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Four Law Deans Call
Oklahoma School lor
Negroes Inadequate
•y tht Assosiotsd Pt#»
NORMAN, Oklft.. May 27—The
dean of the Harvard Law School)
and tnree other educators agree
with Mrs. Ada Fisher that Okla
homa's law school for Negroes is
inadequate and unequal.
They took the witness stand in
District Court one after another
esterday to support the 24-year
old Negro woman. She Is renewing
her two-year fight to. enter the all
white University of Oklahoma Law j
School here.
Mrs. Fisher claims Oklahoma has
not obeyed a Supreme Court order
to give her equal facilities for a law
education.
Branch School for Negroes.
The State set up a small law
school for Negroes in the State
Capitol Building in January and
named it a branch of the State
University for Negroes at Langston.
‘The two schools are so unequal
there Is no basis for comparison.” ■
said the Harvard dean, Dr. Erwin
N Griswold.
The other three educators are Dr
Earl O. Harrison, dean of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Law School;
Dr Max Radin, law professor at the
University of California, and Charles
Bunn, chairman of the University
of Wisconsin Curriculum Committee.
Witness for State Heard.
They all said the most modern
method of teaching law—the case
system—is impossible at the Lang
ston Branch. This system calls for
rlassroom trials on sample cases
and requires a group of students,
preferably a large one. they said.
Dr. John G. Hervey, former dean
of the University of Oklahoma Law
School, appeared for the State and
said the Langston Branch is equiva
lent to the white school.
The hearing enters its fourth day |
today before Judge Justin Hinshaw i
and may end in a night session.
Negro College Drive
Washington's United Negro Col
lege Fund campaign was of! ro a.
favorable start today, with $7,000
already contributed towards the
District's goal of $40,000
About $1,400,000 Is sought na-1
tionally to aid 32 private Negro col
leges 8nd universities. Upon these
institutions, a spokesman said, rests
the responsibility of raising educa
tional standards of America's 14,
000.000 Negroes.
At an opening meeting of volun
teer workers last night in Howard
University's Andrew Rankin Me
morial Chapel, Eugene Kramer,;
secretary of District Theaters, Inc., j
presented a check for $1,000 to the
fund in behalf of his group.
The $7,000 total already pledged;
or contributed was announced by j,
John L. Burling, an attorney for
the Atomic Epergy Commission.
Dr Mordecai W. Johnson, presi- j
dent of Howard University, was
principal speaker. The presiding)
officer was Dr. W. Montague Cobb,
professor of anatomy at How'ard;
University and a campaign co
rhairman of the Washington drive.
The public appeal is being made
for the fifth year. John D. Rocke
feller, jr„ heads the National Ad
visory Committee of white and col
ored persons.
The Howard University Choir
under direction of Dean Warner
Lawson sang seven selections at
the meeting. a§ .
Women's Team Aids
Salvation Army Drive
Beginning Monday, a team of
woman volunteers will join workers
in the Salvation Army campaign to
raise $350,000 for expansfon and1
renovation of its facilities here.
Col. W W. Bouterse, divisional
commander, announced the team;
will be headed by Mrs. John Allen
Doughtrey. Mrs. A. Smith Bowman,;
jr.; Mrs. Andrew Parker and Mrs.
Edward Burroughs.
Orders for pledge cards already
have been received from 1.400 busi
ness firms, and an additional 4,300
firms are being canvassed to de
termine whether they, too, will co
operate In the drive, according to
Andrew Parker, chairman of the
business division.
Workers are soliciting funds from i
Federal and District agencies and (
from homes and business establish
ments in the first independent fund
campaign of the Salvation Army in; ’
25 years.
Among the uses to which money ]
from the drive will be put are ;
establishment of a downtown alco- (
holic rehabilitation clinic and camp ,
facilities for underprivileged chil- ;
rtren.
The first formal report luncheon ,
of the campaign will be held at
12:15 p.m. June 4. in the Evangeline ,
Residence. 1330 L street N.W.
F. V. Graves, 37, Dies;
1
Bowling Alley Owner
F Vernon Graves. 37. proprietor
of the Petworth Bowling Alley, who
in February bowled the record game
of the season in the District Minor
■League shortly before he became ill.
died yesterday at Georgetown Hos- j
pital.
Mr. Graves had been ill with leu- j
kemia since March 1 and died as
the result of a brain hemorrhage.
His home was at 1904 Seventeenth
street S.E.
For the last five years Mr Graves
had owned and managed the Pet-1
w orth Bowling Alley at 3712 Georgia.
avenue N.W. His game score of 177
in February broke the record in the l
league. He bowled with the Pet
worth District League.
Mr. Graves was born in St. Marys
County, Md., and had lived in Wash
ington since he was about 11 years
old. He attended Gonzaga High
School and studied heating engi
neering at Columbia Tech Institute.
He was an engineer with various
heating firms here for more than
10 years and was with the Utica
Radiator Corp. just before he took*
over the bowling alley.
Survivors are his widow. Mrs. Mary
E. Graves: two sons. F. Vernon, jr..
15. and John William Graves. 11:
his parents, Edwin and Rosalie
Graves, and three brothers. Douglas.
Elmer and Edwin Graves, jr., all of
Washington.
Requiem mass will be sung at 9
a m. Saturday at St. Francis Xavier
Church. 2800 Pennsylvania avenue
S.E. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
The Federal Spotlight
Medical Care for U. S. Workers
Wins First Ma jor Test in House
By Joseph Young
The program of Government health clinics and on-the-job
medical care for Federal employes has won its first major test in
the House Appropriations Committee.
The committee’s action in approving the continuation of tne
experimental Federal health clinic in Denver is being hailed by
Government officials as a gooa omen
[or Government-wide health clinics
within the next two years.
Congress already has authorized
the program, but
each Federal de
partment and
agency must get
the necessary
funds to operate
the clinics. Most
departments and
agencies plan to
ask for these
funds next year.
Therefore, it
came as a pleas
ant surprise to
Government of
ficials the other
110/ nucu u«*
sconomy-minded J*M** *•»■*
House Appropriations Coninntttee in*
dicated its approval of the program
by authorizing funds for the experi
mental clinic set up by the United
States Public Health Service.
It's on the basis of this first clipjc
that the USES, which serves in an
advisory capacity to Federal agen
cies in setting up the health pro
gram, will advise other Government
depaitments as to the plans and
money needed
Some committee members had ex
pressed some apprehension during
recent hearings on the health pro
gram that It might be "an attempt
toward socialized medicine."
But Di John Cronin, the capable
USES official in charge,of the pro
gram, showed the committee com
munications from the American
Medical Association strongly indors
ing the plans.
This apparently convinced the
committee of the soundness of the
program. Representative Fenton,
Republican, of Pennsylvania, the
ranking member of the subcom
mittee, which held the hearings,
said to Dr. Cronin:
"It is very apparent to me, Doc
tor, that the profession as, a whole,
through the medical association,
seems to indicate that they favor
the program."
The program calls for tit treat
ment of on-the-job illness and
dental conditions requiring emer
gency attention. *2) pre-employ
ment and periodic examinations,
(3) referral of employes to private
physicians and dentists and i4t
preventive programs relating to
health.
NEW ORDER DUE—The Civil
Service Commission shortly will is
sue new regulations giving Federal
agencies additional leeway in hiring
personnel without regard to civil
service procedure.
It is expected to enlarge the scope
of the commission's order last
month, which gave the Govern
ments military agencies the right
to make noncivil service Appoint -
ments whenever the national de
fense situation made it advisable.
* * * *
PAY RAISE—House Democrats
are beginning to needle the Repub
lican leadership on the delay in
getting action on Federal pay raise
legislation.
Representative Lanham, Demo
crat. of Georgia reminded his Re
publican colleagues that "it is more
than a month ago” since the House
Civil Service Committee reported
nui pay raise legislation. He asked
that the leadership take action now.
Shortly thereafter, Representa
tive Albert, Democrat, of Oklahoma
told the House that evidence before
the House Civil Service Cimmittee
supporting pay raises for Govern
ment employes had been over
whelming." .
There is no need for further delay
in considering pay raise legislation,
Mr. Albert declared. Inadequate
pay and inflationary prices are mak
Hard Coal Wage Talks
Start Today; Lewis
Silent on Proposals
ly th« A«*ocia»«d Pr«»*
PHILADELPHIA. May 27.—John
3. Lewis’ United Mine Workers and
■epresentatives of the anthracite
>perators sit down today in an at
empt to work out a new hard coal
vage agreement.
The present agreement, which ex
)ires Julv 10 on notice given by
rtr. Lewis to Ralph E. Taggart,
overs approximately 80,000 anthra
:ite miners in 225 mines in eight
Eastern Pennyslvania counties. Mr.
raggart is chairman of the anthra
rite operators’ committee.
Today’s meeting marks the first
contract talks in two years between
he UMW and hard coal operators,
rhe miners have been working since
946 under a pact with a provision
hat either party may give 30 days'
lotice of termination.
Mr Lewis has given no indication
5f what he will propose in the way
>f wages and Mr. Taggart wouldn't
venture a guess.
High on the agenda, however, is
expected to be negotiation pretain
ng to the anthracite health and
welfare fund. District committees
nave proposed the union seek a 40
:ent per ton royalty for the welfare
fund. The present levy is 10 cents.
Union district committees also
have proposed a cutback without
loss of pay to the 35-hour week
trom the present 40 hours and in
crease in vacation pay from *100
to $250.
Dionne Quints to Celebrate
14th Birthday Tomorrow
ly th» Associated Press
CALLENDER. Ontario, May 27.—
The Dionne Quintuplets will be 14
years old tomorrow—weighing 621
pounds all told. They will take the
□ay of! from school and share a five
layer birthday cake.
The five famous sisters—Yvonne.
Emilie, Annette. Cecile and Marie—
are in the best of health and never
have suffered the common diseases
of childhood, such as measles, mumps
and chickenpox. In the last year
they haven't even had a cold.
Yvonne, who weighed the most at
birth, still is the leader in that de
partment—at 130 pounds. Marie,
who weighed only 1 pound 10
ounces, when she was born. 1s still
the tiniest at 110 pounds and 4 feet
11 inches. Emilie and Yvonne are
tallest at 5 feet It* inches.
ling it most difficult for Federal
| employes,” he asserted,
i Meanwhile. Congress is still dilly
dallying on the situation. It’s now
beginning to look as if Congress will
wait until the last possible minute
before taking action—if it takes any
action at all. Pay raise sponsors
still believe a pay bill will be enacted
before Congress goes home, but they
are no longer quite as confident as
they were several weeks ago.
v m * *
I ECONOMY—H. P. Caemmerer,
i secretary of the Commission of Fine
| Arts, was testifying recently before
I the House Appropriations Com
jmittee on the commission's 1949
] budget requests. The following col
loqyy resulted among Mr. Caem
merer and Representatives Jensen.
Republican, of Iowa, chariman of
i the subcommittee, and Norrell,
! Democrat, of Arkansas.
Mr. Norrell: “I want to congratu
late you for coming before this
j committee without asking for addi
itlonal personnel.”
Mr. Caemmerer: "Thank you.”
Mr. Norrell: "I think that is very
unusual."
Mr. Caemmerer: “We work hard."
Mr. Jensen: “You say ‘we’ work
hard.”
Mr. Caemmerer: "The whole
commission.”
Mr. Jensen: "You and your staff
comprise how many people?”
Mr. Caemmerer: "Myself and the
messenger. I work day and night.
The messenger gets *1,759, and is
entitled to a *60 raise.”
WORTHY BILL—Representative
Lanham, Democrat, of Georgia, bat
introduced a meritorious measure
affecting Federal and District Gov
ernment employes who are mem
bers in the Reserve Corps of the
Army and Air Force.
At present, when these employes
are ordered on duty for training,
|or instruction, they must tse their'
annual leave. Or if they haven’t
any accrued annual leave they
don’t get any pay for the time they
are away from their jobs.
Mr. Lanham’s bill would assure
their regular Government pay
while they are In training without
affecting annual leave. In sponsor
ing the measure Mr. Lanham point
! ed out that Federal employes who
are members of other armed serv
ices’ reserve components are entitled
to 15 days’ military leave without
loss of pay or without having to
charge it to annual leave. He feels
that Army and Air Force reservists
deserve the same consideration.
* * * *
SNAG—The Senate-approved bill
to permit former Government em
ployes with less than 20 years of
service to withdraw their retirement
money has incurred the stubborn
opposition of the Civil Service Com
mission.
Consequently, the measure doesn’t
appear to have very much chance, at
the moment, of securing House Civil
Service Committee approval. The
committee apparently is going along
with the commission on the matter.
The commission's opposition to
the bill is unrealistic and incon
sistent. Under the new retirement
law, present Government employes
with less than 20 years of service
have the right po thefc
retirement money If they want to."
But the commission wants to deBv
this same privilege to former Fed
eral employes, many of whom are
unemployed or incapacitated and
who need their money now to live.
The commission, with its usual
paternalistic attitude in retirement
matters, says it will be much better
for these employes if they leave the
money in until the regular retire
: ment age of BO or 62, when they will
become eligible for full annuities.
That’s fine, but what are some of
! these people going to live on until
they reach the retirement age?
* * * *
CAPITAL ROUNDUP—Chairman
Rees of the House Civil Service
Committee has introduced legisla
tion to add 10 professional and
scientific jobs in the National Ad
visory Committee for Aeronautics.
. . . The National Association of
Letter Carriers Is giving a testi
monial dinner next month for the
members and the staffs of the House
and Senate Civil Service Commit
tees. The affair will be held at 7:30
p.m., June 9. at the Hotel Hamilton.
. . . The dissident right-wing faction
that broke from the CIO United
Public Workers of America to start
its own union plans to concentrate
its membership drive among the
more than 200,000 Government em
ployes In Washington, most of whom
are unorganized. The new organ- j
ization, incidentally, in all likelihood '
will be affiliated with the CIO Ship
builders Union and will stress as its
chief selling point “adherence to |
progressive CIO policies." . . . Sen- i
ator Chavez, Democrat, of New;
Mexico, has officially left the Senate \
Civil Service Committee to become
a member of the Appropriations
Committee. Senator Chavez, how-j
ever, says he will continue to take a i
keen interest in Government em- i
ploves legislation. . . . About 50 In-;
terior Department employes engaged
in personnel work face the ax unless
the Senate restores the money cuts
made by the House Appropriations
Committee. Also, about 50 Bureau
of Land Management employes here
face dismissal under the House
group's measure.
Additional news of Govern
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young’s broad
cast version of the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 p.m. every Sunday
j on WMAL. The Star station.
Congress in Brief
• y th« Associated Prats
Senate.
Continues debate on bill to permit
100,000 displaced persons to enter
the United States during next two
years.
Agriculture Committee considers
nomination of Charles F. Brannan
to be Secretary of Agriculture.
Judiciary subcommittee opens
i hearings on Mundt-Nixon bill re
quiring registration of Communists.
Finance Committee begins discus
sions of House-approved oleomar
garine tax repeal bill.
House.
Debates $375,677,591 Interior De
partment appropriation bill.
Ways and Means Committee eom
ipletea work on minor tax revision
! bill.
Rules Committee continues hear
ing* on draft bill.
Efforts for Peaceful
Solutions Lag, La Roe
Tells Presbyterians
By Caspar Nanncs
Star Staff Correspondent
SEATTLE, Wash., May 27 —
There is frequently more emphasis
in Washington these dayi “on pro
vocative military gestures than on
seeking peaceful solutions of the
world’s problems,” Wilbur La Roe,
jr„ moderator of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States of
America, today charged at the
opening session of the denomina
tion’* 160th general assembly.
"One does not always find in
Washington these critical days the
clear Christian insight which one
might expect in the Capital of a
Christian nation,” declared Mr. La
Roe, a member of the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church. “In the whole
field of our international relations
today, there is a moral unsteadiness
which would not be there if Chris
tian people had the influence which
they should have in determining
Government policy.
"I am not speaking in terms of
Pacifism.'* the speaker asserted to
the 896 ministerial and lay commis
sioners at the assembly. “I believe
in preparedness, but my point is
that there has been a tendency to
fly to extreme remedies which would
not be necessary if we had more
faith in the way* of peace.
Christian Faith Needed.
“Christian faith is as much need
ed in Government as it is in the
lives of individuals, and more so be
cause of the suffering to millions
that can be caused by a Government
policy in which the element of Chris
tian faith is lacking.
"The appointment of military men
to civilian posts does not Increase
the likelihood of clear Christian in
sights in high places.”
The commissioners, representing
267 presbyteries having more than
2.400,000 members, later today will
elect the moderator for the present
assembly. Mr. La Roe, retiring mod
erator, refused overtures by many
presbyteries for renomination to the
post. Candidates for moderator are
Dr. George Emerson Barnes, Phila
delphia: Dr. Jesse Baird, San Fran
cisco, and Dr. Clifford E. Barbour,
Knoxville, Tenn.
D. C. Pastors Attending.
The election of the stated clerk
of the General Assembly, permanent
official representative of the body,
trill be held Monday. Dr. William
Barrow Pugh of Philadelphia, who
has completed his second five-year
term in the office. Is expected to be
re-elected for a third term to the
post.
Washington area ministerial com
misisoners here are the Rev. J. Hill
man Hollister, pastor of Chevy Chase
Church and moderator of the Wash
ington City Presbytery; the Rev.
James F. Lundquist, pastor of Lew
insvtlle Church, and the Rev. George
H. Yount, pastor of First Presby
terian Church, Arlington, Va. Lay
commissioners representing the
Washington Presbytery, in addition
to Mr. La Roe, are Jennings E.
Brown, Vienna. Va., and John Gun
ther, Clifton. Va.
Presbyterians to Discsus
North-South Church Unity
ATLANTA, May 27 Reunion
of Northern and Southern Presby
terian churches will come before
the 88th general assembly of the
Presbyterian Church, United States
(South), convening here tonight.
The Presbyterian Church, United
States of America (North), also will
consider the reunion proposal at its
general assembly in Seattle, Wash.
If the reunion plan 1s approved by
both aAsemblias, it must them be
passed by three-fourths of the Pres
byteries of the churches.
The southern division of the
church has approximately 640.000
members. The northern branch has
a membership of 2,400.000.
A recommendation that the re
union plan be placed on the 1949
church docket before the general
assembly acts will be made by the
Committee on Union for the South
ern Branch.
About 400 commissioners, repre
senting ministers and ruling elders,
comprise the general assembly. They
will hear reports on the church pro
gram of progress, a five-year plan to
double membership and raise $7,
850,000 for an expanded program.
Defense fress Council
Meets With Forrestal
Members of the Press Advisory
Council of the Office of the Secre
tary of Defense held an informal
luncheon meeting with Secretary
Forrestal in the Pentagon yesterday.
No specific problems were taken up.
Others attending were Army Sec
retary Royall and Dr. Vannevar
Bush, chairman of the Research
and Development Board.
Charles Town entries
• y the Associated Press
Weather Clear. Track Fast.
First Post 2 P.M. EDT.
FIRST RACE—Purse. *800: claiming;
4-rear-olds and upward; about 4 lur
Sergt. Davis _ 117 Don Listo- 117
Cedar Bunnie 112 8hlps Mate 117
Silver 117 Lady Litonier 112
Epee 117 Vanderbelle 112
rEthel Morse 107 xFatry O 107
Buckle Time 12ft Carlb Sony 112
.\Tip Your Hat 11*1 xToot Toot 117
SECOND RACE—Purae. *1.000: claim
ing; S-year-olds and upward: 1 miles
xQuaker Brass. 113 Midnight 113
sBalbar . 113 xOlrndon Town 113
xTlme Play 113 Buckeye IIS
Brave Up Ilk Just Great Ilk
xTake Little 113 xYvonne 10k
.\Gradatlm .113 xCherokee Star 10k
Enos K. lkl Ronrey Ilk
THIRD RACE—Purse. *800: claiming:
2-year-olds and up: about 7 furlongs.
Chalpre 11S Prime Minister. 115
Merrily Go lift xRanger Bov_ 110
Canters Best .. lift Agronomist. .. US
Yellow Silk 113 xZeygrey 110
xBlc Ado . 110 xQuarter Kit 10ft
Oa» Array . 110 xChampion Misa 105
True Mate 110 Scuttle Mate Ho
FOURTH RACE—Purse. J 1.000: claim
ing: 3-year-olds: about B furlongs.
Westings Rival 100 Dena . 100
Count Air . 114 Speedy Rasoail 114
xSir Rhett_ lop Pajaca . 10M
xVera Q .104 Tilt 1 Ort
Fast Sieve ._ 114 xDolly Morse_104
Even Tide ... 113 xJive Gold 10S
Beisv Bonee. 10B xDusty Moment 108
i FIFTH RACE—Purse. $1,200: claiming:
4-y*er-olds end upward: about 8 furlongs. :
xPatlence _106 Goln Steady_ 111 I
xTap Lightly . Ill x8pikery . .. Ill
xOlga 8. _ 10P Bolo Betty Jo . 108
xBlue Steel_10k xPhoness _100
xWont Walt 103 Mint Matter... 110
Pappy Boy.. _ 113 Even Choice. _ 111
Bugler _118 xFox Point-108
SIXTH RACE—Purse. *1.200; allow
ances: 3-year-olds and upward; about 1
lurlor.ga.
xPawnee Boy . 102 xEqutfuta 87
Stanley _ Ilk Breakable Miss. 110
Ringside Table. 102 xNew Start . Ill
xCasset 113 Tlndrel - 121
Local Band 11k
SEVENTH RACE—Purse. *1 000: allow
ance?. 4-year-olds and up. 6,j* furlongs
Run Bi d Run
Gay Wlldy
xRoyal Favor
xHonoured .
Electron
116 Dr Johnaon
ill xHypnotiger ..
10k French Nine
111 XE1 General
170 Tacaro Kept
Alimony . ill Country Dude
120
111
116
111 ;
lift
120
EIGHTH RACE—Furse. *1.000: cl a inf
ing: 4-year-olds and ud: l*e miles.
Fire Broom_ 118 On the Line _.
118 Whipped Cream
113 Fleet Sister
113 Rio Grande ...
11* xThe General
113 xWlld Knight
Stormy Night
xRed Torch
Valient Dot
Peace Fleet
xTwink Shot
lift
lio
113
110
no
113
■teeDown lift xBrmka-113.
g ft pounds apprentice allowance claimed.
Truman Names Jessup
To U. N. Council Post
President Truman today nom
inated Philip C. Jessup, processor of
international law at Columbia Uni
versity. to be deputy representative
of the United States in the Security
Council of the United Nations.
Mr. Jessup will have the rank of
Minister. He succeeds Herschel V.
Johnson, recently named Ambassa
dor to Brazil, after an illness.
The appointee at present is serv
ing as assistant to Warren R. Aus
tin. chief American delegate to the
United Nations.
Gerard Arthur Mahler,
Economist, 53, Dies
At Bethesda Hospital
Gerard Arthur Mahler. 53, an
economist who was chief of the
agricultural rehabilitation division
of UNRRA until March 31, died yes
terday at the Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda. of an acute heart ailment.
Mr. Mahler had planned to begin
a new job Tuesday with the Pood
and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations as a price stabilizer.
His home was at 8712 Old George
town road, Bethesda.
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia,
Mr. Mahler received a doctor of
philosophy degree from the Univer
sity of Vienna. Later he became a
consultant in economics and inter
national economic statistics for the
Austrian government and owned oil.
fats and margarine factories in that
country.
On his farm in Austria he con
ducted research on bacteriology and
developed flavor for margarine by
culturing certain milk bacteria.
When he came to the United States
in 1940, he did research on artifi
cial flavoring of ioods in New York.
He managed a pepper plant in South
Carolina before he came to Wash
ington in 1944 to work for UNRRA.
He had lived in Bethesda two and
a half years.
Mr. Mahler was active in tne
work of the National Grange.
He is survived by his widow. Dr.
Paula E. Mahler, who practices med
icine at the Bethesda address, and
a son, Arthur P. Mahler, a student
of mechanical engineering at George
Washington University.
Funeral services will be held at
1 p.m. Saturday at the W. Reuben !
Pumphrey funeral home, 7557 Wis
consin avenue, Bethesda. Burial
Will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Illinois Convention Shuns
Action on Truman Race
ly th* Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD. 111., May 27 —Il
linois Democratic leaders planned
to put aside presidential talk at
their State convention today and
refrain from taking sides for the
present.
Party spokesmen said they ex
pected no formal convention action
either for or against President Tru
man for renomination.
To avoid a conflict at this stage
the strategy apparently called for
a free hand until the State's 60
vote delegation gets to the na
tional convention.
Many of the Illinois party chiefs
either are for Mr. Truman or unde
cided on a 1948 presidential nom
inee. But some others have been
sparking an anti-Truman drive.
They said today they would oppose j
any State convention move to in- ■
dorse President Truman.
Twenty national delegates at
large, each with two-fifths of a
vote, will be named today. Fifty
two delegates, each with a full vote,
were elected in the primary.
Among those slated for, delegate
at large are Mayor Martin H. Ken
nelly of Chicago, Senator Lucas,
Paul Douglas, the party’s nominee
for Senator, and James C. Petrillo,
president of the American Federa
tion-of Musicians.
Two Reserve Pilots Killed
When Planes Collide
ly th* Associated Prosi
SALEM. Va., May 27.—Two Air
Force reserve pilots were killed
when their AT-6 planes crashed in
midair Wednesday over Dixie Cav
erns, about six miles west of Salem
The pliots were Capt. John F.
Dunn and Lt. John D. Petticrew.
both members of the 66th Troop
Carrier Squadron of the Air Reserve.!
Dunn was a veteran of 57 combat
fighter plane missions in the Pacific
and Lt. Petticrew served as an Air
Force instructor during World War
II.
Capt. Dunn, a native- of Lafiin,
Pa., is survived by his widow, a son
and daughter. Lt. Petticrew, a na
tive of Roanoka, is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Petti
crew of Roanoke.
Senate Group Backs
Defense Pacts Until
U. N. Gains Strength
Regional defense pacts between
like-minded nations offer the best
hope for peace until the United Na
tions is stronger, the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee told the Senate
today.
Chairman Vandenberg filed a
nine-page report on the committee’s
resolution, recommending gradual
development of such regional agree
ments as one of six steps for im
proving the U. N. The committee
adopted the resolution last week,
13 to 0.
The committee report emphasized,
however, that adoption of this reso
lution in no way commits the United
States in advance to the details of
any regional arrangement. The reso
lution, which will be called up for
debate before adjournment next
month, is merely an expression of
the sentiment of the Senate for the
guidance of the President in seeking
to improve U. N. procedures.
The report refers to the inter
American agreement worked out at
Rio de Janeiro last year and to the
Brussels agreement signed by five
Western European nations this year
as examples of regional pacts that
will help prevent another war until
such time as <the world is ready to
give the U. N. an international
armed force to keep the peace.
"It has been contended in some
quarters, incorrectly, that this reso
lution would empower the President
to finance shipments of arms to
Europe or underwrite a general Eu
ropean defense pact without appro
priate congressional approval," the
committee report declared. ‘‘On this
point the members of the committee
are unequivocally in agreement.
During the committee deliberations
it was repeatedly emphasized that
the resolution does not bestow Upon
the President any additional au
thority whatsoever to make any
commitment without the subsequent
approval of Congress normally re
quired under the Constitution.”
The committee admits that ‘‘mis
use of the veto has obstructed the
proper functioning” of the U. N„
but it urges the Senate to go on
record at this time only for volun
tary agreements to curtail the veto
power, rather than to attempt revi
sion of the charter at this time.
Poppies to Be Dropped
in Chesapeake Sunday
1/ the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, May 27.—An anchor
of poppies will be dropped in Chesa
peake Bay Sunday in memory of
Americans “who hsve given their
lives at sea,” the Naval Academy
announced.
The Moina Michael memorial
poppy anchor, sponsored annually
by the Department of Georgia,,
American Legion Auxiliary, is being
made at Brunswick, Ga.
Weather Report
District of Columbia — Mostly
cloudy with chance of a few showers
late this afternoon and evening and
cloudy with showers likely again
tomorrow. Highest in lower 70s this
afternoon, and lowest tonight about j
62. Little change in temperature,
tomorrow.
Virginia—Cloudy with scattered ,
showers mostly in south portion this j
afternoon and tonight and cloudy
with showers likely tomorrow.
Maryland—Mostly cloudy with a
few scattered showers east portion
this afternoon and tonight. Tomor- i
row cloudy with showers likely.
Wind velocity, 11 miles per hour;
direction, northeast.
River Report.
(From United State* Spaineers.)
Fotomee River cloudy «t Harpers Ferrv
and at Great Fails; Shenandoah cloudy at
Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
Yesterday. Pet. Today— Pet
Noon 96 Midnight _ 94
4 T>.m._ 90 8 a m. _ 94
8 p m. _. _ 88 1:30. pm. _ 76
Temperature*.
Yesterday's high t>8. at 12:02 pm.:
low, til, at 6:30 a m. Year's highest, 9t».
oji May II: lowest. 5. on January 2 6.
Normal maximum this date, 78 degrees
minimum. 58 degrees.
Tide Tables.
(Furnished bv United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today Tomorrow.
High 3 1:51am. J'l:.’lop.m
Low . ... 7:15 a.m.
High _ _ . !
Low 7:08 p.m. 7:55 pm
The Sun and Mom.
Rises.
Sun. today 5:48
Sun. tomorrow 5:45
Moon, tedav
Automobile lights must be turned on
one*half hour aftfr sunset.
Precipitation.
Sets.
8:-4
8: 2 5
Since May 1. 8.91 inches. May normal.
*. • - * irT:
80
Albuquerque 66
Atlanta 86
Atlantic City 61
Bismarck 87
Boston_
Buffalo
Chicago
Detroit ..
El Paso
3alveston . _ 83
Harrisburg . 71
Indianapolis
Kansas City 79
Los Angeles 70
Louisville— 74
Miami
L. I
51
72 !
57 !
»
3.70 inches. May record. 10.69 inches
1889. Since January 1. 19 89 inches,
2.80 inchee more than normal.
Temperatures in Various pities.
49 Milwaukee . 75
63 New Orleans 88
57 New York . 68
44 Norfolk 76
57 ,51 Okla. City . 65
50 Omaha_83
47 Phoenix _ 102
48 Pittsburgh . _ 75
67 Portland __ 67
66 St. Louis 77
56 Salt Lk. City 84
49 San Antonio 89
63 San F'ncisco 60
67 Seattle_ 73
49 Tampa_ 90
73
82
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83
61 !
53 !
65
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Clarence McOee and his bride, Mrs. Eliza Murray, shown in
an automobile after theii* marriage. They had planned to travel
to and from the wedding ceremony in McGee’s buggy, but were
forced to substitute a neighbor’s car when a buggy wheel broke.
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BRUSHTON, N. Y., May 27.—A
bride more than 90 year's old settled
down today with the "young, strong
man” she prefers to a pension.
It was a gay "fusterin’ ” wedding
yesterday for tiny, crippled Mrs.
Eliza Murray and 37-year-old Clar
ence McGee, even though her wed
ding ring cost only 50 cents.
The lanky farmland and his bride
spent their wedding night at her
modest home in this rural Northern
New York village near the Canadian
border. The day was a special holi
day for the 500 residents, by proc- j
lamation of the Mayor.
Mr. McGee planned to fix a
broken wheel on his buggy so that j
they cbuld have a honeymoon ride.
Three thousand spectators crowd
ed in and around the little Meth
odist church in nearby Moira while
Mr McGee slipped the 10-cent
store ring on his bride's finger.
"I couldn't kiss her with all o'
these people lookin' on," he said,
bashfully.
State troopers kept order outside
alter the ceremony, as the couple
made their way through rice and
confetti.
Smoothing down her blue and
white print cotton dress, the bride
declared:
“I’m so happy. I never thought
we would have a wedding like this."
Mr. McGee, who began courting
her shortly alter her first husband
died last February, had little to say.
Mrs. McGee thinks she may lose
her old-age pension, but would
‘rather have a young, strong man
than a pension." She's going to
“see to it” that he shaves every day.
She has borne seven children, two
of whom died in a highway acci
dent. She lost her left leg in the
accident and now has an artificial
one.
Privately, Mrs. McGee admits she
must be more than 90. but (or the
marriage license record she mad*
It 80.
Italy's President Thanks
Truman for ERP Goods
By th« A»iociat*d Pr«*
ROME. May 27.—President Luigi
Einaudi cabled thanks today to
President Truman for the first ship
load of European Recovery Program
goods to reach Italy.
The Italian executive said he is;
"convinced that the generous aid l
of the United States will find full;
response in Italian labor, accel-l
erating our national reconstruction'
in the framework of the desired
European economic co-operation.”
V/hattheRussians
Are Saying of Us
The Moscow radio, broadcasting
to the Soviet Far East, said:
“Thanks to the unceasing
activities of the Communists and
their loyalty to the cause of the
people, the movement of resist
ance in France will grow. The
union of the workers and the _
farmers will thwart the aggres
sive plana of the American im
perialists. who aim at the en
slavement of France.”.
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