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Evening star., 1950-10-22
By Sterling T. Green
Associated Press Stoff Writer

The Nations industrial mobili-
zation is being planned largely in
the dark, because the National
Production Authority still doesn' t
know how big the defense program
will be.
In the absence of a specific tar
get, NPA Administrator William
H. Harrison is following the safe
ty-f1rst policy of shooting high in
his preparations to divert ma
terials from civilian to military
production.
One industry after another,
summoned here to organize itself
for coming curtailments. has asked
how much cutback to expect. MPA
has replied. in effect: 1--WE don't
know, but get ready anyhow"
One Npa official, in a closed
staff meeting this week, is known
tC have described the lack of in
formation as "our biggest prob
lem" Another told a reporter pri-
vately:
1--WE need some statements of
materials requirements, beyond
the military funds already voted.
even if the estimates are wrong
by sizeable margin"
Such proposals as NPA's pend
ing ban on the building of amuse-
ment places are hard to SELL
officials admit, when the construc-
ton industry cannot be told even
approximately how much steel
lumber, copper and aluminium
must be saved.
The Munitions Board, procure
ment planner of the armed forces
has handed NPA within the last
10 days its bill of requirements for
these and number of other ma
terials. But the list covers only
the spending so far approved, UP
to next June 30.
Up toWhite House.
Efforts to forecast beyond that
Munitions Board sources say
would require crystal ball. The
answers depend on Congress, the
high command, the Asiatic fight
ing. and on Joseph Stain.
This seems to put it up to the
White House and the Defense De-
partment, and to Defense Co.
ordinator w. Stuart Symington
to make the best guesses they can
NPA officials say the informa-
Evening star., 1950-10-22
Paul Porter Appointed
To Washington ECA
Headquarters Post
BY the Associoted Press

The Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration announced yesterday
appointment of Paul Porter as
assistant administrator for the
program in the Washington head
quarters.
Mr.. Porter now is ECA mission
chief in Greece.
He will be succeeded in that
post by Roger D. Lapham who
served as chief of the China mis-
sion until the Communists over
ran that country. Mr.. Lapham is
a former Mayor of San Francisco.
Mr.. Porter will replace Richard
M. Bissell. jr.. recently named
Deputy Administrator.
Along with the Porter promo
ton ECA announced that r. Allen
Griffin. former Chief Deputy of
the aid mission to China, has
been named director of the Far
Eastern program division. ECA
Identified Mr.. Griffin as one of
the chief architects of the ex-
panding aid program in South
east Asia.
Evening star., 1950-10-22
McNair Post Elects
Aqerton Commander

Delton E. Agerton has been
elected commander of the Lesley
and Douglas McNair American
Legion Post No. So, which consists
Of World War II veterans, the
post announced.
Other officers elected are: Car
melo j. Pluchino, Albert G.. Gro
Setto and Alex G. Mavrico, vice
commanders; Kathryn v. Swan
son, adjutant; Clarence E. Gunter
finance officer, and Walter G
Ferland, chaplain.
The next meeting will be held
at $3.50 pm, November Is, at the
clubhouse, 2437 Fifteenth street
Evening star., 1950-10-22
Trade Board Committee
10 Inspect HIGHWAYS

Sites of future highways and
bridges in the Metropolitan Wash
ington Area will be inspected
Tuesday by the highways COM
mittee Of the Washington Board
of Trade. Charles H. Cooke, COM
mittee chairman, announced yes
terday.
j. N. Robertson. director of
highways. and other members of
the District Highway Department
will conduct the approximately so
Board of Trade members on the
tour.
Recent developments as we'll as
future projects will be visited, Mr..
Cooke said.
Among the outstanding projects
to be visited by the group will
be the Dupont Circle underpess,
the Fourteenth Street Bridge. the
South Capitol Street Bridge, the
Whitehurst Freeway. Foxhau road
improvements. the site of the pro-
posed extension of North Capitol
street through Soldiers, Home and
the site Of the proposed East Capt.
tol street bridge.
The tour will begin after a
luncheon at the Burlington Hotel,
scheduled for 1915 pm.
Evening star., 1950-10-22
Berkmun to Lecture

Aaron Berkman, artist and au-
thor, will give an illustrated lee
ture on Modern Art, Its Mean
ing to Us" at the Washington
Hebrew Congregation at 8:15 to-
night.
Evening star., 1950-10-22
Father WooIen to Speak

