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Evening star., 1951-02-22
Postmaster
Continued From First Page)

is the victim of antagonism be-
tween Mr.. Truman and his long
time adversary the senior Sena-
tor from Virginia.
But Donald Dawson. the Pre-
sident's administrative assistant
who handles personnel matters,
says there is nothing unusual
about the Harris case. He said
there were a number of postmaster
appointments still hanging fire"
after the President transmitted his
large block of nominations to the
Senate last week.
Il do not approve of this method
of attempting to intimidate men,
bers OF Congress-" said Represent
ative Harrison, in whose 7th
district Berryville lies. 1T has
never intimidated me and I would
not change my vote as a represent
stive of the people If the Presi-
dent hanged every postmaster in
Virginia.
Mr.. Harrison made this COM
ment when questioned about his
success in getting eight out of
nine candidates nominated. He
was asked if he knew why he
seemed to be in sudden favor
with the White House.
Il have not the slightest idea, Z"
he said. "and it certainly is not
to be taken as an indication that
I have changed In my views or
in my votes one iota."
Representative Harrison said
that he-and not Senator Byrd
had nominated Mr.. Harris.
Says President Is Mistaken.
Customarily. each Representa-
tive of the party in power dis
penses postmaster patronage by
choosing those within his dis
trict. except that Senators usu-
ally select those from their home
towns.
Mr.. Harrison's cffice said that
il. the President thought he was
taking a slap at, Senator Byrd
by withholding one Virginia ap-
pointment, the President was mis-
taken.
I'm an appointee of Mr.. Har-
rison and not Senator Byrd" said
the Berryville postmaster. That's
the thing think the White House
doesn't understand. Not that I
believe the President would know
about my individual case, but it's
probably written in his book that
Mr.. Byrd will get no patronage.
The large block of nominations
submitted by the President for all
sections of the country was seen
as a move to break an impasse
between him and some conserva-
tive Southern Democrats in Con-
gress. The President held up some
nominations for as long as two
years and the Southern Demo-
Gratis, in turn. retaliated by op-
posing some of his appointments
when they had the chance.
Ralph. M. Dorsey of Berryville,
chairman of the Clarke County
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Leroy McCofferty, 81

MERIDEN. Conn, Feb. % P.-
Leroy McCafferty, 62. magician
and manufacturer of illusions for
magicians. died at his home yes
terday. He was native of Wash
ington, D. c., and was known
professionally as lie Roi" before
returning from the vaudeville
stage a generation ago. He was a
friend of Houdini, Harden and
Blackstone.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Reds Victim Sent 5000
70 Brother for Big Party !.

NEW YORK, Feb. "a (P).--pfc.
Robert ]. Philippen. 20, who told
in Korea yesterday of being set
afire by Chinese Communist SOL
diers. last month sent money and
the following letter to his kid
brother:
II am inclosing 5000, and it is
for definite purpose. I can't
spend it over here, and I'm tired
of carrying it around. So here's
what want you to do:
Get hold of Len (another
brother) and my old buddy
Charley Anderson and take them
out on a party. A real party
Johnny twho is 15-one like I'd
throw If were along, under.
stand?
And there's only one string
attached to this dough-you guys
got to spend every dime Of it in
one night. Now carry on. I'll be
with you In spirit"
The youths had the party In
their home town of Atlantic Beach
N. Y.
eve put it (the 5000 in the
bank in Bob's name." said Johnny
I'VE wrote him a letter telling him
the big blowout could wait unit
he could be with us-in more thar
spirit" ..
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Rails
Continued From First Page.)

