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Evening star., 1953-11-17

so many anxious telephone calls
that he called all the students
together to tell them the @exact
facts, outline what was being
done to protect them and give
due credit to the boys and their
parents who agreed to help break
up the eXtortion racket plaguing
the school.
If it hadn't been for one
young man." he said, this ne
farious practice probably still
would be going on. He was a
hero"
Marked Bill Used in Trap.
He referred to Michael Hant-
man, IA, of 1901 Connecticut
avenue NV. Mike passed a
marked dollar bill which helped
trap Stramer, according to po-
lice. Mike was one of the trio
of boys beaten up last Saturday
night.
Mike. whose parents attended
last nights meeting, is under
doctors orders to spend a week
in bed. His mother, Mrs. Ju-
dith Hartman, quoted her ply
sician as saying Mike has a Slight
conclusion and internal injuries.
David Fran, 16-year-old Cool
idge High School student who
was beat up with Mike, is still
in Emergency Hospital recover
ing from a facial operation for
severed cheek-jaw muscles.
Mr.. Ferry told the parents
last night he was sure there
would be no more such incidents
involving Paul students.
1--WE are going to act as if
something were going to happen,
knowing it is not" Mr.. Ferry
said in describing plans for close
supervision of the students.
Association Starts Civic Probe.
The parents asked questions
until Mr.. Margolis finally said:
This is terrorism at its best
Naziism in the Nations Capital.
This goes all the way to the
Capitol dome. 1t goes back to
no Fairgrounds, no recreation,
no library, inadequate school
facilities in this area.
That's our problem. We're
not going to solve it tonight.
Let's don't become hysterical.
The damage has been done. Now
let a committee make an inves-
tigation, find out about pilfering,
profanity, smoking and molesta-
ton Of young girls at the school,
and make a good report"
After his appeal the gathering
finally agreed to adjourn.
Earlier, at the school, Mr..
Ferry told the students their
school was on the spot and any
thing you do which would ordi-
narily be laughed at may be
magnified out of proportion"
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Porkwood PTA Delays
Scheduled Meeting

The Parkwood Parent Teacher
Association has announced the
postponement of a previously
scheduled meeting for Thursday
at which Supt. of Schools Forbes
H. Norris of Montgomery County
was to have spoken.
DR.. Norris will speak at the
groups meeting to be held at
8 pm. December 9 in the school,
Franklin street and Saul road,
Kensington. Md.
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Rood Sign VondoIism
CHARLOTTESVILLE

