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Evening star., 1951-01-18
House Committee Acts
To Control '5-Percenfers'
By the Associated Press

A clause to control big opera
tors among the "five-percenters"
was approved yesterday by the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee in legislation providing for
renegotiation of defense contracts
to recapture excessive profits.
The bill, set for a vote in the
House next Tuesday, stipulates
that contract brokers" be subject
to renegotiation for any year in
which they have receipts of $685.
900 or more.
Meanwhile, Representative Ed
win Arthur Hall. Republican. OF
New York introduced his own bill
proposing to outlaw the sale of
influence by false representa-
tives" in obtaining of defense
contracts for private business.
The Hall bill would make it
unlawful for any one to accept
any money as reward for in
f1uence rendered in getting
Government defense order. Some
such operators base their fees on
a percentage of the contract.
The so-called five-percenters
were the subject of Senate COM
mittee investigation two years ago.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
King Forouk to Marry
Nurrimun Sudek Soon

NEW YORK. Jan. 18 (CDN -
Authoritative Egyptian circles re-
port from Cairo that King Farouk
is preparing to marry hartman
Sadek on his birthday, February IL.
The King, who wants the cere-
mony announced only at the last
minute, has been careful not to
be seen in public with hartman
for the last six months. She
spent the summer in Switzerland
where she is reported to have
undergone an operation to assure
her ability to produce an heir to
the Egyptian crown.
Evening star., 1951-01-18

it would be politically unpopular"
to vote Government workers a
pay raise at the same time taxes
are raised for every one.
Then. too. Congress wants to
keep military expenses as low
as possible.
On the other hand, living costs
continue to climb. and employe
leaders are urging the committee
to take action as soon as possible.
They plan to put increased pres
sure on the Senate group, as well
as the House Civil Service Com
mittee, to lose no time in acting
on the situation.
\ 4 X
RESULTS-The severe verbal
lashing that Senator Long, DEM
ocrat, Of Louisiana, gave the
Budget Bureau and the Govern
ment's personnel officials last
week appears to be paying off.
Senator Long severely criticized
the Governments failure to carry
out one of the provisions of the
1949 Pay Act, which is designed
to achieve economy by giving pro-
motions to employees who reduce
the cost of operations in their
Offices. Despite the fact that the
law has been in effect 16 months,
only one such award has been
made in the entire Government.
In an effort to put some life
into the program, the Budget Bu-
reau this week held a meeting
with the Governments top per-
|sonnel officials. More specific
standards and procedures are now
being worked out.
Incidentally, this program is
different from the suggestion
program in Government, in which
employees who make meritorious
suggestions that result in in
creased efficiency are given cash
awards. Many employees have
been confused about the two pro-
grams. which are entirely differ
ent.
r + ~
CASH AWARDS-The follow
ing employees at st. Elizabeths
Hospital have been given cash
awards for meritorious sugges-
tions. They are John E. Beachum,
Rita M. Bezdziecki, Rowena r.
Blush, Lille w. Poole, Mary E.
Simpson, Margaret E. White, Lu-
dia S. Choice, Rita Eldred, William
Fairweather and Helen P. Less
ner.
EXCEPT ONS-T The Civil
Service Commission has allowed
the National Production Authority
to hire. without civil service re-
quirements, 35 industrial execu-
tives in grades GS IA and Is.
Also, the commission has au-
thorized the Civil Defense Ad-
ministration to fill SO jobs with
out regard to civil service stand
ards.
ECA-The personnel Office of
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DIP Ship Towed $50 Miles
After ENGINE Breakdown
By the Associcted Press

PERTH, Australia. Jan. 10
The migrant ship Liguria, with
GIT European displaced persons
aboard, dropped anchor in FIRE.
mantle last night after being
towed 450 miles.
The British freighter Chand-
para took the International Refu-
gee Organization vessel in tow
Saturday after the Liguria's en-
gines broke down in the Indian
Ocean.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Larson 10 Allow DC.
10 Set Up Hospitality
Center in BeIasco

