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Evening star., 1951-07-22
Az24 THE SUNDAY STAR
Defense Aides Called
For Testimony in
Rent Gouging Probe
Washington, D. G.
SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1851

The Senate Armed Services
Preparedness subcommittee yes
terday announced a public hear
ing to find out what action the
Defense Department will take on
the subcommittee's report of
rent gouging and substandard
housing" for dependents of serv-
tcemen near military installations.
Chairman Lyndon B. johnson
said the hearing will be held at
1890 am. Friday. He added that
top Defense officials will be asked
to explain their plans for meeting
the situation.
Tragic Conditions Told.
"Our subcommittee" Senator
johnson said. "has exposed the
sordid and bitter story of the
tragic housing problem which
faces the families of our men in
the armed services.
1T would be shameful if this
thing were allowed to die with
out further action. The members
of our subcommittee feel that we
cannot stop just because there
have been a few headlines. We
want action-positive action that
will assure our fighting men
decent conditions for their loved
ones"
Senator Johnson noted that
Army Secretary Pace had indi-
Gated his intention Of taking posi-
tive steps to remedy "deplorable
conditions" found by Senate in
vestigators at spot surveys of
three camps.
Wants Details in Case.
I'VE want to know in detail just
what these steps are and what the
other services intend to do" he
added. Our subcommittee is de-
termined to follow this thing
through to the end.
I'VE are convinced that Ameri-
cans will not be satisfied until
they know that those who wear
the uniform of their country will
have something better for their
families than chicken coops.
granaries, sheds, garages and
houses made out of whisky bottles
and old beer cans.
A subcommittee report last
week OH conditions at Camp
Breckenridge in Kentucky. Camp
Rucker in Alabama and Fort
Leonard Wood in Missouri pic
tured rotten and sordid" housing
for servicemen near some of the
installations.
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from the shell egg industry and
about $50 others.
Another $50 or so will be named
shortly.
Major industries have sub
groups to handle specialized prob
lens.
Thus we find the buttons sub
committee of plastic products. the
calfskin subcommittee and the "
belt subcommittee.
OPS is careful to distinguish be-
tween the Broom and Mop handle
Manufacturers Industry Advisory
Committee and that representing
the hickory tool handle manufac-
Evening star., 1951-07-22

turers, the hickory dimension
manufacturers and the wood heel
manufacturers.
But for sheer music how about
the "Sheeting, Osnaburgs. Drills,
TWills and Jeans Industry Ad-
visory Committee
(Released by Chicago Daily News)
Evening star., 1951-07-22
Mrs. Hume to Speak

Mrs. Ruth Hume, editor of the
.Inter-racial Review, will speak on
The Negro and Education" at an
open forum in the St. Peter Claver
Center. 8l4 Seventh street S.W.,
at $50 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-07-22

The island of Bahrein. about
5000 square miles in area. lies
In the Persian Gulf close to the
coast of Saudi Arabia.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
II Atlantic Nations
Sign Pact to Include
Turkey and Greece
BY the Assoeio.sd Prsss

LONDON, Oct. 22.-The depu-
ties OF the IL Atlantic allies signed
an agreement today to bring Tur-
key and Greece into their defense
pact.
A communique issued by the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion announced the two countries
will formally be asked to Join as
soon as the founder-nations ratify
the new agreement amending their
original pact.
The amendment extends NATO's
area Of operation to the Russian
Turkish frontier. taking in a big
new chunk Of Europe and Asia
Nato also will now cover the whole
Mediterranean, making a total
area Of more than 10 million
square miles.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Floor Cuves In,
|Upsets Festivities
lat Wedding Party
BY The Associated Press

CAMDEN. N. j.. Oct. 22.-The
floor caved in but the wedding
party went on as scheduled.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Car
penter had scarcely finished ex-
changing VOWS at the home of the
bride when one Of the guests ex-
claimed yesterday: What's hap
pening? I feel giddy!"
With a creaking noise the floor
began sinking on one side of the
house. In a minute. the wedding
party and so assembled guests
tumbled into frightened, scream
ing mass.
A neighbor phoned the Camden
Electrical Bureau that there had
been an explosion" and firemer
rushed to the disaster scene"
The floor came to rest on some
gas pipes in the cellar and the
few guests who received minor
injuries were able to return tc
the reception which was continued
at the home Of a relative.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Defense Jobs Expected
|1oIncrease4.5MiIIion
In Year, 1obin Says
By the Assoeioted Press

