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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10

limited number of Federal
patronage jobs at its disposal,
the White House is having it's
troubles with some Republicans
on Capitol Hill.
Some. Republicans. are accus-
ing Sherman Adams, Assistant
to the President, of going high
hat" on them. They say Mr..
Adams refuses to see them to
discuss patronage appointments
or shunts them off to one of
his minor assistants.
Other Republicans charged
that the Dewey crowd" is run
ming things, so far as deciding
how patronage job plums should
be distributed. They contend
that Attorney General Brownell
is the man who is pulling the
strings. One Pennsylvania Re-
publican said, If you ever in
the past have opposed Tom
Dewey you're just out or luck
as far as patronage is concerned"
X **
AIR FORCE-The Air Force
Department has announced an
in-service junior administrator
development examination.
All Air Force employees are
eligible to take the exam, pro-
vided they have been employed
in the department for at least
six months and have either per-
manent or indefinite status ap-
pointments.
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NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER
Seven civilian employees at the
National Naval Medical Center
at Bethesda have won awards
for meritorious suggestions.
They are Mrs. Alice A. Moore,
George R. Hartman. Herbert G..
Ward, Herbert Morrow, May
nard E. Dom, Helen Federline
and Hazel White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10
Former Music Publisher
Convicted Of Theft, Dies
BY the Associated Press

PUEBLO, Colo, Mar. 10.-The
death of Franklin D. Hopkins,
"A, former music publisher and
magazine editor, was reported
yesterday at the Colorado State
Hospital.
Hopkins was sent to the hos
pital in 1947 from Denver after
conviction on a charge of en-
bezzling $4,000 while employed
by an investment firm.
A graduate of Harvard, Hop
kins set to music many poems
of Shakespeare, Keats and
others. He founded the Mar
shall Chess Club of New York
in 1915 and in 1913 he started
the magazine, Musical Advance.
in New York. From 1912 to 1917
he managed the New York Plec-
trum Orchestra. During the
1920's, he edited the magazine
Money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10
|Ex-Red Teacher Tells
Communist Tactics
OF InfiItration'
By Cecil Holland

An admitted former Commu-
mist testified today that the
Communist Party succeeded in
inflltrating the New York State
Department of Education and
the New York City Board of
Education.
The witness, DR.. Bella v. Dodd,
also told investigating Senators
! that while she was a Commu-
mist official the party had secret
members working in many Gov
eminent departments" in WASH
lngtOn, with various advisory
commissions established by the
President and in some legisla-
tive offices.
Once Hunter Professor.
An attorney practicing in New
York and a former professor of
political science at Hunter Col
lege, DR.. Dold appeared before
the Senate Internal Security
subcommittee investigating COM
munlSm in education.
Senator Jenner, Republican,
| of Indiana, the subcommittee
chairman, permitted television
, and newsreel coverage of this
groups hearings for the first
time. An audience of from 300
to 400 attended.
Expelled From Party.
DR.. Dodd. who said she was
expelled from the Communist
ranks in 1948, testified that the
party received information from
members in the New York edu-
cation offices. She added that
some of the members were on
the New York boards curriculum
committee and others were clerks
who kept us informed of what
was going on"
The witness did not disclose
the names of any of the secret
members, nor did she reveal
what departments, commissions
or legislative office in which they
worked in Washington.
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leaders will ask that if nothing
is done at this years session,
the Congress clear the way for
action early next year.
BACK PAY-A group of for
mer employees of the House
Committee on Government OPP
erations appears to have a
legitimate grippe.
With the change of political
control, these employees lost their
jobs on January 20. But they
were not paid for the three
weeks period from January to
January 20.
Technically. the old commit
tee expired on January 3 and did
not resume under the new Re-
publican leadership until jan
uary 20. The committees leader
ship said there was no legal au-
thority to pay these employees.
If this is the case. legislation
should be introduced by some
members of Congress to take care
of the three weeks pay due these
workers..
COMMISSION-The expected
appointment of Philip Young,
dean of Columbia University's
Graduate School of Business, as
chairman of the Civil Service
Commission, brought reams of
praise from those who knew Mr..
Young during his 10 years of
service as a Government off,
cial. Mr.. Young was described
as a man of high integrity and
great administrative ability.
Hl* X
NPA-There are reports that
the remaining functions of the
National Production Authority
will be taken over by the Office
of Defense Mobilization, with
NPA's remaining employees trans
ferred over to ODM.
Relaxation of controls will
mean the firing of 1000 of
NPA's 300 employees. A total of
1,400 of NPA's $500 employees
here will be dismissed by June
80, and all 900 workers. in /. the
field will lose their jobs. The
fate of the remaining LOO en-
ployes here will be determined
by Congress. IF, as expected.
Congress will provide for limited
controls after June 80, these
employees will hold on to their
jobs.
WHITE HOUSE With the
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Federation Asks Ban
On Taxing Power

