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Evening star., 1950-04-30
Point 4 and Far East Policy
To Be Studied by Legion

A special study of the Govern
ment's Far East policy and the
Point Four program to give eco
nomic, assistance to backward
areas of the world will be made
nere by an American Legion group.
The Legion's National Foreign
Relations Commission will meet
tomorrow and Tuesday in closed
sessions. At the State Department
tomorrow morning the group will
meet Undersecretary of State
James Webb and Edward w. Bar
'et, Assistant Secretary for Public
Affairs. The afternoon session, at
legion headqurters, 734 Fifteenth
street NV, will hear Former JUS
tlce Owen j. Roberts, president
II the Atlantic Union Committee.
The commission then will con-
Ter at the Pentagon with Defense
secretary Johnsons top officials on
national defense matters. Under
Craftsmanship of William Verify of
MiddletoWn, O.. the IL members
Will prepare their report Tuesday.
Mr.. Verify will present it later this
week to the Legion's Executive
committee at Indianapolis, Ind.
Evening star., 1950-04-30
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Evening star., 1950-04-30
Morality Of ~ Shows
Damaging 10 Children,
Catholic Leader Says

A Catholic official charged yes
terday that the moral standards
of children will eventually go
down" unless steps are taken to
eliminate morally Objectionable
material from television shows.
The Rev. Thomas A. Dunn.
radio director for the Archdiocese
of New York, commented on sew
eral Objectionable" television
shows in brief address at a re-
gional conference of the Catholic
Broadcasters Association. held at
Catholic University.
Father Dunn didn't propose any
specific means of control or CEN
sorship, but said television shows
now are getting away with such
things as the movies won't al
low" Control of such material in
movies. he added. hasn't hurt
them Bit"
T1eater Audience Selected.
Father Dunn said the theater
presents different situation,
where a rather select group pays
It's own money for what it wants
to see."
But television goes directly
into the home where children sit
bug-eyed glued to television SETS"
he declared.
L. V. Hollweck, education direc-
tor for RCA, told the group edu-
Gators have failed to keep pacs
with public acceptance of tele-
vision, and advised them to take
advantage of time now available
on many commercial television
stations to institute shows that
work in with classroom educa-
ton.
THE day is fast approaching"
he said, when all time will be
taken up by commercially-spon-
sored programs. Then, educators
might find themselves in the posi-
ton OF having programs ready,
but no time available for them"
Schools Need Sets.
DR.. Franklin Dunham, radio di-
rector for the United States Office
OF Education, said the biggest
barrier now facing television pro-
grams In schools is the absence
OF suitable receiving sets.
The Office of Education. he
said, plans. to ask the Federal
Communications Commission,
however, to designate a single fire.
quency in each large city for
educational purposes. Another
proposal, he said, will be to make
available about Is per cent of the
upper high frequency area, which
Is still unassigned for broad
casts.
DR.. Dunham said the best fields
for classroom television programs
are In science. dramatics and mu-
sic. 1t may be possible, he said,
to teach fundamentals of music
on television, including pictures Of
musical scores which can be fol-
lowed while music is played.
Evening star., 1950-04-30
Miss Blanche Munion
Retires From Army Job

Miss Blanche Manion of 2115
Pennsylvania avenue NV. retired
yesterday after more than 80
years service with the Army De-.
partment.
Miss Manion has long been ad-
rlnistrative assistant to the Sec
retary of the Army, having worked
for twelve secretaries. She also
has worked for the Chief of Ord
nance and the departments well
fare division.
Evening star., 1950-04-26
By WiIliom Jacobs
North American Newspaper Aliionee

