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MacArthur Awaiting
t
Second Senate Bid to
Come Here in Summer
9y the Associated Press
.TOKYO, May 29.—Gen. Mac
Arthur appeared ready today to
plan his first trip to continental
United States in 11 years—after
the Republican convention in
June.
As matters now stand, he Is await
ing another invitation from the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee to
appear in Washington sometime
after the national conventions. He
rejected the committee’s request to
start home within a few days on
the grounds this timing would ap
pear to be “politically inspired.”
* Position Is Consistent.
There was a note of consistency in
this position. The general has in
sisted that his personal political
ambitions were to be kept separate
from his position of Supreme Com
mander of Allied Powers in Japan.
This, of course, would virtually be
impossible if he appeared around
the time of the Republican conven
tion in Philadelphia.
But after June, he said, “I should
feel free to place myself fully at your
disposal” to clarify Oriental issues
which will be Just as complex in July
as now.
This seemed to make a second
invitation inevitable. Any reluc
tance by the Senate Committee to
seek his guidance at a later date
could be construed as a distinct re
buff for Gen. MacArthur and as
convincing evidence the original in
vitation was meant primarily for
political reasons.
Peremptory Call Unlikely.
There is some opinion here that
the general is merely awaiting a
more peremptory summons to re
turn home in advance of the Re
publican convention. The chances
that this might come from Wash
ington appeared weakened, how
ever, by President Truman's state
ment that the final decision on his
return was up to Gen. MacArthur.
In making known his decision,
Gen. MacArthur put himself on a
long limb if he.had such an idea
in mind. For one thing, his partial
rejection refuted the most logical
argument that could be offered for
demanding his immediate presence—
that Oriental events would not wait.
Gen. MacArthur said he saw
nothing to make the “time element
one of paramount urgency” and told
the Senate Committee that he was
“hopeful that you will find my ap
pearance at such later date no less
satisfactory for your purposes.”
Bridges Says Committee
Will Not Press for Return
Chairman Bridges of the Senate
Appropriations Committee plans to
place Gen. MacArthur’s message re
jecting the invitation to return be
fore the committee next Tuesday.
“I don’t believe the committee will
press for his return,” he said. ‘‘If
anything should happen while he
was away, I certainly wouldn’t want
the responsibility of having him
back here.”
Senator Wherry, Republican, of
Nebraska, whose motion led to the
committee’s 17-2 vote to invite Gen.
Mac Arthur to testify, said he regrets
that the general isn’t coming home.
The reply, Senator Wherry said,
should be convincing that “there
wasn’t any politics involved in the
invitation.”
Ervin Hohensee, executive secre
tary of MacArthur-for-President
headquarters, said in a statement
that he had requested President
Truman to command Gen. Mac
Arthur’s return “before Congress ad
journs.” He urged that other citi
zens do likewise.
Mundt Bill
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tbe ostensible target, but the real
victims were the citizens of every
state in Europe and our own.”
Turning to America’s relations
with the Soviet Union, Mr. Wallace
raid:
“We must not suffer ourselves to
be deluded about a false ana
groundless clamor about Russian in
fluence and a Russian party in this
country.” He said the Mundt-Nixon
measure is justified by its support
ers “in the name of a cold war
fgainst Russia” and commented:
“The first victims of the cold war
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PORTLAND, OREG.—FARMERS RESCUED FROM HIGH WATERS—This aerial view of the worst
Columbia River Flood since 1894 shows farmers being rescued from high waters below Portland.
Main rail and highway routes were disrupted, thousands fled their endangered homes and prop
erty damage soared into the millions. (Story on Page A-l.)_—AP Wirephoto.
Jerusalem Ghetto Burning Hulk,
Deserted as 1,500 Are Removed
By Daniel De Luce
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent
INSIDE THE OLD CITY OF
JERUSALEM. May 29.—Jerusa
lem’s ancient ghetto lay a burn
ing, gutted hulk today, its peo
ple all departed.
The last of the pathetic group
of Jewish civilians—women and
children — young and old — filed
through Zion Gate, now held by the
Arab Legion, shortly after midnight.
They trudged through the shell
scarred Church of Dormition—re
puted scene of the Virginia Mary’s
death—and crossed over to Hagana’s
lines.
