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Evening star., 1952-08-09
Weather Delays Paving
OF Constitution Avenue

Inclement weather has delayed
the planned paving of part OF
Constitution avenue, between Vir-
|ginia avenue and Twentieth street
NV. today.
Officials of the contractor, Cor
son & Gruman, said a meeting
lis now planned with National
Capital Parks officials during the
coming week. They will seek to
map out a program whereby the
paving with asphalt can proceed
and traffic be kept open at the
same time. Originally it was
planned to close the street between
Z am. and 6 pm. today.
Constitution avenue between
Virginia avenue and Twenty-sixtt
street NV, has been widened
One plan under study for the paw.
ing job Is to close Constitution
lavenue, in sections. on successive
Saturdays when traffic is light
Under this program, Supt. Ed.
ward j. Kelly of the National
Capital Parks, explained, traffic
would be rerouted via Twentieth
street. c and Seventeenth streets
INV.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
China Lobby Key Man
Loses His Embassy Post
BY the Asseeiosed Press

A key figure in the "China
lobby" case is being replaced as
military attache to the Chinese
Embassy.
The Embassy announced yeSter-
day that successor to Brig. Gen
Peter f. K. Pee has been named
The China lobby" case centered
around charges by Senator Morse,
Republican. Of Oregon, that ef-
forts had been made to influence
United States officials in favor
of Chinese Nationalists.
To support his point Senator
Morse in April made public %
|cablegrams sent to Generalisslmo
Chang Kai-shek in 1949 and 1850.
Gen. Pee was one of two men
who allegedly signed the cable
grams.
The general and the alleged CO.
Isigner of the cablegrams said al
the time they were. "fabrications'
and distortions" Efforts to prove
otherwise apparently have failed
The Justice Department is said tc
have reported that the signature.
could not be authenticated be.
cause they were in Chinese.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
White in Trouble With Law
Since Childhood, Sister Recalls

The family got pretty "disgusted
and down-hearted' with William
Roland White, long before he
was II.
The boy who is now charged
with the brutal murder of Ralph
Blake, a Government clerk,
couldn't keep out of trouble or
hold a regular job and he was
always stealing things, according
to his sister, Mrs. Jean Breeden.
Mrs. Breeden, who lives at II
M street NV. said her husband
finally was obliged to order Will
liam from their home.
"You see, he kept taking my
husbands clothes and Shoes" she
said. AT first he would ask for
them and then he just took them
anyhow. A lot of times he would
sell the things instead of giving
them back, or wearing them
himself"
Her brother had been in and
out Of reformatories in Maryland
and Delaware since he was 10,
Mrs. Breeder said. The youth
came to Washington in April, a
few months after escaping from
the Ferris Training School at
Wilmington. Del. Police said he
was charged with forgery.
Two Brothers Here.
In addition to his sister. he has
two brothers here-Albert Lee
White and Linwood White, both
house painters. Mrs. Breeder said
the boy stays with her or her
brothers, who tried to get him
steady jobs.
Recently, she said. William had
been sleeping in automobiles
parked in the street or at the
homes of casual acquaintances
here. Despite his faults William
had a code Of loyalty for his
young friends. His sister declared
"He was always boy to cover
|up for his chumS."
Williams mother died when he
was born in Pocomoke, Md. The
father. Lloyd r. White, now 80, a
carpenter and house painter. had
|dificulty caring for his six chill
|dren. He later remarked.
william was taken to live with
"a sister, Mrs. Anna Mae Collins,
at Easton, Md, at the age of six
months. The Collins moved to
various small towns in Maryland
and Delaware as William grew up,
Mrs. Breeden said. They now live
in Fruitland, Md.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Five Convicted Communists
Win Time for Rehearinq
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 9.-Chief
Judge John j. Parker of the
United States Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals has granted the
request of five convicted Com
|munists and their party lawyer for
an extension of time to petition
for a rehearing.
The six, convicted in Federal
District Court at Baltimore on
charges of conspiring to overthrow
the Government, were given until
August IS to file their petition.
The appellate court. which last
week upheld the trial court ver-
diets, yesterday stayed prison SEN
tences of the six until it acts on
the rehearing petition. Meanwhile.
they are free on bond:
The district court imposed fines
of $1,000 each and prison SEN
tences on the following:
Philip Frankfeld, five years: his
wife, Regina Frankfeld, two years;
George A. Meyers. four years, and
Leroy H. Wood, Mrs. Dorothy Rose
Blumberg and Maurice L. Braver-
man. party lawyer, three years
each.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
SIuying
Continued From First Page.)