Noffn Americon newspaper AIlionce
PITTSBURGH. April 26.-I was
the third man" on a Diesel.
I never had it SO good. I got
in two full days pay for making
a round trip which totaled about
$50 miles. My running time was
not quite six hours in all.
I didn't even get my hands dirty.
To find out what the third
man" would do, if the Nation S
railroads agreed to the demands of
the railroad brotherhoods that he
be made a member of a Diesel
crew. I rode in the engine rooms
and cabs of two different passen-
ger locomotives.
The answer, at least on these
trips. is that he wouldn't do any
thing.
That's what the railroads have
been trying to tell the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen. They have not been
'having any luck in convincing the
union.
Let there be no mistake about
this: Two men in the cab of a
diesel locomotive-in this case
100000 pounds of steel and oil
pounding up the Ohio River at rs
miles an hour-are an absolute
necessity. The engineer is too
busy to be doing anything but
driving that monster.
And there are situations, as
members of the regular crews of
these two locomotives pointed out,
In which a third man might pos
sibly be needed. But such Situa-
tions are extremely rare.
On both of the runs made, the
fireman, who sits at the left of
the cab beside the engineer, a
member of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, had only
the barest routine duties to per-
form.
He calls out the signals to the
engineer as the train bears down
on them. a safety measure of un-
questioned value. 1t provides a
double check.
Every 20 or Is minutes he
reaches forward and presses a but
ton on the instrument panel. He
holds his finger on it for about
10 seconds. This is called the
separator blow down." It clears
the steam boilers which heat the
cars.
1t was necessary, on one of
these trips, for the fireman to lean
out of the open door and pick up
orders from towerman along the
way. These he handed to the
engineer.
The rest of the time he was as
much passenger as he was rail-
road employe.
The brotherhood's main argu-
ment for the third man is that
operations without him are not
safe.
They point out that the engineer
might drop dead at the throttle
while the one fireman now as
signed is in the engine room.
Railroad locomotives are
equipped with a safety device
called the dead mans throttle"
It is a pedal on the floor The
engineer keeps his left foot on it
while the train is in motion. If
he takes his foot away. the train
automatically stops.
We'll" said one of the fireman
rode with, suppose the engineer
dies and falls forward. putting
his weight on his left foot. And
Evening star., 1950-04-26

quently give off a high whistle
which grows louder as the train
picks up speed.
The light is bad, and a fash
light is sometimes needed just to
make ones way from the front
to the rear of the unit.
Three of the four men with
whom I rode favored. the third
man as demanded by the brother
hoods. The fourth was noncom-
initial.
One of the firemen said he
thought the third man should
come not from his union but from
the shop crafts. The other fire.
man. who seldom gets a diesel
assignment because of lack of
seniority. said he should be a
member of his union.
The engineer who favored the
third man in the cab is a veteran
of 46 years with the railroad. He
is IS years old, good-natured and
logical.
He pointed out that the third
man would lift the responsibility
for the engine room from his
shoulders. He believed that the
third man should not be picked
at random, but should be "a
young fellow. taken and educated
in this job"
II am an engineer" he said. Il
was on a Diesel for two months
before the company ever gave me
lieve that, if the third man knows
manual to follow on it. I be-
Evening star., 1950-04-26

| these units. the company would
save lot of money and the trains
would run on time"
incidentally. he has brought his
train into Pittsburgh late only
twice since he has been on his
run.
A presidential fact finding board
examined the claim of the B. L.
F. g. E. for a third man and dis
missed it as being without merit, +"
both from the safety and the effici-
ency standpoint. The union. re-
fused to accept the decision.
The railroads contend that plac-
ing third man in the cab would
cost them $40 million more q year.
Evening star., 1950-04-26

