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Evening star., 1951-02-08
vADispute Confined
10 Administration,
Gray Tells Senator's

Veterans Administrator Carl r.
Gray told a special Senate investi-
eating committee today his diff
ferences with DR.. Paul B. Mag
nuson, former VA medical direc-
tor, revolved around whether ad-
ministration of the VA medical
program should be split from the
rest of the agency.
pr. MagnuSon, who helped
establish postwar policies of the
expanding medical setup, was
ousted as medical director Janu-
airy IA when Gen. Gray accepted
a resignation submitted by DR..
Magnuson in 1948.
A dispute over control of the
program was known to have been
smouldering for many months.
Chairman Humphrey, Demo-
crat, of Minnesota quoted Gen.
Gray as telling the committee in
closed session that there has been
no retrogression in basic medical
policies set up after World War
II, and that there was not going
to be any. Senator Humphrey
added:
HE told us the conflict was en-
tirely over the administrative
organization" - whether there
should be a completely separate
department of medicine, or
whether the medical setup should
continue to be a part of the en-
tire VA program controlled by
Gen. Gray.
The Senator said he had vast
amount of correspondence from
medical men, expressing fear
there will be changes in the VA
program. He said Gen. Gray
told them such fears should be
dispelled.
5 Senator Humphrey said he
would call DR.. Magnuson to tes-
tify. probably next Tuesday or
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1951-02-08
Pope Plus Urges Children
To Aid Orphans, Needy
BY the Assoeioted Press

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 8.-Pope
Plus in his third annual lenten
message to the Catholic school
children of America, urges them to
help the orphaned and needy chill
dren of the world.
The Pope's address. previously
recorded, is to be broadcast during
Lent in the United States, the
Vatican press Office said. The
pontiff urged American Catholic
school children to contribute to
the Bishops Fund for Children. :"
In many parts of Europe and
Asia, said the Pope, there are chill
dren weeping and dying before
their time.
Perhaps" !" said the Pope to his
listeners, you will give up some
sweets and pleasures, so that you
can fill the mite boxes more
quickly, or even you will do without
some comfort and added finery
you expected to have, so that q
shivering child may have at least
a warm dress"
Evening star., 1951-02-08

phoned the White House aide as
well as about everybody else in
town" last December in an effort
to obtain information about an
RFC loan to the Kaiser Frazer
Co.
May Branch Out.
The inquiry into reasons why
the RFC made loans to Mr.. Sax
and to the Central Iron & Steel
Co. may branch out into question:
ing about the background of other
loans or about evidence of outside
influence or inside favoritism, SUBJ
committee spokesman said.
I'VE have to put some limit
on the number of specific loans
we can look into at these hear
ings." they explained. 1.-The SUBJ
committee already has discussed
35 individual loans in its public
hearings since last year, and it
has studied some 200 more on
which hearings have not been held
But hearings have a way of bring
ing up new leads and lines of in
quiry."
The subcommittee may not have
time, money or authority to pur-
sue all evidence to a conclusion
but 1t does not intend to neglect
discussion of influence on the
RFC, it was explained. The SUBJ
committees jurisdiction neces-
sarily deals mainly with operations
within RFC and especially wheth-
er any one in the agency has
made improper use of authority
in response to influences which
IN themselves may be perfectly
proper"
Spokesman said this will not
close the door to public airing of
whatever evidence of outside in
fiuence peddling might be dis
closed at the hearings.
Extensive evidence. if developed
along that line. might lead to
special recommendations or be re-
ferred for deeper digging by a
Senate Expenditures subcommit-
tee. The latter group, headed ny
Senator Hoey. Democrat, of North
Carolina expects to reopen hear
ings in about two weeks on COM
plants of "f1ve-percenter" influ-
ence activities in connection with
defense contracts.
Evening star., 1951-02-08

loan, apparently has not been de-
cided. Mr.. Hoover commented
India has some money it could
use. Cost of the wheat and trans
portation is estimated at 5000
million.
Humphrey Predicts Passage.
II don't think there will be
much opposition to a BILL" Sen
ator Smith. Republican, of New
Jersey told a reporter.
Senator Humphrey, Democrat
of Minnesota, who has been work.
ing with Senator Smith and
others on the proposed legislation,
put it this way:
with support from the Presi-
dent, from former Republican
President Hoover, and with BIZ
partisan support in Congress, we
should pass this legislation on
time"
In promising to help, Mr..
Hoover indicated to newsmen he
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.. As