Repeal of the taxing power of
the Observation-Disclosures Capital
and Planning Commission and
transfer of it's budgetary control
to the governing bodies Of Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
County was recommended last
night by the Montgomery County
Civic Federation.
BY a vote of Al to. Is the fed
Grafton overruled the recon-
mendation of its. Planning and
zonil1g Committee and virtually
reversed it's January. stand on
the proposed abolition of the
commission as an independent
planning agency
The vote came after a hot de-
bate between P1ummer Shearin
and Blair Lee Sd. Mr.. Shearin.
recently-elected head of the
Montgomery County Charter
Committee, argued that the best
way to control the planning
body is through its taxing power
Mr.. Lee contended that the COM
mission must have independent
control of its finances in order
to do an effective job of plan
ming and park land purchase
The federation expressed its
opposition to appointment of
commission members upon des-
ignation by State Central Com
mittees. Such designation was
recommended to the county leg
iSlative delegation recently by
the Montgomery County Repub-
lican State Central Committee
Also opposed was the proposed
enlargement of the commissions
boundaryS in Mon merry
County.
The federation reiterated It's
request for transfer of the recre-
alton program from the commits
sion to the County Council and
elimination of the mandatory
6-cent recreation tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10
Higher Costs Seen
For DC. in Operation
OF s.. EIizabeths

The District apparently is
facing increased costs for both
this fiscal year and the next for
the care of its patients at ST
Elizabeths Hospital.
This came to light today when
DR.. Winfred Overholser, super
intendent, was juStifying the
hospitals 1854 budget before the
Thye subcommittee of the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee.
DR.. Overholser said the budget
for next year was predicated on
an increase from $3.50 to $4.92
in the per day patient cost.
The rate to the District is fixed
toward the end of each fiscal
year by the Budget Bureau. For
the 1852 fiscal year the District
was charged a rate of $4.76.
Because of the present $3.50
rate and an increase in the
number of District patients this
fiscal year. it is reported that the
District will need a deficiency
appropriation of more than
100000 to cover the cost.
If the rate for 1854 goes up
by 2 cents per patient per day.
it will cost the District an added
$4,000, according to budget
figures submitted by the Federal
Security Administration.
The FSA figures indicate that
the cost to the District for the
fiscal year ending June 30 will be
$9,389,000 and that for next
year, beginning July l, the cost
will go up to $9.517,740. This
is most of the total st. Eliza
beths expects to get as reim-
bursement for care of patients
estimated at $10,276,000 for the
year beginning July /.
There are some differences,
however. between District and
Federal calculations on District
costs for both this year and next.
DISTRICT of1clalS estimate the
number of patients for the pres
ent fiscal year at 5,318.
DR.. Overholser urged the Sen
ate subcommittee to approve a
requested $451 500 for major re-
pairs to some of the older build
ingS and a construction fund of
$195,000 for plans for the re-
placement of Howard Hall, st.
Elizabeths' only maximum Sc
curity" building.
In justification he said: "The
present Howard Hall is anti
quated and overcroWded to such
an extent that it is now necessary
to retain mentally i'll prisoners in
Jail for varying periods before
they can be received" at the hos
initial.
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Governor Signs Bills

Five Prince Georges County
bills from the Maryland General
Assembly, including one to in
crease county aid to fire DEPART
ments by more than 100 per cent.
were signed into law last night
by Gov. McKeldin.
The county was authorized to
appropriate $4,000 next fiscal
year to the 33 accredited volun-
teer fire departments. At pres
ent the county spends $4,000
annually for such aid. This
amounts to $1,400 for each fire
company and $1,000 for each
rescue squad. The new grants
will be $4,000 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10
maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Toll Road Foes Hit
LEGISLATORS Roles