Secretary Of Labor Tobin esti-
mates that the number of defense
jobs will increase by IS million
during the next year.
In a manpower report issued
yesterday Mr.. Tobin said also that
2 million additional defense work.
ers viii be needed by the end Of
1851. There were only 2.7 mil
lion persons employed in defense
jobs IN 1850, the Secretary said.
The report, prepared by the
Bureau of Employment Security,
emphasized that the full impact
Of the defense program is still
ahead.
"On an overall national basis
the manpower needs of the limited
military production program, cur
rently envisoned. can be met" Mr..
Tobin said. However. a multi
tude of spot problems involving in
dividual areas, industries and oc-
cupations are likely to arise before
peak employment Is achieved"
The report indicated defense
activities will hit a peak by the
end Of 1852, at the rate of approx
imately $50 billion a year. This
will come out of a gross national
product Of about $3l0 billion
meaning that the Nation will be
putting about 20 per cent of its
product into defense next, year
compared with Is per cent now.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
estimates the work force will
be women now keeping house. OF
the IS million people aged IA and
over who were not in the labor
force last June. 37.5 million were
women. and 33.4- million of these
were keeping house.,
Evening star., 1951-10-22
4D. {. Area Soldiers
Wounded in Korea;
MaNlander Is Killed

Corpl. Fred Sneed, %, son of
Mrs. Rose N. Sneed of 919 Tenth
street NE. was wounded recently
in Korea. the Defense Department
announced this morning.
During World War II Corpl.
Sneed served with the 38th In
|fantry Division in France and
Germany, was wounded in the
Battle Of the Bulge and was
awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
Honorably discharged in January,
1916. he joined the inactive
reserve.
Former GAO Employe.
From 1946 to the fall of 1850,
when he was recalled to active
duty. he worked at the General Ac-
counting Office here and studied
commercial art.
Last January, Corpl. Sneed was
sent to Japan. For a few weeks
there he took art lessons from a
Evening star., 1951-10-22

japanese teacher. In February he
was in Korea as an infantryman
with the 9th Regiment Of the I'd
dndian Head) Division.
Corpl. Sneed's mother has been
notified that he was wounded in
both arms. neck and face on Sep
t ,mber 20 near Zondul.
Other Casualties Listed.
Also listed by the Defense De-
'partment were Pvt. James I. Gar
rett. wounded on September %
near Sinchon. and Pvt. Robert E.
Wood. slightly wounded on Sep
|tember 20 while serving with the
Sd Infantry Division.
Pvt. Garrett, who is %, Is the
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. James M.
Garrett of 2032 Fourth street NV
Called into the Army last March
he has been in Korea since early
August. His right leg was struck
during an attack on the enemy
according to the Casualty Branch
at the Pentagon He was with the
1st Cavalry Division.
Pvt. Wood. whose mother. Mrs
Catherine c. Wood. lives at 1870
Twelfth street NE, is %. and has
been in Korea since August. He
was called into service last March
Two Maryland soldiers were in
cluded in the list. They were Pfc.
Robert c. Thomas. jr., of Route g.
Mount Airy. killed in action. and
Pvt. Lemuel P. Adams, who was
wounded. Pvt. Adams was listed
as the son of Mrs. Lillian M
Adams Of l09 Stark road. Indian
Head.
Pfc. Thomas was the foster son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Brown
ing Of Mount Airy. They said he
was listed as missing in action last
February and that a recent War
Department notification reported
that he was killed at an unde-
termined date. Pfc. Thomas was
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Judge Likely 10 Rule
On Legal Challenge
By Five Newsmen
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LAKE CHARLES, La, Oct. %.
"A New Orleans judge is ex-
pected to rule today on motions
challenging his right to try five
crusading Lake Charles news
men accused of defaming 16
public officials and three ad-
mitted gamblers.
The newspapermen were in
dicted August 27 on charges Of
defaming the public officials and
gamblers during a crusade against
gambling.
The newsmen are Thomas
Shearman, publisher of the Lake
Charles American Press; his son
and co-publisher William Hugh
Shearman; Kenneth Dixon, man
aging editor; James Norton, city
editor: and Carter George, court
house and police reporter.
Questions Judges Authority.
They were called up for ar
raignment on the charges last
Monday. Before the newsmen
were asked to plead. their attor-
Ineys filed a group of motions
questioning the right of New
Orleans Criminal District Judge
y. Bernard Cooke to try the cases.
Judge Cooke had been ap-
pointed to I'LL the Lake Charles
District Court bench in place of
Judge Mark Pickrel. who is i'll.
The motions claimed Judge
Cookies appointment by the Lou
isiana Supreme Court deprived
the newsmen Of the right to be
tried by judge elected in the
Lake Charles district. The dis
trict has two other judges besides
Judge Pickrel.
Special Prosecutor Named.
The motions also questioned the
legality of a special prosecutors
appointment.
District Attorney Griffin Haw-
kins. one of the officials allegedly
DETAINED. excused himself and
asked that a special prosecutor
be appointed in his place.
Attorney General Bolivar Kemp,
at Mr.. Hawkins request, named a
staff assistant, M. E. Culligan Of
New Orleans. to prosecute the def
amation cases.
The newsmen's motions claimed
this was improper since the law
requires that local attorney
one within the district-or an
other district attorney from out
side the district be appointed to
fill for an absent district attorney.
Evening star., 1951-10-22

