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Evening star., 1951-10-15
Pay Raise. Possible
For Day Workers in
Defense Department

The Wage Sterilization Board
has opened the door to further
wage boosts for about 5000 De-
fense Department workers here
but defense officials said the rul-
ing would not necessarily mean
all of the workers would get a
pay increase.
Affected are per-diem workers
in the Army. Air Force and Navy
Departments. Specifically, the
WSB ruling grants permission to
raise salaries 2 per cent. This is
in addition to the previous 10 per-
cent formula.
The ruling was made in answer
to a Defense Department inquiry
on whether the additional per
cent increase granted private in
dustry would apply to the depart
ment. The WSB replied that the
increases would be allowable in
line with national wage policy
There are more than 100000
Federal per diem workers in the
crafts and mechanical trades, with
$4,000 in the Washington area.
Defense officials pointed out that
while all the workers would not
necessarily receive the raise, the
WSB ruling would pave the way
for increases to some.
Since the salaries of such en-
|ployes are determined by rates
paid to employees in comparable
private industry jobs in a par
ticular locale. it would depend on
the situation in each section of
the country on whether the Fed
eral workers would get a pay
boost.
Evening star., 1951-10-15

All Souls likes the idea not
only for the crowd, according te
Executive Director Laurence Sta.
pies. but also because congrega.
ton newcomers can be enlisted
as hoStesses. thus giving them "a
very definite part in church &C.
tivities."
At National Presbyterian Church
the minister has abandoned hi
former habit of greeting the con.
gregation at the door after service
in favor of taking his stane
among the coffee drinkers. More
Iparishioners greet the minister
and more partake of the fellow
ship on this account.
People don't rely on forma
introductions to meet one an.
other. according to DR.. Thoma!
A. Stone, assistant minister.
Young People Are Sponsors.
First Congregational Church /!
one OF the latest to join tn,
trend. In this case the projec
is sponsored by the young adul
fellowship, especially for the ben
eft Of young unmarried people
Formerly their only chance t.
meet was in the crowded foyer.
The new activity is DRAWN,
many newcomers into the younj
adult organization. according t,
Lillian Tucker. church secretary
Calvary Methodist Church ais
tried a coffee hour on a tria
basis last winter and may re
new it this fall. Like the others
the church is anxious to lay ou
the welcome mat in an unmis
taxable way for visitors.
In New York City, one denomi
Ination-the Episcopalian-is en-
couraging all its churches t
adopt the idea.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
; at Walter Reed
Add $1,000 to
Defense Bond Drive

An Army private and two coll
onels last week boosted the de-
fense bond drive at Walter Reed
Army Hospital by $1,000.
The enlisted man. Pfc. Clyde
Bishop. a patient at Forest Glen,
bought $1,000 worth of bonds.
The two officers, who are duty
personnel at the hospitals were
1t. Col. John M. Cassidy of
Kensington, Md, who bought
$4,000 in bonds. and 1t. Col
Richard r. Brady. executive Of
ficer of the Forest Glen section,
who bought $4,000 worth of
bonds.
Evening star., 1951-10-15

weather. The hostesses pass out
cookies, too.
1T makes the church into q
family" one staff member said.
Service People Welcomed.
st. Johns also is asking par
ishioners once again to take serv-
ice people home to dinner with
them Sunday moons, as they did
in World War II.
Another st. John's-in George.
town-also holds Sunday coffee
sessions. The church's own sill
yer service even has been pro-
vided, ending the necessity fol
the volunteer hostesses to bring
their own.
The Rev. William Sharp, who
introduced the custom, said Il
has fulfilled a special hope there
getting Washington newcomers
acquainted quickly. This is q
role churches should perform in
ia city with a transient popula.
ton, he maintains.
Two other Episcopal churche.
where the new custom fiourishes
are st. Margaret's and Epiphany
At the latter, it is concentrated
on one Sunday a month, but ther
the crowd of coffee Cor punch
drinkers is $50 solid you cam
move around" according to church
officials.
Other Churches Join In.
Similar projects are boomin,
lat churches Of other denomina.
tions.
All Souls Unitarian invariabl,
counts a capacity after-servic,
crowd in its adjacent Pierce Hall
In good weather. the overflow
often spills out into the outdoo,
courtyard.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
81, 500 Jehovoh's Witnesses
Hear Leader AssoiI Relations

