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Evening star., 1951-12-18
The Rise of Thomas Murphy

Although White House confirmation Is still
lacking at this writing, Federal District Judge
Thomas F. Murphy apparently has accepted
presidential invitation to take broom in hand
and become chief house cleaner in a special
project to sweep wrongdoers out of the Govern
ment. Whatever they may think of the project
itself (its precise nature has yet to be Defined,
the American people, by and large undoubtedly
will hail him as the right man for the job. For
in national life he is one of those rare figures
who from time to time suddenly emerge from
relative obscurity and find themselves standing
on high pedestal there to be acclaimed for
their ability and their civic virtue, and to be
drafted-whenever the occasion demands-to
give leadership to righteous causes.
Judge Murphy's rise in that sense, like
Prosecutor Tom Dewey's in the 1930s, is one of
the political phenomena of our time. Little more
than two years ago, in terms of headlines and
public awareneSs,. he was practically nobody
Just an unknown assistant United States attorney
IN Manhattan. But then, all of a sudden, the
eyes of the Nation were upon him. All of a
sudden, with quiet brilliance, he became the
man who sent Alger Hiss to jail. Shortly there
after, fresh from that highly important legal
triumph, he was called upon to serve as New
YorkS Police Commissioner. And while in that
post, where he had to deal with a major
gambling and-graft scandal within the force he
was asked to take on the job-which he declined
of enforcing country wide price controls
Finally, last June at the age of 46, he was named
to his present place on the Federal bench. That
place, 1t is said, will be kept open for his return
from whatever leave he may now require for the
projected campaign against Government wrong
doers. Conceivably, however by this time next
year, something else may have happened to give
him work of a different kind. In his own way, in
his own Democratic Party, he may yet turn out
to be another Dewey s&3
For Judge Murphy-with his handsome
walrus mustache and his six-foot-four frame
undeniably has grown steadily in public esteem
not only in New York but throughout the Nation.
He has become an idol Of Sorts symbol of
integrity, man whose record makes other men
feel that his character is unimpeachable. Here
is an individual that the American people, tired
of all the old faces in politics and sick of i'm
proprieties and the smell of scandal in high and
low places, are naturally inclined to greet with
open arms refreshing change in personalities
"a genuinely good, useful and upright citizen
on whom they can count to do an honest job.
Certainly, If he keeps on giving that impression
If, for instance, he succeeds as a Federal house
cleaner-his spectacular rise in the past two
years is not likely to stop at the level of his
present judgeshp
Evening star., 1951-12-18
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

Evening star information bureau, lZUu i street
NV Washngton s. D C. and inclosinE ss9s esnts
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. How much does the Empire State
Building sway in gale?-R. S.
A. Exhaustive tests have shown that
If a wind of 100-mp.h velocity were to
blow steadily for not less than two con-
secutive hours, the Empire State Build
ing would deviate from the vertical a
maximum of las inches. AS winds Of
this duration and velocity are virtually
unknown in New York City (only two in
the past 80 years. it is correct to state
that the Empire State Building does
not SWAY"
@. How many people take part in
the annual Christmas Audubon bird
count?-H. r. r.
A. Between December "a, 1949, and
January /. 1850, about 1900 people from
Al States. Hawaii and Canada watched
and counted birds in the manner of
and in the name Of Audubon. Through
the years bird watchers have gathered
a large amount of information about
wintering birds.
Evening star., 1951-12-18
A Bornyord Foble

The barnyard Of old Macdonald
farm was the home of a flock of pros
porous and happy chickens. Through
out the long sunny days they scratched
for worms and bugs. wallowed in hot
dust, preened their feathers and swal-
lowed bits of gravel and limestone for
their gizzards. Plenty of eggs were laid
Evening star., 1951-12-18
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer to
any question Of fact, by either wrtting The
NV, Washington s. D. C., and inclosing cents
return postage or by telephoning ST 1868.
Evening star., 1951-08-26
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Evening star., 1951-08-26
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Evening star., 1951-08-26

