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Evening star., 1951-04-03
|Baptists Here Report
1900 in Crusade

More than $4,000 persons have
attended churches taking part in
the Baptist simultaneous crusade
since the drive was started March
rs. 1t was announced today at a
breakfast in National Baptist Me-
mortal Church. Sixteenth street
and Columbia road NV.
The two-week crusade, in which
ST Baptist churches of the Wash
ington area enlisted, will close
Sunday. The Rev. w. Fred Swank
of Fort Worth. Tex, is director
of the campaign.
The drive is being sponsored by
the District Baptist Convention
and the Baptist Convention of the
District Of Columbia and vicinity
Local co-chairmen are the Rev. S.
Lewis Morgan, jr., pastor of Pet
worth Baptist Church, and the
Rev. G. E. Stevenson, pastor Of
Providence Baptist Church.
Mr.. Morgan told the gathering
that 2,192 persons had attended
rallies last night in % churches.
Total additions to church men,
berships in the drive to date is
582. Mr.. Morgan reported.
DR.. Edward B. Willingham,
pastor Of National Baptist Me-
mortal Church, announced that
President Truman would receive
the ministers taking part in the
crusade and their families at IL
am. tomorrow at the White
House.
A concert of sacred music will
be given by the Bethel College
choir at 8 o'clock tonight at First
Baptist Church. Sixteenth and o
streets NV.
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Special TeIevised
Operas Planned
by Metropolitan
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. April 3.-The
Metropolitan Opera Association
plans special series of televised
operas next season.
The video programs, as described
by General Manager Rudolf Bing,
will not duplicate the regular
opera season repertory. The TV
operas will be put on at broad
casting company studios, will be
sung in English, and will be sold
to advertisers.
Also on tap for the 1951-52 sea-
son, Mr.. Bing said yesterday, is a
revival of the opera, "Alceste, u
last heard at the Met IL years ago.
Kristen Flagstad has changed her
mind about no singing at the Met
any more. Mr.. Bing said, and will
take the title role. "Alceste" will
be sung in English.
Mr.. Bing said the televised
operas will be designed to find new
operate works and new singers,
and to make money for the Metro
politan.
DR.. Herbert Graf. National
Broadcasting Co. director of tele-
vision opera since 1914, and Reg
inald Allen and John Gutman
have been named to head the
Nets TV department.
George A. Sloan, chairman OF
the board of the Metropolitan, said
the association had a deficit of
$324,638. However, Mr.. Bing said
he hoped a spring tour by the
opera company would make this
deficit up.
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Dental Unit Criticizes
FIuoridation Decision

The District unit of the Amer
lean Society of Dentistry for Chill
dreli last night strongly disap-
proved the Commissioners ldeci-
sion not to f1uoridate water used
here.
The group adopted resolution
prepared by a special committee
of the society, headed by DR.. Her
bert L. Hayward, at a meeting
in the Petworth Branch Library,
Georgia avenue and Upshur
street NV.
The resolution stressed the
point that the use of fuoride to
treat water is not something the
District will have to pioneer. It
has been done, the motion stated,
in many cities already.
Secondly. the resolution point
ed out that the cost of treating
the water is negligible compared
to the amount it would save the
taxpayers in dentist bills.
The group also hesSd a talk on
the effect of fiuoridation by Dr..
Harold Adhesion. head of the
Department of Dentistry for Chill
dren at New York University.
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Church Leaders Indorse
Move to Give India Grain

Washington church leaders to-
day issued a statement supporting
a proposal to give 2 million tons
of grain to India to relieve famine.
The statement was sent to House
Speaker Rayburn and members of
the Senate and the House.
Pointing out that the House
Foreign Affairs Committee has ap-
proved a move to send 2 millions
tons Of grain to India, the state
ment said the action would be
Christian and humanitarian and
in the American tradition. II
added:
India has done well to bring
the Communist party to heel, but
hunger and despair will quickly
invite renewed Communist &C.
tivity. AS India's millions starve
the Communists will thrive on
their unrest. z
The statement said that "such
help to another great people who
occupy a key position in the Far
East can do much to heal the
widening rift between this coun-
try and India. as well as to the
Asiatic countries"
The statement was signed by
the Right Rev. Angus Dun. Bishop
of Washington: DR.. Frederick E.
Reissig, execute secretary, Wash
ington Federation of Churches;
DR.. Edward L. r. Elson, minister
of National Presbyterian Church;
DR.. Seth R, Brooks, minister of
Universalist National Memorial
Church; DIR. A. Powell Davies,
minister of, All SOULS Unitarian
Church; DR.. Albert P. Shirley,
pastor of Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church.
DR.. j. Warren Hastings, min
lister of National City Christian
Church; DR.. L. Ralph Tabor, pas
tor of Luther Place Memorial
Church; the Rev. Leland Stark,
rector Of Epiphany Episcopal
Church; DR.. Wilbur LaRoe, for
mer moderator of the General AS
sembly, Presbyterian Church in
the U. S. A.; DR.. Oscar r. Black
welder, pastor Of Reformation
Lutheran Church, and DR.. Clar-
ence w. Crawford, pastor Of CAL
vary Baptist Church.
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Early Voting Is Heavy
In CHICAGO Election