The largest religious gathering
ever held in Washington closed
yesterday with $500 Jehovah's
Witnesses packing Griffith Stadi-
um and overrunning Sylvan The
later to hear N. H. Knorr, the
denominations spiritual leader,
indict Christendom's religions as
failing to meet the world crisis.
More than 47,000 men, women
and children filled Griffith Stadi-
um to hear Mr.. Knorr's talk. .Ac-
cording to police, the largest
previous crowd to jam the ball
park was a 1924. World Series
throng Of $4,000.
10000 ut Sylvan Theater.
The remaining 10000 persons
gathered at Sylvan Theater on the
Monument Grounds, where fold
ing chairs had been set up. Loud
speakers. connected by direct wire
to Griffith Stadium. carried Mr..
IKnorr's address to the gathering.
On Saturday the two main
meetings attracted more than
10000 persons in the afternoon
and approximately $4,000 at night.
An estimated $4,000 attended the
Opening days session on Friday.
Hits "CIericaI Performances.
Clerical performance past and
present makes it absolutely GER
tain, in harmony with Gods
prophecy. that 'Christendom's re-
Iligious forces as well as all those
of heathendom will fail to meet
the world crisis with safety for
themselves or anybody else of
this world" Mr.. Knorr told the
gathering.
"They are now on judgment be-
fore God. For their great respon-
sibility He will judge the religious
clergy with due severity. At the
beginning of Armageddon He will
execute judgment against them.
In this way false religion will be
wiped off the face of the earth. :"
Opposes Compromise"
The speaker declared there
must be no compromise between
true Christianity and the religions
Of this world"
Asserting that Goods kingdom"
was the only hope of mankind,
Mr.. Knorr said "even the United
Nations has failed to establish a
peaceful and harmonious condi-
ton. The end of this world in
flaming trouble at Gods hand will
clear the ground for a new world
over which His Kingdom will rule
In perfect righteousness"
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that
the Bible is literally true. Every
thing that happens is predicted in
the Bible, they allege.
The second coming of Christ
has already occurred, they hold
and He is here in invisible pres
ence."
Our present wicked" civiliza-
ton will be destroyed at Arranged.
don, with only Jehovah's Wit.
nesseS and others who have prac.
ticed "meekness and righteous
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Pay Bill for D. {. Police,
Firemen, Teachers Held Uu

Congressional action on pay
raises for District police, firemen
and teachers was stalled today
temporarily at least. in a contro-
versy over proposals to increase
postal rates.
Senate-House conferees. on di-
vergent postal rate bills met today
but recessed without accomplish
ing anything. Another session was
scheduled for this afternoon.
House conferees on the posta
rate bill were said to be holding
up any action on legislation fol
postal, classified and other pay
raises until the fight is settled
over how much postal rates viii
go up. District policemen, fire.
men and teachers are included il
version of the pay raise bills fol-
Federal employees.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Wiley Urges Delay
On Successor 10 Fay
For D. T.. Bar Poll

