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Evening star., 1952-07-15

A fantastic story of a Strangu-
lation killing that almost escaped
detection was being unfolded to-
day at an inquest into the death
of an attractive Pentagon woman
employe.
The victim, Miss Code A. Whit
man, 80, was killed in her apart
ment at 1881 Euclid street NV.
Saturday afternoon. Her body
was not found until yesterday.
Airman Harry F. Porter, "a, i'm
|maculate in a beribboned Air Force
uniform, listened with tear filled
eyes as witnesses told a coroner's
jury of finding his victims body
lin q closet Of her apartment 48
hours after she was killed.
Porter confessed the Staying
when he returned to the scene
about 5 pm. yesterday. It was his
second return visit. He told police
he came back to the apartment
Sunday with a service companion
w 1Couk1C I11G SpdI -G1A1lC tdoA VI
wall painting which had been in
|terrupted by the Staying.
Manager Testifies.
First witnesses at the inquest
today were Mrs. Alice F. Hickey
and her husband, William F..
Hickey, resident manager of the
apartment. Mrs. Hickey testified
she last saw Miss Whitman alive
about 3 pm. Saturday. She said
she entered the apartment with a
duplicate key yesterday about
noon after Miss Whitman's Office
telephoned and asked her to make
a search r
The fact that Miss Whitman
had been choked to death was
discovered by Coroner A. Magru-
der acDonald while performing
what had been scheduled as a
routine autopsy on a heart disease
victim who died without medical
attention.
Dr.. Macdonald found a hand
Evening star., 1952-07-15
Kissing Leeds to Trouble

SAN JOSE, Calf, July Is R.-
A 23-year-old motorist took his
girl out for a ride yesterday. Police
said this is what happened when
he tried to kiss her: The car
skidded 321 feet. jumped a curb,
plowed over q lawn. hurdled o re-
tanning wall and smashed through
. 2-foot brick pillar. No one was
injured. q
Evening star., 1952-07-15
Byrd and Miller Fight
Brings Big Turnout
In Virginia Primary
Voters in Suburbs Swurm
To Polls; Interest High
In 10Th District Race
By John v. Homer

Democratic voters in Virginia
swarmed to the polls today to set
tie the sizzling issue between Harry
Flood Byrd and Francis Pickens
Miller for the party's senatorial
nomination.
Senator Byrd, after 10 years in
Washington, was regarded as the
favorite in the bitter primary
fight, but his leadership was sub
jected to a serious challenge in
many communities of the Ole
Dominion.
Mr.. Miller, a former Army
colonel who lives in Charlottes-
vile, carried the hopes of Fail
Deal Democrats, organized labor
and other anti-Byrd groups.
The Democratic Senate nominee
is virtually assured of being elected
in November.
Voting IN the suburban area OF
Washington reflected the intense
interest in the Senate contest. In
the new 10th district across the
Potomac, the primary was en-
livened. however, by a hot race fol
the Democratic House nomination
and a spirited fight over a vacancy
on the Arlington County Board.
Turnout Exceptionally Heavy.
Election officials in Fairfax
County reported the turnout o1
voters during the morning far ex-
ceeded their expectations. Precinct
judges prepared to order extra
supplies of ballots if the trend
continued during the day.
Voting was steady from the
time polls opened at $50 am
The early voters included busi-
nessmen bound for their jobs, fol-
lowed by housewives and Federal
employees. The Government work
ers were entitled to take time of
to vote, under a long-standine
presidential directive.
The big crush was expected late
in the day, however. Business
people were counted on to swell.
the vote totals in the afternoon
and evening. The polls will be
open until 1880 pm.
Precinct campaigners. WORKING
like beavers, encouraged qualifieN
citizens to get out despite a scar
ing sun and high humidity.
10th District Candidates.
In the new 10th district-em-
bracing Alexandria, Falls Church
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
the candidates are: Edmund D
Campbell, a lawyer affiliated with
the anti-Byrd faction; Charles c.
Carlin, Alexandria newspaperman
who worked for the Dixiecrat
movement in 1913; Arlington
Delegate J. Maynard Magruder
regarded as the favorite of the
Byrd forces, and Landon C.
Painter. Fairfax County, a manu-
facturer's representative.
Candidates for the Arlington
County Board seat are Wesley w
Cooper and Fred Bach.
In many Northern Virginia
areas, sample ballots appeared
urging voters to support Mr.. Miller
for the Senate and Mr.. Campbell
for the House. Senator Byrd's
name was not linked with a House
candidate in most parts of the
district, though sample ballots
were distributed in some Arlington
communities suggesting a Byrd
Magruder-C Cooper ticket.
One other contest of interest Is
under way in the 9Th district
where Representative Burton OF
Lynchburg. seeks denomination
over Moss A. Plunkett Of Roarlpke
Evening star., 1952-07-15
Acceptable Platform Predicted by Russell
Expects No Revolt. Poee A.