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Nov. 7.
(R.-A study by the Virginia
Council of Highway Investigation
and Research indicated yester-
day that road sign vandalism
may be costing Virginia taxpay-
ers $4,000 a year. a."
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were in which cars and said the
following have been charged:
Warren William Halbritter, 16,
OF 1401 Fairmont street NV,
driver of one of the cars, charged
with two cases of simple assault.
Gerald Francis Tuttle. Is, of
5723 Colorado avenue NV. a
passenger in the Halbritter car,
charged with simple assault.
Tuttle was picked up earlier and
released because of insufficient
evidence of direct participation
but Detective Wilson said state
ments of the other witnesses
justified taking his case to court.
Alfonso P. Filloramo. Is, of
1912 Kansas avenue NV. a
passenger in the red convertible
driven by a sailor at Patuxent
Naval Base who has not yet been
picked up. Filloramo was charged
with assault with a dangerous
Weapon-his Shod foot.
Omar H. Khiel, IA, of 46OO
Thirteenth street NV. also a
passenger in the sailors car,
charged with assault with a
deadly weapon-his shod foot.
Paul Michael Vito. 16, of I'll
Kennedy street NV, driver of
the third car, charged yesterday
with assault with a deadly weap-
on, his foot, and obstructing
justice
Walter Jeffrey Newton, Is, of
TIC Farragut street NV, a pas
senger in the Vito car, charged
yesterday with assault with a
deadly weapon, his foot, and OBJ
structing justice. Police said the
Maryland boy who was released
and the Maryland boy who has
not yet been picked up were also
riding in the Vito car.
Youth Faces Two Charges.
The boy whose arrest is be-
lieved by police to have started
the whole thing is William Stra-
mer, IA, of 1916 Longfellow
street NV, now in the Receiv-
ing Home under charges of rob-
berry and carrying a concealed
weapon.
The Paul Junior High episode
has had these other repercus-
sionS:
l. The Senate Juvenile Delin-
quency Committee, which opens
it's public hearings on juvenile
crime tomorrow. is known to be
interested in the case.
2. A Joint investigation Of con-
ditions at the school has been
launched by the Paul Junior
| High Home and School Associa-
ton and the Shepherd Park
Citizens Association.
5. Police and school authori-
ties have arranged close super
vision OF the school. its grounds
and neighboring streets to guard
against recurrence of the out
break of terrorism.
Frankly worried parents hocked
to Joint meeting of the Shep-
herd Park Association and the
Alexander r. Shepherd Parent
Teacher Association last night.
The meeting had been called to
| hear Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray discuss juvenile delinquency
generally. but the parents want
ed to hear all about what had
happened at the school many of
their children attend.
Bernard Margolius. citizens
association president, told the au-
dience of nearly 200 that there
was no need for hysteria but he
had invited the Paul principal.
Thomas F. Ferry, to tell those
who were apprehensive just what
the situation Is.
| Mr.. Ferry said he had received
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in the speech came as Mr.. Tru-
man twice directly accused Mr.
Brownell of having lied. He as
serted that the Attorney General
lied to the American people
when he said in a Chicago
speech November 6 that Harry
Dexter White was known to be
a Communist spy by the very
people who appointed him."
Later, Mr.. Truman asserted,
Mr.. Brownell lied lin backing
away from his charge with the
mealy mouthed statement that
he had no intention of impugn-
ing the loyalty of any high Off
cial in the prior administration. "
Denounces Attorney General.
Mr.. Truman flung such terms
as shameful demagoguery" and
Cheap political trickery" at Mr.
Brownell. He denounced the At
torney General for having de
graded the highest function of
Government, the administration
of justice :"
Going beyond Mr.. Brownell,
Mr.. Truman said the present ad-
ministration has embraced "Mc-
Carthyism" for political pur-
poses. He explained that he was
talking about something apart
from the personality of Senator
Mccarthy. Republican, Of Wis
consin. He defined Mccarthy
ism" as a dictionary word syn
onymous with smearing and
unfair investigation methods.
Mccarthy Plans Reply.
In New York, today Senator
Mccarthy said he would demand
radio and televiSion time to
answer Truman's attack upon
me last night"
II am notifying the Federal
Communications Commission
and will demand time on the air
