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Evening star., 1950-03-13
Is Escape When Big
Crash Lands in Florida
BY The Assoeiossd Pres.

TAMPA, Fla, Mar. ia biz
B-29 bomber nosing down through
overcast. burst into flames as il
crash-landed at MacDill Fielo
yesterday. but all Is men aboard
escaped.
Only man seriously injured was
Capt. Charles L. Erickson OF
Shreveport, La, who suffered q
fractured vertebra. Several were
cut and bruised.
The plane was on a 20-hour
training mission from Barksdale
Air Force Base IN Louisiana. 1t
was scheduled to land at Maxwell
Field, Ala, but came to Tampa
because Of bad weather there.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Bryson Attacks Bill
To Allow Liquor Sale
Until 2A.M. Sundays
Enough Is Being Sold
In District Already,
House Member Says

Representative Bryson, Demo-
crat, of the dry State Of South
Carolina. today launched an at
tack on the House floor against
the bill which would extend the
hours for liquor sales here on
Saturday nights.
The measure, to be called up for
action later today. would provide
two more hours on Saturday
nights for restaurant, hotel and
tavern bars to remain open. Clos
ing time is midnight.
Mr.. Bryson said he had read in
The Star the recent series of
articles on increased liquor con-
sumption and crime, which he
said resulted from drinking. He
also referred to the increase In
the number of liquor licenses.
Enough Sold. He Says.
"It seems to me enough liquor
is being sold in the District al
ready" Mr.. Bryson said. He is
the author of a bill to prohibit
liquor advertising in publications
OF interstate commerce.
MIR. Bryson told the House that
records show TO per cent of all Jail
cases in the District were drunks
in 1949.
During the same period, he said
1000 persons were hospitalized as
direct or indirect result of drink
ing. Deaths as a result of liquor.
he charged, numbered 100 last
year.
Declares Drinking Increasing,
Definitely. he said, there was an
"upswing in drinking" accord
ing to records of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board.
The controversial liquor bill is
one of seven to be considered by
the House during observance of
so-called District Day.
District Day was delayed be-
cause House Speaker Rayburn
gave the right of way to House
consideration of a bill on stra-
ltegic metals. This measure would
stimulate the exploration for and
conservation of various metals
needed vitally in American pro-
duction and defense.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
ICvetic Tells Of Red
Efforts 10 Recruit
American Youths
Documents in Wrecked
Cor List So Washington
Members of Purty

Documents found in a wrecked
car in Pittsburgh were produced
by the House Committee on Un-
American Activities today to show
Communist Party efforts to re-
cruit young people.
One of the documents--a men,
bership breakdown of the Labor
Youth League-reported So league
members in Washington.
Matthew Cvetic, 40, the FBI
undercover man who spent nearly
a decade as a Communist Party
member, returned to the witness
stand to tell the committee abou,
the Labor Youth League. Mr.
Cvetic described the league as a
front organization set up by the
Communist Party last year to
bring young people into the party
58 Listed in Washington.
The membership report showed
that in December, 1949, the So
Washington members included IS
employed persons, 16 in colleges
here, and seven unemployed.
Committee Counsel Frank S.
Tavenner. jr.. noted that docu-
ments showed the league grew
from q national membership of
$3.50 on December S to 5,879 by
the middle Of last month.
The committee got it's latest set
Iof documentary evidence from a
car which struck safety pylon in
Pittsburgh on February 25, kill
ing the driver.
Mr.. Tavenner noted that along
with the documents found in the
car were a spade and box of
dirt. He said this indicated the
possible intention of the car oc-
cupants to burn the documents
and smother the ashes under dirt.
Many Are Communists.
In addition to describing how
the Labor Youth League operated,
Mr.. Cvetic identified more than
a score of the names found in
the documents as being known
Communist Party members.
Since these documents-ranging
from pamphlets to check books
(See UN-AMERICAN. Page AS
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Welsh Toll Exceeds 73 Killed in Akron
erosh and S. Here. pose AS
Pictures of Passengers Boarding M-Foted
Plone and Crosh Wreekoee. Poae AS

