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Evening star., 1950-01-25
|Wursfer Still Weiqhs
Decision on QUITTING as
Planning Group Head
By Nelson M. Shepard

Chairman William w. Wurster
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, here for
the opening of monthly sessions
today, is still undecided whether
to continue in the planning post
after June l.
At that time the present dean
of architecture and planning at
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology Is going to take over a
similar post at the University of
California. If he continues with
the commission, it will mean he
will have to fly here at least once
a month from Berkeley, Calf.
Some of his associates believe
Mr.. Wurster will remain with the
commission for while, at least,
after June !.
Time Consuming Job.
On the other hand, Mr.. Wur-
ster said, after a White House
visit yesterday, that the NCPPC
craftsmanship is "a very impor-
tant job and should have great
deal of time spent on It," He
added that he doesn't feel he
is able to give enough time to
it, even from Boston.
Should Congress approve the
pending request for a full time
salaried executive director for the
commission, it was felt, the prob
lem would be solved for Mr.. Wur-
ster. He could become trans
continental commuter with peace
of mind, knowing that many OF
the duties that otherwise would
demand his attention would be
handled by the director.
The Planning Commission will
admit the press at 10 am. to-
morrow when the Battle of the
Anacostia River Bridges" is to be
renewed.
Differ on Sites. -
Since the planners last meet
ing the District Commissioner.
have formally approved the bridge
to be built in line with East Capt.
tol street. The Planning Commits.
sion has taken no action but it:
staff, under the direction of Johr
Nolen. jr., in charge of planning
long has advocated the bridge al
Massachusetts, avenue instead.
An agenda loaded with various
matters of less Importance will
be taken up during the three-day
meeting. Included are suggested
sites for the Gandhi memorial in
Washington, authorized by Con-
gress. It will be a memorial audi
torium seating 500 persons, ac-
cording to reports, with an Indian
museum.
Project Nears Completion.
At the first session today. Col
Vincent E. Stack, land purchas-
ing officer for the commission
announced the proposed recrea-
tional development in the Fort
Reno recreation area Is nearing
completion.
The commission approved sale
of one residential property which
| is being acquired as an addition
to the area on Chesapeake street
near Belt road NV. Col. Stack
said this acquisition will leave
To- " two improved properties in
t44e entire site.
The commission also approved
compromise settlements through
condemnation cases relating to
the development of the Fort drive
and Watts Branch parkway
Properties obtained In this way
included lots in square 5231. near
Fifty-fourth and Eads streets NE.
others in square 5662 near Texas
and Branch avenues NE, and
property in square 5745 in Battery
Ricketts, Park along Bruce place
between Anger place and Fort
| place
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Trade ToIks Planned

sRadefia Djuandas Minister of
Economic Affairs of the United
States of Indonesia. and members
of newly organized American
ndonesian Chamber of Com
merce in New York will confer
next week in efforts to promote
trade.
Djuanda met with chamber of
ficials for three hours yesterday
morning before departing for
Washington, where he plans to see
Export Import Bank officials
about 100000, 900 loan to his
c0l1ntrv-Ap
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Truman Unable 10 Attend
Fune;a al of Old Friend

President Truman will be unable
to attend the funeral of his life
long friend, Mayor Roger Sermon
of independence, Mo-, tomorrow
afternoon.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said late yesterday that Mr. Tru-
man had hoped to fly out. but
commitments made it impossible.
The President is scheduled to
attend the wedding tomorrow Of
Miss Drucie Snyder. daughter of
the Secretary of the Treasury, and
Maj. John E. Horton.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Gambling
Continued From First Page.)

said he saw Billeci pick up num-
bers bets in the restaurant and
identified a Wearley's duplicate
walters check found in the
Lewis establishment as his own
numbers play.
You have the right to draw
the inference" the judge said
land it is UP to you to draw the
inference or not-that the three
defendants were engaged together
in the numbers game"
The judge also said the jury
had the right to draw the in
ference that the testimony o1
persons named by Miss Franklin
as playing the numbers game
would have been unfavorable te
the defense. had the defense
called them.
In this connection the judge
mentioned Herman Cohen, q
street circulation sales director OF
the Times-Herald, in whose office
Miss Franklin said Acalotti ano
Billeci settled up their accounts
weekly. Mr.. Cohen was not called
by either side.
AS to jurisdiction, the judge
drew the analogy of person
standing in Maryland near the
District line and shooting a per
son in the District. The entire
offense would be subject to prose
cution in the District, he said.
Before the judge delivered his
charge, Acalotti's attorney
Charles M. Ford. completed the
final arguments he started yeSter-
day. He said Miss Franklin s
testimony against Acalotti was
motivated by vengeance.
What was the day of her al
legged redemption?" be asked. "It
was Is days after she ceased get
ting gifts from i1im."
Evening star., 1950-01-25
DenfeId Custer Critics
Claim Enough Votes
For Further Inquiry
By John A. Giles


