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Evening star., 1951-03-30
u. ). Official Warns
OF Serious Food Need
In India S Bihar State
BY the Associated Press

NEW DELHI, India, Mar. 30
Clifford c. Taylor. Agricultural
Counselor of the United States
Embassy here. said today the food
shortage in Bihar State is "the
most serious in India and building
up to critical situation"
Mr.. Taylor has just returned
from a three-day tour of Bihar.
The already serious shortage, he
said, will be aggravated when
seasonal rains disrupt railroad
service in Bihar at the end of
April.
Mr.. Taylor conferred with state
officials in Patna, Bihar's capital,
then flew to Purnea, in the north
east corner Of the state, center of
the most acutely affected area.
No Widespread Starvation.
He found no evidence of wide
spread deaths due directly to
starvation, but that there were
many deaths from diseases.
II don't know what can ac-
curately be called starvation
DEATH" he said. Certainly many
are dying"
Bihar's crisis is the result of
drought last fall which brought
the failure of the rice and wheat
crops. The stricken area of the
state lies mostly north of the
Ganges River.
Mr.. Taylor found that although
it would be possible to bring in
some of the relief supplies needed
from the northwest, most would
have to be transported by rail
ferried across the river and trans
ferred from broad to narrow
gauge lines.
100000 Tons of Grain Needed.
Moreover, the main rail line
northward from the Ganges to
the acute shortage area crosses
at two places on the Kosi River,
which is likely to burst its banks
any time.
The immediate need of the state,
he said. is 100000 tons of grain.
In one village, Mr.. Taylor saw
queues of more than 500 persons
waiting at ration shops for their
7 ounces of grain per day. Many
were turned away with none at
all.
Mr.. Taylor heard reports that
Communists were stirring unrest
in the Purnea district and it was
thought they might be behind a
wave of theft from grain stores.
Evening star., 1951-03-30
D. {. Bank CIearinqs
Set Records in March
And First Quarter
By Donald B. HodIey

Washington bank clearings in
March and the first three months
of this year reached new all-time
peaks for those periods, George
H. Bright, clearing house man
ager, announced today.
March clearings of $445 ,004 1862
were Is per cent ahead of $685.
489,677 in the previous month and
1873 per cent above 1915, 1913, ,108
in March, 1850. They also were
224.8 per cent above $l36,984, $50
in March, 1941.
Three months clearings of ST.
299,817,451 were 23.9 per cent
above $1.049, ,306.428 year earlier
and 1851 per cent ahead of $751;
743,435 in the same 194l period.
Store Sales Top 1850.
Washington department store
sales for February and the first
two months of this year set new
all-time records for those periods,
figures from the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond disclosed to-
day.
February sales were IL per cent
above a year earlier. while the
two months sales were up 81 per
cent. The previous records we're
set last year.
For the entire fifth reserve dis
trict. February sales were up IA
per cent while two months sales
were 81 per cent higher.
Sales of six Washington furni-
ture stores in February were per
cent above year earlier, the bank
also reported.
Dyer Named Director.
William H. Dyer. secretary of
Perpetual Building Association
and vice president of the Dis
trict Building and Loan League,
Evening star., 1951-03-30
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Mar. 80 lP.-Cotton fu-
lures improved during forenoon trading.
with prices averaging around SO cents q
covering orders met only limited offerings.
Generally, traders showed little interest
in the market in view of discouraging
reports on cotton goods while at the
same time the situation appears to be
shaping up favorabiy for big cotton crop.
Private Atlanta advices said Southeast
in spit cotton. 1t was reported that cotton
planting started early this week in North
west Florida. Southern Alabama, South
lima.
Memphis reported quiet conditions in the
spot market, There was little pressure
to sell cotton locally because of weak
advices said.
Noon prices were 40 cents bale higher
to 25 cents lower than the previous close.
May 45 80. July 45.05 and October 40 6S.
Evening star., 1951-03-30
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Mar. 80 Up! UsDA>-,salable
hogs, 1000; opened moderately active, To-
Is cents lower on 190-270-pound weights:
later trade and most sales butchers around
% cents lower with instances 35 cents
off on weights under $50 pounds; sows i % %
cents lower top 221 o paid early for choice
230-250-pound weights; most good and
choice 190-27O pounds. 21 ,75-22. 90, $50
800 pounds, 81 .G0-21 rs; few loads up to
800 pounds to around 2o25; few 1so-ls9e SO
under, 19,o0-20.O0, with few 1925; 450-
500 pounds, 17.75-19.00: good CLEARANCE.
Saiable cattle, 700: salable calves, 200;
steers and heifers extremely scarce: load
lots absent; market noninally steady;
COWS slow steady to weak; other classes
steady; few commercial to choice steers,
yearlings and heifers. 81 .50-36.50; utility
cows, a ,5o-27, so; few commercial cows,
2S00-2g. .00 odd good cows to $3.50; can
ners and cutters, u .00-24.25; few utility
and commercial bulls. 2S.00-32 90: good
to prime vealers 34.00-3S.00; Gull to
commercial, "a. 4.00-33. 90.
Salable sheep. 500: all classes steady to
weak; shorn lambs absent; high choice
l01 pound Iowa-fed western, wooled lambs
topped at 41.50; bulk good TO- average,
choice native lambs, 39.00-41 90: wooled
slaughter ewes. $3.50 down; shorn Offer
ingS. IL 90 down,
Evening star., 1951-03-30
Red China Offers India
Sc, 900 More Tons of Rice