General Services Administrator
Jess Larson is arranging to grant
the District a permit to establish
a hospitality center for members
of the armed forces in the Belasco
Theater, the Commissioners re-
ported today.
The Commissioners had written
Mr.. Larson, suggesting he release
the building to the District. They
said they intended to assign it to
the Armed Services Hospitality
Committee for operation.
Mr.. Larson's reply, however,
stipulates that the permit Is to
be "revokable" at will, the build
ing will not be ready until some
time next month next month and
the occupying agency will have to
pay about $4,000 a year for heat
ing and it's own electric bill.
Letter Sent to Mrs. Doyle.
1t added that any renovation
and repairs required would have
to be made without expense to
the administration and would be
subject to its approval.
The Commissioners announced
they would refer the letter to Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle. chairman
of the Hospitality Committee, for
a recommendation. Mrs. Doyle
had written the Commissioners
saying the committee had agreed
to help set up a service center
at the Belasco.
Mr.. Larson, in his letter, said
that strong interest in the build
ing had been expressed by Ed
win E. Bond, executive director OF
Associated Services for the Armed
Forces, Inc. by the American Le-
gion and other veterans organi-
cations.
Other Moves Necessary.
"Use could only be granted
provided sponsorship remain in
an official public supported
agency, such as the District OF
Columbia government" Mr.. Lar
son stated.
He said a combination of moves
will be necessary to prepare other
space to receive the Treasury
activities now carried on in the
Belasco, and the building could
not be vacated until sometime
in February.
The Belasco, on the east side
of Lafayette Park and less than
a block from the White House,
was operated as Stage Door
Canteen during World War II
and drew thousands of service
men.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Armed Robbery Trial
OF Joseph 6. Lewis
Enters Second Day

The trial OF Joseph G. Lewis,
20. for armed robbery of the wife
of former gambler Blight Lee,
entered its second day in Arling-
ton Circuit Court today.
Lewis is accused of forcing his
way into the Lee home at 2700
South June street last Marcn II
looking for $4,000 or sec 900, :"
but leaving with only $50 and a
metal box. Mrs. Lee said the
box contained only personal
papers.
Another man charged with par
ticipation in the affair has
pleaded guilty and is awaiting
sentence. He is George w. Kiley,
26, of the 800 block of Ridge
road Sc.
Lewis brother. Paul c. Lewis,
Sc. of the 3700 block of South
Third street, Arlington, is free
on $4,000 bond, charged with being
an accessory to armed robbery.
Joseph Lewis, who gave police
an address in the 1900 block of
Park road NV, was arrested
July 10 at the Washington movie
house where he was employed as
an electrician.
Presence in Arlington Denied.
Defense Attorney James j.
Laughlin told the 12-man jury
yesterday he will prove that his
client could not possibly have
been in Arlington" on the day of
the robbery.
Commemorative Attorney Den
man T. Rucker said his witnesses
will show that Joseph Lewis and
Kiley went to the Lee house after
Paul showed them the place and
suggested it as "a likely place to
get lot of money"
Mr.. Rucker said he will put two
Washington policemen on the
stand who will tell of a conversa-
ton they overheard between Kiley
and the Lewis brothers while all
three were free on bond. The three
talked "over cup of coffee" he
said, while the policeman hid else
where in Kiley's apartment.
Posed as Salesman.
On the witness stand yester-
day. Blight Lees wife, Mrs. Mar
guerite Lee. told the jury Kiley
had forced his way into her home
after posing as a magazine sales
man.
A second man, his head and
face covered with a mask like
dogs face" crashed in behind
Kiley, she said. The masked man,
she said. "hit me in the face" and
kept asking where the money was.
The men left after locking her
and two of her children in the
basement laundry, Mrs. Lee said.
Mrs. Lee said her husband has
a farm at Cheltenham, Md, and
sells tobacco, chickens, eggs and
wood"
Blight Lee said that he was
formerly "in the gambling busi-
ness" Under cross-examination
by Mr.. Laughlin, he said he cant
remember" when he quit the busi-
ness. He agreed to a defense re-
quest that he bring to court today
IA list Of his farm produce GUS
toners.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
|Aneurin Bevan Named
Labor Minister 10
Spark Arms Drive
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Jan. 18.-Britain to-
day named the leader of Parlia-
ment's powerful left-wing faction.
Aneurin Bevan, former Welsh
coal miner, to spark much of her
rearmament drive.
The 53-year-old former Health
Minister was named to the key
post of Labor Minister in a re-
shuttle of the cabinet announced
early today.
rs one of the top ministers in
charge of the projected $40 billion
arms program. Mr.. Bevan will
control many phases of produc-
ton. as we'll as the supply of man
power to expanding arms fac
tories. He is due to receive new
and far wider powers than the
post now commands.
Power to Direct Labor.
To supply the manpower. Mr..
Bevan probably will have to call
on the governments powers to
direct labor. The invoking of
these is certain to bring a howl
from the labor unions. One of
his jobs will be to keep the unions
in line.
Mr.. Bevan has been a member
of the Labor government cabinet
since it took Office in 1945. AS
Health Minister, he has been in
charge of the nations cradle-to-
grave national health plan and
the rehousing drive.
The veteran Laborite is bitter
political foe of conservative lead
er Winston Churchill, whom he
frequently taunts on the floor of
the House OF Commons. Like
Mr.. Churchill, he is recognized
as one of the ablest speakers in
British public life.
Succeeds George Isaacs.
AS Labor Minister, Mr.. Bevan
succeeds 68- year old George
Isaacs. who steps down to Pen
sions Minister. The new Health
Minister is Hilary Marquand, 40,
who held the pensions post.
Prime Minister Attlee has de-
cided to change the housing pro-
gram from the Health Ministry to
the Ministry of Town and Coun-
try Planning and to drop the
health post from the cabinet.
Newspapers forecast the cabinet
reshuffle is a forerunner of more
extensive governmental changes
later in the year. These, they
said. may involve ailing Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin, War
Minister John Strachey and Field
Marshal Sir William Slim, chief
of the Imperial General Staff.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Military Bows to Courts