had outlived their usefulness
transformed az if by magic into
beautiful, new, deep-piled broad
looms," said Miss Brooks, "and
/ was not at all surprised to find
that these luxurious rugs were
being made for some of Americas
finest homes"
Readers of this newspaper who
would like to learn how they can
save up to half their rug money by
this special reweaving process may
write to Miss Brooks. Her address
is Room AID, $500 N. Crawford
Ave-, Chicago Al, Ill. This infor-
nation is contained in a fascinat-
ing new Rug Style Booklet, mailed
without charge, showing the latest
rug fashions in full color, in model
rooms. Adv.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Expected to yield $40 million an.

Expected to yield $40 million an
nually).
Boosted from to s cents q
gallon the State levy on diesel
fuel for truck and buses. (Ex-
pected yield. $750,oOO.
Changes truck license fees, be-
ginning with the 1852 plates (ex-
pected to return an additional
$5.5 million annually.
Fifty pit-type weighing stations
will be built throughout the State
to check truck weights.
South Dakota Taxes Cut.
Among the States increasing
cigarette taxes were West Virginia
up 3 cents to 4 cents; Arkansas,
UP 2 cents to 6 cents; Wyoming,
up 2 cents; Tennessee, up 2 cents
to 5 cents: North Dakota, up /
cent; Oregon UP 2 cents.
Collection Of the higher tax was
delayed in Oregon by a petition
for a referendum. Oregonians
have voted four times in recent
years against taxing cigarettes.
On October /, South Dakota's s
taxes were lowered by termination
OF special levies adopted in 194e
to liquidate a $2S million bonus
payment for veterans and their
dependents. The taxes had
amounted to about $40 million a
lyear.
States in which no new impor-
tant revenue-raising measures
were enacted or are pending this
year include:
Arizona, California, Delaware
Idaho. Indiana. Iowa, Kansas
Kentucky. Louisiana. Maryland
Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska
Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico
Rhode Island, South Dakota, vir.
lginia.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Homemakers Send in Discarded
Material and Get Rich New Rugs
ADVERTISEMENT.

CHICAGO, ILL. (SpeciaD Janet
Brooks, home decorating expert,
today told how homemakers are
discovering that their worn or dis
carded rugs, carpets and clothing
stored in attics and closets are
now worth lots of money. The
increased value of these materials,
she says, is due to today's ex-
tremely high wool prices.
Each day people are sending
tons of such materials to a large
Chicago rug manufacturer who
has a scientific process for ex-
tracing valuable seasoned wool
and other fibers which are re-
woven into brand new rugs of the
latest colors, patterns and effects.
II was fascinated to see old
rugs, carpets and clothing that
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Final Campaigning
Is Begun in Britain;
Tory Victory ForeeasI
By ReImon NORM
Asseeiofsd Press Foreign Correspondent

