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Evening star., 1951-03-26

The Supreme Court today pre-
pared to hear arguments over
whether a mechanical color disk
device or an electronic system is
the better color television for the
public.
Four hours have been set aside
for arguments. A final decision
is expected before the tribunal
recesses in June.
The Radio Corporation of
Notwithstanding for it's new
tri-color tube-has asked the high
court to hear it's case, which it
lost before the Federal Commu-
nicationS Commission and by a
-to-one decision in a specially
constituted three-judge District
Court in Chicago.
This special tribunal decided to
uphold the Columbia Broadcasting
Systems color TV plan. which
employs a mechanical color disk,
until the Supreme Court has acted
on RCA's appeal.
The FEC made it's order effec-
tive November 20 last by amend
ing its Standards of Good Engi-
'neering Practice by establishing
engineering standards for color
'TV transmissions. The three
Judge court entered its final judg-
ment December % and dismissed
RCA's complaint. which sought to
set aside the FEC order.
RCA contends in the Supreme
Court that the FEC, in adopting
the CHS program. has abused its
discretion. has been arbitrary
and capricious."
1t it's brief, filed with the court,
RCA declared the FEC order
would disrupt the whole basis
of television service to the Nation
just as the adoption of a differ
ent gauge Of railroad track would
disrupt the Nations rail trans
port system-and with as little
Justification"
Disaster" Predicted.
Chicago Local 1881 (AFL) In
ternaJional Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers said in a brief that
the FEC order would invoke a
public disaster of the first mag
nitude." It said both the COM
mission and the lower court failed
to evaluate the controversy in
terms of the ultimate public in
terest.
Solicitor General Philip B. Perl
man was prepared to join CHS in
efforts to uphold the FEC order
Both the broadcasting system and
the Federal Government argued
Evening star., 1951-03-26
.FB| Agents Following
Reds Underground,
]. Edgar Hoover Says
BY the Associoied Press

j. Edgar Hoover disclosed toda!
that the FBI has secret agents
among a group of American Com.
munists which he said "has gone
underground for possible action al
a later date"
The disclosure was reported ir
a copyrighted interview in the
magazine United States News
and World Report"
Queried on Check up.
The Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation director was asked if he
had means of checking up on
Communist Party members "even
though they have gone under
ground"
"Oh, yes" he replied.
The next question was: "You
have undercover agents in various
parts of the United States?"
"Yes," Mr.. Hoover answered.
This technique is necessary in
keeping abreast with clandestine
operations of any subversive Or
ganization."
The FBI chief said call that re-
mains of the Communist Party
|. above ground is a self-consti-
tuted core, which for appearances
sake maintains a public contact" !"
Members Decrease.
A new FBI count" of party
members in the United States, puts
their total at 43,217, Mr.. Hoover
said. This is more than 20 per
cent less than the $4,000 figure he
gave newsmen last year. The
party itself has stopped issuing
membership figures.
while there has been a decline
in Communist Party strength -
Mr.. Hoover said. this simply
means that the party has purged
Itself of those concerning whom
it had doubts"
He added that others have
dropped out Of the party "be-
cause of the pressure of public
opinion, or because of a fear of
legislation which has been enacted
on local, county, State and Fed
Ieral levels"
Evening star., 1951-03-26
Conference
Continued From First Page.)

speakers in behalf of the proposal
Spokesman for Argentina, Cuba
Haiti. Colombia, Peru, and Para.
quay promptly echoed the Chill
3. cans sentiments.
Then Mr.. Galich arose to say
Guatemala has great esteem fol
France, but that he regretfully
had to say mo" to inviting the
French President to speak at the
conference because he thought il
should be kept strictly an Amer
lean meeting. He argued that il
would set bad precedent.
DR.. Tello urged the Guatemalar
to join with his colleagues in vot-
ing a unanimous invitation as q
gesture of courtesy.
Mr.. Acheson joined the argu-
ment to emphasize that the dan
ger Of setting precedent was re-
mote, since the chances were that
not again in 100 years would a
non American Chief Of State be
in the same city where the Amer
lean Foreign Ministers were meet
ing.
q. S. to Offer Military Aid.
Military aid designed to help
prepare their armed forces tc
carry a bigger share of the load
of defending the Western Hemi.
sphere is expected to be Offered
Latin American nations by the
United States during the con-
ference.
The administration is consider.
ing, it was learned, an $50 millior
military assistance program fol
the Americas along the lines Of
the multibillion dollar program
for building up Western Europe.
defenses.
Stepped-up military and eco.
nomic mobilization of the othel
American republics is a major ain
of the United States in the con.
ference of American Foreign Min.
listers convening here.
President Truman will appea,
at the conference at 4 pm. toda,
in Constitution Hall with a vel
coming address expected to Sc
the keynote for two or three week.
Of deliberations by Secretar,
Acheson and the 20 other Ameri
can Foreign Ministers.
At preliminary session thi!
morning, the Foreign Minister,
set April 6 as a target date fol
Evening star., 1951-03-26

