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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
Judge in Knight Case
Won't Limit Arguments
By the Assoe,a,ed Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 19.-Long
legal arguments are in prospect
before a Federal court jury gets
the task Of deciding if Henry
Lloyd Knight violated the United
States neutrality law by ship
ping airplane parts to Poland in
1949.
Trial Of the Washington deal
er in aircraft supplies was in
recess today after eight days of
testimony.
Attorneys were scheduled to
begin their summations Mon
day, with the jury getting the
case late Monday or on Tuesday
Judge w. Calvin Chestnut told
the lawyers he would not limit
their arguments because the
case is so complex.
Knight and his aircraft COM
pany. Air Union Inc. of Bethes-
da. Md, are accused of con-
spring to violate the neutrality
law by shippinfi $4,000 worth
Of parts through the Iron Cur
tain via a dummy firm set up
in Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
Virginia Court.Te
|0f Redistrieiing Act
Planned by Green
W The Assoelossd Press

RICHMOND. Va, Mar. 10. -
The State Supreme Court of
Appeals will be asked to decide
the constitutionality of Vireinia's
1852 Redistricting Act.
Arlington Attorney John Locke
Green said he would institute
the court test after the State
Elections Board yesterday turned
down his bid to file as an at
large candidate for Congress in
the November general election.
Mr.. Green said he would ask
the court to decide if the Redis-
tricting Act conforms to State
constitutional requirement that
congressional districts be as near
ly equal "as practicable" in pop
ulation.
Disparity Cited.
He pointed to a disparity of
about 10000 persons between
Virginia's I'd and 9Th districts.
Should the court rule the act
invalid, the decision would have
wide political ramif1cations.
AS a result of a State Supreme
Court ruling % years ago, nine.
Virginia congressman were elect
ed at-large in 1882. The court
held the population provision
had not been met in a redis-
tricting act.
The three Virginia Republican
Congressman, elected when Pres
ident Eisenhower carried the
State. might lose their seats in
an at-large election this year.
The trio. like Virginia's seven
Democratic congressman, are up
for election in November.
Political Free fOr-All.
A court decision invalidating
the 1852 Redistricting Act could
mean another political free for
all such as the 1882 election.
Virginia Republicans have Jared
poorly in at-large elections and
an at-large election could mean
a Democratic sweep.
The 1882 opinion, written by
Justice Edward w. HudginS, held
that mo bona fide effort" had
been made to make the districts
equal. Mr.. Hudgins. now the
chief justice. is the only remain
ing jurist on the court that par
ticipated in the earlier decision.
Then. the population disparity
was a difference of l52.720 be-
tween the largest district, the
7th. and the smallest, the 9th.
In Mr.. Green's case, the court
will have to decide whether a
difference of 10000 means
reasonable disparity % years
later with the States population
one-third larger.
In the 1852 redistricting. a
new district was formed out of
Arlington. Falls Church, Alex
andria and Fairfax. This 10th
district was one of three to elect
G. o P. representatives.
representative Joel Broyhill
won in the 10th. as did Republi-
/ can Representatives Richard
Poff in the 9th and William C.
! Wampler in the 9th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19

A young boy yesterday re-
ceived the Meritorious Service
Medal Of the District Division Of
the American Automobile Asso-
citation for distinguished serv-
ice protecting the lives of chill
dren."
He is Robert Fothergill, II, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert
Fothergill, of l25 Darlington
street S.W. A Star carrier in his
spare time, Robert is an AAA-
sponsored school safety patrol
man.
officials of the AAA said he
saved the life of Linda Shif1et,
5. of No. Is Danbury street Sc,
on December 8, 1853.
A kindergarten student at
w. B. Patterson School, Daring
ton and South Capitol streets
Linda had approached the cross
ing at South Capitol and Dan
bury streets. Robert stopped her
and told her to wait. However,
instead of needing his warning
the AAA said, Linda walked into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19

