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Evening star., 1950-02-02
House Groups Reports
Reds in Army Center

The House Civil Service Com
mittee said today that it had un-
covered evidence of numerous
personal irregularities among ci-
william and military employees al
the Army Finance Center in st
Louis.
Chairman Murray said an in
vestigation by subcommittee
headed by Representative Karst
Democrat, of Missouri. had dis
closed the presence of Conmu-
nists and fellow travellers on the
payroll there.
Also, Mr.. Murray declared, the
subcommittee discovered falsiflca-
tion of personnel records. and the
general ''unsuitablity" of many
employees at the Army Center.
Violations of civil service regu-
lations was another charge levied
by the committee. Mr.. Murray
added that witnesses in the in
vestigation were "coerced" by
Army personnel.
The exact nature of the charges
was not divulged. Mr.. Murray
declared that all the evidence was
being turned over to the Army
Department, the Civil Service
Commission and the controller
general.
Immediate action by the three
agencies was urged by Mr.. Murray
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Israel Premier Bars
j. ). Rabbis Pressure
BY the Associoted Press

JERUSALEM, Feb. 2.-Premier
David Ben-Gurion has sent a
strong message to a group of
American rabbis denying the right
of any Jewish group outside
Israel to try to pressure the gov
ernment here.
Eleven American rabbinical and
synagogue and religious Zionist
organizations within the UNITED
Religious Bloc of America" re-
Gently cabled Mr.. Ben-Gurion de-
manding revision of present ar
rangements for absorption of i'm
migrant children.
The group said it made the de-
mand Ito prevent injustice to
children, parents and fundamen-
tai Judaism so as to obviate world
scandal of far-reaching and tragic
consequences"
Mr.. Ben-Gurion's answer, cabled
in Hebrew, was released here to-
day. The Prime Minister said
no one would detract from the
right of any Jew to express an
opinion or criticize the affairs OF
state of Israel.
But, he declared, the rabbis had
tried to pass Judgment on matters
they knew little about. Mr.. Ben
Gurion did not mention what has
been reported in the press-that
a Ministerial Committee is investi-
eating charges of discrimination
in religious education.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Yale Expert Decries
Pre-Marita| Sex Bans
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Society's
taboo against pre-marital sex re-
lations is causing untold harm,
says Prof. George P. Murdock,
Yale University anthropologist.
He appealed yesterday to Prot
estant clergymen to lead the way
in helping to reform conventional
opposition to pre-marital sex ex-
perienees. He was speaking before
the American Social Hygiene AS
|sociation.
In the history of Western civil
ization, he said, the Protestant
clergy led "the first sexual reform
of modern times" by wiping out
the ban against marriage of min
listers.
Prof. Murdock said worldwide
study of $50 forms of society
showed that 10 per cent permit
sexual experimentation before
marriage.
Such relations, he said, would
remove a major cause of divorce,
lessen perversion, and provide q
good basis for marriage.
Luther E. Woodward, a former
Protestant minister now with the
New York State Department OF
Mental Hygiene, said the Yale
professor considered only the "out-
side" of the problem Of pre-
marital relations, and not the in.
ner feelings ofsthose involved.
The Rev. William j. Gibbons
secretary of the National Catholic
Rural Life Conference, said Sc,
sex freedom were condoned.
would run wild" if premarita
Evening star., 1950-02-02

the ships buoyancy until the pull
ing power overcame pressure
against the bottom.
To increase buoyancy and de-
crease displacement, fluids. am
munition and storage were re-
moved from her. Stern and bow
were lifted with pontoons, Sand
beneath the hull was loosened with
small explosive charges. so the
heavy ship could settle a little
lower in the water.
The Army Engineers dredged an
artificial channel from the stern
of the Missouri to deep water. so
there would be a clear path once
the vessel was af1oat.
To furnish pulling power, beach
gear was installed, while two pow
erful salvage ships and IA tugs
ran lines to the Missouri. The
beach gear consisted of heavy an
chors embedded in the bay at a
great distance from the Missouri.
Gables were run from anchors to
the battleship winches. AS the
winches turned, taut cables exert
ed a pulling force.
Piv0ted by Three Tugs.
Despite an all-out effort Tues
day, the basic plan fell short. At
that time. however, the bow pom
toons had not been placed and
the forward part of the ship was
not high enough. The tide did
not rise to predictions.
Conditions were different yester-
day. The tide ran stronger and
higher under a more favorable
wind. The bow pontoons also
were in place. and the ship had
been lightened even more.
Admiral Smith introduced one
important new tactic. Three big
tugs worked on the lighter, higher
bow. swinging first to starboard,
then to port. This proved enough
to pivot the mo" amidships, and
thus break the suction of sand
and gravel.
After the battleship was hauled
into the main channel, Admiral
Smith disclosed that only Is per
cent of the total pulling force was
needed to free the ship under the
prevailing conditions at that time.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Construction Pushed
'On York River Bridge
Speeiel Dispatch 10 The Star