It required more than six nours
for the shabby, frightened group,
estimated at more than 1,500, to
leave the walls of the Old City ard
return to Jewish hands. Many car
ried bundles containing their few
worldly possessions.
An Arab soldier fell wounded early
this morning at Zion Gate when
sniping suddenly broke out there,
coincident with attacks against
Jaffa and Damascus Gates.
Dr. Pablo de Azcarte y Florez,
representing the United Nations in
Palestine, was standing with the
Arab Legion field commander when
news of the Arab casualty was re
ceived.
"It's only a provocation," he said.
“Please keep pushing the civilians
right along.”
xne Arab commander complied.
In the Old City's police barracks
294 Jewish men of military age
were temporarily behind bars, while
the Legion brought more than a
dozen buses to take them to an in
ternment camp in Amman, Trans
Jordan.
Urorn the Jewish military hos
pital in the burning ghetto, Le
gionnaires helped carry 150 Jewish
wounded to the safety of the Ar
menian quarter school.
Seriously wounded Jews, accord-j
ing to the Surrender terms, are to'
be delivered to Jewish lines m Je
rusalem. Others, if of military age,
may be kept prisoner.
A Swiss official of the Interna
tional Red Cross who remained with
the Jewish wounded overnight com
mended the Arab Legion on its con
duct.
“They carried old women In their
arms to Zion Gate,” he said. "They
slaved for hours carrying the wound
ed from that burning hell out there
to this school.”
Fires Blamed on Mines.
The Arab Legion commander in
Jerusalem reported early today “not
a single Jew has been harmed since
the surrender.’’
The Legion blamed fires which
raged through the night on Jewish
mines which exploded from time
fuses after the surrender was con
cluded at 2:30 p.m. yesterday. Some
troops also claimed the Jews pur
posely kindled fires just before the
evacuation of the rubble-strewn
quarter adjoining the southern wall.
The ghetto looked like a chunk
of Stalingrad or Berlin. Roofless
walls teetered crazily. Alleys were
waist high with debris. The stench
of death was thick. Some Jewish
bodies were still unburied. Others
had been covered hastily with a thin
layer of rubble.
86 Killed in 11-Day Battle.
The Legion saw at least 86 Jews
died in the 11-day battle with
Trans-Jordan forces.
Jewish attacks against Jaffa and
Damascus Gates into the Old City
at 8:30 p.m. lasted nearly 90 min
utes, then dwindled to scattered
small arms fire with the approach
of midnight. Flares fizzled in the
sky. Legion field guns pounded
modern Jerusalem. «
Liquidation of the ghetto garri
son was regarded as certain to in
crease the intensity of Legion thrusts
into Jewish quarters. These thrusts
have been figuratively handcuffed
by the bitter-ead resistance of the
ghetto at the Legion’s back.
are the American people them
selves.”
Need for New Law Denied.
Mr. Wallace quirted the bill drafted
by Representatives Mundt, Repub
lican. of South Dakota, and Nixon,
Republican, of California, as declar
ing the Communist movement pre
sents a "clear and present danger to
the security of the United States”
and added:
"we aireaay nave pieniy oi laws
on the books to protect the Nation,
its citizens and institutions from
the dangers that Mr. Nixon asserts
are the subject of the Mundt bill.”
Committee members in question
ing Mr. Thomas, who was a surprise
witness, asked him to expand on
his statement that the American
Communist Par tv and movement
are controlled by Rus°ia.
Mr. Thomas said Earl Browder
had been ousted as Communist
Party boss in the United States and
had been supplanted by William Z.
Poster after a leading French Com
munist “had visited Moscow and
denounced Browder."
“Is the Communist Party in the
United States an agent for a foreign
power?” Senator Eastland asked.
Takes Pot Shot at Stassen.
“Why certainly, ’ Mr. Thomas re
plied, saying that Stalin is both
head of the vast Russian empire
and the world-wide Communist
movement.
Mr. Thomas took a political pot
shot at Harold Stassen, former Gov
;rnor of Minnesota and Republican
presidential aspirant.
He said that under the Mundt bill
the Attorney General would have
'too great powers" and might use
these against farmers, labor unions,
Dr even other political parties.
Then he added that “one of the
most vociferous” of the Republican
:andidates had shown a lack of
ability to distinguish between com
munism and socialism.
He said that if this candidate be
;ame President and appointed a
like-minded Attorney General the
:ountrv might face serious results.
