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Evening star., 1952-07-11
19 YOU SIT. ME.

apis. and bsmt. Best cash offer above
$4,000; oil heat. RA. 2036. liz
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cU1O va. ave-, 81. D4OO
Ewes. JU. 7-9055
Silver Spring-$14,95O
Delightful 2:bedrm. brick rambler;
picture window. fireplace, elec. kit.
bsmt., fenced lot. Reas. down pay
ment and assume GI loan. Call
Mrs. Hart. Lo. 5-35l8. cox q CO.
Silver Spring-$13,95O
M. Forest Glen I'd. Delishtful B-rm.
!Caps Cod 9n beaut. sOx1 0O-ft.
Side screened porch. bright EQUIP.
Kit. Quick possession.
SILVER SPRING
Nr. Franklin and Flower aves. A
lovely brk. home on q beaut. land
scaped shady lot; 2 bedrms. ON lst
r., one bedrm. on 2nd. Firepl.. sep.
6ln rn.. gar, rec. rm. Vacant.
RAMBLERS-$16,95O
Big rambling all-brk. homes contain
de luxe kit, located mr.. Ga. ave.
and Plyers Mill I'd. CT financing
may be available.
Raffell Real Estate
sH. 1103 or sH. s794 It'll 8
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$500 DOWN

Brick 2-story, full basement. newly
decorated: 4 yrs. old. 625 Emerson
st. me-; modern kit, healthful gas
heat, screened porch; S12.950; pay
ments like rent. BERGMAN REALTY
Co, ia. 1850, ST. 9433. -13
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S11 $50

Dx i ,SCU
SH1PLEY TERRACE, 3413 25th st.
s.e:-Semidet. brick. Six rms, bath,
fun cellar, gas a.-c. heat, storm
windows, refgr. incl. in sales price:
lmmed. posS., conv. terms. FRED
ERICK A. BLUMER CO., GIT Pa,
ave. sc. FIR. 10SS; ewes. and Sun,
VI 1905 10
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ofUU, EVts,, OH. UZhU
RRENTWOON

So. 900 down will take this completely
redec. home with bedrms., or as
income property with 2 separate
apts.; in excel. cond. Monthly pay
ments like rent. Terms, cash or
trade. MODERN REALTY CO.. JU.
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VACANT"

Reasonable price and easy terms on
this 1.year-old semidet. brick home
with 8 bedrms;, tiled bath. 1st-fl.
8. Oak. ave. ne, In q very con-
venient neighborhood. Call Me.
1143 until 8 pm. J. WESLEY
RTICHANAN Raa1fnP
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HILLCREST GARDENS
STOP LOOKINGl

I HAVE A HOUSE THAT oFERs
EVERYTHING AT S17, $50
rambler with fuli bsnt.
and built-in garage. ALICE kit, dish
washer and garbage DISPOSAL. Com
dittonal trades considered. Special
terms for veterans. For details cali
Mrs Silva LII 0-9H9Q
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Alexander Leaves Tokyo,
Says Koje Is Well in Hand
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, June 18.-Field Mar
shal Lord Alexander left today for
Canada.
His plane will refuel at Shemya
In the Aleutians, and at Anchor
age. Alaska. He will visit five
hours in Edmonton. Alberta, with
his daughter en- route to Ottawa
The British Minister of Defense
told correspondents the Koje Is
land prisoner of war situation had
been taken well in hand by Ameri-
can Brig. Gen. Hayden L. Boat
ner.
THE general has dealt with the
situation with great firmness and
efficiency" Lord Alexander said
THE situation now is obviously in
hand. and I do not consider that
he should have any more trouble. /"
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Alexandra Police Probe
Household Mans Death

Alexandria police are investigat-
ing the death of a man whose
body was found face down at the
edge of the Potomac River.
The dead man was identified as
Dewey Craig, So, who lived on a
houseboat at the foot of Gibbon
street.
His body was found about
pm. near the houseboat. There
was a cut over his forehead and
his nose had been bleeding. Police
said an autopsy would be per-
formed to determine the cause OF
death. Police said location Of the
body indicated he might have
drowned and remained at the
waters edge when the tide went
out.
Three men were arrested for
Questioning in connection with the
death.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Rockefeller Donates
$40 Millions TO CIoisfers
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK. June l8.-John D
Rockefeller, jr., has given $40 mil
lion to The Cloisters. which houses
a medieval art collection of the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art.
The museum. announcing the
gift yesterday. said the bequest is
'for the enrichment of The Clois-
ters in the broadest sense of the
term and for the preservation
housing and presentation of its
collection"
Mr.. Rockefeller has been inter-
ested in the Cloisters since 1927
He paid for the present monastic
building. which was opened in
1888, and donated most of its art
treasures.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
|ChorIes EImore CropIey, 81,
Clerk of Supreme Court, Dies