LONDON. Oct. 22.-British elec-
ton campaigning moved into the
closing stages today, and political
forecasts were almost unanimous
in predicting victory for the Con-
servative Party led by winston
Churchill.
Voters go to the polls at Z am.
Thursday.
Latest reports today from po-
litical soundings all over the
United Kingdom. as reported by
London newspapers. told the same
story with varying details FORE
cast the Conservatives will defeat
the Labor Party
Estimates of the expected Tory
majority in the House Of Com
mons ranged from 43 to 100 seats.
Labor Paper Dissents.
The single dissenting opinion
came-as was expected-from the
Daily Herald. a Labor Party
journal.
It quoted Morgan Phillips,
secretary of the Labor Party, as
saying in a speech, II believe we
can win" But even the Herald
noted that Mr.. Phillips, unlike the
forecasts Of the Conservative and
independent observers. did not
mention an estimated figure in
the next House Of Commons.
The majority of editors on To-
cal newspapers throughout Brit
ain believe the Conservatives will
capture the government by rs
seats. the Bournemouth Times
reported. The editors were asked
to forecast the result Of the elec-
ton in their own districts.
1t Is a notable fact that, through
out this campaign. the heavy
weight Of opinion-as reported in
public opinion tests Of various
types and shapes-has favored the
tNOLiccIVdtlVGS.
The Herald dismissed these find
ings today with the line: LET
them Gallup-we can win"
| Daily Mail Skeptical.
Not every political observer In
London. by any means. is con-
vinced Of the accuracy Of the polls.
The Conservative Daily Mail re-
ported that the voters "are not
only silent. but secretive." It said
that. despite the polls, the result
of the election may very well de-
pend on last-minute decisions.
/ The Conservative candidates
were not campaigning on Sunday,
in conformity with tradition.
/ But Labor brought out some Of
its big ministerial guns.
One of the most significant
statements came in a speech by
Alfred Robens. Minister of Labor.
Speaking in Northumberland, he
said:
If the Tory Party gets to power,
there will be no hope Of peace in
industry. or loyalty of workers
which has been given to the Labor
government"
Evening star., 1951-10-22
OPS Told by DiSa|Ie
To Lower Prices il Il
Can in New CEILINGS

Price Stabilizer Michael v. Di-
Sale has instructed the Office of
Price Sterilization to try to bring
about as many price cuts as pos
sible in the 500 regulations being
drawn up to cover most of the
Nations industry.
The goal of OPS is to complete
its revision of price controls by
next March. substituting tailored
dollar and cents ceilings for prod
ucts now covered by general price
regulations.
The price line must be held
Mr.. Disable said yesterday, and
increases must be the exception
rather than the rule. He said
regulations increasing prices be-
yond general freeze levels would
have to be accompanied "by the
fullest kind Of economic justifea-
ton" to meet his approval.
Assistant OPS Director Edward
F. Phelps said the agency must
cut across the "confusions which
have arisen recently" and erect a
price structure that will with
stand infiationary pressures.
The reference to confusion was
to the delays in Congress in
changes in the Defense Production
Act and particularly to the Cape
hart amendment, which directs
OPS to allow manufacturers addi-
tional cost increases in figuring
their ceilings.
In a radio speech Defense Mo-
bilizer Charles E. Wilson was crit
ical Of those who complain of
taxes and restrictions "as though
it were possible for the country to
perform the herculean task of de-
fense without some interference
with the placid flow of existence. 3"
In "laymen's Sunday" address
over CHS he said a crusade for
fire ed o m gathers power and
meaning only if it is imbued with
the quality of spirituality"
Evening star., 1951-10-22
1000 Printers Strike

MoNTEvDEA. Uruguay. Oct
2 R.s - approximately, 1000
printers struck to-day in protest
against what they called undue
delay by the. government wage
board In announcing its decision
on the printers request for wage
Evening star., 1951-10-22
MutuoI Admiration

A new tourist must" in South
ern Rhodesia. Salisbury reports,
is going to Birchenough Bridge
ito see the elephants in the moon
light" Herds of several hundred
elephants make it a habit to come
within 80 yards of the hotel at
the bridge-to see the visitors.
Evening star., 1951-10-27
New Chest Officials Named
For Waynesboro Drive
BY the Assoeiofed Press

WAYNESBORO, Va, Oct. 27.-
The Waynesboro community chest,
stymied in its plans for one
package drive by a court injunc-
ton obtained by the American
Red Cross. will try again.
The chests 21-member board
OF directors resigned at a public
meeting Thursday night and Is
new directors and two members
of the old body were elected to
serve on a new board. The IT.
members will elect four other di-
rectors and formulate plans for q
campaign.
It was the consensus Of those
present that the drive would be
for only those agencies requesting
admission.
The majority of the old board
members said that while they are
willing to support the new board,
they felt their presence on it
might leave the chest open to
legal action stemming from the
Injunction.
In a surprise appearance, Leo
Wilhelm. assistant manager, east
ern area of American Red Cross,
spoke at the meeting of his or
ganization's side of the recent
court case. He said the Red Cross
is willing to participate in q one
package campaign with industrial
business solicitation but must be
allowed to hold its march house.
toulouse campaign In addition.
Evening star., 1951-10-27
Ch1lum Residents to Sponsor
New Attempt to Set UpFire Tax

