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Evening star., 1951-04-05
Mrs. John 5. Harper,
Wife Of Navy Captain

Mrs. John S. Harper. 40, wife
of United States Navy captain
died late yesterday at the Be-
thesda Naval Hospital. She lived
at 1900 Thirty-eighth street NV.
Capt. Harper has been stationed
at the Naval Security Station in
Washington for the last five years
and was there from 1884 to 1896.
Mrs. Harper was born in El
Reno, Okla. She married Capt.
Harper in 1925 at San Diego,
Calf.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Har-
per is survived by a daughter,
Miss Helen Harper of the Thirty
eighth street address; son, John
S. Harper. jr., a student at STAN
ford University, Calf; a sister,
Mrs. Katherine Ortlieb, San Diego
and a brother, Lawrence A. Bax-
ter. Hueneme, Calf.
Funeral services will be held at
1880 am. tomorrow at Fort
Myer Chapel. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Alan bunker, IS,
Basketball PLAYER

Alan bunker, 18, formey Cen
tral High School basketball player
died yesterday in the Baltimore
(MdD Marine Hospital after ar
illness of nearly a year. He lived
at 1884 Seventeenth street NV.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Will F. bunker of the Seventeenth
street address. His father, an
insurance adjuster. has an Office
at 734 Fifteenth street NV.
At the time he became i'll he
was a senior at Wilson High
School. He transferred to the
school from Central High when
the latter became Cardozo last
year.
He was a member of the 194S
Central interhigh basketball
championship squad. He also was
"a member of the high-jumping
squad at Central.
Besides his parents he is sur
vived by a brother. William
Bunker, a Mercersburg PaD
Academy student, who lives at the
Seventeenth street address, and a
sister, Mrs. Doris J. Smith, 1401
Columbia road NV.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday morning at the Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, April 5.-The cir
Gus came to town last night-but
at times it was a little hard to
recognize.
The sawdust was purple, except
where it was orange in the three
center rings. Dancers dressed like
IpineappleS hung by one foot 20
feet in the air and played xyl-
phones. Metropolitan Opera Star
Lauritz Melchior led a parade with
|stripteaser Gypsy Rose Lee in the
last float.
And that parade ended with
Everybody singing white Christ
mas" while imitation snowf1akes
sifted down from overhead.
1t all happened in Madison
Square Garden. with dozens of
stars of the entertainment world
popping in and out among the
glamorous. glittering gals and the
marvellous mastodonic mammals
elephants, to you)
The greatest show on earth" )"
as the Ringing Bros. and Barnum
and Bailey modestly describe their
circus. began it's 1851 season with
a benefit performance for the New
York Heart Association.
Stars of stage, screen, radio and
television helped enthusiastically.
occasionally turning the circus
into a Hollywood extravaganza.
Sometimes 1t became a rather
roomy nightclub. as when Jimmy
Durante and his old time partner
Evening star., 1951-04-05

full career for him at the commits
sion.
FBI-The FBI is asking mill
|tary deferments of it's agents who
have been with the agency for six
months or longer.
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL-The
House Appropriations Committee
tomorrow is scheduled to report
the third supplemental appropria-
tionS bill for 1851 which contains
the money requests of score of
Federal agencies for the rest of
the fiscal year ending June 80.
Included is a request for $40 mil
lion to move 5000 Federal en-
ployes and their agencies out of
Washington.
CRACKDOWN-Some employees
in the National Production Au-
thority. Economic Stabilization
Agency and the Civil Defense Ad-
ministration face a cut in salaries.
The Civil Service Commission
has found that in a number of
cases employees were hired at ex-
cessive salary grades in relation to
the actual duties to which they
were assigned.
AS a result, the commission will
downgrade some of these positions.
Also, the commission has cracked
down on these agencies and taken
away from them the power to
classify new jobs without prior
commission approval. The COM
mission also may crack down in
the same manner on several de-
fense units that are suspected of
over-grading jobs.
MARINE CORPS-The Marine
Corps headquarters at Arlington
Annex will hold exams at 8 am.
Saturday for civilian typing jobs
at grades GS-3. Apply at Room
1920 the day of the exam.
X \ X X
JOBS-The Air Force has an
nounced vacancies for women
stenographers and secretaries in
Italy. England. Argentina at GS-4
grades as we'll as GS-5 positions
in Canada, Finland. Greece, Yugo-
slavia. Turkey, the Netherlands,
France, Sweden, Ireland and Paki-
stan.
Besides these. there are "a very
limited number" of GS-6 jobs toI
be had in Iran and Chile. Women
81 to IS years old may apply
through the standard Form 81.
This should be sent to the civilian
personnel division of Boiling Air
Force Base.
Interviews will be scheduled on
receipt of applications. the Air
Force reports.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Raymond {. Morrison,
Automobile Salesman