but rather they gain additional
profits so long as they can deprive
their employees of just changes in
wages, rules and working condi-
tions."
Humphrey Hits Both Sides.
In advance of the hearing.
Senator Humphrey, Democrat, of
Minnesota, contended that both
sides have failed to bargain in good
faith. He said collective bargain
ing appears to have broken down
completely"
Senator Humphrey, a member
of the Labor Committee, declared
he wants to find out for one thing
just what the role of the White
House has been in handling the
dispute-"whether it has been
helpful or not helpful"
I'VE have waited and waited and
waited for results and there have
been no results" Senator Hum
phrey said. Our committee is
distressed and disturbed about the
situation and believes something
must be done to restore real col
lective bargaining on this issue"
Law Seen Inadequate.
Senator Morse. Republican, of
Oregon, another member of the
committee, said the union leaders
had discussed Mr.. Steelman's role
with the committee, but had
failed to show he did anything
more than honestly try to medi
ate
Senator Morse said it is clear
changes in the Railway Labor Act
are required.
Senator Murray said in an
nouncing the inquiry Tuesday that
the prolonged dispute suggests
there may be serious defects" in
the law.
After hearing leaders of the rail
unions, the committee plans to get
testimony from representatives Of
the carriers and members of the
National Mediation Board. The
inquiry may go on for several days.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Korea
CONTINUED From First Page.o


appeared another big battle was
In the offing for Hoengsong. Its
outcome could materially affect
the whole war, he surmised.
At 9th Army headquarters, AS
sociated War Correspondent Will
liam J. Waugh reported the Allied
forces are applying a pincers on
Hoengsong from the west and
south. BY nightfall yesterday. a
South Korean spearhead had
rolled more than 8 miles to within
6 miles west of the town.
On the west-central front.
United States infantrymen pushed
2 miles north and northeast of
Chipyong. 20 miles northwest of
Wonju. A British force advanced
31a miles to point S miles south
east of Chipyong.
Correspondent Swinton said
there were indications the Reds
had armor for the defense of
signs that Chinese pulling out of
Hoengsong. There were fresh
positions south of the town had
self propelled guns. Tanks had
been spotted and some knocked
out. north of the town.
Mr.. Swinton gave this graphic
report of the advance.
"Slogging through ankle deep
mud. long columns of grim-faced
American soldiers moved forward
for hours in a cold. driving rain.
They swept the craggy ridge
lines straddling the road as they
moved along. Then. while harsh
winds lashed frigid rain against
their wet clothing. the Americans
gouged out foxholes from the
muddy hilltops."
Flames danced from huts here
and there along the line of ad-
vance. but there was little left
that would burn. Small villages,
which the Reds have tried to use
for hiding troops and equipment,
were patches of black ashes. ruins
left by air and some artillery at
tackS.
The stiffest fighting last eve
ming was reported from the sec
tor north Of Chipyong. where a
French-Arlerican force stopped
cold the Chinese Red thrust OF
last week.
Gen. MacArthur's communique
reported both the Yellow Sea west
coast Of Korea and the Sea of
Japan east coast were pounded
heavily by Allied warships.
The east coast shelling of Won
san and vicinity went into its
eighth day. Gen. Macarthur said
Red shore batteries replied but
failed to hit any of the U. N.
vessels.
On the west coast, the United
States cruiser st. Paul blasted
Red concentrations north of In
chon. Inchon is the port for
Seoul, devastated former South
Korean capital abandoned to the
Reds early in January.
Although weather hampered
close support of Allied ground
troops, B-29s were out again to-
day for heavy strikes at Red COM
munication and supply targets.
Three flights of Superforts
dropped nearly 100 tons of bombs
on targets around Pyongyang, the
Red Korean capital There were
scattered anti-aircraft fire but no
Red fighters.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
japan Too Poor to Build
Army Now, Yoshido Says
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Feb. 22.-Prime Min
lister Shigeru Yoshida said today
that Japan is too poor to build its
own army now.
I'VE should think about it after
independence" he told the budget
committee of the House of Coucil-
lors. For the present we should
consider other means of defense. u
The remarks were made while
the Premier was discussing pros
poets Of . World War II peace
treaty.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
By Ston Swinton
Assoeiefed Press War Cores spendent