said under the RCA system, enc
practical converted was demon
strated."
RCA says that owners of pres
ent TV sets could receive it's color
broadcasts in black and white
without requiring additional equip
ment.
Evening star., 1951-03-26

winding up their meetings. Tc
speed up the work, they agreed
to hold plenary sessions Satur-
day and probably Sunday. To-
morrow, the foreign ministers get
down to actual business of the
conference at their first regular
session at the Pan American
Union.
No Basic Differences.
Except for the dispute over the
invitation to Mr.. Auriol, an out
ward atmosphere of harmony
prevailed as the meetings be-
gan. Latin American delegates
generally report no fundamental
differences with the United States.
But give-and-take' concessions
from both sides will be required to
develop satisfactory agreements.
Big hope of United States Off
clals is that the conference will
produce a greater sense of ur-
Igency for the Latin American ma
'tions in the common cause of
combating the menace of aggres-
Isive Soviet communism.
The other Americas will be
asked for greater mobilization ef-
forts, military and economically
and for action to increase pro-
duction of strategic materials and
to combat communism internally
Want Flow of Products.
For their part, the Latin Amer
leans want assurances that in
gearing its production to military
needs the United States will con-
tinue providing them their share
of scarce products necessary to
keep their civilian economies
functioning. as we'll as with loans
and equipment for their long
range development programs.
Washington officials recognize
that the Latin American nations
will require equipment and train
ing assistance from this country
if they are to increase their
armed forces effectively.
Informed officials said recent
State and Defense Department
discussions have resulted in tenta-
tive agreement to seek White
House approval for an $50 mil
lion aid program. If the White
House approves this would be in
cluded in a catch-all $11 billion
foreign aid bill the administra-
ton expects to submit to Con-
gress next month.
The funds would be used-like
the far greater program for West
Iern Europe-to help develop bal
Ianced collective forces for the
hemisphere and not to help any
one country build up completely
rounded forces Of its own, officials
said.
Strategic Plans Sought.
Secretary Acheson is expected
to urge the Foreign Ministers Con-
ference to direct the Inter-Amer-
Iican Defense Board to prepare
strategic plans for hemisphere de-
fense. These would provide the
outline for the aid program.
In the background of the
United States program is the hope
that the other American repub-
lies will be able to bear most OF
the burden of defending South
and Central America, relieving for
duties elsewhere United States
forces that otherwise would have
to be assigned to guard strategic
areas there.
Economically, United States
proposals at the conference are
expected to stress the principle oil
equality of sacrifice" To satisfy
Latin American demands this
country is expected to pledge tc
continue aiding economic develop
ment of the other Americas-ir
the best interests of the hemi-
sphere as a whole.
Evening star., 1951-03-26

CHS contended the Supreme Court
would not substitute its Judgment
for that of an administrative
agency-the FEC.
The commission found that ex-
isting TV sets could be converted
for color reception under the CHS
plan at "a reasonable cost" 1t
Evening star., 1951-03-26