A fight over proposed north
south toll turnpike across Vir-
GINA was becoming more intense
today after an exchange between
two former State Senators at
Fredericksburg.
c. O'Conor Goolrick, Fred
ericksburg attorney hired by a
group to fight the plan, declared
it is utterly improper" for four
members of the General Assem-
bly, to serve as directors of a
firm that proposes to build the
5000 million turnpike. One of
them, Delegate j. Maynard Ma
gruder of Arlington, said he could
see no improperly in his direc-
torship.
The other former legislator,
John J. Wicker, jr., who heads
the Virginia Interstate Turnpike
Corp, said if the board were
composed of "nonenities" with
no knowledge of public pro-
grams there would be basis for
criticiSm.-A. P.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10
Wilson Would Add
Fund for Substitute
Teachers 10 Rent Bill

Chairman Wilson of a House
appropriations subcommittee to-
day suggested new approach
to the problem of getting 100000
to pay substitute teachers from
now to June 30
The Indiana Republican pro-
posed that the 100000 item be
included as an amendment to
legislation now pending in the
House Appropriations Committee
for $1,000 to pay salaries in the
office of the rent control admin
istrator here.
Two identical bills for the rent
control salaries are before the
Appropriations Committee. One
passed the Senate yesterday, the
other was introduced by Repre-
sentative O'Hara, Republican, of
Minnesota.
If and when these bills reach
his subcommittee handling the
District budget. as expected. Mr..
Wilson said he would call a
meeting of the subcommittee on
the problem.
The legislator said he would
invite District officials to testify
at a hearing in support of the
school pay money as an amend
ment to the bill for rent con-
troll salaries. -
If the subcommittee should
approve the bill as amended to
carry both. items. the double
measure would go to the full
House Appropriations Commit
tee for action.
District officials in con-
ference yesterday with Mr.. Will
son stressed need for the teach
ers' pay as an emergency. Supt.
of Schools Hobart M. Corning
sent a letter yesterday to Mr..
Wilson officially outlining the
need.
At that time it had been
thought the school money might
be inserted in the pending Sec
ond supplemental appropriation
bill. But this bill is in confer
ence to settle differences be-
tween the versions passed by the
House and Senate.
The District school system will
have to merge classes and pos
sibly even disband some if Con-
gresS doesn't approve the emer-
gency 100000 appropriation, Mr..
Corning warned.
There is a remote possibility
school might have to be closed
a day and a half early this term,
the superintendent added. But
he predicted congressional action
probably will head this off.
The school systems substi-
tute pay funds are running out
this week. Mr.. Wilson suggested
substitutes might have to work
without pay until new funds
are available July l.
Curtailment of substitutes al
ready has brought complaints
from parents this year. Further
curtallment is likely to work
particular hardship in the Negro
schools, which also are suffer-
ing from a shortage of regular
teachers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10
Dr.. Thorpe Wins Divorce

LOS ANGELES. Mar. 10 (P.-
DR.. Franklin Thorpe. former
husband of actress Mary Aston,
obtained an uncontested divorce
yesterday from his second wife,
the former Virginia Bancroft.
They were married in 1945. The
60-year-old doctor charged cru
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10
By Robert K. Walsh