Raymond E. Morrison. 56, an
automobile salesman at WHY'S
Overland Distributors. Inc, dice
unexpectedly Tuesday at George
Washington University Hospital.
Mr.. Morrison lived at 582s
North Twenty-sixth street, Ar
|lington. He joined the automobile
company last June after serving
as a salesman for the THYME
IBottling Co. for II years.
Before that, he operated his
own automotive and electrical
supply company near Wisconsin
avenue and Macomb street NV
for about nine years.
A native of North Platte. Nebr.
Mr.. Morrison came to Washington
i'm 1922. He moved to Arlington
i'm 1910.
Mr.. Morrison was a member OF
Local No. II, Brotherhood of En-
gineers and the Brotherhood of
Machinists.
Besides his wife. he leaves two
brothers and sister in Amarillo
Arthur and James Morrison and
Mrs. Carl Hamilton, and another
sister. Mrs. Irene Park. Roswell
N. Mex.
Funeral services will be held at
IL am. tomorrow at Gawler's fu-
neral home. 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Burial will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Circus Difficult to Recognize
In Purple and Orange Sdwdust

Eddie Jackson sang Bill Bailey
Won't You Please Come Home,
while Lauritz Melchior conducted
"a 10-piece band.
Some of the celebrities who
helped put $190,000 in the Heart
Association money chest donned
clown costumes don Ameche
Rogers, Tony Martin, Bert Lahr
Jack Dempsey: some like Bob
Hope, Frances Langford.. Sid
Caesar and Arthur Godfrey just
spoke few words.
The circus itself-when it showed
up in between the stars appear
|ances-was more elaborate" than
usual, an official admitted. Holly
wood camera crews are travelling
with the show. making a picture
of the orange and purple sawdust
and the Broadway-type produc-
ton numbers.
But the great Morituri was
there. Suspended some 40 feet in
the air, he holds huge steel per-
forated sphere from his teeth. In
side the sphere is a gorgeous girl
She rides a bicycle while he's
holding the sphere.
And restoring the full and proper
flavor of the circus. at least one
empty wallet was turned in and
one enterprising youth. baked at
not being able to crawl under the
tent. scrambled over a 7-foot par
tition and disappeared into the
legally admitted crowd.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Frank Lewis Purse, rs,
Husband Of Physician

Frank Lewis Purse, 76, q re-
tired sales agent for the Washing
ton Office of the Travellers Insur-
ance Co., died suddenly of a heart
Iailment yesterday at Doctors
Hospital. He lived at 51Ol Cath
edral avenue NV.
Mr.. Purse was the husband of
DR.. Grace G. Purse, a general
practitioner, with Offices in the
Medical Building, 1901 r street
INV.
He retired from the insurance
company about six years ago after
more than rs years service there.
A native of Savannah, Ca, Mr..
Purse was Georgia representative
for the Massachusetts, Mutual In
surance Co. for about 10 years
before coming to Washington in
1919.
Mr.. Purses paternal ancestors
were among the original settlers
of Charleston, S. c. On his
mothers side, his ancestors helped
settle Savannah and other parts
|of Georgia.
Besides his widow, who lives at
the Cathedral avenue address, Mr..
Purse is survived by son, Victor
Purse, 1922 South Arlington Ridge
road. Arlington, and a sister, Mrs.
Roberta Halle, Gainesville, Fla.
and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were to be held
today at Gawler's funeral home,
1855 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Burial will be in Savannah.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Armed Services Unit
Urges Confirmation
of Graham Promotion
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The Senate Armed Services
Committee today recommended
Senate confirmation of the pro-
motion of Brig. Gen. Wallace H.
Graham, President Trumans per-
Isonal physician. to major general.
A single mo" vote in the COM
mittee was cast by Senator Know
land, Republican, of California.
Gen. Graham entered active
duty 10 years ago as a first lieu
tenant.
Committee approval came after
Gen. Graham was questioned be-
hind closed doors for nearly two
hours on Tuesday.
Senators at that session said
Gen. Graham assured them he had
mot engaged in grain speculation
since a Senate Appropriations
subcommittee disclosed his activ-
ity along this line in 1948. At the
time. Mr.. Truman was bitterly
critical of commodity SPECTATORS.
They said Gen. Graham testi-
fed he devotes most of his time to
surgery at Walter Reed Hospital
here, sometimes performing as
many as 100 operations in a week.
Gen. Graham. a former Kansas
City surgeon. also testified his ap-
pointment as presidential physi-
clan was arranged in 1945 by Maj.
Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, White
House military aide.
Gen. Graham said he had not
known President Truman until he
was called to Potsdam, Germany,
from a United States Army hos
pital in Germany, for the White
House post.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
OPS includes Virginia
Among States Eligible
For Milk Price Study