The Rev. Russell A. Woolen,
director Of Catholic University's
Choir and Glee Club, will discuss
congregational singing at an open
forum at st. Peter Claver Center,
1913 u street NV, at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-10-22

The 1897 earthquake in Assam,
India, devastated an area larger
than Massachusetts.
Evening star., 1950-10-22

A plague of desert locusts
threatens East Africa.
Evening star., 1950-11-27
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Ambassador - 1.-THE West Point
Story; lis, $40, 5:25. 1880 and
9:35 pm.
Capitol-"Ill Get By; II am,
1:45. 4:30. tbs and 10 pm. Stage
shows: l, 3:45. $50 and 9:15 pm
Columbia "All About Eve;
1925 am. 2. 4:30, 7:o5 and $50
pm.
Dupont-'Bitter Rice: /, $40
Sis, 1880 and 9:40 pm.
Keith's-"Where Danger Lives; !;
1850, $3.50. 1850 and $50 pm.
Little - children of Para
disc: 1913. 2:35, 4:55, 7:15 and
9::35 pm.
Metropolitan Last Of the
Buccaneers: 1855 am. 1855
1855. 5:55. 1855 and 9:55 pm.
National - Going to Town;
HAS am, 2:15. 4:50. 7:25 and
9:55 pm.
Palace-"American Guerrilla in
the Philippines: 10:45 an, 1855.
$40. $40, 1880 and s:45 pm.
Pix-"International Burlesque";;
AIS. 4:50, 7:25 and 10 pm.
Playhouse-"Trio";; 10:55 am.
LOS. 3:15. 5:25. TAO and 9:55 pm
Plaza - "Paloma";; 11:20 am,
1:25. S:35. $40. 7:50 and 10 pm
Trans-Lux-"Macbeth":: IL am.
12:45. 2:35, 4:20, $40. 8 and GAS
pm.
Warner - "The West Point
Story; 11:15 am. 1:20, 3:25, $50,
7:35, 9:40 and 1850 pm.
Evening star., 1950-11-27

Hopalong Cassidy (Bill Boyd,
and the State Department are
planning q flight to Europe by
him with q planeload Of toys for
Christmas. to be distributed by
Hoppy in person to the poor kids
of France, Italy. Greece. etc.
under the sponsorship Of CARE.
Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire
will be the stars of Paramount
Casey JONES'" If the hopes Of
Producer Robert Fellows come
true-Freddie for Casey, Bing for
the boss of a show troupe on the
famous train. U.-I. Is also doing
a Casey Jones" with Jimmy
Durante. Well, It's a tale that
bears repeating.
Charles Laughton has decided
to turn stage director. He starts
with his play. Don Juan in Hell. !"
with Charles Boyer as Don Juan
and Charles as the devil-a plump
devil In spite Of all his dieting.
The play goes into rehearsal after
the holidays.
Dinah Shore, who has made a
hit on her television appearances
with Bob Hope. Jack Benny. ct al.
positively refuses to have her own
Evening star., 1950-11-27

which is quite different from the
book Of the same title. will be
published by Random House in
January.
Already one-half of the Cabinet,
and approximately the same pro-
portion Of the Supreme Court.
have accepted invitations of the
Press Clubs premiere Of Harvey"
. The event at the Uptown
theater on Wednesday night will
give that Warner house the most
distinguished audience in its his
tory Another event Of the
week is the Children's Theater of
Washington presentation of Dick
ems "a Christmas Carol" for four
performances, the first Friday
night at 8:15. the second Saturday
at 2:30 pm. Denis Connell
will do the narration Roose-
velt High School auditorium is the
place :. Repeat performances are
scheduled for the following week.
end, Dec. 8 and o.
Also among the weeks more
noteworthy openings is the first
Christopher Frye work ever Of
fered here. Thor. With Angels"
set for Catholic University theater
Friday night Principal role in
the verse play will be in the hands
Of Bill Flaherty. drama depart
ment junior.
Two films dealing with aspects
Of armed services life are on the
schedule of Sam Goldwyn
One. Il Want You." the title of
which refers to the Army's recall
Of reservists. is being written by
Edward Newhouse The author,
who was wanted himself back In
1912, later became the late Gen.
Hap" Arnold's writing aide
Before that he did q stint in
Hollywood, disliked it. and re-
turned to his first and greatest
love, the New Yorker.
** *+
Dame Edith Evans is the idea
Of number of admirers as the
perfect star for Jane" the long
awaited s. N. Behrman comedy
rewrite of q Somerset Vaughan
short story =. So far. Dame Edith
has shown no inclination of shar-
ing the idea She has returned
to England after the closing Of her
Daphne Laureola," in which she
was triumph although the play
was not More fortunate Is
Flora Robson whose acting in
Black Chiffon" redeemed that
melodrama and turned it into a
hit Latest actress to win the
hearts Of Broadway's professional
reviewers is Lucille Watson in
Ring Around the Moon"
Washingtonians will have but
a single week to see Gian-Carlo
Minotti's '"The Consul" at the
Gayety beginning Dec. II .
That's the limit on the booking Of
the musical drama which won all
of last seasons prizes In brilliant
Broadway production =. The play
Evening star., 1950-11-27
Hollywood Diary
Hoppy Moy Fly to Europe
To Pluy Sonto Claus for CARE
By SheiIoh Grohom