Local courts have the final de-
cision on whether servicemen
have to buy county license tags
for their motor vehicles, the Mil
itary District Of Washington said
yesterday.
The statement resulted from an
Arlington County Court case in
which a soldier testified his COM
manding officer had informed him
he did not have to buy a county
tag because he had been issued
a red windshield sticker by the
military.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Union Seeks Probe
OF Transit Finances
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 18.-The
head of a union that plans to
strike next Thursday against the
Baltimore Transit Co., today said
he intends to ask for an investi-
cation of the firms financial set
up.
Clayton Perry, president of the
AFL Union of Streetcar and Bus
Operators, said he would recon-
mend that Gov. McKeldin and
Mayor D'Alesandro find out "how
much the National City Lines of
Chicago has taken out of Balti-
more"
He charged that the National
City Lines, a holding company
which owns 1898 per cent of Bal
timore Transit stock, has drained
off the revenues of the city's
transportation system.
The streetcar and bus operators
and maintenance workers voted
Overwhelmingly to strike in sup
port of their pay raise demands
of 20-35 cents an hour. The COM
pany says that in its present
shaky financial condition 1t can
not grant another pay raise with
out obtaining another rate in
lcrease. -.
August Haneke, Baltimore Tran
sit president. denied the Chicago
holding company had been drain
ing the Baltimore firm of funds.
The city's business firms are
taking steps to arrange for trans
portation of their employees
through chartered buses and cal
pools. City Council members pro.
posed that parking restrictions ir
the downtown area be suspended
to enable more private cars to be
put in use.
Evening star., 1951-01-18

DelOTe any dC-
ton is taken.
F o r o n e
thing, the COM
mittee wants
to determine
what the ma
tional wage pic
ture Is going to
be before going
a h e a d with
F e d e raj pay
r a ise legisla-
ton.
Also, SO m e
r. n m m T. T. @ q
members feel
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Heavy Tunks Ordered

DETROIT. Jan. 18 (P.-Award
of a 500 million contract to Chrys-
Ter Corp. for production of heavy
tanks was announced today by
the Army. Brig. Gen. David j.
Crawford, commander of the
ordnance tank k-automotive center
here, said it was the first contract
let for heavy tanks since outbreak
of the Korean war.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
North Ridge Group to Meet

Alexandria Mayor Franklin P.
Backus' and William Barbour,
civilian defense co-ordinator, will
address the North Ridge Citizens
Association at 8 o'clock tonight
in the auditorium of the George
Mason School, Alexandria. Off,
GERS also will be elected.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Record List of Deeds