today to force a further explana-
ton of the firing of Admiral Louis
E. Denfeld as Chief of Naval
Operations.
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman
took over as operations chief Off
cially today, after the Senate ap-
proved his nomination yesterday.
Senator Knowland, Republican,
of Wisconsin said he still would
press the Senate Armed Services
Committee tomorrow to recall
Navy Secretary Matthews for fur
ther testimony.
Other defense developments in
cludeo:
/. Talk of writing mandatory"
language into future military ap-
preparations to compel the Presi-
dent to spend the money was dis
closed to have taken place in
closed hearings before the House
Appropriations Committee The
talk is the result of Mr.. Truman'sI
refusal to spend money Congress
authorized last year to expand the
Air Force from 48 to So groups.
2. Senator Hoey, Democrat, OF
North Carolina, perdicted that
Army Secretary Gray would be
elected president of the University
of North Carolina next month
thus creating another big hole in
the defense structure. MI. Tru-
man has said in the past that he
has had difficulty in finding men
to fill the jobs.
Matthews Willing to Appear.
Mr.. Matthews told the COM
mittee last Thursday that he
would be glad to appear to go
into q detailed explanation of his
differences with Admiral Denfeld
but he asked that the session be
closed in fairness to the admiral.
Senator Knowland said that he
thought that a majority of the
committee would approve recall
ing the Secretary although Chair
man Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
land, has indicated that he did
not favor such a move for fear it
would again open up the bitter
uniflcation row which f1ared into
the headlines last year as re-
suit of a House inquiry. 1t was
that investigation that brought
the surprise critical testimony by
Admiral Denfeld and resulted in
bringing to a head his differences
with Mr.. Matthews. However, the
latter has stOutly maintained that
the firing was not repriSal for
the testimony.
A report on closed hearings of
the House Appropriations sub
committee on the Defense De-
partment's $4,000. 100000 budget
for 1851 showed that Defense
Secretary johnson had a tough
time explaining why funds were
impounded when he appeared as a
witness January IL.
Told Not to Spend Money.
Mr.. Truman, who did not con-
slider the Air Force expansion
necessary, told Mr.. Johnson last
November not to spend the $685.
100000 Congress had provided
without request for it.
Over nearly II pages of fine
print testimony the Home mem
bers repeatedly objected that such
procedures could lead to dictator
ship.
Where in the law or the Con-
stitution would you take away
from Congress the authority of
raising and equipping and main
tanning armies and navies and
delegate that authority else
where?" Representative Mahon,
Democrat of Texas, demanded.
And Representative Sheppard.
Democrat of California, asked
would you kindly indicate the law
whereby the President has that
authority without exercising a
yeto?" Representative Skies, DEM
ocrat of Florida, commented that
the action was "just one jump re-
moved from straight Dictatorship.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Around The World
News in Brief

would give his government free
dom in legislation and administra-
ton. At the same time he said
the talks would be entirely a
French-Saar affair.
The negotiations are expected
to culminate February z in the
signing of four conventions. These
would regulate ownership and de-
velopment Of the Saar coal mines
and operation of the Saar rail-
roads, define the French-Saar eco
nomic union, and fix conditions
under which Frenchmen may
work here and Saarlanders work
in France >
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Forum on School Needs

INDIAN HEAD, Md, Jan, 25,
(SpeciaD - Building needs Of the
Indian Head schools will be dis
cussed In a forum at 7:45 pm.
tomorrow in the Lackey High
School auditorium. State Senator
James B. Monroe will be the guest
speatsr.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
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Evening star., 1950-01-25
Elizabeth Moy Visit Philip

Princess Elizabeth hopes to visit
Prince Philip. her sailor husband,
at Malta again this spring-if she
can find time.
A press officer at Buckingham
Palace in London said whether
she goes will depend on her heavy
schedule of public appearances
which she has taken over from
her father.
Philip is first lieutenant of the
destroyer Chequers of the Mditer-
ranean fleet.-A. p.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Indian Head Benefit Boil

INDIAN HEAD. Md. Jan. Is,
(SpeciaD.-The annual ball for
the Infantile Paralysis fund will
be held in the elementary school
gymnasium Saturday night. It
is being sponsored by the John
Addison Millard Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Posthumous Prize Won