the Casablanca. they started walk.
ing. AS they approached the alley
behind GIT D street, White said hi
wanted to stop there a minute
and Mr.. Blake said he would ge
along.
Walking behind his victim
White stabbed him in the back
knocked him down and kicked hi
head. He stabbed him some more
SO many times that detective.
later asked why.
IL Was Beaten a Lot"
when I was a kid. I was beater
a lot" he replied. "And now wher
I beat somebody. I beat them bad.
After that, White went to tht
Casablanca for a beer. He hae
left hurriedly. fearing the victim!
screams would attract attention
Later he returned to- complete
the job. Finding Mr.. Blake still
moaning, he stabbed him severa
times more, took the watch ant
ring and 80 cents and went bach
to the Casablanca.
: He gave the ring and watch t
a waitress. Then thinking better
of it. he asked for them back.
Going to the home of a gir
friend, Mrs. Darlene harrington
|19-year-old divorce, he awakened
her and they went downtown fol
a hamburger. After they returned
White spent the remainder of tn,
night in her car, going to hi.
home at 8 am.
An hour later, the police ar.
rived.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
TeiteIbaum Tax Claim
Settled, Bureau Says

Internal Revenue Bureau Of
ficials have disclosed settlement
of tax claims against Abraham
Teitelbaum, one-time lawyer fol
AL Capone and a key figure in
last years sensational tax scan
dal hearings.
The pudgy Chicago attorney
gave the King subcommittee or
Capitol Hill it's most dramatic
sessions. Mr.. Teitelbaum claimed
he was the victim Of an alleged
shakedown attempt in connection
with his tax returns. He testified
he was threatened by persons
claiming to represent a clique Of
high Federal officials.
Tax liens which named Mr.
Teitelbaum and his wife Esther
totaled 1925 1897 SO. They had been
applied to the Fine Arts Building,
a 10-story Chicago structure for
merly owned by the efTeitelbaums
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul r. Simon
Of Beverly Hills, Calf.
The building was sold to satisfy
tax delinquencieS of $518,487 in
Mr.. Teitelbaum's payments for
the years 1914 through 1947.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Baltimore Groups Hit
Canal Clearing Delay
BY The Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. Two
Baltimore associations have flee
protests against further delay ir
clearing the Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal.
The Steamship Trade Associa.
tion and the Association of Com.
merce yesterday asked the Army
Engineers for emergency action tt
get the sunken hulk of ths
tanker-barge F. L. Hayes out o1
the canal. The tanker caught
fire May Is after a collision with
the freighter Barbara Lykes.
The Corps of Engineers yester.
day announced rejection of al
bids on the channel clearing
project. The engineers said two
of the low bidders could not raise
a 100000 performance bond. Ths
rejection means the job mus
await 10 more days of readver'
tising for new bids. The clearing
project is estimated at 20 days. +.
Both associations filed protest!
with 1t. Gen. Lewis A. Pick. chic
of the Army Engineers.
The steamship association Sait
the blocked canal is costing yes
|sels destined for Baltimore ant
Baltimore shipping interests mil
lions of dollars in extra charges.
The commerce association voice.
la similar complaint.
The steamship association callet
upon the engineers to use al
Army demolition team" to cleal
the canal.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Prosecutors Say Data
On 38 Postal Payoffs
|Wi|I Be Given 10 Jury

