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Evening star., 1952-07-03
|Tax-Exemption Plan
May Stretch Defense
Purchases $4 Billion
By John A. Giles

Exemption Of military purchases
from Federal taxes, as provided by
a Senate amendment, would give
the armed forces $4 billion in
added funds this fiscal year.
Defense Department officials es-
timated today that the money
saved in taxes would almost offset
the big cuts Congress has made in
the $44 billion appropriation bill,
now under consideration by a joint
House-Senate Conference Com
mittee.
At the same time they saw the
provision as an administrative
headache. since every military
purchase down to the most minute
item would be exempted.
Sponsored by Ferguson.
Senator Ferguson, Republican
of Michigan, introduced the
amendment ito make sure we dc
not appropriate money to the
pocket of national defense and
have it taken from that pocket
and put into the general revenues
of the United States, which are
used for all departments"
The amendment, which the Sem
ate passed unanimously, states:
"None of the procurement items
purchased by funds appropriated
/. J.. by this or any other act shall
be subject to any Federal tax i'm
posed on the sale or transfer OF
such articles, or components used
by manufacturers in producing
such procurement items. or COM
ponentS for replacement parts for
such procurement items"
Exemption Power Not Used.
The amendment would apply to
prior year funds. The military
now has on the books some $58.5
billion in unspent balances.
The Secretary of the Treasury
long has had the power to exempt
military purchases from Federal
taxation, but he has never taken
the action. The Senate amend
ment. if included in the final bill
being worked out by the conferees,
would direct stop to such taxes.
Tax exemption certificates sim
liar to those used by foreign dip
lomats for their purchases would
be used. Therefore, such certifi-
Gates would have to be used for
the smallest of purchases, and the
bookkeeping problem at the Pen
tagon would be tremendous.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Senator Tobey 10 Marry
Widow Of Shipping Official
By The Associoted Press

CONCORD, N. H., July 3.-Sen-
ator Tobey, Republican, New
Hampshire, who is 72, and Mrs
Lillian Crompton. about SO, are
engaged to be married.
The engagement was announced
yesterday by the Senator's Office
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
Senator Tobey has been married
twice before. His first wife dieo
in 1916 and his second last De-
cember.
Mrs. Crompton, a resident o1
Wilton, N. H., is the widow o1
David H. Crompton. former presi-
dent Of the Surpass Leather Co.
of Philadelphia, and vice president
of the Booth Steamship Co.. oi
New York.
Each has four children.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Typhoon Kills q
In Philippines; Loss
Runs in Millions
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, July 3.-A tropica
|typhoon roared northwestwart
through the China Sea today after
ripping a path of destruction
across six central Philippine Is
lands and touching two others.
At least % persons are dead
AZ missing and thousands home
less. Property damage runs into
the millions. Transportation and
communications are paralyzed
Vast tracts of rich farmland are
under water.
The big blow hit the Philippines
last night with winds up to lie
miles an hour and drenching
rains. The storm last was reported
ITO miles southwest of Manila, its
fury gradually diminishing.
Reports trickling in from the
disaster area indicate that corn
sugar and rice crops on Cebu were
virtually wiped out. The loss is
ESTIMATED at $2.5 million dollars
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Fireworks FIareups
Bring Police Warning
Ito Stores and Stands