Charles Elmore Cropley, ST,
clerk of the Supreme Court of
the United States, died yesterday
in Bethesda Naval Hospital after
a long illness.
Mr.. Cropley had been associated
with the court for almost A years
starting as page. Flags OF the
court were lowered to half staff
at noon yesterday in his honor.
Born in Georgetown, he was the
son of the late manufacturing
chemist, Charles B. Cropley.
Educated by private tutors. he
became a page at the court at
13 and left two years later to take
a job with the Library of Con-
gress. He returned to the court as
assistant clerk in 1913.
In 1920 he was elevated to
deputy clerk and in 1927. at the
age of 80, he became 10th and
youngest clerk in the courts 1872
year history.
Since then he has served as
secretary of all memorial meetings
of the Supreme Court Bar Asso-
citation.
Published Legal Papers.
Mr.. Cropley has also written
several papers on legal research
and transportation for law publi-
cations and in 1923 collaborated
on a book of forms for practice
and procedure in the Supreme
Court.
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson
said: From page boy to- clerk,
he served the court A years with
ability and distinction. His Is
years tenure as clerk won for
him the friendship and respect
Of the court, it's staff and legions
of friends throughout the Nation
amongst lawyers and litigants.
He was unfailing in his attention
to his work. He possessed a
courteous dignity that will be long
remembered. In great degree. he
lived for the court. For several
years, he fought courageously to
live. Thousands will mourn and
miss him."
/ Mr.. Cropley was a member of
the Chevy Chase Club. All Souls
Episcopal Church, the American
Judicature Society. He was for
mer trustee of Gunston Hall
School and q former director of
the Family Service Association.
He lived here at 1900 Connecticut
avenue NV.
Survivors Listed.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Roma Wornall Cropley: a daugh-
ter. Miss Louise woodbridge Crop
LEY. and his mother, all Of the
home address.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
U.N. Clusters Reported
For IS Americans in
Illegal Red Activities
BY the ASsocIoistf Hrass

NEW YORK, June 18.-The
New York Times said today the
United Nations has ousted Is
American employees of it's secre-
tariat staff who have been sus-
pected of illegal Communist ac-
tivities" and plans to dismiss over
80 more.
The newspaper. quoting highly
reliable sources" said the firings
have been going on for several
months and probably will con-
tinue through 1852.
The Times story said:
Charges being made against U.
IN. staff members are coming
largely from such Government
agencies in Washington as the
Department of Justice and the
State Department, and from re-
ports coming out of the New York
Federal grand jury investigation
on subversive activities.
About a half dozen Secretariat
members have been called before
the grand jury. Several of these
have been dismissed or allowed to
resign.
One staff economist, Irving
kaplan, was ousted after he re-
fused to answer a question on
whether he had been a spy. Kap-
Ian claimed the answer might
tend to incriminate him.
1t was learned that some in
f1uential persons had urged United
Nations Secretary General Try
gve Lie to make clean sweep of
"troublemakers." ''undesirables"
and "subversives."
Gen. Lie was said to have in
sisted that substantial proof be
submitted to United Nations Of
flcials against persons accused of
Subversive activities. The official
United Nations position is that
membership in the United States
communist Party itself is not suf-
nclent reason for dismissal since
the party is legal here,
Evening star., 1952-06-18
|raq Envoy Accuses West
Of Letting Down Arabs
by the Asseeiotsd Press

ANN ARBOR. Mich. June 49,
The great democratic powers have
failed to fulfill promises toward
Arab nations, an Iraq official told
a conference of Arab students
here last night.
Abdullah Bakr. Minister from
Iraq and Charge d'Affaires at the
IIraqui Embassy. in Washington
declared that inability of the
Western powers to apply the
principles of democracy embodied
i'm the United Nations Charter is
one of the greatest causes of un-
rest in the Arab world"
Coupled with this" he said,
"is the need for general reform in
the Arab administration and In
social and economic life. The
Arab countries must meet the
growing desires and ambitions OF
their citizens"
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Bogus Marshal Dupes
Jai|er, Helps Bankrupt
Auto Dealer 10 Flee
BY the Associoied Press