Tv show. "if." says Dinah. lit
means having to live in New
York. And right now 1t does. AS
long as Georges montgomery
pictures keep him in Hollywood,
that is where I will live"
Kirk Douglas of to Sun Valley
for some skiing. before going to
New York to see his children for
the holidays. AS of now his IA
vorite girl. Irene Wrightman,
doesn't plan to go to Sun Valley,
but for sure, she will be In New
York when he is there.
Rhonda Fleming and John
Payne of to Florida to film
E"Crosswinds." Florida is really
doing all right as a movie location
Has the Franchot Tone idyll
with Barbara Payton gone the
way Of most Hollywood engage
ments? Barbara is doing the town
with other guys. with Franchot
out Of town.
The Janet Leigh-Tony Curtis
romance has reached the stage
where Toney is bringing Janet
home to mother and Hungarian
goulash dinners. Watch that fig
ger. Janet!
released by North American Newspaper
Alliance)
Evening star., 1950-11-27

bAAC cCuoOAA o 4OAAAaA&41AAS 4SAA PA1y o.
coming quartet of the years half
dozen plays are the best of the lot.
at that They include Come
Back, Little Sheba," with Shirley
Booth and Sidney Blackmer;
Death of a Salesman" with
Thomas Mitchell; II Know My
Love-" starring the Lunts, and "As
You Like It" with that smart and
silken girl. Katharine Hepburn
It is gift with a nice recurring
quality. Miss Schreiner thinks.
Another thing about Director
Carol Reed CThe Fallen IDOL"
''Third Man." etc. is that he never
stints on stars Or hesitates to
mix the outstanding ones in a
single Aim >. For his next. Joseph
Conrad's "An Outcast Of the Is
lands" he has gathered Sir Ralph
Richardson, Robert Morley and
Trevor Howard as the top male
characters Speaking, of Con-
rad, why doesn't someone think
some day Of making "The Secret
Sharer?" the New York critics
had pleasant words to say for
sigma Hasso's performance if not
for her play "Edwina Black"
which was one of Broadway's six
openings last week Woolcott
Gibbs play Season in the Sun"
Evening star., 1950-11-27

will come directly from Broadway
with the original cast including
Patricia Neway, Marie Powers.
Bruni Falcon. Maria Mario and
the others :. Bella Spewack is
acting as producer of her husband,
Sans, 1.-THE Golden State" . .
Using. no doubt. the money the
pair have made as co-authors of
the book OF Kiss Me, Kate"
The male Spewack's latest work is
a comedy, dealing with a group of
dreamers who live in a Los Angeles
boarding house Josephine
Hull heads the cast.
Christmas Day, which sounds
appropriate. has been chosen by
Columbia Pictures for the Broad
way premiere of Born Yester-
day." starring Judy Holiday,
William Holden and Broderick
Crawford Multitudes of wise
Washingtonians. of course, are
seeing Miss Holiday put brilliant
finishing touches upon the play
version now at the Gayety
What could be happier than that
Miss Holiday should win an Acad-
emy Award for her portrait of
Billy Dawn? Especially after
Hollywood's long. and absurd.
hesitation in signing her for the
film role?
Thornton Wilder's provocative
"T'he Skin of Our Teeth" is the
next production on the schedule
of the George Washington Uni
versity Players 1t iS set for
two performances. December IS
and 16 Robert B. Stevens Is
directing Washington and Lee
High School dramatic students
will present Excursion" for two
performances next Friday and
Saturday nights.
Evening star., 1950-11-27
Wanted

