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Evening star., 1950-09-01
Flying Dippers'
Reported Seen
In Fredericksburq
BY the Assoeioted Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Sept.
Now it's flying dippers.
Two Fredericksburg women, Mrs.
L. P. Hit and Mrs. w. N. LIE
Couteur. sisters, saw the dipper
from the lawn Of Mrs. LIE Cou-
teur's home Wednesday night.
They described it as a 'very
bright light" not very large, that
moved not too fast.
They said they watched the dip
per for about five minutes as it
moved northward. It looked like
a quart-sized cup to them.
Mrs. LIE Couteur's husband
vouched for the dipper. He said
he had seen q similar dipper about
two weeks ago but had said moth
ing about Ii.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
By ChorIes A. McAIeer

Failure of the public to respond
sufficiently to pleas for financial
help may mean the end for the
historic Ramsay House in Alex
andria.
Deadline for restoring the 202-
year-old structure, believed to be
the oldest in Alexandria, was mid
night.
What happens next remains tn
be seen. Action may be taken
during the next meeting of the
Alexandria City Council Septem-
ber 10.
Everett A. Hellmuth, president
of the Alexandria Historical So
ciety, one of two groups which
sought to have the building re-
stored, isn't SO optimistic, how
ever.
Funds Held insufficient.
Funds to restore it are in
sufficient" he declared. "The
building probably will be razed.'
City Manager w. Guy Ancell
said that although the restoration
deadline is passed, nothing can
be done until the council meets
again. If it is to be torn down,
the council must authorize its
demolition and then it must be
considered by the Alexandria
Architectural Review Board.
The latter board, under a city
ordinance, must pass on all build
ings more than 100 years old be-
fore they can be dismantled, Mr..
Ancen said. He added that a let
ter from a private citizen now
is on hand for presentation to the
council. The letter, urging that
the house be torn down, formally
will bring the matter to the coun-
cil's attention, Mr.. Ancell said.
Efforts to restore the house, To-
Gated at the corner of King and
Fairfax streets, have been under
way since 1914 when the council
purchased the place for $4,000.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
By John w. Stepp

What is citizen to do when
his next-door neighbor's talking
crow cackles his name and laughs
hastily everytime he walks into
his front yard.
This problem was laid in the
lap of Assistant Corporation
Counsel Joseph Lowther. The
complainant. who preferred anon
unity, lives in the northwest
section and came to the court
house to see if somehow the law
could prevent his getting the bird.
He told Mr.. Lowther that his
next door neighbor has had the
talking crow for sometime. But
in recent weeks, he said, he had
reason to believe his neighbor's
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Plan 10 Shift Agencies
Held Unlikely 10 Spur
Area Authority Action

The Presidents plan for re-
moval of some Government agen-
cies from Washington to Virginia
and Maryland is unlikely to spur
action on legislation for stronger
co-ordinated authority for the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission, congressional sources
indicated today.
A bill to Coordinate the activi-
ties of the neighboring States with
the orderly progression of the
growth and development of the
DiStrict" passed the Senate nearly
a year ago. It was sponsored by
the then Senator McGrath, now
Attorney General.
That measure, as well as a SINH
lar bill introduced in the House In
May, 1949, is in the House District
Committee. Chairman Mcmillan,
sponsor Of the House bill, said to-
day his committee has considered
it from time to time, as recently as
last week. 1t will be taken up
again when the committee meets
next, probably as soon as the
House reconvenes about September
IL, he said.
MIR. Mcmillan and several others
explained there is no direct rela-
ton between the Presidents pro-
posal and the bill to increase and
widen various functions of the
planning commission, SO far as de-
fenSe aims were concerned.
It was noted, however, that the
planning commission has been and
would be consulted along with
other appropriate agencies con-
cerning whatever specific con-
struction would be done with the
appropriations recommended by
the President.
The bills sponsored by Mr.. Nc
Grath and Mr.. Macmillan pro-
pose "to simplify the functions
incidental to the development of
the District and the Metropolitan
Area surrounding it,
Besides co-ordinating building
activities of the District and
neighboring States, it also would
seek to coordinate the placing
of buildings with regard to trans
portation need and highway de-
velopment."
The commissions name would
be changed to National Capital
Planning Commission, and it's an
nual budget would be covered by
Federal appropriations instead of
District funds. The budget is
about $4,000 a year. Membership
of the commission would be in
creased by adding representatives
of Maryland and Virginia, to be
named by the Governors, and a
"citizen representative" of the Dis
trict, to be appointed by the Com
missioners.
The architect. of the Capitol
and a representative of the Gen
eral Services Administration also
would be added.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Thousands Take
To Highways fol-
Holiday Fling
Clear Skies Promised
Labor Day Crowds;
Extra Trains Needed