CHICAGO. April 3 (P.-Thou-
sands of Chicagoans voted today
in a city election widely watched
for political trends.
The early turnout was fairly
heavy. County Judge Edmund K.
,Jarecki. ex of1iicio head ofs the
election board said d CHECK of
one precinctgin each ward at 8:45
am. indicated 475, 900 ballots had
been cast.
He predicted the total for the
day win be { .250, 600. Harry A.
Lipsky, chairman of tile board,
figured the total will be about IA
Million The polls will close at S
pm. .,.s*s s '.s..s 80
Eitherstptal would be lower than
the 1,588,e77 votes cast in the
election in fo47. Il !.
Kennedy Seeks Re- election.
The:weather was cool and partly
cloudy.
Mayor Martin H Kennedy,
Democrat running for re-elec-
|tion. was opposed by Republican
Robert L. Hunter. a. lawyer, who
Iis making his first bid for a major
elective office. 49,, a.. .,4a,.g>' r.
Republicans also called for
votes for their party as a protest
against President Truman's ad-
Eministration.
Mr.. Kennedy, 63-year-old bach
|elor, expressed confidence he
would win, and said his victory
would mean a victory for good
government" ~
Democrats have held the
Mayors office for 20 years.
Error in Ballots.
Because OF an error in printing
$4,000 faulty ballots had been sent
to 1913 polling places in at least six
wards. The ballots were in the
contest for one Judge to the Mu-
nicipal Court. On these ballots the
Democratic candidates name was
under the Republican label and
the Republican candidates name
was in the Democratic column.
The Election Board ordered new
ballots printed Immediately
Judges IN the polling precincts
were instructed to correct the err
roneous ballots with peSs.S until
fresh supplies arrived.
They also decided the ballots
lalready cast should be counted
this way: A candidate will get all
1.-THE votes on ballots where the
cross was, made beside his name.
Where only the party circle was
marked the candidate will get that
vote even though he does not be-
long to that party. Where voters
made their tmarks both in the
party circle land beside the cam
didate's5 name that candidate will
get that vote.
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Mr.. Cannon declared. The round
the-clock workshift, details of
which were first disclosed here
last Friday, would place employees
on eight-hour shifts, with per-
haps two or three of these shifts
a day.
Mr.. Cannon said persons en-
ployed on night shifts would
get a pay differential.
Mr.. Cannon said his committee
is seriously considering forcing
such a move on the Government
by denying funds for new build
lngs and for moving bureaus out
Of Washington.
1T would be much cheaper for
the big agencies that are en-
ploying the extra personnel to
work out programs for around
the-clock staffing," Mr.. Cannon
declared. ut would be logical, too.
for all employees of the same
agency would be able to use the
same Office equipment"
y y \
PAY-Philip Murray, president
of the CIO, has asked Congress
for prompt action on the bill to
give Federal classified employees
a II per cent pay raise.
THE relative economic stand
ing of Federal employees has SUBJ
stantially declined since 1889, and
this inequity can be corrected only
by a substantial pay increase" Mr..
Murray said. THE need to retain
and attract able personnel for the
Federal service in this time of
emergency accentuates the de-
of an immediate in
crease"
William Green, president of the
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Truman Studies Plan
To Revise and Bolster
Top Security Agency