days by having II subcommittee
operating simultaneously. For the
Democrats. one drafting subcom-
mittee will take all the testimony
Representative Mccormack of
Massachusetts, House majority
leader, is chairman of the Plat
form Committee, and will have as
his right-hand man FELTON, M.
Johnston, secretary to the Dem
ocrats in the Senate.
Although the hearings will be-
gin at 10 am. tomorrow before a
small drafting subcommittee, Mr..
Mccormack has invited all mem
bers of the Platform Committee
to attend the hearings as soon as
they are appointed by their State
delegations.
The first day of hearings will be
devoted to farm problems. The
Democrats will take special care
with their agricultural plank, re-
membering that it was the farm
vote in the Midwest which gave
President Truman his unexpected
victory in 1948.
Because of the conflict between
Northern and Southern Democrats
over how to deal with race prob
lens. the civil rights plank is ex-
Ipected to be the most controver-
|Sial.
The Democrats. however, ap-
pear less worried about this issue
than they were before the Re-
lpublicans met. There is a feeling
among some Of the early arrivals
(Cea pT ATrnDNF n. ae>
Evening star., 1952-07-15
NPAIs Deprived
Of Hiring Rights
Due Abuses
Civil Service Charges
Wide Irregularities
In Filling Positions
By joseph Youno

The Civil Service Commission
has taken away all job appointing
authority from the National Pro-
duction Authority because of wide
spread irregularities in filling
positions, it was disclosed today.
The commission said it also was
ordering the dismissal or reas-
signment of about 100 NPA en-
ployes who were illegally ap-
pointed to their jobs.
Under the commissions disci-
plinary action, NPA must make all
future appointments through the
personnel director of the Com
merce Department, Of which NPA
is a unit. The Commerce De-
partment's prior approval will be
needed on all future NPA hirings.
Cooperation Pledged.
Commerce Department and NPA
officials, questioned on the
charges. said they will carry out
the commissions orders complete
ly and will cooperate fully in
matters of hiring.
They did not deny that abuses
had occurred, but said they were
in 1851 when NPA was striving to
build a staff quickly to deal with
a mushrooming load of work in
administering priority and alloca-
ton controls.
Many of the improper appoint
ments. they said. were of day-to-
day consultants or commodity
specialists in the "WAE" category
meaning, paid only when ac-
tually employed"
In many of the latter cases the
one-year term of appointment has
expired. officials said, and the ap-
pointees have left the agency.
Warning on Merit System.
The commissions action, which
came as a result of its post-audit
OF NPA personnel practices, was
seen as a warning to other Fed
|eral bureaus, particularly the So
called emergency units, to follow
strict merit system principles in
filling jobs.
The commission declared that
II per cent Of NPA's appointees
getting salaries above $3,410 a
year are ineligible for their iobs
More than 200 jobs were involved
originally. but about half of those
employees are no longer there.
The commission charged that
NPA filled positions outside civil
service registers while it was re-
turning civil service eligible lists
without making any selections.
NPA also had, in its files, appli-
cations Of veterans qualified for
positions to which non-veterans
were appointed, and no adequate
records were kept to show what
consideration had been given to
the veterans, the commission
charged.
Applications Missing.
Applications from 227 veterans
were mySteriously removed from
NPA files and could not be located
the commission added.
NPA is one of the many So
called emergency agencies that
were created as part of the ma
tional defense program. It now
has about 4,200 employees.
There have been increasing re-
ports Of political and personal
patronage in the filling of many
jobs in the emergency bureau, but
today's action against the NPA
was the first disciplinary action
taken against one Of these bu-
reauS.
Commission officials said they
are now conducting post-audits OF
other agencies hiring practices
and will take similar disciplinary
action, if widespread irregularities
are found.
Evening star., 1952-07-15
School Budget Rises
$40 Million 10 Reach
$3.50 Million for 50
Over 81 Million to Go
For Construction and
Teachers for Negroes
By jones 6. Deone