A good portion Of Washington
and environs cranked up the ole
bus today for the summer season:
final holiday week end fling.
The weather forecaster Offered
his best for the three-day Labor
Day observance, promising cleal
skies Sunday and Monday after
a turbulent start today with
thundershowers and a chance o1
showers tomorrow.
Labor, which long ago gave ur
on parades, picnics and the like
on an organized basis, will cele-
brate the day at the seashore, the
mountains, the river or perhaps
at a ball game.
Sunday nights presentation Of
Faith of Our Fathers" in the
Rock Creek Park amphitheatel
will be Honor Labor Night.
Michael j. Calvin, Undersecretary
of Labor, will speak briefly at
ceremonies preceding the per-
formance. Labor leaders have been
given special invitations.
The outpouring this evening
will call for extra train, bus and
airplane sections.
But the main movement will be
by auto. posing the inevitable
Specter of death on the highway.
The National Safety Council
figures that 435 lives will be
sacrificed to careless drivers.
Fully 100000 Washington area
residents will contribute to the
jam by leaving in 100000 auto
mobiles, Washington I. Cleveland.
manager of the District Division
of the American Automobile As
sociation, estimated.
He warned that the peak traffic
on highways and bridges will
come between 4:30 pm. today
and noon tomorrow and that the
return rush will pile up between
pm. and $50 pm. Monday.
With motorists over the Nation
travelling nearly l billion miles
and spending 81, $50 900, 900. Wash
ington drivers alone will buy
three million gallons of gas, Mr..
Cleveland added.
To make it a round trip, he
advised compliance with all traf-
,fic laws. safe speeds and a sober
preson behind the wheel.
Some airlines anticipated record
movements. Capital Airlines
scheduled IS extra sections, nine
of them departing here today and
five on Monday. United Airlines
announced 30 extra sections in
addition to 200 regular flights,
American Airlines carded at least
two extra flights here today and
two more Monday.
Most department. stores and
banks will declare a day off Mon
day along with the thousands of
Federal and District workers. The
Public Library's Central Building
and other agencies also vii. close.
Hotels were ready to receive the
usual quota of visitors who select
holidays for sightseeing.
For their benefit the United
States Marine Band is scheduling
its final Jefferson memorial con-
cert at 4 pm. Sunday.
On Sunday, September 10, the
band will play a Sousa memorial
concert at the Water Gate with
the cooperation of the Sesquicen-
tennial commission and the Ma.
tional Capital Parks.
Evening star., 1950-09-01

parrot or bird which by Growing,
cackling, talking or singing or in
any other manner" shall disturb
the comfort and quiet of neigh
borhood.
On conviction of violating this
statute the fowl complained of
can be ordered killed at the
courts discretion and it's keeper
can be fined up to $500 or sent
to jail for year in lieu of pay
ment.
On learning the requirements
OF the law the complainant
shrugged philosophically but did
not indicate whether he would
go ahead listening to the crows
ironic laughter or whether he
would recruit other neighbors to
participate in a small crusade.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Youth Gets ! to 3 Years
For 81 Knife Robbery

A 19-year-old youth was SEN
fenced today by District Court
Judge Edward M. Curran to serve
one to three years for taking 81
from a man at knife point in an
alley.
The youth is Teaberry Lindsay
colored, of the first block of Han
over street NV. In another case,
Judge Curran gave Lewis Thig-
pen, S6, colored, of no fixed
address. two to six years for
breaking into two residences and
stealing more than 500.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Oriental Culture Added

CAPETOWN. The University
of Capetown has decided to estab-
lish a chair of oriental culture
the first of it's kind in the Union
of South Africa. The chair is
being made possible through the
will of a Capetown merchant. the
late Hajie Sulaiman Shah Mo-
hammed, who left a stable be-
quest for this purpose.
Evening star., 1950-09-01
Postmaster Nomed

President Truman has sent to
the Senate his nomination Of
Frank P. Myers, to succeed C. w.
Klee, resigned postmaster at West.
minister, Md. y A
Evening star., 1950-09-01
REA Loon Authorized

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 1 (P.-
The State Corporation Commits
sion today authorized the Fred
rerickSburg & Wilderness Tele-
phone Co., Inc, to borrow 5000
IN Federal Rural Electrification
administration funds.
Evening star., 1950-03-28
Dean Rusk.

