, a gutter
snipe, is a gentleman compared
to you. You can take that as
more of an insult than as a re-
Election on YOUR ancestry"
Pegler Comments.
In New York, Mr.. Pegler, a
columnist often critical of Mr..
Truman's administration. said:
"It is a great tragedy that in
this awful hour the people of the
United States must accept in lieu
of leadership the nasty malice of
a President whom Bernard
Baruch in similar incident called
a rude. uncouth, ignorant man.
Let us pray
At first, White House officials
denied knowing whether Mr.. Thu
man himself had written the let
ter. which was on White House
stationery and signed III. S. t.
Later they confirmed that he
had written to Mr.. Hume. and one
source said the published version
sounded like what he wrote.
Mr.. Hume himself said the pub
lished version was almost word for
word with the letter he received,
except that it left out a couple of
There were hints that
the full version contained Ian
guage at least equally strong.
Withholds Full Text.
Mr.. Hume declined to make the
full text pu5,io. He said IN a !
statement:
Il can only say that a man suf-
fering the loss of a close friend
and carrying the terrible burden
of the present world crisis ought
10 be INDUCED in an occasional
outburst of temper"
The reference was to Charles G.
Ross. Mr.. Truman's secretary and
ongtime friend, who died a few
Evening star., 1950-12-09
Radio Show to Mark
Human Riqhts Day

A radio dramatiZatlon of the
United Nations declaration o1
human rights will be broadcast
over Station WGAY at $50 am
tomorrow.
The 15-minute broadcast, spon-
sored by the Prince Georges Coun-
ty League of Women Voters, viii,
commemorate Human Rights
Day" Title of the program il
"Our Cliildren's Home" Members
of the cast will include students
from foreign countries at the
University of Maryland.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
2 Arlington Churches
To Broadcast Services

Two Arlington churches will
broadcast their II am. services
tomorrow. Arlington Methodist
Church, the Rev. Harry w. Back
hus in charge, will be heard over
Station WARL and the Rock
Spring Congregational Church
the Rev. Paul r. Hunter in charge
over Station WEAM.
Daily devotions will be given
Monday through Friday at 8:4s
a m. over Station WARL by MIR
Hunter and at 1915 am. ovel
Station WEAM by the Rev. Pau
Carter, pastor of Greenbrier Bap
tist Church.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
.Morningside Firemen
To Hold Turkey Shoot

The Morningside (Md.) Volun-
teer Fire Department will hold
turkey shoots tomorrow and De-
cember II to raise money to equip
it's new truck with hose.
The shoots are scheduled for l
pm. both days. The fee will be
81 and the shoots are restricted
to IL or 16-gauge guns.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
Religious Symposium
Set for Tomorrow 4

A Symposium on Religion will
be held at $3.50 pm. tomorrow al
the Bethesda Chevy Chase Jewish
Community Group House, 5 Ed
son lane, Bethesda.
Rabbi Paul Richman will pre-.
side over the discussions as DR.
Murray Shear presents the scien-
lists viewpoint. DR.. Joshua Bern.
hardt, economist, will give the
social scientists attitude, and Dr.
Asher Achinstein, president of ths
group, will present the conserva-
tive's views.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
Kensington Post Office
Announces New Hours

Beginning Monday, the Ken
sington (Md0 Post Office will be
open from 8 am. to 9 pm. daily.
On December 16 and %, the
hours will be from am. to-
pm. and on December II and "a,
from 10 am. to 4 pm.
The new hours were announced
today by Postmaster Margaret B
| Tirney.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
Fuller Put to Death
For Thompson Killing
Ry fhe Assoeiated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 9.-Ben
Franklin Fuller, 43, convicted of
f1rst-degree murder in the death
of Joe Thompson, in Mecklenburg
County, died yesterday in the cleo
trio chair at the State peniten-
tiary.
Mr.. Thompson was killed on
December 10, 1949. Fuller orig
inally was sentenced to die on
August IL, but was given re-
prieve until yesterday by Gov
Battle, in order to give the State
Supreme Court time to study Full
ler's petition for an appeal.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
Choir to Give Concert

A concert by the Angelus Choir
formerly the Columbia Girls
Choir, will give its annual Christ
mas concert at 8 pm. tomorrow
in the Crossman Methodist
Church. Falls Church. Va. Mrs
Dwight Shaw will direct the group
in Christmas music.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
YuIe Buzuur Tomorrow