time employees were removed from
the payroll.
The MOO club raised dues from
ST to So a month. Both clubs,
like others in the area, are trans
'ferring funds being saved for inn
provements or additions to oper-
ational uses.
Using Building Fund.
The Fort Belvoir Officers Club
is using its building fund for cur
rent expenses and stopped the free
laundry pickup service. The prices
of dinner dances and soft drinks
have been increased slightly to
help balance the books.
The NCO club at Fort Belvoir
laid off two employees and cut the
employment time of two others.
Dues were boosted SO cents a
month and some food prices were
raised. A steak dinner, for ex-
ample, now costs SLIPS instead of
81 90.
The Fort McNair Officers Club
raised dues 50 a month and
Slightly increased food prices. The
sum for hiring help was reduced
by 10 per cent.
Four part-time employees were
dropped from the payroll of the
Fort McNair NCO club, and the
number Of free dances was cut to
two from four a month. Dues
were boosted 81 a month.
Evening star., 1951-02-08

Truman to reduce prices of the
everyday necessities of life."
An expected OPS order regu-
lating slaughterers, in an effort
to cripple black markets in meats
before they get started, has been
delayed a day or two.
The OPS late yesterday ex-
enpted from the price freeze vir-
tually all wool products that are
earmarked for national defense
agencies.
The OPS also said it is consider
ing some relief for restaurant
owners whose food costs have gone
up so fast that they are getting
squeezed. The restaurant group
came in yesterday and made a
vigorous complaint.
Evening star., 1951-02-08
board and install single ad-
Iministrator.


ministrator.
Subcommittee Nears End.
The status of the subcommittee
itself also is a complicating fac
tor. The subcommittee has been
investigating RFC affairs since
last February, and its authority
expires April 80. 1t also is running
out Of funds. Continuance might
be permitted by the Senate, but
Senator Fulbright said recently
he did not plan to ask for an
extension.
According to present intentions,
the public hearings this month
will seek to learn particularly
whether there was favoritism or
influence in a SIS million loan to
George D. Sax for a new hotel in
Miami Beach, Fla. and loans
totaling S63 million to the Central
Iron & Steel Co. of Pennsylvania
in 1949.
The results of those hearings
may have considerable bearing on
the subcommittee belief, as stated
in a report last Friday, that a
single RFC administrator would
provide more independence" and
efficiency. and less danger of
"the possible undesirable effect of
outside influence on RFC."
But the RFC organization angle
and the Fulbright proposal will
be the subject of later report,
possibly after other hearings, it
was explained today. At least one
subcommittee member, Senator
Capehart. Republican, of Indiana
faVors keeping the board of di-
rectors system but with tighter
restrictions.
Nominations Submitted.
President Truman last August
and again in November sent to
the Senate the nominations of
w. Elmer Harber, Walter L.
Dunham, William E. Willett, Wal
ter Cosgriff and C. Edward Rowe
as RFC directors. Mr.. Dunham
and Mr.. Willett had been on the
board and technically are hold
overs serving until they or their
successors are confirmed. The
other three are new appointees,
but none of the five names has
been submitted to the Senate in
the 82d Congress.
Some Senators Informally have
raised a question whether the
three new appointees, if not all
five, may draw pay after next
Monday, unless President Truman
resubmits the nominations by that
date.
Chairman Harber disclosed last
night that he has not cashed his
salary checks since January J..
The other four directors have
cashed their checks, reporters
were informed. RFC officials
said that so far as they know the
General Accounting Office has not
been asked for a ruling on the
pay status of RFC directors since
the new Congress convened.
The subcommittee report criti-
;ized Mr.. Dunham. Mr.. Willett and
Mr.. Rowe. It said the subcommit-
tee had testimony that Mr.. Daw-
son tried to dominate the RFC."
1t also contained frequent men
ton of E. Merl Young, an insur-
lance broker and former RFC en-
ploye. whose wife is White
House stenographer.
Mr.. Rowe yesterday amplified
his earlier denial by declaring he
never had been Influenced by Mr..
Dawson, Mr. Young or any one
else. He told reporters he would
demand an opportunity to appear
before the subcommittee.
Stating that Mr.. Dawson never
called him about any RFC loan
matter, he recalled that he tele-
Evening star., 1951-02-08

was not relinquishing his privilege
of criticizing administration for
eign policy He has opposed plans
to send additional grounds troops
or dollars to Western Europe until
that area erects a 'Sure dam" of
its own against aggression. He
has urged that the United States
concentrate on hemisphere de-
fenSe.
Not in Politics Category.
Discussing the wheat matter
with newsmen, the former Presi-
dent had explained that this
does not fall into the category of
politics-it falls into the category
of Christianity"
A little later, he recalled that
he was making another foreign
policy speech tomorrow night.
us that political?" he was
asked.
mo, analytical" the former
President chuckled.
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RFC.'
Continued From First Page.)