Attorney General McGrath has
been urged by Senator Wiley, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin to wait for
the recommendations of the Dis
trict Bar Association before nam
ing a new United States Attorney
here.
The District bar is polling Its
members to find out who they
think should succeed George
Morris Fay. Mr.. Fay will leave the
Office at the end of this month
to go into private law practice.
Senator Wiley, in a letter to Mr.
McGrath. said:
II am writing respectfully To
recommend that you confer al
your convenience with the Dis
trict Bar Association prior to the
appointment of a successor tc
George Morris Fay"
Procedure Called Excellent.
The Senator said he felt the
procedure of the District Bar As
sociation is excellent as it gives
the Justice Department the ben
eft of its collective judgement
He added:
"Let me say. however, that
have always pointed out that the
appointive power is purely an ex-
ecutive prerogative which is ex-
erclsed with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. I would not
imply. therefore. that the bar in
effect be given an appointive
power directly or indirectly"
However, neither would I want
the bar to be presented with an
accomplished fact. namely. tc
suddenly learn about a nominee
after his name has been sent tc
the Senate for confirmation
Conferences between your depart
ment and the bar should be held
prior to submittal to the Senate
OF the Presidents nominee"
Youngdahl Case Mentioned.
In number of cases in the
past, the Justice Department has
nominated judicial positions here
before the bar association had a
chance to give its opinion. The
most recent case was the naming
Iof Gov. Luther w. Youngdahl, of
Minnesota, to the District Court
bench while the bar association
was polling its members.
The District Democratic Central
Committee also was scheduled to
meet this week to unite on a can
didate for Mr.. Fay'S job.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Chief efCounseI Bauman
I0fD. {. Crime Probe
To Add Staff Members

Arnold Bauman. chief counse,
of the Senate District Crime SUBJ
committee, today said he would
S u b NIT recommendations fol
some" staff members to the COM
mittee soon.
Mr.. Bauman, 37-year-old New
York attorney with a wide back
ground in Investigations, began
work on his new job today. Mr.
Bauman and his staff have taker
over the old offices of the Senate
Crime Investigating Committee ir
the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton Building at 101 Indiana ave.
nue. NV.
Lined Up Candidates.
He said he had spent the better
part OF a week lining up staff
members for the committee which
has $25,000 and four months to in
vestigate crime in the District
area.
I'm not down here to play
he declared. Il will do anything
to conform to the Senate resolu.
ton that called for a full anc
complete investigation"
Little to Announce.
Mr.. Bauman said he would have
little to announce at this stage
OF the proceedings. He explained
he didn't want to compromise the
investigation.
The suite of rooms occupied by
Mr.. Bauman is practically empty
now. He has a secretary, some
desks. phones and stationery
That's about all at the moment
He said he didn't know the even
tual size of the staff, and declined
to comment on how many recon-
lmendations he would submit to
the committee in the near future
Evening star., 1951-10-15

ness" escaping. These will live a
thousand years in an earthly para
disc reigned over BY Christ. At
the end of that time the deserving
ones will enter eternal life.
Salute Refusal Explained.
According to one official, Jeho-
vah's Witnesses refuse to salute
the American flag because they
regard the gesture as an act of
worship, and they refuse to wor-
ship it. The official said that Je-
hovah's Witnesses respect the flag
and all it stands for and by their
payment of taxes and their actions
as good citizens prove this view
point.
Convention officials announced
that the Washington meeting con.
cluded IL weeks of internationa.
Jehovah's Witnesses conventions
in 13 countries. More than 204 ,60G
persons attended these meetings
Arrangements to handle the
homeward bound visitors were
made by the convention commit
tee. Seventy buses, special trains
and chartered planes were wait
ing for those who did not come
by car.
Statistics on running the three
day meeting were impressive, spe-
Icially in the food department. The
visitors ate more than 10000
pounds of meat and fish, six tons
Iof potatoes, 5000 doughnuts, 49,
900 sandwiches and 10000 frank
furters. They drank $1,000 cups
of coffee and $4,000 half-pints of
milk.
More than 2.oOo-all volunteers
worked in the cafeteria in the
stadium and another 1000 served
as uSherS.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Bride. 79: Groom. 81

SANTA CRUZ. Calf, Oct. IS
R.-The Santa Cruz Golden
Wedding Club had a brand new
wedding to celebrate, today. Sam
uel Jackson Guymon, 81, was
married yesterday to Mrs. Flor
ence Emogene Hart. 10. Their
first mates were dead. Mr.. Guy
mons first marriage lasted 81
years and his brides So.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Sale of Used Articles