that no substantial or novel legal
question was presented in the case
for solution. Nevertheless the high
court decided the case was suffi-
ciently important to review and
set down the arguments especially
for today.
The Federal Government and
Evening star., 1951-09-14
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Evening star., 1951-09-15
London S Lord Mayor Finds
Spot Of Old England in U.S..
By the Assoeinisd Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Sept. Is
The Lord Mayor of London, Sil
Denys Lowson, left "this little spot
Iof old England" to day after q
Icolorful, eventful four-day stay
He and his wife motored to Rich
mond for their next stop on a
whirlwind global jaunt.
But, before they left this re-
stored Colonial capital, the British
goodwill ambassadors accepted q
gift from Colonial Williamsburg, a
handtooled, leather-bound book
about the town, inscribed in gold
to Lady Lowson.
Yesterday, the Lord Mayor was
lfeted with a continuous unfolding
of ceremonies, a luncheon, a gift
presentation, a procession, a cere-
mony at the old 18th century
Statehouse and an oyster roast
finale.
Spectacle and pageantry view
with an aura of Anglo-American
solidarity as Sir Denys' 6-foot-4-
inch figure moved through the
Williamsburg scene.
In a formal address at the
Capitol Building, Sir Denys de-
clared the whole future of hu-
manity depends on "the strength
and intimacy of the bond that
unites America and the British
Commonwealth of Nations.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
Field Loses in Appeal
For Release From Jail
BY the Associated Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. Is
Millionaire Frederick Vanderbilt
Field and three others have lost
another bid for release from a
New York jail where they are
serving terms for contempt OF
court.
Three judges of the United
States Court of Appeals for the
Second Circuit denied yesterday
applications that they be released
under bonds pending disposition
Iof their appeals from the contempt
sentences.
Mr.. Field. Harvard graduate
and heir to railroad fortune
which has enabled him to play
"angel" to left-wing causes, and
his fellow prisoners remained be-
hind bars in New York while their
lawyers were here arguing the
case.
Mr.. Fields, Dashiell Hammett,
the mystery writer; w. AlpheuS
Hunton and Abner Green were
sentenced in New York last July
for refusing to turn over records
of the Civil Rights Congress bail
fund. All are trustees of the
fund, which posted $4,000 bail
for four fugitive Communist lead
ers-Robert G. Thompson, Gill
bert Green, Henry Winston and
Gus Hall.
The request for freedom on bail
was met with a terse, Denied,
from the presiding judge. Harrie
B. Chase, with whom sat Judges
hCharles E. Clark and Jerome N
Frank.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
Pakisfan and India S
Planes Grounded by
Iran Oil Dispute
BY the Assoeioted Press

KARACHI, Pakistan, Sept. 15.-
Orient Airways Limited, Pakistan'S
only airline, has suspended flights
on two of its three routes because
of the shortage of gasoline.
The British -Iranian dispute
over Trans oil has stopped a ma
ljor source of PakiStan's aviation
fuel.
The airline now runs only be-
tween Karachi and Dacca. Tht
suspended routes are between
Karachi and Peshawar via La
hore and between Karachi anc
Quetta in Baluchistan.
The Indian National Airway:
also was said to have suspended
flights between New Delhi anc
Karachi, mainly because of the
gas shortage.
India, which previously got z;
per cent of her aviation fuel from
Iran, has made drastic cuts il
home aviation operations. Al
non-scheduled flights were banned
flight training was reduced anC
supplies to international airliner
touching Calcutta, New Delhi ant
Bombay were cut.
Officials said India has enough
aviation gas to last through Oc
tober. Two United States tanker
boosted India's stock and anothe
lis expected this month.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
William J. Loughrey,
Retired Navy Emp!oYe

William j. Loughrey, n, a re.
tired Navy Yard employe who dice
Wednesday, was buried today ir
Cedar Hill Cemetery. Funera
services were held at st. Teresa:
Catholic Church.
Mr.. Loughrey died after a Ions
illness at Mount Alto Hospital
He lived at 1884 T street Sc
He was moulder at the old Navy
Yard and had been employed
there for more than 40 years
when he retired in 1886.
Corn in County Clare, Ireland
he came to this country when he
was 13 and settled in the indus
trial area around Pittsburgh.
He had lived in the Anacostia
area ever since he came here to
work in the Navy Yard. He was
a member of the United Spanish
War Veterans, the Holy Name So
ciety of st. Teresa's Church, and
formerly had been a member OF
the, Knights of Columbus and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Mar
garet A. Loughrey. he is survived
by three sons, Michael j., Will
liam F. and John S., and three
daughters, Mrs. Catherine L. Sol
dano, Mrs. Cecilia r. Nader ano
Mrs. Claire B. Skunk. all of Wash
ington. Another daughter, Mrs
Mary M. Pouleris of Norfolk, ano
II grandchildren also survive.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
Mrs. H. F. Mooney,
Native Of District

Mrs. Henry F.. Mooney, about So
mother-in-law of Rear Admiral
Robert L. Dennison, naval aide to
President Truman, died yesterday
after a long illness at her home,
2001 Sixteenth street NV.
Mrs. Mooney, a native of WASH
ington, was the former Miss
Bertha Fenton.
Mr.. Mooney is former attorney
with the Justice Departments
Lands Division, who retired in 1916
after 81 years of Federal service.
Besides her husband and daugh-
ter, Mrs. DenniSon, who lives at
the Westchester. Mrs. Mooney is
survived by a sister, Mrs. Samuel
S. Waters of 109 Tenth street S.E
Funeral services will be at II
am. Monday at Temple Baptist
Church, Tenth and N streets NV
Burial will be in Rock Greek
Eemetery.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
Hawaii Pineapple Strikers
Win 7-Cent Hourly Raise
BY the Associated Press