NEW DELHI, India, Mar. 80 (Pl
Communist China has offered
India another $4,000 tons of rice
in addition to the recent barter
agreement involving jute, Food
Minister K. M. Munshi said today.
He told Parliament that 10000
tons Of rice was expected shortly
in return for 10,500 tons Of jute
and that the government was con-
|sidering China's latest offer.
MunShi said Premier Thakin Nu
of Burma had offered to sell India
10000 tons of rice Immediately
and that an Indian delegation
would be sent to Rangoon to ne
gotiate trade agreement, includ-
ing food grain imports.
Evening star., 1951-03-30
Foreign Exchange

7 NEW YORK. Mar. so lP.-Foreien ex
lars others in cents)
Canadian dollar in New York open mar.
ket; 434 per cent discount or 9525 q. S
cents, unchanged
Europe: Great Britain tpoundD, 2.sOM
unchanged; 30-day futures, 2S0ss, un-
changed; 60-day futures, 2.s0ss. un.
changed; to-day futures. 2S0is, un.
| changed Belgium Qranc), 1.9Sss, un.
changed; France (franc), 2sss of a cent
unchanged; Holland tguilder). 26.2S. un-
changed; Italy lira). .16h Of cent. un-
changed; Portugal (escudo), $50, un-
changed: Sweden (kronal, 1897. un-
changed; Switzerland (francl free, 23.15
unchanged.
unchanged; Brazil freei. $50. unchanged:
Mexico 11.51. unchanged; Venezuela
(bolvarl. 30.02, unchanged
Far East: Hong Kong dollar. 1850. un-
changed,
Evening star., 1951-03-30

was elected a
dire tor of
S ou t heastern
Group, United
States Savings
a n d L O a n
League, at the
groups annual
convention in
w e S t P a I'm
B e a C h, Fla,
late yesterday.
Marion M.
Howell, Green
vile, S. c., was
elected preSi-
dent. 0f the
Evening star., 1951-03-30

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Evening star., 1951-03-30
N. Y. Bond Market
LIST INCLUDES ONLY SELECTED ISSUES
FURNISHED BY the Associated Pressl

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Evening star., 1951-03-30
Hourly Sales ON the Exchange Today:
Sales


l1:ooa.m 22o 600 1900 noon $40 ooo
TOO pm. $50 600 900 m. 600 900
sUnit OF trading 10 shares. sln bank
ruptcy or receivership or being reorganized
under the Bankruptcy Act or sr;urlties
assumed by such companies. Rates Of t;vi.
dends in the foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the last quar- yerly
or semiannual declaration. Unless othe.
wise noted special or estra diy'dends sre
not included cid Called xE. dividend
Sr Ex rights a Also extra or extras b Plus
stock dividend Cash or stock e Paid
last year Payable in stock estimated
rlafed or paid so far this year De-
ciared or paid after stock o,.it.nd or
split-up. k Declared or oaid this year an
rears. p Paid this year, dividend omittel
deferred or no action taken st last divi.
dend meeting. wDeclared or paid IN
1851. plus stock dividend y Liquidating
dividend. zPayable in stock, exact cash
value undetermined on declaration date.
Evening star., 1951-03-30
Home Hair CoIorinq Grows

