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Evening star., 1950-08-01
7 Hot Weeks Coming Up,
Weather Bureau Believes

The Weather Bureau, which
called the turn on July's cool
temperature and rains, sees a
strong possibility of two hot weeks
coming up.
A steamy high of 80 degrees
yesterday started the long-range
forecaster off on the right foot
again and high today in the low
COS braces the prediction though
there may be showers and thun-
derstorms this afternoon and to-
night.
July had 18 days on which
rain fell, but two of them didn't
have enough precipitation to
measure. Total rainfall was Sill
inches, compared to a normal of
All inches. Record July rainfall
is 1868 inches in 1866.
Average high temperature for
last month was 84.3 degrees COM
pared with a normal of 86.3. Aver
age low was 68 degrees-less than
a degree above normal.
Heat record for July is 1O6,
set on July 20, 1890.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Nine Die in Plane Crash
500 Miles From Pole
BY the Associated Press

OTTAWA, Aug. Mime men
were killed yesterday in the crash
of a Royal Canadian Air Force
four engine Lancaster 600 miles
from the North Pole.
One of the dead was believed
to be a member of the United
States Air Force. Seven others
were RCAF airmen and one was a
civilian employe of the Canadian
Department of Transport.
The plane, making an ice recon-
naiSsance, crashed and burned
while dropping supplies to a
weather station operated jointly by
Canada and the United States.
The station is located on the
northern tip of Ellesmere Island
on the Arctic Ocean.
Identity of the dead was with
held pending notification of next
of kin.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Truman Names Emory B. Smith
To Municipal Court Judgeship
63-Yeor-OId Lawyer
And Former Pastor
Resident Since 1910

President Truman today nomi-
mated Emory Byington Smith, 63-
year-old colored attorney, to be
the 18th member of the Municipal
Court bench.
Mr.. Smith, a former clergyman,
will get the last of the three new
positions on the court.
The term is for 10 years and
the salary $4,000.
Mr.. Smith, who now maintains
a law Office at his home, 1707
Second street NV, has been a
resident of Washington since 1910.
Born in Raleigh. N. c., he was
educated in the New York Evening
High School for Men and then
studied law at Howard University.
He took his theological work at
Yale and for a while was pastor
of the Lincoln Congregational
Temple on Eleventh street NV.
He retired from the ministry
just before admission to the bar
in October, 1920.
Mr.. Smith has wife and son,
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Cleveland Offers Work
To All Who Want Jobs
By the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Aug. 1.-Moun-
tain defense orders and industrial
expansion have dropped unem-
ployment here to its lowest point
in II months.
There is no such thing as I'M
employment in Cleveland" one
employment official said. ANY
one who wants a job can get one"
Most of the recent employment
gains have been in machinery
plants, steel producing concerns
and auto equipment assembly
work.
For several weeks, personnel di-
rectors have complained of q
shortage or skilled workers. At
least two of the city's major in
dustrial firms have been combing
the State for qualified employees.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
City Heads Ease
Ni|kRegu|ations
On Sterilization
Approve Chemicals,
But Give Preference
Rating to Steam

The Commissioners today ap-
proved a revision of the District
milk regulations, to permit dairy
farmers serving the District to use
chemical sterilization on their
equipment, but to give farmers
using steam methods a higher
rating.
They directed Health Officer
Daniel L. Seckinger to set up the
differential.
The move to give farms using
steam preference was based on
the Commissioners lack of assur-
ance of proper enforcement be-
cause of an inadequate inspection
staff.
At present chemical steriliza-
ton is being permitted under a
temporary relaxation of the rules.
But health officials reported that
of 300 applications from farmers
in Pennsylvania and on the East
ern Shore of Maryland to serve
the Washington market under the
relaxed rule, only 167 have been
inspected so far.
Effective September /.
The city heads acted today in
order to permit the regulation
change to be in effect on Septem-
ber /, when the eight-year-old
wartime provision permitting i'm
portation of milk not inspected by
the District health department ex-
pireS.
The sterilization regulation,
along with a number of others,
had been proposed to provide a
sufficient milk supply from local
sources when the ban goes back
on. The proposed rules were the
subject of a public hearing last
The Commissioners took no ac-
tion on the other rules. Any
changes in regulations must be
for 80 days before they
Vail 6O AAhGO CACSG,
Opposed by Association.
The new regulations were pro.
posed and the public hearing was
called after it was estimated that
the end of the wartime measure
permitting importations would
cut off about 10000 gallons a
day from the Washington market.
None of the 10000 gallons, ac-
cording to the reports, has been
furnished by the Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Associa-
tion members. It has come from
some of the 200 independent pro-
ducers in this area. The 1,70O
association members have been
furnishing about 10000 gallons
daily. The association had re-
quested that the ban be reim-
posed, contending that its mem
bers could supply all of Washing-
tons needs by mid-195O.
The association opposed chem
ical sterilization while the inde-
pendents advocated it.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Fort Meade Recruit Slain
By Woman as ProwIer
By the Associoted Press