The Marymount School Of Arl-
ington will hold its annual Christ
mas bazaar at $3.50 pm. tomorrow
The Dramatic and Choral Clubs
will present a program Of Christ
mas music and a skit entitled
why the Chimes Rang"
Evening star., 1950-12-09
DR.. Shuffer to Speak

DR.. Frank L. Shaffer, vice presi-
dent of the Westminster Theo-
logical Seminary, will speak at the
Bradbury Heights Methodist
Church at ii am. tomorrow. The
Rev. D. K. Sturgis. pastor, will
conduct the service.
Evening star., 1950-12-09
Laughing Owls Found

Another bird which New Zea-
landers thought to be extinct
the whekau or hakoko Laughing
owD-recently has been found in
remote sections of the country.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-04
Navy Boxers To
Meet Here

The Alaskan Armed Forces
boxing tournament will be
held at MOB March 8
through IL with 100 boxers re-
presenting all Alaskan Com
mands.
Preliminary fights are sched-
uled for March 8 and 9,
semifnals on March 10 and the
finals March II. All fights
will be held in the MOB gym
and will start at 7:30 pm with
the exception of the finals
which will be held on the
afternoon Of March II.
1t. (jg) J. M. Taulbee is
tournament manager.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-04
Herring Better

Anchorage-U. S. Marshal
Paul Herring of Anchorage
was due to be released from a
Seattle hospital Monday and
may return to Anchorage with
in two weeks.
Herring, who recently un-
derwent an operation, is re-
ported recovering rapidly.
Prior to becoming marshal of
the third division he served as
deputy marshal in Kodiak.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-04
BULLETIN

The house yesterday after
noon passed the bill granting
statehood to Alaska, the
Associated Press reported
from Washington.
The roll call vote sending
the bill to the senate was 1856
to LAG.
Action on statehood for
Hawaii was postponed until
next week.
Washington (P)-The legis-
lation to make Alaska a state
ran into opposition in the house
Friday when it had hardly be-
gun to consider the matter.
Rep. Leroy Johnson, Re-
publican of California, inter-
rupted to ask a roll call to de-
termine whether a quorum
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-04
Annual kEA
Meeting Monday

The members of the Kodiak
Electric Association will elect
a nine-man board Monday
night at the annual meeting.
Sixteen names will appear on
the ballot.
The meeting will be held at
the Community Center and
will be called to order by Pres
ident John Gibbons at 8 pm.
Preceding the election of
board members several pro-
posed changes in the bylaws
will be voted on. In past years
board members served for a
term of one year. It is propos-
ed that the term be three
years. Other changes concern
the auditing of the coopera-
tives books, termination of
membership, date of the an
nual meeting and the distri-
button of unexpended revenues
and receipts.
Copies of the suggested
changes were mailed to all
members in February.
The members of the present
board are Gibbons, Wilton
White. Marshall Crutcher,
Morris Burnham, Basil Clark,
Tom Gallagher, Leo Sears,
Rueben Tesarik, and John
Chase.
The seven others selected by
the nominating board are
Cecil Wilson, Robert Acheson,
Paul Hansen, Oscar Nelson,
Dick Lightfoot, H. E. Spencer
and John Farrow.
To vote in the election a per-
son must hold membership in
the KEA and must be present
at the annual meeting or give
his or her permission in writ
ing to vote by proxy. Only one
person in a family may vote;
votes cannot be accepted if
sent by, mail.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-04

Mrs. John Douglas, former
D and A clerk, and her oaugh-
ter Audrey left for their form
er home in Port Angeles,
Thursday. Douglas, a Coast
Guardsman, expects orders
transferring him to the states
next month.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-04
Two Youths Held
After Taking Car