Federal prosecutors predicted
today that a grand Jury will be
given information that at least SO
Chicago Post Office supervisors
paid large sums to obtain promo
tions.
The prediction was made by
United States Attorney Otto Kern
er, jr.. of Chicago in the wake Of
reported job sales by the Post
Office inspection service.
/ Indictments Expected.
Earlier, Attorney General Nc
Granery told reporters he ex-
pected to see a number Of indict-
ments result from the Chicago
prosecutors inquiry, and added:
1.-The only question is how many
we are going to indict-that is.
who and how many"
Mr.. McGranery also disclosed a
breakdown on another front in the
midwest area-this one centering
around fraudulent immigration
visas obtained by about 100 Cam
adams who have settled in the
Detroit area. He said most of the
visas were obtained through mis-
representations made to the Am
|erican consulate at Windsor.
Ontario.
In Chicago, meanwhile the AS
Isociated Press reported that Mr..
|Kerner declined to discuss con-
tents of a detailed report he re-
!ceived from postal inspectors on
the job scandals.
Jerome C. Williamson, chief
postal inspector in Chicago. who
headed the investigation, declined
comment.
/ A source, who declined use of
his name, said it was learned that
the supervisors paid $500 each
for their promotions.
Chicago Postmaster John Had
erlein said about 400 promotions
have been approved since he took
Office in 1948. All had been ap-
proved by him personally, he said.
Indictment in February.
Investigation of the Post Office.
second largest in the country.
started last February after Fed
eral Grand Jury indicted Fred
Ierick P. Wall, secretary to Repre-
sentative William L. Dawson.
Chicago Democrat. Wall was
charged with taking money in ex-
change for promises to use in
t.uence to put temporary Post
/ Office workers on civil service
rolls.
Wall and three others indicted
are awaiting trial.
At it's State convention last
week, the Illinois Department Of
the American Legion adopted a
resolution charging that veterans
III line for promotion were being
|, Ignored in the postal service. It
said only one veteran was in
cluded among "a recent promo
ltiOnS.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Heroism Of Airnan
Set Pattern for Braver,
In Blaze on Boxer
BY the Associofed Press

TOKYO. Aug. Seconds after
Ia jet plane exploded on the United
States carrier Boxer, r. w. Chap
man, aviation mechanic third
class. disregarded bullets flying
through the air to drag another
sailor from beneath the burning
plane.
The United States Navy Far
East Headquarters, reporting the
first eyewitness accounts Of the
disaster. said. this set the pattern
for individual bravery in controll-
ing the fire Wednesday. Nine men
were killed and IS injured.
The Boxer is en- route from Ko-
rean waters to Yokosuka naval
base. about 30 miles south OF
Tokyo.
Chapman, Of Houston, Tex,
was playing water on the burning
plane when he spotted Airman
Ralph L. Finley of Seattle, Wash,
lying under the plane seriously
injured. He rushed into the
danger area and dragged him to
safety.
Arlington Man ON Ship.
mo troops ever fought a bat
tie more bravely than the men
of the U. S. S. Boxer fought the
fire on the bullet-swept, bomb
torn. flaming hangar deck" ra-
diced Capt. Marshall B. Gurney
of Portland, Me-. and Glenview
Ill.
Comdr. r. c. Bengston, execu-
tive officer. whose address is listed
at ALA North Twenty-third street
Arlington. Va. and Comdr. j. A
Leonard, engineering officer, o1
Groton. Conn. reported they hao
eager volunteers for each difficult
and dangerous job.
1t. Comdr. Kenneth McAfee
gunnery officer, of Battle Creek
Mich, called for three men tx
handle hose and Senior Chaplain
George Hoglan Of RuSSellville
Ark. got in line.
Il didn't mean you," Comdr
McAfee protested.
II can work as well as any on,
else" snapped the chaplain.
! Saves Nine From Ship.
Cady E. Leib, aviation boat
SWANS mate third class of Win
Ichester. ILL.,. directed the move
ment of planes away from tn,
fire and then went on a one-mal
life-saving spree.
He donned an oxygen breathin,
apparatus and saved four mel
from a smoke filled compartment
above the hangar deck. Then h,
made two trips below to rescu,
five more. In addition he recov
cred two bodies of men suffocatet
by the heat.
Fireman John Lewis, jr., O
San Francisco, working withou
an oxygen mask, rescued at leas
II men-and possibly 15-fron
flreroomS three and four. H
stopped only when overcome b,
smoke.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
z Youths Held for Jury
In Fatal Stabbing Near Tb