heard. Present plans call for
classified employees leaders to be
heard the following week. Paul
Benson, president of the Ma
tional Association Of Rural Let
ter Carriers. yesterday testified
in favor of an $500 pay raise.
SOCIAL SECURITY COVER
AGE-The AFL Government
Employees Council has officially
objected to Congress to any move
to coordinate civil service re-
tirement coverage of Govern
ment workers with social Sc
curity.
Thomas G. Walters, operations
director of the council, which
represents more than 100000
Federal workers, said the en-
ploye organizations are solidly
opposed to any coordination.
This co-ordinated coverage is
expected to be urged by the Kap-
Ian committee in its retirement
next month.
Mr.. Walters testified before the
House Civil Service Committee
on postal pay legislation but in
terspersed his remarks to tell
the committee that joint COW
erage as proposed by the Kap-
Ian group will be strongly OPP
posed by the AFL member
unions.
INTERIOR-The House APP
preparations Committee has fin
ished it's work on the Interior
Departments 1855 money bill
but is delaying reporting the bill
until the. return of Representa-
tive Jensen. Republican. of
Iowa. chairman of the Interior
funds subcommittee. Mr.. Jensen,
one of the House members shot
by a group of fanatics, is re-
ported recuperating nicely and
is due to leave the hospital
soon.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Weather Bureau has job open
ings for diesel mechanic posi-
tions in the Arctic area. The
jobs are for one years duration
at S3.740, plus a $1,000 bonus.
Apply to the bureaus Office,
Room 112. Twenty-fourth and
NJ streets NV. The Air Force
Department is recruiting teach
ers and principals for schools of
dependents of civilian and mill
tary personnel in England,
France, Tripoli, French Morocco.
Newfoundland. Iceland, Azores,
Japan, and the Philippines.
Most jobs will pay $4.205 an
nually, with a few principals
paid $4,620 to $4,000. Apply to
Room 812, Old Post Office Build
ing. Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. =. The Ad-
jutant Generals Office Lodge
No. 2, American Federation of
Government Employees. will hold
its. monthly meeting at 8 pm.
Monday in the General Services
Administration auditorium. John
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District-Cloudy with rain and
not as cold tonight, low near IS.
Tomorrow, showers and windy
followed by clearing in afternoon
or evening, turning colder by
night. -
Maryland-Cloudy with rain
tonight and not as cold, low in
the 40s. Tomorrow, cloudy and
windy with showers probably
ending in afternoon and turning
colder.
Virginia - Cloudy with rain
and not as cold tonight, low A
So. Tomorrow, windy with
showers, possibly thunderStormS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
Egyption Suffroeettes
End Hunger Strike
BY the Associated Press

| CAIRO, Egypt, Mar. 49,.
Suffragette Doria Shafik and
her eight supporters announced
today they are ending their
hunger strike, having received
assurances from President Ma
guib that our claim for voting
rights for women viii be taken
into consideration"
Doria and her companions
made their decision to stop
their seven-day fast. at Kasrel
Ami Hospital where they were
taken yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19

Secret SerV-
ice agents.
w h e n the
com m it e e
a S k e d t h e
Budget B u
reau for it's
comment on
the measure.
the bureau re-
piled it feels
the present SO
trav Ell per
diem maxi
mum is ton
low for the
apfire Federal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
Force of So Is Hunting Work
For Times-HerdIdTs Old Staff

A staff of So persons is on
duty at the Old sTimessIIerald
Building l31g a sfreet NV,
trying to get jobs for approx
matelyi.300 former employees
who we're thrown out of work
Wednesday by the merger with
the Post.
Robert Thurston, who was
chief accountant for the Times
Herald and now in charge of
the displacement bureau. said
today he had no idea how many
OF the former employees have
obtained jobs.
I'VE simply have not caught
up with ourselves" said Mr..
Thurston. He added the WASH
ington Post Co. is paying salaries
and defraying costs of the
bureau.
Plan Ad Campaign.
Mr.. Thurston said an adver-
Using campaign for the jobless
workers will be launched next
week in trade magazines and
other publications.
An official of the merged
newspapers said today an exact
count was being made of the
number of former Times Herald
employees who were retained. All
are hired on temporary basis,
the official said. because depart
ment heads have been unable to
interview each employe.
The spokesman said it would
be about right" to estimate that
seven of the $50 Times Herald
editorial employees had been
taken on temporarily. No esti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
Boothe to Speak

WILLIAMSBURG. Va, Mar.
10 R.-Delegate Armistead l..
Boothe of Alexandria will deliver
the keynote address here We'd
nesday at the Jefferson-Jackson
day banquet of the Democratic
Club of Williamsburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
33o Druftees Ordered