down, Senator Benton, Demo-
crat, of Connecticut-a former
Assistant Secretary of State
told the Senate he does not see
how the State Department can
"constructively operate in the
climate of hostility that now ex-
lists" He said Mr.. Acheson
should be given opportunity to
testify on the questions troubling
Senator Bridges.
Senator Kefauver argued that
the State Department "is play
ing a stronger role against COM
munism now than it has ever
played"
He asserted that Senator Nc
Carthy's charges have done grave
damage to the international in
terests Of this Nation" Among
other things. he said they have
"undercut" the effort of the Voice
of America to convince the world
America is a strong and unified
country.
Senator Lehman argued that
the times are so fraught with
danger" that the national security
demands somewhat more than
normal restraint" in pleading for
a united front on foreign policy.
Evening star., 1950-03-28
Trial Hears Mo- Got
No 0rderto Run Ranqe
by the Assoeiotsd Press

NORFOLK. Mar. 28.-The COM
manding officer of the battleship
Missouri was requested, not
ordered. to run the secret cleo
tronic range she was trying to
traverse when she ran aground,
Ia witness testified today.
1t. q. g.) Harry w. Gustafson,
berthing officer in the Norfolk
port directors Office, said he pre-
pared the letter of request that
the Mighty Mo" run the range.
But he made it clear, he said, that
the letter was a request and not
an order.
1t. Gustafson testified at the
court martial trial of 1t. Comdr.
Frank G. Morris, jr.. the Missouri's
navigator when she grounded in
Chesapeake Bay near Old Point
Comfort, January II.
Comdr. Morris is one Of three
former officers on the Missouri
who have been ordered to stand
trial by court martial on charges
growing out of the grounding. The
others are Capt. William D. Brown,
the skipper. and Comdr. John r.
Millett. operations officer.
Capt. Browns trial will begin
Thursday. Comdr. Millett's trial
was postponed from yesterday un-
til today and again today until
tomorrow when his counsel said
he was not ready to proceed.
Comdr. Morris pleaded not guilty
yesterday to charges of "culpable
inef11ciency in the performance of
duty" and neglect of duty"
Evening star., 1950-03-28
assignment as an Associated
Press war correspondent.

assignment as an Associated
Press war correspondent.
Senator Mccarthy also con-
cluded that the mere fact I was
able to travel with Chinese Com
munist troops was evidence that
l was pro-Communist," the wit
ness testified. II went to Chinese
Communist territory because 1 was
ordered there by the Associated
Press and also because as a good
newspaperman I wanted to 60
where the news was
He said that Senator Mccarthy
had quoted from a book, Human
Endeavor, the Story of the China
War;" that he had written and
published in 1889 when he was
81 years old. He denied Senator
McCarthy's suggestion that the
book, in praising some of the
Communist leaders. indicated
Communist leanings.
IF the committee will turn to
the section of the book devoted
to Chang Kai-shek's government
and armies" he added, 'it will find
even more favorable references to
Nationalist leaders"
Mr.. Hanson gave the committee
details about his background. He
said his Norwegian grandparents
came to this country about 1870
and settled in Wisconsin. One of
five children, he was born in Min
nesota and attended Carleton
College in that State.
After graduation in 1884 he
said he went to China, where he
lived for several years and held
positions as a teacher and news
paper correspondent. He returned
to the United States in 1889, mar
ried the following year to a COL
lege classmate, and has two chill
dren, daughter, 4, and a son, /.
Il am loyal American and I
believe am entitled to have the
committee say So" Mr.. Hanson
concluded. But the corrective &C
ton of this committee cannot at
tain the same headlines, reach
the same people, or fully counter
act the suspicious and hatreds
which Senator McCarthy's charges
have unleashed."
Evening star., 1950-03-28
Winston LosesChancf
To Testify Against
Communist Curbs