Pakenham. the experts will try to
find out why the big passenger
plane packed with jubilant Welsh
football fans eareened wildly into
field as it was landing on q
flight from Dublin.
Prompting by Winston Churchill
in the House of Commons dis
closed that the government has
ordered a public court of inquiry
into the tragedy. Mr.. Churchill
asked whether the government
had prepared a statement on the
crash, and Frank Beswick, par
liamentary secretary to- the Min
istry of Civil Aviation. replied
that Lord Pakenham had decided
to call the court of inquiry. No
date was mentioned.
OF the 78 passengers and five
crewmen aboard, only three sur
vived. It was the worlds worst
commercial air tragedy and
brought the toll of deaths in
Tudor planes-Britain's first post
war four -engined commercial air.
craft-to la.
The chartered plane, biggest in
active service in Britain, was pre-
pairing to land in sunny weather
Saw Rugby Championships.
Tired but happy rugby football
enthusiasts aboard had Travelled
by plane and train to Belfast to
see Wales down Ireland, 6-3. In
the United Kingdom champion
ships. After a night of cele-
brating in Dublin, they were re-
turning home by their chartered
aircraft.
The big four-engined plane ap-
peared to be touching down at
Llandow Airport near here for a
normal landing when, without
warning, it roared back into q
climb. 1t smashed to earth in q
field after making right-hand
turn and sideslipping.
The huge plane crashed is yards
from house. It did not explode
or burn.
Two of the three survivors,
brothers-in-law. walked out of
the wreckage unaided and vir-
tually unscathed. They had been
sitting side by side in the tail
of the plane.
| The third survivor was critically
hurt.
There were five women aboard
one Of the planes stewardess
All were killed.
| Most OF the dead were coal
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Masked Men Rob MurineIund

MARINELAND, Fla, Mar. 13
(P).-Two armed and masked
men tied up four employees here
early today, broke into all Marine
Studios shops, and made off with
over $4,000. The pair appeared
about 2 am. and surprised Night
Watchman Paul Capo and Pump
man Dragon Capo, a relative,
whom they handcuffed together.
Methodically. the two then broke
into the ticket office, threw, out
the safe and smashed 1t with a
sledge hammer.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
SC I&k~A1kJ, IdBE A-0.J
B. & O. Wreck Ties Traffic

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Mar.
IL P1.-One car of a Baltimore
d Ohio fast freight train tipped
OF the rail near here late yester-
day. causing little damage but
blocking main tracks for nearly
three hours. Seven fast passen-
ger trains-the westbound Capt.
tai and National Liiniteds, the
Columbia, the Ambassador and
the Diplomat, and the eastbound
Cincinnatian and Metropolitan
Special-were delayed.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Father Finds Sons Body
In 3-Foot Pool Of Wafer
BY the Associated Press

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP. NJ.
Mar. 13.-Thomas Bradshaw saw
three boys poking sticks at what
they thought was a doll in a g.
foot pool of water yesterday.
A pair of red rubber boots could
be seen just below the surface OF
the water, A small boy dressed
in blue snowsuit bobbed about
the bottom of the pool.
Mr.. Bradshaw dashed into the
pool and carried out the body.
II was his 2-year-old son,
Thomas, jr.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
HoIsey Urges Draft
OF American Women
In Any Future War
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 13.-
'It will be a damn good thing"
if women are drafted in any
future war, says Admiral Will
liam F. Halsey.
Every other country does
it, why not us?" he said in an
interview yesterday. They'd
be useful. We coulda used
them in the last war"
The retired admiral sails
Wednesday for a vacation in
Honolulu.
Evening star., 1950-03-13

has been barred from the throne
since surrendering his army to
the Germans in World War II.
Premier CASTOR Eyskens met with
the cabinet. then prepared to
leave for Pregny, near Geneva,
to confer with Leopold. The
monarch said earlier he would
abdicate if he did not win SIS
per cent of the vote. Today the
King maintained complete silence.
There was no statement follow
ing the cabinet meeting. A min
lister commented dourly:: I'VE have
exchanged our points of views"
Country and Parties Split.
The vote yesterday split the
country and the political parties.
Leopold won 1872 per cent ma
jority In, Flanders, but got only
a 40.2 per cent minority in the
Walloon provinces.
The Liberals would not say
whether they would join the
pro-Leopoldist Social Christians
Catholics in asking Parliament
to rescind its ban on the Kings
return from exile. The Liberals
said it was up to the King to make
the first move.
The referendum was only an
advisory one. and it is up to Par
lament to decide If Leopold may
return.
Abdication Mentioned.
One plan offered by the anti
Leopold forces was this: Find a
way to bring the King back and
then get him to abdicate. But no
one would venture to say how this
could be worked out.
Belgium voted this way:
Yes (for Leopold's return), g.
933. 1892.
No against his return), 2,151,-
881.
There were 151.477 ballots de-
clared invalid.
The Interior Ministry said the
King had carried 81 of the coun-
try's 80 districts and seven of its
nine provinces.
The Liberals have said they
would not accept the King again
II he die not get a majority in
each of the country's three parts
Flanders in The north, Brabant
Evening star., 1950-03-13

| HOLLYWOOD. Mar. IS (P.--
Actor Dennis O'Keefe reported to
police last night that burglars
forced open his apartment and
got away with three fur coats
valued at $4,000.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Prisoners Elevator Burns