ORANGE, Va, Jan. 18 (P.-A
total of 1,001 deeds, deeds of trust
and easements-an all-time rec
ord-were registered during 1850
at the Orange County clerks Of
flee. Clerk j. Edward Wiltshire
attributed the large number to
Transcontinental Pipeline Corp.
easements.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
The Weather Here and Oyer the Nation

Maryland and Virginia-Partly
cloudy and mild, low IS to so
tonight. Tomorrow considerable
cloudiness and continued mild.
Wind velocity at 1880 o'clock
this morning, 10 miles per hour;
direction, south southeast.
Evening star., 1951-01-18

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy but some sunshine and mild
this afternoon, high about 62.
Partly cloudy, low near 48 to-
night. Tomorrow considerable
cloudiness and continued mild.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Almond Out of Race

Attorney General j. Lindsay
Almond has removed himself
from consideration for vacancy
on the Virginia Supreme Court of
Appeals. Mr.. Almond, a former
Roanoke judge and once men,
ber of the House, said he didn't
think another Roanoke man
should get the job.
Justice Abram Staples. whose
resignation because of i'll health
created the vacancy, is from
Roanoke, and Justice Herbert B,
Gregory, a member of the court,
also is from Roanoke. Gov. Bat
tie is considering a number OF
candidates.-AP.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Az '''THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
THURSDAY. 1851
Mcbride Says Closing
Race Tracks Only Way.
To Stop Gambling
BY The Associated Press

CLEVELAND. Jan. 18.-Arthur
Mickey Mcbride, founder of the
Continental Press race wire and
owner Of the Cleveland Browns
football club. told United States
Senate crime investigators yester-
day the only way to stop gambling
on horse races is to close the
tracks.
Obviously nettled by prolonged
questioning. the stocky taxi COM
pany magnate also told the COM
mittee headed by Senator Kefau-
yer that there are more. bookies in
Florida now than before the crime
investigations started.
"Why. there's one on every cor
ner in Miami" Mcbride asserted.
Questioned for Four Hours.
Asked pointblank by Senator
Kefauver what he would do to stop
gambling, Mcbride shot back:
eff you want to stop gambling
on the horses, stop the race tracks.
-. Why (permit them to- gam
bic inside when they can't gamble
out?"
Mcbride insisted "the trouble
starts at the track" and said the
Continental wire was legitimate
enterprise to carry racing in
formation.
He conceded during his four
hours on the stand that he had
been associated from time to time
with big AL" Polizzi and other
ex-convicts.
Engaged in Realty Deals.
But he added:
II have had so boys in my life
time that went to prison, and
every one that helped out turned
out to be pretty good boys"
He said he thought Polizzi was
"a good family man."
The crime committee, seeking
to uncover a vast empire of in
terstate racketeers, plans to quiz
Polizzi today. He is now a real
estate operator in Florida. but
went to prison in 1914 on "black
market" charges in whisky sales.
He used to live in Cleveland
and has a long record with police
here. Mcbride also testified that
he and Polizzi are now engaged
in a 100000 real estate deal at
Coral Gables, Fla, near Miami.
Throughout the four-hour in
tensive questioning, Mcbride in
sisted he had never engaged in
any criminal activities" and had
never known anyone in the old
Al Capone mob.
Tells of Lending Money.
Mcbride founded Continental
Press in 1899. In 1916. James
Ragen, sr., who was then running
the agency. was murdered in
Chicago.
This shooting. the investigators
say, was done by the old AL Ca
pone crowd. then running a rival
horse race news agency, Trans |
american. Shortly after the slay-
ing, McBride's son, Edward j., a
law student at the University Of
Miami, bought Continental Press.
Transamerican soon folded up,
leaving Continental as the sole
big race news service.
Asked about this series of de-
velopments, Mcbride agreed with
the committee that his son was
scarcely consulted when the deal
went through.
Mcbride testified that he had
at various times loaned money to
Martin O'Boyle of Cleveland, a
police Listed ex-bootlegger; Nor
ris CMushy) Wexler, head of the
Empire News Service, which
police say serves race news to
bookies; and to the Angersola
brothers, Fred and John (alias
King), once of Cleveland, now
of Miami, both with criminal
records.
The angersolas and Wexler
have been subpoenaed for this
hearing but cannot be found.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Virginia Tech Observance