HONOLULU, Sept. 15.-Pine-
apple workers have won 7-cent
hourly wage increase in an in
dustry-wide agreement that alsc
settled the long and costly strike
at the worlds largest pineapple
plantation.
The agreement was announced
last night by seven pineapple COM
panies and Harry Bridges Inter
national Longshoremen's anc
WarehouSemen'S Union.
The new wage for about 5000
workers will be $1.16 for men ano
$1.06 for women.
The contract clears the way fol
the last objection of the $50 Lana
Island workers at the worlds
largest plantation.
They struck February 81 for 9
12-cent hourly increase. They re-
fused an Scent increase for which
other pineapple workers in the
Hawaiian Islands settled.
With this new 7-cent increase
they get the 8 cents plus the
cents for a 15-cent increase.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
Mrs. ). |. Thomas,
Widow Of Former
Goodwill Head Here

Mrs. S. L. Thomas, widow OF
the founder Of Goodwill Indus
tries, Inc, here, died Thursday
after a brief illness in the Meth
odist Home, 4901 Connecticut av.
enue NV. She would have beer
80 yesterday.
Funeral services were to be helc
at 2 pm. today at the Methods
Home. Burial was to be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Born in Bushnell, Iowa, she wa.
married to Mr.. Thomas in 1889
For about 20 years her husband
was executive secretary of the
Railroad YMCA in Richmond
and Mrs. Thomas was active ir
the ladies auxiliary of the ''Y'
there.
Goodwill Founded in Roanoke.
Mr. Thomas, who died in 1899
was a chaplain in France during
World War I, and after the wal
the couple toured the country fol
the Near East Relief.
After starting the Goodwill In
dustries in Roanoke, Va, Mr.
Thomas came here and set UP the
plan. He started in 1885 in a lit.
tie shop on Mount Vernon place
NV. with four handicapped
workers. He used his own car tt
pick up materials.
The results of his efforts are
seen in the employment of about
ITS persons, most of whom are
handicapped, and the use of seven
trucks to carry out the work. Last
year Goodwill Industries paid out
$228, ,907.25 to its employees.
Attended Mount Vernon Church.
After putting the project into
motion here, Mr.. Thomas and his
wife went to Ashtabula, Ohio
where a similar Goodwill Indus.
tries was established. They re.
turned here in the late 1930S.
Mrs. Thomas had been a resi-
dent OF the Methodist Home fol-
the last three years. Until SIX
months ago she regularly attended
the Mount Vernon Place Meth
odiSt Church.
She is survived by two sons, Fay
M. Thomas, manager of the Book
Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, Mich.
and Paul E. Thomas of Memphis
Tenn, and a daughter, Mrs
Bonnie I. King of 639 South
Twenty-third street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
FIoridion, "a, Dies :
After RdNying From
7 Temperature of ITO
By the Asseeiated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Sept. 15.-An 84-year-old Flor
Iidian. whose temperature of 11O
degrees was the highest ever
recorded here, died of unknown
causes in a hospital here.
William Whidden's temper
ature was 1888 when he was
found unconscious at his home
at nearby Jupiter on September S
Later, at st. Mary's Hospital
it scared to ITO. After the use o1
ice and penicillin and other anti
biotics, Mr. Whidden's temper
ature dropped to just above 10(
the first of the week and the
hospital reported he had a gooc
chance Of recovery.
A relapse came, however, anC
Mr.. Whidden died Thursday
night. An autopsy will be per.
formed to determine the cause oi
death and the high temperature
National medical records show
l12 degrees as the highest record
ed from which the patient re.
covered.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
Woman, 70, Is Accused
OF Fatally Stabbing Girl
BY the Assoeioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15.-A
20-year-old woman was arrested
last night in connection with the
fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old
school girl, police reported today
Detective 1t. Samuel Riccardi
said Mrs. Millie Romano was
charged with homicide in the slay-
ing of Cecilia Margaret Reil on
a midcity street yesterday.
The detective said Mrs. Ro-
mano made a statement in which
she admitted having had a fight
with girl, but she did not admit
having stabbed any one.
Miss Reil, a high school sopho-
more, was stabbed at least SIX
times in the chest and back a;
she talked with a neighbor, Pau
Schmal, 90.
Mr.. Schmal told police three
women came along the street
staring oddly at Cecilia as they
passed. One turned, Mr.. Selma
said, and suddenly attacked tht
girl. Then the three women fec
in a cab.
Mrs. Romano's sister. Doroth!
Santore, %, is held as a materia
witness, 1t. Riccardi said.
The detective said a third WON
an also had been picked up. Th'
three were being questioned tt
learn whether they had known
the victim previously. All denieC
having seen the girl before, 1t
Riccardi said.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
Mrs. Roena WayIand,
Retired Deputy Clerk
.0f District Court