YORKTOWN, Va. Feb. 2.-The
State Highway Department today
reported construction is we'll un-
derway on the most costly bridge
project ever undertaken in Vir-
ginia. 1t is the 3,750-foot George
P. Coleman Memorial bridge
across the York River between
Yorktown and Gloucester Point.
The bridge, which will carry
Route II across the York River,
is scheduled for completion early
in 1852. If the present rate of
construction is maintained, how
ever, engineers believe it may be
finished by late next year.
Though not the longest bridge
in Virginia, it will be the largest
from the standpoint of cost and
the quantity of materials used an
its construction. The overall cost,
including approaches and Incl
dentals, will total more than $9,-
100000. 1t is being financed by
toll revenue bonds.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Blandy Backs Move
To Deactivate Mo-;
Ship Being Checked
By John V. Horner
Stor StoH Correspondent

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 2.-The
Navy solved only one of many
vexing problems yesterday when
it ref1oated the U. S. S. Missouri
from a Chesapeake Bay sandbar
No sooner had the 45,oOo-ton
battleship been freed from the
underwater trap than questions
were raised as to her worth, the
cause of her stranding and the
methods of salvage.
The Mighty Mo-" on which
the japanese signed surrender
terms for World War II, is now
in drydock at the Norfolk Navy
Yard. There she will undergo
examination for damage suffered
during Is days aground.
But even before the big war
ship tied up, demand was made
in Washington that she be con-
signed to the Navy's "mothbalp'
fleet.
Endorsed by Blandy.
Chairman Vinson of the House
Armed Services Committee de-
clared the Missouri should join
scores of other shelved warships
and be replaced by an aircraft
carrier.
That idea received the immedi-
ate support of Admiral w. H. P.
Blandy, who retired as COM
mander In chief of the Atlantic
Fleet within two hours after the
mo" was refloated. Admiral
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Britoin's Prison Chiefs
.Bur Poison for Executions

A suggestion that condemned
murderers be given a glass of
poison and become their own ex-
ecutioners met little favor with
the governors Of Britain's chief
prisons. London reports. They all
voted in favor of the retention of
hanging. when they gave evil
dence before the Royal Commits
sion on Capital Punishment. Ma
jor A. c. N. Benke, head of
Wandsworth Prison, rejected the
ancient Greek method of a
draught of poison, because it
meant condoning suicide.
II do not think the majority of
murderers who have been ex-
ecuted would have taken it," he
said. "You would have to pour
it down their throats. They
would be too selfish to take it
themselves"
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Funeral Services Today
For Mrs. Mary CasheII

Funeral services for Mrs. George
T. Cashell, 81, a Washington area
resident for 65 years, were to be
held this morning in the Pun
phrey funeral home, 8434 Georgia
avenue, Silver Spring. Burial was
to be in Rockville Union Cemetery
Rockville.
Mrs. Cashell died Monday in the
home of her son, DR.. Irving M
Cashell, 2807 Eighteenth street
NV, a veterinarian. She had
lived at 916 Silver Spring avenue
Silver Spring. fc 80 years.
Born In Charles County, Md.
she was the former Miss Mary
Wilkerson. She was married in
1884 to George T. Cashell, Mont
gomery County farmer. He died
in 1882. =
In addition to DR. Cashell, she
lis survived by another son, Thomas
r. Cashel of the Silver Spring
avenue address; two brothers, Will
liam w. Wilkerson of Rockville
and Samuel r. Wilkerson of Wal
dorf, Md; three grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Jail Transfer Asked