to answer Mr.. Truman" the
Senator said.
The major radio and TV net
works reported they had not re-
ceived a formal request from
Senator Mccarthy as yet.
1--WE will act when we receive
a formal request" a spokesman
for the American Broadcasting
Co., said.
ABC planned to carry on both
radio and TV Mr.. Brownell's ap-
pearance today before the Sen
ate Internal Security subcom-
mittee.
NBC said it planned to carry
the highlights of Mr.. Brownell's
testimony late tonight. An NBC
spokesman said it looked upon
the Brownell highlights as com
pensating time" for the Truman
broadcast.
Defending the course he took
in the White case. Mr.. Truman
insisted it was to safeguard the
public interest and permit the
FBI to go forward in an inten-
Sive investigation of rumorS and
reports of subverSive activity by
many other persons besides Mr.
White.
Cites Sketchy Proof.
He noted that the FBI report
which he said he saw for the
first time in February. 1916
contained numerous statements
and suspicious but comparatively
little definite proof that would
have stood up in court at the
time.
1t was of the highest impor-
tance, he said, that the investi-
cation proceed so that the
charges could be proved or dis
proved and to determine whether
still other persons were impli-
Gated. Any unsual action in the
White case, such as revocation
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Security NoInexistent
|At Main GE Plant for
Years, McCarthy Told
BY the A.sociossd Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Sena-
tor Mccarthy. Republican. of
Wisconsin saws a former Cen
eral Electric Co. security officer
has testified that security at the
main GE plant was almost nom
existent for years. but sis some
what improved now"
Senator Mccarthy. head of the
Senate Permanent Investiga-
tions Subcommittee. resumed
closed sessions here yesterday on
security in GE plants and on
alleged subverSion at the Army
Signal Corps radar laboratories
at Fort Monmouth, N. j.
Another closed session is
scheduled here today, and then
the Senator will move on to Bos-
ton for closed hearing tomor-
row in connection with the GE
plduC AT Lynn, MASS.
Tells of Testimony.
The Senator held hearings last
week at Albany, N. Y, concern
ing the main GE plant at Sche-
nectady, N. Y. He says his in
tereSt in the big electrical firm
stems from the heavy Govern
ment contracts it holds.
Senator Mccarthy said a wit
ness, whom he identified only as
a former GE security officer at
Schenectady, gave this testimony
yesterday:
GE officials "were always will
ing to put out fires when they
were exposed, but they had no
conception of the Importance Of
giving security information
which would prevent fires"
Individual security officers at
the Schenectady plant were
doing as well as they could, what
with the lack of authority given
them"
Senator Mccarthy said the
subcommittee also took teSti-
mony yesterday from an uniden-
tilted former employe of Fort
Monmouth. He said this witness
refused to say whether he ever
was a spy.
Forced to Open Sessions.
Earlier, Senator Mccarthy
scheduled open hearings on Fort
Monmouth to start here a week
from today. The Senator said
immediate open sessions were
made necessary by statements
made at a news conference last
Friday by Army Secretary
Stevens.
Mr.. Stevens said there were
no suspected spies among 80
civilian workers recently sus-
DCllOCO dL EOlI NAOA4AAAOAOAA VA
loyalty charges.
Senator Mccarthy, in talking
with newsmen after closed hear
ings here last month, claimed tc
have uncovered evidence of Eek
tremely dangerous" espionage at
Fort Monmouth.
He then said one of the more
important witnesses broke down
during the hearings, admitted
lying, and then promised to tell
all about an alleged Fort Mon
mouth spy ring.
50. Denies Lying.
Yesterday Carl Greenblum. 81
an electrical engineer from AS
bury Park. N. j.. said he was
the witness and denied ever lying
to the Mccarthy subcommittee
Greenblum said his physical
breakdown was the result of his
mothers death two days before
the hearing.
Greenblum said he had moth
ing to hide. co-operated fully
with the subcommittee and gave
it and the FBI ''lots of informa-
ton which probably bored
them -
Evening star., 1953-11-17
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Evening star., 1953-11-17
100 Degrees in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia. Nov. II
tR.-Thousands focked to the
beaches today as the thermom-
eter hit 1904 degrees for the
hottest November day in seven
years.
Evening star., 1953-11-17