Mrs. Annie Harris, 80, bought a
lottery ticket at Sydney, Austria
liza. recently. AS a pseudonym she
used the phrase, While there's
life there's hope" The next day
she died. When the drawing
was held. her ticket won first prize
of $4,000.
Evening star., 1950-01-25

Boy smokers under Is in South
Australian reformatories are to
get a tobacco issue.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Smuts Opens Compoiqn

Jan Christian SmutS, oppose
ton leader, launched a campaign
yesterday to unseat South Africa
Nationalist coalition government.
Marshal Smuts proposed to the
House of Assembly in Capetown
a vote of no confidence in the
government. charging it frittered
away huge reserves since it came
to power and aggravated feeling
among natives and Europeans in
race-conscious South Africa.
Marshal Smuts' United Party
was defeated in the election of
June. 1948, and was succeeded by
D. F. Malan's coalition.-A. P.
Evening star., 1950-01-25

Nicaragua has grasshopper
plague.
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Homes for Homeless

A "home for the homeless" pro-
gram, calculated to avoid land
riots like those occurring in
Southern Italy, is being pushed
by the Philippine administration
as among it's biggest 1850 objec-
tiveS.
Set up on orders of President
Quirino, a three-man cabinet
committee is supervising the dis
tribution of government-owned
land and residential lots to low
income citizens by the Federal
Peoples Homesite Corp.
All officials involved are under
ironclad instructions to see that
no profit accrues to the gov
ernment from this land reform.
I-CDN,
Evening star., 1950-01-25
Soar Seeks Freedoms

Premier Johannes Hoffman Of
the Saar expressed hope today
that negotiations with France
The Nome nugget., 1950-09-27
Congress Did Some "Individual Think ing'' This Session

WASHINGTON, (P) Senator Gordon R.-Oreo said yesterday he believes this years session of Congress produced more "individ- ual thinking" than any in the six years he has been a member of the Senate.
 "It is shown in more careful ex- animation of measures before the Senate" he told a reporter. "The only exception has been the de- fense' spending as a result of the Korean War. That was unavoid- able as it developed in the last days"
 Predicting that the one-package ge appropriation bill will come in for lots of opposition in the next Con- gress, he expressed hope it would be retained.
 "The session, as I view it in re- trospect was highlighted chiefly by the lack of leadership in the majority party, which traditional ly plans and presents the schedule for consideration of legislation, ' Gordon continued.
 "The Alaska and Hawaii state hood bills are good illustrations of this sort of action. They were passed in the House early in the session. In May, after favorable action was taken on the bills by the Senate interior committee, they were sidetracked in favor of dozens of minor bills of no real consequence.
 I still am clinging to the forlorn hope they will have immediate consideration when Congress re- turns in November"
The Nome nugget., 1950-09-27
Three Officers Die In Crash of Plane

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (P - A Civil Air Patrol plane crashed and burned in a railroad yards near here, killing three officers and seriously injuring Skip Alexander, top-flight professional golfer.
 Neighbors found the 32-year-old Lexington, N. C., golfer crawling into a field, his clothes afire. He was expected to recover.
 At Sioux Falls, S. D., where the plane was based, the CAP listed the dead as:
 Col. James R. Barnett, A, of Sioux Falls, commanding officer of the South Dakota wing of CAP.
 It. Diver A. Singleton, 28.
 It. Duane M. Reeves, 28.
 Alexander's left leg was broken
The Nome nugget., 1950-09-27
Yugoslavs Can Garlic Crop

BELGRADE, (P)-Just about a year ago, the government bought up the garlic crop in Vojvodina, Yugoslavia's breadbasket. Prices were low; garlic plentiful. The government had far too much on it's hands. What to do? One of Yu- gOslavia's technicians found an answer.
 He had the garlic peeled, sliced. ground, baked in special ovens and packed in air tight tin boxes. For the product, Yugoslavia claims a long life without loss of flavor. Tn it's first year on the export market, it brought big orders from the American marget and elsewhere.
 This year, Yugoslavia is in creasing it's output-especially a. long the Hungarian frontier to a point where the crop probably will be the largest in the country's history.
The Nome nugget., 1950-09-27

MT. and Mrs. Loe McCurnin are the parents of daughter, Joselyn Steward, weighing 2 pounds and 3 ounces, who was born this morn ing at the hospital.
 MT. and Mrs. McCurnin have been teachers at Teller Mission for the past year and are leaving for their home in Pocahontas, Iowa. soon.
 MT. and Mrs. J. F. Bartlett for merly of Mt. Edgecumbe, are the new teachers at Teller Mission
The Nome nugget., 1950-09-27

above the ankle and he was burn cd on the hands, arms and face.
 He finished sixth in the $15,000 Kansas City open golf tournament Monday and was on his way home to Lexington, N. C. Bob Hamilton of Evansville, former profession al golf champion, said Alexander told him in the hospital he had "hitched" ride on the military plane.
The Nome nugget., 1950-09-27