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 18.-
A bogus United States marshal
duped Springfield city jailer and
led Robert L. Knetzer, bankrupt
Edwardsville auto dealer, to free
dom here yesterday.
United States Attorney Howard
Doyle announced the escape OF
Knetzer and said Police Chief
Ben Little has suspended the
jailer and will prefer scharges OF
negligence and disobedience
against him.
Knetzer. who recently was in
dicted by a Federal grand jury
on three criminal charges, was
serving an indefinite Jail sentence
on a contempt of court action
growing out of his bankruptcy
case.
Knetzer's Second Escape.
It was the second time in about
three months that Knetzer es-
capped Federal custody. In March
he eluded Federal bailiffs who es-
corted him to st. Louis on a trip
to raise funds for his creditors
He surrendered after five days.
Mr.. Doyle said the phony mar
shall showed Melvin Palmer, the
night jailer, a folder which pur-
ported to be his Identification
Mr.. Palmer's description of the
folder shows that it was in no
wise an official folder carried by
a marshal, Mr.. Doyle said.
The masquerading marshal told
Palmer he wanted to take Knetzer
out of Jail and would return him
later. Mr.. Doyle said the two of
them walked out the back door of
the Jail and have not been seen
since.
SIS Million in Debt.
Knetzer went $2.5 million into
debt and bankruptcy when he was
unable to produce automobiles or
refunds to customers who made
down payments on scarce cars in
1947 and thereafter.
He was jailed by Federal Judge
Charles Briggle for an indefinite
sentence when he ruled that
Knetzer had in his possession or
under his control $250,000 in un-
declared assets.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Norfolk Man TO Wed
Woman Who Said
mo- to Him in 1899
By the Associated Press

NORFOLK. Va, June 18.-Ed-
ward Allen Smith was turned
down back in 1899 when he pro-
posed marriage to Miss Kathryn
Voss-but he never gave up.
That's why a wedding was
scheduled today at nearby Ocean
View-a wedding in which Mrs.
Kathryn v. Roberts (nee Kathryn
Voss) was to become Mrs. Edward
Allen Smith.
The two grew up together in
Big Rapids, Mich. but both mar
|ried some one else.
Mr.. Smiths wife died, as did
Mrs. Roberts husband. And the
two were reunited in January of
this year in st. Petersburg. Fla.
"I wanted her SO years ago, so
proposed again." Mr.. Smith said
Evening star., 1952-06-18

House regarding those covered by
social security. The measure
would increase monthly benefits
of SIS or 1914 per cent, which,
ever is greater.
RETIREMENT BILL-Regard-
ing the vote on the social security
increase bill, it's interesting to
note that Chairman Murray OF
the House Civil Service Committee
voted for it. Yet, Mr.. Murray has
opposed any increases for the
Governments civil service retired
employees.
Mr.. Murray's vote may be- the
tipoff that he has changed his
,lnyielding opposition to increas-
ing civil service retirement bene-
fits. During the hearings over
the last few days. Mr.. Murray ha.
been a little more sympathetic ir
his questioning Of witnesses.
The House group is scheduled
to wind up its hearings tomor.
row. It's considered certain thai
the committee will vote in favor
of legislation to increase benefit.
for retired Federal workers. The
Senate already has approved such
legislation.
4 \ ~
LEAVE-House-Senate confer.
ees today meet on the 1853 in.
dependent Offices bill containing
the House-approved leave accu.
mutation ban rider, which the
Senate has voted to reject. Incl.
dentally, owing to a Typographical,
error, it was reported in this
column several days ago that the
rider requires Federal workers tc
use their 1853 annual leave by
June 80, 1858, or lose the unused
portion. The rider, of course
would require Federal workers to
use their 1852 annual leave by
the June 30, 1853, date.
X + 4
OVERSEAS Senate Civil
Service subcommittee has ap-
proved a bill lifting the Is pei
cent cost-of living differential fol
Federal employees overseas. Under
the bill, the cost-of Living differ
ential could exceed the IS per
cent figure in areas where living
costs justified this.
Evening star., 1952-06-18

with scattered showers likely In
the west portion.
Virginia-Fair and cooler to-
night with low of 60 to 65 in the
west and north, and ga to 68 in
the southeast portion. Tomorrow,
some cloudiness and rather warm
lin the afternoon.
Wind-Northwest at Is miles an
hour at 1880 am.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Charter Drive Slowed

Leaders of the home-rule char
ter movement in Prince Georges
County have uncovered a little
known provision of Maryland S
election laws which threatens to
stymie their campaign for 10000
signatures to put the home-rule
question on November ballots.
Spokesman for the Citizens
Committee for Good Government
said new legislation passed at the
1852 General Assembly requires
that the 10000 signatures be OBJ
tanned by July %, instead of Octo-
ber l. which would have been the
deadline under the old setup.
The Good Government leaders
said they would redouble their
efforts to obtain the 5000 sigma
lures still lacking.
Evening star., 1952-06-18