suppose I'm back in the engine
room fighting fire. Then the
train goes on down the track with
dead man at the throttle and
its engine on fire."
Admittedly. this would be a
dangerous situation. The chances
of this set of circumstances ever
happening. however, are fairly re-
mote.
Other combinations are conceiv-
able in which the safety of pas
sengers would be a factor, but to
the knowledge of the railroad men
none OF them has so far occurred.
The unions also contend that
the railroads would operate more
efficiently and would save money
if a third man were present to
make repairs while the train is
moving.
asked one of my firemen if he
had ever made repairs en- route.
There isn't much I could do
back there" he said. ''They don't
give us anything to work with.
Sometimes I carry a little wrench
and once I frightened a leaky fuel
line"
The other had made less than
half a dozen trips on a Diesel
locomotive and admitted readily
that he was not qualified to make
repairs.
There should be a third man
back there" he said, nevertheless,
Ito watch for fuel lines that might
spring leak and throw oil over
the engines. He could do a lot to
prevent fire by keeping the place
cleaned up"
Frequently it is necessary to
turn off the steam generators on
hot days. This may be done by
pressing a button on the f1reman's
instrument panel. It doesn't al
ways work, and on one trip re-
Gently the generators had to be
turned off by hand.
This requires being away from
the cab a maximum of five min
utes and. in fact, it can be done
at station stop.
There is no place for the third
man to ride in the diesel. The
cabs have two seats, one for the
engineer, the other for the fire.
man.
One of my firemen said that the
third man would spend all his
time in the engine room.
Unless the locomotives are re-
designed to provide more light,
ventilation and more room to
move around in, the very idea of
a human being riding for more
than 20 minutes at a time on the
inside of one of those steel giants
is ridiculous.
The temperature is almost un-
bearably hot. The diesel units
hammer away with an ear-split-
ting din. The generators fire.
Evening star., 1950-04-26
Man Is Beaten, Robbed
By Guests in His Home

Winfred Warner, 33, of S6 El-
mira street S.W.. reported to po-
lice that he was beaten and
robbed of 500 by a young man
and a girl he invited to his home
for "a few drinks" early today.
The couple approached him
about l am. at South Capitol and
Atlantic streets NE. and asked
him where they could buy whis-
key. he said. He took them in
a taxi to Maryland and suggested
later that they come to his home.
The man beat him and took the
money and a wrist watch about
4 am, in a rear bedroom, Mr..
Warner declared,
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Redskins Fear Passes SUNDAY
Despite Giants LowIy Average
LITTLE SPORT

The New York Giants have
averaged only 81 yards a game on
passes this year, but that doesn't
stop Coach Herman Ball of the
Redskins from worrying about
breaking up their aerials in Sun
days game at New York.
Still fresh in Balls mind is the
memory of pass defense lapse
that cost the Redskins the victory
in their first game with the Giants
at Griffith Stadium last month.
He doesn't want it to happen again
and has worked the squad hard on
defense this week to see that it
doesn't.
1t could be that Steve Owens
men are successful only against
the Tribe, for their records show
only 489 yards gained through the
lair in six games. The truth is,
however, that the Giants have
won four games without showing
much of an offense. Their total
yards of 1913 1929 yards rushing,
is the lowest in the National Foot
ball League, lower even than that
of the Baltimore Colts, who have
gained 1,751 yards but have failed
to win any of their six games.
| Certain critics have scolded
Chuck Conerly and Travis Tid-
well for their passing with the
Giants, while others have pointed
an accusing finger at the ends.
But Redskin strategists have
found nothing wrong with either
against the home forces. Maybe
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Weir, Cavalier Star,
In Top Shape Again
BY the Assoeiofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 3.-Bob
Weir, the rock of the University
of Virginia football team, is ex-
pected to be back at his defensive
end post at top strength tomor-
row when the Cavaliers invade
The Citadel.
Weir. almost lost before the
season started, is believed to be
virtually as good as new now
after being plagued by badly
damaged knee since before the
first game.
Johnny Papit, co-captain with
Weir, likewise is ready to go at
full strength and is being counted
on to play the kind of fullback
role which won him fame the
last three years.
Weir is still scheduled for an
after season operation, but he
looked lot like himself last week
against West Virginia.
Papit. who hurt an ankle dur
ing the week of the opening
game, started to approach his
ball-carrying pace of the last two
seasons in the Washington and
Lee game with a 136-yard per-
formance and has averaged better
than 100 for the last three.
The big fulback seemed to have
regained all of his speed and
power when he ran for 113 yards
last week against West Virginia
His total for the season is 43e
yards at an average rate Of SIS
per carry.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
'Unbeaten Negro Team
Can Get Opponents
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PRINCESS ANNE, Md, Nov. 8
Maryland State College for Ne
groes. which has won 18 straight
football games, is complaining.
Richard Thomas, secretary of
the athletic association. claims
ether good Negro teams are scared
to play Maryland State.
Some of the leading Negro
schools have replied their sched-
ules were loaded" when asked for
games, Thomas said, then a
month or so later they book an
other team requiring greater
distance of travel than our loca-
ton in Princess Anne" on Mary
lands Eastern Shore.
Thomas issued challenge to-
Gay to meet any Negro collegiate
eleven in a postseason game for
charity.
ut doesn't make any difference
where" he added.
Maryland State hasn't been
beaten since 1948 and in four sea-
sons has lost once in 26 games.
Last year it was scored upon only
once.
It's three victims so far this
season were Grambling, La:
Hampton Institute of Virginia and
Cheyney (Pa) Teachers. Tomor-
row, Fayetteville IN. c. Teachers
visit Princess Anne.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Three Way Tie Possible
In 16O-Pound LEAGUE