Henry Winston, one of the Ma
tion's top Communists, waived
his chance today to testify before
the House Committee on Un-
American Activities against the
bills designed to curb Commu-
nists.
Winston, organizational direc-
tor of the Communist Party and
one of the II party leaders con-
victed in New York recently of
conspiracy to overthrow the Gov
ernment by force, notified the
committee belatedly that he
would be unable to testify as
scheduled today. He asked to be
allowed to appear after April S,
but Committee Chairman Wood
told him the hearings would be
over by then.
Two Liberal Groups Appear.
Two liberal groups-the Amer
leans for Democratic Action and
the American Civil Liberties Union
appeared in opposition to the
bills which would have the effect
of outlawing communism. Both
groups raised nearly identical OBJ
jections to the legislation. Each
said it was "unalterably opposed
to communism"
Benjamin c. Sigal Of the ADA
declared that the anti Communist
legislation is unconstitutional be-
cause 1T seriously curtails rights
of free speech and thought -
He added that the bills will in
effect materially aid the Com
munists-drive them underground
and greatly enhance their chances
for success"
Civil Rights Violation Charged.
Arthur Garfield Hays of the
Civil Liberties Union said in a
statement that the legislation
would violate civil rights and un-
dermine that very structure OF
the American Government and
the American society which it
ostensibly is meant to buttress."
Mr.. Hays declared that COM
munism and all its works were
never at a lower ebb in the Amer
lean mind than they are today
and that it has happened without
such restrictive laws.
"The only important fear which
we need have of Communists In
this country today" he said, sis
that they will provoke us into
suicide. by destruction Of our own
free activities. Judgment as well
as emotion must be used in COM
batting our enemies; it does one
little good to attempt to crush his
enemy below by jumping out OF
tall building in the hope he will
score a direct hit"
Evening star., 1950-03-28
CONTINUED From First Page.)

tCOnClnueo from F1rSt Page.)
has produced no evidence whatso-
ever against him.
Surely a man with a mission
to communiZe the world would
have performed some overt act
for the Communist Party" Mr..
Hanson testified. THE reason
Senator Mccarthy does not have
this evidence is because it does
not exist"
Mr.. Hanson added that he was
given a complete clearance by
the State Department after an
FBI investigation and that Sen
ator Mccarthy has produced moth
ing except his (Hanson's) writings
that he had put in a public
library"
He said he believed whole
heartedly in President Truman's
loyalty program and desired to
help in every possible way to
maintain the public's confidence
in the loyalty of Government
workers.
Tells of HarasSment.
MIR. Hanson gave the committee
several instances of how Senator
McCarthy's charges have affected
him in his relations with persons
living in the neighborhood Of a
270-acre cattle farm he operates
in Loudoun County. Most OF the
incidents of harassment and hu-
initiation he said he and his FAM
lily had suffered were given in a
letter in last Sundays Star. He
told of one new instance, and
said:
MY latest information of this
kind concerns a meeting of a
county agricultural committee at
Leesburg at which a Virginia
State official from Richmond, in
the presence Of a number of
farmers, denounced the growing
number of Communists in Gov
ernment and named me as one Of
them. AS far as I know, he had
never heard of me until Senator
McCarthy's charges"
Mr.. Hanson took up in detail
Senator McCarthy's statements
against him and said he wished
to correct "a few false impress
sions." He added that Senator
Mccarthy had implied that he
was responsible for political pol
icies affecting the Far East.
During my eight years in the
department." he said, II have
never been assigned to the Bureau
|of Far Eastern Affairs, which is
responsible for our political poll
cies in that area: nor have I ever
held position which involved any
responsibility for such policies or
in which my advice on such poll
cies was asked"
He also said Senator Mccarthy
had told the committee that he
was chief of a division handling
the Point -Four program. Ac-
tually, he said, the Office is now
filled by a class one Foreign Serv-
ice officer and will be filled under
new legislation by an administra-
tor appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate.
Mr.. Hanson next took up some
of the specific items which he said
Senator Mccarthy had cited "as
evidence" As for his dispatches
smuggled out of Chinese guerrilla
territory by Communist generals,
Mr.. Hanson said the Wisconsin
Senator neglected to say that he
was with the Communist armv bv
Evening star., 1950-03-28
Police
Continued From First Page