President Truman is studying a
plan to revise the operations of the
National Security Council and cor
respondingly strengthen the coun-
try's top security agency.
Thus far, the planning has not
advanced beyond the talking stage,
according to informed officials, but
it is expected that something will
be worked out.
The key move would be the APP
pointment of a new psychological
strategy board with full-time di-
rector responsible for co-ordinat-
ing the psychological or nom
military aspects of the cold war
strategy and the political warfare
activities of the Government.
New Plan Is Compromise.
This particular phase now is
directed by the State Department,
with Edward Barrett, Assistant
Secretary of State, in charge.
Under the new plan, the direction
would lie with Robert A. Lovett,
Deputy Secretary of Defense;
James Webb. Undersecretary of
State; Gen. Walter Bedell Smith,
head of the Central Intelligence
Agency, and the National Security
Council.
The new plan represents a
compromise and was described to-
day as logical move. The State
Department had wanted to retain
its co-ordinating functions, and
the Defense Department had
argued for creation of separate
agency to operate in this field.
Staff Changes Under Way.
In the meantime, some changes
are being made in the senior staff
of the National Security Agency.
Frank c. Nash. Washington at
torney, has been named to re-
place Thomas K. Finletter, Air
Secretary: Charles E. Bohlen,
State Department counsellor. is
supplanting Ambassador at Large
Philip c. Jessup, and a replace
ment will be made for William Nc
Chesney Martin. former Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, who
has been made chairman of the
Federal Reserve Board.
Other staff members are:
Admiral E. T. Woodbridge, repre-
senting the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
Paul H. Mite of the State Depart
ment policy planning staff, and
Brig. Gen. F. N. Roberts, repre-
senting w. Avereu Hartman. spe-
cial foreign affairs adviser to the
President. Il
Mr.. Hartman would also sit in
on the new Strategy Board.
Evening star., 1951-04-03
State Nominees Confirmed

The Maryland Senate early to-
day confirmed Gov. McKeldin's
nominations to 80 State posts.
They included DR.. Arthur o.
Lovejoy to the University of
Maryland Board of Regents and
John P. Tawes of Crisfeld to the
Tidewater Fisheries Commission.
Other appointments include
Mayor Elmer F. Munshower of
Frederick as State police superin-
tendent; DR.. Webster Sewell, Sill
yer Spring, and DR.. Kathryn Dice,
Baltimore, to the Mental Hygiene
Board of Review. and Enos Stock
bridge of Baltimore County as
director of the Department OF
Correction -3e "a.
Evening star., 1951-04-03
Republicans Demand
Further Reduction in
Truman Tax Program

Republicans of the House Ways
and Means Committee today de-
manded further cuts in President
Truman's tax program.
They voiced their demands
after Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder yesteday said the second
part of a proposed $16.5 billion
tax program could go over to next
January, but that the first should
be enacted as promptly as pos
sible. The first part calls for tax
increases totaling $40 billion.
Representative Reed of New
York, ranking Republican mem
Der of the committee. said, ''We1l
be doing pretty we'll to raise an
extra 81 billion"
Representative Kean of New
Jersey suggested a S. to Sc billion
increase. Representatives Jen.
kins Of Ohio and Martin of Iowa
said a maximum of SIS billion
should be set.
They expressed their views as
the committee prepared to 60 into
a series of closed meetings to write
a tax bill producing additional bill
lions for the defense program.
Members made it clear that the
bill would not be made retroactive
as to individual rates and perhaps
not even for corporation rates i'll
view Of the brighter fiscal picture
presented by Mr. Snyder yesterday.
The administration has asked
for a prompt increase of 81 billion
in individual taxes, So billion in
corporation taxes and So billion
from increased and expanded ex-
else levies.
Evening star., 1951-04-03
Several Thousand Here
Yet 10 Get Auto Taos

Although the deadline for using
1850 auto tags expired at mid
night Saturday. several thousand
Washington motorists had not
obtained their tags when the
Traffic Department opened yes
terday.
During the day, 2.499 persons
applied for tags at the Office, and
an additional 1875 were mailed
out. Many of the applicants, were
turned down because they had not
had their cars inspected during
the tag year ending Saturday.
The only way they can get their
cars to inspection stations is to
purchase cardboard tags, good for
10 days, at a cost of 81. .-'.
Evening star., 1951-04-03
Spring ing Election Swept
By Michigan G. Q. .P.;;
Votes Today
By the Assoeio,ed Pres,