The Westmoreland Players will
hold tryouts tonight and tomor-
row night at 8 o'clock at the West
moreland Congregational Church,
Massachusetts, avenue at West
moreland Circle. The play to be
cast is Anton Chekov's 1.-THE Sea
Gull" which will be presented
February 8, 10, Is and II. under
the direction of Joan Connor.
Evening star., 1950-11-27
Newcomers Club

The Falls Church Welcome
Wagon Newcomers Club will hold
a luncheon meeting at l pm.
Thursday in the Jefferson The
ater. Lee boulevard and AMMAN
dale road, Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-11-27
Drama News and Reviews
Theoter Tickets Suggested
For That YuIetide Gift
By Joy Cormody
Monday memoes:

who haven't the slightest idea Of what to
Christmas redeemng
Why Theater Guild Theater Society subscriptions
would
Evening star., 1950-11-27

Teen-agers become hopelessly
In debt because OF easy credit and
turn to theft and fraud, report
police officials Of Cape Town,
Africa.
Evening star., 1950-01-23

Robert Cummings, Ann Blyth and
William Bendix star in "I1l Be
Yours"
800, WRC-Telephone Hour: Ezio
Pima offers "Give Me Your Hand"
and by Dorothy Stewart, mol cor
piu non mi sento" by Paisiello, "Chi
vuole innamorarsi" by Scarlatti and
"Il lacerato spirito" from Verdi's
Simon Boccanegra."
Evening star., 1950-01-23
TeIevision Today

elevISIon od0y
Monday, January %, 1850.
WkBW (chonnei ~
WTTG tchonneI s.
WMAL-TV tchonneI ~
WoIc tchonneI 81
$3.50.
WNBW-Howdy Doody.
WMAL-Sports Parade.
600.
WMAL-Frontier Theater.
WNBW-Television Journal.
WTTG-The Moppet Shop.
$50.
WOIC-Lucky Pup.
WTTG-Magic Cottage.
GAS.
WNBW-Weatherman; News, 6:55.
WOIC-Jim Simpson, Sports.
700.
WMAL-Telenews Daily.
WNBW-Kukla, Fran and Ollie.
WOIC-strictly for Laughs.
WTTG-Captain Video.
7:15.
WOIC-Sketchaquiz.
WMAL-Sports Reel, Gibbons.
1880.
WTTG-The Game Room.
WMAL-Tailwaggers.
WNBW-The Showroom.
WOIC-News.
7:45.
WNBW-News Caravan.
Theater.
WOIC-Snarky; Herb Shriner, 1855.
500.
WNBW-Tele-T -Theater.
WOIC-The Silver Theater.
WTTG-Newsweek Views the News.
$3.50.
WNBW-Voice of Firestone.
WOIC-Arthur Godfrey's Talent
WTTG-Al Morgan Show.
WNBW-Lights Out.
WOIC-Candid Camera.
WTTG-To be Announced.
WMAL-Boxing Matches.
$3.50.
WNBW-Golf Tournament.
WOIC-The Goldbergs.
WTTG-Wrestling.
1000.
WOIC-Studio One.
WNBW-The Quiz Kids.
1880.
WNBW--Warner's Corner.
11:0O.
WNBW-Dateline Tomorrow.
WTTG-Don't Look Now.
WOIC-Weatner or Not; Jim
Simpson, Sports, 11:05.
HIS
WMAL-News; Weather.
1880
WTTG-NeWs.
Evening star., 1950-01-23
TELEVTSION
TOMORROW.
FIN STATIONS.

FT 9iAIiVN9.
WRc.FM-93.9 Me-, Channel 730.
5::30 am. to 1 am.
WT0PFM-96.3 Me-. Channel 242.
q am. to 2 am.
WB0z-Fh-96.7 Me-, Channel 244.
$50 am. to 10 pm.
WBcc-FM-f03.i Me-, Channel 276.
6.45 am. to 9 pm.
WASH.fM-97.i Me-, Channel 246.
4:b7 to HOB pm.
WN.fM-9S.7 Me-, Channel 254.
Gam. to 1890 an.
Wcfh.FM-99.5 Nc, Channel 25s.
s to IL pm.
WWDc.fh-t0i.1 Me-. Channel 766.
wsAy.fn-1oz.5 n at., I Channel si%; III.
- 6:45 am. to 8 pm
W00W.Fh- t03.5 Me-, Channel 27S.
7 am. to Midnisht
RL.FM-t05.5 Me-, Channel 7SS.
T:15 am. to 8 pm
WMAl .fM-i07.3 Me-, Channel 797.
q am to Midnight.
Evening star., 1950-01-23

