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about 1900. It says it can't es-
innate the daily output but in
dicates it isn't large. The best
estimate for the wait between
application and payment is be-
tween two and four months.
The Marine Corps faces about
$4,000 to 10000 applications and
is turning out about 400 per day.
but this includes the output to
both m-service men and men al
ready out who have back combat
pay coming. The Corps hopes to
clean up all applicatins by July.
The Air Force has only about
1000 applications and will have
them all paid off shortly.
Rules For Application.
The services are still accepting
applications from Korean veter-
ans. In general. to be eligible
for the retroactive pay. you must
have been:
/. A member of a combat unit
in Korea and subjected to hos
tile fire for not less than six days
in any month.
2. Injured or wounded in ac-
tion while with a combat unit.
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(Pay continued for not more
than three months while you
were in a hospital for treatment
of the injury or woundD
3. Captured or reported mis-
ing in action while serving with
a combat unit. (Pay continued
for three months after capture
or missing report.)
Combat Unit Defined.
A combat unit is:
l. Any military unit not lar
ger than a regiment while the
unit is in actual combat on land
2. Any part of a unit which
supports a military unit in COM
bat and is under enemy ground
fire.
3. Any vessel or aircraft while
under enemy fire in the course
of operations.
4. Any military unit not larg-
er than a regiment engaged in
amphibious or airborne opera
tions while under enemy fire.
No man is eligible for combat
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Veterans and Druftees

cause Congress closely defined
what combat duty would make
a serviceman eligible. This,meant
that to pay many men already
of active duty the services would
have to check the records.
Checking Takes Time.
In many cases the services
said this checking would take
considerable time because of the
paper work involved. They said
more checking would be neces-
Sary in some individual cases
than in others. The best the
services will say about payments
to individual men is that they'll
get the payment when it's estab-
liShed that they are eligible.
The Army with about 200, ,O0O
applications. has paid about
$4,000 so far and is now paying
about 900 a day.
The Navy has received about
10000 applications and has paid
Evening star., 1953-05-07
Wright Is Found Guilty
Of Assault in SHOOTING

Eddie E. Wright, SO, of the $500
block of Thirteenth street NV,
yesterday was found guilty of
assault with a dangerous weapon
in the shooting of George E.
Bowers, 38. last November 2.
Bowers was wounded in both
arms and the stomach by pistol
fire during an argument with
Wright. Two more shots were
fired through the door at 40
Fifteenth street NE, as police
men arrived in answer to a trou-
BILE call. At one point, 25 officers
were at the scene.
Wright had been indicted on a
charge of assault with intent to
kill. but jury in the U. S. Dis
trict Court for the District of
Columbia brought a verdict of
assault with a dangerous weapon.
Assistant United States Attorney
Emory w. Reissinger II, prose-
cuted the case.
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By Moi. Thomos M. Mol

The wheels aren't moving very
fast on payment of retroactive
combat pay to discharged Ko-
rean veterans. Only about 55.-
900 of 100000 who have applied
have been paid.
Except for the Air Force, whcih
has only a few men. eligible for
the pay, the services say it's i'm
possible to tell how soon indiv-
ual Korean veterans will be paid
after they apply. They say there
is no set pattern. CYou have to
apply for this money. It's not
automatic) 3
The services warned about
this last July when Congress
okayed the special payment OF
S45 for each month serviceman
spent in Korea combat and made
it retroactive to June 1880: the
beginning of the Korean War.
They put out the warning be-
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Two Navy Deserters Flee
When Guard Steps Out
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, May Two
Navy deserters being held for
military police took advantage
of their guard stepping to a
washroom yesterday to escape
from the Post Office building.
The Navy Recruiting Office
identified them as Robert E.
Homan, 26-year-old deserter
from cambridge, and Frederick
Robinson, 20, of Baltimore. de-
serter from the Naval Receiving
Station at Washington.
The men. picked up by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
were awaiting military police to
take them to Washington. H.
S. Bissonet, commanding officer
of the recruiting section. said
handouts were removed from
the prisoners to allow them to
eat.
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Cresfwood Citizen Group
Elects Dr.. AshbY W. Smith