Ohio, said he attended the stock
holders meeting but could not
recall just what Rosenbaum said.
Evening star., 1953-11-17
President Names IIIinoisun

President Eisenhower yester-
day appointed Robert D. Arm
strong. Monmouth Ill.) grain
and livestock farmer. as men,
ber of his Agricultural Advisory
Commission. The White House
described Mr.. Armstrong, 40. as
an independent Democrat"
Evening star., 1953-11-17
Navy Legion Post to Meet

Navy Department Post No. SO
of the American Legion will meet
in the Legion Clubhouse, 433
Third street NV, at 8 pm.
I morrow.
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Baudoin Leaves Riviera
For Flooded Homeland
BY the A.soeiuted Pres.

ANTIBES, France. Feb. T.
Belgium's young King Baudoin
boarded a train here tonight for
his flood-Stricken homeland.
where the press has ch.ded him
for his trip to the Riviera at q
time Of national distress.
The king sat in a black sedan
with the secretary of his father.
ex-King Leopold, for 10 min
utes as he awaited the train. He
appeared annoyed by the pres
ence of several newspaper re-
porters and photographers.
When the train arrived. the
tall and slender king. %, walked
alone directly to his coach and
boarded it.
In Brussels tonight it was re-
ported that Baudoin will visit
Belgium's flood damaged areas
in the next few days. The kings
sister, Princess Josephine Char
lotte, today visited the only Bel
gian area still under water. This
was around Lilo, north of Ant
werp.
Baudoin headed to the Medi-
terranean playground after q
look at the coastal damage in
Belgium Monday. Reported suf-
fering from influenza, he had
planned to spend about 10 days
on the Riviera.
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siles found each service chief
in a different corner.
Gen. Bradley has testified on
Capitol Hill that he believes that
some day a central staff will be
necessary. Mr.. Lovett main
tanned the present arrangement
would be inadequate in war.
However, it is believed at the
Pentagon that a change will have
to come through evolutionary
stages and that Congress is not
in any mood now for drastic re-
organization.
Munitions Board is Target.
DR.. Vannevar Bush, president
Of the Carnegie Institution. has
proposed that the chiefs be di-
vorced from their service duties.
However, MIR. Wilson's advisers
say this plan would take away
from the chiefs the intimate
knowledge of service capabilities
they need In order to arrive at
top level planning decisions.
Since Mr.. Wilson, and other
top officials are big businessmen
with intimate knowledge Of pro-
duction and procurement, it has
been widely speculated they will
propose drastic reorganization,
If not abolition. of the Munitions
Board which has been roundly
criticized as contributing little
to the defense program in its
present form.
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appointees of Mr.. Truman.
DR.. Kinks said he would ter
inmate his job as director OF
the alien property Office in the
Justice Department on Wednes-
day.
He will be the first president
of National University. The
school was founded in 1869 but
has operated under a chancellor.
who is Supreme Court Justice
Douglas now, a Board of Trustees
and a dean.
Dean Of Law School.
The university is made up of
the School Of Law and the
Washington School of PSYCHE
airy. DR.. Kinks was dean of the
law school before he accepted
the Justice Department appoint
ment last June.
DR.. Kinks said the admins
trative change was the first step
in a planned expansion of the
school into other graduate fields.
Details of this expansion. he
added, will be announced soon.
An expansion of the physical
plant of the school. located at
1925 New York avenue NV, is
part Of the plan, he said.
Dr Orville H. Walburn, who
has been acting dean of the Law
School since DR.. Kinks went to
the Justice Department, was
named dean. DR.. David NICK.
Rioch remains as head of the
Washington School of Psychia-
try.
The university at present has
about $50 students in the law
school and $50. in the PSYCHE
atric school.
DR.. Kinks. who is SO, is a ma
tive Of Washington. He is a
graduate of Mckinley High
School and Virginia Military In
stitute. He attended Harvard
Law School but took his degrees
at National University.
Just before he was named AS
sistant Attorney General. he also
was appointed to the District
Board of Education. He turned
down this appointment to take
the Justice Department post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
Film Star Ginger Rogers
WEEDS Paris Lawyer
By the Associated Press

PALM SPRINGS, Calf, Feb.
Film Star Ginger Rogers, Al,
and Paris Lawyer Jacques Ber-
gerac. 26, were married tonight.
It was the fourth marriage
for her and the first for M. Ber-
gerac, whom she met during a
European tour last year.
The ceremony was performed
at $3.50 pm. (PST) by Municipal
Judge Eugene Therieau in his
chambers.
Witnesses were Publisher Ben
nett Cert and his wife Phyllis
Miss Rogers first cousin-and
television actor Don Haggerty.
Mrs. Cert was matron of honor
and Mr.. Haggerty was best man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
French DC-4 Crashes
In Fog, Killing s Of II
By the Assoeioted Press

BORDEAUX, France, Feb. T.
Blinded by fog, a French DC4
plane carrying IA passengers
and seven crewmen cut a 200
yard path through a pine woods
today and crashed blazing into
a field Six aboard, passenger
and five crew members, were
killed. All but two others were
injured.
The big plane, flying from the
French ivory coast of Africa
with freight and passengers, was
coming into the Bordeaux Mer-
ignac airport for a landing. It let
down too soon, and the plane
hit the trees. The pilot was one
of those killed.
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Crowism been abrogated, and
how was that, If any, &C
complished?"
The answer to this question
would depend upon the def1ni-
ton given to Jim Crowism. If
the more common definition,
separate accommodations on
common carriers is used, there
has been no abrogation because
there has been no imposition. If
a broader definition, including
all laws requiring segregation is
used, the list of acts given are
all we find that have been or are
in effect. BY administrative rule
of the Interior Department,
segregation in some of the swim
ming pools of the District of
Columbia was recently abrogated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
E|Iender Criticizes
Eisenhower's Plan
To End Segregation