asked whether he might possibly
make changes in the list OF nomi-
nees, he referred again to the re-
organization plan he expects to
send to Congress. He did not in
dicate whether that plan would
suggest that the Board of Direc-
tors be abolished if the agency
were placed under some other
department.
MIR. Truman remarked that he
always had had great difficulty in
finding qualified people willing to
accept high Government positions
and that.this was particularly true
of his efforts to obtain competent
persons as RFC directors.
Quotes Confusing Sentence.
He emphasized. however, that
he had confidence in the present
directors.
Besides voicing the objections to
the manner in which the report
referred to Mr.. Dawson and the
RFC directors, MIR. Truman also
attacked 1t for what he described
as yagueness and lack of specific
charges. He recalled that as a
Senator he wrote numerous COM
mittee reports. But he added that
he was happy to say he never
wrote one like the document is
sueed last Friday by the Fulbrlght
subcommittee.
He quoted the following SEN
tence an dsaid he was at loss to
understand what it meant:
I'm presenting this report the
subcommittee wishes to distIn-
guish between improper influence
as such and the improper use OF
the Reconstruction Fin a n e
Corps authority in response to
influences which in themselves
may be perfectly proper"
See No Need for Hearing.
Mr.. Truman also noted that the
report made no mention Of letters
by Senators and Representatives
concerning application for RFC
loans. He added that there was
immense pile of such letters in
RFC files.
The President took occasion to
declare that never in his life did
he bring pressure on RFC or any
other agency except in the per-
Torrance of his official duties and
in the public interest.
Mr.. Dawson'S name came UP
later in the news conference when
the President was asked whether
he thought his aide should de-
mand public hearing before the
subcommittee. Mr.. Truman re-
piled that he saw no reason why
Mr.. Dawson should make such a
request. He added that the sub
committee itself should have
heard Mr.. Dawson before writing
its report.
Full Study Promised.
In advance of the President's S
news conference. the Senate in
vestigators promised that public
hearings on the RFC will not soft
pedal the subject Of influence ped
dlers.
The open hearings, likely to be
started February 10, will try
mainly to determine whether any
RFC directors played favorites'
In approving loans. officials ex-
planned. But the aim also is to
find out whether improper inf1u-
ence was attempted or applied
by other persons in or out of the
Government, they added.
Several Senators and others
have voiced apprehension that
the inquiry into influence and
favoritism" might become begged
down in subcommittee hearings
on more or less related issues
Those include action on the NOM
nations of the five RFC directors
and consideration of a bill by
Senator Fulbright to abolish the
Evening star., 1951-02-08
FULL DRESS, TUXEDO SUITS
AND CUTAWAYS

7 Richard Prince Tuxedos. were $65;
S. 3. or D. B., silk erosgroin foeings:
reg. SO. 81, 5S; short 3e. 81, 3s. e.:
long 81 37------------------3S.S5
7 Riehard Prince Full Dress Suits, were
So8; very snort design reg. 35, 3e. 4z;
short IS, SO, 81 ------------39.95
Z Foshion Park Full Dress Suits, were
Sloo; short So, 81 --------49.95
I Fashion Park cutowoy coot and Vest,
wos Sloo; size 36 ree.-------59.95
Evening star., 1951-02-08
TopcoATs AND o'coATs

II Durotwist Topeoots. were SIS; grey
or brown plaid; reg. IS TO 40; short
"a, 38; long 36.95
Topeoots. were SIS and SOS; tweed,
fleece or cheviot. brown or eomel
shode; reg. IS, So; long b. 1885
Novy Blue Or Oxford overeoots. were
SIS; S. B. or D. g.; reg. IS, a.; long
SO, SO, 40, a., 48---------3o.95
Grey D. B. Tweed overeoof, was SIS;
size 36 regular -----------39.95
Brown Herrinsbone or crofut Shetlond
overeoots, S. B. or D. B., drope model;
reg. 81, SO; long SO. 40; were SIS,
1895
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Far Below Clearance Prices!
MEMS SUITS