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Evening star., 1951-08-26
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Evening star., 1951-08-26
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Evening star., 1951-08-12

to connect the airfields with
coastal harbors, and a House COM
mittee in Washington has just ap-
proved en- eight inch pipeline
from Haines, at the head of the
Inside Passage in southeastern
Alaska, to burgeoning Eielson
Field, the largest air base in the
west. located 26 miles southeast
of Fairbanks. 1
4. After timidly' pulling out
of the Bering- Arctic Sea perrin
eter, the Alaska Command is 60
ing back to those exposed fronts.
The Marks Field Air Base at
Nome, once a ferrying point for
lend-lease planes going to Rus
sia, had two dozen helicopters on
it today. but no fighter or heavy
bomber planes. However, its gar
rison. is being built up again after
the field was officially abandoned
last winter. Similar smaller fields
are being put into shape for
action.
S. The National Guard, now Or
ganized in major Alaskan towns,
lis being issued new equipment and
will be expanded much further
this winter with several new units.
On the Bering-Arctic fronts. Eski-
mo units are the human radar
system" of the North. sharp-eyed
frontiersmen. ready to fight a de-
laying action against enemy land
ing parties.
(Tomorrow: Alaskan Defense and
Development LinkedD
Evening star., 1951-08-12
Our Alaskan Defenses
Far North Romports BoIstered
But LoophoIes Still Remain ~

million or more, and all the con-
Struction must be completed before
the contractor moves out and the
technical services of the Armed
Forces move in with the radar
equipment.
2. The interior Alaskan air bases
are being strengthened with more
air force and service personnel
and with more infantry. At one
or two bases one sees the famous
Fourth Infantry-units of which
helped chase the japanese from
the islands of Attu and Kiska-
at work here in the north and
feels hopeful that perhaps a full
division of fighting troops will be
housed up here within a year. The
Navy and Army are likewise ex-
panding their bases at Kodiak
and in the Aleutian chain.
3. The all important supply
lines are being expanded, SO that
there will be les, chance of a
super airbase dying on the vine
for lack of fuel, parts or replace
ments. With the help of the Alas
ka Road Commission, $100 mill
lion high program is being rushed
Evening star., 1951-08-12
Arlington Board Plan!
Fight 10 Lower Price
OF Milk, Electricity

The Arlington County Board has
decided to fight with both fists
to lower the price of milk tc
county residents, and also has
supported a move to lower the
cost of electricity.
The board at it's meeting yester.
day agreed to appoint commit
tee TO recommend changing the
county ordinance on milk inSpec.
tion so that standards of the
United States Public Health Serv-
ice would be substituted, for the
more stringent regulations of the
District of Columbia, now in effect
in Arlington.
A resolution was adopted ask
ing State Senator Charles R. Fen
wick to support abolition of the
State Milk Commission. Senator
Fenwick had said that he thought
there was practically no hope for
passage of such legislation but
has proposed instead that three
additional consumer representa-
tives be named to the commission.
Dugan Assails Group.
Board Member Daniel A. Dugan
termed the commission IAN arbi-
trary and capricious body if there
ever was one"
Mr.. Dugan urged that the pres
ent county ordinance be amended
to drop a requirement indorseo
by the Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association that
utensils used in farm handling OF
milk be sterilized by steam, rather
than by a chemical process.
The Public Health Service
standards, Mr.. Dugan said, could
permit sale of milk from utensils
sterilized by either method.
Motion Approved.
His motion was unanimously
approved.
Appointed to the committee
were DR.. John Newdorp, formerly
of the Public Health Service; Joe
Ingram, of the Public Utilities
Commission and Mrs. Shirley
Wheeler. Representatives of the
CommonWealth's attorneys Office
and of the county health depart
ment, will be the two other COM
mittee members.
The protest regarding rates
charged by the Virginia Electric
& Power Co. was ordered for
warded to the State Corporation
Commission. The County Public
Utilities Commission recommended
the action.
Earnings Probe Asked.
The commission was, asked tt
make further inquiries into earn.
ings of the company, with &
view to requiring the reduction
of rates presently charged con-
sumers throughout the State, anc
more particularly in Arlington
County"
In another action, the board re.
ceived a report from County Man
ager A. T. Lundberg that a ma
chine for testing intoxication-the
"drunkometer"-will be put into
operation at once. Mr.. Dugan hao
asked for the report after charge
of being drunh in public. placed
against him by county police, was
dismissed in court.
Evening star., 1951-08-12
Music Festival
On Blue Ridge
Opens Today
BY the Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Va, Aug. H.
Something new in Virginia cul-
ture-The first annual Blue Ridge
music festival-Will be staged at
this mountain village tomorrow.
In the first of three successive
Sunday concerts, 60-piece SYM
phonic orchestra will give an hour
and a half program. The concert
will start at 4:30 pm. (EST).
The orchestra will be conducted
by William Haaker, maestro of
the Virginia Symphony.
The festival, which Mr.. Haaker
er1visions as the beginning of an
outstanding Southern musical
event, will be held at Avon Mill
along the Rush River The au-
dience, expected to number more
than a thousand, will be seated
on benches spread out in the
shade of trees.
Washington is about 10 miles
from the Skyline Drive and about
65 miles from the Nations Capital
Evening star., 1951-08-12
TruiI-BuiIders BIust
Beur From Comp
BY the Associated Press