DR.. Ashby w. Smith was
elected president of the Crest
wood Citizens Association last
night.
Other officers elected include
Herman S. Ward, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Annie r. Latimer.
second vice president; Mrs. Mil
dred w. Sherman. secretary;
Mrs. Viola A. Hodson. treasurer,
and Robert Hawkins and Fred
Parsons. jr., delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions.
The association met in Roose-
velt High School. Upshur and
Thirteenth streets NV.
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Hospital Open House

Anderson Orthopedic Hospital.
PASS Army-Navy drive. Arling-
ton. will hold open house during
National Hospital Week, May
10 to Is. Members of the Wom-
ems Auxiliary will serve as hos
tesses during visiting hours. 2
to 4 pm. and Z to 8 pm.
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Utah TrestIe Spun Longest

SALT LAKE CITY.-The long,
est railway trestle bridge in the
world, IL miles long, spans
Great Salt Lake.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.


pay If he receives any incentive
type pay-such as that paid for
flying. submarine or other haz-
arduous duty.
Applications for combat pay
may be picked up at any post
Office.
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(You may tDrite Maj. Mai,
in care OF The Star. about
your otDn SerUice-connected
problem. Please inclose a
stamped, selt-addreSSed en-
Uelope.J
From AP Nevsfeatures)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Dr.. Lowell Drops Suii
Against Stepfather

The Rev. DR.. c. Stanley Lowell,
pastor of Wesley Methodist
Church, has dropped alienation
of-effection suits which he had
previously lodged against Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean S. Dorman. stepfather
and mother of DR.. Lowell's
estranged wife Eileen.
Dropping of the suits, which
had asked a total of 100000 in
damages, was disclosed today in
papers filed in the U. S. District
Court for the District of Column
bia. The suits had charged the
Dormans with inducing Mrs.
Lowell to abandon her husband.
In June, 1851, divorce suit
brought by Mrs. Lowell was dis
missed by the late Federal Judge
T. Alan Goldsborough. Custody
of the children was awarded to
DR.. Lowell.
In August, 1851, according to
court papers. Mrs. Lowell disap-
peared with the children. They
have not been heard from since,
it was asserted in the cross-com-
plant for divorce filed subse-
quently by DR.. Lowell.
A document, filed in court and
signed by Attorney Henry M
Fowler, representing DR.. Lowell.
and Attorney John j. Wilson,
Mr.. Dorman's lawyer, asked that
the alienation suit by dismissed
with prejudice" This means
the suit may not be brought up
again.
No reason was given for the
move. Mr.. and Mrs. Dorman are
now living in North Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Investigators Hope
GrunewaId Will Talk:

House investigators hope to
learn today whether Henry w.
Grunewald will talk. and if so,
how much.
The cloSe-mouthed "Dutch-
man" may find a contempt-of.
Congress sentence eased if he CO.
operates with tax Investigations
subcommittee headed by Repre-
sentative Kean, Republican, Of
New Jersey. Mr.. Kean, William
H. Collins, Grunewald's lawyer.
and John E. Tobin. counsel for
the investigation, will hold con-
ference at 2 pm.
Grunewald pleaded guilty to
the contempt charge in District
Court on Tuesday and was told
by Judge Alexander Holtzoff that
If he co-operates with the in
vestigating committee, his action
will be taken into account in i'm
posing sentence. The contempt
charge, growing out Of an earlier
refusal to answer committee
questions, carries a maximum
penalty Of $1,000 fine and one
year in Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Government 10 Evict
Tenants and Rae
Shanties Along Canal
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