NEW YORK. - Sales of hair
colorings have trebled in the past
10 years. Two out of every five
women in the United States now
tint or color their hair. according
to a survey.
Evening star., 1951-03-30
MetuI Quotations
NEW YORK.

prices today: Copper, .,41a cents pound
connecticut Valley: lead, II cents pound
New York; zinc. 11I2 cents a pound East
scrap steel No. i heavy. "A. 90. Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1951-03-30
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Mar. 80 P,.-Dividends
declared:
Irregular.
Pc Stk of Pay
Rate riod record. able
Philadelphia Co 15c - 40 40
Regular.
Illinois Power SOC @ 4-1O 5.I
Miss Valley Barge LOO A AZ AIS
Evening star., 1951-03-30

Warner & Swasey Co. earned
$1.69o,o4 or $2.09, VS.. a net loss of
$62s .59e.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-07-03

uel F Smith, first sung in Boapl
church
I848-Wash.ngton Monument
Washington. cornerstone t
completed 1884,
1888 - Leaves of Grass by
Walt Whitman publshed-lew
copies sold
1894 -Elwood HAYNES drives lis
historic gas buggy through stree
of Kokomo. Ind.
19I2-47th ana 4Sth stars iog
Arizona and New Mexico, aaaed
to flag
I944-Army Of invasion IN N@
mandy, as a special Fourth Of lah.
treat, fires every available fell
piece sharp at noon a. GeFman
lines.
1896 United States relinquisR
ali sovereignty TO the Philippine
l950-Gcn. Eisenhower Amer
can Intervention in Korea,
l950-Week-end accideat deasn
toll highest in country's history
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Council Acts to Correct Error
In Silver Spring Building Zone

building inspector under the mis-
taken belief that the property
already was in a commercial zone.
I'VE recommend approval of
the petition, said the commission.
The council instructed it's at
torneys to draft a resolution to
that effect, and every one turned
quickly to other matters.
These included proposal to ex-
tend to 18 months the county's
cooling off" period for con-
sideration of coming petitions
withdrawn by the applicants.
At present, any one who with
draws such an application after
a hearing notice is set may re-
apply in - months. The proposed
change. county officials explained.
is designed to protect citizens from
too frequent re-hearings.
Finally, the council took up an
application, filed by Edward L.
Foster, attorney for DR.. J. Marion
Bankhead, Silver Spring, for COM
mercial zoning of land now classi-
fled for apartment use on the west
side of Georgia avenue near
Columbia boulevard.
The council deferred final ac-
ltion on all three matters.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
I Held as Police Recover
$1,000 in Plumbing Goods

More than, $1,000 worth OF
plumbing equipment reported
stolen from an Arlington firm has
been recovered in Prince Georges
County.
Arrested by Arlington police
yesterday on grand larceny
charges were Robert Earl Marsh,
IS, of the 5700 block of Barnabas
road, and Charles William Hart
zell, SO, custodian of American Le-
.gion Post 248, Oxon Hill. Md. A
hearing will be held Monday in
Arlington County Court.
Detective Walter Kadel said both
men admitted stealing lavatories
closet combinations, fittings and
tools from the holland Co., Inc.
1923 North Arlington Ridge road
The detective said E. L. Clements
warehouse superintendent for the
firm, told him Marsh was en-
ployed by the company for seven
years.
Police reported they found ap-
proximately 1920 worth of the
equipment in Hartzell's bedroom
in the Legion hall. An additional
81 900 worth was found in a cabin
owned by Hartzell in the 720C
block Of Fort Foote road, police
said.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Dispute on Transfer
OF Lafayette Pupils
Revived by Protests

The dispute over the planned
transfer of some 100 pupils from
Lafayette to Murch Elementary
School apparently is not over, al
though School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning has ordered the change
to take place Monday.
The transfer Of the pupils. to
prevent overcrowded classes at
Lafayette, will be accomplished
by change in the boundary lines
between the two schools. Part
of the Lafayette area has been
assigned to Murch and pupils
living in the affected area must
shift schools.
10 kilograms of Protest.
Yesterday at a meeting of the
Board of Education's Personnel
Committee, C. Melvin Sharpe
president of the board, expressed
dissatisfaction with DR.. Corning's s
decision.
Pointing out that he had re-
ceived 10 kilograms of protest
Mr.. Sharpe promised to look into
the dispute further.
The whole thing was before tht
Board of Education earlier in thu
summer and protesting parents
were heard in public hearing
The board, however. refused tt
make a ruling in the case as re.
quested by DR.. Corning. Instead
the board directed DR.. Corning tt
restudy the matter and then make
whatever decision he felt proper
without referring it back to the
school board.
Lunch Changes Approved.
The personnel committee ap'
proved some changes in tht
method of operating the schoo
lunch program but failed to an
nounce the appointment of sue
cessor to DR.. Garnet C. Wilkinson
who has retired as assistant super
intendent in charge of school
for Negroes.
1t is assumed the committee dis
5 cussed the appointment, which
: has been under consideration
since before school closed las
June. during an hour and a hal
executive session.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Alexandra Legion Units
Hold Joint Installation