WEST GLACIER, Mont. u
sack of dynamite is good for
troublesome bears.
At least it worked for a crew OF
five trail builders in Glacier Ma
tional Park. A grizzly threatened
them and they started backing
toward their camp. The grizzly
followed.
Evening star., 1951-08-12
Our Alaskan Defenses
By WiIliom [. Boxer
North American Newspaper Ailionce

KOTZEBUE, Alaska, Aug. IL
Here, inside the Arctic Circle, only
four or five minutes jet-f1ghte1
time from Russia's Anadair air
base in Siberia, the visitor is
thankful that the United States
at last is strengthening its last
frontier of Alaska with defenses
in depth.
We are committed. in fact, to
invest almost $500 million in de-
Evening star., 1951-08-12

First Of two articles giving on up-to-
dote picture of the defense situotion in
Alosko by the editor Of the ketehlkor
tAIosko) Chronicle.
Evening star., 1951-08-06

urbS. American has kept pace will
this population gain.
On the roster of company off
GERS are Howard B Kramer, pres
ident; Dr. William c. Farmer
board chairman; John E. Mergnel
and R. Lee Baxter. vice presidents
and Bernard J. Coyle, treasurer
with Mr.. Blanz as secretary. Di.
rectors are the senior officers anc
Frederick A. Blumer, John j. Car.
mody, S. Wilson Earnshaw, AL.
bert w. Howard, Charles H. Kin.
die, Charles H. Rossiter and w
Dudley Spicknall.
Walter N. Wilson, president OF
the Washington Chapter of the
National Association of Cost Ac-
Countants, has called a meeting
of the Board of Directors for
Wednesday at 7:30 pm. in the
board room of Government Serv-
ices. Inc. 1135 TWenty-first street
NV.
Drug Chain Sales Up.
Sales of the nations drug chains
were running 8.4 per cent ahead
of last year in June, compared
to a year ago, according to an
analysis by Chain Store Age. For
the Middle Atlantic States the in
crease was 40 per cent compared
to peak of 10 per cent for chains
in the Southeast.
William G. Russell. who has
been in the insurance business in
Washington for IL years, has
opened the Russell Co., Insurance
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Aug, 8 R.--Grains were
steady enough without showing any great
strength on the Board Of Trade today.
end news contained nothing to exert
Of Of resumption Of of Korean cesse-fire talks
steady tone was small receipts Of cash
Wheat, at the end of the first hour
teber tS Corn wss ssn Lover sSar Ssn
changed to = higher, September 7sla
soybeans we're unchanged to cen,
unchanged, October S15.65.
Cash grain arrivals were rather light
particularly when 1t was considered thai
Wheat receipts amounted to 800 cars
corn 225 cars ana oats 1877 cars. 1t was
not expected that there would be much
hedging pressure developing here.
perts we're scheduled to meet in Geneva
Switzerland. on August 20 for preliminary
discussion on European grain agreement
The idea is to send Russian, Polish. anc
Hungarian grains to western European
countries, provided the outlook for sucf
shipments is promising.
tious S'ia toward SH wheat s'G at the moment ] Be.
cause of the approach Of the spring whea
harvest. They felt this would increasi
hedgins pressure; However; IN most o. IN, TN
has gone into store rather than onto thu
free market.
High temperatures we're reported ives
of the Mississippi River over the weel
end. but they were quite low for thi
tire of year in the northwestern, states
In general there did not seem to be any
thing in the weather news to cause an,
apprehension about the corn or sprini
wheat crops.
The United States Department of Agri
culture said that world production o
wheat and rye this year would be equa
to the large crop of 1850.
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Smaller Error Seen
In Balance Of Supply
And Demand for Steel
BY the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Aug. 6.-The Con-
trolled Materials Plan still will
fail to achieve balance between
steel supply and demand in the
next quarter, but the margin Of
error will be smaller.
This was predicted yesterday by
Steel Magazine, national metal
working weekly.
In the fourth quarter, Steel said,
total GIMP allotments of 24,058,520
met tons of finished steel will ex-
lceed an indicated supply of 21,-.
$4,000 tons by 1851 sos tons
after allowing for an adjustment
reserve of 1,171,015 tons.
However, the claimants actual
consumption in a specified period
usually falls below stated require
ments and expected supply for the
fourth quarter is some 100000 net
tons greater than in the third.
AS a result, r-allotmentS of
about 10 per cent are anticipated,
compared with is per cent in the
current quarter.