Names Former Governor.
Chairman Wiley interrupted to
say there are a large number of
Republican candidates.
"I refer to the former Governor
of Minnesota, Harold Stassen,” Mr.
Thomas replied.
Senator Wiley asked Mr. Thomas
to explain differences between the
Socialists and Communists.
Mr. Thomas said Socialists "abhor
and detest the totalitarian state”
which the Communists advocate. He
added:
uommumsm * * * is rumiess m
suppression of all individual rights.
Communism in action Is the worst
tyranny the world has seen.”
"Socialists always have protected
and expanded civil rights,” Mr.
Thomas said and cited example of
Norway and England.
Rockwell Kent Gives Up Chair.
Rockwell Kent, the artist, was
testifying when Mr. Wallace ar
rived. He broke off in the middle
of a sentence and gave the witness
chair to Mr. Wallace.
Wearing a Wallace button. Mr.
Kent testified as president of the
International Workers' Order and
president of the Artists' League of
America.
Mr. Kent said “we liberals are des
perately afraid of this bill. It denies
us the right of free association.”
Mr. .Kent said Attorney General
Clark has already branded the In
ternational Worker* order as a sub
versive organization. He denied that
it is. He said the bill would require
such organizations to register.
The artist testified “I am not a
Communist.” He also said he would
not defend anyone who urges the
overthrow of the Government by
force and violence.
Memorial Day
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the chance of falling asleep at the
wheel.”
Mr. Keneipp recalled that 1947’s'
Memorial Day week end produced
no fatal accidents in the District.
But there were 94 accidents with 40
persons seriously injured, he said.
President Truman will lead tfie
Nation’s tribute to its war dead by
placing a wreath on the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier at 11:50 a.m.
tomorrow. The ceremony will be
followed by a radio address over
all networks.
Mr. Truman added a special ap
peal for peace in signing a Memorial
Day proclamation. He asked for the
Nation to start a period of prayer
for peace at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
During the day Arlington Ceme
tery will be a rallying point of pa
triotic organizations and individuals
remembering those who gave their
lives in the wars.
The widows and parents or these
heroes will be singled out in a spe
cial ceremony after Mr. Truman has
spoken in the amphitheater. ✓Seven
families will be the first to receive
Gold Star emblems authorized by
Congress and presented by the Sec
retaries or Undersecretaries of the
Army, Navy and Air Force.
Another colorful touch following
the presentation will be the sprin
kling of flower petals from the bomb
bays of three B-25s, representing the
three services.
At 6 p.m. today the Women's
Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand
Army of the Republic, Department
of the Potomac, will hold services at
the Nuns of the Battlefield Monu
ment, Connecticut and Rhode Island
avenues at M street N.W.
The Rev. John K. Cartwright,
rector of St. Matthews Cathedral,
will be the speaker. An honor guard
of the Irish War Veterans will escort
him from the cathedral to the mon
ument.
Numerous patriotic organizations
will hold services over the holiday
week end and many pastors will de
vote their sermons tomorrow to
Memorial Day themes.
Howard Hawks' Wife
Is Granted Divorce
ty fK« Auociatcd Prut
LOS ANGELES, May 29.—It was
after the baby was born two years
ago that love, and Howard Hawks,
went out of their home, the film
producer’s wife testified yesterday
in obtaining a divorce.
Mrs. Naafcy Gross Hawks, 30, sev
eral times listed as one of the 10
best-dressed women in the world,
said that after the baby arrived
Mr. Hawks "seemed sort of dis
interested in our marriage.
“He was silent for long periods.
He went out all night, often. 1 sort
of wasn’t asked along.’’
Mr. Hawks, 50, did not contest the
divorce. Under a court-approved
property settlement, Mrs. Hawks will
receive $50,000 over a 10-year period
and $500 a month for support of
their daughter, Kitty. i
South Africa May Act
On U. N. Withdrawal
By the Associated Press
PRETORIA, Union of South Af
rica, May 29.—Newspapers said to
day that South Africa's new Na
tionalist government is likely to
consider whether to withdraw from
the United Nations.
The Nationalist Party which de
feated Field Marshal Jan Christiaan
Smuts in the election Tuesday fre
quently insisted in the past that
South Africa cancel her member
ship in the U. N. because of the
world organization’s attitude toward
this country’s Indian question.