aide to Maj. Barrett. Sergt. Alex
ander s. Douglass. jr.. of No. !
precinct, also was promoted to
lieutenant.
Inspector Miller will have charge
of all school activities-the traffic
and rookie schools as well as the
revived academy.
The academy will give 4-6-week
refresher courses and teach latest
techniques in crime prevention
and detection.
During a recent hearing of the
Senate District Subcommittee in
vestigating crime here, Maj. Bar
rett said that the academy wa.
discarded because Of a personne
shortage. At that time one o1
the committee members expressed
an interest in resuming the
courses.
Maj. Barrett said today that In.
spector Storm will remain with the
schools for some time to help &C.
quaint Inspector Miller with ths
routine.
Would Succeed Truscott.
The superintendent also as.
serted that Inspector Storm is ir
line for promotion to executive
officer should Inspector Floyd A
Truscott decide, for reason o,
health. to retire from the depart
ment.
There is no indication that In.
spector Truscott, long an ace in.
vestigator. is Immediately plan.
ming such a move. But he has
taken leaves of absence periodical.
ly of late because of illness ane
is away from the department al
this time.
Most Of todays moves were moi
surprises. even though Inspector
Miller once before refused an as
sistant superintendency to remain
with the traffic division where he
has won high honors nationally
Before he was shifted two years
ago to command the 10th pre-
cinct and later was made an in
spector overseeing precincts. In.
spector Cunningham was a cap
tain in the traffic division.
Inspector Cunningham was
captain of the division from Oc-
tober, 1941, until his transfer to
the 10th precinct in February,
1948.
Marine Experience Cited.
Maj. Barrett said Inspector
Fondahl was well qualified as chief
clerk, since he had handled SINH
lar duties while with the Marines
during the war.
Inspector Fondahl's Office draws
up the police budget and has re-
sponsibility for recovered stolen
property.
The inspector also will continue
is civil defense work, for which he
was recently transferred to head
quarters from command of the
eighth precinct, Maj. Barrett
added.
Two other promotions today
raised Corpls. Milton c. Reed and
Boyd T. Willard to the rank OF
sergeant.
Other assignments included:
Twelfth Precint Detective Joseph
D: Loughrin, to. duty in the Detec-
tive Bureau. Probational Detec-
tive George o. Burkley, jr., OF
special Investigations, to duty in
the precincts, and Pvt. Emmett K,
Bell of general assignment to duty
as probational detective.
Evening star., 1950-03-28
Brig. Gen. Dale V. Gaffney
OF Air Force Dies al So
By the Associoted Press

AUGUSTA, Ga, Mar. 28.-Brig
Gen. Dale v. Gaffney, 56, deputy
commander of the Air Force prov
ing ground at Eglin Air Force
Base, Fla, died today.
Gen. Gaffney became pilot in
1918 and had served in many i'm
portant Air Force assignments.
He was admitted to Oliver Gen.
eral Hospital last February s. The
hospital did not announce the
cause Of death.
Evening star., 1950-03-28
Red China Supplying
Hollywood Narcotics,
Senator Johnson Says
By the Associated Press

Senator johnson, Democrat, OF
Colorado says that narcotics are
being smuggled into Hollywood
from Communist China.
The chairman of the Senate
Commerce Committee made this
statement on the Senate floor yes
terday in the course of fresh
attack he launched against dis
tribution of the film "Stromboli"
Lashing out at RKO Studio for
backing Roberto Rossellini. Ital-
ian director of the film and father
of Actress Ingrid Bergman's son.
Senator johnson said:
"He (RossellinD has been for
many years and is now notori-
Gus cocaine addict. He associates
habitually with an international
gang of narcotic smugglers and
dope runners. This criminal gang
is credited with being the pipeline
through which the supply of mar
cotics is Smuggled into Hollywood
from Communist sources in
China"
Says Studios Had Full knowledge.
Arguing that RKO had full
knowledge of Mr.. Rossellini when
the studio entered into an ar
rangement with him for produc-
ton of "Stromboli," Senator john
son added:
'Rossellini sold them on the idea
that he would produce just what
they were looking for, a red-hot,
sexy film, lurid and devastating
Senator johnson said he made
the statements because II want the
American public to understand
clearly what type of individuals are
making pictures for them"
He added that he would have
more to say about Hollywood and
narcotics at a later date. 1t is, he
said, lone Of the most revolving
and at the same time heartbreak-
ing stories of all times"
Also Called Nazi Collaboration.
Besides the drug addiction allie
cation, Senator Johnson accused
Mr.. Rossellini of black marketeer-
ing and wartime collaboration with
the Nazis.
Senator johnson, who has pro-
posed licensing of actors and
actresses and regulation of the
interstate transportation of motion
pictures, told the Senate that Mr..
Rossellini admitted" his drug ad-
diction in open court while seeking
an annulment of marriage to his
last wife in Austria.
He said he regretted that the
motion picture industry, which
rallies so whole -heartedly to every
good cause, has a blind spot on
the morals question"
Evening star., 1950-03-28
Teacher Loses Finqer

LYNCHBURG, Va, Mar. % (F)
Miss Irene M. Smith. a teacher
at E. c. Glass High School here
lost the third finger of her left
hand when an engagement ring
she was wearing caught in a fence
she was scaling at Randolph-Ma-
con Woman's College.
Evening star., 1950-03-28
Presbyteriuns to Meet

HARR1SONBURG, Va, Mar. %
R.-The general assembly of the
Presbyterian Church, United
States, will be held for the first
time at the Massanetta Springs
bible conference site, owned by
the Virginia denomination, June
8-14.