FORT MEADE, Md, Aug. IA
woman civilian employe living on
the Army post took a gun after
a prowler early today and killed q
30-year -old recruit.
Military authorities withheld
the name of the victim, who was
colored, pending notification Of
kin. They indicated no charges
would be placed against the
woman.
The posts public information
officer said a neighbor warned the
woman about am. that prowler
was outside her house. She fired
three shots out a window.
The man was picked up by .
military ambulance and died at
the station hospital about 10 min
utes after arrival there.
Military police said there have
been many complaints recently
about prowlers around the living
quarters of civilian employees.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Capital Transit Fights
Pepco Boost, Saying
II Would Raise Fares
Company Files Plea
To Intervene Before
PUG in Rote Case

Rate increases proposed by the
Potomac Electric Power Co. would
Immediately make necessary
further increase in Capital Tran
sit Co. fares" the Public Utilities
Commission was told today.
The transit company filed a
petition to intervene in proceed
ings through which Pepco seeks
an overall s.s per cent rate boost
effective September 20.
Pepco's proposed schedule would
mean a cost increase of $661 900
a year for streetcar power, a
Jump of TOT per cent over present
costs.
Pepco is asking authority to in
crease its annual operating rev.
enues by $3.5 million a year
Residential customers would bear
a general 4.3 per cent increase
or $471 900 of the annual ad-
ditional revenue.
Didn't Allow for Rise.
In its petition. Capital Transit
said its own recently granted fare
increase did not contemplate nor
allow for any increase in the
company'S cost for electric service.
The requested increase would
leave the revenues produced by
the new fares insufficient to pro-
vide the return to which the tran
sit company is entitled, the PUG
was advised.
THUS, ultimately the full bur-
den of the increases in electric
rates for service to Capital Transit
will fall upon the public" the
petition added.
Besides the increase for street.
car power alone, the transit COM
pany declared. the raising of other
electric service rates would result
in a further substantial increase
in costs to Capital Transit for
electric service.
Expert Study Planned.
Should Capital Transit be per-
mitted to intervene, the company
proposes to engage experts to
study the present and proposed
electric rates, the company said.
1t estimated it would need two
months or more for a preliminary
study of the rates.
The fare increase granted Cap
ital Transit by the PUG effective
last month was calculated to pro-
vide the company an annual re-
turn of $1,771 900, or GA per cent
on rate base of $27.5 million.
During 1949 the transit COM
pany spent $1,149,424 for electric
services, including general light
ing as we'll as streetcar power.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
FiIipinos Won't Join Korea War
Unless u. S. or u. n. Foots Bill

ey ''for national defense and in
ternal security"
Asserting that the Philippines
barely had risen from the ruin of
the last war, Mr.. Quirino said:
"Our friends and allies will
understand that a country like
ours, itself badly in neeed of
military assistance and it's avail
able troops actually engaged in
putting down political dissidents
at home, has not the resources to
undertake overseas a complete
and self-contained military effort
of its own"
Evening star., 1950-08-01