Judgement in the case of
Alfred Christofferson 10, and
Tecon Shuravloff, II, both
Kodiak youths. will be
handed down around the first
of the week by U. S. Commits
sioner A. M. Vokacek. Their
trial was held Wednesday.
The two youths were
charged with driving a vehicle
without the owners permits
sion and with reckless driving.
Christofferson pied guilty to
both charges. Shuravloff was
represented by Attorney Tai
mage L. Smith who pied his
client guilty to taking a We
hicle without the owners con-
sent but not guilty to reckless
driving as Christofferson had
admitted driving the vehicle.
The commissioner requested
that an attorney represent the
youths.
The car taken by the youths
crashed head-on into a taxi
cab owned by Henry Haag
which was parked near the
Beachcombers.
The car driven by Christoff-
erson was a Chrysler sedan
owned by council member and
police commissioner Ray Shan
non. Both cars were badly
damaged.
Shuravloff suffered cuts a.
bout the face and head in the
crash and was given treat
ment at Griffin Memorial hos
pital following arrest of the
boys by U. S. Marshal Clar-
ence Dizney.
In a signed statement be-
fore Dizney, Deputy Marshal
Ivan Blood and George Slau-
son, Jail guard, Christofferson
admitted taking Shannon's
car from in front of Clark's
Garage early Tuesday morn
ing.
It was the second smashed
cab for Haag within the past
three weeks. The first occurred
on the base town road.
Christofferson and Shuravl-
off could not post the $500 bail
set by the court and are held
at the u. S. Federal Jail.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-04
Council To Adjust Leak
in City Water System

The MISSION Road Pumping
Service, a privately owned
water system that supplies 81
houses along Mission I'd, has
been running city water
through it's system for several
months. city officials have
learned.
The matter will come before
the city council at it's next
regular meeting.
Steps will be taken to
clarity the matter and arrive
at a figure on the amount of
money owed the city by the
privately-owned SERVICE" a
council man said yesterday.
The Mission Road Pumping
Service is owned by John
Gibbons and John Hughes.
The 81 houses receiving
water have paid the Mission
Road Pumping Service a
monthly fee Of $4.0O for the
service. Some Of the houses on
the system are within the city
limits and the others are out
side.
Several residents using the
water said that they knew
city water was running in the
system but did not complain
because they thought the
supply would be cut off if they
mentioned it.
One councilman said the CT
ty would probably assess the
pumping service two dollars
per unit per month, retroac-
tive to Dec. l, while another
said the city should collect for
the water for as long as it has
been used in the system.
A check on an electric
meter, by the KEA and later
by a city workman, at the
Mission Road Pumping Service
pump revealed it was in work.
ing condition but had not
moved since March of 1949.
The same city workman
checked the records at the
KEA, for the city council, and
found that the service had
paid a fiat rate of $3.50 a
month for several months.
Meanwhile the owners of
the system met with members
of the city council Thursday
and discussed the matter.
''The council has been adj
vised and steps have been
taken to adjust the matter"
John Hughes said yesterday.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-04
Apply For License

Application for a marriage
license was made yesterday by
Joseph Henry Raymond and
Ruby Spackman Nelson. The
couple plan to be married
Tuesday. Raymond is owner
of the Doghouse.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-04

Pat Cannon, president of
the United Fishermen of A
laska, left Thursday for a
weeks trip on union business,
10 Cordova and Juneau.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-04

Measure Wins 186-146
Over Sudden Opposition

! OppOSluOu
was present. When a quorum
was obtained, Johnson said he
opposed statehood for Alaska
on the ground that the two
senators Alaska would have as
a state could offset the votes OF
of any pair senators chosen by
far larger population groups.
"Alaska's senators elected
with possibly 10000 votes
could nullify the votes Of the
senators from California-where
there are four million voters,
or votes of the senator's from
New York where there are
twelve million voters"
Representatives Jonas, Re
publican, Illinois, Keefe, r.,
Wisconsin, and Engle, r.
Mich, also spoke against
statehood. II can't reconcile
myself" said Engle, to giving
two senators and one repre-
sentative and three electoral
votes to a territory with fewer
, voters than my Congressional
district
Chairman Peterson of the
house public lands COMMITTEES
led the debate for the measure,
saying Alaska's 100, 900 popu-
lation is more than many other
territories had when admitted
to the union. Johnson Interrupt
ed at this point to demand g
roll call. He disputed Peter:
sons population premise and
sad that when other territories
were admitted the ratio of ter
ritorial population to that OF
the states was one to 264 while
the Alaska ratio is one TO 1928.
Rep. Crawford, R., Mich.
challenged the opposition as
not merited. He said that A..
laska as a state would be more
useful to defense than asa ter
ritory. IF it were in my pow
er. / would make 4 Alaska q
state before the sun sets To-
day." he said.
Crawford said statehood
would strengthen the United
States defenses by increased
settlement and development,
adding there is no one in Con-,
gress who 'can vote to defend
the people of Alaska against
monopolistie powers primarily
opposing this bill. !" He said he
is referring to the shipping
and fishing interests.
Delegate E. L. Bartlett Of
Alaska told the house that if
it gives statehood to the terri
tory, Alaska will soon repay
the action by giving the nation
a great state. Give us state
hood and we will give you be-
fore long a mighty state whose
population will grow constant
1xy - ho cold
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-04