Senator Ellender, Democrat,
of Louisiana last night decried
President Eisenhower's proposal
to eliminate segregation in the
District.
In a radio speech, in which he
referred briefly to the issue, he
promised to fight efforts which
would force a breakdown in the
traditional racial segregation
pattern of the Nation. He de-
clared:
II feel that the field of race
relations is not proper sphere
for Federal regulation or legis-
lation. and must be reserved for
action of the State or local level.
Beyond His Powers.
President Eisenhower's pledge
to eliminate segregation in the
District of Columbia is not, to
my mind, capable of achieve
ment within the presidential
powers.
Congress has on numerous &C.
caSionS indicated its unwilling
ness to modify existing statutes
which provide for segregated
schools and eating places.
frankly do not see how the Presi-
dent can, by proclamation,
negate practices instituted by the
legislative branch of our Gov
eminent"
RapS Big OutIays.
Senator Ellender also criticized
heavy expenditures for congress
sional inquiries and said Presi-
dent Eisenhower should have a
chance to set his house in order
before being plagued with "a
rash of useless Investigations"
Senator Ellender. noting that
the Senate has approved $780,
900 for investigating committees
this year, said this was nearly
$250,000 above the total spent
last year. He added that some
Investigations serve a distinct
purpose, but he objects to some
which are fishing expeditions. +"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
Senator's 10 Hear
Plans for Improving
Seiup in Pentagon
BY John A. Giles

Chairman Saltonstall said yes
terday the Senate Armed Services
Committee would conduct hear.
ings on proposals to improve the
organization of the Defense De-
partment.
A numper of proposals have
been advanced. including drastic
changes in the composition and
duties Of the. Joint Chiefs of
Staff top military advisory and
planning group composed Of the
Army. Navy and Air Force mill
tary chiefs with Gen. Bradley
as non-voting chairman.
at want to start hearings Just
as soon as ] feel Mr.. Wilson
Secretary of Defense) and the
service secretaries have had a
chance to study the present or
ganization and are in a position
to submit legislation" Senator
SaltonStall said.
The Senator recalled that Mr..
Wilson's predecessor, Robert A.
Lovett, had suggested several
changes In the present organi-
cation, including that of the
Joint Chiefs He said Mr.. Lovett's
letter to former President Tru-
man would be taken into con-
sideration. It already is being
studied by President Eisenhower
three member committee on
Government reorganization.
Favor Defense Staff.
It was learned at the Pentagon
that Mr.. Wilson's, top advisers
favor creation of military staff
for the Secretary of Defense.
However, they do not favor
any change in the organization
and duties of the Joint Chiefs
and thus. presumably, their plan
would get around strong con-
gressional objections to the for
nation of an Armed Forces
General Staff" now specifically
prohibited by law.
The Secretary's staff would
handle various administrative
and policy questions which now
must be forwarded to the Joint
Chiefs for lack of any other
group to handle them. The
chiefs thus have become sort of
a clearing house for papers.
which cuts down on the time
they can devote to their major
responsibilities.
Last year, the chiefs handled
1850 problems. A little over
one-third of the papers involved
military planning ad logistics.
The rest were of administrative
nature and a majority could
have been handled by an adj
miniStrative staff.
Five Split Decisions.
While Mr.. Lovett favored CIV
ing the chairman of the Joint
Chiefs a vote, top Pentagon
planners say that change is of
not too great Importance since
split decisions on important
matters are ultimately settled
by the Defense Secretary who
naturally would ask the chair
mans advice. IS
OF the 1850 Joint Chiefs prob
lens, there were split decisions
in only five cases. However, one
nf thoSn Y1oottorc ~, rr,,;<lo.l ,..;.
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tional Uni
versity as
president.
N o minated
by President
Truman last
J u n e Mr.
Kinks never
was confirmed
by the Senate.
President Ell
S e n h o W e r
withdrew the
n o m in alton
recently, along
with a num-
Der Of other