/ Steel makers turned out more
than 2 million tons of steel last
week for the 22d consecutive week
of record production. Output
rose half point to 102 per cent
of rated capacity production.
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Aug. 6 lP CUSDA). ).-salable
hogs. 100000. fairly active. steady to strong
On both butchers and sows: top 1856 for
weights; most choice 19o-a4o pounds.
fey SsS-s00 sso peunds q .50-22 so; odd Iots
6o l6o-!so pounds, 21.o0-23.25: choice sows
300 pounds and under. 19:00.21 90; few
3oo pounds and under up to so; 400
17.25-1S.25.
500; slaughter steers. yearlings and heifers
moderately active, largely steady; cows
mnostly, steady; bulls and yealers, steady:
steers. 3s.65-39. 90; bulk high-ehoice prime
steers and long .yearlings. 36.75-38. so:
bulk good and choice steers and yearlings,
32.50-36.50; scattered loads and smaller
lots r,;nan Gommereis te olowEood steers ana
heifers and mixed yearlings, 81. .O0-37 rs
load around 1.000-pound mixed yearlings,
$500; bulk good to prime heifers and
mixed yearlings, 81 00-36. so; most COM
mercial cows ~. .Q0-29. 90; canner to utility
COWS, l900-25. so: utility to good bulls,
26.50-30.50' odd head. 81 90; bulk good
3S. 90.
salable sheep. 1000; damp feeces con-
sidered, all classes fully steady, fairly ac-
tive; top native lambs. 81 90; bulk 81 90
81 90: fed spring lambs in fleece, 81 so:
No. ! skin 97-pound yearlings, 1915;
slaughter ewes. 11.00-14.00.
Evening star., 1951-08-06
stock Prices Wayer,
with Changes Small;
Trading Is Moderate
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. g. Prices
wavered today in the stock mar
ket without developing any con-
Icerted direction.
But there was plenty of local
lied activity. Steels nd motors,
for example, were active and high
er. and the rubber division de-
veloped surprising strength after
a tagging start.
There were some outstanding
performers in the chemical sec
ton, too, but elsewhere prices
moved narrowly in a mixed pat
tern.
| Changes seldom amounted to
more than a few cents among
most of the active issues, but even
small price alterations were some
times enough to shove the stock
from one side of the line to the
other.
The market started fast and
higher, but it soon slowed down
and prices began to slip. Shortly
before midday there was stiff
fening, together with a slight in
crease in business activity.
Firestone opened off So but later
regained a part of the loss. The
rest Of the rubber section was
lower at the start but later picked
up and posted smart gains. Fire
stone announced signing Of a 13.
cent hourly wage increase for 49,
1000 workers after a month of me-
gotiations.
Merck started out SO higher Gil
was SO lower on Friday after
| the company disclosed a new
method for making 'cortisone from
plentiful raw materials. 1t now is
made from scarce cattle bile.
The motion picture section made
fractional advances. In London
lit was reported the American
movie companies under a new
Anglo-American agreement will be
able to take home more from their
earnings frozen up in currency
restrictions.
Trading was light in the cor
Eporate bond market with prices
narrowly mixed In the over-the-
counter market, Governments were
steady.
Evening star., 1951-08-06
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Aug lPl.-Butter ttwC
days receiptsl. 359,s1s; f1rm.. Wholesal;
prices on bulk cartons: Creamery. hisf
than 81 score (AA1, fresh, 6ss4 cen, .
92 score IA fresh, a67l4-67a4; 80 scor,
tBl, fresh. 66s4; SO score tC), fresh
6o34.
Cheese two days receiptsl, 13O, ,5l6
firm. Wholesale sales American cheese
(whole mix: Cheddarst 401z-4412 cents
cheddars toured 1949-50. 50-54 singi,
daisies, 42-44 single daisies tcuret
1949-50). 1884; young Americas, 42-44
young Americas (cured 1949-501. 1854
flats 1916: flats toured 1949-50D, 40
50: midgets,. 45-46la. 44-46;, midsets tcurec
l949-50l, 5Q-55; processed, five pounds
4I34-4512; domestic swiss tsingle tu5sl
grade "A" 46-49; grade "B," 43-46
grade &C. 40-43
EGGS two days receiptsl, "a 1851; ir.
regular. New York spot quotations, basec
largely on exchange trading. follow: Mid.
western: Mixed colors - Fancy heavy.
weights. 59I3: extra l, large. 55ta; extrs
/, medium. 81; current receipts, AM
dirties, AZ; checks. 35-35la. Whites
So; extra /, medium. "a. Browns-Fancy
heayyweights, processed, 81; extra l
Nearby: whites-Extra fancy heaty.
weights. 20; fancy heavyweights, IS
others large, 64-66; mediums. 81; pullets
hsavyxeishts. So; MEDIUMS. iTs 54-5s; iIais pul,
lets, A.; peeweeS, ~
Evening star., 1951-08-06
Business Briefs
Southern Construction contract