Police and assistant fire mar
shals today were visiting all stores
and stands selling fireworks, urg-
ing close supervision of displays
to avoid accidental flareups.
The personal alert follows three
such fires in the last two days.
Yesterday afternoon a 15-year-
old boy suffered minor burns while
attempting to smother a blaze
of fireworks.
He is Johnnie Hunt Of 1922
Livingston street NV, who
worked at O stand set up in the
1900 block of Irving street NV.
The operator, Leon Trager, "a. of
3505 Livingston street NV, said
three colored boys had been smok-
ing near the display. Police held
one for juvenile authorities.
Causes $4,000 Fire.
Earlier in the day a fire erupt-
ing from fireworks display
caused $40, 900 damage in a sand
10-cent store at 227 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. On Tuesday another
small blaze of fireworks was re-
ported at 4030 Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV.
Two other persons, a 7-year-old
girl and her mother, were burned
yesterday in fireworks mishap.
Patricia Williams of 1874 Ala
bama avenue Sc. was in Casualty
Hospital with burns suffered when
her clothing caught fire as she
played with a sparkler at her
home.
Her mother, Mrs. Anna Will
liams, beat out the flames and was
burned on the hands. She was
treated and released at the hos
pital.
City-Wide Ban Cited.
In warning police to be on the
lookout for fireworks display and
sales violations, Inspector Robert
S. Bryant pointed to the District
Code which forbids sale or dis
charge of certain types of fire.
works.
He cautioned police to be on the
alert for persons setting off the
illegal fireworks, which include
flrecrackers, torpedoes, Roman
candles, skyrockets, devil chaserS,
son-of-a-guns. bombs and other
f1reworks-except caps for cap
pistols-containing powder.
Sparklers, torches, box-fire,
fountains, combs, dipsticks, non
poisonous snakes and colored
lights are permitted.
Fire Marshal Raymond c. Rob-
erts ordered the survey by his men
yesterday afternoon. He assailed
"promiscuous displays" easily ac-
cessible to children, and urged
closer supervision by proprietors.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
New York Rejects Claim
By Sutton's Girl Friend
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, July 3.-The New
York City government has rejected
"a $300,000 damage claim by JAILED
bank robber Willie Sutton's gir
friend, Margaret Mary Moore.
Miss Moore was held AZ day:
as a material witness after Sutton
was captured earlier this year
During her detention, she charges
the city failed to provide medical
treatment for an eye ailment
causing it to get worse.
After a hearing. city officials
announced yesterday that her
claim had been turned down.
Miss Moore may pursue her
claim In courts.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
| President Gets Bill
Giving Government
Power 10 Shut Mines
BY the Assoeioied Press


A bill giving the Government
new powers to paddock highly
dangerous mines goes to the White
House today.
The House whipped it through
yesterday by a 185-to-37 standing
vote after a vigorous debate, and
the Senate approved the House
amendments by voice vote a few
hours later, without a fight.
The compromise bill, less drastic
than the Senate originally pro-
posed, gives Federal inspectors au-
thority to close down any mine
they find in imminent danger OF
fire. flood, explosion or disaster
from vehicles used by miners.
Backers of the measure pointed
to heavy casualties in mines which
Federal inspectors considered dan
gerous but which they lacked au-
thority to close.
AS it goes to the President, the
bill calls on State and Federal
inspectors to cooperate, but al
lows either side to appeal to a
Federal District Court if they dis
agree on the need for safety steps.
The court, in turn. would name
some independent inspector to re-
inspect the property and the new
inspection would be binding.
The bill provides machinery for
appeals from shutdown orders.
The mine owners could appeal for
a State inspection, a new Federal
inspection, carry the case to a
Federal Safety Review Board and,
in last resort, appeal to the courts.
The measure exempts mines
which employ fewer than IA per-
sons underground.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Virginia Road Program
Engineers Are Named
By the Assoeioted Pres,


RICHMOND. July 3.-The vir-
ginia Department of Highways na.
announced tentative assignments
for IL field engineers to develor
a program Of year-round trans
portation over a $4,000 mile
system of roads.
Changes in residency assign.
ments include Thomas B. PAT
Talbot. Newport News, to Lees.
burg; William c. Poston, Apo.
mattoX, to Luray: Donald B
Hope, Wise, to Christiansburg;
James r. (Bud) Thomas, Luray
to Amherst, and John S. Board
Leesburg, to Chatham.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
British Diplomat Returns

HONG KONG. July 8 (P.-
Victor Fredrick Brand. member Of
the British Embassy in Communist
Peiping, arrived here last night
by ship en- route on furlough to
London with his wife and son. He
would not comment on conditions
In Red China.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
japanese Will Name
Ambassador to BeIoium
BY the Associoted Press