MEMS SUITS
II Grey shorkskin Suits. we're SIS; S. 3.
and D. g.; reg. 36. SO. 40; short 38;
long 36. Al; ex. long 36-33.e5
4 Grey Flannel Suits. were $50; S. 3.
and D. B.; reg So; short 3e. SO,
Blue Striped Suits, were SIS; worsted
or flonnei; S. B. or D. B.; reg. SO,
SO, SO; long 3s, AZ 2--3l.95
4 Grey Striped Suits, we're SIS; med.
or oxford shades, S. B. and D. B.; reg.
36, SO and nd3e--------3O.95
s Grey pIoid Worsted Suits. we're $3.50;
S 8. and D. g.; reg. 81, 38, 40; short
5S; 1895
8 Brown wor.ted Suits, were SIS; S. 5.
and 2. B. reg. 81, 50; short a.
long 371 40 40--33.o5
Blue-Groy shorkskin Suit, wos SIS:
S. B., size so stout 7.o5
Grey Herrinsbone Tweed Suit, wos
$50; S. g., size 81 long --28.o5
Brown Worstei Flannel Suits. we're
$50; S. B. and D. B.; short 81, 38;
long 81, 38. SO, 4l---35.o5
II Suits, 2oQo nyIon and 1929 wofsted.
were S58; S. B.. solid shodes of brown.
ton, navy, grey; reg. 40, Al. AZ;
short 36, AZ. A.; long 81, SO. 80,
1895
is Grey Sharkskin Worsted Suits, were
SOS; S. B., reg 81. 40; short a.; long
SO. 80, 40, 4l---39.95
s Brown Sharkskin or Worsted Suits, were
S65: S. B.. reg. 3S; long 38, 80, 40,
AZ; short stout .95
, Feshion Park Brown Herrinsbone
cheviot Suits, we're Ss5; reg. 80;
stout AZ; short stout 40; S. 3. 59.95
; Foshion Park Grey Suits, shorkskin or
poid; D. B.. reg SO. 3o------59.95
Evening star., 1951-02-08

rs Shirts. were 3.o5; solid tones with
white pique collars and cuffs l.9S
IA Shirts, were 3.65 to $50; assorted
stripinos; sizes a TO l6h---z.5o
81 Sportshirts, were 3.o5; flonnels.
pIoids and solid tones; sizes S., M,
Nj.
ss Sportshirts. we're S. and 5.e5; royon
ploids and novelty weoves; S., M,
~ Sportshirts. were 7e5 to 1850; oil
wools and mixtures; ploids and solid
shades --------------
70 Poiomos, were 3.95; striped fIonnels
in sizes B, c, D 2.89
10 Poiamas, were 500; solid color
royons with contrast piping; sizes
A and D D----------------3.4o
81 Poiomas, were 3o5 and $50; snort
broodcioth stripings; sizes A. B, c,
D ----------------3.4o
A. Neekties, were ESQ; olI-silk repps.
foulords and erepes -----1 LIS
l3z Neekties, were so; neot and bold
patterns, now for ZOO; each 6oc
81 Neckties, were $50 and 500; rich
oll-silk crepes and foulords- 1863
Evening star., 1951-02-08
MEMS FURNlsHINcs-HATs- SHOES

8 Pure Silk Hond-Pointed Poiomes,
we're $40; sizes B. c. D----13.95
II Sweaters, we're 3.e5; oIl-wool. sleeve
less; sizes s., M, L---------1.89
III Pr. Socks, were 75e and 90; ossort-
ed pIoids, clocks, vertical stripes and
others; sizes 10 to l3-------5 59c
73 An-WooI Mufflers. were l.65 to
2e5; solids and pioids -------59e
81 Hondkerehiefs. were soc and 75e;
assorted coIored borders --25e
5 Robes, were 5000; fine auoity
printed and woven crepes, med size
only -----------------
IA Robes, were $40 and SIS; handsome
royon iocauords; sizes S., M, l.,
5 Corduroy Houndstooth jackets, were
1925; reg. SO, 40; long 40. A,
1875
Leisure Jaekets, were 22.5o; oil wool,
solid shades; reg. 5s, 40, AZ 14.9S
Is Corduroy jackets, were SIS; tan,
grey. brown, maroon; sizes 36 to a.
1925
Evening star., 1951-02-08
Opium Supply Cut

India, where poppy cultivation
is under strict government con.
troll. has reduced the opium sup-
ply available for domestic use %
per cent.
Evening star., 1951-02-08
SPORT JACKETS

~ Richard Prince Sport Joekets, were
S35 to S38; tweeds. shetlonds and
fIonnels, solid and potterns; reg. IS
TO 80, A, As; short So to 40; long
SO, 40, 42--------------24.95
Z Foshion Park Brown Cashmere jack
cts. we're 500; size AZ one--59.95
Evening star., 1951-02-08