Alexandria Post No. "a Of the
American Legion and it's auxiliary
last night held a joint installation
of officers in Gadsbys Tavern.
Bernard Gollinger was installed
as post commander. succeeding
Louis F.. Hoy. Other officers in
stalled were Earl Wagner, William
Glasgow and Park Bell. vice pos
commanders; T. A. Sommers
finance officer, and Miss Janet r
English, adjutant.
Auxiliary officers installed wert
Mrs. Hazel c. Boran, president
Mrs. Ledora Ferguson and Mrs
Roy Hacker, vice presidents; Mrs
wv. Milton Glasgow, treasurer
Mrs. James T. Preston, jr., secre'
tary; Mrs. H. w. Amundson, chap.
lain; Mrs. c. H. Alcock, sergeant
alarms, and Mrs. Mrytle Corbin
color bearer.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Hearing Set tuesday
IFor Policeman in
Prince Georges

The Prince Georges County
Commissioners will hear testimony
in the case of suspended police
Pvt. Emmett F, G. Gray in public
session at 10:30 am. Tuesday at
Upper Marlboro.
BY unanimous vote on a mo-
tion by Commissioner Edward j.
Waters. the board yesterday dis
carded long-established procedure
under which police affairs have
been considered behind closed
doors.
Pvt. Gray was suspended Tues
day by Police Chief F. Allen Rich
ards on a charge of conduct un-
becoming an officer.
In other business, the commits
sionerS were deadlocked over the
question of whether laundry and
dry cleaning plants are factories
or service establishments.
The 2-to-2 vote was tailed in
the absence of Commissioner H.
Wilson Spicknall, who is ill.
Under a 1887 statute. machinery
used in manufacturing is exempt
from taxation, and until this year,
garment = renovating installations
have been listed in that category.
Currently, however, such equip
ment is assessed as personal prop
erty on the premise that laundry
and cleaning plants service articles
already created.
The new version drew opposition
from the affected industries and a
delegation appeared yesterday to
largue their viewpoint. Their chief
spokesmen were H. Mitchell Jer-
Inigan, president of the Retail
Cleaners and Dyers' Association of
Greater Washington, and Walter
L. Green, a Hyattsville attorney.
The commissioners indicated
the matter will be taken up again
when all five board members are
present.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Date Set for Filing Briefs
In Gas Storage HEARING

Briefs in the case of the Wash
Iington Gas Light Co., seeking Fed
eral Power Commission approval
to build a $6.7 million standby
natural gas and propane plant
near Rockville, Md, must be in
by October Is.
This was announced today by
IFPC Trial Examiner S. w. Jensen,
who completed the hearing of
testimony in the case on Thursday.
Briefs will be filed by c. Oscar
Berry, attorney for the company;
FPC Attorney Jacob Goldberg and
Assistant Montgomery County At
torney L. Clark Ewing.
Then Examiner Jensen will pre-
pare his report to be submitted TO
the commission for it's action.
Company witnesses said the pro-
|jected plant is needed to insure
that the Washington area will
have an adequate gas supply, par
| Iticulatlg Gin cold weather j. and
lefNef6effciegS atsais ~ ~ p III ~
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Prince Georges
Police Group
Probes BONDING
Acts on Complaints
Magistrate Is Setting
Exorbitunt Bail