D. c. Draft Quota for October Is Put at
24S Men. Page B-l
Guardsmen to active duty to boil
ster continental defenses~ which
have been depleted by the dis
patch of regular Army and Marine
units to the Korean war front.
None of these elements was
identified, because of the formal
necessity of notifying them through
the adjutants general of the States
involved. Army officials hoped to
announce the identities by late
today. They will go to camp in
September.
Other Developments.
The mobilization announce
ment came along with these other
military developments:
/. Defense Secretary Johnson
said the 1st and I'd Marine Di-
visions-part of the former al
ready en- route to Korea-would be
brought to full strength, along
with fuller implementation of the
Marines own aviation. Two re-
serve air squadrons will be called
up.
2. The administration was re-
ported planning to ask another
emergency appropriation - $3.50
million for Navy planes. House
Appropriations Committee mem
bers said the money would be in
addition to the $10,517,000.000
which Mr.. Truman asked last
week for the military, and would
double the regular Navy procure
ment program which called for
the purchase of BIT planes.
3. The President was reported
to be seeking to strengthen the
National Security Council by Civ
ing that top-level advisory group
a staff which would devote most
of it's time to military problems.
4. The Air Force announced that
additional four -engined bombers
were being sent to Korea. 1t with
held information as to numbers
being sent but said the aircraft
(See DEFENSE, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Truman Agrees
Control
Standby Powers
Warns Senute Group
Broader Law Must Not
Delay Original Bill
By J. A. O'Leory

President Truman told Congress
today he has no objection tc
passage of standby rationing, price
and wage control powers, provided
such a bill is flexible and does not
delay action on his original bill,
His views, contained in a letter
reached the Senate Banking Com
mittee while it was in closed ses-
sion acting on his original request
to allocate scarce materials, req
uisition property, regulate credit
and make loans to defense in
dustries. The letter also was sent
to the House Banking Committee
His letter was expected to give
added support to the rapidly grow
ing move to include all-out con-
trolls in the bill.
1t came on top of these other
developments:
/. A prediction by Chairman
Maybank that the Senate COM
mittee will write in the standby
power to apply rationing, price
and wage controls when the Pres
ident thinks necessary.
2. The House began debate or
the issue, with a vote expected
late tomorrow.
Rigid Formula" Not Favored.
The President made it clear he
does not favor "a rigid formula
for controls at the consumer level
or a freeze in advance of expert
ence." Mr.. Truman also empha-
sized that if the standby powers
would delay final action, he wants
Congress to move at once on his
original bill.
The President explained that
he would have asked for the
broader powers when he first sug-
gested controls. However, he
added, he did not want to get the
basic measure he advocated tied
up by debate. Such a log-jam
he said. might "have dangerously
endangered enactment of the i'm
mediate program" which he said
should be approved without delay
The standby powers could be
exercised "if and when needed
and the President said they should
be sufficiently flexible to give him
wide discretion" in application.
The President acted in the face
of a mounting sentiment in Con-
gress for broadened controls which
were advocated by Bernard M
Baruch.
Partial Text Of Letter.
At Mr.. Truman's weekly con-
ference with legislative leaders
yesterday he indicated he would
not veto legislation calling fol-
standby controls but he also said
then that he felt his program now
provided all the necessary powers
needed at the moment. In his
letter the President said:
''It is urgently necessary that
the Congress act on the defense
production bill without delay. II
Continued on Page AS, Col. g.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Construction Worker
Killed by Falling Dirt

James C. Davis, 81, a construc-
ton worker snoring up the sides
of a 17-foot ditch to prevent a
cave-in, died today when the
earth gave way at a housing
project near Tysons Corner, Fair
fax County, and buried him.
Mr.. Davis, who was from
Tarpers Ferry, w. Va. was pro-
bounced dead on arrival at Ar
Dngton Hospital.
Fellow workmen dug through
the fallen earth in an attempt
to save Mr.. Davis life. He is
survived by his wife and two
children.
He worked for the M. J. Bles
Construction Co. of Mclean, Va,
on the "Pimmit Green" project
on Leesburg pike.
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Parliament Is Asked
By Leopold 10 Give
Royal Powers TO Son
Police Moss Around
Government Ministries
To Avert New Violence
BY the Associated Press