Funeral services will be held at
IL am. tomorrow at the All Souls
Memorial Church. Rev. Frank w.
Blackwelder, rector of All Souls,
and DR.. Phillip Rigg of Kingston
Parish. Matthews. Va. lifelong
friend of Mr.. Cropley's. will Off
ciate.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Gene
terry.
The justices of the Supreme
Court will act as honorary pail
bearers. The family requests that
flowers be omitted.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Sunny
and less humid this afternoon with
high about 88. Fair and cooler
tonight with low of 65. Tomorrow
some cloudiness and rather warm
Maryland-Fair and cooler to-
night with low of so to IS. Some
cloudineSS and warm tomorrow
Evening star., 1952-06-18

children OF others on the streets
and home.
Its a shame the way they're
allowed to roam late at night,
Mr.. Duncan sadly declares. "One
of them came up and asked me for
a dime for a bottle of milk one
night. bought him a snack. But
then when I asked him where he
lived. he wouldn't tell me. And
he was no older than my boy
He nodded toward John. jr., a
well-mannered. handsome 7-year-
old, dawdling proudly with Videc
Ranger Badge. John. jr's, great
est ambition is to be a member OF
the Cub Scouts.
Buzzing around in the back
ground at their home. 4423 E
street. Sc, was John, a lively age
8. filled with a little girls love for
dolls and more dolls.
Mrs. Duncan. with gentle de-
termination, was preoccupied
answering congratulatory tele-
phone calls and riding herd on the
children.
The Duncans met at the Howard
University graduate school where
he was studying philosophy and she
English. Further meetings fol.
lowed, over books at the Library
lot Cmgress. and. as Mrs. Duncan
Says. marriage became my Ca
|reer @s3nstead of teaching"
Family of Educators.
Her husband comes from what
he calls a school family" All but
one OF his six brothers and sisters
Is either a school principal or
teacher. Mr. Duncan's mother
who lives in Salisbury. N. c..
steered all of her own children
through college. as well as II
others whom she befriended.
OF his mother. MIR. Duncan says
devotedly: "She provided us all
training in the kind Of life people
ought to live" . ss
While his appointment to the
recorder position is still too fresh
for him to discuss organizational
plans, Mr.. Duncan feels his gen.
|eral approach to problems will
serve him well.
I'VE must open our eyes to the
community'S needs, consider
what's best for the total COM
munity. Then analyze the facts
and state the case with dignity
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Duncon's Civic Duties Keep
Recorder Busy Almost Nightly

John B.. Duncan, WaShington's &
new recorder of deeds, figures
that, if his wife Edith were to
accompany him on his civic
rounds he'd be out SIS a month
for baby -sitters alone.
Mr.. Duncan computes the cost
as So per night, Is nights per
month. His civic work keeps him
that busy. It has been that way
for years, he says.
Caught on the run between two
meetings yesterday, the recorder
paused long enough to pose with
his family for photographs and to
explain:
Edith and I decided at the
start that her job would be to de-
velop the home and the children,
while I would earn the family
bread and work TO rthe COM
munity."
ScrapbOOks Show Activities.
His efforts on behalf of the
city that has been his home for
Is years are recorded in two big
scrapbooks. Wire-recorder spools
carry the dozens of speeches he
has made. The support of the
community in his candidacy for
the recorder job attests best to his
effectiveness, however. -
Mr.. Duncan moves into his new
job from a law practice with the
Housing - and Home Finance
Agency. He is the first recorder
to, be appointed by the district
COMMISSIONERS acting under their
new powers. The appointment was
tunanimous. 'Sa'E IL
A list Of Mr.. Duncan's aetisities
in virtually every field Of c0mmu-
nifty endeayor fills a closely type
written page. Top among the en-
tries is his presidency of the Fed
Grafton of Civic Associations and
membership on the Citizens Ad-
visory Council on Public Works.
And when he has not been act
ing as an official sfunctionary for
his many organizations, Mr.. Dun
can is taking up the cudgels
against police brutality, slum
housing and racial segregation in
public schools.
Deplores Roaming Children.
Even when he is en- route from
one late-hour meeting to another,
the 42-year-old father of two small
children will try to shoe the small
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Regional Planning Bill
Given New Hope With
Committee Approval