Two youths charged with fatally
|stabbing Frank Earl Moore. a 48-
|year-old itinerant welder at TB,
Md, July 81, were held for grand
Jury action yesterday in Upper
Marlboro Police Court.
They are Joseph Rudolph HENS
ley, a farmer who lives near TB,
and Lorenzo w. Burroughs. a la
borer of Danville, also near TB.
Both are 10 and colored.
Judge Nita s. Inman Crane re-
|manded the youths to the Prince
Georges County jail without bond
latter they entered not guilty pleas
through Attorney Oscar r. Duley
Mr.. Moore, who was employed
ION q construction project at An
ldrews Air Force Base. was found
dead in a truck. His closets rela-
itives live in Knoxville, Tenn.
Hemsley and Burroughs were
arrfsted eight days later. ~
Evening star., 1952-08-09
|40-Foot 'Skyscroper'
To Cast No Shadow
ON New York Town
BY N. Asseeio..d Press

SPRING VALLEY, N. Y, Aug. 9.
NO 40-foot "skyscraper" will
blot out the sunlight and make a
dark canyon Of this community S
streets.
It was disclosed yesterday that
an application for q three-story,
4O-foot- high apartment house had
been turned down by the village
board. The legal height for a
building here is 80 feet.
The board had been considering
allowing the "skyscraper" until
Attorney Jack Pesner spoke up
land said:
Before you take action, re-
member tall buildings on each
side Of some Of our narrow streets
will make q dark canyon.
You won't have any sunlight al
all along some Of the streets" !
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Flags at Half Stoff
In Honor of SpicknuII

Flags on Prince Georges County
public buildings will fly at half
staff until the end Of August as
a mark of respect to the late
county commissioner, H. Wilson
Spicknall.
The 72-year-old Republican Of
fetal died Sunday after long ILL
ness.
A resolution adopted yesterday
by the commissioners directed
this, and another eulogized Mr..
Spicknall's character and services.
Both resolutions were offered by
| Commissioner Edward j. Waters.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Divorce Friend Still Doubts
Youth Slew Clerk in HoIdup

told me the police had just left
with Roland. About Is minutes
later, they came for me. I knew
what they wanted without theil
telling me-"
Roland had a terrible temper
the girl said. "Once when we were
lat a dance, he got mad and twist
led my arm and bent my fingers
back so it hurt awfully. When
cried, he cried, too. He was very
emotional.
IT thought he was a nice kid
just on the wrong track. I was
always trying to get him to go to
work. and sometimes he'd tell me
he was working. But then I'd see
him in the daytime and know he
was lying.
Roland was jealous of another
man I go with. When he gets mad
at me. he gets drunk; when he
gets drunk. he gets mean, ano
when he gets mean, I stay away
from him.
when I saw the picture of the
murdered man in the paper,
knew Roland was lying about
| fighting over me. never saw
or heard of him in my life
Roland's lying. know him.
can tell"
Evening star., 1952-08-09