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. l.
King Leopold asked Parliament
today to delegate his powers to
Prince Baudouin and police
massed around the government
ministries to avert further vio-
lence.
Leopold offered, in effect, a
slow-motion abdication. He would
remain King in name only, with
his powers transferred to his son.
The prince would become King
when he turns 81 next year.
This eased the critical tension
that has pervaded Belgium for
weeks, but the area of Brussels
around Parliament and the min
istries was put into a state of
siege this afternoon, IL hours after
Leopold'S announcement. Police
from all over Brussels were con-
centrated there. They put up
barbed wire fences and stationed
armored cars between the royal
palace and Parliament.
Most of City Quiet.
Most of the city was quiet, how
ever. A small number of strikers
rode around in trucks decorated
with the yellow and red emblem
of the Walloons, Leopold's princi-
pal opponents.
Communists at a demonstra-
ton charged the anti-Leopold op-
position had sold out. Max Buset,
Socialist leader, was hoWled down
with cries of "abdication, we want
abdication" as he tried to speak
from a balcony.
The Socialists, MI. Buset said,
had agreed to the settlement be-
cause otherwise hundreds might
have been killed.
Some feared the Socialist lead
ers of the anti-Leopold movement
might not be able to control their
party when the proposed agree
ment comes before Parliament.
Implies Promise.
The King implied a promise of
abdication with these words:
This attribution of royal pow
ers to Prince Baudouin seems to
me a necessary step towards the
solution which ought to clear the
(See LEOPOLD, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Anti-Red Film Bombed
In Rome Second Time
By the Associoted Pres.

ROME, Aug. IA small bomb
exploded in the entrance to a local
movie mouse showing an anti
Communist film last night. Two
women were painfully injured in
the wild rush of spectators for
exits.
It was the second time in week
that a bomb had interrupted the
showing of an anti-Communist
film. =
Evening star., 1950-08-01
u. S. Hopes to Beat Soviet Move
To Consider China Reds First
| Miss Truman Gets
Ticket but u. N. Can't
Find One for Guard
BY the Associoted Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. l.
Margaret Truman got a spe-
cial ticket to attend today's
Security Council meeting and
see the Russians walk back,
but the United Nations hasn't
been able to find a ticket for
her secret service guard.
Somebody in the United
States delegation is going to
have to give up his ticket" an
Admissions Office employe
said.
Mrs. William O'DWyer, wife
of New York's Mayor, also
was on a select list of guests.
Evening star., 1950-08-01

CHICAGO, Aug. (P.-Motor-
lists who buy eight gallons of gaso-
line at a south side service
station during the next week will
get pound of sugar free. There s
plenty of sugar." said Milton Lam
bert, station owner. Hoarding it
is silly"
Evening star., 1950-08-01
MoHk, Head Of u. N. Council, Is New
q Type OF Soviet Diplomat. Page A9

vigorously when the Security
Council meets in Lake Success
this afternoon, officials here made
clear.
The American position was
summed up by one informant in
this way: 1T seems to us a hell
of note to horse around with
such things as Chinese represen-
tation while a threat to the whole
U. N. is under way in Korea"
There was some speculation
that Soviet Delegate Jacob Malik
might walk out of the Security
Council again if his proposal to
Evening star., 1950-08-01

take up the question of seating a
Chinese Communist delegate is
voted down.
Malik, returning to the Council
for the first time since January
to be Council president for this
month, submitted his proposed
agenda last night, with the Chi
nese Communist representation
(See u. N. Page A-9.)
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Red Convictions Upheld
Tank Making Probed

Military leaders responsible
for development and purchase
of tanks will be called before a
special House Armed Services
Subcommittee this week. Chair
man VinsOn announced today
the full committee is "by no
means satisfied" with the plan
ming and spending being done
by the armed forces. He also
said tactical aviation is not
what it should be-"
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Senate Votes Today
On 500 Million for
Aid 10 Spain
Truumon Is Authorized
To Cut Off Funds From
Those Refusing to Help
BULLETIN