Rev. Robert Treat. according to a release from Methodist Public Relations, attended the Ninth An nual Methodist School of the Pro- phets at Purdue University, La fayette, Indiana, in September and attended special courses in Christian Biography and Theol- ogy.
 While at the school he showed slides Of Methodist work in Alas ka.
The Nome nugget., 1950-09-27

Friday. September 2s. 1850 700 a.m.-Morning Melodies 7:l5-Musical Clock 8:0O-Eddie Albert
 8:30--Not So Quiet, Please 9:00-Beulah
 9:15-Melody Roundup 9:3O-Mid-M Morning Melodies lO:00-Jack Berch l0:l5-Vocal Spotlight l0:30-Fred Waring ll:00-Club Fifteen ll:l5-Remember 11:30-I. & E.. Special Noon-Luncheon Turntable 12:3O-Jimmy Carroll Sings 12:45-At Ease
 1:00-Art Bakers Notebook 1:l5-Jack Smith
 l:30-Yesterday's Best 2:00-Around World In History 2:15-WordS With Music 2:30-Meet The Band 3:00-Matinee Melodies 3:30-A. F. R. s. RanchhouSe 4:00-NeWS of The World 4:15-Curt Massey Show 4:30-Musical Varieties 5:00-I. and E. Time
The Nome nugget., 1950-09-27
A. F. R. $. MARKS AIR FORGE BASE NOME, ALASKA

Wednesday. September 27. 1850 5:00-I. and E. Time 5:30-Kid Ory
 6:00-News of The World 6:15-This Is The Story 6:30-This Is The Story 7:00-Turntable Time 8:00-Henry Morgan 8:30-Hollywood Music Hall u 9:0O-Charlie Mccarthy - 9:30-Name It For A Song l0:00-SuSpense 10:30-One Night Stand 11:00 p.m-Sign Off
 Thursday. September 2s. 1850 700 a.m.-Morning Melodies 7:15-Musical Clock 8:00-Eddie Albert
 8:30-Not So Quiet, Please 9:OO-Beulah
 9:15-Melody Roundup 9:30-Mid- Morning Melodies lO:OO-Jack Berch 1O:15-Vocal Spotlight i0:30-Fred Waring l1:OO-Club Fifteen l1:l5-Strike Up The Band 1l:3O-I. & E.. Special Noon-LuncheOn Turntabie 12::30-Jimmy Carroll Sings l2:45-A; Ease
 1:OO-Art Bakers Notebook l:l5-Jack Smith
 l:30-Guest Disc Jockey 2:OO-Around World In History 2:15-Words With Music 2:30-Meet The Band 3:00-Matinee Melodies 3:30-A. F. R. $. RanchhouSe 4:O0-News of The World 4:15-Curt Massey Show 4:30-MuSical Varieties 5:O0-I. and E. Time 5:3O-Gene Autry 6:O0-News of The World 6:l5-ThiS Is The Story 6:30-American Heritage 7:00-Turntable Time 8:O0-Mr. and Mrs. North 8::3O-You Bet Your Life 9:0O-Red Skelton 9:30-Name It For A Song 10:00-Inner Sanctum 1O:3O-One Night Stand 1l:00 p.m.-Sign Off
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10

most of the embroidery and de-
signs, pretty example of the
latter being a dress length of
pale peach silk for Mrs. Kraft.
Each Kraft may have his or
her favorite possession but it is
evident that they all agree on
the family" present which is a
dinner set of handpainted china
from Japan with service for
eight.
but we couldn't think of us
ing it." Mrs. Kraft confessed.
"What if it was chipped!"
There is an interesting pair of
pottery vsses covered with d
clear glass coating. a pair of car
we'd teakwood bookends in the
form of elephants. and two at
Araczive carved potential lamp
bases.
There is a clever salt and pep
per set drawn by a metal rick
shaw and a bronze smoking set
for Mr.. Kraft.
To June was sent a beautiful
teakwood jewelry chest inlaid
with mother of pearl and having
tiny silk lined drawers for a lit
tie girls treasures.
These gifts bring back memoir
les to MIR. Kraft who himself
spent four years in the navy and
three in the army. During World
War he made ii conveys
across the Atlantic and then
spent his army hitch" on Cor
rigedor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kraft were ori-
qinally from ST. Paul. MINI.
They came TO Psscasoula about
eight years ago when Mr. Kraft
went TO work at Ingalls, Ship
yard.
"We're planning to stay here
now" they said, "and add a room
to the house we buy especially
for our collcction!a
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10

whole moral fibre of a com
munity is affected and be-
comes soft and weakened
through general graft and cor
ruption. 1t is an unhealthy sit
uation and one that we are
thankful our own country is
free from Except for the Sage
Patch Club
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10
Whot Word Of Caution?