A fire in the prisoners elevator
in the basement of Police Head
quarters today attracted crowds
of policemen. Fire engines rolled
down the ramp into the basement
but there was more smoke than
fame and no one was injured.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Roomer Found Shot

Joseph william A. Haynes,
80, roomer at 1850 Euclid
street N. W., was found dead
with a bullet wound in his
chest in his bathroom shortly
before noon today, police re-
ported. They said ! note,
which referred to financial
worries. also was found.
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unanimously to examine a
broader list of excise taxes in
addition to the wartime rates.
This means the committee will
go on for several weeks behind
closed doors, trying to find other
revenue sources before acting on
excise cuts.
Both Sides Defend Positions.
= Before the echo of the voting
had died away. both sides had
mimeographed statements defend
ing their positions.
The Democratic statement
charged the Republicans with
''recklessly and irresponsibly''
seeking to add to deficit financing
The Republicans asserted that
many areas in the economy are
suffering drastically" from the
uncertainty as to when Congress
will act on excises.
The Democrats. through Repre-
sentative Eberharter of Pennsyl-
vania, said they agreed "to try
to replace the revenue expected
to be lost from excise reductions
by closing loopholes in existing
tax laws, by strict enforcement
against tax evaders and, if neces-
sary, such other tax changes as
may be deemed feasible"
Second Republican Defeat.
Mr.. Eberharter said the Demo-
Gratis agreed to examine mot only
the wartime excises, but also other
excise taxes that are regressive
that enter into business costs, or
that have discriminatory competi-
tive effects"
1t was the second time at this
session the Republicans have tried
without success to bring out q
"quickie'' excise bill by itself.
Today's motion was made by
Representative Woodruff, Repub-
lican. of Michigan. The Republi-
can plan was to go into the rest
Of President Truman's tax pro-
gram after the excise cuts had
been made.
Sentiment for Deeper Cuts.
The President has recommended
cutting a selected list of wartime
excises by $685. million. He also
proposed closing loopholes in the
corporation tax structure to bring
in $500 million of off setting reve-
nue.. Then he went further anC
asked for higher income taxes or
estates. gifts and large corpora
tions to give the treasury a net in
crease of 81 billion.
There is strong sentiment ir
Congress for cutting deeper into
the wartime excises, possibly to q
total 81 billion instead OF $655 mil
lion. At the same time. most OBJ
servers doubt the administration
will be able to do more than re-
cover a part Of the loss from clos
ing loopholes or boosting corpora
ton rates. Economy advocates
In both houses will try to solve the
problem by budget cutting.
Mr.. Truman served notice he
would not sign an excise reduction
Dill unless the loss is made ur
elsewhere.
The Democratic. statement ques.
toned whether current Republi.
Evening star., 1950-03-13

that the commissions duties be
transferred to the Commerce De-
partment.
Other Plans Listed.
Other plans the President SUBJ
nitted would do these things:
l. Concentrate in the heads of
six departments the powers and
functions now conferred on SUBJ
ordinstss These departments are
Treasury. Justice. Interior, Agri-
culture. Commerce and Labor.
In each there would be an ad-
ministrative assistant secretary at
$4,000 a year. Two more assistant
secretaries would be provided in
Agriculture, where there is now
but one, and one more in Interior
where they are now two.
2. Concentrate administrative
responsibilities in the chairmen oI
seven regulatory boards and COM
missions. The NLRB comes in this
group. Others are the Interstate
Commerce Commission, Federal
Trade Commission, Federal Power
Commission, Securities and Ex-
change Commission. Federal Com
munications Commission and Civil
Aeronautics Board.
8. Transfer the Bureau of En-
ployes' Compensation to the Labor
Department from the Federal Sc
curity Agency. Also placed in La
Dor would be the enforcement of
wages and hours legislation and
regulations affecting Federal and
federally- financed contracts.
4. Transfer to the General Serv-
ices Administration the leasing
and assigning of space in build
ings outside Washington and the
operations of those buildings.
Other transfers to and from GSA,
the President said. would, round
out the organizational pattern of
this agency which was created last
year"
Fight Over NLRB Plan Seen.
The plans cover a wide area in
the executive branch and it is ex-
pected that most of them will
meet with approval. But the plan
to reorganize the NLRB and te
end the war within the board is
expected to bring a real fight in
Congress and a lively dispute. be-
tween industries and unions
served by the board.
The Presidents plan would undo
the provision of the Taft-Hartley
Act, passed by the Republican
Both Congress, which made the
general counsel the chief admins
trative officer Of the NLRB. The
position Is held by Robert N
Denham. a Republican, who has
served since August /, 1947, wher
the act went into effect.
Acted Independently of Board.
In this powerful post, Mr.. Den.
ham has had authority to aci
independently of the board ir
many instances. The board i;
headed by Paul M. Herzog.
running feud has developed be-
tween the board and Mr.. Denham
The President said his plan will
bring to an end the confusion
which has resulted from divided
responsibility"
To replace the Maritime Com.
mission, which has been prob.
lem" agency of the Government
for some time, the President pro.
posed three-man Maritime
Board and Maritime Admins.
Continued on Page AS, Col. 81
Evening star., 1950-03-13
-Four Policemen Suspended