TOKYO. July 3.-Kyodo News
Agency said today that business
man Shoji Arakawa would be ap-
pointed Japanese Ambassador to
Belgium next week.
Kyodo said Belgium had
notified the Japanese government
it would accept Mr.. Arakawa, pres
ident of sightseeing company
and former director of the Yoko-
hama Specie Bank (now the Bank
of Tokyo.
He also formerly served as COM
lmercial attache at japanese EN-
bassies in the United States and
Great Britain.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Details Of Programs
Celebrating Fourth
In D. T., Area Listed

Details Of tomorrow's principal
Fourth of July programs in the
area:
Monument Grounds-"Salute to
the Armed Forces" opens at 7:45
pm. with a flight of jet planes
and other aircraft over the Wash
ington Monument. Fireworks dis
play to follow. lasting almost an
hour.
Music by the Army, Navy, Air
Force and Marine Bands, and by
an 80-voice chorus of WACS
WAVES, WAFS and Women Ma
Irines.
Brief addresses by District Com
missioners Renah F. Camalier and
F. Joseph Donohue; Master OF
Ceremonies Sam Jack kaufman;
Gen. Ivan L. Bennett. chief chap
lain of the Army; Maj. Gen. Ed
win K. Wright. commander of the
Washington Military District.
Prices for the 12.500 seats at
the show are 81 for adults, so
cents for children.
X 4 X 4
PlaygroundS-Community cele-
brations with games and contests
will be held at the following play
grounds at the times Indicated:
Macomb-Macomb and Thirty-fourth
streets NV, . to q pm.
=. Palisades-Edmunds and sherrier streets
NV. I'M. to pm ,..
Edgewood-Third and Evart streets Me-
LanSdon Park-Eightsenth and Frank
RidgeWRidge road and Burn stree,
Rosedale-Seventeenth and Gales streets
Francis-Twenty-f y-fourth and N streets
Bundy-Fourth and E streets NV. 10
x Kelly -Mihlier-Forty-ninth Her and Wash
Lsngston-ss16 $40 II street s Ne. I to g
Barry Farms-1230 Summer road Sc,
Banneker@Ninth and Euclid streets
NV" noon 10 pm.
Prince Georges County-Athletic pro-
gram from l to 4:30 pm. in Magruder
Park Hyattsville.
Parade at pm; - .
Thirty seventh avenue to Annapolis road
On Annapolis road to Edmonston road
On Edmonston road to Riverdale road
On Riverdale road to Taylor avenue. On
Taylor avenue to Queensbury road: on
Queensbury road to Baltimore WASHINGTON
boulevard, where motorized units will join
marcherS.
street. on Farragut Street to Forty
second avenue On that avenue to Ham.
ilton street and on Hamilton street tt
In the park. a variety show by Gov
ernment employees starts at 1:30 pm
A patriotic program opens at pm.
At 8 pm, an hour of fireworks starts
Two thousand chairs will be for rent
at 20 cents each.
Takoma Park-Parade at 10 am.
starting on Carroll avenue from Ethar
Allen avenue On Carroll avenue to Cedar
street, to Blair road, to Piney Branch
road, disbanding at Eastern avenue jus
beyond the portal to North Takoma.
At 2 pm. 10;mile marathon vii
The marathon will wind up in the center
too. Other athletic events will be hele
Patriotic exercises start in the center
at 7:15 pm. with music by the Andrews
Air Base Band. Fireworks show begins
at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1952-07-03
Reds Getting Rubber

COLOMBO, Ceylon, July 8 up.
The Polish freighter Jednoswc
Robotnicza left today with 4,4O0
tons Of rubber for Commu ist
China. With this shipment the
total sent to the Chinese mainland
from Ceylon since last October is
1880 tons.
Evening star., 1952-12-24
Contributions Top 81
In Council Of Churches