The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service of the Bethesda
Methodist Church will hold a sale
of used clothing, household arti.
cles and toys at the church, Hunt.
ington parkway and Georgetown
road, Bethesda, tomorrow, Wednes-
day and Thursday between 10 am
and 5 pm.
Evening star., 1951-10-15

There is a message but no
malice for the burglar who took
less than $50 from the All Souls
Episcopal Church last Friday
night.
In front of the church at 2300
Cathedral avenue NV. today was
a sign:
Who ever burglarized this
church Friday night will receive
a surprise message by telephoning
the rector, Michigan 4244."
Evening star., 1951-10-15
By jones 6. Denne

A cup of coffee is helping Wash
ington churchgoers make new
friends.
It's part of a growing custom
called the fellowship hour"
The congregation is invited te
linger after Sunday service, ad-
journing to the church hall in
stead of the street. Coffee is the
excuse. but friendships-and new
!parishioners-often are the result
Several leading churches start.
ed the practice in World War II
as a hospitality to Servicemen
More are following suit, and
again it is helping service people
feel at home. but it is proving
equally advantageous to home
folks.
Informality Restored.
Downtown churches, especially
have a problem fostering friendly
contact between parishioners WHIT
no longer live nearby but otter
come from widely scattered areas
The new custom, leaders say, help!
restore some of the informal cor
diality of the old-time parish.
Government girls, often home.
sick IN a strange town, are amoni
the leading enthusiasts.
st. Johns Church at Lafayette
Square. which the late Presidsn
Roosevelt used to attend, was on.
of the first to establish a coffe,
hour.
After both the morning ant
evening services-except on com.
munion Sundays-a large part o
the congregation steps into tn,
parish hall. Cocoa is served il
the evenings. and iced tea re
places the hot drinks in warn
Evening star., 1951-10-15
To Discuss Referendum

The Montgomery County
League of Women Voters will hold
Ia panel discussion on the county
school board referendum follow
ing noon luncheon Friday in
the Chevy Chase Methodist
Church, Connecticut Avenue and
Shepherd street, Chevy Chase,
Md r
Evening star., 1951-10-15
to Hear North

Members of the Silver Spring
Optimist Club will honor 87-year-
old Edwin F. North, nationally
known charter member of the
Optimist International, at z pm.
tomorrow inSthe Stone House Inn,
Four Corners.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Mclean Girl Honored

Miss Kyoke Ishiyama, of Starlit
Hollow, Mclean. Va, has been
awarded a scholarship in physical
therapy under the professional
training program sponsored by the
National Foundation of Infantile
Paralysis.
Evening star., 1951-10-15

| The Rev. DR.. F. w. Blackwelder
pastor of the church, said he is
certainly more interested in talk
ing with the burglar than in get
ting the money returned"
The thief, who apparently hid
in the church building following a
Friday night benefit variety show
entered the parish hall through
the main vestibule. broke into the
kitchen and two Offices for his loot
the pastor said.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
GIenview Group to Meet

The Glenview Citizens Associa-
tion will meet at 8 o'clock tomor-
row in the Church of the Atone
ment, 10609 Georgia avenue, Sill
Ver Spring.
Evening star., 1951-12-31
Pastor NiemoeIIer 10 Study
Church Issues in Russia
BY the Assoeiaied Press

BERLIN, Dec, 31.-Pastor Mar
tin Niemoeller, ,enroute to Moscow
said today his trip to the Soviet
Union would be devoted to church
questions only.
II have no plans to discuss po-
litical questions" the West Ger
man Protestant cleric told report
ers at the Templehof air base,
where he halted on the first leg
of his journey.
The militant anti -Nazi, lately
an ardent advocate of East West
cooperation, is the first top West
German to be invited to the Soviet
Union since the war.
when I visited Australia, a
Soviet official asked me why
did not come to the Soviet Union, +"
the pastor said with a smile. Il
said ! hadn't been invited. And
now I am invited"
The invitation came from the
Russian Orthodox Church and
therefore Pastor Niemoeller said
he expected his visit to be con-
fined to mutual church questions.
Evening star., 1951-12-31
Drinking DupIicafor Fluid
Kills Two Army Prisoners
BY The As.eeiofed Press