There was new hope today for
hnal Congressional action on the
compromise bill to promote re-
glonal planning in Greater Wash
1ngton. despite the pre-adjourn-
ment crush of business.
The Senate District Committee
yesterday gave its unanimous ap-
proval to the bill. It will be ready
for Senate action on its next cal
endar call.
A companion bill, reorganizing
and expanding the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commits
sion, has been recommended by
the House District Committee and
awaits House action.
The measure would provide for
the creation of regional plan
ing council of 10 members to
serve as an advisory and cooper
ative agency to push solution of
regional problems. Like the re-
organized commission it would
include representatives of the Dis
tr1ct. Maryland and Virginia.
No Opposition Voiced.
Senate Committee action was
taken quickly. after a report by
Senator Pastore, Democrat, of
Rhode Island, head of Senate
subcommittee. He said it was
backed by spokesmen for District,
Maryland and Virginia planning
groups and encountered no oppo-
S1tion from any source.
The Senate committee ordered
favorable reports on several other
measures.
One was the House-passed bill
to transfer the title to Columbia
Hospital from the United States
to the Hospital Board. Senator
Pastore explained this change
would make the nonprofit hos
piCal eligible for grants under the
Washington Hospital Center Act
and the Hill-Burton Act.
The committee also approved
bills:
Granting compensatory days of
Tor police and firemen for emer-
gency service on regular days off.
Exempts Amvets Property.
Exempting from District taxa
ton the property of the Amvets.
Restoring seniority and promo
d. ton rights to Sergt. Albert o.
Raeder of the fire department
for the period he served in World
War II as fire marshal at Tokyo,
Japan.
Amending the District Credit
Union Act to bring it closer into
line with the Federal credit
unions.
The committee indefinitely
postponed action on a bill to give
civil service retirement to public
school cafeteria workers formerly
employed by school principals
when they operated the lunch
rooms.
Gallinger Question Raised.
~ NAOoIAOA4o dDOQI GIlS 1dClI1ClGS
sand operation of the psychiatric
ward at Gallinger Hospital were
raised by Senator Johnston, Dem
Eocrat. OF South Carolina. He re-
ferred to newspaper accounts and
editorials regarding the death of
"a respected Washingtonian, who
was confined at the Gallinger ward
temporarily. pending a decision
on his mental condition. He died
later at another institution.
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue told the committee the Incl
Gent drew attention to the needs
Of more personnel and better ia
-clllt1es for the mentally sick. He
said 1t may be possible to find
these for the necessary waiting
period at st. Elizabeths Hospital.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Council Lacks Power
To Up Judges Pay

Montgomery County lacks au-
thority to supplement the salaries
paid by the State to its Circuit
Court judges. County Manager
Irving G. McNayr told the County
Council yesterday.
Mr.. McNayr said Chief Judge
Charles w. Woodward of county
Circuit Court advised him it would
not be legal for the Council to
adopt a recommendation of the
county Bar Association to pay the
two circuit judges $4,000 a year
in next years budget. The jurists
receive $4,000 year from the
State.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
CorIin Sees Communism

Charles Carlin. jr., Alexandra
newspaper publisher and candi-
date for the Democratic nomina-
ton to Congress from the 10th
district. said last night "com-
munism has raised its ugly heao
here in the 10th district"
He did not elaborate in his
speech to supporters at the Lyon
Village Community House. but
pledged Ito do everything in my
power to fight this menace in the
district which I will represent
especially should it infiltrate the
public schools"
Evening star., 1952-06-18

groups special
M a n p o W e r
|Committee in
|vestigating civil
service matters.
Senator john
Ston last week
asked that the
pending order
be held up until
his staff met
lw it h commits
sion officials to
Id iSc uss tn e
move. The Or
der would give
Evening star., 1952-06-18
Johnson to Leuve Clinic

ROCHESTER, Mimi, June 18
R.-Louis Johnson, former Secre-
tary Of defense, leaves the Mayo
Clinic today after a two-week
checkup. Mr.. johnson had under
gone surgery about a month ago
Evening star., 1952-06-18
No Water SHORTAGE

For the second straight sum-
mer. the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission will not have
to restrict use of water by its
some $4,000 customers in nearby
Maryland.
Spokesman for the commission
said today no restrictions are an
ticipated this summer because suf-
f1cient storage facilities have been
provided. Storage space for 8.7
million gallons has been added
since last summer.
Evening star., 1952-06-18
The Federal Spotlight
ne FederoI SpotII9ht
IRomspeck Indicates Early Order
For Career Reserve Status
By Joseph YOUNG

Despite the request of the Senate Civil Service Committee that
1.-THE pending status be held Chairman
peck the Civil Service Commission directive
lbe issued fairly
Mr. and his colleagues have
Evening star., 1952-06-18

Chairman Johnston of the Senate
Civil Service Committee. Also par
|ticipating in the discussions was
Melvin Purvis, chief of the Senate