1t was a strong bet in legal
circles today that the new Fed
eral law on gambling still faces
close scrutiny by the Supreme
Court despite the tribunals ap-
prevail of key sections.
The court yesterday upheld, 6
to 3. the requirement that gam
blerS must register and pay a $50
occupational stamp tax.
But in its most prolific opin-
ion-day of the current term the
court also agreed to review the
case of a Long Beach, Calf.
man who complained that local
police Illegally prosecuted him a.
a bookie after he bought the
required Federal stamp.
The court, moreover, is to hear
arguments Thursday on a case
involving James j. Carroll of
St. Louis. an official betting
commissioner" Technically the
issue relates to income tax re-
turns, but a main question is
whether the Government can
make gamblers report names of
people who win wagers.
Decision Reversed.
The decision in the gambling
law case reversed a ruling by
Federal Judge George A. Welsh
in Philadelphia that the tax was
unconstitutional. He held it
went contrary to the police
power of States and forced a
gambler to give testimony
against himself.
Justice Reed, in the Supreme
Court opinion from which JUS
tices Black. Douglas and Frank
furter disSented, declared the
privilege of raising the possible
self determination issue relates
only to past acts.
The majority opinion noted
nothing offensive" in the re-
quirement for filing names, ad-
dresses and places of business.
Such information can properly
be required by the Federal Gov
eminent as an aid in collecting
a legitimate tax, the opinion
stated.
Justice Black protested that
the law enacted in 1851 creates
a squeezing device contrived to
put a man in Federal prison if
he refuses to confess himself in
to a State prison as violator
of State gambling laws"
Justice Frankfurter commended
that Congress wrapped the leg
islation in the verbal cellophane
of a revenue measure" and
moved into a field which the
Constitution reserves to the
States.
Other Decisions.
Other major issues or persons
in court actions yesterday in
cluded:
Bogus typesetting. The court
ruled, 6 to 3, that the Interna-
tional Typographical Union does
not violate the Taft-Hartley Act
by demanding that printers be
paid for setting advertisements
in type to duplicate material re-
ceiyed in matrix form and used
in newspapers. The duplicate or
.s.ebogus" type then is discarded.
Standby musicians. The court
decided, 6 to 3, that the feather
bedding" restrictions in the Taft
Hartley Act were not violated by
a musicians union demand that
a theater owner have local mu-
sicians on hand when a travelling
band performed on the stage.
Picket lines. The court held,
6 to 3. that news supply COM
pany in New York had a right to
fire a driver who refused to
cross another unions picket line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-ClOudy
tonight about 33, high tomorrow
40.
Maryland-MoStly cloudy to-
night, low in the 30S. Tomorrow
cloudy and cooler.
Virginia-MoStly cloudy to-
night and tomorrow. Not as
warm tomorrow. Low tonight in
the 30S.
Wind-South. miles per
hour cat National Airport.
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High Court Expected to Give
Gamma Law Still Closer Look

to pick up newspapers at a Long
Island plant where a strike was
in progress.
Harry Bridges. The court an
nounced it would review the
conviction OF the West Coast
longshoremen's union leader on
charges of perjury and conspir-
acy He was sentenced to five
years in Federal prison. He was
found guilty on charges OF
falsely swearing he was not a
Communist when he obtained
his United States citizenship in
1945. District Commissioner F.
Joseph Donohue, when in the
Justice Department. prosecuted
Bridges in Federal Court in Calf
fornia. e.
DIR. Edward Rumley. The
court, Z to 0, overturned the con-
viction Of the executive secretary
OF the Committee for ConStitu-
tional Government, Inc. DR..
Rumley, long a controversial
figure at congressional commit
tee hearings, was convicted here
on contempt charges for refus-
Ing to give a House lobby investi-
eating committee the names of
persons who bought books from
his organization.
Gus Hall. The court refused to
review the contempt of court
conviction of Hall. one of II
Communist Party leaders con-
victed of teaching violent over
throw of the Government. Hall
was found in contempt and sem
fenced to three years in addition
to the five-year term he got on
the conspiracy conviction.
Doctor draft. The court held,
6 to 3, that Dr.. Stanley j. Orloff
of New York was legally refused
a commission or a discharge
after being indicted into the
Army under the doctor draft law
and kept as a private. The Gov
eminent said DR.. Orlof refused
to answer some parts of loyalty
QUESTIONABLE.
Hearing examiners. The court,
in still another 6-to-3 decision,
reversed lower Federal courts
here and upheld validity of Civil
Service Commission regulations
governing pay. promotion. as
signment and dismissal of Fed
eral hearing examiners in var
ious regulatory agencies.
Restrictive covenants. The
court agreed to review a Los
Angeles case testing whether a
property owner can legally be
sued for damages for selling a
house to Negroes in a neighbour
hood covered by a racially re-
strictive property covenant.
Government appeals. The
court refused to interfere with a
decision of the United States
Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia that the Govern
ment has right to appeal from
lower court orders suppresSing
evidence in criminal cases. The
case involved Antonio Cefaratti,
convicted on narcotics charges.
Appeals court bypass. The
Supreme Court rejected re-
quest by the Joint Anti-Fascist
Refugee Committee. the National
Council Of Americana Soviet
Friendship. and the 1nterna-
tional Workers Order that it re
view Immediately "a decision by
the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia.
The District Court dismissed
their complaint that they were
improperiy put on the Attorney
Generals list of subyersive or
CARNATIONS and that the list pro-
cedure itself was unconstitu-
tional. The Supreme Court &C
ton yesterday means that the
case must go first to the ap-
peals court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10
Ministers 10 Study
Proposed Shift Of
Girls 10 Blue Plains

