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Evening star., 1952-08-08

expenses incurred by me while ]
was at Rockville. There were
no charges. Thank you for your
kind cooperation in this matter" !"
ut was an extremely unusual
situation" Mr.. McNayr explained.
In answer to the New York man,
he said:
Montgomery County Officials
want you to know how much we
appreciate your thoughts in max
ing such a remittance. It is
seldom that those who receive such
services show a willingness to pay
such costs"
Mr.. McNayr deposited the check
in the county'S general fund.
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Virginia Legion Expected
To Push for Korea Victory
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Aug. 8.-The
American Legion opened its Vir-
ginia convention today and was
expected to take a strong stand
for a new all-out victory policy in
Korea.
The legion's Resolutions Com
mittee, meeting on the eve of the
convention, recommended that
the Legionnaires go on record
against what it described as
'pussyfooting in Panmunjom."
In other resolutions by the
committee, removal of top lead
ers" in the State Department is
advocated and increased aid is
recommended for Chinese Ma
tiOnaliSt forces m ForrnoSa
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Suniturium Greets Doctors

An informal reception for II
doctors who recently Joined the
medical staff of the Washington
Sanitarium, Takoma Park, Md.
was held at the hospital yester-
day. Welcomed were Drs. Henry
and Velda Weber, Carlos Drachen-
berg, Kenneth H. Burden, Rus.
sell c. Herman, Rolin F. Snide
Wendell H. Wall. James M. Whit
lock. Herschel c. Lamp and JACK
and Margaret Provansha.
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Baltimore Lawyer
Heads Education Bourd
sy III. A..oeiaied Press

~ HIU N1soeidIS0 PF1xt
BALTIMORE. Aug. 8.-Wendell
ID. Allen. Baltimore lawyer, has
been named president Of the State
Board Of Education. replacing
Tasker g. Lowndes. who died July
10.
Mr.. Allen. a board member since
1885. was unanimously elected
yesterday by the board which
named Jerome Frampton. jr., of
Fredericksburg to I'LL the post of
vice president vacated by Mr.. Al
len. Both will serve until the reg
|ular elections in May.
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Woman Gets 24O-Day Term In II Bad Check Cases

cuses her of taking luggage, an
electric iron and other items be-
longing to her roommate at the
"Y." The other II counts involve
the passing of bad checks at
Roanoke stores. The felonies in
Ivolve checks Of more than $50,
the misdemeanors those for lesser
sums.
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Woman CritieaIIyH Hur|
when Auto Hits Car,
Tree and Light Pole

A 26-year-old woman was in
jured critically yesterday when
her husbands automobile careened
into a light pole and a tree after
colliding with another car at
Seventeenth and c streets Sc.
She is Mrs. Catherine Cham
pion of 1926 University place
NV. Her skull was fractured,
Casualty Hospital reported. Her
husband, Floyd, 81, was charged
with speeding, passing a stop sign
and driving after his permit was
suspended.
Driver of the other car was
Marquis L. Rocks, 68, a carpenter,
OF 2709 Irving street Sc.
Two small children were in
Jured yesterday when an automo-
bile backed into their coaster
wagon in Pleasant Court S.W.
Donald Willis, /, colored, Of 800 q
street S.W., is in Gallinger Hos
pital with serious head injuries.
Lawrence Blaxton. 3, colored, of
TIT Pleasant Court S.W., was sent
home after treatment for cuts and
bruises.
Herbert R. Elliott, So, of 30os
Manning street, Alexandria, suf-
fered fractures Of both legs when
he was struck by an automobile
last night after alighting from a
bus. He is in Alexandria Hospital.
Gordon w. McNett, %, of 542
Twentieth street, Arlington, driver
Of the car, was charged with fail
ing to give the right of way to q
pedestrian, failure to exhibit q
Virginia driving license and fail
ure to exhibit a registration card,
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New W1nt-Ad DeodIine
Now in Effect ;.