Mrs. Una Sutherland, who
has been visiting her son,
Malcolm Mcdonald, left
Thursday for Anchorage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-21

BALTIMORE Oct. 1IzPAA
police trap resulted IN the cap
lure IS lwo gunner and the kill
ns ~ ! third IN a North Balti-
more tod market early this
moGnInR
nu4 not until after a flaming
Run battle.
heres wisat happened.
Working On a tip. five police
man cFnached IN the darkness Of
e store Tor three hours. Finally
the barglars appeared, dropping
aaieklF from : skylight
~ aha police moved IN one
81 10 gunner cpend fire. ard
Ia = memant the super market
wA4 : Shooting gallery.
0r 81 the bandits fell dead III
i hail 81 police bullets OF MS tseu
pals who were captured one is
Il critical condition and may not
Npe Ore policemen was slightly
auaed on the nip By shotgun
fire. The four other cops IN inc
markes escaped unhar But two
other policcnen. hufryng q the
scene. were infar8 HkkhI
prowl car smashed into q pylor
and caught On fire
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-21
Commissioner Harveys Plan
For The Future Key West Is
Well Received By Commission
SMALL NEIGHBORHoDD PARKS IS PART
OF OVERALL CONTROL PLAN ron CRY

The man with a plan showed City Planning Com.
missioners last night comprehensive report for the
development Of Garrison Blight and for many another
project in the eity's future.
City Commissioner Harvey has aaaoubtedly
spent many. many hours on his survey. And The engi.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-10-21
Cash
Balance Now
Balance Rises
Despite Tax
Reductions
Made Here

Cash balance Of the City
.0l Key West on October /
has risen to $449, 870.25, &C
cording to a report issued
today By Finance Director
Charles r. Roberts.
This is S133, 330.36 great
er than the balance in the
city treasury on the same
date last year.
The excellent showing
made by the city commits
si0ners and their co~Work-
Conlinaed On Page Eight
Evening star., 1950-09-22
By Ovid A. Mortin
Associated Press Farm Editor

This years cotton crop offers an
example of how difficult it is tc
plan farm production from Wash
| ington.
A year ago the country had cot
ton running out of its ears. A
new burdensome surplus was
piling up, the bulk of it held by
the Government under grower
price support program. Uncle
Sam had more than billion dol
lars invested in the extreme sup
plies.
Today the Nation faces a pos
sible shortage in some grades and
staple lengths. Prices are ad-
vancing. Last years so-called
surplus is melting away.
Chief Factor in Change.
What brought about this quick
change? The Principal factor was
an Agriculture Department pro-
duction control program designed
to prevent an increase in supplies
Last year, farmers produced a
bumper crop of 15,446,000 bales
This was added to a reserve of
5,283 900 bales from previous
crops.
That's too much cotton" said
Federal farm officials. They
promptly invoked rigid produc-
ton and marketing quotas de-
signed to cut this years crop to
11,733,000 bales. The department
allotted about 21.5 million acres
for cotton production this year
nearly 6 million fewer than
planted last year.
But farmers planted only about
10 million acres. Some farmers
did not plant their full allot-
ments. Many had shifted to Other
types of farming.
On the other hand, many
farmers in western areas, where
cotton production has been ex-
panding in recent years, did not
get allotments as large as they
desired.
Weather and Boil Weevil.
On top of the underplantings
came unfavorable weather ir
some areas and heavy boil weevil
infestations and damage.
AS a result, present prospects
point to a cotton crop of $685.
900 bales-or about a fifth smaller
than the Governments produc-
ton goal.
The supply situation wouldn't
be so bad if use of cotton during
the past II months had been in
line with Government expecta-
tions of a year ago. But consid-
Evening star., 1950-09-22

in Fort Lauder
dale, Fla.
Mr.. Minnick,
who is a native
of Washington,
also was head
of the Meridian
Hill Hotel here
for a time. He
has managed a
n u m b e r o f
other hotels IN
New York and
Florida.
T h e South
ward Hotel, a
71-ronm Strllc-
Evening star., 1950-09-22
Government Chest Unit
To Give Program Monday