Forty-two Protestant and five
Eastern Orthodox church bodies in
the Nation report members con-
|tributed 81 ,286. .633, 100 for the year
Fended November 15-a 1913 per
cent increase over the 1851 figure
.of 81 ,166. .433.648.
The new figure was announced
today by the Joint Department of
Stewardship and Benevolence of
the National Council of Churches.
The various denominations fur
nished the figures to the joint de-
|partment.
The Methodist Church reported
the largest contribution, $268, ,623,- :
.814, for an average gift of $29.46.
Second was the Southern Baptist
Convention with 1922, ,838, l09, or
an average of $31.83.
The largest per capita giving
was reported by the Free Methodist
Church with $194.79. The Seventh
day Adventists. $158, and the
Wesleyan Methodists, $142.21, fol-
lowed.
The report showed that although
the cost Of living has risen dur
Ing the past five years, the church
contributions of many Americans
have risen even faster.
In the past year. the average in
dividual contribution was $34.32, a
gain of $1.s9 or 81 per cent over
the previous year. The difference
between the 1913 and 81 percen-
tage gains was accounted for by
the rise in membership reported
by the Al church bodies.
Evening star., 1952-12-24
Challenge in Council
Fails 10 Rouf Board
On School Buses

Falls Church is not going to
give up its school bus program if
the city's School Board has any,
thing to do with it. And it be-
lieves it has.
Last night the board quoted the
law to back up it's position, in
answer to CITY Councilman Sam
uel E. McCrary, who wants to put
an end to public transportation
of school children.
The boards statement declared
it intends to provide for bus serv-
ice in next years budget.
Mr.. McCrary told the City Coun-
Gil on Monday he will oppose
budgeting funds for buses next
spring. He said it is the parents
responsibility to see that their
children get to school. The Coun-
ell unanimously denied the School
Boards request for $4,000 to buy
an additional school bus.
The boards formal resolution
last night said:
"The School Board considers
lit it's responsibility to provide
adequate transportation for ele-
mentary school children in the
City CT Falls Church and calls the
attention of citizens to the fol-
lowing quotation from the Vir-
ginia school laws:
GA School Board in providing
Evening star., 1952-12-24
Alexandra Gazette
Minority Group Sues
|Car|in for Accounting

A firm Of minority stockholders
in the Alexandria Gazette has filed
suit against the editor. c. c. Car
lin. jr., and other directors, asking
for an accounting of company
funds since 1888, and that a re-
ceiver be appointed
The suit was filed in Alexandria
Circuit Court by Mardel, Inc. of
New York. which last month ac-
quired 48 per cent of the Gazette's
stock. Mr.. Carlin holds the re-
manning So per cent.
The minority block of stock
once was held by Mr.. Carlin's
daughter, Miss Sara Perrine Car
lin. She sold her stock last year
to the R. j. Co.. of New York.
which was headed by Ralph In
gersoll. Mardel, in turn, acquired
the minority stock from the r. J..
Co.
Carlin and Wife Named.
Named as defendant in the suit
are the Gazette, Mr.. Carlin. as
majority stockholder and presi-
dent of the board of directors;
his wife, Mrs. Sarah S. Carlin,
treasurer of the board, and three
other board members: Lewis A.
Stearnman, 2480 Sixteenth street
NV; j. L. ReenStjerna, POI North
Alfred street. Alexandria; L. r.
IBridgeforth. 5603 Greentree road,
Bethesda.
The suit claims Mr.. Carlin has
operated the Gazette as though he
were sole owner, has disregarded
the corporate laws of Virginia, and
has illegally dominated the board
of directors.
It alleges that Mr.. Carlin ap-
lpropriated assets of the corpora
tion for his own use, wrongfully
paid himself excessive salaries,
Evening star., 1952-12-24
BY the Assoeiafed Press