The Interior Department has
decided to clean out the river
folk along the historic Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal and to
tear down the shanties that have
been a part of the canal scene
for years.
About 100 structures, ranging
from shacks to pretty good
cabins. are doomed by the move.
Many of them have been homes
for families for decades.
Razing of 20 shanties is sched-
uled to begin Immediately, &C
cording to Harry T. Thompson,
assistant superintendent of Ma
tional Capital Parks. These are
unoccupied. In this batch also
are several shanties on the Po-
tomac River near Chain Bridge.
Before the summer, eviction
notices will be sent to about Is
families occupying structures
along the canal where it wan
ders from Georgetown to the Dis
trict line. Then these homes also
will be torn down.
so More to Follow.
The third step will be to clean
out another so shantieS or so
between the District line and
Great Falls.
Occupants Of these homes have
known they were doomed for the
last Is years.
The Federal Government pur-
chased the canal right of way in
1888. at a cost of $1.2 million,
for development into park areas.
The canal was sold by the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad, then hav-
ing a little financial difficulties
and in need of cash.
The temporary stay has lasted
until now. AS landlord the Fed
eral Government made no re-
pairs or improvements and
charged only a small monthly
rent. The occupants have been
on 30-day lease for IS years.
Linked to Identification.
I'VE thought it was time to
start doing something about
cleaning the area up," Mr..
Thompson continued. 1T is tied
in with the general program of
clearing the Potomac River of
pollution and beautifying the
area"
The Ace Wrecking Co. has
been awarded the contract to
demolish the first 20 Shanties.
Mr.. Thompson said most of
them are real Shacks-nothing
but eyesores and health hazards.
The shanties have no sanitary
facilities. Outside toilets, open
latrines, polluted wells and
springs are the usual story, Mr..
Thompson said.
When the demolition program
is finished. only historic struc-
lures such as the old Lighthouses
will remain on the canal property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
CiyHeads Turn Down
Police on Extra Paw

The Commissioners today
ruled out extra pay for District
policemen who worked last De-
cember 26 while Federal en-
ployes had a holiday by order
OF former President Truman.
Inspector Clarence H. Lutz,
president Of the Policemen's As
ISOLATION, had written Police
Chief Robert V. Murray last
month saying members believed
they were entitled to double pay
for that day of work.
The city heads had refused to
grant the post-Christmas holi-
day to District employees on
grounds the city couldn't afford
the extra pay involved.
Accounting Officer Arthur r.
Pilkerton reported to Corpora
ton Counsel Vernon E. West that
Mr.. Pruman's executive order re-
ferred only to Federal employees.
He said that since it did not
mention District employees spe-
officially, past rulings of the con-
troller general would indicate
they were not covered.
Mr.. West concurred. He took
the view that If policemen were
entitled to the holiday pay, so
were other District employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
High School Cadet Officers
Get Lions Club Awards

The Washington Lions Club
yesterday presented its annual
awards at q Mayflower Hotel
luncheon to top-ranking high
school cadet officers.
Recipients Of Sabers were Col.
Allen g. Burgess, Roosevelt; 1t.
Coils. Thomas A. Darnall. West
aern; James T. Gallahorn III.
Coolidge: Frank e. Gilger. Ana
costa; Beaumont Martin, Will
son; Richard c. Reed, Roosevelt:
David g. Ross, Mckinley and
Donald S. Ruckman. Eastern:
Mai. Charles H. Fisher. Bell, and
Capt. John B. Blair, Chamber
lain.
Identification bracelets were
presented to Capts. Mary Ann
Hoffman and Laura Van Wart.
both Of Chamberlain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
City Heads Vote
ToA|ter Driver
Point System
a Minor Changes
Would Simplify
Plans Operation

The Commissioners today APP
proved four minor amendments
to the point system of driver
rating. which goes into effect
here April /.
One would allow the Director
of Vehicles and Traffic to revoke
a probationary permit even if
the required IL points had not
been charged to the driver. The
probationary permit is given to
a person whose permit is
revoked. with the understanding
that it will be taken away if the
driver commits a moving viola
ton.
The second amendment would
limit to five days the time in
which review of a drivers rec
ord could be requested. Under
the system as set up, there was
no time limit.
Two others broaden the power
of hearing officers, allowing them
to take sworn testimony and to
suspend or revoke permits. AS
the system was first drawn, only
Traffic Director George E. Ke-
neipp could perform these func-
lions.
It was argued at the Commits
sioners' meeting today that this
would place an intolerable bur-
den on him. Decisions of hear
ing officers are still subject to
appeal to Mr.. Keneipp. it was
pointed out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Crested Screnn1ers
At Zoo Have Chick,
First Since 1889