southern COnStructlOn contracts
in July totaled $775,717.000, bring
ling the seven-month total to $4.-
102, 1886. .000-about 73 per cent
above the like period last year
Manufacturers Record.
Titanium Metals Corp. an
nounced plans to build "the first
large scale and self contained
plant for titanium production" at
Henderson, New, about Is miles
from Las Vegas.
Admiral Corp. announced 1t has
started work on a ST million ex-
pansion of facilities for making
and distributing electrical appli-
ances. television sets and radios.
Neisner Bros, Inc, July sales
totaled $4.4o2 1865, up 2.5% from
1850; for 7 months $30,970,110, up
8.2%o from 1850.
Gulf Oil Corp. in 6 months end
ed June 80 earned $63,319, 900 or
$2.79 share VS.. $50, 1922 900 or
VS.So la 4OOU RCllOQ.
Ohio Oil Co. in s months ended
June 80 earned $19,776,750 or
$3.0l a share VS.. $17,541, ,017 or
$2.67 in 1850 period.
Consolidated Natural Gas Co. in
year ended June 80 earned $18,-
400, ,706 or $5.65 a share VS.. s15.-
429,476 or $4.71 in 1850.
Coca-C Cola Co. in 6 months end
ed June 80 earned $12.816,o41 or
SO share VS.. $14,630,650 or $3.42
in 1850 period.
National Container Corp. in six
months ended June 80 earned
SIS, 787 900 or $2.1O a share VS..
$1,854,000 or 68 cents in 1850
period.
Pacific Western Oil Corp. in 6
months ended June 80 earned S.
75O,679 or $1.21 share VS.. 81
233 ,166 or SO cents in 1850 period.
New jersey Zinc Co. in 6 months
ended June 80 earned S5,495, ,028
Or $3.50 share VS.. $2,417,S48 or
I$1.23 in 1850 period.
Otis Elevator Co. in 6 months
ended June 30 earned S4,177,797
or $2.Os share VS.. $6,236, ,42o or
$3.03 in 1850 period.
Waite Amulet Mines, Ltd. in 6
months ended June 80 earned
I$2,275,625 or SO cents a share VS..
IS 1850. 200 or so cents in 1850
period.
Stone Container Corp. in 6
months ended June 80 earned
81 ,067 $50 or $l.53 a share VS..
$506,275 or 70 cents in 1850 period.
Poor & Co. in months ended
June 80 earned $1,034, 600 or S2.41
a share VS.. $660,0O0 or $1.38 in
1850 period.
South Carolina Electric g. Gas
in year ended June 80 earned
$1,619,170 or 58 cents VS.. $2,299,-
1913 or SO cents in 1850.
Mountain States Power Co. in
year enoed June 80 earned 81 1885,
634 VS.. 81 ,295, ,387 in 1850.
Colonial Stores, Inc, in 26I
weeks ended June 80 earned
$1,175.549 or $1.60 a share VS..
81, ,298,697 or $1.79 in 1850 period.
American Laundry Machinery
in 6 months ended June 80 earned
$773,967 or $1.43 share VS.. $216,-
456 or 40 cents in 1850 period.