Senator Tydings today advo-
Gated u stepped-up program of
arms for Western Europe be-
yond the new 81 billion request
made by the President. He
warned that at the present
rate it would require from five to
10 years to strengthen Western
Europe enough to meet Com
munist forces. He said Spain
should be included in the eco
nomic aid program.
Evening star., 1950-08-01

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pm. in Fairfax County, Alexan-
dria and Falls Church. They OBJ
serve daylight saving time. Else
where in the State polls will close
at 1880 pm. eastern standard time.
The 9th District also is the
scene of a Republican primary
the second in Old Dominion his
tory.
Bond Issue in Arlington.
About the only issue on the
ballot in nearby areas is a ref
erendum on a $50O,000 bond issue
for public swimming pools in
Arlington. There also, voting ma
chimes are being used for the first
time.
Winners of the Virginia Demo-
cratic congressional primaries are.
as a rule elected. The general
election in November usually is
perfunctory.
Representative Smith, who has
held his House seat for 20 years,
is opposed in the 9th by Arthur
F. Souther, Arlington attorney,
There was an almost complete
lack of open campaigning with
the nearest approach to it being
Mr.. Smiths answer to a question:
aire from the League of Women
Voters. Nh. Souther didn't even
reply.
A more evenly divided contest
in the 9th District was expected
in the Republican primary be-
tween Tyrrell Krum of Fairfax
County. a former Washington
newspaper man. and Hal Flood
Hughes, Arlington real estate man.
Mr.. Krum won the COP nomi-
(See VIRGINIA VOTING, A-5.)
Evening star., 1950-08-01

the $34, ,765 ,000, 900 omnibus appro-
priation bill after writing into it
yesterday a provision authorizing
President Truman to cut off re-
covery funds for any country that
refuse assistance In the United
Nations fight against Communist
aggression in Korea.
Senate Rejects Curb.
That provision was adopted by
a voice vote as the Senate ap-
proved foreign aid funds totaling
$2,726, 900. .000-an increase of $58
million-by a vote of AZ to %.
BY a vote of 33 to 20 the Senate
refused to write in an amend
ment barring Marshall Plan funds
to any country that shipped war
potential materials to Russia and
her satellite countries.
The vote on aid to Spain, long
denied participation in the Mar
shall Plan program and the At
lantic Defense Pact arrangements,
will come on an amendment Of
fered by Senator McCarran, Dem
ocrat, of Nevada. It is subject to
attack on a point of order that it
attempts to write policy into an
appropriation bill.
Good Chance of Passing.
If it escapes rejection on that
point, the proposal was regarded
as having a good chance of adop-
tion, especially in view of the atti-
(See FOREIGN AID, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Orders Up
-Four Guard Divisions
Plus TvURegiments
1st and I'd Marines
To Reach Full Strength
With Added Air Power
By John A. Giles

Calls were going forward from
the Pentagon today to four Ma
tional Guard divisions, two Guard
regimental combat teams and GER
tain lesser supply units.
President Truman yesterday au-
thorized the Army to call the
Evening star., 1950-08-01
Apathy Marks Voting
As Virgiinians Select
Parties Candidates
Smith Expected to Find
Shedding Easy in Race
In Eighth District

Virginians today are selecting
for Congress in three
districts while balloting in the
Washington suburban areas ap-
peared to be setting a record for
a light vote.
In the 9Th District, extending
from the Potomac to Charlottes-
vile, Howard w. Smith of Alex
andria, dean of the States con-
gressional delegation, was ex-
pected to have the easiest Shedding
of any contestant in the three
Democratic primary races.
Polls in the suburbs will close at
$3.50 pm. in Arlington and 7:30
Evening star., 1950-08-01
By the Associofed Press

MANILA, Aug. 1.-President FL
pidio Quirino made it clear today
that no Filipino expeditionary
force would be sent TO Korea
Menzies Tells House Australia Will Send
Ground Troops Soon. Page Az
unless the United States or United
Nations pays the bill.
In his opening message to a
special session of the Philippines
congress, Mr.. Quirino asked mon