The Sunday Stars new classified
I'd deodIine. now in effect. is noon on
Saturday. Telephone series on Fri
day evening hos been extended one
hour to 10 e'eleek for the eoavsn,ence
Of advertisers 70 evoid the Iost-
minute Essh phone Sterling 5000 end
ploes yesr Ssadey Stsr classified Cd
eaEf.
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D. {. Area Reserve Unit
TRAINING al Fort Meade
Special Dispatch TO The Stor

FORT MEADE, Md. Aug. g.
A washington Cd. CO. area re-
serve unit currently is undergoing
two weeks summer training here
It is the 310th Logistical Com
mand, commanded by Col. I. D
Brent of 1888 Garrison street NV
1t. Col. William B. Ravenel OF
Episcopal High School, Alexan-
dria. is the units chief of staff.
The 310th includes some zoo
officers and enlisted men who
meet regularly at Fort Myer, Va
The training program includes
field problems and range firing
The outfit will return home
August II.
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Crop Averages
IA Cents at
Tobacco Sales
Southern Maryland
Auctions Close
For Season Today
By J. [. MichoeI

Southern Maryland tobacco auc-
tions will close for the season to-
day, after selling 81 million pounds
of the 1851 crop at an average
slightly under A cents a pound.
Industry leaders say the average
is less than production costs of
last years 40-million-pound har-
vest. one Of the largest and best
in history.
At the close Of business yester-
day, a total Of 36.7 million pounds
had moved across the floors Of
eight warehouses in Anne Arundel,
Charles and Prince Georges Coun-
ties during the season that began
Ion May 8.
Addition of 100000 pounds ex-
|pected to be sold today and the
3 million pounds shipped to the
Baltimore hogshead market, plus
tobacco held over until next year,
prove that the Governments 40
million pound forecast approached
complete accuracy.
Prices for the 81 grades of Type
80 leaf ranged from u to II cents
a pound throughout the season.
Monday Average 49.6 Cents.
The years high sales average
was set on Monday, when 651 ,806
pounds brought 1915 cents a pound.
The peak was reached after last
weeks prices for 2 million pounds
rocketed to an average Of 48.5
cents for the five-day period.
Bids were lower Tuesday,
Wednesday and yesterday and are
expected to decline again today,
with the departure of buyers who
have completed their Maryland
purchases and are on their way
to Southern markets.
They leave farmers of the five
counties in state Of near jitters.
Maryland auctions operated this
year without Federal price sup
port for the first time since 1948.
Absence Of price floors is gen.
orally believed to be the cause of
low prices. The average last year
for the 1850 crop of lesser quality
was 48.6 cents a pound.
May Have Lost S. Million.
The State Production and Mar
keting Administration has said
that the average this year would
have been at least 81 cents. if
the Government support program
had been in effect. II this is cor
rect, growers have lost about IS
million this season.
Price floors were withdrawn for
this and next year because farm
ers rejected acreage quotas in 1850
and 1851 referendums. They will
vote again in October to determine
whether the support plan is to
be reinstated in 1854.
A drive led by the regional
Farm Bureau is under way to in
duce the next Congress to amend
existing law to permit re-estab-
llishment Of price floors next year.
The movement faces difficulties
which make the outcome highly
uncertain.
Area tobacco growers also face
the prospect Of harvesting this
fall a crop sharply reduced in
lpoundage and Of a quality below
that Of last year. Shortages of
plants and dry weather have given
rise to estimates ranging from 25
million to 30 million pounds.
Some experts predict the yield will
be lower.
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Virginia Dove Season Split

RICHMOND, Aug. 8. R.-vir-
ginia's dove-hunting season will
be6divided into two periods this
year. The State Game Commits
sion has announced the first period
will be September 1890 and the
second October 1871.
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fairfax Petitions
To Seek Voteo on
School Bonds
81 to $40 Million
Issue Proposed for
Referendum Decision