S:00, WRC-Railroad Hour: Dor
otaay. Kristen and Gordon MacRae
staT in Franz Lehar's The Merry
Widow"
$3.50, WRC-Voice OF Firestone
Leonard Warren sings the Prologue
from "Pagliacci," "One Alone" and
"Drink To Me Only With Thine
Eyes" Howard Barlow conducts the
orchestra in Lecuona's "Maleguena'
snd the Prelude to Act III from
Jewels Of the Madonna"
Evening star., 1950-01-23
TELEYISION HIGH LIGHTS-

500, WNBW-Tele-th -theater: Can
ada Lee plays prize fighter in THE
Final Bell"
soc. WOIC-Silver Theater: Peter
Carell and Mikhail Rasumny star in
1.-THE Great Nikoli."
$3.50, WNBW-Voice Of Firestone i:
Leonard Warren sings "One Alone" ,"
while Hearts Are Singing" from
'The Smiling Lieutenant" and the
Prologue from "Pagliacci."
$3.50. WNBW-Golf tournament:
Films Of the play-off match between
Ben Hogan and Sam Snead in the
Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament,
1000, WOIC-Studio One: Louise
Allbritton, star in THE Rockingham
Tea Set :.
1890, WNBW-The Quiz Kids:
Josh White and his daughter Beverly
are guests. =
TELEVISION
TOMORROW.
Tuesday, January "A, 1850.
WTTG-12:30, Rumpus Room; /
Okay Mother; 1:30. Man
on the Street; las, Mar
garet Johnson; 2, Shop
pers' Matinee; 4, Sports
Room; 4:55, News; s.
Sports Special.
WMAL-3, Sports Parade; 4, Ma
tional Sports Parade; S,
Sports Parade.
WOIC-4, Home Makers Ex-
change; 4:30, Vanity Fair.
WNBW-2, Color Tests; 4, Circle 4
Roundup; Sis Judy Splin-
ters.
Evening star., 1950-01-23
OTHER AN STATIONS.

VININ Mt JfWTIVNSs
>. .WQQW-570 Kc.-7 am. TO 6:15 pm.
/ fWPIK-730 Kc.-6 am. to 6:15 pm.
tWARL-780 Kc.-7:15 am. to 4:45 pm.
fW6AY-t,050 Ke.-e;4b am. to pm.
tWBcc-i,7t0 Ks am. to s:1b Pm.
fWFAY-t,220 Kc.-7:15 am. to 4:4s IN
I tW00K-t,590 kt.-e am. 70 e:16 pm.
Evening star., 1950-01-23
Tuesday, Jan. "a, 1850.

M. PM
H. 2
loo WINK News: Strong 00lWINX. News: Pare
WWDC-Tello-Test twWDC-Sports Par
tWEAM-Lun. Mus. lWEAM-sports Derby
ll5lWINX-Jerry Strongl l5WINX-Sports Page
lWWDC-Bandwagon lWWDC-Wakeman
iWEAM-Lun. Mus. iWEAM-Sports Derby
Il Strong 30I NINX-Bill Brundise
WWDC-Bandwagon lWWDC-Sports Par.
| lWEAM-News: Derby lWEAM-News: Derby
Strong 45IwINX- Sports Page
/ WWDC-Bing Crosby lWWDC-Wakeman
lWEAM-Sports Derby lWEAM-sports Derby
l. g.
Io0WINX- News: Page I00iWINX- News; Pare
lwwDC-Sports Par lWWDC-Sports Par.
lWEAM-Sports Derby lWEAM-Sports Derby
| Page l15iWINx-Spoyts Page
lWWDC-Wakeman lWWDC-Wakeman
lWEAM-Sports Derby lWEAM.Sports Derby
Brundige 30lWINX- Bill Brundige
EWWDC-Sports Par lWWDC-Sports Par.
| lWEAM-News: Derby tlWEAM-News Derby
l45wINX- Sports Page 45lWINX- sports Pare
tWWDC-Wakeman l lWWDC-Wakeman
WEAM-Snorts Derby lwEAN-sports Derby
Evening star., 1950-08-17
DR.. I. Wilbur Alderman, Jr
Rites Here Tomorrow