Virginia is among the IL State
having milk control agencies 70
which the Government today set
system for considering retail pricl
increases for milk, cream ant
milk products.
The Office of Price Sterilization
said milk control agencies Of thes
States, beginning tomorrow, ma!
petition the OPS for retail price
ceiling adjustments for milk
cream and milk products in casel
where the prices established b!
the State agencies would be ii
conflict with Government pricl
Meanwhile the Virginia Stau
Milk Commission filed a reques
yesterday with OPS for an ad.
justment of prices in the South.
west Virginia milk market.
A commission spokesman said
this was the only hardship casl
in the State where producer price.
are below parity.
The Government regulations
allow retail prices for milk and
other agricultural produces to in.
crease as much as producer pricei
but no more. The sys.
tenn announced today would lei
OPS rule in special cases where
the State control agencies feel
greater retail increase is neces.
take care of special cost
considerations-than the producer
price increase.
Milk now is selling generally
at less than parity, which is the
legal formula for giving agricul-
tural producers a price for theiI
products related to the general
price level. Producers may raise
their prices up to parity, but
have not done so in most areas
Today'S order allowing future
consideration of milk price boosts
applies only in areas where
State agencies control prices.
Evening star., 1951-04-05


the administrators delaying tao.
tics in making its report on the
pay legislation to Congress.
"The Government should make
a definite declaration as to how
it stands on the matter of CIV
ing pay raises to its employees,
declared Mr.. Doherty, who also il
a vice president of the AFL.
ITO the right and left of us
every day we see employees ir
private industry being given cost
of-living pay raises" Mr.. Doherty
said. "Yet the Government re.
mains silent about what it intends
to do about its own employees.
Government workers are in ar
economic straightjacket and need
an immediate pay raise to allevi-
ate their plight. the AFL leader
declared.
Pay raise action by the Civil
Service Committee, which has
completed hearings on the Federal
salary measure, has been delayed
pending the administrations Of
fetal recommendations on the
legislation. The hearings have
been concluded for more than a
month, but so far the administra-
ton has not broken it's silence.
Several top administration Off
cials are lukewarm toward a Fed
eral pay boost and are recon-
that no stand be taken
on the matter of a Government
salary increase. They urge a non
committal report to Capitol Hill,
leaving the decision up to Con-
greSS.
CHANGE - Senator Clements.
Democrat, of Kentucky, has left
the Senate Civil Service Commit
tee to take an assignment on the
Senate Public Works Committee
His place on the civil service
group has been taken by Senator
Underwood, Democrat, of Ken
lucky, who recently was appointed
to the Senate to replace the late
Virgil Chapman.
4 II
HONORED - Joseph Winslow
the Civil Service Commissions new
assistant executive director, was
honored at party the other nigh.
given by his former associates at
the Budget Bureau.
Budget Director Fred Lawton
and other budget officials joined
in praising Mr.. Winslow's abilities
and predicting a highly success
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Senator Wherry
Finally Achieves
Mastery of Air.
By the Assoeioied Press

Throughout the Senate's great
debate" on sending ground troops
to Europe, Senator Wherry, Re-
publican. of Nebraska has advo-
Gated big buildup in American
airpower instead.
Just before the Senate voted its
Endorsement of the plan to send
four more divisions to Europe yes
terday, Senator Wherry shouted:
Il want mastery of the air."
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas Immediately retorted:
We'll, the Senator has already
got master of the hot air."
Even Senator Wherry joined in
the general laugh er.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Andrew w. Bennett,
Specialist in Radio
.Leqa! Aspects, Dies