India has charged in the U. N.
General Assembly that South Af
rica discriminates against her In
dian population. The Assembly
ordered the two countries to nego
tiate their differences on the issue.
Nothing came of the resolution.
South African Nationalists also
were angered because of a U. N.
proposal to submit Southwest Africa
to trusteeship. The Nationalists
want it incorporated in the union.
Southwest Africa has been admin
istered since World War I by South
Africa under a League of Nations
mandate. It formerly was a Ger
man colony.
Marshal Smuts met with his
United Party leaders, meanwhile, to
discuss whether he will remain in
politics.
Leaders of his party were pressing
him to stay, despite the defeat suf
fered at the hands of the National
ists in Tuesday’s election.
Marshal Smuts was reported pre
viously to have decided to retire to
his farm at Doornkloff. He was de
feated in his own constituency.
Truman
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row morning in time to deliver a
Memorial Day address to the Na
tion from Arlington Cemetery.
The President’s last visit to An
napolis was in the fall of 1946 when
he saw the Penn State football team
defeat Navy.
This city, known to the Navy as
“a fishing village on the banks of
the Naval Academy,” overflowed
with feminine gaiety for the start of
June Week.
Hundreds of proud parents, sisters
and sweethearts of midshipmen
thronged the State capital for six
days of colorful ceremonies.
The social whirl begins tonight
with the traditional ring dance for
second classmen and their drags.
Color Girl Arrives Today.
Queen of all Annapolis will be
Mrs. Katherine Wainwright Austin
of North Andover, Mass., the 1948
color girl.
Mrs. Austin, a 26-year-old war
widow, was scheduled to arrive to
day to reign as 40th June Week
color girl. After a round of dances
and receptions next week, she will
officiate at 5 p.m. Thursday at the
presentation of the colors in a bri
gade parade on Worden Field.
Tomorrow is "sob Sunday,” so
called from the days when plebes
cried into huge towels in mock
misery over the coming departure
of the first classmen.
Chaplain E. P. Wuebbens will give
the baccalaureate sermon tomorrow
in the academy chapel to the 410
graduating first classmen and their
families.
June Week build-up to a climax
Friday at graduation exercises in
Dahlgren Hall, when about 332
graduates will be commissioned as
ensigns of the line, 39 as ensigns in
the Supply Corps, 12 as ensigns in
the Navy civil engineers and 27 as
Marine second lieutenants.
Eighty officers received master of
science degrees during graduation
exercises at the naval postgraduate
school.
Assistant Secretary of Navy for
Air John Nicholas Brown was guest
speaker.
“The Navy is changing physically
almost as greatly as it did in the
change from sail to steam,” Mr.
Brown declared. He added that
critical problems today challenge
the ingenuity of naval technicians.
"The implements of naval warfare
are in a fluid state,” he said. “Great
changes are taking place in aircraft,
ships and ordnance.
“We are at a point at which the
weapons of the last war begin to be
supplanted by others embodying the
lessons which the last war taught.”
He added that these changes are
being brought about largely by en
gineers.
Gurney and Sprague.
Senator Gurney, Republican, of
South Dakota and Rear Admiral
Sprague, chief of naval personnel,
also were guests.
Officers receiving degrees in
cluded: Lt. Comdr. Robert E. Mot
tern, 425 North Monroe street, Ar
lington, Va., Lt. Comdr. Stiles M.
Decker. Annapolis, Lt. Comdr. Floyd
J. Greene, 4800 Bradley boulevard,
Chevy Chase, Md., Maj. Alton L.
Hick* 1305 N. Ode street, Arlington,
Va., Lt. Douglas H. Jennings, Peters
burg, Va.
Grain-Saving Plan Continued
The Agriculture Department has
continued until June 30 the present
brewers’ grain conservation pro
gram. The program had been
scheduled to be replaced June 1 by
a new one designed to save slightly
more grain.
Sudden Friendliness
Of Russians in Austria
Puzzles Americans
By Simon Bourgin
North American Nowipapor Allmiuo
VIENNA, (By Airmail).—Ameri
can officials are trying hard tc
understand the sudden change in
Russia’s attitude in Austria—where
in the past fortnight the Soviets
have shown more friendliness to
ward the western powers than in
many months.
Only five weeks ago the Russians
were setting up new road blocks
around Vienna in what looked like
the beginning of an attempt to cut
off the Western Allies from the city.
Then the Russians tried hard to halt
military traffic to and from the
American and British airfields—
which are in the Soviet zone, out
side Vienna.
Today the signs are many and
unmistakable that the Russians in
Austria are out to please. Some
responsible Americans think it is be
cause Russia so badly wants a state
treaty for Austria. This would bring
about the departure of the western
powers, and permit Russia to under
mine Austrian independence at her
own pleasure.
Others believe Russia may be
using Austria to prove that Henry
Wallace is right, and that Russia is
not an agressive, expansionist coun
try after all. By this behavior, say
some American officials, the Rus
sians would like to convince the
Americans that the Western Union
security combination and the vast
American arms program are un
necessary.
Within the past two weeks, ob
servers here have added up the fol
lowing significant items, all of which
point to a new, friendly Russian
policy in Austria.
At last Friday’s Allied Control
Council meeting, the Russians agreed
to every item on the agenda for the
first time since December 1946.
Among other things, they agreed
to the allocation of next year’s oc
cupation costs, to which they had
been saying "no" for four straight
months.
The Russians consented to hav
ing the Allied Control Council’s
picture taken by a Life magazine
photographer—the first unofficial
still picture the Russians have con
sented to in the history of the coun
cil.
The Russians agreed to permit
an American Graves Registration
team to work in the Soviet zone of
Austria, following American permis
sion for a Soviet team to work in
the American zone.
In a gracious letter of thanks, the
Russians expressed their apprecia
tion for the “excellent” treatment
given their graves registration and
restitution missions during their re
cent stay in the American zone.
Col. Gen. Dmitri Zheltov—deputy
Russian commander and the career
MVD general whom correspondents
regard as the evil genius behind Rus
sian policy in Austria—this week in
vited his American opposite, Brig.
Gen. Desmond Balmer, to play ten
nis with him. Gen. Balmer replied
he would prefer fishing, or to have
a drink. Thereupon Gen. Zheltov
said they could go fishing, but that
he would drink while Gen. Balmer
fished. Nothing like this innocent
social exchange has been heard
since the early days of the Ameri
can occupation, when Gen. Mark
Clark drank vodka with Gen. Zhel
tov and his chief, Marshal Ivan
Konictv. ;
The Russians granted American
and British correspondents permis
sion beginning this week, to cross
the Soviet zone on the shortest
routes to Czechoslovakia, Hungary
and Italy. For several months news
papermen and other western na
tionals have had to travel west to
Germany and then to Prague, for
instance, in order to go east to
Hungary.
ITU Head Says Ball
Seeks to Kill Unions
By the Associated Press
Woodruff Randolph, president of
the International Typographical
Union (AFL), testified yesterday
that the Taft-Hartley Act "has de
stroyed the right of free contract
for no good reason.”
In a sharp exchange with Sena
tor Ball, Republican, of Minnesota
Mr. Randolph said angrily that the
Senator's thoughts “have been
channeled into killing off unions."
The ITU chief appeared before
the Senate-House watchdog com
mittee set up to study operation of
the Taft-Hartley law. Senator Ball
is chairman.
Mr. Randolph also accused news
paper publishers and Robert N.
Denham, general counsel of the
National Labor Relations Board, of
persecuting the ITU. He said the
publishers have been aided also by
Thomas Shroyer, general counsel of
the congressional committee.
The ITU has been engaged in a
legal battle for months over the
Taft-Hartley law. A main issue is
the act’s ban on the closed shop.
Under the closed shop employers
can hire only union members.
For years ITU contracts have
called for closed shops. After the
Taft-Hartley law was passed, the
union adopted a policy of working
without a written contract so as
not to violate the ban on closed
shop agreements.
Recently the NLRB obtained an
injunction requiring the ITU to
bargain on contracts.
Appointments
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many involving war veterans appear
likely to go through.
The no-action edict apparently
does not apply generally to judicial
or diplomatic appointments or to
other Federal jobs where a Demo
crat could be replaced quickly by a
Republican if that party’s candidate
won the presidency.
Two Named to Judgeships.
Two new judicial nominations
were sent to the Senate yesterday
by the President.
Mr. Truman nominated Repre
sentative Noble J. Johnson, Indiana
Republican, to be associate judge of
the United States Court of Customs
and Patent Appeals.
Mr. Johnson, a Terre Haute resi
dent who represents Indiana’s 6th
congressional district, will fill a va
cancy left by the rsignation of
Oscar E. Bland.
Joseph J. Hancock of Kentucky
was nominated to be Federal dis
trict judge of the Panama Canal
Zone, replacing Bunk Gardner, re
tired.
In addition, the President issued
an executive order exempting Judge
Samuel B. Hill of the Tax Court
from retirement for age. Judge Hill,
73, recently was nominated for a
new 12-year term.
PVT. JOSEPH COOK.
Assault
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ing, Assistant United States At
torney Sylvan Schwartz explained
the girl is not yet in condition to
give a coherent account of the in
cident. He said it was considered
“possible” at the hospital that she
has a fractured skull and fractured
jaw, as well as cuts and bruises.
Met Eight Months Ago.
Cook, short and stocky, with dark
hair and a dark complexion, ap
peared flushed but calm during
court proceedings.
Police said Cook told them he had
known the girl for about eight
months.
On military police duty with the
3d Infantry Division, Cook's most
recent assignment has been guard
duty at the main gate to Port
McNair, the former Army War
College.
The youth is unmarried, according
to Army records. • He was bom in
Belcourt, N. Dak., joined the Army
March 14, 1947, and came to Port
McNair last June 18, after taking
his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky.
The girl’s father told a reporter
that, as far as he knew, Cook’s prior
conduct in relation to the girl had
been “all right." He declined to
answer other questions.
The family lives in a small,
modestly furnished apartment.
Chrysler
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Chiysler plants by June 7. There
seems little doubt it will be approved.
It was announced at the end of
three intensive days of bargaining.
Only an hour earlier Gov. Kim Sig
ler appeared unexpectedly at the
negotiations. He stayed only a few
minutes, however, before returning
to the capital at Lansing.
Gov. Sigler brought the company
and union together Wednesday for
the first time since the walkout.
GM Settlement Assailed
By UMW as Backward Move
By the Associated Pros
John L. Lewis’ United Mine
Workers’ Journal today described
the General Motors wage settlement
as a “definite backward move.”
“If the wage settlement • * • is
to set a pattern for industry gen
erally, then we might as well call
the slide rule boys back to Washing
ton and re-establish the burrocrauy
of the National War Labor Boarcff”
the Journal said editorially.
“Under the compromise between
the UAW and GM wage fixing by
Government formula is here again.
It is simply another version of the
‘Little Steel’ formula that was im
posed on workers during the war
by the master minds of the WLB.”
The Journal said that since 1912
the UMW has “stood firm against
sliding scales hooked either to the
cost of living or to the market price
of coal.”
SPECIAL NOTICES.
MEETING HALL—Several vacancies. Ap
ply POUCH FIR* CLUB. 835 O pL^n.w.
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any
debts contracted by any one other than
myself. GILBERT A. BELL, Jr.. 808
Ellsworth dr.. Silver Spring, Md. 29*
BUILDERS—I have now araU. a crew of
25 brick masons and laborers, scaffolding,
mixers, trucks, etc. Compensation and
liability insurance for D. C.. Va. and Md.
Willing to discuss any proposition. Box
383-D, Star. —3
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any
debts contracted by any one other than
myself. RAMON SCHAFFER, 1216 Tewks
bury pi. n.w. 30*
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING SERVICE—
Specializing in small home designs, com
plete plans and specifications; reasonable
rates. ME. 0562; eves., RA. 7486. GL.
8218. 30*
EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING, 5-day terr
ier; work guaranteed 1 yr. ARTHUR
MARKEL. 940 P st. n.w.. NA. 0284.
30-GALLON automatic gas water healers;
5-year guarantee, installed complete;
$109.50; all other Hies and makes in
stock. J. SHAPIRO. Reg. Plumber. NO
8000; eves.. RA. 3162.
ACCOUNTANT, expert, hooka started,
kept: part time; tax rafcrna prepared,
statements, audita; reasonable. OR. 2074.
DIAMONDS, old Jewelry and silver wasted.
Expert appraillng free. UVINGSTON M
CO.. 1423 H at. n.w.. MR. 3440.