BLACKSBURG, Va. Jan. 18
(SpeciaD. - Using the theme
What Doth God Require of Us, )"
Virginia Tech will begin the an
nual observance of religious en-
phaSiS week here Sunday.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Congress in Brief

Senate:
Routine session; no business
scheduled.
Small Business Committee calls
Defense Mobilization Director
Charles E. Wilson and others for
testimony on materials shortages
Armed Services subcommittee
continues hearings on military
service plans.
House:
Not in session
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Suspended Cop Resigns

Corpl. Joseph w. Ward. Mont
gomery County policeman sus-
pended last month for being alb
sent without leave, has submitted
his resignation.
A 13-year police veteran, Corp1.
Ward pleaded guilty before the
County Personnel Board to
charges of AWOL. insubordina-
ton and conduct prejudicial to
the good order of the police de-
partment. Last night. however
he notified the board he desires
to resign.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Maryland
and
Virginia Il
Elected School Board
Studied in Prince GEORGES
News in Briet

A proposed bill calling for an
elected School Board in Prince
Georges County, was under study
today by the county's legislative
delegation to the Maryland Cen
eral Assembly.
The proposal, drafted by Dam
lei M. Greene. chairman of the
Laws and Legislation Committee
of the County Civic Federation.
was received by the delegation
yesterday. 1t provides for ref
erendum on the question.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
The Federal Spotlight
Committee CooIs on Pay Raise
Legislation, Defers Hearings
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

hearings tentatively scheduled this
Service delayed
for month and possibly longer ~
The committee has cooled percepby the II cent
raise legisl Atom during the few weeks
Evening star., 1951-01-18
woodward Asks Retirement

Arlington Police Chief Harry L.
woodward, IS, a sheriff's deputy
and policeman for 27 years, has
asked for retirement. Policemen
are eligible for retirement on half
pay after 25 years service.
Mr.. woodward said he didn't yet
lrnow what he would do. but ex-
poets to remain in his native
county. After taking a rest. he
may "get into a business I like. -
He would receive an annual pen
sion of $3,024.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
County Appointment Hit

Appointment of Mrs. Ruby
Simpson as clerk to the Arlington
County Board has been attacked
by the County Democratic Coun-
Gil as "brazen political payoff. "
The council charged Mrs. Simp-
son is neither a typist nor a stem
ographer and that clerks to the
clerk" will have to be employed
It Is common practice. the pro-
testing group declared, to have a
competent court reporter OF
stenographer fill the post.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Jail Gets Guards

Five policemen will be assigned
to guard the Anne Arundel County
Jail, scene of an escape by two
men last week.
Sheriff w. Joseph Alton. jr.. said
he still thinks the best insurance
against future breaks is a new Jail,
however. He said the lookup is
"just obsolete" Last November
two prisoners escaped after bend
ing the bars to their cell.
Evening star., 1951-01-18

Mild weather continue in the East tonight Colder con-
dons the Upper Great Lakes and the Upper
Valley exected Western
and Upper Ohio Valley through the Ten
Valley Central Gulf States Wet weather also
expected along inland into Northern
Nevada will fall in the northern border States as
far Upper Michigan. Az Wirepnoto.
Evening star., 1951-01-18

the Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration has moved to a
fourth location in two years, this
time to the LaSalle Building
1923 l. street NV. The employees
involved wonder why an Office
that has direct contact with the
public should be moved so often,
while other divisions were left
alone.
JOBS-The Military District of
Washington has announced job
openings for meat cutters and
butchers. $1.36 an hour; meat
counterman and butchers helper,
SLIT to $1.21; commissary at
tendant, $1.13, and cashier
checker. $1.21. The jobs are at
Fort Myer, Fort McNair, Cameron
Station in Alexandria. and the
Army Medical Center. Apply at
Room 2E-1030, the Pentagon.
BE sure to listen at 6::15 pm.
euery Saturday oDer WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
neDs and vieps of the Gopern-
mental Scene.)
Evening star., 1951-01-18

Even Chairman Johnston, SpOn-'
sor of the measure. is reported to
feel that a careful study should
be made of the entire situation
Evening star., 1951-01-18

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ECA-The personnel Office of
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The Sun and Moon.
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Not in session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-25
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