A $40 million boost in Wash
ington's public school budget has
been asked for next year.
School officials want $35 1862 400
Most of the increase is for new
Negro teachers and schools.
The proposed budget was made
public today by the Commission
Evening star., 1952-07-15
Record Breaking Liner Greeted
BY Roaring New York Welcome

water front and across the big
harbor.
Fireboats spewed Sunlit arches
|of water. Bands blared on deck
and ashore. Passengers stood on
the decks. waving and shouting.
A pressing throng Of more than
l 900. eager for a glimpse of the
new ships triumphant return,
jammed the vicinity of the 46th
Street pier.
After laying at anchor over
night in the outer harbor, the new
ship began her leisurely glide into
port about dawn.
Other Ships Greet Her.
Tugboats scooted about her, and
harbor ferry boats footed lusty
greetings as the ship passed the
Statue of Liberty and rounded the
Battery, Manhattan's southern tip.
The end of the liners record
smashing two-way race came at
4:29 pm. yesterday when she
steamed across the westward fin
ish line at Ambrose Lightship Just
outside New York Harbor.
In setting the new East West
record. the trim. black -hulled
United States had covered the
5000 miles in three days, IL hours
and IL minutes. This broke by
8 hours and 36 minutes the pre-
vious record set Il years ago by
the British Cunard liner, Queen
Mary. The United States beat
the Queen Mary's eastward record
by 10 hours and 2 minutes.
Speed Of 34.51 Knots.
An average Of 34.51 knots was
maintained by the United States
on her homeward trip. This was
below the 35.59-knot average on
the record eastward trip of three
days. 10 hours and 40 minutes.
The new vessels marks were
the first transatlantic speed rec
ords set by American passenger
ships in q century. The last
American blue ribbon winnerS--in
1851 and 1852-were the $780,
ton wooden paddle steamers. Bal
tic and Pacific. The nine-day-
plus marks Of these two sister
ships were upset In 1885,
Evening star., 1952-07-15
Text Of Stote Department Note to Moscow
About Publications. Poee A.

ika'S distribution in Russia for
making it not worth while to con-
tinue publishing the picture
magazine. ..
The main Soviet Embassy pub
lication suspended in retaliation
is the U. S. S. r. Information
Bulletin, which has been appear
ing about every two weeks.
The first issue of Amerika ap-
peared in January, 1945. A Soviet
government agency distributed
10000 copies of the magazine
monthly for sale at Russian
newsstands. The circulation was
increased to $4,000 a month in
1916.
Obstruction Began in 1949.
Soviet obstruction of sale OF
Amerika began in 1949. The So
Wet distribution agency reported
a drop in circulation to $4,000
copies. Progressively reduced sales
have been reported since then,
reaching a low of $4,000 for the
current issue of Amerika.
The State Department reported
evidence that the magazine still
was immensely popular with Rus
sian readers despite the Soviet
governments reports of drops in
demand for it.
A State Department official
said suspension of Amerika "does
not mean that we have given up
trying" to present the truth
about the United States in ma
terial Russians can read. He said
the personnel and funds which
Evening star., 1952-07-15
By the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK, July 15.-The su-
|perliner United States, new
queen Of the seas, came home
today to a roaring reception with
another jewel in her crown.
Planes flew overhead and YES
sells in the harbor sent up a
Evening star., 1952-07-15

ers. They haven't yet blue-pen-
ciled it. School spokesmen are
to argue for it behind closed door.
tomorrow.
The budget is for the fiscal year
beginning July /, 1853. It con-
tains requests for appropriations
by Congress.
Prompted by Overcrowding.
Negro school overcrowding un-
derlies the most spectacular items
The sum of $1,000, $50 is proposed
for Negro school construction, and
1929 .507 is asked for IS new Negro
teachers.
In addition. officials plan tc
transfer funds for 80 more new
Negro teachers from the white
schools. where attendance is
dwindling. And 20 specialized
Negro instructors-in music, auto
driving and business-also are be-
ing sought. making a grand total
Of 137. Music and driving in
structors also are wanted for the
white division.
Five new Negro schools and three
additions are projected, plus two
land purchases. White capital
projects include one junior high
and two land sites, for a total for
the white division of $2,674, 1850.
Short of Program.
The capital projects fall $4 mil
lion short of the total proposed
for the first year of the six-year
school building program. In gen.
eral, however. they follow the out
line Of that program.
A new So million administration
building is one of the items, but
only planning money is asked. A
new Armstrong High School,
recommended for the programs S
first year, has been left out. And
three schools proposed for the sec
ond year have been included.
Capital Outlay Jumps.
Here is the budget breakdown: /:
For operating expenses, includ-
ing general administration, su-
pervision and instructions | $2o,-
076, ,000-an increase of $761 900
over the current year.
For capital outlay, $9,835, ,O00--
an increase Of $8,784,000.
For permanent improvement of
school buildings, $546, ,000-an in
crease of $146,000.
For operation and maintenance
OF buildings, grounds and equip
ment, $5,237 .000-an increase Of
$685., 900.
For vocational education. $685.
400-an increase Of $6,076.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing already has told the Commis-
sioners how important school Of
ficialS regard the school construc-
tion and teacher programs. He
bitterly protested the drastic cuts
made in the current years funds
and is expected to try to head off
any repitition Of such cuts when
he appears tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-07-15
Bulletin
u. S. Frees Steel Stocks