Another attempt will be made
to set up a special fire tax for the
unincorporated area of the Chill
lum election district of Prince
Georges County-this time under
the sponsorship of both the resi-
dents of the District and the
towns which have been providing
them fire protection.
Mayors of five towns and q
delegation from the Chillum area
and the newly-organized Adelphi-
Chillum Volunteer Fire Depart
ment agreed last night to call a
meeting of town officials and Chill
Ilum citizens associations, Novem-
ber Is, to draft a new bill for
presentation to the General AS
semhly.
Residents of the unincorporated
area rejected 10-cent fire tax by
a 2-to-1 margin in a special
referendum last week. That
referendum had been set up in a
bill passed by the 1851 Legislature
under sponsorship of six towns
which would benefit from the tax
Members of the Adelphi-C Chill.
lum Fire Department objected tx
that tax because they were not
included. They admit, however
Evening star., 1951-10-27
so Pct. in Roanoke
Poll Fail to Name
Their Congressman
BY fhe Assoeieied Press

ROANOKE. Va. Oct. 27.-Sixty
per cent of Roanoke citizens
polled this week on who is the
representative in Congress from
the sixth Virginia district" didn't
know the correct answer.
With no attempt to canvass the
city at large. five World-Nsws re-
porterS confronted more than 200
persons at random with the query
and found the average man-in-
the-street doesn't know that Clar-
ence G. Burton of Lynchburg is
the man.
Some said What is the Sixth
DISTRICT" Some declared fatty,
IT don't know his name," and
some attempted to guess.
The stock bad guess was "Rob-
ertson," with no distinguishing
between Ernest Robertson. Roa-
noke County delegate to the State
Legislature, or A. Willis Robert
son, junior United States Senator
from Virginia to Congress.
Where is Cliff Woodrum
now?" one person wanted 10 know
while some others offered the
name of Republican State Sena-
tor Ted Dalton. Senator Harry F.
Byrd and State Senator Earl A.
Fitzpatrick.
Evening star., 1951-10-27
Virginia Finds Sealed Bids
Impossible in Many Cases
BY the Assoeiated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 81
Sealed bids are virtually imposs-
ible in State purchases of some
commodities currently, A. B.
Gathright, director of the State
Division of Purchase and Print
ing, says
A State audit report on the di-
vision had recommended that all
purchases Of more than 500 be
made through sealed competitive
bids.
Mr.. Gathright said yesterday
however, this is not always prac-
tical and cited the matter Of buy
ing meat, now under controls
His division purchases more than
$750,000 worth of meat annually
for State institutions.
Prior to World War II, he noted
the division could get sealed bids
every quarter. but dealers now
will sell on weekly basis only
because of shortages.
Mr.. Gathright said it requires
about 10 days to two weeks to
make sealed bid purchases and as
a result the division is forced to
get competitive bids on meat by
telephone.
Evening star., 1951-10-27
Prince Georges Names Board
Study Building Code Appeals

A five-member Board Of Stand
ards and Appeals, headed by Prof.
Russell B. Allen Of the University
of Maryland, has been appointed
for Prince Georges County by the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission in con-
nection with its new building code.
A similar board was named for
Montgomery County on Thursday.
The commission has jurisdiction
over planning and building in
spection functions In suburban
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties, although the building
inspection phase Of its work in
Montgomery will he taken over by
the County Council November /.
Prof. Allen. who lives at 4610
Hartwicke road, College Park, is
in the university's civil engineer
ing department. He was a con-
sultant, for the planning COM
mission in helping prepare the
building code, which goes into ef-
feet Monday, and has also acted
as adviser to the Maryland Board
of Public Works in connection
with the new Chesapeake Bay
Bridge.
Evening star., 1951-10-27
House Committee Counsel
Seeks Seat From MARYLAND

George M. Moore Of Silver
Spring. chief counsel of the House
Post Office and Civil Service Com
mittee, yesterday announced his
candidacy for the Republican
nomination to Congress from
Maryland'S 9Th district.
Mr.. Moore, 38, lives at 402 Deer
field avenue.
The incumbent, Representative
Beall, Republican, of Frostburg
is expected to seek the Senate
seat now held by Senator O'Conor,
Democrat, in next years general
election.
Others in the race to replace
Representative Beall include j.
PAUL Marshall. Bethesda, a mem
ber of Montgomery County's all
Republican delegation to the
Maryland General Assembly, and
State Senator David K. McLaugh-
lin of Washington County.