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa, Dec
81. - Two prisoners at the new
Cumberland Army Disciplinary
Barracks, one from Georgia and
the other an Oklahoman, died
yesterday after drinking duplicat-
ing machine fluid, Col. Benjamin
B. Albert said.
Col. Albert, commandant of the
barracks, identified the two VIC
Tins as Aubrey Oscar Mann, %
Of Palmetto, Ga. and Clyde A
Penton, SO, Norman, Okla.
Col. Albert said % mer in all
drank some Of the fluid which
had been stolen from an office
Fourteen of the rsen are being
held under observation at the
barracks here and six others were
taken to the Valley Forge Pa.)
General Hospital for treatment
Mann, whose term would have
expired January Is, was serving
six months for wrongful appro-
piriation and absence without
leave, Col. Albert said, while
Penton, whose term was to have
ended tomorrow was serving si2
months for larceny.
Evening star., 1951-12-31

matter with our old mich COW,
went to investigate, and found
that our Minnesota mosquitoes
had eaten the cow--and were
ringing the bell, trying to coax
her calf out of the brush, where
they could get at him"
This fishy tale won honorable
mention for Oswald j. Solheim of
Hudson. Wis:
Down in Arizona last summer
the rivers were so dry that when
the fish swan upstream, all you
could see was a cloud of dust
Some Of the older fish who had
had two or three years of practice
would blow smoke rings of alkali
through their gills."
Another honorable mention
went to E. L. Morris of San An.
tonic, Tex. for this quickie:
MY neighbor. a chicken ane
Iegg producer. fed his hens a con.
cotton of sawdust instead of lay.
ling mash. The dumb hens won'i
know the difference, he said. But
he was surprised when instead oi
Ieggs, he found the nests full oi
knotholes."
Evening star., 1951-12-31
RuciuI Issue Denied
In Indiunu Guard Custer
RY fhe Associafed Press

EVANSVILLE Ind Dec. 81
A regimental commander Of the
Indiana National Guard last night
denied that the forced resignation
of a New Albany war hero was
because of a Negro enlistment
plan.
Capt. Robert 7. Edlin, 20, of
New Albany said Saturday those
were the only reasons he could
give for a "highei headquarters"
demand that he resign from the
Guard. Capt. Edlin was removed
as commander Of Company K,
pending his discharge from the
Guard.
Col. Marvin j. Evans of Evans
vile, commander Of the 152d In
fantry Regiment. said the reasons
given by Capt Edlin are not true.
Anything further I might say
would be injurious to him." Col.
Evans said. II don't want to do
that in view of his fine war rec
ord"
Evening star., 1951-12-31
Navy Plane Crashes
|At Hong Kong; 4 Dead
BY The Assoeioiec Press

HONG KONG, Dec. si.-A
United States Navy courier plane
crashed in Hong Kong harbor this
afternoon. Four Of eight men
aboard are missing and presumed
dead. -Four others were rescued
but one is reported in critical
condition.
All names were withheld.
Wreckage of the big seaplane is
under 80 feet Of water. British
naval divers were trying to re-
cover the bodies.
Survivors were taken to the
United States Navy command
ship Gardiner Bay, where all were
reported unconscious or incoher-
ent. Only one was listed as critical.
Comdr. r, M. Harper. executive
officer Of the Gardiner Bay. de-
clined to say whether all aboard
the plane were Navy personnel.
The plane had completed q
weekly flight from Sangley Point
Navy Base near Manila to Hong
Kong. 1t crashed while taking of
on q combination test hop and
sightseeing flight.
The control tower at Kai TAX
airfield saw the twin-engine Mar
tin Mariner climb to about 200
feet then stall and crash into the
flarbor.
Evening star., 1951-12-31
Two World Bank Officials
Study Iran Oil Problem
BY the Associated Press