Andrew w. Bennett, SIS. prom
inent Washington attorney. died
Tuesday at his winter home in
Stuart, Fla. after an illness OF
several years.
Mr. Bennett, a specialist in
radio law since 1941, lived at the
Dorchester Apartments while in
Washington. His private law
practice was dissolved at the end
Iof last month when his partner,
John A. Mason, was called to
Iactive duty with the Navy. Their
office was in the international
Building, Thirteenth and F
streets NV.
Formerly Broadcasters' Counsel.
AS member of the Federal
communication bar, Mr.. Bennett
specialized in radio law before the
Federal Communications Commits
sion. He also at one time was as
siStant chief counsel for the Ma
tional Association of Broadcasters
and chief counsel for the now
defunct National Independent
Broadcasters.
Before specializing in radio work
Mr.. Bennett was member of the
legal staff of the Justice Depart
ment. He was one of the depart
ment's counsels in Supreme Court
cases concerning the American So
ciety of Composers, Authors and
Publishers.
While with the Justice Depart
ment. Mr.. Bennett also served as
a counsel for the Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
Before joining the department,
he was member of the legal staff
of the United Fruit Co. at Boston.
Georgetown Graduate.
A native of Washington, Mr..
Bennett lived for some time in
Savannah, Ga, with his parents
before returning to Washington.
He was graduated from George
town University Law School with
the class of 1915.
Mr.. Bennett was a member of
the Massachusetts, Bar Associa-
ton and had been admitted to
practice before the Supreme Court
and the Circuit Court of Appeals
here.
His wife, Mrs. Lucy A. Bennett,
also is a native of Washington.
They were married in 1916.
Besides his wife Mr.. Bennett
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Bruce
Langdon, Oradell, N. j.. and Mrs.
Richard A. Powell. Joliet, Ill.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. Saturday at Chambers
funeral home, 1400 Chaplin street
NV. Burial will be in Rock
Greek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
New York Bans TV Hearing
On Sales Tax Increase

NEW YORK, April tP1.-The
New York City Councils Finance
Committee has decided to ban
television when it holds a public
hearing tomorrow on a proposed
city sales tax boost.
But an anti-sales tax group
plans to storm the Council cham
ber to register protests.
The Council committee report
edly voted 6 to against tele-
vising or broadcasting the hear
ing, and Mayor Vincent r. I'M
pellitteri says its up to the Coun-
Gil, and not him. to decide.
Walter Hoving, head of the
Anti-Sales Tax Committee, says
the Mayor doesn't want the pro-
ceedings to appear on television-
like the Kefauver crime hearings
because he is afraid the people
would get stirred up" against
the tax.
City hall switchboards already
have been flooded with calls from
citizens demanding T-V show
ing of the hearing.
The State Legislature has given
the city permission to raise it's
sales tax l per cent for one year
which would give New York a
3 per cent sales levy.
One councilman repeatedly re-
tected televising the hearing be-
cause the public wouldn't under
stand the figures"
Mr.. Hoving said yesterday that
plenty of people will show up at
the hearing to listen and register
their protests.
The Council chambers can &C
commodate about 400 persons. Mr..
Hoving urged New Workers to at
tend and bring their lunches.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Auto Union Urges
Government TeIecasts
OF Public Gatherings
BY the Assoeioied Press

CLEVELAND, April 5.-Govern-
ment sponsored televising and
broadcasting of all public meetings
ranging from congressional ses-
sions to school board gatherings
was urged today by the CIO
United Auto Workers.
A resolution certain of passage
at the UAW convention said this
would make for better elected Of
flcials by subjecting them con-
stantly to public scrutiny.
Framers of the resolution rea-
soned that the American public is
entitled to see and hear more than
the nervous feet and hands of
Frank Costello" and the baby
faced repartee of Virginia Hill"
The resolution called upon Con-
gress to build, own and operate
nationwide radio broadcast and
television networks. possibly with
provision for contracting with To-
cal radio and television stations"
for the broadcasting and televis-
ing in full of all House and Senate
sessions. It also recommended
that the same treatment be given
congressional committee sessions.
Regional and local union Off
GERS were told to work for the
televising and broadcasting of
sessions of State Legislatures and
City Councils and school boards.
The resolution noted that Rus
sian delegates to the United Ma
tions have become "the williams
of the broadcasting and televising
Of Government proceedings" and
that the Senate Crime Commit
tee hearings were a big hit on
television.
THE danger" it said, sis that
the use of broadcasting and tele-
vision IN public affairs will be linn
tied to the obviously dramatic in
quiries involving violence and
murder"
Numerous other resolutions on
domestic and foreign policy
awaited passage during the final
two days of the convention.
During yesterdays session Pres
ident Walter Reuther and Secre-
tary- Treasurer Emil Macy were
reelected without opposition. Vice
Presidents John w. Livingston
and Richard T. Gosser. running
on the Reuther slate. had only
token opposition.
Mr.. Livingston received 1920
votes and Mr.. Gosser 7,481. Wal |
ter Rogowski of Detroit led the
feeble opposition with 904 votes. I
John Begg of Toledo got 696 and
Dave Moore of Detroit 307.
The Reuther ticket slipped only
once in the election of 19 regional
directors. Robert Carter, a Flint, /
Mich, city commissioner and pres
ident of. Local 651 there, was
elected director of UAW region.
.1-C, replacing Donnel Chapman
of Flint. The other 18 regional
directors, all on the Reuther slate.
were REELECTED. -.<--.-Q i.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Truman Not PLANNING
To Visit AurioI in Paris
BY the Associated Press

