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Evening star., 1951-05-20
The Week in Religion
By Religious News Service

Record d-breaking demands for
Scriptures in the United States
and many other parts of the
world are revealed in reports by
the American Bible Society.
The reports indicate that in
Iterest in the Bible among Amer
leans is greater than at any time
in the Nations history. An all
Il time high of 5,094. .436 Scripture
portions were distributed during
Il950, while the number Of whole
Bibles distributed-409.4 All - was
the highest in any year except
1894.
OF the society's total distribu-
ton of 11,056,5S4 Scripture VOL
Iumes. 6,230.370 were earmarked
for the United States. This dis
tribution has been topped only
five times in. the societg's his
Itory-during three years of World
War II when the needs of the
armed forces created an abnor-
NAL demand. and during the
great boom period Of 1929-30.
Matches Attendance Increase.
The society attributes the
growing demand for Scriptures
to "the mounting concern for
spiritual certainty on the part Of
our citizens"
''The encouraging total distri-
button Of the Scriptures" 1t said,
matches the increase In church
attendance, the response to evan
Igelistic appeals. the popularity In
the things Of the soul in the Ma
tons life in 1885,"
According to the United Bible
Society In London, at least one
complete book Of the Bible exists
lin 1904 Of the worlds languages
and dialects. Over 200 of these
translations are due to the Amer
ican Bible Society. which since
its founding in 1915 has issued
406, ,422.010 volumes Of Scripture.
Revision in Progress.
A revision Of the Valera Span
ish Bible and the Almeida version
Of the Portuguese Bible. which are
used extensively by Protestant
missionaries in Latin America, ID
now In progress. The Spanish re-
vision. which aims at eliminating
obsolete words and phrases. Is
being done by q committee OF
evangelical and literary leaders In
Latin America helped by consult
ants from there and other coun-
tries.
One significant aspect Of Bible
distribution abroad Is that as
Evening star., 1951-05-20
The Week in Religion
Demand for Scriptures Sets
Record in u. S. During 1850

many as 71s.s77 Scripture vol
umes were circulated in Commu-
mist China during 1850. while
and publication work
i'm five Chinese dialects also con-
|tinued to be carried on.
Another report disclosed that
the distribution Of embossed vol
Iumes and talking book records
for the blind totalled 28.110 in
1859. surprising 1949 by so per
cent. Much Of this work is car
|ried on among the blind Of other
countries as part of the society s
world recovery program.
In Magazine Form.
It also was reported that the
society had taken the first steps
toward the publication Of the
Scriptures in magazine form by
issuing over 100000 copies OF
the Gospel of Luke in English
Spanish and Japanese. The vol
|unes contain "a illustrations and
two maps.
For 1851, the society has adopt
ed a record budget Of $3,087, ,000
for its regular program. It also
win seek an additional $464 SOC
for its world emergency fund
which is used to meet special
needs arising from the present
disturbed international condi.
Itions.
Meanwhile, special interest was
created among American Prot
Iestants by the announcement that
the manuscripts Of the first -four
books Of a revised standard ver-
sion Of the Old Testament have
been delivered to q New York
publisher. Publication Of the en-.
tire Old Testament is scheduled
to be completed In September
1852.
The new version is sponsored
by the National Council oi
Churches, which issued q revised
New Testament In 1916.
Evening star., 1951-05-20
wilmer Renamed Head
lOf ADDS Israel Club

Stanley A. Wiener. past presi.
dent Of the Amity Club and oi
1.-THE Retail Hardware Association
of the District, has been re-elect.
led president Of the Adas Israe
Mems Club, it was announced
yesterday.
Other officers chosen were Phil.
lip Goldstein and George M
Mason, vice presidents; I. w
Friedman, secretary. and Herman
Paul. treasurer.
Evening star., 1951-05-20
Deon Of Mayors Is 100

EHUNS, France. - Dean of
French mayors Is 100-year- -old
Edmond Mathis. who has gov
erned this little town In Eastern
France since 1878.
Evening star., 1951-05-20

First cooking stoves In the Uni.
ted States were marketed in 1880
Evening star., 1951-06-09

ater of the Air: Margaret Roberts
and Harry Sukman are guest So
loiSts.
Television Today.
1900, WTOP-Sam Levenson Show
Phil Silvers trades humor with Mr..
LevenSon.
$500, WNBW-Berle Telethon: The
continuation of Milton Berle,s third
Evening star., 1951-06-09
Todoy's
Highliqhts
Radio Today.