Southwest Merchants and Lib
erty Motors get the chance to
swing into a tie with the idle
Langdon Lions in Sundays action
in the Metropolitan d60-pound)
Football League. Each has a 81
record. compared to the Lions 81
mark.
The Merchants will play Great
Falls at Jefferson Field and Liberty
will face Carroll Council. knights
of Columbus. at Turkey Thicket.
Kickoff for both games will be
at 2 pm.
Car Credits powerful unlimited
team, which has lost only two of
its last so games, will travel to
Annapolis Sunday to play the Blue
Devils on the Annapolis High
School field, also at 2 pm.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
GW-MoryIond
Continued From Page CID

Colonials for the Maryland game
This week. as against Wake For
est and South Carolina for the
last two weeks. George Washing
ton is a two or three-touchdowr
underdog, but the Colonials have
been looking forward to this
scrap for much longer than g
week.
In fact, now that George Wash
ington has broken the George
town jinx and beaten the Hoyas
two straight years, Maryland has
become, the Colonials' No. / tar
get. The odds are against them
but there's an air of extra de-
termination on the CIV campus
However, Maryland learned q
lesson in the North Caroina State
game that probably will cost the
TerpS major bowl bid, and there
should be no more underestimate
ing an opponent at College Park
this season. F,t
Terps Work Harder.
With new quarterbacks at the
controls. Maryland was forced tc
work harder and longer than usual
in its last extensive workout yes
terday, which ended under the
lights. Lynn Davis arm has not
responded to treatment as we'll as
expected and he may not fill in
at pass defense against the Co.
lonials. 'N.r
George Washington's practice
sessions this week have been less
strenuous than usual because last
Friday nights clash with South
Carolina was a bit ON the rugged
side. There are no major casual
ties in the CIV camp, but bumps,
bruises and stiffness beset the reg
ulars.
While the crowd is not expected
to top 21,000 in the new Byrd
Stadium, fans still are requested
to leave home early. New Hamp-
shire avenue is the best route from
downtown, as no left turns will be
permitted off the Washington
Baltimore boulevard after 1870
am.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Faurot BIames SIugging
For Loss Of Missouri Star
BY the Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Nov. s.
Coach Don Faurot of the Univer-
sity of Missouri said last night
his veteran fullback, Bill Houston.
may miss tomorroW's game with
Nebraska because he was "slugged
by George Wooden of the Okla
homa Aggies' in last weeks game.
HouSton'S lip was cut severely.
One tooth, Faurot said, was
knocked out and two others were
loosened so much that they will
have to be removed.
Il don't think there is any
place in college football for play
like that" Faurot said. He made
his statement after seeing motion
pictures of the A. and M. game.
In Saltwater, Aggie Coach Ears
WhitWorth grinned when he
made this comment on Faurot's
statement: "Some of our boys got
bruised up too"
Evening star., 1950-11-03