The flock of crested or horned
screamers brought back from Ar
gentina in 1899 by Zoo Director
William M. Mann has finally
produced a lone chick.
The young chicken-like bird is
one Of the first, If not the first,
ever Matched in the Northern
Hemisphere.
The Screamers are much larger
than chickens and several times
as noisy.
The adults develop spurs on
their wing joints, which are used
as weapons.
Other arrivals included three
kinds of brilliant but tiny sun
birds from East Africa, with long
tails and plumage of scarlet and
yellow. They are new to the col
lection.
The Zoos aquarium received
two rare fishes from the upper
Amazon River-an aruana or
mouth fish, which carries its
young in the mouth, and a trans
parent knife fish shaped like a
slender blade. The fishes are
about four inches long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
UIine Slayer Scheduled
To Die in Chair tomorrow

Albert Allen, convicted of
numbering a fellow worker at the
UIine Ice Co. in December, 1949.
is scheduled to be electrocuted
between 10 am. and 2 pm. to-
morrow in District Jail.
The electrocution originally
was set for January Is but was
postponed until tomorrow pend
ing the outcome of an executive
appeal. No word has come from
the White House as yet.
Allen, who is colored, was
sentenced for the murder Of
George Schomber. 80, tof 729
Twenty-second street NV. dur
ing a robbery at the Uline ga
rage, Third and M streets NV.
A co-defendant, Frank Proctor,
%, colored. now is serving a 15-
year-to-life sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Hacker Board Reversed
On License Withholding

The Commissioners today
overruled a decision of the
Hackers Board, which refused a
taxicab license to Edward c..
Henson last December.
This was one of the four
hacker cases on which the Com
missioners had demanded tram
scripts because George England,
special assistant to the Engineer
Commissioner, had complained
that he was unable to obtain a
transcript of the testimony. He
was the only member of the
board who voted in favor of is
suing the license to Mr.. Hanson.
Mr.. England said that the traf-
fic record of Mr.. Henson showed
he had not had a traffic charge
against him since 1850. In that
year he received a ticket for
parking during restricted hours,
fast driving and parking more
than IL feet from the curb.
Mr.. England told the Com
missioners that these violations
were not serious enough to re-
fuse him q license.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19

which member Of the gang did
what-as the statements brought
out.
In this case, the members of
the gang charged with this
crime might have been indicted
for two auto thefts-the Cadillac
and the store truck: two house.
breakingS-the garage and the
store and one grand larceny
the 5000 stolen from the safe.
The case was not presented.
Out Of the ~ cases, three were
presented to the grand Jury.
The smallest was three-to-nine
years.
II sincerely believe" said Chief
Murray. that any check of our
cases will show we're prepared
to go to trial. Ny instructions
to the force emphasize that cases
are not to be marked closed un-
til they can be properly closed.
And the only proper closing is
q case against the defendant
that can be proved in court"
Tomorrow: How our neigh
borS cope with criminals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Bill Offered to Help
RurnI Librory Services
By The Associaisd Prss.

Legislation to develop rural IL
brary services was introduced In
the Senate yesterday.
The measure, approved by the
American Library Association,
would provide money for q Ave-
year period to be used by State
agencies to develop and promote
plans for demonstrating the
value Of library services in rural
areas. Under provisions Of the
bill each State would be allotted
on q matching basis-$40. 900
plus an additional amount based
on it's rural population and its
per capita income.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Body Of Man Dragged
From Anacostia River