The recent jail break at Rock
vile may result in placing the
jail under supervision of the
County Council instead of the
sheriff's office.
Montgomery County Manager
Irving G. McNayr said today the
county's legislators have prom
ised to introduce a bill to au-
thorize the shift.
Those in favor of the bill to
permit the council to tighten
security measures, Mr.. McNayr
said. include Federal Bureau of
Prisons inspectors, the sheriff,
Circuit Court judges and repre-
sentatives of the Maryland De-
partment Of Correction.
Last Monday three young
prisoners from Washington pried
out a window bar and let them
selves to the ground from an
upper floor cell with the aid of
blankets knotted into ropes.
Police throughout the East are
still looking for them.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Alexandra Man Released
In Fatal Fire Investigation
BY the Associofed Press

FERNDALE, Md, Feb. 2.-Anne
Arundel County police today re-
leased a 51-year-old Alexandria
(Va.) man they had been holding
for investigation in connection
with a fire in which four children
died.
A boy who had seen a man near
the fire could not identify him in
a police lineup.
The four children died when
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hartenstein burned near Glen
Burnie on January %. The mar
was picked up four days later
when relatives of the Hartensteins
said he seemed unusually curious
about the tragedy. Police said he
was carrying newspaper clippings
telling about the fire and severa.
sex crimes in the Washington
area.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Truman Won't Soy
If Mo- Will Join
MothboH Fleet

President Truman refused
to say today whether the re-
floated battleship Missouri
will be taken out of service.
The President told his news
conference that Secretary of
the Navy Matthews has the
power to order the ship into
''mothballs." But, Mr.. Tru-
man added, he assumes the
Secretary would discuss it
with him before issuing any
such order.
The President was asked
whether the Chief of Naval
Operations. Admiral Forrest
P. Sherman, would have au-
thority to replace the Mis-
souri, with a carrier.
Mr.. Truman replied that
the Secretary of the Navy
could do so if he chose, but
he assumed the Secretary
would discuss any such move
with the White House.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Woman S Body Found
In Swampy Area Near
Arlington Tea House

The body of a woman was found
today in the brush about 400 yards
off South Arlington Ridge road,
Arlington, near the Little Tea
House.
The woman was identified as
Miss Phyllis Dawson Row, 81, a
former chief dietitian at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. She
had been staying recently at the
tea house. 1901 South Arlington
Ridge road.
Arlington police said there were
no evidence of foul play. DR.. w.
c. Welburn, Arlington coroner, or
dered an autopsy performed at
Arlington Hospital. He withheld a
death certificate.
Found by Rescue Squad.
Miss Row was reported missing
Monday. police said, by Miss Ger
trude Allison. of the tea house ad-
dress.
Members of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Rescue Squad. who found
the body, reported it was lying
in a swamp" The head rested
on woman's pocketbook, they
reported. They said three empty
medicine bottles were found in
the pocketbook.
The rescue squad men also said
a note and Miss Rows rings were
found in her room at the tea
house. The note, they said, gave
directions for disposition of the
jewelry.
Physician Asked Search.
The squad said the request to
search the area came from a
Washington physician. They re-
ported he said Miss Row was miss
ing and that efforts to find her
had been exhausted"
Arlington Police Chief Harry
woodward said friend of Miss
Row had asked that the Bethesda
Chevy Chase squad make the
search, and that. he approved the
request.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Air Force Private Beaten,
Robbed OF Car and Sc

Pvt. Jack w. Cokley of Andrews
Field, had a lump on his head
this morning in exchange for SO
and his automobile.
Police reported that Pvt. Cokley
was struck with a blunt inStru-
ment by an unidentified colored
man about 3 am. today and
robbed of his car and $8. The
robbery occurred in the 1900 block
of @ street NV. after Pvt. Cokley
had stopped to talk to the man.
The robber was described as
about feet 9 inches tall, wearing
a gray topcoat and a raincap over
| his hat.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Dutch Plane Crashes
In Sea- 7 Feared Lost
By the Associoted Press

AMSTERDAM, the Nether-
lands, Feb. "A Royal Dutch
Airlines (KLM) cargo and mail
plane crashed into the North Sea
today off the Dutch coast. Air
line officials said all seven crew
members aboard - including a
stewardess-have been given up
for lost.
kim said no traces of sur
vivors had been found hours after
a Danish ship found floating
wreckage of the DC-3, which was
en- route from Amsterdam to
London.
The Danish steamer Rigmor re-
ported it saw a burning plane
crash at 4:55 am. G1:55 pm.
EST yesterday, 25 miles from
the hook of Holland, the sea en-
trance to the port of Rotterdam.
After daylight the steamer ra-
diced it had found wreckage and
picked up mail bags but reported
no survivors had been located.
Aboard the plane were the nor
NAL crew of four and three air.
men making the trip to receive
instruction in the landing facili-
ties at London Airport. One Of
them, 26-year old A. J. Legg, was
British.
The plane left Amsterdams
Schiphol Airfield at $40 am.
yesterday and was due in London
at 6 am. After it radioed to
Schiphol that it was leaving
Dutch territory. nothing more was
heard from it,
The plane was piloted by 32-
year-old j. van der Heide, the
fa thar of tbree cbi1dren
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Arlington Parking Program