The Police Department to-
day announced the suspension
Of four Metropolitan policemen
after q reported four-man fight
in the fifth precinct station
early yesterday. The four are
Pvts. Wyatt ] Roy, jr, colored,
Of the fourteenth precinct; Bur-
tell NJ. Jefferson, coIored, Of the
ninth precinct; Joseph A.
Thornton and Daniel r. Con-
zales, both Of the fifth precinct.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Belgian Chiefs Confer
In Secret After Kinq
Wins 57% Of Vote
Critical Situation Arises,
With People Awaiting
Statement by Leopold
BY the Associoted Press

BRUSSELS, Mar. 13.-Belgian
politicians met secretly today to
consider the critical situation
which has arisen in the wake of a
referendum showing that 57.6S
per cent of Belgium's voters want
exiled King Leopold III returned
to his throne.
Belgians awaited statement
from their handsome King, who
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Late News
Bulletins
Loyalty Case Review Set

The Supreme Court today
agreed to rule on . test case
involving the Federal Loyalty
program. 1t announced it would
review the claim Of the Joint
Anti-Fascist Refugee Commit
tee that the program is uncon-
stitutional, and that the COM
mittee's name should be taken
off the Attorney Generals list
Of subversive organizations.
Evening star., 1950-03-13

Pictures Of Leopold and His somiiy.
Poge A-3
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Truman Asks Congress to Drop
Post Of NLRB General Counsel
And End Maritime Commission
n Reorganization
Plans Submitted
BY President
By Francis P. Douglas

President Truman today sent to
Congress 81 Government reorgani-
zation plans.
One of them would end the war
within the National Labor Rela-
tion's Board by abolishing the
Office of the boards general coun-
sci. That Office was set up by the
Taft-Hartley Act.
Another plan would do away
with the five-man Maritime Com
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Inquiry Is Launched
In British Air Crash
Which Took 80 Lives
Welsh Football Fans
Killed on Return From
Championship Come
BY the Associated Press

CARDIFF. Wales, Mar. 49,
Aviation experts today began an
inquiry here into the latest dis
aster involving Britain's unlucky
Tudor airliners-the crash of a
crowded charter ship yesterday in
which 80 died.
Directed personally by Britain's S
minister OF civil aviation. Lord
Evening star., 1950-03-13
DemocratskiII
Hope eof Quick
Excise TaxCut
COP. Is Defeated
Majority to Study
Broader Levy List
By J. A. O'Leou

Any hope for a quick cut in war
time excise taxes vanished today
when the House Ways and Means
Committee defeated a Republican
move to bring out the excise
changes without waiting for off
setting revenue plans.
1t was strictly party fight, Is
Democrats voting against 10 Re-
publicans.
The Democrats countered the
Republican move by agreeing
Evening star., 1950-03-13

tsee LEOPOLD, Page A-a.,
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(See UN-AMERICAN, Page AS.
Evening star., 1950-03-13
.McCarthyNames
Owen baltimore
On Pro-Red List
Cites Former Adviser
To Chang, z Others
Now in State Dept.
By Cecil Holtond

Senator Mccarthy. Republican,
of Wisconsin today charged a con-
sultant and two State Department
officials with having "pro-Com-
munist records" that make them
bad security risks.
He identified them before a
Senate Foreign Relations sub
committee as:
l. Owen j. baltimore, widely
known Far Eastern expert and
Evening star., 1950-03-13
Dennis o'Keefe Robbed