In a move aimed at checking
the spread of industrial idleness,
the Government today freed for
civilian use all steel not needed
by the military.
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1952-07-15

$200. 900 Requested to Begin Fleming Of
New Potomoc Bridge. Pese B-l
DetoiIs on the School Budset in Stories.
Page Ala
Evening star., 1952-07-15
By Gornett D. Horner

The State Department today
ordered the Soviet Embassy here
to suspend its publications. At
the same time, the department
suspended publication of its Rus
sian language magazine Amerika.
A note to the Russians blamed
progressive restriction" of Ameri-
Evening star., 1952-07-15
Stop-kefauver
ByHis Manager
Sullivan Says Senator
Hos Aroused Enmity
Of RivuIs' Buckers
BY ReImon NORM
Assoeioted Press Stoff Writer

CHICAGO, July 15.-Gael Sui
livan, campaign manager for SEN
ator Estes Kefauver, asserted to-
day that hackers of other Demo-
cratic candidates are "ganging
up" to stop the Tennessee Sena~
tor from winning the party's NOM
nation for President.
Mr.. Sullivan told a news con-
Evening star., 1952-07-15

Picture on Pose A.
Evening star., 1952-07-15
Democrats Will 0peI
Lengthy Hearings on
Platform Tomorrow
Many Witnesses Ready;
Farm Problems Due
To Come Up First
By J. A. o'Leoy
Star Sioff Correspondent

CHICAGO, July 15--The Dem
ocrats will open public hearings
on their 1852 platform tomorrow.
with enough witnesses to keep
them going for nearly five days.
The Republicans completed
their platform hearings in two
Evening star., 1952-07-15

(See KILLING, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1952-07-15

tSee PLATFORM, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1952-07-15

Democrats Propose to outshine 6. O. ?.
in Convention Colors. Pooe AS
Evening star., 1952-07-15

Dr., Macdonald found a hand
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-06-26
C,ardoI, Class
Of 1899 Has
Re-union

The Chardon high school
class of 1889 held its first re-
union in thirteen years on Sun
day, June %, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Mcdonald
Jr., in Chardon. A picnic din
ner was served.
Mrs. Jessie Allyn, who was
the class advisor, also attend
ed. A short class meeting was
held and several letters were
read from members living too
far away to attend. One of
the members, the former Ma
BILE Strong, died.
Of the original 48 members,
the following 21 were present:
Betty Snyder Pfabe, Linda
Filppe Kupski, Bertha Ineman
Haueter, Jack Mcdonald Jr.,
Robert E. Schelgel, William G.
Eging, Dorothy M. Break, Ha-
eel Eichler Stone, Richard c.
Clause, Elbert H. Bosworth,
Alverda Underwood Muehlei-
sen, Vivian Varney Mcdonald
Helen Fowler Howard, Louise
Hradecky, Marian Hartman
Johnson, Ruth Cottam Cooper
Irene Przerachi Lockwood, Oh
ga Miseley Lesiak, Evelyn Ro-
dhe Neundorfer, Ruth Case
Bartlett and Richard Hage.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-06-26
Howard Bros.
Dairy Herd
Leads County

The dairy herd owned by
Howard Bros. of cambridge had
the best production record for
May in Geauga County. This
herd of 36 Holsteins produced
l450 pounds of milk and SIT
pounds of butterfat per cow for
the month, according to the
Dairy Service Units report, re-
leased by Leland D. Schuler,
County Agricultural Agent. Rat
ing second was a herd of hol-
stems owned by Harold McNish
of Middlefield. This herd pro-
duced 1880 pounds of milk and
1872 ounds of butterfat. Other
herds in the County's top ten
were Lloyd Harrington, Munson,
McNish Lester Yoder, Burton;
R. A. Grieg & Son, Leroy;
Charles Garrett, Madison; J..
George Binnig, Thompson; NAL
colin Boorne, Middlefield; H. N.
Stephan, Burton; Robert Tim
mons, cambridge.
High individual cow in milk
production for the month was
a Holstein owned by Richard
Peairs of Burton. This cow pro-
duced 2450 pounds of milk test
ing 2.7 percent.
High individual cow in butter
fat was a Holstein owned by
Charles Garrett of Madison.
This cow produced $50 pounds
of butterfat with a 3.6 percent
test.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-06-26
HoIstein
Breeders
Meet Sunday