Innocently otherwise, stories dsort facts
and lay the basis for mistaken conclusions by readers
That was emphasized In dispatch carried page of
last Sundays Mobile Press-Register
The story. an Associated Press dispatch date
liner Pascagoula Miss and said that in spite of word
of caution Jackson county going ahead with plans to
sink S2s0000 the Gulf Coasts first packing plant
Later in the story, developed the word of caution
spoken at a meeting in New Orleans by W. Wade
Ambrose of San Diego president of the Wesgate Packing
Co. while attending meeting there and not to Jackson
county officials planning the location of plant here
An insufficient quantity of fish plus technical diff
cutes such as hurricanes were cited by Mr. Ambrose
making the Gulf Coast "bad investment risk at this
time
The natural conclusion of any reader who scanned the
headline and read only the first few paragraphs of the
as readers dol would be that Jackson county
had been warned directly but bu-headedlY going
ahead in spite of the warning. Such. of not
the jackson county knew nothing of the word of
caution" until 1t appeared in print.
In any event, the technical" difficulties offered by
hurricanes is nil. The West Coast, too, has storms
largely equal in intensity and over longer period than
the Gulf AS for scarcity of fish the operations out
of Pascagouia will be to the present fishing grounds off
the West of South America Pascagoua of course,
is much closer to the fishing grounds than San Diego If
shortage should develop then, it will be that would
affect Mr. Ambroses plant at San Diego well the
prospective plant at Pascagoula
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10
Grapes For Hogs, Rocks For Taxpayer

From all the fuss and fury being made the inn
port of Canadian potatoes into the United States in the
face of 5Omillon bushe US surplus which Uncle Sam
has bought to support prices you would think this opsy
turvey condition something new.
It isn't folks II has been going for long time and
Harry isn't responsible The congressman that
raising cain the boys blame This year Uncle
Sam will throw away only about Ssomillon of the
nearly S250mion Potatoes however aren't the half of
it. There's eggs and milk. dried which tthe taxpayersl
presently hold in the of Slsmilon Uncle Sans
trying to give these away. also. There others. too
such grapes which fed the hogs in California
after Uncle Sam buys them at supported prices.
The same Congressman who about the potatoes
fight tooth and nail for subsidies for sugar and cotton
tung oil and WOOL wheat tobacco axseed peanuts,
soybeans barley dried BEANS peas cotonseed OATS rice
rye nseed OIL butter turkeys cheese and host of others
Gncludng silver all of which supported at art
ca prices regardless of the law of supply and demand
The taxpayers well $l-billion in cotton,
purchased and stored maintain artificial prices but Con-
gress in process of breaking down acreage limitations
that can have bigger crop this year most of
which will again be purchased and stored with taxpayers
money.
Farm price support outays for the next two years
have been estimated $6billion which the taxpayers
will take whopping S89-mlion loss Speaking of go
cialistic subsidy brother, that's it,
The of the situation that the taxpayers money
is used for this but the only return the tax
payer gets is arfciallY supported high prices.
As long Congress continues to plant subsidies in
order to harvest votes, the taxpayer Will continue the
The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1950-02-10
VuneIeuve League
Leaders Win II
Straight Victories

Vancleave Independents, with
an undefeated record of IA wins,
took first place in team stand
ings for the first half of the City
Recreation league play.
The second half of league play
is scheduled to get under way
Tuesday.
The Vancleave quintet marked
up its 14th victory last Thursday
evening by a 23-15 score over the
Icemen. Getting off with a good
start the Icemen took the lead,
10, in the first quarter. Van
cleave had pulled to within one
point by the end of the half, 81.
The last period belonged to Var'
cIeave who played like differ
ent team to ring up another vic
tory.
Gautier defeated P&Gs in a
close game 1890. PIG took the
lead first but could not hold on.
Orange Grove. leading sil the
way. took Rivers Rockets. 3s-
80. in a closely contested game.
Orange Grove had an edge on
the Rockets as they were handi-
capped by the absence of Frank
Wilson. OUT on account of a
sprsined ankle.