Petitions for q new 81 to $40
million school bond issue referen-
dunn in Fairfax County are going
into circulation within a few days.
Members of the Fairfax School
Bond Issue Co-ordinating Com
mittee left a joint meeting with the
County School Board last night
prepared to begin obtaining sigma
lures on the referendum petitions.
It is necessary to get signatures
of 1000 qualified voters. The petit
tion then is presented to the
School Board, passed on to the
Board Of Supervisors. and finally
filed with the Circuit Court. It
lis mandatory that the court set
a referendum date.
Robert F. Davis, school board
member from Falls Church dis
trict. said he hopes the petitions
can be presented to the School
Board by September 10 SO it will
be possible to have that referen-
dunn early in October.
Members of the School Board
and CO ordinating committee
agreed that they prefer to have
the referendum separate from the
November general election.
Board Outlines Need.
The School Board took no OH.
cial action to initiate the referen-
dunn but supplied figures to show
that $40 classrooms will be need.
ed by 1855 in addition to the pres.
ent building program.
Fred w. Robinson, School Boare
chairman from Dranesville Dis.
trict, and Mrs. H. c. Crowther
member from Mount Vernon dis.
trict, said they want specific
projects planned to present to the
voters. They said that was a bis
help to the sos million bone
issue approved three years ago.
I'D like to see the same pro.
cedure as last time, said Mrs
Crowther. I'VE had building.
planned throughout the county, ,
Newell Blair, who was chairman
for the Steering Committee TO,
the last bond issue. said it might
be premature to propose a new
bond issue until all proceeds o1
the last one are spent.
Mr.. Davis said it is necessary
to have the referendum promptly
so the schools will be ready when
needed. He said it takes about
one year after the money becomes
available to complete a school.
Figure Left Open.
It was decided not to include 9
specific figure in the petitions Sc
that can be inserted by the Schoo,
Board after projects are planned
Mr.. Davis said he believes 50 mil.
lion would be required. The 81 tt
$40 million estimate was calcu.
lated from the number of class.
rOOInS neeQeQ Dy 1855.
Hills Lory, School Board mem.
Der from Lee district, suggested
that new sources Of revenue bt
considered to pay of the new bono
issue.
I'VE have to be practical" he
said. 1--WE have to get the votes
OF homeowners. To pass this bond
issue. we should try to see that II
will not increase taxes on property
that recently had increases Of zoe
to 500 per cent through reassess.
ment."
He suggested that the Board oj
Supervisors consider a $500 build.
ing tax on new homes, increasins
taxes on apartments, a cigarette
tax, or an automobile license tax
| The Co-ordinating Committee il
charge Of circulating the petition,
includes representatives Of al
countrywide civic and school or
ganizations. Mrs. Jane Welle
meyer and DR.. John Lang are co
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Norfolk Births Set Record

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 8 P.-
The stork had his busiest month
on record in Norfolk during July.
The total of TAB births topped
Jail previous monthly records.
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Biosophists to. Meet

The Biosophical Institute will
meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Willard Hotel Jackson Room to
discuss Modern Thinkers on De-
jmocracy."
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Congregation Picnic

Congregation Shamrrai Emmu.
nah will hold a picnic at Miller.
Cabin. Grove six, Rock Greek
Park from 10 am. until 6 pm
Sunday
Evening star., 1952-08-08
Livestock Feed on Bushes

RICHMOND, Aug. 8 R.-
Farmers in Grayson County are
trying new tack to beat the
drought by cutting down bushes
and trees so their livestock can
feed on the branches.
Evening star., 1952-01-16
Speeches Will Prove NothinQ
Republican National Committee Talks in San Francisco
Little More Than Drum Beating for the Porty

they win tell reporters that
calamity verging on catastrophe
awaits the country II the Re-
publican Of their choice is not
nominated.
This aspect is reflected in
their devotion to Senator Taft
as the symbol of opposition to
the Democrats and fidelity to
Republican principles. The job
of the Eisenhower spies will be
to convince them that with Ike
they can win, with Taft they
can't.
Basically. however, the per-
Torrance is as stylized as the
ballet and its virtuosos stand
out by reason Of their qualities
of shrewdness, human warmth
and humor. The latter qualities
Republicans unhappily are too
often deficient in, especially ON
the upper levels. which is one
reason Democrats so often take
their measure.
AL this being so. these men
and women will have power IL
their candidate wins the Presi-
dency. They will get the plums
or see that they are awarded to
like-minded lieutenants. What
they are, therefore, as distin-
guished from the inanities and
superfcialities they may say for
publication, Is really very i'm
portant and must be reported.
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Victoryin Korea Far From Sight
Messing OF Reds on ndoChino Border Does Not Sustain
Officol Coims Thot Aggression Has Beer HoIted

factory. according to Gems.
Matthew Ridgway and James
Van Fleet. A new offensive by
the Reds WIN be severely pun
ished. But the strategy we have
followed In the last II months
Is one Of containment Of the
enemy. International political
considerations have not allowed
our strategists to light the war
for q military decision, which
some Of our best military men
say might have been gained
last year. Our combat casualties
In Korea have amounted 60 far
to some 10000 men In an ls-
month campaign.
This figure compares unfayor-
ably with the 56.405 casualties
we suffered In the Pacific during
the last war IN the period from
December Z. 194l, to November
!. l943. It Is true that the latter
figure does not. include the pris.
oners Of war taken by the Japa-
nese in the Philippines. But
military statisticians point out
that military victory was Ia
sight at the end Of 1943, while
no such victory Is In sight ct
the moment.
Evening star., 1952-01-16
Constantine Brown:

The main objective Of the
Communist representatives at
the ceasefire negotiations Is to
force US TO eat crow and like it.
This explains the interminable
delays in reaching an agreement
which We are willing to accept
provided 1t does not actually en-
danger the security Of our forces
in Korea. The Communists are
convinced that the time ele-
ment Is in their favor and they
can only gain by their obstruc-
ZIONIST tactics.
Gen. Omar Bradley told the
Senate Armed Services Com
mittee that through patient
handling Of the Chinese and
North Korean military repre-
sentatives a number Of problems
have been solved. He intimated
that even on the remaining
thorny questions Of the re-
habilitation Of the Communist
airfields In Korea and an ex-
change Of prisoners agreement
could be reached II the Conn
munists were to be half way
reasonable. We already have
conceded that some repair to
the enemy's damaged air bases
would be acceptable but we
could not indorse their thesis
that new airfields should be con-
structed under the pretext Of re-
habilitation. Yielding on this
point would definitely mean en-
dangering the American and
Allied contingents not only
along the present armistice line
but throughout the South Ko- I
rean peninsula.
From the strictly military
point Of view Gen. Bradley ap-
pears to be as suspicious Of the
future intentions Of the enemy
as the average CT at the front.
But the majority Of the mem-
bers OF the Senate Armed
Services Committee did not
agree with the concluding argu-
ment OF. the chairman Of the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff that ''I am
hopeful Of a conclusive military
armistice. one which will pro-
vide security and will be q living
deterrent to further aggression"
Ever since Gen. Macarthur
was removed from command,
the administrations spokesmen,
Evening star., 1952-01-16

that time, and none is expected
that early.
This gives time for the pub
lie to express its interest in
control by all the people Of
these lands which belong to all
the people and to apply the
revenues, beyond a certain por-
tion reserved for the States, to
education for the benefit of all
the people.
But there is not a great deal
Of time, for the pressure is on
here. There Is a last bulwark
in President Truman. who would
be expected to veto a State
control bill again, as he did be-
fore, but it would be much
better to present him with q
positive bill, recognizing the
public interest. that could be-
come law,
Evening star., 1952-01-16

The gossip Of the trade will.
Of course, be exchanged and cor
respondents, who know the
truth -tellers by experience. may
pick up some fortifying facts Of
a kind easily lost or obscured in
the, Washington forest. It should
be possible also to learn q little
something about the real nature
Of the Eisenhower boom. WASH
ingtop's heroes are not invari-
ably the country's.
Specifically correspondents are
eager to see Gov. Earl Warren
and check reports that his
health has suffered Of late. This
could be pure wishful thinking
on the part OF. his rivals. Gov.
Warren, who is now recuperating
in Hawaii, will address the meet
ing.
1t should be borne in mind,
however. that the ladies and
gentlemen who will hold forth
in San Francisco are regular
Republicans. Most Of them in
their hearts think Mr.. Truman.
for once, is exactly right when
he says the country is badly of
under the opposition. They only
don't mean the same opposition.
They will all vote for the Re-
publican candidate and do their
best to elect him. even though
In the present preliminaries,
Evening star., 1952-01-16