BETHLEHEM, Dec. 24.-By the
thousands. the faithful came to
Bethlehem today and once more.
as it was on the first Christmas
nearly 1000 years ago. there was
no room at the inns.
Arab and Israeli border guards
relaxed their frontier regulations
to let the pilgrims approach the
holy places of Christianity. The
thousands of visitors filled every
room and every bed in the hotels,
hostels and pensions of the Arab
section of Jerusalem, Bethlehem,
Jericho and Ramallah.
At 8 am. today the Mandel-
baum Gate into the Israeli part
of Jerusalem opened to admit
l, 200 Arab Christians who live in
Israel. They had special permis-
sion to visit relatives on the Arab
side of the frontier dividing the
Holy City and to attend Christ
mas services tonight. They must
be back in Israel by Christmas
night.
Hundreds of foreign pilgrims
also came through Israel and the
Mandelbaum Gate. They will not
be allowed to return home through
the Jewish state, however.
Like the Three Wise Men. the
pilgrims today pressed toward
Bethlehem. Tonight a brightly
cleaning star atop the Church of
the Nativity will lead them-as
another star led the Magi-to the
birthplace of the Holy Child.
Christmas Eve was a day of
ceremony and worship. climaxing
tonight in the midnight services
marking the birth of Christ.
U. N. Officials Taking Part.
Roman Catholic Patriarch AL
berto Gori was to lead the process
sion to Bethlehem. Attended by
four mounted constables, his party
included the consular corps and
Evening star., 1952-12-24
Rees Tomorrow

The column on Representa-
tive Rees. Republican, of
Kansas, who will be the new
chairman of the House Civil
Service Committee, Will ap-
pear tomorrow instead of to-
day, as originally planned, due
to the unexpected release of
the civil service QUESTIONABLE.
Evening star., 1952-12-24

there are many important ex-
ceptionS to this rule.
@. Do veterans in excepted posi-
tions have any special rights?
A. Yes. If an employe with
veteran preference has had one
year of current continuous en-
ployment, and is not in a position
to which appointment must be
made with the advice and con-
sent Of, or confirmed by. the
United States Senate, he has ex-
actly the same rights as veteran
preference employees in the COM
petitive service.
@. What are those rights?
A. He can be removed only for
such cause as will promote the ef-
ficiency of the service; he must be
given 80 days advance written
notice specifying in detail the rea-
Evening star., 1952-12-24

sion may review his case if dis
elimination or failure of the
agency to follow the prescribed
procedure is alleged. These are
the same rights that are given by
law to regular status employees in
the competitive service.
@. Are all Government attor-
neys subject to dismissal without
formal procedure?
A. Not necessarily. Attorneys
with veterans preference have the
same rights as all other veterans.
The rights of non-veteran attor-
neys depend upon their status. At
torneys who were serving with
competitive status prior to. May i,
1947, and have continued to serve
as attorneys since that time are
still in the competitive service
Those who did not have status
prior to May /. 1947, or who were
appointed since that date, are in
the excepted service and their pro-
lection against removal depends
upon the same conditions that ap-
ply to non-veterans in other ex-
|cepted positions
we& y 4 + S5.n
LEAD WIDENS-California con-
Itinues to lead all other States in
the District area. Californa has
260, 0,848 Federal workers compared
Ito 245,116 Government employees
here.
y \ 4 II
SEASONS GREETINGS-May
we extend our best wishes to oul
READERS for a very Merry Christ
mas.
Evening star., 1952-12-24

transportation is exercising a gov
ernment function imposed upon it
by law
THE School Board intends to
discharge this responsibility to the
best of its ability and intends to
make adequate provision for a
transportation system in next
years budget"
The board. at first, heSitated to
make a statement. Board Chair
man John johnson said, "Our
authority is clear and we'll known.
Although Council can blast our
transportation policy if they want,
we shouldn't dignity the criticism
by arguing with it"
H. P. Strople asserted, however,
that some of Mr.. McCrary's re-
marks were absolutely untrue" !"
"McCrary's charges are just like
McCarthy's," said Board Member
Oliver Caldwell. Some people
are going to believe them, unless
they are emphatically refuted."
But they are absurd" said Mr..
johnson. Nobody will believe
them"
Board Member Francis Trapp
commented. I'VE owe it to the
people to make our position clear.
No child should have to walk 2
miles to school,"
The board also voted to look
into the possibility of financing
the school system by tax levy in
stead of appropriations. Mr..
Strople suggested that the schools
might then automatically get a
part of surpluses in city tax rev.
en1les. Last years surplus was
about $4,000,
Evening star., 1952-12-24