Mrs. Roena S. Wayland, 73, re-
tired deputy clerk of District
Court. died yesterday after a brief
illness at her home, 1923 Fortieth
place NV.
Mrs. Wayland had been a clerk
at the court for SO years when she
retired in 1948. For more than 25
years she had been in charge of
the courts finances.
Born in Fauquier County, near
Warrenton, Va, she attended
schools in Warrenton and Wash
Iington. Her family moved here
while she was a child and she was
graduated from the old Business
High School.
For II years. Mrs. Wayland was
employed as a bookkeeper by a
grocery in the District. She joined
the court in 1912.
Mrs. Wayland was a member of
Francis Asbury Methodist Church
here and of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service at the church.
Her daughter, Mrs. Oliver M.
Shipley. of 1908 r'ortieth street
NV, is secretary to Judge James
M. Proctor of the United States
Court of Appeals.
Besides her daughter she is SIR
vived by three sisters, Mrs. Ruby
D. Owens, with whom she lived, and
Mrs. Bertha Sharp and Miss Mary
O. Mann, and a brother, DR.. Jesse
T. Mann, all of Chevy Chase, Md.
Funeral services will be at IL
noon Monday at the S. H. Hines
funeral home. 290l Fourteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
Alfred Peter Shirley,
Sales Engineer, Gold
Prospecfor, Dies

Alfred Peter Shirley, 73, a re-
tired sales engineer here. died last
night at Garfield Hospital of a
heart ailment. He lived at 1881
Cathedral avenue NV.
Mr. Shirley had been a Wash
ingtor resident since 1929. In
the early 1930s he founded the
firm, Shirley, Oleott & Nichols,
sales engineers, in the Mills
Building here.
The firm represents engineer
and industrial companies in their
dealings with the Government.
Prospected in Alaska.
In mis- long career, Mr.. Shirley
was a gold prospector, exporter,
aviation pioneer, soldier and
businessman.
Born in Louisville, KY, the
|goldbug hit him as a young man
and he went to Alaska in the
late 1905 after the strike in the
Klondike. Mr.. Shirley returned
to Alaska a few years ago to visit
some of his friends of the
prospecting days.
In the early 1900s he pioneered
in aviation in this country and
made several balloon ascensions
in Chicago and st. Louis.
Mr.. Shirley entered the Army
Motor Transport Corps as cap
tain in World War I and came
out a major. He earlier had been
made an honorary colonel by the
Governor of Tennessee.
For many years Mr.. Shirley was
in the hardware and exporting
business and visited most of the
countries of the world in his busi-
ness dealings.
Was Member of Early Birds.
Mr.. Shirley had been retired
for the last few years and had
spent much of his time at his
home in Punta Gorda, Fla.
He was a member of the Early
Birds. an organization of avia-
tion old-timers. and the Army
Navy Country Club. He also was
a 32d degree Mason.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mary Wright Shirley, whom
he married in 1897; a brother,
Henry E. Shirley of Ell Dorado,
Ark, and two sisters, Miss Lille
E. Shirley, and Mrs. Lee Shirley
Smart of New York City.
GraveSide services will be held
at II am. Tuesday at Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
Mrs. Stella D. Lightner,
Martinsburg Resident
By he Assoeiqied Pre.i

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Sept.
15.-Burial services were to be
held here today for Mrs. Stella
Dale Lightner. 68-year -old promi-
nent Martinsburg resident who
died at her home Wednesday.
Before suffering a long illness,
she has been active in civic affairs
and the community's business life
She was secretary-treasurer of
RoSedale Cemetery, founded by
her husband, and a member of
several women's clubs.
Mrs. Lightner was born at De-
tour, Md. and graduated from the
Maryland Collegiate Institute at
Union Bridge. Carroll County. She
taught school in the county for
a time before her marriage to
John L. Lightner in 1908.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by a daughter living here
and a brother. Clinton r. Smith,
HagerStoWn, Md.