There are over 5000 alloys con-
tanning nickel.
Evening star., 1951-02-08

On the other hand, the Ad-
visory Board of the Republican
National Federation of Women s
Clubs-50 women from 35 States
passed resolutions here protest.
ing that the January 25 price
wage freeze should have come
sooner and calling on President
Evening star., 1951-04-04

comfort to those in trouble. It
lis more than negative thing,
he said. not merely series of
prohibitions.
"Our religion includes these
elements" he said. but it also
includes much more. 1t is a posi-
tive force that impels us to affir-
NATIVE action. We are under
divine orders, not only to refrain
from doing evil. but also to do
good and to make this world a
better place to live in.'
Later he made an apparent
reference to the Senate Crime
Investigating Committees revela-
tions by saying, when organized
crime and vice run loose and are
accepted and patroniZed by the
people, they threaten our free in
stitutions and debase our national
life"
Deity Applies Mortar.
The President then took silver
trowel he had ordered made fol-
the occasion and, with a left
hand stroke and deftness born
of experience, spread the mortar
under the stone. His work salts
fed the two members of the Stone
Masons' Union (AFL) assigned to
the task of helping him. They
were Claude Dickinson and Wal
ter Atterbury. Both men. who
had been working on the building
Evening star., 1951-04-04

since the start. wore new white
overalls.
On the stone was engraved: "To
the glory of God this stone was
laid by the President of the
United States. Harry 8. Truman,
the third of April. 1851" Within
lit was a sealed copper box con-
tanning rs items. including SER
mons Of the late paster, the Rev.
Peter Marshall. and his prayers as
Ichaplain of the Senate; two of
DR.. Gurley's sermons. photographs
! of the old church, which was torn
down in 1949, and a copy of The
Evening Star of Saturday, March
81, containing an article on the
history of the church by Caspar
Names, church editor.
Ten year old Peter John
Marshall, son of the late pastor,
presented the President with a
book commemorating the occa-
sion. The boy was almost as tall
as the President. Four-year-old
Nancy Helen Herndon made a
similar presentation to Mrs.
Truman.
A layman. Charles II. Albers Of
Chicago. vice moderator of the
Presbyterian Church in the
U. S. A.. offered a prayer, and the
Rev. DR.. John A. Mackay, presi-
dent of Princeton Theological
Seminary, gave the benediction.
Evening star., 1951-04-04
1ens Address New York Avenue Church Cornerstone Loyn

study the history of this Nation o1
ours-study it deeply and earnestly
without becoming convinced tina;
Divine Providence has played 9
lgreat part in it. I have the feeling
that God has created us and brought
Ius to our present position of power
land strength for some great purpose
It is not given to us now to know
fully what that purpose is. But
think we may be sure Of one thing
And that is that our country is in-
tended to do all it can, in co-opera-
ltion with other nations, to help
create peace and preserve peace in
the world. 1t Is given to us to &C.
Ifend the spiritual values-the moral
Icode-against the vast forces OF
evil that seek to destroy them.
This is a hard task. It is not
one that we have asked for. AT
times, we would like to lay it down.
And, as we go on with it, we see that
lit is full of uncertainties and sac
lrifices.
But we need not be afraid, if we
have faith.
Lesson From Bible Passage.
There is a lesson for us in the
passage from the Bible which has
just been read here. That part
Of the Book of Ezra describes the re-
building of the temple in Jerusalem
after the long captivity in Babylon
You remember how the writer
describes the people shouting with
la great shout when the founda-
ton of the new temple was laid
And then the author goes on to
point out that some of those in
the crowd, particularly the old men,
did not shout. They wept when
they saw the foundation stones set
| in place.
These were the men who re.
membered all the sacrifices-all The
suffering-their people had under
gone during the captivity. They
knew that these sacrifices had not
been in vain. They realized that
in spite of all their troubles, and
in the face of overwhelming odds
their faith had prevailed. And SC
they were too deeply moved &C
shout; they Wept for joy.
| They gave thanks to God "be-
cause He is good, for His mercy
endureth forever"
If we hold true to our faith, as
they did, / am sure that we will be
able to offer, on some future day, tie
same heartfelt prayer of thanks
giving and joy. We too, will bt
able to give God the glory for the
victory of freedom and justice and
peace for which we are striving to-
day.
We, too. shall say: HE is good, fol
| His mercy endureth forever"