The World Bank announced to-
day that two Of its officials were
due in Iran during the day to
hunt for a formula to start oil
flowing again.
They are Torkild Rieber, oil
consultant. and Hector Prudhom-
me Of the bank staff. Mr.. Rieber,
president of the Barber Oil Corp
OF New York, Is accompanied by
his daughter. Miss Ruth Richer,
who will serve as his secretary.
'The bank is studying the Iran-
ian Oil situation In the hope of
being able to put forward a con-
structive proposal under which. as
an interim measure, the bank
might assist In restoring oil opera
tions In South Iran. the an
nouncenhent said.
Evening star., 1951-12-31
MuniIu Fixes Interim
u. S. Immigrant Quotes
BY the As.oeioted Press

MANILA, Dec. 31.-The Philip
pine government has announced
an interim arrangement with the
United States on the immigration
quota for American nationals.
The Trade Act of 1916 provides
for the entry of 1900 Americans
annually. but that proviso expires
at midnight. Unless a few inn
migration quota is set by the
Philippine Congress or by treaty,
the number Of American nationals
would have been limited to 50-as
in the case Of other aliens.
There was no elaboration on the
announcement of the interim ar
rangement which resulted from
lengthy negotiations between
Foreign Secretary Carlos Romulo
and United States officials.
Evening star., 1951-12-31
Bunkheod Show Goes Or
Despite Bomb Threut
by the Assoeioted Pres,

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Tallulah
Bankhead went on the air last
night without incident after some-
one threatened to bomb the
Center Theater if she appeared.
The threat caused police to
search and watch the theatre for
"a hours.
Miss Bankhead. star Of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.'S weekly
big Show" was involved in a
court case. just concluded, in
which her former maid d-secretary
Mrs. Evelen Cronin, was convict.
led Of raising the actress checks.
Evening star., 1951-12-31
Chionq Hands Out Gosh

TAIPEH, Formosa, Dec. 81. up.
Each Chinese nationalist soldier
received a new years gift yester-
day from Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek. It was one Formosan
dollar-the equivalent of four
cents in American money. Officers
and men in hospitals got five For
moSan dollars-20 cents.
Evening star., 1951-12-31
Whopper About Vines Captures
Liars Title for Clergyman
Surprised Judges
Grant Award to
California Cleric
BY the Assoeiated Pres,

BURLINGTON. Wis. Dec. 81
Flabbergasted judges of the Bur-
lington Liars club today pinned
the title of the worlds champion
liar on member of the clergy
the Rev. Arthur r. Kirk of Biggs,
Calf.
o. C. Hulett, president Of the
club, said the clubs officers, act
ing as judges, came to q unani-
nous decision on the winner of
their 1851 contest land then
almost tainted when they looked
at the name signed to the bottom
Of the letter"
Here's what Mr.. Kirk, pastor Of
the Biggs Community Church
wrote:
"a man living west Of town
tried to raise watermelons this
summer. He had very bad luck.
The soil was too rich. The water
melon vines grew so fast that they
wore the watermelons out, drag
ging them along on the ground.
"One of the boys from town
went out one night to swipe a
melon. He got the melon all right
but the vines were growing SC
fast that warm night that the
boy had to be taken to the hos
pital. Before he could break the
melon off the vines, it hac
dragged him half a mile and he
was in bad shape"
A woman broke into the honor
able mention column with a yarr
about Minnesota mosquitoes. Mrs
Faith B. Fourre, of Minneapolis
related: "As we were on our wa!
home from berry picking, We tool
shortcut through rough Gov
pasture, when all Of a sudden w
heard the loud changing OF a COW.
bell. Wondering what wss tht