DETROIT. April 81 Republi-
cans marked up a sweeping tri-
umph today in Michigan's spring
elections.
1t was all G. o. P. They wor
eight State Offices in yesterdays
light voter turnout and got con.
cessions on all contests from the
Democrats as early as 3 am.
The G.. o. P. triumph followed
precedent. For 18 years the party
has been Michigan's spring victor.
Democratic Detroit and Wayne
County, which helped to re-elect
Democratic Gov. G. Mennen Will
liams last fall. were no great sup
port this time.
Detroit's vote was about ITS, 900,
compared to 220,0 900 in the spring
election two years ago. The total
State vote ran toward 100000 as
against 850,000 two years ago.
The voters approved two consti-
tutional amendments One pro-
vides for annual sessions Of the
Legislature. It now meets bien-
nially. The other grants a $500
bonus to survivors Of men killed
in the Korean War. The money
comes from Michigan's veterans
trust fund set up after World War
II to pay bonuses to veterans.
Leland I. Doan, Republican,
president of the Dow Chemical
Co. of Midland. Mich. and a new
conner to State politics, was
elected to the University of Mich
igan Board of Regents.
Former Gov. Murray D. Van
Wagner. a Democrat and former
United States military governor OF
Bavaria. was defeated in the re-
gents race although he led his
party's ticket. A second regent
post went to Roscoe Bonisteel, in
cumbent Republican.
DR.. Lee M. Thurston, Republi-
can. was reelected State superin-
tendent Of public instruction.
Republicans also retained two
seats on the State Supreme Court,
two on the State Board of Agri-
culture and one on the State
Board of Education.
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Home Rule
Continued From First Page.)

lining the sprawling city govern
ment structure into dozen de-
ipartments to be placed under
the general administration of a
council-appointed city manager.
More Limited Form.
The Case bill, proposing a
much more limited form of home
rule, proposes the Board of Com
missioners- be retained, but also
provides for an elected City Coun-
Gil of 81 members. chosen by
wards, and the election of a nom
voting District delegate to the
House. =
The Senate in May, 1949, passed
a Kefauver home-rule bill. but it
died last year in the House Dis
Itrict Committee.
Some of the changes written
into the bill today are in response
to objections raised by the Com
missioners, the Board of Trade,
and other groups. Many of the
objections by these groups were
rejected. however.
One of the changes approved
calls for a rewriting of the sec
tion on the powers of the ceun-
ell on emergency legislation dur
ing a recess of Congress.
Would Leave Library Trustees.
The earlier draft had provided
that during recess a council
Legislative proposal could become
law IN the absence of disapproval
Fof House or Senate and District
Committees or the Speaker of the
House or the President of the
Senate. s.s:
The new section win provide
that the council may adopt an
emergency action by a two-thirds
vote and this would become law,
pending the return of Congress,
provided it was not vetoed by the
President.
Another change would be to
leave the Library Board of Trus-
tees in its present position as gov
erning body of the Public Library.
Its members would be appointed
by the council instead of the
Board of Commissioners.
Recorders Office Same.
One other change is to keep the
office of the recorder of deeds in
its present semiautonomous posi-
ton, with the recorder appointed
by the President. The earlier bill
had proposed to make the Office
part of the proposed District Law
Department.
The section of the earlier bill
proposing the reorganization of
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission is to be
eliminated because the Senate
District Committee has approved
a separate bill for the organiza-
ton of the planning body.
Numerous other sections of the
bill which had drawn protests
from the Commissioners or the
Board of Trade or other groups
were left intact by the subcom-
mittee.
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia - Some
cloudiness but mostly sunny with
a high of about SO degrees this
afternoon. Fair and cool tonight
with low of about 36 degrees.
Partly cloudy and continued
rather cool tomorrow.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
colder tonight with lows of 80 to
35 degrees in the east portion and
% to 80 degrees in the west por-
ton. Some cloudiness and con-
tinued cool tomorrow.
Virginia-Partly cloudy and
rather cold tonight with lows of
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80 to SO degrees in the east por-
'tion and % to 80 degrees in the
west portion. Tomorrow, fair and
continued cool.
Wind - Northwest at 1880
O'Clock at 20 miles an hour with
gusts up to 80 miles an hour.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
And Vicinity, April As.
Temperatures will average three
to four degrees below normal for
the period. Normals in the Dis
trict area are high, so, and low,
40. Warmer Thursday and Fri
day, and then cooler again over
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Recreation Program Spurred

A move to re-establish Prince
Georges County's recreation pro-
gram, which was dropped from
the proposed 1872 county bud
get. will be initiated by the Hy-
attsville City Council.
The council last night accused
commissioners OF dumping the
program "negligently and ill-ad-
vlsedly" and voted to appoint a
three-man committee to co-ordi-
nate and develop a program with
other cities and towns.
Evening star., 1951-04-03
U.S.. Kashmir Proposal
And Delay on Grain
Arouse Indian Anger
BY The Associated Press