$3.50, WRC-What's the Score
Musical quiz based on famous mo-
ton picture scores.
1900, WRC-American Women of
Achievement. The new show is de-
voted to prominent women in the
United States.
1880, WTOP-Vaughn Monroe: A
salute to alumni day at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; Shaye Co
gan is guest star.
$500, WASH-FM-Twenty 'Ques-
tions: Robert Preston is guest pam
elist.
1890. Chicago The.
Evening star., 1951-06-09
Evening news broadcast. di-
rect from The Stars news
room. Monday through Friday
over Stations WMAL and
WMAL-FM: s pm.

annual program for the Damon
Runyon Cancer Fund, which started
at noon, will run until tomorrow
morning.
500. WMAL-Women's Softball: !:
The Queens OF America take on
Evening star., 1951-06-09

the Rock-Ola team in Chicago's
Shewbridge Field.
$3.50, WTOP-Danger: Bobby Sher-
wood and Maria Riva appear in
the mystery, "The Trumpet of
Doom"
1890. WNBW = Doodles Weaver
Show: Premiere of q new comedy
variety program starring Doodles
Weaver with Singer Marion Colby
and the Milton DeLugg trio.
11:00, WTOP-At Home Show:
Carol Bruce is guest on Earl Wright
sons show.
Evening star., 1951-09-21
Phone Privacy Feared
Lost in Canine Bill

Telephone operators might be
required to eavesdrop on CONVEX
sations if Congress places re-
sponsibility on communication
companies for enforcing anti
gambling legislation, John j.
Hanselman, assistant vice presi-
dent of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Co., told the Sen
ate Foreign and Interstate Com
merce Committee yesterday.
The committee is holding hear
ings on bill which says it would
be unlawful to furnish any COM
munication facility used to trans
NIT or receive gambling informa-
ton.
I'm order to protect ourselves
from a barrage Of indictments, :"
Mr.. Hanselman said, lit might
well be that the telephone indus
try would be forced to establish
a practice Of listening in on tele-
phone calls and require operators,
OF whom there are a quarter of a
million, to report what they
might construe to be gambling in
formation"
Mr.. Hanselman added that he
could not believe the general pub
lie would stand for any such
violations of the privacy of tele-
phone conversations"
He said the telephone companies
are in "full accord" with the OBJ
jectives of the proposed legislation
which would make it unlawful to
use telephone for sending or re-
celving gambling information, but
added I'VE believe most strongly
that the enforcement of the law
should be kept in theh hands of
law enforcement agencies"
Evening star., 1951-09-21
Driver Suspect Held
In Hit-Run Death Of
Indian Head Woman

Oswald G. Jordan, Is, of Po-
monkey, Md, today is in La Plata
(Md) Jail with four charges
lodged against him in the traffic
death of Mrs. Mary M. Jeffries,
70, yesterday.
The aged woman, from Indian
Head, Md. was injured fatally by
hit-and-run driver who was
being followed by the victims
half brother, John Knott, also of
Indian Head. Mrs. Jeffries was
struck as she walked along Indian
Head highway, route 210, with her
husband, Milton. Mr.. Knott wit
messed the accident but he did not
find out until later that the victim
was Mrs. Jeffries.
Jordan, a colored laborer at the
Naval Powder Factory at Indian
Head, spent the night in jail after
failing to make $4,000 bond on
charges of hit-and-run, failing to
stop and render aid and identify
himself after an accident, reckless
driving and driving at speed
greater than reasonable.
Hearing Wednesday,.
He will have a hearing Wednes-
day in La Plata. A manslaughter
charge also is pending against
him, awaiting completion of an
investigation of the accident by
Maryland State Trooper Walter
Wilt. stationed at Indian Head.
Mrs. Jeffries was pronounced
dead at Providence Hospital short
ly after 2 pm. yesterday, about
two and one-half hours after the
accident occurred, and after being
taken to two other hospitals.
She first was taken to the naval
dispenSary at Indian Head. There
according to DR.. David j. Craco-
vaner. the director. they found
sne could not be helped because
1t appeared she had a brain injury
and at the diSpensary facilities
only are available for out-patient
and clinic cases and not for full
disqualification.
She was then taken, in a naval
ambulance, to La Plata Hospital
DR.. Edward Edelin,, medical ex-
aminer of Charles County, said
Mrs. Jeffries was X-rayed there
and treated for shock and given
plasma. However, when it was
evident she had a possible de-
pressed fracture Of the skull,
neuro surgeon at Providence Hos
pital was called, and he suggested
she be taken there, according to
DR.. Edelin,. Mrs. Jeffries died en-
route.
Arrest Made at Home.
Trooper Wilt told how Jordan
was traced and arrested as the
alleged driver of the hit-and-
run car. Jordan was arrested at
his home by Mr.. Wilt and Deputy
Sheriff Hampton Cox of Charles
County about an hour afterward.
Eye witnesses, including Mr..
Knott. spotted the license num-
Der of the fleeing car and a look
out was broadcast to District
police to watch out for it at the
city line.
Through a check of license
listings, it was found that the car
was owned by Wilbur Washing
ton of the 900 block of K street
S.W. Trooper Wilt said Mr..
Washington told him he loaned
the car two weeks ago to another
man. The trooper said this sec
ond man was Russell Dyson,
colored, also of Pomonkey and
that he had loaned the car to
Jordan.
The car finally was located be-
tween Bryan'S and Indian Head
road, abandoned and minus its
license tags, the trooper said.
Evening star., 1951-09-21
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velvet, sweepingly swirled taffeta and
shantung shades See these table lamps
in all their splendour, buy them for the
finest decorator touch. Buy them in pairs.
Evening star., 1951-09-25
baltimore Is Quoted
As Describing Mao
As Real Democrat
Mention of Communists
Made Him Lose Control, !,
Professor Testifies
By |. Edqor Primo