(see COMMUNISTS, Page A-4.3
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Text OF President Trumon's Message on
Reorganization. Poee A-6
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(see PLANE, Page A-5o
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mission. The President proposed
that the commissions duties be
transferred to the Commerce De-
partment.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-02

held. This Melted enough funds
to buy the equipment, which in
Guided two slides, a five-foot one
for tots, and one for the larger
children, a merry 60 round and
Jungle Jim. Material for a
see-saw, swings, and a climbing
bar were donated, as well as ma
terial for benches and two sand
boxes. Since the play ground
was located on a well travelled
street, slow" signs were erected,
and a sign saying, ''Pickens Pre-
School Playground"
The club members husbands
came in for their share of work
as most of the building and all of
the equipment assembling was
left up to them. However, all
the members agree that had it
not been for the enthusiastic CO.
operation of each club member,
the project would never have
been completed.
The playground is the most
popular spot in town for mothers
and children. During the summer
months, through the cooperation
of the mothers, supervised play
was provided in the afternoon.
This brought to the eyes of the
club members other needs, among
which was a water fountain. The
town donated one, and now the
members want to add a wading
pool before the coming summer.
This January the lot presents
quite different prospect. The
grass is moved, play ground
equipment is there, and on warm
sunny days laughter of children
rings out. The people of Pickens
realize that the worth of the pro-
ject could never be estimated in
value as far as money is concern
ed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-02

co-hostesses. The living room
was tastefully decorated with
spring flowers. The president,
Mrs. ]. D. McKie, gave the men,
bers greeting for the new year,
and admonished them to make the
most of each day as it comes. The
projected homecoming and bar
becue to be held in May was dis
cussed, and committees were ap-
pointed to take care of the initial
planning. The speaker, Rev. Per-
kins of the Goodman Baptist
church was introduced by Mrs.
T. P. Montgomery and gave an in
spring talk on new years reso-
lutions. After a delicious salad
plate, the meeting adjourned.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-02
MRS. OWEN HOSTESS TO
WEDNESDAY BRIDGE CLUB

The "Wednesday afternoon
bridge club met at the home of
Mrs. William Owen. She was as
sisted in entertaining by her mo-
Their, Mrs. Louise Mcpherson. At
ter an interesting game of bridge
Mrs. Owen and Mrs. Mcpherson
served a delicious salad plate.
High score for the afternoon was
won by Mrs. Stewart Bridgforth
and bingo was won by Mrs. Ed
Linn. Other members present
were Mrs. Bernard Jones, Mrs. Ed
Atkinson, Jr., Mrs. Malcolm Shac-
kelford, Mrs. Sterling Crawford,
and Mrs. Hardy McKie, Jr.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-02

Her eyes fell upon the vacant lot
across the street - in the middle
of the residential section, block
from two churches and the school,
overgrown with weeds, and lit
tered with debris. Why couldn't
they sponsor a pre-school play
ground?
Pickens, a town Of approxima-
tely 700 population lit may have
increased recently with the re-
newed interest in the oil field
here) is primarily an agricultural
and cattle raising community. Lo-
Gated on the edge Of town is a
1000, 900 Southern Natural Gas
pumping station, ard within re-
cent years an oil field has been
developed near by.
Since most of the members OF
the Heritage club are mothers of
small children, the need for the
playground was keealy felt. There
was no place in the town for the
children to play, and the high
school play ground was made
quate for small Children. There
are an estimated IS pre-school
children in town.
Free use Of the lot was granted
by the owner, Mr.. William Owen.
The Boy Scouts offered their SER
vices in cleaning the lot, after
which a local farmer graded, fer
tilted and sowed seed. So much
had been donated but where
would money be found to buy
equipment?
The members or the club, now
most enthusiastic about their pro-
ject, soon convincedthe members
Of the Rotary club and the AS You
Like 1t club (their mother club
that the idea was worth while.
Liberal contributions were OBJ,
tanned form them, as well as In
dividuals. But they did not stop
there. A womanles style show
was given, and a urnmage sale
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-02-02
LEGAL NOTICE
a0TIcE TO SEWER PIPE MAN.
0EACTURERS AND DEALERS,

eeeS0 SAS194Ab9s
Notice is hereby given that bids
VIII be received by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Durant, Mississippi, for the sale
1t eight inch sewer pipe, in total
quantity of 1900 feet; bids cover
ing both concrete and clay pipes
are requested; all bids to be SUBJ
united at, or before, ZOO pm,
Tuesday, February 81, 1850; and
said bids will be considered at
the meeting of the Board of Ma
yer and Aldermen at their meet
ing beginning at that time.
The right is reserved by the
Board to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen, this the 18th
day of January, 1850.
LUCILLE TRUITT, City Clerk.
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