again last session by the House
under the personal prodding Of
Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas.
It's fate now lies In the Senate
where it was held up in the In
terror and Insular Affairs Com
mittee largely through the in
fiuence OF Senator O'Mahoney,
Democrat, of Wyoming, chair
man, who has been a champion
Of Federal control as decreed by
the Supreme Court in the cases
brought by Louisiana, California
and Texas.
There is a solution of this
problem which not only re-
tains ownership in the Federal
Government, but also applies
revenues from the oil to a
public need which is generally
recognized. that is, for educa-
ton. Such Is provided in a bill
sponsored by Senator HILL.
Democrat, of Alabama and IL
other Senators.
This plan now has been in
cluded, as an amendment, in
a measure jointly sponsored by
Senators O'Mahoney and An
derson. Democrat, of New Mex
leo, an interim bill SO called,
which would be a substitute
for the State control measure.
The O'Mahoney-Anderson bill
reasserts the paramount inter-
est of the Federal Government
in the coastal waters, as did
the Supreme, Court, but seeks
simultaneously to meet the
present uncertain situation in
which tidelands oil development
has been curtailed because Of
confusion over jurisdiction. It
provides that. pending final ad-
Indication Of the issue by Con-
gress. certain equitable rights
Of the States in tidelands will
be met, and that leases issued
heretofore In good faith by the
States win be recognized so
that operations may continue.
At its first meeting this sea-
son, the Interior and Insular
Affairs Committee voted to
make the consideration of the
various bills now before it a
special order for It's next meet
ing next Tuesday. There was
no order, however. for a vote at
Evening star., 1952-01-16
Doris FIeeson::

EN- ROUTE TO SAN FRAN
CISCO, Jan. 16-The Republi-
can National Committee meet
ing about to take place in San
Francisco is little more than
drum-beating for the Grand Old
Party. s
Something new has been
added in the speeches to be
made by and for presidential
candidates but this, too, is un-
paid advertising and will prove
exactly nothing. The essential
business Of the meeting is to
make arrangements for the ma
tional convention. a job actually
better done in the convention
city, which Is Chicago.
But National Chairman
Gabrielson loves to take to the
road and as the committee
members. men and women alike,
are, by and large. the party's
fat cats who can afford the
broadening experience of travel,
they are not complaining. Be-
sides San Francisco is prac-
tically everybody's favorite
United States city. &
The newspapers and radio
will cooperate lest the custom
ers think they are neglecting a
major party which, being out
Of power. naturally does. not
have the self-advertising IA
cilities the Democrats currently
enjoy.
Evening star., 1952-01-16
Fletcher Knebei:
Potomac Fever

As Democrat to Democrat Senator talks politics for
80 minutes with Truman It's runaored they had
heated dispute who had other party
The House approves 10 cent boost for everybody
the armed forces 1t strictly measue-many
Congressmen voting for 1t to their own skins
Gen. Macarthur given the gold medal by Poor
Richard Club He best exephed spirit Of BENJAMIN Frank
Uneven carrying portable lightning rod to prove It,
Secretary OF State Acheson tells Congress that Utopia not in
sight That's the trouble with these foreign experts who
travel fast they don't take time mirror
Senator Joe Mccarthy reads the Senate secret minutes
the Loyalty Review Board minutes secret
II months breaking the previous ae Washington record by
10 months 40 days. s&t
Evening star., 1952-01-16

both military and civilian, have
insisted that the main scope Of
our Intervention in Korea was
to punish aggression severely
and to show present and future
aggressors that aggression did
not pay. II this had been
achieved the price Of some l05,-
600 American combat casualties
and at least twice that number
Of South Koreans--tO say Moth
ing Of the billions the police
action" has cost the American
taxpayer and the almost total
destruction Of South Korea
may not have been excessive.
Unfortunately at the very
time that Gen. Bradley empha-
sized that he was hopeful that
the armistice would be q '.liv-
ing deterrent to further aggres-
sion" the Chinese Communists
already have rnassed large
forces estimated by US at I2O,-
600 men and by the French at
nearly 500, 900 on the borders Of
Indo- China. where the next
showdown between the East and
West Is expected to take place
soon.
The concentration Of these
Chinese troops does not sustain
the contention Of the adminis-
tration that we have discour-
aged aggression In the only ac-.
tive fighting area. the Far East.
The Pentagon has released
figures showing that from the
end Of June. 1850. when the
North Koreans started their
drive toward the south, to Janu-
ary ] Of this year. the enemy
has suffered more than 1.6 mil
lion casualties and has lost an
important amount Of war ma
terial. These are sufficiently
heavy losses to give serious food
for thought to any government
engaged In sneak aggressions.
Yet, the members of the Ameri-
can, British and French general
staffs are in complete agree
ment about the threat to the
security Of Southeast Asia from
the Moscow puppets and don't
know what to do about it. The
police action" in Korea seems
to have drained the Western
allies far more than it has the
Soviet puppets whose millions
OF men serve as cannon fodder.
Our position in Korea is salts