President Truman said today he
has no plans to visit President
Vincent Auriol in Paris.
The French President has just
concluded a visit of state here
and Mr.. Truman was asked at his
news conference whether he
planned to return the visit.
Saying no, Mr.. Truman added
with a wry grin that when he
went to Key West, Fla, in March
it gave lot of people spasms and
jitters. He said he didn't know
what it would be like if he left the
country at this time.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Mostly
sunny this afternoon with a high
Of about go degrees. Fair tonight
with lows of 40 in the city and
80 in the suburbs. Tomorrow in
creasing cloudiness and warmer.
Maryland-Fair with scattered
light frost tonight; lows of 80 to
SO degrees in the east portion and
Evening star., 1951-04-05

% to 80 degrees in the west por-
ton. Tomorrow increasing cloud
mess and milder by afternoon.
Virginia-Fair with scattered
light frost tonight; low 80 to 38
degrees. Tomorrow increasing
|cloudinesS and milder in the after
noon.
.-ld-West northwest at 1870
o'c-cck at 18 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Bus Fares Increased

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
5 (SpeciaD Bus fares here have
increased from four tokens for
25 cents to five tokens for 45
cents. Cash fares remain at 10
cants. This is the second raise
in fares in the last ID months.
Evening star., 1951-04-05

Special ceremonies will surround
Miss Lies coronation as Queen
Shenandoah XIV. She said she
has no preference as to who shall
crown her or be marshal of the
parade. In previous festivals
celebrities such as Bob Hope, Bing
Crosby and Van johnson have
been chosen as marshals.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Groveton Citizens Elect

Election of officers will be held
by the Groveton CVa.) Citizens
Association at 8 o'clock tonight in
the Groveton Elementary School
There also will be a discussion
of the petition to set up a sanitary
sub-diStrict in Groveton.
Evening star., 1951-04-05

stand on Wheth-
er it favors a
pay raise for
q ov ern m ent
employees.
w i ! ! i a m
Doherty, presi-
dent Of the
National Asso-
citation of Let
ter c arrie rs
and vice chair
man of the
council e m :
bracing % Fed
eral employe
Evening star., 1951-04-05
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Administration Held 'StoIIing'
On Government Pay Raises
BY Joseph Young

A top official of the AFL Gov
ernment Employees Council has
asked the administration to quit
stalling and take an immediate
Evening star., 1951-04-05

The Nations most destructive
fire in 1850 was a 81 million loss
of $4,000 acres of forest and %
buildings on the Ell Captain In
dian Reservation, Conejos, Calf.
Evening star., 1951-04-05

High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 53, at 1855 pm
Low, Al, at 5:15 am
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. "A, on April 1.
Lowest. IL, on February 8.
Evening star., 1951-04-05

Scattered showers forecast for
die Mississippi westward to the Rockies of the
Northern Plains Fair partly cloudy weather forecast for
the country Temperatures will be mder south
of the Lakes region the Gulf Coast while colder weather
expected along Plateau and the Southern Rockies
-AP Wirephoto Map
Evening star., 1951-04-05
River Report.

(From U. s. Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy at
Hafpers Ferry
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The Sun and Moon

Sun, today 5:46 8:35
Sun. tomorrow 5:45 SAG
Moon, today o:17 am. 6:03 pm.
Automobile lights must be turned OF,
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1951-04-05

full career for him at the commits
sion.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Tide Tables

1iue I&DieS.
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Evening star., 1951-07-14
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