A university professor today
told the Senate Internal Security
subcommittee that in 1943 Owen
baltimore privately described the
Chinese Communists as real
democrats" who had no ties to
the Soviet Union.
DR.. Kenneth w. Colegrove, po-
litical scientist at Northwestern
University. testified that Mr.. Lat
timore, one-time State Depart
ment consultant and Johns Hop
kins professor. made these view.
known at dinner in Chicago ir
December. 1943.
The witness said that Mr.. Latti.
more. then head of the West
Coast division of the Office. oil
War Information, had Offered
him the post of head OF the Japar
desk OF Owl in San Francisco anC
arranged a meeting to discuss it
Says He Lost Some Control.
Mr.. Colegrove said that Mr.
baltimore took great offense al
his arguments for backing British
rule in India and the Dutch ir
IndoneSia.
Then I mentioned the Chinese
communists" the witness said
baltimore. who had lost some Of
his control, said the Chinese Com
munists and Mao Use Tung were
real democrats and agrarian re-
(See SECURITY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-09-25
Eagan Quits as Dewey
Seeks Boxing Cleanup
BY the kssocioted Press

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 25.-
Gov. Dewey today announced Ed
ward P. Eagans resignation as
chairman of the State Boxing
Commission and appointed Robert
K. Christenberry of New York
City to succeed him.
At the same time Dewey warned
that boxing in New York State
must be cleaned up.
Eagan submitted his resignation
yesterday. In a letter to Dewey
he said the pressure of his private
law practice motivated him in
leaving the $9,378-a-year post.
Christenberry is president of
the Hotel Astor, New York, a for
mer consular official and one
time newspaperman.
Boxing in New York State has
been under heavy fire because of
several ring fatalities.
The Governor also warned that
"every avenue must be kept open
so that free competition exists in
every licensed club in the State
with equal opportunity for every
boxer
This was interpreted as a slap
at the international Boxing Club,
which virtually controls big-time
boxing. 2
Evening star., 1951-09-25
By Robert X. Welsh

A suspended Internal Revenue
Bureau agent and a Labor Depart
ment regional supervisor told a
Senate subcommittee today how
they each got $1,000 for helping
the American Lithofold Corp. of
st. Louis land a 100000 printing
contract with a New York cos
metics firm.
The subcommittee was rounding
out testimony concerning Litho-
fold before questioning Demo-
cratic National Chairman William
M. Boyle, jr., on Thursday, and
his former law partner: Max Sis
kind, tomorrow.
1t wants to know particularly
whether Mr.. Boyle, who received
$3.50 in legal fees from Lithofold
early in 1949, helped the company
to get $565, 900 in RFC loans that
year.
A third witness today, former
Federal Alcohol Tax unit super
visor in New York related how ne
helped Lithofold get business from
several liquor dealers while he was
a Government employe, and low
he split several commissions with
Joseph D. Nunan, jr., former In
Evening star., 1951-09-25
Greece, Turkey GET
Letters From Truman
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