"A COIumlLCee OF bapClSG Mill
listers today planned to investi-
gate the proposed transfer of
National Training School girls
to Blue Plains.
This was the latest step By
Representatives Of the co!ored
community growing out of pro-
test against the shift, of the
girls to the Industrial Home
School for Colored Children at
Blue Plains. The Blue Plains
institution is now occupied only
by boys.
Mrs. Lillian N. Fitzhugh, mem
Der of the Advisory Committee
of the girls institution, said the
proposed transfer was brought
up yesterday at the Baptist Min
listers Conference, composed of
all colored Baptist pastors in
the Metropolitan Area. .-s.
She said the Rev. E. c. Smith,
pastor of the Metropolitan Bap-
fist Church, was named to head
a committee to visit both the
training school in the 5000 block
of Loughboro road NV. and the
Blue Plains institution. After
the visits, she said. the commit
tee will take whatever action is
necessary in the best interests of
the girls
Petition Opposes Shift.
Mrs. Julia w. Hamilton, an
other member of the Advisory
Committee and president of the
Phyllis Wheatley YWCA Board.
said 500 names have been signed
to a petition opposing the pro-
posed shift.
The petition, she said, will be
sent to Senator Case, Republic
can, of South Dakota, chairman
of the Senate District Commit
tee. A letter already sent to
Senator Case, and the petition.
resulted from a meeting Of COL
ored civic leaders held last week
after the Board of Public We'll
fare announced it's transfer plans.
Under the Welfare Board plan.
the girls would go to Blue Plains
by April /. To make room for
them, so of the younger boys at
Blue Plains would be transferred
to the Junior Village. the in
stitution which shares the
Loughboro road reservation with
the National Training School.
MIS-. Hamilton said the petit
TONERS object to the plan on
two scores:
First, that the girls don't want
to go to Blue Plains and the IA
cilities there are not suitable for
them.
Second. that the shift would
disrupt the training program of
the boys who are to go to the
Junior Village under the Welfare
Board plan.
"They would have to spend
money to make Blue Plains
Iivable for the girls and spend
more money to make the Junior
Village buildings suitable for the
boys" Mrs. Hamilton contended.
She said it would be better to
spend the money on improving
conditions for the girls in their
present setting, = particularly
through providing more train
ing.
Move Defendent. !
The welfare board defended
the move on these grounds: That
the girls would get more training
and be less likely to riot at Blue
Plains; that the Industrial Home
School for white children is CO.
educational, and this plan for
colored children simply follows
that pattern, and that the
hoped-for move to the Children's
Center at Laurel, Md, would put
the boys and girls in a COM
bined institution.
Mrs. Hamilton said her group
would work for the appropriation
to start construction of the pro-
posed new institution at Laurel.
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losing Or will
lose their jobs
have no un-
e m pl oyment
pro t e c on
benefits now.
They want the
committee to
act soon on
the bill.
The pros
poets, however.
do not look
too bright for
this year. Re-
alizing this,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
AFL and House Groups Confer
On Jobless Benefits Bill
By Joseph Young

Of employe leaders today meeting House
Ways and Means subcommittee legislation
provide unemployment benefits
The officials of the AFL Government Employees Council
date to confer with Representative jenkins Republican of Ohio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10

Five-Day Forecast for Washing
ton and Vicinity, March Ills.
Temperatures will average
near normal. Normal maximum
for this period is 81, minimum.
35. Milder Thursday. colder by
Friday night. Precipitation dur
ing part of period and again at
the end. totaling y to - inch.
River RerOrt.
Potomac River cloudy 4. Harpers Ferry
ana ShghtN muddy at Great Fails;
Shenandoah ClOUGV at LarrerS Ferry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-10

There will be tonight along the Lakes region and
rain third of the Nation Some urrieS
for the extreme northern Lakes region with
sona Central Plains section Showers also
will throughout the Rockies and Pacific Northwest
areas with the possibility of thundersorms in the Rockies
-AP WrephOtO.