RICHMOND. Mar. 10 (P.-
Virginia has been directed to
furnish 339 men for military
service in May, State selective
service headquarters said here
yesterday. The national quota
for the month is $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19

in southeast portion probably
ending in afternoon and turning
colder.
Wind-Southeast to south in
creasing to 1925 miles per hour
tonight. Tomorrow, mostly
southeasterly 1925 miles per
hour shifting to northwest 20-30
miles per hour in afternoon.
Shay Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, March 1924.
Temperatures will average near
normal. Washington normals
are 81 high and 38 low. Colder
night temperatures Sunday and
Monday. warmer Tuesday. Little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
Hospital Expansion
Beer License Denied

An application for an on-sale
beer license in West Hyattsville
was turned down yesterday by.
the Prince Georges County Board
of License Commissioners.
The board said it turned down
the class D license application
for the delicatessen at 6579 Ager
road because the owner claimed
he did not want to use full privi-
leges permitted under the license.
The board said it frowned on
issuing licenses to persons who
say they do not intend to use
all the privileges.
A. Mozart. AFGE legislative de
rector, will speak. George
Washington University Law
School will hold a two-day series
of lectures on legal problems in
volved in Government contracts
today and tomorrow.
BE sure to listen at GAS pm.
tomorrow to Joseph Young's
radio edition OF the Federal
Spotlight oUer WMAL.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19

Showers forecast for tonight in the Middle Atlantic
States the southeast coastal States the Ohio Valley with
urries expected in the Lakes region and Upper Msss
spp Valley Rain expected the coastal of Southern
California Southeastern Oregon and Southwestern Idaho with
furres also expected the mountains Of Wyoming
and Colorado. Elsewhere it will be generally fair 1t will be
colder from the Appalacans westward to the Great Plains
segiOn, with little change elsewhere. ZAP Wreph0to Map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
The Federal Spotlight
Administration Seems to Favor
Increase in Travel Per Diem
By Joseph YOUNG

The administration has indicated increasing
diem travel allowances OF Federal workers official outof
town Government trips.
Senator Mccarthy Republican. of Wisconsin, chairman Of the
Senate Government Operations Committee has bill to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19
Maryland
and.
Virginia.
News in Brief
Fairfax federation
Votes on Taxes

A maximum increase Of 10
cents in the Fairfax County tax
rate-instead Of the proposed IS
cent boosts advocated by the
Fairfax Federation of Civic
Associations.
The federation at a meeting
to consider the county's proposed
$11.2 million 1954-55 budget, last
night called for more economy
in school operation and main
tenance. The federation also
recommended that more en-
phasiS be placed on merit in
awarding future teacher salary
increases instead of giving auto
matte salary raises each year.
X 4 y
Sales Tax Foreseen
Armistead L. Boothe, Alex
andria delegate to the Virginia
General Assembly, predicts a
Statewide sales tax in 1856.
Mr.. Boothe told a meeting of
the Alexandria Kiwanis Club yes
terday that I'VE had better con.
dition ourselves to the newt
ability of this tax before it
comes" He said a sales tax was
the "only way in the world" to
meet growing capital outlay re-
quirements of the State.
X X y \
Hospital Expansion
A long-range $2.5 million
building program has been APP
proved by the Board of Trustees
Of Arlington Hospital.
John j. Anderson, hospital adj
ministrator, announced yester-
day that fund drive would be
held this year and each sue
ceeding year until the project is
completed, =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19

Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. 70 on February Is
Lowest. IS on January %
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 81, at $40 pm
Low. "a, at $40 am.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survoy,)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19

maximum allowance for Federal
workers to $12 in the case of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19

River Report.
tFrom S. EngineersD
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Fer.
ry and slightly muddy at Great Falls
Shenandoah CLOUDY at Harpers Ferry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19

change in afternoon tempera-
lures. Showers likely late Mon
day or Tuesday, totaling "a to /
inch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-19

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset
Evening star., 1954-11-07

The velvet shorts and blouse which Joonne Du Indon
red-sine for foil and during the doyme
WITIEN POCAIONTAs Capt John Smiths life back
in 1907 she might have been wearing outfit not too
unlike the fad in Arizona today Called squaw Clothes
these styles offer milady brilliant opportunity parade in
daring color tones fashioned after the traditional Of
Indians with a few cowboy touches thrown in.
Besides their color simple beauty clothes have
several practical welcome the dstaff side The
skirts don't have be ronedust twisted around broom
stick wiring then hung to dry second point of interest
their universally No matter what type figure
has, she looks her best in sQuaw clothes.
On location recently Phoenix, Zsa zsa Gabor and
style Princeses 1884, the
Arizona Fashion Council return the
and jeanne modelled the latest numbers, shown here
Evening star., 1954-11-07

27-TAE WASHINGTON MAGAZINE AovEMsER T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27
without q physical exam. re-
CARELESS Of age. or physical con-

without q physical exam. re-
CARELESS OF age. or physical con-
dition.
SICK LEAVE-There's q def
mite possibility that the new tax
law win aid Government workers
who have extended illnesses.
The new law provides that sick
benefits up to $10o q week paid
by employers are tax-exempt
after the first seven days Of
illness. or from. the start Of the
illness if the person is hospital
led at any time.
. However, the question Of
whether Government sick leave
qualified under the tax-exemp-
ton provisions Of the new law
will not be decided until the
Internal Revenue Service issues
regulations and rulings on the
tax law.
X y y
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The De-
partment of Agriculture Gradu-
ate School begins its saith year
this fall. Registration starts
September II. The Northern
Virginia University Center's fall
registration starts September l..
The address is 1912 North
Quincy street. Arlington. Va. +.
Government recreation and per-
sonnet officials desiring blocs Of
tickets for the lice Cycles OF
1885," opening at the Carter
Barron Amphitheater tonight for
a 17-day run, are asked to con-
tact Mrs. Field at Super Music
City, 1850 r street NV. :. !.
John Watts, Air Force Depart
ment personnel director, has
been appointed chairman Of the
Society for Personnel Admins
tration's 1855 conference. Other
SPA appointments include
Robert Wiley, the Army De-
partment's acting personnel di-
rector, a Membership Commit
tee chairman; and Kay Lindsay,
employment chief of the District
government, as public relations
director. The Commerce De-
partment Social Club is planning
a four-day Labor Day week end
trip to New York City. Contact
Francis w. Potts, the clubs
treasurer, on extension 2135. or
Franchon Fennel, extension 4037.
fBe sure to listen to Joseph
Young'S Federal Spotlight
radio program at GAS pm. to-
n,orroD oDer WMAL.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27
No Postal Pay Cuts
Due, Abrams Says
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Aug. q.
NO one in the Post Office De-
partment will face a cut in pay,
says Norman r. Abrams, Assist
ant Postmaster General in
charge of the Bureau of Opera
tions.
''No man in the postal depart
ment has had or will have his
pay cut" Mr.. Abrams told a
banquet meeting of the National
Association of Postal Supervisors
closing their convention here
last night.
But we are effecting econo-
miles," Mr.. Abrams continued. I'm
the last year we have reduced
the deficit from $3.50 million to
about $400 million. We win re-
duce it even further through the
use of better machinery and
more efficient operation.
with your help we can con-
tinue to reduce costs. give better
service and have happier work.
ers."
The convention elected Mi
chael O.. Nave of Chicago to a
third term as president and
named as vice presidents Oliver
P. Marks of Dallas, Frederick j.
O'Dwyer of San Francisco and
Make c. Collier of Nashville.
John D. Swygert of Columbia,
S. c., was named secretary and
Albert G. Briggs Of Silver Spring,
Md, treasurer.
A committee will choose a city
for next years convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27
Shock Treatments
In Hospital Upheld

The District General Hospital
may administer electro-shock
treatment to voluntary mental
patients with reasonable protec-
ton from possible law suits,
under a ruling by Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West. .
The legal opinion was re-
quested by the Health Depart
ment, which has been admins
tering such treatment to volun-
tary patients since last April.
DR.. John D. Schultz. chief psy-
chiatrist for the hospital. said
about a dozen patients in all
have received electro-shock
therapy with no adverse results.
The corporation counsel's
opinion emphasized, however,
that hospital authorities must
first get the consent of the
patient, if the patient has the
legal capacity to give consent, or
parent or legal guardian.
DR.. Schultz said electro-shock
therapy, while no cure in itself
for a mental condition. is most
effective" for relieving certain
stress symptoms in patient.
Mr.. Vests further ruling that
the hospital lacks authority to
perform such treatment for Gin
voluntary" patients-those COM
mitted for mental observation by
court or police-n1erely Under
lined the past practice of the
hospital, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity - Partly
cloudy and continued cool to-
night and tomorrow with low
tonight near 60.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
cool tonight and tomorrow with
low tonight $685.. Tomorrow
high in the 70s.
Virginia-Considerable cloudi-
ness tonight and tomorrow.
Cooler tonight with low 60-65 in
north and middle COS in south
portions. Rather cool tomorrow.
Wind-Northeast to east 10-15
miles per hour tonight and to-
morrow.
Pollen count-156 grains per
cubic yard of air for "a hours
ending am. today.
5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity. Aug. 28-Sept. l.
Temperatures will be near the
normal high of 80 and low of IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27
3 New Polio Cases
In Washington Area
Lift 81 Total 70 81

Washington area health au-
thorities today reported eight
new cases Of olio-bringing the
total cases this year to 80, COM
pared with 129 at this point in
1858.
The sd and $50 District VIC
TINS Of the disease are 22-year-
old man Of the $500 block of
street NV, and a 26-year-old
woman Of the 1400 block Of Hol-
brooke street NE. Both are coll
ored and are being treated in
District General Hospital.
Three new cases brought the
Prince Georges County list to II,
compared with 26 at this time
last year.
The victims are three bows,
one 3k years old, Of Laurel Hill
court. Greenbelt; another S years
old OF the 1900 block Of Lockney
avenue, Takoma Park, and the
third is years old, of the 1900
block Of Clark street, Boulevard
Heights. The two youngest are
in Childrens Hospital, the Is
year-old in District General.
The 4-year-old daughter of an
Army officer at the South Post
OF Fort Myer was stricken with
a non-paralytic type of the
disease. bringing the Arlington
total to Is, three less than last
year.
In Montgomery County. a 29-
year-old woman and a 7-year-
old girl have been hospitalized
with polio. The woman lives in
the 1900 block Of Paula drive,
Silver Spring; the girl in the
$500 block of Plyers Mill road,
Silver Spring.
No new cases were reported
from Alexandria or Fairfax
County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27
fourth Person Seized
As Member Of Biq
District Dope Ring

Another man was arrested
yesterday in what police said is
the Districts biggest drug ring
supplying white persons.
He was booked as Banks S.
Ross, A, of the 1900 block of
Third street NE.
Ross was released under $4,000
bond. United States Commits
sioner Cyril S. Lawrence con-
tinued his preliminary hearing to
next Friday.
Ross was charged with forg-
ing four narcotics prescriptions.
Police said DR.. Louis p. Levitt.
So, of the $500 block of .Linnean
avenue NV, who was arrested
Tuesday. furnished Ross with the
prescriptions.
Although Ross gave his age as
a, he looks much older. Police
said he was drug addict as far
back as 1888, when he confessed
breaking into a drugstore to OBJ
tain dope.
Capt. Howard F. Mowry of the
Narcotics Squad said the ring
lis the biggest supplier Of white
addicts in the city"
''It is to the white trade what
Catfish Turner was to the colored
trade" Capt. Mowry added.
Besides Ross and DR.. Levitt,
charges have been placed against
the doctors nurse, Mrs. Hazel A.
McKeever, 80. of the 200 block
of Rhode Island avenue NE.
and Ennis Foster, 40. of the $500
block Of Fourteenth street NV.
A fifth suspect was released
after questioning. More arrests
are expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-27
Arlington Girl, a, Gets SIS
For Nearly Breaking in Bank

Falls Church, strolled by the
bank after dinner at q nearby
restaurant. Pam Ella bumped
against the banks glass doors
and her mother. as she went to
get the little girl, pushed upon
the unlocked door.
Arlington police and bank Off
Gals nervously checked the en-
tire bank but found everything
in place. The door had been left
open by janitor who worked
late. On that subject, the bank
president declared;
Needless to say, We'll have a
new janitor."