The Geauga Holstein Freisian
Club will hold their summer
meeting at the S. S. Kaufman
Farm on Route A in Auburn,
on Sunday, June 20 at l pm.
sharp.
There will be judging of two
rings of dairy cattle by the
Junior, Senior and Adult classes.
M Kaufman will furnish cam
pus sweaters as prizes.
At 2:30 pm. there will be
soil testing demonstration tour
including Nitrogen Demonstra-
tions. A Spittlebug Demonstra-
ton on Clover and an exhibit
of Forage Machinery.
ALI members and friends are
urged to attend and all All
Dairy Club members.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-06-26

Chester Grange received an
GA" rating on the one act
play, ''The Grass is Always
Greener" in the Eighth Dis
trict contest in Hiram on Tues
day evening.
Mrs. N. c. Patterson was
hostess at the monthly Past
Chiefs Club luncheon at her
home on Wednesday, June 18.
David Manning is continuing
his college work at Western
Reserve University this sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Dow
ner attended the Pomeroy :
Mcmillan wedding at the First
Baptist church in Cleveland
Friday evening.
Mrs. Adam Kasick has re-
turned to her home from the
hospital and is improving.
Glenda Freshley, who had a
tonsillectomy at st. Luke's
hospital and had to return to
the hospital for further care,
is now at home and improving.
Rev. Paterson's mother, Mrs.
Samuel Patterson, is now in
Doctors Hospital where she
had an operation.
Mrs. George Myers has re-
turned from Woman's Hospital
where she went for observa-
ton.
Mrs. A. J. Beech is now
able to stand on the limb
which was fractured last win
ter. Her efforts in walking are
greatly hampered by the other
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-06-26
NEWS from BURTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rutkowski
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Maben
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Dean.
DR.. Lowell and John Dennie
attended the Northeastern
Council of Boy Scouts banquet
at the Madison Country club
on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Herb Hay entertained
Miss Alice Crater and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Gerhard of Cleve-
land for the weekend. Mrs.
Gernhard is spending part of
the week with her.
Mrs. Harold Held entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ger
ZACH of Long Beach, Calf, on
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Harry Bolander and
daughter, Linda, were in Cleve-
land Thursday and visited Mrs.
Eliza Findlay and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schultz
and son, of Youngstown were
Sunday afternoon and evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
Mcintosh.
Danny Pae was home from
Miami University for the week.
end.
Sunday callers in the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Riley
were Mrs. Carol McDivitt and
two children, Mrs. Alley Sr.
and Tommy and George Rit-
chic, Mr.. and Mrs. Dutton
Thrasher and family of Gar
rettsville.
Dorothy and Judy, daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Rit-
chic are spending two weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Scott in New Lebanon, Pa.
Mr. .and Mrs. Marvin Russell
and family attended a family
smorgasboard at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Russell in
Welshfield on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McNish
and his mother from Fostoria,
Michigan, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Talcott and Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray Talcott and other rela-
tives over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert New
comb entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
c. c. Tuttle for dinner on Sum
day.
Mrs. c. N. Wright is caring
for Mrs. Allen Harrington in
Huntsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Shis-
Ter will leave Saturday for a
weeks fishing trip to Michigan.
Continued on page seven)
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son and family and he was
taking her to her home.
Miss Dorothy Mansfield has
returned from a trip to New
York City which she made
with Cleveland friends. Miss
Mansfield spent several days
last week at Conneaut Lake
Park.
Pfc and Mrs. Wendell Parr
have arrived from San Anton
10, Texas and are visiting Mrs.
PARIS parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. S. Yohannan and other
relatives here. Pfc. Parr has
been transferred to Syracuse,
New York,
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limb which has become badly
stiffened by inactivity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wray Manning
were called to Ft. Wayne, Ind,
last week by the death of a
brother-in-law.
William Swan of Detroit is
visiting at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Osborne Mills
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ferry
and two children from Silver
Springs, Maryland, and Mrs.
M. E. Ferry of Angola, Ind,
spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. George Mapes. Mrs.
Ferry had been visiting her