WONJU, Korea, Feb. 22.-An
escaped American soldier said yes
terday that Chinese Communist
troops drenched him with gasoline,
set him ablaze, and then jeered
when he begged them to end his
suffering with a bullet.
Cold and suffering from third
degree burns, Pfc. Robert j. Philip
pen, 20. reached American lines
north of Monju after more than
a dozen unsuccessful ESCAPE at
tempts.
He said he was one of group
captured during the Chinese as
sault of February 13.
Remarkably strong and articu-
late considering the ordeal he had
undergone. Philippen told of heart
less treatment by his Chinese
captors. II ~
1t directly contradicted the pic
ture the Reds have tried to draw
by propaganda releases Of some
selected prisoners.
Here Is Philippen's story:
They were on both sides of the
road. They got our artillery and
vehicles as we tried to move out.
/ doubt If any got through.
II was in a jeep with a machine
gun mounted on 1t. Suddenly
eight Chinese with automatic
weapons stepped up right beside
us. They killed the other three
men in the jeep with me. two
other guys, already wounded, who
were on the trailer, and knocked
out the jeep.
They hit me in the hand twice
with bullets. I was the only one
alive. I slumped down in the jeep
over the machine gun I'd been
firing. zx s -
"one tried to grab my wrist
watch and found was still alive.
He poured gasoline all over the
jeep sand set 1t afire. leaving me
in the jeep. I managed to fall
out Of the jeep all in flames. I
looked for a spot of snow to put
out the flames. found a little
and rolled of into a ditch.
For minute was afraid they
would shoot. thought the fire
would kill me anyway. But they
didn't. They laughed. They
stood there and laughed.
Il managed to find another
bank of snow. rolled in it too.
1t put out the flames I thought.
got up when thought the fire was
out and started to run. The
flames started again. I rolled in
the snow-but the fire still caught
again because Of the gas. They
were all around and I didn't want
to move. A few ran past me.
begged one to shoot me but he
ran past me.
II lay there a couple of hours.
I raised my head and saw a couple
of buddies they had taken pris-
oner. I raised my arm and waved
They came over and saw my
clothes were all burned off. Then
they (the Reds) permitted me to
crawl back on the road.
They took the men who could
walk and said they would be taken
to China and treated as prisoners
of war. The next afternoon a
Chinese lieutenant took oul
watches and cigarette lighters and
said We injured ones could make
our own way back to our lines.
Given Nothing to Eat.
Il got down the road half 9
mile. Then some Chinese grabbed
us and moved us back to the
hills. They put us in Korean
houses. We were given water
but nothing to eat except wha1
the men who could crawl brought
in.
1--WE lived on a handful of rice
or anything we could find lyint
around. Three and one half day.
ago some of those who coule
barely walk tried to make it tt
our own lines. Three days age
I tried it alone. I made one-hal1
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Alice in Wonderland Play

The Falls Church Theater
Group will present "Alice in Won
derland" at 2::30 pm. Sunday at
the Madison School. for the bene-
At Of the Parent Teachers Asso-
ciation,
Evening star., 1951-02-22
'GISet Attire WithGosoIine Tells
OF Chinese Coptors' CrueIties

mile. Our artillery was falling
all around me. Some Chinese
caught me again. still had my
shoes and could walk a little bit.
They tried to make me run. I
tainted. Then they carried me
on a board. I figured I could
not live much longer anyway SO I
just kept slumping down.
TT was more misery than I
could stand on that board with
them hitting me with rifles all
the time.
Shot Hit Near Stomach.
Il guess I gave them too bad
a time. They dropped me. One
shot from three feet away. 1t hit
right by my stomach. He was &
pretty bad shot. They went away
and I crawled about 20 yards.
Somebody else captured me. They
walked me over the hills mostly
that night. They made me stay
outside a Korean house. That day
they moved into the hills and left
me so I again tried 10 make 1t.
Every time I would get little
way some Chinese would send me
back.
Last night I got on this road
that leads to Wonju. About 800
came past in groups of three and
four. I'd get down in the ditch
and make out I was dead. I kept
doing that all night.
This morning I spotted plane.
I waved and walked one-half mile.
I ran into some Americans and
Frenchmen.
II was so happy to see them I
just cried"
Philippen was flown to a hos
pital In Japan.
Evening star., 1951-02-22