President Truman has sent let
tiers to Greece and Turkey ex-
pressing his personal satisfaction
at the prospects of their becom-
ing members of the North Atlantic
Pact.
The North Atlantic Security
Council, meeting at Ottawa, rec
commended their admission.
In message released yesterday,
Mr.. Truman told President Celal
Bayar of Turkey;
I'VE look forward to working
with Turkey in this organization
to help Build the bastions of the
free world for defense against a
Communist menace which Turkey
knows so we'll"
The Presidents message to
Prime Minister Sophocles Veni-
zelos of Greece repeated this
thought and praised "the valiant
efforts Greece has made in the
postwar period to maintain her
independence and integrity in the
face of persistent threats and
preSSures."
Evening star., 1951-09-25
Papers al Door Lead
To Discovery Of Death

An accumulation of newspapers
in front of a Colonial Village
apartment door led to discovery
last night of the body of a woman
who had been dead for three or
four days, Arlington police re-
ported.
The police report identified her
as Miss Susie B. Shaner, So, of
1928 North Rhodes street. They
believe she died of natural causes.
The apartment manager re-
ceived a call from an adjoining
apartment saying Miss Shaner had
not been seen for several days and
newspapers were accumulating.
Miss Shaner had been in i'll
health for some time, police said
She was from White Post, Va, and
lived alone.
The coroner will issue a report.
Evening star., 1951-09-25
The ForrestuI Diaries

President Trumans views in 1914 accepting the NOM
nation for Vice Preden-a glimpse of future relations
with RUSSIA revelation of opposing occupation
OF Germany
These of the entries with which late James
" Forresta began his diaries THE Forresta Diaries"
series OF "a articles drawn from the papers the
Nations first Secretary of Defense begin tomorrow in
The Evening and Sunday Star.
The entries reveal important policy decision on high
Government level in the closing days World and
turbulent afermathdecisions bearing directly the world
situation today Don't miss The Forresta Diaries exclusive
in the Washington in The Star Phone Sterling 5000
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Evening star., 1951-09-25
City Heads Fire Nine Inspectors
At Southwest Auto Test Station

Nine inspectors of the South
west automobile testing station
were dismissed today by the Com
missioners. effective Immediately.
They were charged with making
improper inspection of cars and
with approving defective ones. All
had been on forced annual leave
since July 13, when charges were
made against them.
One of them, Charles j. Koch,
1913 Queen street, Alexandria, Of
fered his resignation July 16 but
the Commissioners refused to &C
cept it and ordered him dismissed.
The other men dismissed were:
Leroy C. Hoover, 1929 Sixty eighth
avenue. Defense Heights, Md;
William N. Boswell, 1905 Merri-
mack avenue, Hyattsville; James
H. johnson, 4030 Thirty-fourth
street. Mount Rainier; Harold !!
Evening star., 1951-09-25
$4,000 ithofoId Commission
Split by Two Federal Officials
Former Alcohol Tax Unit Chief Tells
Of Getting Business From Liquor Firms

ternal Revenue commissioner who
then was in private law practice.
That witness. James B. e. Oh
son. also related that a tax form
suggested by Lithofold officials
was approved by him and by the
Internal Revenue Bureau here for
use of liquor dealers. Although
there was no Governemnt require
ment that dealers had to use the
form in making tax returns, it
was printed by Lithofold in large
quantities and purchased by
many dealers, Mr.. Olson testified.
Walter Doxon, an Internal Rev.
enue Bureau employe since 1919,
and John L. Kelly. Jr., regional
supervisor for the Labor Depart
ment Wage and Hour division in
New York and New Jersey, were
the witnesses who described COM
missions they received from a
Lithofold officer in 1949.
Mr.. Doxon. who disclosed he
was suspended by the Internal
Revenue Bureau yesterday pend
ing "clarif1cation" of the current
complaints, said that R. A. Blau-
ner. a Lithofold official, called him
early in 1949 to ask if he knew
Evening star., 1951-09-25
D. C.. Blood Donations Doubled,
But Armed Services Need More
100 Make Gifts Through Red Cross Here,
Others Are on Schedule for Today

donations across the Nation.
Washington apparently is setting
the pace.
Defense leaders have called for
2.8 million pints of blood by next
summer. The armed forces them
selves have set up blood collec-
tion program to supplement that
of the Red Cross.
Donors here numbered 263 yes
terday, compared to a normal
Of l25 to $50. Two cases, totaling
48 pint bottles, were shipped out
last night for processing into dried
plasma-needed to backstop the
fighting men in Korea and in any
future outbreak elsewhere.
The Red Cross sends blood di-
Irectly every week to the fighting
forces in Korea. but the new ap-
| (See BLOOD, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1951-09-25