The body Of a man believed
to be Nelson Minor, colored, 80.
of 632 Kenilworth terrace NE.
was recovered by harbor police
today from the Anacostia River
under Benning Bridge.
Passers-by noticed a coat on
the bridge railing and notified
police. The partial identif1ca-
ton was made from a drivers
permit found in the coat. A
note indicating suicide also was
found. police said.
Harbor police dragged for the
body. It was removed to the
District Morgue pending efforts
to complete the Identification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Citizens Rout Navy, Kill Plan
To Extend DdhIgren Range

woodward said the addition to
the underwater demolition range
was wanted as a safety factor.
He pointed out that ordnance
technicians intended using a spot
in the Potomac 113 feet deep,
located within present bound
aries Of the restricted zone.
Would Have Rerouted Boats.
The acquisition would have
kept boats at safe distance,
but would have required them to
abandon the regular channel for
a route close to the dangerous,
unmarked Maryland shore.
Capt. woodward said another
location with deep water will be
sought, elsewhere. Meanwhile,
the existing range will continue
to operate as in the past. with
mo increase in either frequency
Of tests nor in the amount of
explosives tested"
While public order No. 402 as
sured underwater demolitions
would be exploded only during
daylight hours. mention of other
types Of tests. such as rockets
and shells. was carefully avoided.
Mr.. Doyle complained the
frequency of above-water firing
has increased in the past year.
In some cases, he said. It has
continued up to $50 pm. He,
declared conclusion has been so
severe that several windows in
houses on Cobb Island have been
shattered.
Heaviest in Summer.
According to ordnance labora-
tory statistics, underwater firing
for the last period began Deem
Der 26 and continued intermit-
tently until .mid-August.
During that time, 48 tests.
using an undetermined number
Of charges. ranging from two
grams to 220 pounds, were set
off. The heaviest explosives
were detonated in July and Aug
ust-in the height of the boating,
vacation and fishing season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Center
Decision Near in
Subcommittee
Head Of Project
Expects Approval
But With Cut

A go-ahead signal for con-
Struction of the Washington
Hospital Center, authorized more
than five years ago, still awaits
a decision by Congress as to just
how it will apply economy pres
SureS.
This was indicated by Chair
man Phillips of the Independent
Offices subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Commit
tee, after listening to arguments
for a start on the long-delayed
center project.
What his subcommittee will
recommend he said he couldn't
say in advance of subcommittee
discussion and decision.
A more hopeful attitude was
taken by Charles S. Dewey, for
mer member of the House from
Illinois. who is president of the
Washington Hospital Center.
Dewey Encouraged.
Mr.. Dewey said he was "en-
couraged and very happy" after
appearing yesterday afternoon
before the Phillips subcommittee.
He said his group was willing
and prepared to take a cut" so
long as the center project was
kept alive.
But Mr.. Dewey warned that
the whole project for the center
as now planned may fall apart"
if there is another major delay
or denial of funds. AS he put
it to the House subcommittee:
Should there be a second post
ponement of this project. not
only fear, but can almost con-
firm, that some other plans will
have to be developed to provide
adequate, safe and efficient hos
pital services to the sick people
of the Nations Capital"
Apparently Clears Bureau.
Repeatedly. the hospital CEN
ter plan has weathered the
Budget Bureau review of all new
construction projects-a review
ordered as an economy measure
by President Eisenhower.
The project for a 1,0OO-bed
hospital. to replace three old
Washington institutions, already
has suffered severe set backs. It
first was planned for a site on
Observatory Circle, but that
crumbled when the Navy could
not vacate that area.
Site Shifted.
The site then was shifted to
the Soldiers Home grounds,
where center authorities are pay
ing $4,000 for about 60 acres.
Imitation of costs has caused
a revision Of plans. reducing the
size of the project from 1000 to
800 beds, officials said.
Principals in the center prof.
ect are Garfield, Emergency and
Episcopal Hospitals, all wanting
or needing to get out of their
old plants.
For this project Congress has
authorized an outlay of $19.5
million, with the hospitals and
the District held accountable for
large reimbursements.
The pending budget calls for
an outlay of So million to get
the project under way. Indica-
tions are that this will be cut
drastically in keeping with the
review order of Budget Director
Dodge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-19
Group Approves Murphy

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee yesterday approved
the nomination Of Robert D.
Murphy to be Assistant Secre-
tary Of State for United Nations
affairs, Mr.. Murphy, a veteran
diplomat, now is Ambassador to
Japan.