Funeral services for DR.. z. Will
bur Alderman. jr.. So. well-known
Washington dentist, will be held
at II am. tomorrow at his resi-
dence, 4610 Langdrum lane. Chevy
Chase, Md. Burial will be in Glen
wood Cemetery.
DR.. Alderman, who practiced
here for 27 years. died Tuesday
of a heart attack in Johns Hop
kins Hospital in Baltimore. He
was the husband of 1t. Dorothy
Douglas of the Metropolitan Po-
lice Women's Bureau.
Honorary pallbearers named
are DR.. Sterling G. Mead. DR..
Sterling v. Mead, DR.. Daniel F.
Lynch. DR.. Charles L. Smith, DR..
r. j. Kemp, DR.. Paul S. Herring.
DR.. j. Russell Verbryce, jr., DR..
Marcus H. Burton, DR.. J. Burns
Cole, Ross Farrar, E. Burton
Corning and Raymond G. Moore.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Nuns Reported Forced
To Labor in Red Mines
BY the Associaied Press

ROME, Aug. 17.-Quotidiano,
newspaper of the Italian Catholic
Action, printed today a letter by
a German nun saying she and
1900 other members of her order
are doing forced labor in Ukranian
coal mines.
Many have died. the letter said.
1t added: I'VE envy them. We
are treated like animals. We are
whipped to work"
The newspaper said the letter
was taken to the nuns parents by
a repatriated German war prison.
er and printed in the Ukranian
language newspaper Michiohap,
from which the Rome newspaper
printed it.
The nun said that she and
others from the Order of Saint
Vincent were taken from Soviet
East Prussia to the Ukraine.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
DR.. William {. Lampe,
Noted Church Leader,
Dies of Heart Attack
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-THE
Rev. DR.. William E. Lampe, rs
national secretary of the Evangel-
ical and Reformed Church, and
an internationally known Protes-
tant leader. collapsed and died
yesterday of a heart attack.
DR.. Lampe rendered his resig-
nation as secretary of the church
during the triennial meeting OF
the General Synod at Collegeville
Pa. last June. 1t was to have
become effective September l, He
had served as secretary since 1884
Born in Frederick, Md, he was
ordained in January, 1900. After
his ordination he spent seven
years in Japan as a missionary,
where he remained seven years.
DR.. Lampe was the organizer of
the layman's missionary move
ment of the Reformed Church in
the United States in 1909, and
served as it's secretary until 1914.
In 1910 he was a delegate to the
Worlds Missionary Conference in
Edinburgh, Scotland.
He was a member of the Execu-
tive Committee and recording sec
retary of the Worlds Sunday
School Association and was speak
Ier at its convention in Tokyo in
1920.
DR.. Lampe was a member of
the Foreign Missionary Confer
ence of North America for Is
years and was its recording sec
retary from 1917 to 1922 and
again in 1923 and 1929.
DR.. Lampe is survived by his
widow, with whom he celebrated
a 50th wedding anniversary last
December: four sons and three
dallphterS.
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Explosions and Flames
Destroy Chemical Plant
BY the Assoeioisd Press

SAN CARLOS. Calf, Aug. IT.
A spectacular fire and explosion
last night leveled a chemical plant
making material for the Korean
battlefront. Adjoining buildings
were damaged.
Owners said the plant may have
been sabotaged. They requested
an FBI investigation. Damage was
estimated at S250,000.
Repeated blasts and flames,
forming a mushroom shaped fire.
ball, were mistaken for an atomic
explosions by some residents.
Firemen from several nearby
San Francisco peninsula cities
rushed to the scene.
DR.. A. C. Carlton, president OF
the Chemical Affiliates, Inc, the
plant destroyed, said it processed
petroleum products for the army
and navy.
He said it was working on a
$150,000 government contract.
Since the start of the trouble
in Korea we have been working
frantically," Mr.. Carlton went on
Truly, we never were asked to
produce this fast any time In
World War H."
Evening star., 1950-08-17
Msgr. John Joseph Brady,
Marine Chaplain, Dies
By the Asseeiated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Msgr.
John Joseph Brady, 66, who was
Catholic chaplain to the marines
in some of the toughest battles
of World War I, died yesterday.
He was retired naval rear ad-
miral, the first Catholic chaplain
to advance that high in the Navy.
Msgr. Brady came out of mill
tary retirement in World War II
and travelled widely overseas
visiting chaplains as military vicar
delegate of Francis Cardinal Spell
man.
A native of New York, he was
ordained in 1908 and appointed
chaplain in, 1914. He was with
the 5th Marine Regiment at Cha
teau Thierry, Belleau Wood and
other French battlefields of World
War I.
Msgr. Brady had been pastor of
Holy Spirit Church in the Bronx
since 1945.