An Austrian firm has built the
first electric locomotive there
since the war.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
LOST

The State flower of Mississippi
Is the magnolia.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
FOUND

DOG. Irish setter. old no Identification
aovntown: At Animal Rescue League
NO. $3.50.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

Edinburgh. Scotland. has . chill
dren's movie theater which no
adult may attend unless accom-
panied by child.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

this super-special which will ex-
tend it's air time to an hour and
a half.
incidentally. although 1t is no
way to dispose of anything so
lavish. the American Red Cross
U. S. Steel party Sunday at the
Carlton was its usual super-self.
U. S. Steel probably never con-
centrated so much good will In so
small an area In its whole expert
ence as a host In Washington.
X 4 X X
Quick" the hasty magazine,
sums up Judy Holiday as follows:
Combine the pretty appeal Of a
helpless child with a steel-trap
mind and stubborn individuality,
and you have Judy Holiday"
incidentally, as q result of her
Big Show appearances with Tallu-
lah Bankhead. Miss Holiday
probably will embark soon on a
show of her own.
Only on radio, however. Miss
Holiday does not care enough for
TV to bother with 1t. at least not
now.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Drama News and Reviews
Bette's Trophy Room Due
For Further Expansion
By jay Carmody

Sooner later the motion picture
Considering the number OF participants however fairly
derly routine which not than 80 ampled
tincton in the rush for publicity.
survivors pretty much the after
Evening star., 1951-02-27
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Paul Douglas Is going to Metro
to make q movie. And I'll bet q
quarter he'll play the manager OF
the baseball team In Angels In
the Outfield"-The part for which
Clark Gable was wanted origin
ally. I'll also bet that Paul. never
in his most optimistic dreams,
dreamed he would get q role
originally written for Gable.
Stewart Granger stars in Con
stable Pedley." to be made in Sun
Valley and Canada. Joel McCrea
is reading the role Of the other
important man.
Larry Parks and Betty Garrett
are returning to Broadway In a
three e-character play by Louis
Verneuil. "See No Evil" For the
new baby. the Parkses gouged out
. piece Of mountain In their back
yard to make q nursrey.
Luise Rainer is great in her
local presentation of Joan of
Lorraine" That was a smart move
Of Luise's. To remind us in Holly
wood that she's still one Of the
best actresses we ever had.
Jerry Lewis tells me he did not
lose $4,000 on his camera shop,
as reported. It was nearer $50, 600
which is still q lot Of money.
Robert Taylor's mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Brugh, Is entering the
hospital for a serious operation.
She put 1t of until Bob had re-
covered from his.
Judy Garland, with the custody
Of four-year-old daughter Liza all
wrapped UP, takes Liza with her
to England. The youngster is one
Of the most attractive children
I've ever seen.
Marlene Dietrich was spotted
with six-count 'en-gentlemen,
eating lunch In the open-air cafe
across from the Beverly Wiltshire
Hotel. Among them. of course,
Mike Wilding.
Tay Garnett, veteran director,
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Hollywood Diary
Paul Douglas Will Get
Gable Role for Metro
BY SheiIoh Grohon