the Giants don't run wild, but
they score enough points to win.
Conerly ranks 17th among the
leagues passers with % compile
tions in 70 attempts for 341 yards
and two touchdowns. The Red
skins have two better throwers,
on paper, in Harry Gilmer and
Sammy Baugh, who rank sixth
and eighth, respectively, but the
Giants are still in the title race
and the Redskins are not.
AS for the talk that the New
York receivers are not good
enough, you have only to look at
the record. None are up with
the leaders this year, but last
autumn Bill Swiacki caught At
throws for 652 yards; Gene Rob-
erts caught IS for Til yards and
eight touchdowns, and Ray Poole
shared Is for 277 yards. If they
held onto the ball and piled up
yardage last year they can do it
again. 1t is safe to assume that
if the Giants have won four games
without any offense to speak of,
they'll be terrific if Owen gets
his offense Strengthened out and
they begin to click.
1t could happen Sunday. as Ball
is well aware, and he has made
plans to meet the situation. Any
body who thinks the Giants can't
throw passes or run the ball
against the Tribe simply has a
short memory.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Leohy
Continued From Page C-1.)

tory, 1t will be tough to catch, and
I believe 1t will win. Georgia will
keep in the fight by beating Ala
bama. In the same league, Mis-
sissippi and Mississippi State are
favored over LSU and Auburn
Undefeated Clemson should keep
rolling along at Duquesne's ex-
pense.
Two of the Nations best coaches
will match wits as North Carolina
and Tennessee take the field. We
give a slight edge to North Caro-
lima. Southern Conference repre-
sentatives, Maryland. Duke and
North Carolina State are the
choices over George Washington
Georgia Tech and Richmond. Vir-
ginia has too much strength for
The Citadel.
Army may encounter its biggest
test of the season as it meets
Pennsylvania. George Munger has
a fine team built around ALL
American Reds Bagnell, but ]
don't believe it has the overall
strength to stop the Cadets. Re-
naming in the spotlight is the
undefeated Princeton team which
will down stubborn Colgate. Yale
and Cornell will continue to battle
for the Ivy Leagues No. 2 spot
as they defeat Dartmouth and
Columbia. Close games are ex-
pected to see Syracuse and Pitts
burgh edging out Lafayette and
West Virginia. Holy Cross, William
and Mary and Boston College are
the choices over Harvard, Boston
University and Penn State.
Big Ten action is heavy. and
hard fought games will be won by
Ohio State, Illinois and Wisconsin
over strong teams from North
western, Michigan and Purdue.
Iowa gets the nod over Minnesota
and Michigan State is favored
over Indiana.
Our own team journeys to
Cleveland with a fervent hope
that we can get back on the right
side of the ledger. If our team will
just try as hard as it did against
Michigan State. we can't possibly
ask for anything more.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Syracuse, Tri-Cities
Win Cage Openers
BY The Associoted Press

There's an old superstition that
a good beginning means a bac
ending, but the Syracuse Nationals
and Tri-City 'Blackhawks of the
National Basketball Association
weren't thinking that way today
Both clubs launched their 1851
campaigns with victories last
night. At Syracuse, the Mats
pounced on the Fort Wayne
Pistons for a e2-77 triumph AT
Moline, H., the Blackhawks out
scored the Boston Celtics, 79+65.
Syracuse thus moved up on even
terms with Baltimore for the East
ern Division lead. as did Tri-Cities
with Rochester for first place in
the Western section.
Only two of the leagues IL
clubs have yet to open their sea-
sons-the New York Knicker-
bockers and Philadelphia Warriors.
They'll get started tomorrow night
New York meeting Tri-Cities and
Philadelphia facing Boston.
George Ratkovics starred for
Syracuse last night with % points
while the Pistons were led by
Boag Johnson with 81 points. AT
the half. the Mats had only a 1885
advantage.
The Blackhawks got off to a
1913 frst-quarter lead and held
sway thereafter as Boston lost its
second game in as many starts
Center Ed Macauley of the Celtics
was high scorer with % points but
did not receive sufficient help from
his teammates.