and used the corporations assets
to further his own political am
bitions.
Mr.. Carlin unsucessfully sought
the Democratic nomination for
Congress in the July primary.
The suit charges that Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlin failed to keep proper
records. and have falsified the
corporate records and notices Of
meetings. It is further charged
that Mr.. Carlin is converting large
sums from the assets of the Ga
zette to publish a rival newspaper,
the Arlington Daily Sun. The suit
states that Mr.. Carlin and the
board have refused minority stock
holders the right to inspect the
corporations books. No dividends
have ever been paid on the capi-
tai stock, the suit alleges.
Asks Receivership.
Mardell asked that the receiver
preserve the corporations assets
and continue publication of the
newspaper under the guidance of
the court.
It further asks that the de-
fendant be required to account fc~
all assets of the corporation, that
the defendant be required to dis
close all corporation and financial
records since 1898, and all records
relating to the transfer of assets
to the corporation for Mr.. Car
Inns use. The suit demands the
defendants be required to return
to the corporation all sums Of
money and property illegally and
irregularly used. and that the de-
PENDANTS be required to make up
any missing funds.
The suit Is signed by Seymour
Schneidman, as president of Mar
del. Inc.
Evening star., 1952-12-24
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia and vicin-
ity-High today about so. Fair to-
night except for fog early tomor-
row morning. Low tonight 35 in
the city, 80 in the suburbs. To-
morrow, increasing cloudlness
with high about 46 Rain by Fri
day.
Maryland-Partly cloudy to-
night and slightly cooler tomor-
Evening star., 1952-12-24

row. Low tonight 26 to 80 west
and 80 to 35 east
Virginia-Partly cloudy and
slightly colder tonight Low to-
night % to 80 west and 80 to 36
east. Tomorrow. increasing cloudi-
ness with moderate temperature
followed by rain in the extreme
southwest.
Wind: Southwest at five miles
an hour at II 80 m
Evening star., 1952-12-24
Thousands of Pilgrims Find
No Room in Inns of Bethlehem

United Nations officials from both
sides of the frontier that has split
the Holy City since the Palestine
war of 1948.
The official party from the
Israeli side of the frontier Travelled
the traditional road from Jerusa-
lem. Normally held by Israel and
closed to the Arabs. the road was
opened especially for the process
sion.
The route lay past the tomb
Of Rachel to the Church of the
Nativity. which marks the sup
posed birthplace of Christ. Rep
Iresentatives of the Orthodox and
Armenian Churches were on hand
to welcome the patriarch at the
church entrance. Inside the
church are chapels for Orthodox,
Armenian and Latin worship.
Mass at Midnight.
The climax of the ceremony
will be the traditional midnight
mass, beginning in the Latin
Chapel of st. Catherine and con-
cluding IN the Grotto of the
Nativity. where tradition says
Mary and Joseph finally found
shelter and where the baby was
born.
The Protestant service was ar
ranged in a similarly hallowed
|spot-on the terraced slopes out
side Bethlehem where the angels
announced the birth to the shep-
herds watching their f1ocks by
night. During this service a
typical shepherds meal of coarse
bread and meat was planned.
The visitors from Arab Jeru-
salem travelled a new road opened
only four days ago. 1t runs en-
tirely through Arab territory, but
the barbed wire of Israeli sentry
posts less than 100 yards away
reminded the pilgrims that a
technical state of war still grips
the Holy Land.