The boy kept getting into
trouble. He was sent to the
Maryland Training School twice
The last time was when William
and a group of teen-agers "stole
some things while one of Their
girl friends acted as a lookout,
Mrs. Breeden said.
Worked at Times.
More than a year ago, William
came to Washington, Mrs. Breeder
continued. and her husband, 9
plumber and welder, tried to gel
him a steady job and outfit him
with clothes. She said hel
brother did not want to work al
the job. although he found oc.
Icasional part-time work. For 8
few weeks, he was a stock boy al
Ia downtown department store.
Mrs. Breeden said her sistel
finally had to tell William to leave
"You know how small town.
are" Mrs. Breeden said. "A boy
who keeps getting into trouble i.
known to the community. Some.
times my sister and her family
had to pack their furniture anC
move to another town, after ont
of his Scrapes.
MY husband told him some
time ago he couldn't sleep here
any more. But William came tx
see me sometimes when my hus.
band was at work. I'd give hin
something to eat. and he woulc
sleep for a while here.
Sometimes some of his youne
friends were with him. Where
they went or what they did aftel
they left here. I don't know.
william always complained
about not having a mother anc
how much he missed not having 6
mother. But he never saw oul
mother and couldn't have missee
her like the rest of us did"
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Nine. Chang 10 Obtain
Treatment for Skin AiImeni
BY the Associaied Press

HONOLULU, Aug. o. Nine
Chang Kai-shek, wife of Ma
tionalist China's President, is due
in Honolulu tonight from Formosa
to seek medical treatment for 9
skin disorder. ...
Minister K. w. Yu, attached to
the Chinese Embassy in Washing
ton, said Nine. Chang is suffering
from urticaria. an allergy form
of skin disorder. He said she will
not go to the United States main
land unless treatment here proves
unsuccessful.
Her Philippine airlines plane is
due at 11:45 pm. (5:45 am. ED1
Sunday. Mr.. Yu said she prob
ably will go directly to Triplel
Army Hospital.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

and warmer with scattered after
noon thunderShowerS.
Considerable clnudi-
mess, scattered thundershowers
likely this afternoon and evening
and again tomorrow afternoon;
lowest tonight, 66-72. Somewhat
warmer tomorrow.
Wind Cat National Airport) :
East by southeast. eight miles an
hour, at 1885 am.
| River Report.
| (From u. s. Engineers.)
| Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy 81
i Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1952-08-09

District and Vicinity-Mostly
cloudy, highest in upper 70s. scat
tered showers likely this afternoon:
cloudy with chance of a shower to-
night, low near 70. Tomorrow,
considerable cloudiness and
warmer with scattered afternoon
thundershowerS.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy, oc-
casional rain likely this afternoon
and tonight: lowest tonight, 66-72
Tomorrow, considerable cloudineSs
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Shipyard Acquisition
By Wolfson' S Group
To Reach Grand jury


Attorney General McGranery Isl
planning to send to a grand jury
six-year-old charges of irregulari-
ties in the purchase of Jackson
vile (Fla.) shipyard by a group
headed by Louis E. Wolfson, chair
man Of the board of the Capital
Transit Co.
Allegations in connection with
the surplus property purchase oil
the st. Johns River Shipyardl
have been hanging fire in|
the Justice Department, without
action. since 1916.
The first indication of Mr.. Nc
Granery's interest in the case
came from a House subcommittee
investigating the Justice Depart
ment. The matter came to light
when the House group began look
ing at delays in the departments
handling Of cases.
Disposed of as Surplus.
The subcommittee said the
shipyard was acquired by the
Maritime Commission in 1942 at
a reported cost of $19.5 million.
In 1945, a decision was made to
dispose Of the yard as surplus
property. Bids were asked, and
in 1916 the yard was sold for ST.
928.500 to the Tampa Shipbuilding
CO., which is controlled by Mr..
Wolfson.
Reached in Miami, Mr.. Wolfson
told The Star by telephone he was
"at a loss to understand" why the
matter has come up. He said the
charges have been kicked around
by every politician in Washington
and Florida" and added:
Il thought the matter was COM
pletely clear and Clean"
Purchase Held up Months.
Mr.. Wolfson said hearings were|
held on the charges in 1947 byl
the House Expenditures Commit
tee and that the actual purchase
was held up several months be-
fore it was cleared.
He said the most serious
charges were that the purchase
would give Tampa Shipbuilding
a monopoly in that area and that
the company had access to rec
ordS other bidders did not have.
These charges. he said, were made
by an officer of the old st Johns
company, who was second highest
bidder to Tampa Shipbuilding.
Actually, he said, the approxi-
mate 10 per cent Of original cost
figure Tampa Shipbuilding bid
was higher than the Government
was getting for many other sur
plus installations.
Tampa Shipbuilding Co. was
acquired by the Wolfson group
in 1945. During the next two
years, it had between $25 million
and $50. million worth Of con-
tracts to build French ships, MI.
Wol1SOn SAID.
Use Of Facilities Made Clear.
He said part Of the st. Johns
facilities were used for the French
ships. part for other work in
the yard, and we liquidated the
other part of It." This use of
the facilities was made clear at
the time Of the bidding, he added.
In a statement, the, House sub
committee yesterday quoted Mr..
McGranery as saying he believed
the complaints were "well found
ed" and was ordering the evidence
presented to a grand jury.
At a press conference later,
however. the Attorney General
said the grand jury presentation
has not yet been made. But he
told reporters he will direct such
action after further investigation
by the Justice Departments Grim
inal Division.
Mr.. McGranery indicated he
had no explanation for the six
year delay and said an earlier de-
cision should have been made. IT
was understood that the matter
first was sent to the Justice De-
partment by the General Account
ing Office.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
DuyIiqht Thieves Get Sign