A committee Of the Municipal
Police Officers Association of
Prince Georges. County is inves-
|tigating complaints that a Hyatts-
vile committing magistrate has
been setting bonds and collateral
excessively high.
Also involved in the inquiry are
complaints from municipal police
men that the magistrate, Herman
H. Rudolph Of Seat Pleasant, has
been unco-operative in setting
trial dates as soon as possible after
the arrest and at a time con-
venient for the officers.
Republican Appointee.
Mr.. Rudolph was appointed Hy-
|attsville committing magistrate
early this year by the new Repub-
lican administration in the county
He serves at Hayattsville from
midnight to 8 am.
The associations committee has
been investigating the complaints
against Mr.. Rudolph for the past
m on th.' Association President
Ernest H. Mulligan of the Colmar
Manor Police Department said to-
day. The committee reported
"wednesday night, he added, that
"the situation is improving" but
the investigation will continue.
The committee consists of Chief
Howard H. Holmes of the Hyatts-
vile Police Department and At
torney Vance v. Vaughan, counsel
for the association.
$1,000 Bond in Simple Assault.
States Attorney Carlyle j. Ian.
caster said last night that he also
had received complaints in several
cases that bonds had been fixed
at too high figure. In one case
he said, bond was set at 81 900 on
a simple assault charge and he in
sisted that it be lowered to 5000.
The association decided to in
vestigate the situation on it's own
for self-protection, Mr.. Mulligan
said.
If any irregularities are uncov-
cred, he added, the police would
be the first to be blamed"
He said he went before the
county commissioners about six
months ago to urge that uni
form schedule of bonds and COL
lateral be fixed throughout the
county. He added that he knew
of no action being taken toward
that end, however.
Mr.. Mulligan said Republican
delegates William r. "Huck'
Hughes and j. Frank Lillard, jr.,
have also received complaints
about excessive bonds and col
laterals and have discussed the
matter with the association.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
By jones J. CulIinone

Deep in the mountains of Vir-
ginia, along the trail of the
lonesome pine, moonshiners and
"revenooers" are intensifying
the battle Of wits and bullets
they have fought since the coun-
try was young.
It's a grim battle that is being
stepped up all over the country.
as Congress prepares to increase
the tax on legal whisky from
So to $10.50 a gallon.
II can make whisky for rs
cents a gallon-good whisky,
too. boasted a moonshiner, one
of a gang of IL arrested recently
at Pound, in Wise County, Va.
"All you need for sweet mash
whisky is sugar, yeast and corn
meal. Once you get your mash
ing started, all you need is sugar
and yeast"
The "revenooerS" agents of
the alcoholic tax unit of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue
are giving the moonshiners a
hard time. Last year they cap
tured 10,176 stills with a ca
pacity of 2,726,001 gallons. The
year before they captured 10000
stills with a capacity of 2.381.8 1877
gallons.
The legal liquor industry re-
ports, on the basis of it's own
surveys, that captures by local
and State enforcement officers,
if added to the Federal totals,
indicate that about 10000 illegal
stills were confiscated last year.
They are fearful that bootleg
ging is coming back to the pro-
hibition levels, when Federal
seizures of stills were running
around $4,000 a wear.
Evening star., 1951-09-08

A 5-month-old error by Silver
Spring building inspector. which
resulted in the erection of stores
on land zoned for apartments, is
finally on its way to being cor
rected.
The mistake came to light dur
ing zoning hearing Thursday
before the Montgomery County
Council.
At issue was a petition by l.
T. Washington to change the
classification of several lots on
Ellsworth drive between Fentor
street and Georgia avenue from
residential c (apartments) tc
commercial ID.
Council President j. Louis Mon
arch read the application ane
then turned to the recommenda.
tion of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Capital Park and Planning Com.
mission.
The commission said the apart
ments on the land had been re.
modelled into stores and Offices re-
Gently, although the property hac
never been rezoned.
The commission went on tc
explain that a permit for the al.
terations had been issued by {
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Cornerstone Ceremony
AT Del Ray Church

Members of Del Ray Baptist
Church will attend a cornerstone
laying ceremony for their new
100000 educational building at
1915 am. tomorrow at Russell
road and Del Ray avenue, Alex
andria. The Rev. j. P. Gulley is
pastor.
The new structure has an audi
torium seating All persons, a pas
tors study and church Offices on
the first floor. The ground floor
has 10 class rooms, nursery ano
a beginners and primary depart
ment rooms.
Rooms for the Junior, interme.
diate and young peoples depart.
ments are on the second floor.
The Rev. Barker Hardison. pas.
tor of Westover Baptist Church
will speak. After a metal boz
containing contemporary ant
other papers has been placed il
the cornerstone, the Rev. Rylanc
T. Dodge, pastor of Alexandria
Baptist Temple, will say CLOSING
prayer.