A bill to authorize publicly
owned parking lots in Arlington
County was introduced today in
the General Assembly at Rich
mond.
The measure, offered by Dele
gates j. Maynard Magruder and
George Damn of Arlington, would
create off-street parking areas to
serve community centers like
Clarendon and Cherrydale. A
similar plan already is in opera
tion at Silver Spring, Md.
The Assembly worked unusual
ly long hours yesterday to pass
Gov. Battles $45,000,000 school
construction program. This calls
for an immediate grant of $780,
900, 900. with the balance to be
available after July /.
Efforts to amend the measure
to force localities to match State
funds were defeated in both
houses. although slight modifica-
tions were made. Committee
chairmen will meet later in an
attempt to adjust the differences.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Druggist Awarded $4,000

An award of $4,000 was made
by an Arlington Circuit Court
jury last night to a druggist who
claimed he was forced into bank
ruptcy by a sheriff's sale based
on an illegal warrant.
Harold Babbitt of $40 North
Piedmont street obtained the
award for damages as the opera
tor of the drug department in
the Sirley Super Market, Lees
burg pike and Seminary road.
The defendant was Joseph
Evening star., 1950-02-02
School Head Accused

The Falls Church Board of
Education was asked last night
to "take appropriate action"
against City School Supt. Irwin
H. Schmitt because, it was said,
he had accused Virginia judges
of bias.
The charge against the edu-
Gator was made in a closed
session by Lytton H. Gibson,
assistant commemorative at
torney for Fairfax County.
According to Mr.. Gibson, Mr..
Schmitt had declared the judges
were biased because they were
appointed by the Legislature.
The statement was made in a
discussion with Commonwealth
Attorney Hugh B. Marsh last
Saturday. The two had met to
talk about the Indebtedness of
the two school systems.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
De Gosperi Wins Test
.On SomuIiIund Issue
By the Associated Press

ROME, Feb. 2.-Premier Alcide
de Gasperi's new government won
its first test in Parliament today
The Chamber of Deputies voted,
259 to 178, to consider legislation
approving Italy's United Nations
mandate over Somaliland.
Communists and pro- Commu-
mist Socialists led the opposition
The government wants immediate
parliamentary action so that
Italian administrative and mill
tary forces can arrive at the
African colony before monsoon
weather strikes.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
100, 900 Books Sent
Abroad in Years Drive

More than 100000 books, COL
lected by the Catholic Library
Association last year, were sent
to education institutions In war
stricken countries abroad, it was
announced TODAY,
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Water FIuorinotion Souqht

Fluorination of drinking water
in parts Of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties will be
recommended by Southern Mary
land dentists as a means of pre-
venting dental decay.
The dentists are to make their
recommendation to the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commis-
sion, it was announced.
Evening star., 1950-02-02

Miller, president Of the market
firm.
Mr.. Babbitt charged Mr.. Miller
obtained a distress warrant il
legally. The warrant, setting
forth that Mr.. Babbitt had not
paid certain rent, was issued May
8, 1948. and the drug department
was sold at a sheriff's sale on the
same day, the plaintiff contended.
A motion was filed for Mr.. Miller
to have the verdict set aside.
Evening star., 1950-02-02