MONTREAL, Aug. 9 P.--
Thieves with ladders and tools
calmly detached a large neon sign
valued at $500 and drove away
with it, cafe owner Jess Kushnel
complained to police yesterday
Police said the job must have
taken two hours-in broad day.
light on a busy street.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Kensington Mon Gets
Term in Boy Attack

A Kensington Md Insurance
man yesterday was sentenced to
three and a half years in the
Maryland House Of Correction
when he pleaded guilty to per-
forming unnatural and perverted
sex acts on an 8-year-old boy.
Sentenced by Chief Judge
Charles w. Woodward in Circuit
Court in Rockville was James c.
Gail, 80. Of the 11100 block OF
Valley View road. KenSington.
Evening star., 1952-08-09
Notorious Leader
Of Moros Surrenders
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Aug. GA notorious
Moro outlaw leader. Hadji Taku-
long, surrendered Internationally
today to Defense Secretary Ramon
Magsaysay, Philippine News Serv-
ice reported.
The surrender of Takulong was
another forward step in the
Philippine army's efforts to re-
store order in the Sulu Archi-
pelago, where Moro bandits have
roamed unchecked.
Evening star., 1952-08-09

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1952-08-09

Highest. 101, on June 90.
Lowest. 16. on January 80.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 75, at 4:27 pm.
Low, 70, at 7:46 m
Evening star., 1952-01-23
Hiqh Schools
CONTINUED From Page CID


loss by Anacostia would all but kill
the Indians playon hopes.
Yesterday Western took q 20-8
lead in the second period but Ana
costa narrowed the margin to
21-1S at halftime and tied the
score twice in the final period
before the Raiders eased in front
to win. Arnie Scribner tossed in
Fl points for Western but his
teammate, Jim Wexler, who had
averaged 10 points In three league
games, was held to Z. The two
Raiders each have scored 65 points
to top the interhigh In total scor-
ing this season.
Roosevelt took PAIL lead
at halftime and ran away from
Bell in the second half to ring
up the highest total in league
action this season. Bill Smith
and Bob Potts were the Riders
top point-getters with IA each.
The Riders were expected to
maintain their winning ways
today when they play at Mont
gomery Blair. George Washing
ton might find the opposition
tough tonight when it plays at
Thomas Jefferson Of Richmond,
while Washington-Lee and Falls
Church meet at Fairfax. at 8
O'Clock. Other afternoon games
list Gaithersburg at Friends
Gonzaga at Episcopal and Parker
Gray at Phelps.