/ is suffering with a painful case OF
shingles.
Marilyn Maxwell. with a term
contract coming UP at Paramount
also has an ankle inside the Metro
door.
Bette Davis is so happy she is
gaining excess poundage. Can't
remember when I've seen her look
ing so plump. or so relaxed.
Lucille Balls doctor has eau
toned her to spend as much time
as possible in bed until the arrival
of her baby, expected In July. And
she will. because Lucille wants
this baby more than anything in
life.
Practice those scales, kiddies /!
Danny Kaye pays his piano accom-
panist $500 a week and expenses.
Eleanor Parker and Fred Mac
Murray don't like the title of their
Golden Goose" movie. D'ya know
a better one?
Hollywood men about town
Mickey Rooney and Vic Damone
have door-to-door apartments in
the same building I talked
with Mrs. Rooney-Martha Vlck-
ers-and she's going to bring her
div0rce SIIit n, ahO,,t uyeak Tho
charge: Mental cruelty" We've
made the property settlement" /"
Martha adds.
They laughed when Hal Wallis
signed Dean Martin and Jerry
Lewis. The two comics now are
the hottest property in pictures
and will be more so when their
latest, That's My Boy" is re-
leased.
Released by
North American Newspaper Allisnce.)
Evening star., 1951-02-27

which contributes to the 23d an
nual One-Act Play Tournament
which opens tonight at Roosevelt
auditorium with three productions
scheduled. The plays to be offered
by the IS entrants in this years
contest, under the auspices of the
District Recreation department,
will run the gamut from comedy
to tragedy. And including even a
one -act musical sketch.
Among the playwrights repre-
sented are Noel Coward (twice) :,
Tennessee Williams, Anatole
France, Susan Glaspell, A. Yevri-
nov, Philip johnson and David
Turnburke.
Performances are listed for to-
night, Thursday and Saturday
nights of this week, and Tuesday
night, March 6. The finals will be
held on March 8.
The current playless week at
the Gayety is merely the darkness
before a whopping dawn. Sue
cessively during the next four
weeks, starting March 5, there will
be the two Theater Guild produc-
tions, II Know My Love" with the
Lunts and "The Lady's Not for
Burning" starring John Gielgud.
Even this is not all, however.
A brand-new play will follow
these, "Gramercy Ghost" by John
Cecil Holm. Heading the cast of
this comedy will be Sarah
Churchill and Robert Sterling.
Reginald Denham is directing the
jest which concerns a Gramercy
house haunted by a Revolutionary
War soldier.
Miss Churchill will be making
her Broadway debut following the
warmup of the play which will
spend one week here beginning
April 2.
Radio is swinging from the
floor, so to speak, in its challenge
to television with the drama set
for next Sunday night. This will
be the Theater Guild of the Air
production of Hamlet" starring
John Gielgud, Dorothy Mcguire
and Pamela Brown. The Guild has
picked up an extra half hour for
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Now It's q Patsy
For Animal Star
by ne Asseeiufsd Press
unTTvWNf

HOLLYWOOD.
The American Humane Associa-
ton plans to award q trophy to
the animal movie star Of the year.
The association. which super
vises every scene In which an an
imal apears, says 1t feels four
footed performers are overdue for
recognition.
1t approached the Academy Of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,
which gives annual awards to per-
forming humans. and received q
polite mo" to its proposal Of o.
cars for animals.
So instead, the association Is
polling film critics. columnnsts
and editors to choose the Picture
Animal Top Star Of the Year" "
The winner will get = PATSY"
Trophy.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing

0Ho ImU 0I SHVNIHS
Stage.
Arena - SCHOOL for Wives:
$3.50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador - Storm Warn
ing: lis. $40. S:2S. 1880 and
9:40 pm.
Capitol-'The Milkman":: 11:00
q. m, 1:45, 4:30. 7:1B and 10000
pm Stage shows: 1855. $40, 6:25
and 9:10 pm.
Columbia - Vengeance VAL
ley; 11:00 am, 1850, 2:40. 4:30,
6:20. 8:15 and 1905 pm.
Dupont-"Manon":; 1855. 3:35.
5::35, 1855 and $40 pm.
Keith's-"Payment on Demand:
1913 am, 1:2o. 3:25. $3.50. 1855
and 9:45 p. m.
Little-"Intermezzo":: 1850. $3.50
and 10:45 pm.
Metropolitan ~ Born Yester-
day.; 1880 am. 1880. $3.50. $3.50.
1880 and $50 pm.
National-'My Sister Eileen;
1885. 3:45, $50 and 1000 pm.
Palace - kim: 1850 am.
2:15, 4:45. T:10 and s:40 pm.
Pix-"International Burlesque"::
2:10. 4:55, 1880 and 1905 pm.
Playhouse - "Cyrano de Ber-
gerac";; 1880 and $3.50 pm.
Plaza-"The Mudlark";; 1918
am, 1910, 2:05. 400, 5:55, 7:50,
and 9:45 pm.
Trans-Lux - Seven Days to
Noon: 11:00 q m. 1:10, $40, $3.50.
TAO and $50 pm.
Warner - storm Warning:
l1:15 am, lao, $3.50. 5:35. 7:45
and 9:55 pm.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

Academy is the most prominent
of these, followed by the New
York Critics Circle. The largest
single classification of survivors
is that involving number of ma
tionally circulated magazines.
Today, in about the usual Or
der, is Looks day.
Look is not going to ALLEVIATE
anybody, except possibly few
fat egoes in Hollywood, with its
prize awards. 1t could not be on
more defensible ground. for in
stance, than in choosing Bette
Davis as the best actress for her
"All About Eve" role. You can't
go wrong with Miss Davis. The
same soundness is apparent in
Looks winning male, James Stew
art, for his performance in "Har-
vey."
Any one who should want to be
quarrelsome will find that Look
has anticipated some such chur-
lishness. BY the Gloria Swanson
fans, say. That's o. K. Miss
Swanson gets special Look
award. But what about the Judy
Holiday set, an enthusiastic lot of
people, and these who liked Mar
lon Brando in "The Men"
Look walks into no such trap as
ignoring these. They are the most
promising of the newcomers to
the screen.
Ulcerous Look readers. If there
are any such, might we'll find a
bubble or two in a few Of the pic
lures among the 16 that the edi-
tors decree to be the best of the
year 1850. "The Glass Mena-
gerie" was thought to have turned
out ineptly by the critics and the
same group. trying hard to like
mo Way Out" still found it was
overdone in its melodrama. Nor
did lot of people think as rap
turously as Look does about such
pictures as Francis" the mule
comedy, and "1n A Lonely Place."
a tired rehash of Humphrey Bo-
CARTS traditional sufferings.
The other IL permit no quib-
bles, which leaves Look batting
$50. That's passing.
1t is a nice variety Of authors
Evening star., 1951-02-27
of Scene
by the Asseeiossd Pre-,
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLY WOOD.
When Burt Lancaster. who
yearns to make a horse opera,
bought the Western novel ."Ten
Tall Men" he thought he was all
set.
He was going ahead with plans
to film it. when his director, Willis
Goldbeck. began counting the
number of westerns made In
Hollywood last year. When Gold
beck reached AZ he stopped count
ing and called Lancaster.
Results of their huddle was q
new script based on the same
story but laid in Africa. Instead
of a horse opera 1t will be a tale
of the French Foreign Legion.
Evening star., 1951-06-16
Five Pass Examinations
To Be Architects Here

Five persons passed the recent
examinations and have been
registered as architects here. ac-
cording to Thomas II. Locraft,
secretary treasurer of the Board
of Examiners and Registrars Of
Architects Of the District.
They are: Loren Henry Hagerla,
3314 Quesada street NV: Robert
oliver Kidd, 6604 Cockerille ave-
nue., Takoma Park. Md; Mrs.
Audrey Ksanda, 1751 P street
NV; James j. Souder, 8487 Pi-
Iney Branch court. Silver Spring.
Md, and Keith Williams, 554-B.
Southampton drive, Silver Spring.