Blandy told a press conference
that it is difficult to Justify use
OF the Missouri-only battleship
aaoat-for training purposes. He
said training can be provided in
ships less costly to operate. The
admiral said he favors replacing
her with one or possibly two car
riers. Vi s..
Doubt was raised that President
Truman would be willing to ap-
prove the Vinson proposal. The
President asserted last year that
the ship named for his native
State will never be deactivated
while he is Commander in Chief.
Three Leaks Found.
The Navy has estimated that it
costs $6,750, 900 a year to operate
the Missouri.
While the ''mothball" discussion
increased, Navy Yard workers
swarmed through the giant vessel
to spot damage from grounding
and salvage. Effort was made to
ready the Missouri for "Portrex"
amphibious operations in the
Caribbean later this month.
Rear Admiral Allan E. Smith,
commander of cruisers in the At
lantic and the officer in charge
Of salvage, expressed belief that
relatively little damage will be
discovered. He and his deputy,
Rear Admiral Homer N. Wallin,
reported the most serious injuries
found so far were three minor
leaks.
Inquiry Opens Tomorrow.
After the floating, Admiral
Smith remained in command of
the Missouri, supervising towing
operations for the 8-mile trip
through Hampton Roads to the
dock. Capt. William D. Brown,
the skipper, stood by.
Doctors ordered Capt. Brown to
bed Tuesday night because of
fatigue and a cold. He was up
early yesterday, however, and was
in the foretop with Admirals
Smith and Wallin when the bat
tleship got free.
The captain will be the central
fgure in a court of inquiry sched-
uled to open tomorrow at Atlantic
Fleet headquarters, here.
Thn NnI1rtse I11f,y =.
fixing of blame for the Missouri's
mishap. That subject has been
under constant discussion but
officers and men of the Missouri
crew have remained discreetly un-
communicative.
The battleship plowed through
$500 feet of sand and gravel north
of the main channel leading from
Hampton Roads to Chesapeake
Bay. She came to rest at a point
a mile and one-half east of Old
Point Comfort.
The grounding followed an at
tempt to transit a Navy test range
where submerged acoustic devices
were being observed for reaction
to vessels of various types and
sizes. The range was marked by
two buoys, between which ships
were supposed to pass.
When the Missouri went
aground, she was lifted 7 feet
above the normal waterline. Fol
about two-thirds of her length
the ship is as wide at the bottom
as on the beam, 108 feet. The
bottom there also is fiat. Thus
Rear Admiral Allan E. Smith
chief of the salvage operations
asserted, methods sometimes usee
to rehoat smaller ships and vessels
of different design could not be
used in this case.
The Missouri could not use hel
ewn engines to help break away
because sand in the injectors
would have carried into her ma
chinery. The warship could moi
take advantage of jolt from hel
big guns because of the risk OF
structural damage.
In the Navy view, the problem
hecaEne one of simply increasing
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Gov. Lone Proposes
Record BUDGET and Tax Cut

NeCOf0 puu9et uuu IA MI
Gov. Lanes plans for reducing
taxes despite the biggest budget
in Maryland's history were being
studied today by legislators at
Annapolis.
The Governor submitted his
program yesterday in a 40-min-
ute speech before the House and
Senate. He asked approval of a
1851 budget totaling $143,066,052
which is $5,831, 800 above the rec
ord 1850 figure.
. He recommended at the same
time that income taxes be re-
duced and the levy on real es-
tate be cut to 6 cents on each
500 valuation. The Governor
proposed use of most of a State
surplus of $6.456,642 expected to
be available at the beginning of
the 1851 fiscal year on July l to
make up the difference between
State income and expenditure.
Republicans Immediately as
sailed the plan to use the surplus
as "a scheme to use the accu-
mulated funds for campaign pur-
poses." especially in view of the
fact that this is an important
election year in Maryland.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Six Die in Gun Bottle

CALI, Colombia, Feb. 2 R.-
Two policemen and four bandits
were killed when bandits attacked
"a police station yesterday at
Zarzal, about so miles from Cali.
a government communique said
today.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Cobros Shipped by Air

Five cobras and a python,
shipped recently from Ceylon by
sea, air and rail to Miami, Fla,
were carefully packed in separate
jute-hessian bags, made necessary
by their cpnnihalistic tendencies,
Colombo reports.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Swiss Navy Grows

Tonnage of the Swiss merchant
navy has been increased by de-
livery Of the 9,320-ton motorship
Anunciada, built in the United
Kingdom.
Evening star., 1950-02-02
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy with highest temperature
around 48 degrees today, followed
by occasional rain late today, to-
night and tomorrow. Lowest to-
night about 80 degrees.
Maryland and Virginia-Cloudy
with occasional rain tonight and
tomorrow, turning colder in the
mountains tomorrow. Lowest tenn
perature tonight from IS to 40
degrees except near As degrees
on the coast.
Wind velocity, 9 miles per hour;
direction, southwest.
River Report.
tFrom u. s. Engineers)
| Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
| and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1950-02-02

High and Low for Yesterday.
High, 10, at 1901 am
Low, 35, at 4:10 pm.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 70 on January 20.
Lowest, %, on January 90.
Tide Tables:
(Eurnished hY United States Coast Al