NEW DELHI, India, April B.
Anti-Americanism reached a new
high in India today as a result
of American hesitancy in sending
grain to this hungry country
and Prime Minister Nehru's sharp
criticism Of a British American
resolution on Kashmir.
1T is hard to stem criticism OF
America and It's action in the
Kashmir question when the Prime
Minister himself is in the van OF
the, critics. a highly placed In
dian declared.
American and Indian officials
both express concern over the de-
velopments. But it seemed OBJ
vious that the Indian govern
ment had made no effort to con-
troll the anti-American feeling
which appears to have far out
stripped the criticism here OF
Britain, on the same score.
Fears Of Violence Raised.
Britain joined the United States
IN proposing a resolution to tile
United Nations Security Council
for settling the Kashmir dispute
between India and Pakistan, and il
was adopted by the Council last
week. Prime Minister Nehru yes
terday denounced it as "extraor-
dinarily Objectionable"
There are fears in some quarters
here that exploitation of public
feeling could result in violence
against American officers serving
on the present India -PakistaIl
cease-f1re line in Kashmir, with
grave results.
Those close to Mr.. Nehru de-
scribe him as filed with anger and
resentment at the inclusion in the
United States-British resolution OF
a provision for arbitration of the
Kashmir question. His statements
during his two-day visit to Kash-
mir-he is scheduled to return to-
Inight-strengthened belief here
that India is not prepared to sur
render any Kashmir areas she now
holds. under any conditions.
Arbitration Urged.
Kashmir's Hindu Maharajah
acceded to India three years ago,
although the population is pre-
dominantly Moslem. Both India
and Pakistan have troops in
Kashmir. The United States
British resolution asks the two
dominions to submit to arbitration
if efforts to end the deadlock per-
SiSt.
One Indian official said, "As far
as Nehru is concerned, the prob
lem is settled - Kashmir is
India's."
Critics of the United States
seem to rate the Kashmir Ques-
ton above India's dangerous food
crisis in their conversations, al
through an offer of Communist
China to supply a million tons of
grain gave fresh impetus to criti-
cism of Americas delay on send
ing a 2 million-ton grain allot-
ment.
Informed sources said the
Chinese Communists made the of :
fer purely for propaganda and are
succeeding in that purpose, al
through it seems impossible that
the Chinese could transport even
a small portion Of the proffered
amount to India.
Official sources said neither In
dia nor China has shipping facili-
ties to handle any great amount
of food.
Evening star., 1951-04-03

AFL, recently sent a similar mes
sage to Congress urging prompt
approval Of a Government pay
raise.
TYPICAL-It is typical of Harry
B. Mitchell. who recently retired as
chairman of the Civil Service Com
mission, that he turned down the
ambitious plans for his friends
to have a large testimonial ban
quet in his behalf.
Mr.. Mitchell vetoed the sugges-
tion, declaring that the ordinary
Government employe wouldn't
have the money to attend such an
affair. and that consequently he
would prefer that the dinner not
be held.
Throughout his long and sue
cessful career as commission
chief, Mr.. Mitchell's first concern
was always for the rank-and-file
employees rather than the top
brass. and his latest action en-
|phasizes this.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Repre-
sentative Lesinski, Democrat, of
Michigan, sponsor of the bill to
merge the civil service retirement
system with the social security,
will discuss the measure at 8 pm.
tomorrow in Room 514O, Federal
Security Building. The meeting is
sponsored by Local 1. CIO Gov
ernment Workers Union Roger
I. Harris has been appointed dep
uty general counsel Of the Atomic
Energy Commission Mary T..
Feeney has retired after 42 years
of service in the Office of the
Secretary of the Army C.
Girard Davidson, former Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior who
resigned several months ago, has
opened a Washington law office
in the Cafritz building. His main
Office is in Portland, Ore. &.
Arthur F. Hintze. an attorney in
the Labor Departments Solicitors
Office, has received a $140 cash
award for meritorious suggestion
cutting down the Office workload.
BE sure to listen at 6:15 pm.
every Saturday ouer WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast. featuring additional
1le10s and uieDs OF the Govern-
nent Scene.J
Evening star., 1951-04-03
Carroll Fitzpatrick Named
McDermott Press Aide
BY the Associated Press

Carroll Fitzpatrick, former Wash
ington correspondent of the San
Francisco Chronicle, became ex-
ecutive assistant yesterday to
State Department Press Officer
Michael j. McDermott.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick will be in charge
of information about State De-
partment economic affairs. He
succeeds Roger Tubby, now as
sistant to White House Press Off.
Ger Joseph H. Short.
Evening star., 1951-04-03
New Central Post Office

The Hyattsville City Council
has urged postal officials to Sc.
lect that city as the site for 9
proposed central post Office fol
Prince Georges County.
After the Council took the ac.
ton last night, Mayor Caesar L
Aiello announced a meeting o1
citizens interested in the matter
will be held at O. pm. Monday
in the Council chamber.