Washington has doubled its
blood donations in a quick re-
sponse to an appeal from the
armed forces. But more will be
needed.
Three hundred citizens tele-
phoned the District Red Cross
yesterday to offer their blood to
replace a reserve which the De-
fense Department has announced
is gone.
More than 100 trooped within
hours to the Red Cross blood
donor centers at 1880 E street
NV. and Walter Reed Hospital
to make the gift.
Others were on the schedule for
today
The blood crisis was emphasized
Sunday in a story in The Star
Iafter Defense Secretary Lovett ap-
pealed for a stepped-up flow o1
Evening star., 1951-09-25
Welfare Board Awaits
Study on 0verhauIing
Girls Training School
Report Due on Friday
On Trouble Ridden
Setup at Institution
By Miriom Gutenberg

The Board Of Public Welfare
will be told Friday how a tenn
porary solution to problem
three years ago has swelled to q
major headache today-and what
can be done about it.
The headache is the present
set-up of the National Training
School for Girls, the often-con-
troversial institution for teen
aged colored girls housed on a vast
reservation on fashionable Lough-
boro road.
The temporary solution blamed
for most of the trouble at the in.
stitution was reached three year.
ago when the welfare board hao
no place to put some 20 teen-aged
colored girls and parked then
temporarily in the school. These
were girls who became wards oi
the board because of parental neg.
lect. And they were housed with
girls sent to the school because
they were serious delinquents.
Shared With Annex.
The solution wasn't temporary
nor was it legal-until last month
Now the board is faced with start.
ing from scratch to reofganize q
trouble-ridden institution - The
only one in the city for colorec
girls over IL years.
Something has to be done be.
cause the welfare board is plan.
ming to pour more colored girls in
there. increasing the school from
a present average of about Is girls
to 80 next July. Sharing the same
reservation is the Industrial Home
School Annex which will house 15O
smaller white and colored children
who lack any other shelter.
A quiet investigation of the in
Continued on Page A-4, Col. g.
Evening star., 1951-09-25
Bulletin
Czechs Soy Oats Is Well

Czechosloyak A m b ssa dor
Vladimir Prochazka said today
that negotiations for release of
William N. Oats could be held
only in a much "calmer atmos-
phere" than what he described
as current American "econOm-
ic and propaganda pressure
campaign. He told a news con-
ference that Mr.. Oats, jailed
Associated Press correspondent,
is quite we'll"
Evening star., 1951-09-25
Doctors Fifth Report
On Kings Condition
Is Best OF Series
Most Hopeful Bulletin
Says Monarch Still
Is Goinine Strength
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Sept. 25.-A medical
bulletin from Buckingham Palace
this morning said King George
continues to gain strength" after
a restful night.
1t was the fifth and most en-
couraging report from the King
doctors since they performed a
major operation on one of his
lungs Sunday morning.
The bulletin was signed by four
doctors who spent the night at
the palace and the surgeon who
performed the operation.
News Telephoned to Family.
AS soon as they agreed on the
bulletin. the doctors telephoned
the good news to members of the
royal family staying outside the
palace.
Princess Elizabeth. heiress pre-
Sumptive to the throne and her
husband. the Duke of Edinburgh
received it at Clarence House
their London residence.
The news also went to Marl-
borough House, home of Queen
Mother Mary. With her were the
Duke of Gloucester. youngest
brother of the King, and Princess
Mary, the Princess Royal. his sis
ter.
The Duke of Windsor, the man
who gave up the throne to George
was reached at the home of g
friend where he is staying while ir
London.
Later the Duke entered a hos
pital himself for X-ray examina
tions which were described as q
regular checkup.
Bulletin No. 5 was posted on 6
board attached to the palace fence
A crowd of nearly 1000 lined ur
to read 1t. BY noon a crowd Of
5000 to 10000 was outside tht
palace.
First Crucial Phase Passed.
Medical circles believed dawr
today marked the end of the frs
and most crucial-poSt-operativ,
phase in the Kings fight for life
There are hazards and anxietie
still ahead" one doctor observed
'but they are not as great or a,
grave. as those of the operation
itself and the (first) 48 hours
which have now passed"
In the first crisis after the
surgeons knife finishes it's work
the great danger is post-operative
collapse.
Medical experts say the next
danger period starts approximately
next Saturday and will last a day
or two.
At that period, the risk of late
omplications-especially Infection
and what is called secondary
hemorrhage" will once again
make the going critical for George
DR.. Clement Price Thomas, the
surgeon who performed the oper-
alton. arrived at midmorning tc
join his colleagues.
Later he hit another car with
his big sedan as he drove out o1
the palace grounds. He hit his
chin on the steering wheel, but
told reporters, I'm all right"
The ceremonial changing of the
(See KING, Page A&31