A Community Chest rally of the
Government Unit will be held at
noon Monday in the Departmental
Auditorium to promote the coming
campaign.
Secretary of Labor Tobin will
deliver the keynote address and
Interior Secretary Chapman will
act as master of ceremonies
Sandra Stahl, Miss Washington OF
1850. will sing, and an opening
concert will be given by the
Marine Band Orchestra.
Evening star., 1950-09-22
Farm Output Planning Upsets
|Shown in Years Cotton Crop

terably more cotton has been USED
in this country and exported thar
had been counted upon.
The Government plans to per-
NIT farmers to grow considerably
more cotton in 1851.
Evening star., 1950-09-22
Bridge Glasses to Start

Registration for evening bridge
study classes for men and women
beginners, under the direction of
Margaret Myrtle, can be made
Monday, October 8, at Thomson
Center, Twelfth and L streets
NV The group will meet every
Monday from 7:45 to 10 pm.
Evening star., 1950-09-22
Israel Buys Equipment

American equipment worth
100000 has been bought for one
of the largest dairies in the Mid
die East, to be started at Tel
Aviv, Israel, this fall.
Evening star., 1950-09-22
Former D. {. Hotel Man
Named 10 Florida Position

Ford Minnick, former manager
of the Washington and 2400 Ho-
tells here, has been named general
manager of the Southwark Hotel
Evening star., 1950-09-22

tional Geographic Society, will
give a colored movie travel talk
on Thailand.
Evening star., 1950-09-22
Silver Spring Gallery
To Open Exhibition

The Silver Spring Art Gallery
will open an exhibition Sunday at
4 pm. at 9216 Flower Avenue. It
Evening star., 1950-09-22
THE EVENING STAR, Washington. D. C.
FRIDAY. sEPIEMBER a. 1850

will continue through October 20.
DR.. w. Robert Moore, world
traveller and lecturer of the Ma
Evening star., 1950-09-22

Half Of New Jerseys area is GOV.
cred with forests.
Evening star., 1950-09-22

ture, is scheduled to open in mid
December. Construction began
last July. Frank j. Fellows, ST., is
owner of the hotel.
The Valley settler., 1950-04-21
FRIDtY APRIL 28

Musi c Concert ct the Palmer School Gym al p.n. The Concert will consist of both bend end choral numbers.
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Arnold WeI|es Married
In Surprise Ceremony
By the Associoisd Press

SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. s.
Arnold Welles. son of former
Undersecretary of State Sumner
Welles, and Mariana Ledbetter
|of Savannah were honeymooning
today after they were married in
a surprise ceremony.
A justice of the peace in nearby
Ridgeland, S. c., performed the
brief service yesterday. The we'd
ding was originally set for Charles
ton. S. c., in early January.
After luncheon here with the
wedding party, the couple left for
a short wedding trip. They will
make their home in Washington,
ID. c.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert j. Ledbetter
of Savannah and made her debut
two years ago. Her father is an
executive of laundry company.
Mr.. Welles graduated from Yale
in 1910 and served as a lieutenant-
commander in the naval reserve
during the war. He and Adele
Harman Welles were divorced
recently. They have two sons.
Wedding guests included the
elder Mr.. Welles.
Evening star., 1950-01-03
New Year Death Toll
AT 402 Drops From
Christmas Holiday
BY the Associated Press

The Nations New Year holiday
violent death toll passed the 4OC
mark. but represented a sharp
drop compared to the Christmas
weekend total of $50.
The 402 killed in all types OF
violent accidents was less than
the traffic deaths over the Christ
mas holiday. The survey conv-
cred period from 6 pm. last
Friday to midnight Monday.
But traffic, as usual, during q
major holiday, was the big killer
There were 253 persons killed in
motor mishaps over the long week
end. That was II below the 33O
prediced by the National Safety
Council. In the two-day 1949
New Year holiday there were 309
violent accidental deaths, includ-
ing 207 traffic fatalities.
Texas, which reported 60 vio-
lent. deaths over the Christmas
holiday to lead the Nation, topped
the country again over New Year
with So deaths including 80 traffic
fatalities.
Deaths by States, listing traffic,
fires and miscellaneous: