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Evening star., 1954-12-21

Warning owned only so per cenl
Of what the prosecution claimed
was an extensive numbers bust.
ness.
He said the, Government had
failed to produce Warnings
brother. Charles r. tRags) War
ring. as a witness, although
Charles Warnings name was
listed as co-renter Of the safe
ty deposit box.
'They might say, Mr.. Ford,
why didn't you bring Charles R.
Warning as witness?" Mr.. Ford
shouted. II would have to If
was In Russia. ! would have to
II i was in Yugoslavia. But
there, You have to prove your
innocence. But not in America. .
Mr.. Ford asked the jurors to
decide whether his client was "a
man who was conscious of guilt,
or one who was pure Of heart
and an innocent man. He
pointed to the dapper gamblers
cooperation Il with Federal
agents in supplying information
they asked.
Evening star., 1954-12-21
Labor Leaders Get
sentences and Fines
In 'Ebasco Fiasco

The allitefative "Ebasco fias-.
CO." a catch phrase Of Dixon
Yates opponents, was the key to
!. the sentences handed out today
to Evan r Dale and James Bate
man, Southern Illinois labor
leaders. in Federal District Court
in East st. Louis, for the at
tempted million dollar shake
down at the. ill-starred Joppa
tIll.) plant of Electric Energy
Inc, power suppliers for the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Dale was fined $4,000 and
sentenced to Is years. Bateman
was fined $4,000 and placed on
probation for 5 years.
The employment of Ebasco.
fired of the Joppa job by the
Government, to do the prelim-
mary engineering work for the
Dixon Yates project at West
Memphis, Ark, brought criticism
IN Washington that resulted In
9 modification giving the Atomic
Commission veto bower over the
choice Of contract on Tor Dixon
Yates when the contract was
signed last month.
Ebasco made the cost esti-
mates for the SLOT million pro-
ject at West Memphis. but the
contracting Work--if, the pro-
gram goes tllrough-will be
awarded by competitive bidding.
& Ebasco. a segment:3k the old
Electric Bond & SAaf Co, and
one of the largest power plant
builders In the world, was chosen
for the Joppa Job four yeafs ago.
The Atomic Energy Conf tlission
contracted with d group of ,fiye
utilities, operating rs Electric
Energy. INC, FOR the plant. to
share some Of the power require
lilents with the Tennessee valley
Authority for the gaseous diff
fusion plant at tsPaducah, KY.
Feath erbedding, slowdowns
and more than 40 work stop-
pages in 1951-53, laid at the door
Of Dale and Bateman, begged
down operations so badly that
Ebasco finally had to give up
the contract.
According to testimony at the
trial. Dale had put the price, of
labor peace at Joppa at / per
cent Of the contract-$1, ,03o 900
but was turned down by utility,
and construction officials. Dale.
It was said, boasted that the
Joppa job never would be COM
pleted unless Ebasco learned to
do business his way.
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Warning
CONTINUED From First Paee.)

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on juries which hear the cases,
III they are otherwise eligible.
Judge Chestnut pointed out
that there had been several
court decisions in connection
with allowing bond while such
cases are on appeal. and asked
attorneys for both sides to fur
nish him with excerpts from
those decisions in writing.
Sealed Verdict Opened.
The jury's sealed verdict was
opened when the court convened
this morning. It had been
reached after about three hours,
delibetation last night.
The Jurors got the case for
scpnsideration late yesterday,
after an afternoon marked by
sorat6ry from both prosecution
and defense, and q lengthy
charge from Judge Ehesnlt, Il
The judges chargeinstruc-
tions to the jury on the law gov
erning the case LASTED an hour
and 81 minutes. Judge Chestnut
explained its length by pointing
to a recent Supreme Court de-
cision which said it was incurn-
bent on judges In such cases to
explain the law fully to the
jurors.
In an impassioned plea to the
jury yesterday, Mr.. Ford described
his client as pure of heart and
an innocent man." and declared:
II, in closing on this >eve of
Christmas, would like to put to
you this: Please don't hold him
tWarringl responsible for the
human mistakes Of the agents" /"
Mr.. Ford had told the Jurors
that Federal agents erred in
claiming that all of the $3.50, 900
in cash they found in the gam
bler's safety deposit box in 1943
belonged to him.
He pointed to little black rec
ord books. put before the jury
BY the defense, as showing that
Evening star., 1954-12-21
Policemen Suspended

Arlington Policeman Clarence
Sims has been suspended for
three days, effective tomorrow.
for charges of failure to exhibit
proper respect and courtesy to a
superior officer, according to an
announcement today by Carlisle
Johnstone, public safety director
and Mai. William g. Fawver,
chief of police.
Evening star., 1954-12-21
Chest Directors Vote
Major Reappraisal
|0f Area Operations

The Washington area COM
munity Chest today was IN the
early stages Of making d sweep
ing reappraisaI Of its operation.
The Board Of Directors of the
Community Chest Federation,
which includes Chests ii the
District. Prince Georges, Mont
gomery. Alexandria. Arlington
and Fairfax, voted yesterday to
set up q COMMITTEES to study the
entire federation's organizational
structure.
Al possibility is the institution
Of one Chest on an area wide
basis, Chest leaders said.
The re-evaluation proceeding
was instituted on the request Of
the Montgomery County Chest.
which had earlier threatened to
quit the federation If it did not
get more money out Of the CAM
paign collections.
David Sculi, president Of the
Montgomery County Chest, said
his group wants the re-examina-
ton. but that there is no chance
q change might be made before
next falls campaign.
As approved by the directors,
meeting In the Statler Hotel. the
re-evaluation plan calls for:
"A committee Of 40 persons, ap-
pointed by the presidents Of each
Chest and the president Of the
federation.
A report by this committee no
later than June so.
The spending of $4,000, II
necessary, on the study, but no
more money to be laid out with
out authorization Of the Chest
Executive Committee.
Final action by the Board of
Directors at q meeting two weeks
after the report Is given it by
the Evaluation Committee.
Motgomery County is sched-
uled to receive $179,570 out of
this years campaign. Last year
the county got $179.833. accord
ing to Chest reports.
The only solution to the
Chests problem, Mr.. Scull said,
is raise more money A new
organizational plan might do
that. he said, but the present
plan has not.
Agencies throughout the area
are getting only so per cent of
the money they need, Mr.. Scull
said after the meeting.
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the way the COMMITTEES stats are
expected to be filed:
H. william Brawley will be
stan director of the Senate Civil
Service Committee. Mr.. Brawley,
is q top expert on civil service
and is a close confidante Of
Chairman-elect Johnston Of the
Senate Civil Service Committee
Mr.. Brawley was the committees
staff director from 1948 to 1852
and during the last two years
was minority staff member He is
held in high regard by Govern
ment employe leaders.
Robert Johnson. who was the
Senate groups chief counsel dur
ing the past two years. will be
the minority staff member Mr..
johnson has learned a lot dur
ing his two years on the COM
mittee and is also well regarded
by employe leaders.
On the House side, Fred Belen
will continue in his job as chief
counsel of the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee. Mr.. Belen has
held this job for the past two
years and previously was associ-
ate counsel. He has been on the
committees staff since 1947. AS
is the case with Mr.. Brawley.
Mr.. Belen Is also experienced
on civil service matters and has
an excellent reputation with
Government employee leaders.
Charles johnson will continue
as associate COUNSEL of the
House group. Mr.. Jollnsons has
been with the committee for two
years and previously was with
the General Accounting Office.
His fine work with the GAO led
to his appointment with the
House committee on a non-par-
tisan basis. Mr.. johnson rounds
out a fine staff on both the
House and Senate Civil Service
Committees.
49, ~ ~
OVERTIME STUDY-The adj
ministration has launched a
study designed to cut the over
time pay of customs and immi-
grafton inspectors.
Administration officials are ex-
pected to draft legislation for
Congress consideration to re-
duce the present double time
and-a-half overtime for these
employees which is paid for Sun
day and holiday work. The move
win be strongly fought by en-
ploye groups who contend that
these employees deserve their
present overtime rates since they
are called at any hour of the day
or night to perform overtime
Evening star., 1954-12-21
Southwest
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/. p 4
by the Planning Commission in
1852, in q report which proposed
various kinds Of land uses for
the southwest rebuilding.
In effect. therefore what Mr..
Zeckendorfer wants Is q re-af-
f1fmation of the coinmission's
position before be undertakes
more detailed planning in con-
junction with the District Re-
Sdevelo lopmeak Land Agency.
The questions, for example
deal with the location OF the
proposed Southwest tF street)
freeWay, q Tenth street grand
entrance" to the Southwest, q
proposed dramatic development
OF the waterfront properties, the
location Of first and second COM
mercial land uses and the per-
centage Of high-density apart
mentS.
DifficuIt Details.
OF these, the most dificult
problem is to work out details
of Mr.. Zeckendorf's proposal for
a wide mall-like entrance along
Tenth street S.W. Officials OF
the New York firm held another
of a series of meetings with Dis
trict and Federal planners on the
Tenth street situation today.
MIR Bartholomew said he had
referred the letter to a three
man commission committee,
headed by National Park Service
Director Conrad Wirth, which
has been directed to work with
the Zeckendorf firm on detailed
plans.
Mr.. Bartholomew said he as
sumed the committee would con-
slider the request as quickly as
possible, but that he doubted q
report would be made to the
commission before its February
meeting
Evening star., 1954-12-21

erS, the pro-
fessional stan
Of the two
civil service
units viii be
In experienc-
ed. competent
q nd friendly
hands.
Althou ugh
the appoint
ments are not
omcial u ntil
the commit
tees meet for
m ally next
month, here Is
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LIQUOR BIuned in Deoths

BALTIMORE. Dec. 2l B.--
The Automobile Club Of Mary
land said yesterday that 10 Of
the is trafiic death victims In
Maryland during the 1853 Christ
mas holidays had consumed "ex-
cessive amounts of alcohol.
Evening star., 1954-12-21

which supplied the patisnt's
TRANSMISSION.
Here the Doctors Hospital
blood bank would give credit
and receive blood for any one
wishing To utilize these facilities.
Some Red Cross blood banks
throughout the country are af-
filiated with the program.
Evening star., 1954-12-21
Donate to Hospital Fund

The "a members Of the Board
Of Trusteess OF Suburban Hos
pital and their families have
contributed $4,000 to the build
ing fund. Carroll Morgan. hos
pitai association president an
nounced today.
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work and on Sundays and holi-
days.

:
work and on Sundays and holi-
days.
DEPUTY MARSHALS The
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees has announced
it win seek legislation In the new
Congress to restore to merit
system coverage the 300 United
States Deputy Marshal jobs
which recently were transferred
to schedule B BY the Civil Service
Commission.
ASSESSMENT ASKED Local
140. National Federation of Post
ONCE Clerks, has approved a re-
solution asking the national
NFPOC to place an assessment
on all members to fight for an
adequate pay raise from Con-
gress next year. 1T is felt that
the American public would be
better equipped to advise our
elected legislators If the true
facts were properly placed before
them, the resolution declared.
It said the money gained from
the assessment could be used for
paid advertisement and publicity
space and time. The various
Federal employe unions are not
satisfied with the administra :
tion's 5 per cent pay raise pro-
posal and are seeking 10 per cent
x**
SICK LEAVE = The following
employees of the General Ac-
counting Office have over 1000
hours accumulated sicks leave to
their individual credit: Charles
L. Brodman, Thomas M. Man.
MON, Donald j. Feeney, Chester
L. Bruemmer, Madeline E. Cas-
sou. Charles A. Cornnell, Arthur
B. Cude. Edward A. Kramer,
John w Lourim, Martha s.
Strickler. Hills K. Wilson, Anton
j. Zelinger. William r. Zerkle.
w. s. BENJAMIN. William K.
Griffin, Joseph A. Hill, Henry
Kempkra and v. j. Kirby.
X 4 II y
ODM-The Office of Defense
Mobilization today held its first
annual incentive awards pro-
gram. with Director of Defense
Mobilization Arthur S. Flemming
presenting the awards.
Outstanding performance rat
ing awards went to Ann D.
Taylor and Mary T. Harrison.
A 35-year length of Government
service certificate was presented
to Louise D. McLuckie and 3e-
year length of service award was
given to Lillian c. Kaschub.
James A. Addison, Helena H.
Heitmuller, Annie T. Hopkins.
Irene Ley and j. Harold Steh-
man received 25-year certificates.
Twenty-year certificates were
presented to Dorothy B. Baines.
Thomas r. Baldwin, Irl Darcy
Brent. Joseph E. Brown, jr., Paul
A. Cooley. Horace B. Drury, M.
Josephine Farrar, James L. Far.
rell, Robert j. Foley, Edward r.
Gray, Ardeth L. Hickernell. WAL
lace D. Hooper. Henry F. Hurley,
C. Phillips Kerr, Carl w. Loeber.
George w. Morris, Thomas r.
Oakley, Charles E. Offutt. Max
s. Osias, Jess e. Pilson, Victoria
r. Robinson. Gertrude A. Schutt,
Charles w. Seymour, Mary Hall
Slough, Frank Talbot, Marie C..
Thomas. Virginia F. Thompson,
Marie c. Tylor, Mildred willing
ham and Leslie S. Wright.
Evening star., 1954-12-21
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
High CoIiber Stats to Aid
Civil Service Committees
By Joseph Young

The professional jobs the civil
Service Committees viii be manned during the by
very capable and experienced people.
This workers. the caber
professional members committees
plays very important part
legislation .xs - - 49, ,,oli
Evening star., 1954-12-21
US. WEATHER sURfAU MAP
ospaesrsa, = cemmessv

ures forecast tonight the Northeast and
Great Lakes showers expected Western WASH
ington Cold weather win continue along the Atlantic Sea-
board but moderation IS expected In the Gulf States
Lowest temperatures viii range from 70 above in the
Lower Great Lakesto the SOS in the far Southwest
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Korea 10 Lend Air Force
Hwan for Civil Payroll
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL. Nov. 6.-The South
Korean government said today
it would Internationally lend
the United States Far East Com
mand 800 million hwan-the
amount needed to pay it's Ko-
rean employees this month.
The action eased strain be-
tween the United States and
South Korea over a bitter con-
troversy on the exchange rate
for Korean hwan.
Gen. John E. Hull, Far East
commander, earlier had accept
ed a Korean offer of 500 million
hwan, but asked for-and re-
ceived-the additional 800 mill
lion to meet his November re-
quirements.
South Korea cut off hwan ad-
vances to United States forces
October l, demanding early re-
payment of loans for the pre-
viouS four months.
South Korea wants the loans
repaid in dollars at the rate OF
180 to 81. The United States
contends the rate should be re-
adjusted to 254 hwan to 81 for
June through August and 80 to
81 for September.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Sea Coptoin Whom Reds jailed
Says is. Denies Him Passport
Refusal Prevents
His Making Living,
Krusner Charges
BY the Assoeio.ed Press

HONG KONG. Nov. 6.-Ben
Kfas1ler. American ship captain,
said today the United States
State Department has refused
him an unlimited passport and
thereby prevented his earning a
living
Capt. Krasner. of Brooklyn,
spent Is months in a Communist
prison with newsmen Richard
Applegate and Donald Dixon. !,
The captain asked the State
Department to renew his pass
port and was offered only a one
way passport to the United
States. he said.
Mr.. Krasner claimed he lost
a chance for an Australian ship
captaincy because he lacked a
passport
"I couldn't get to Australia SC
/ couldn't take command of, the
ship" he said.
IF the State Department takes
this position let them find me 9
oaptaincy on an American ship
want to earn a living and this
is being denied me.
British officials here in Hons
Evening star., 1954-11-06

liar contracts despite bids sub
stantialy lower than those made
by United States manufacturers.
This time the English firm
underbid American competitors
by a smaller margin than last
June on two generators at the
Chief. Joseph Dam near Brew
ster. Wash. The Army stirred
British protests and raised
questions in some quarters here
as to the sincerity of the adj
ministration's advocacy of a
liberal foreign trade program
when it awarded the Chief Jo-
seph project to Westinghouse
for $2,180.714. This bid was some
IL per cent above the English
firms offer.
Bids on the Table Rock Dam
turbines were opened at the Lit
tie Rock (Ark.) District Engi-
neer Office.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Family Of Four, Victims
OF Fire, Gef New Home

Mrs. Josephine H. Watkins,
mother of three children whose
home was burned out in a fire,
moved into a new home provided
by several helping hands yester-
day.
The Home Service Section of
the District Red Cross helped
push an emergency application
for the new two-bedroom apart
ment through the National Capt.
tai Housing Authority. The Sal
vation Army provided a complete
set of furniture and a van to
move it to the new address, 3911
Burns place Sc, in the Fort
Dupont Housing Project.
The family's former apartment
at ia c street NE. was destroyed
by fire Tuesday night. Since
then, the three children have
been staying at the Welfare De-
partment's Junior Village.
Mrs. Watkins is a waitress at
the Union Station Coffee Shop.
With the Salvation Army helping
her to apply for Welfare Depart
nent aid to support her children,
she plans to quit the Job and give
her full time to- the children,
aged 4. r and &.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Shepherd Warns His Marines
Not to Be Too Bio for Breeches

ception to neckties tied incor-
rectly with the large and bulky
Windsor" knot.
Shirts with frayed cuffs and
collars and sleeves cut to hug the
arm will be taboo. Gen. Shep-
herd, said that shirt sleeves
should be long enough so that
the cuff covers the wrist COM
pletely.
Garrison caps. the general said.
are being worn with the tops
pushed or tucked in and some
are pa incorrect size.
Ger. Shepherd noted that he
had called attention to uniform
infraetions last year after q re-
port by his inspector general.
Another such report. stating that
the same discrepancies In dress
still are noted. set of the present
AlaSt from the general.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Censorship Planning
Group Is Created
By the Associated Press

The Office of Defense Mobil-
ization has created a Committee
on National Censorship Plan
ming, headed by 1t. Gen. Will
lard S. Paul, retired. Nine
Federal agencies will be repre-
sented on the panel, which will
have the task of getting a blue
print ready for use in case of
need.
Gen. Paul said yesterday that
he "subscribes Fundamentally to
the policy of voluntary censor
ship control as it operated in
World War II.
When the agency representa-
tives have been picked and have
sketched out the plans for a
wartime organization, an ODM
spokesman said, representatives
of newspapers, radio, television,
the communications industries
and other media of information
will be brought into the PLAN
ming probably through an ad-
yisory. committee named by
ODM Director Arthur S. Flem-
ming.
Gen. Paul, who is assistant to
Mr.. Flemming for plans and
readiness, said he definitely"
plans to call for advice from
Byron Price, former Associated
Press executive who was director
of censorship during the war.
Gen. Paul said he has greatest
admiration" for the voluntary
program established by Mr.. Price,
who became Assistant Secretary
General of the United Nations
after the war and now has
retired.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Stricken Coal Miner
7 aiken to Surface in
Stay Down Strike
BY The Associated Press

ABERDARE. Wales, Nov. g.
One of the eight "stay-down"
strikers holed up in a coal mine
here was taken to the surface
today after becoming sick.
AS soon as the sick striker,
Richard Lewis. was taken up the
shaft his fellow strikers resumed
their underground life in the
mines engine room. BY mid
afternoon they had been on
strike for 10 hours.
Three hundred other miners
from the same pit are on strike
up top. All refuse to go back
to work until the colliery man
ager has been transferred.
The engine room is warm and
weil-lighted. The mems wives
send them down food.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Area Department Store
Sales Up From Year Ago

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
last week were 6per cent ahead
of those year ago, although
they fell off IA per cent from the
previous weeks figures. the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Richmond
reported yesterday.
Sales in four weeks ended Oc-
tober 80 were. 6. per cent ahead
of those a year earlier, but those
for the year to date remained
/ per cent lower.
Excluding sales OF suburban
branches, downtown depart
ment store sales in the week
were 8 per cent above 1858
levels. although they were down
is per cent from the previous
week. Four-week sales were
4 per cent above those of a year
earlier but remained down 3
per cent for the year to date.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
ADVERTISEMENT.
500 Warwick
Houses Rented
in Only One Year

A year ago this month the
most ambitious rental prof.
ect in the Metropolitan area
was launched. Houses, not
apartments, was the battle
cry as actual 2-story, 3-bed-
room houses with full day
light easements were put on
the rental market.
Today sees the elimination
of this plan with 500 War
wick Village houses already
occupied, and the final Sec
tion now finished for irnme-
diate occupancy.
Sis per month rent in
cludes features that must be
seen to be appreciated.
Warwick Village offers
space and privacy that is
impossible for an apartment
to equal. The full basement
with outside entrance, alone,
is unheard of in rental units.
A Westinghouse equipped
kitchen, garbage disposer,
Westinghouse Laundromat,
and Westinghouse Automatic
Dryer round out the appli-
ance picture.
This pleasant community
in an excellent Alexandra
location has become an es-
sential part Of the Washing
tone scene.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Yoshida Calls Japan
Reds Ultimate Goal
--AP Wirephoto.
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Prime
Minister Shigeru Yoshida of Ja-
pan says the United States
should not be deceived by the
Communist peace offensive in
Asia and that the Reds regard
Japan as the. ultimate prize of
their Pacific conquests.''
In a speech to the Japan So
ciety last night, Mr., Yoshida
also said stumbling block in his
country's economic expansion is
widespread use of tariff bar
riers and import restrictions.
Earlier the Prime Minister re-
ceived an honorary doctor of
laws degree from Columbia Uni
versity and was given an official
city luncheon at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel. =
Mr.. Yoshida, imprisoned by
japanese authorities during
World War II as a pacif1st and
liberal, had a private chat with
his old friend, Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, earlier in the day.
They knew each other when
Gen. Macarthur was head Of the
military government in Japan.
Evening star., 1954-11-06

Marines were told officially
and formally today that many
Of them wear trousers too short
and too tight in the seat"
TO correct this situation Gen.
Lemuel c. Shepherd, jr.. Marine
Corps colnmandaI1t. ordered all
commanding officers to take
immediate steps to exercise sur
yeillance in the matter of per-
sonal appearance" of both OFF,
GERS and enlisted men.
He LISTED nine breaches of uni
form regulations deserving
t'pafficular attention" This in
acluded the complaint that quite
5ofteh Mafine shirts are tailored
too tight Gen. Shepherd or
dered leathernecks to de-enapha-
size the show OF muscles.
Nj The commandant also toOk exs