GAS WATER HEATERS, 20. 30. 40 gal.
automatic: no cash needed; small monthly
payment; immediate Installation. THOMP
SON Sc STANSBURY CO.. INC.. LI. 3029.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the stock
holders of The American Fire Isurance
Co. of D. C. for the election of nine (9)
directors for the ensuing year, will be
held at the office of the company. No.
611 7th st. n.w.. Washington, D. C.. on
Thursday. June 17. 1948. at 11 o'clock
a.m. Polls will be open from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. STOCKTON M. HOTZE, Secre
tary.
THE DELICATESSEN AND FOOD business
heretofore conducted by Richard J. Fitz
gerald and Lee Raiford at 221 Upshur st
n.w.. has been sold. All creditors of said
business are advised to send bills to
MANUEL AUERBACH, attorney, 1424 K
st. n.w., Washington 5, D C. —31
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for any
debts contracted hy any one other than
myself. JAMES M. MILLS, 113 1st it.
n e Washington, D. C. 30*
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE for debts
contracted by any one other than myself.
CHARLES W. CLARK. 1840 Minn. ave. s.e.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE
Co.—Notice to stockholders of special
meeting to be held June 2. 1948.—You
are hereby notified that, pursuant to call
by the Board of Directors, a special meet
ing of the stockholders of Government
Employees Insurance Co. will be held at
the office of the company. Room 620, In
vestment Building, fifteenth and K sts.
n.w., Washington. D. C.. at two o’clock
p.m.. on Wednesday, June 2, 1948. for
the purpose of considering and voting
upon the following proposals, and any
others that may properly come before the
meeting: I. That the authorised capital
stock of the company, now consisting of
five thousand (5.000) shares of common
stock of the par value of one hundred
dollars ($100) per share, or A total of
live hundred thousand dollars (5600,000).
shall be changed and Increased to a total
of live hundred and sixteen thousand dol
lars ($518,000), to consist of eighty-six
thousand (88.000) shares of common stock
of the par value of six dollars ($8) per
share. 2. That any subscriptions to the
capital stock of the company which may
now be outstanding and which have not
heretofore been consummated through the
issuance of stock to the suoscriber shall
be canceled and rescinded, with the con
sent of the subscribers, or their assignees.
” That the Board of Directors of the
company shall be authorised to (a) declare
a stock dividend in the amount of two
hundred and sixteen thousand dollars
($216,000), (b) to issue said stock dlvld
dend pro rata to the stockholders of
Jeffra and Promoter Get
Six Months in Draft Case
ly th« Auociatad Prut
BALTIMORE, May 29.—Harry
Jeffra, one-time holder of two
world's boxing titles, and Nathan E.
Phillips, Baltimore fight promoter,
were sentenced to six months’ im
prisonment each in Federal Court
yesterday for violating the wartime
draft act.
Citing Jeffra’s reputation as a
fighter, Judge William C. Coleman
said it is a "sad commentary” that
the former bantam and feather
weight champ, should “circumvent
the law that requires him to fight
for his country.”
Jeffra was convicted specifically
of causing the promoter to make a
false statement in a letter to Jeffra’s
draft board. Phillips was found
guilty by the jury on a charge of
making the false statement. Both
defendants pleaded innocent.
Edward Lake, one of the western
reservoirs of the Nile in Central
Africa, was discovered in 1875 by
H. M. Stanley, who named it after
the then Prince of Wales. Later Ed
ward VII.
WALLPAPER
Northwest Wallpaper
& Paint Co.
1014 7th St. N.W.
Wa.hia.ton, D. C. RE. 0054
SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINTS
OPEN SATURDAYS ’TILL S
Open Sunday, 1 to 6 f.M.
2709 HARMON ROAD
SILVER SPRING, MD.
Large living room with fireplace,
side porch, 3 bedrooms, tile bath.
Only $3,500 cash needed.
To Reach: Out Georgia Ave. to Plgen
Mill Road, left on Brunswick Ave.,
le/t S blocks to Harmon Road.
H. BROOKS PERRING & CO.
Realtor.
SL. 4422
2 PERFECT FACILITIES
z /or BANQUETS £
2 WEDDINGS 5
» RECEPTIONS -
COUNTRY HOME
—with SO gently rolling neree. Suit
able for profitable subdivision now
or later into asveage building plota
—In a moat desirable section be
tween Manor Country Club and
Olney—11 miles from Silver Spring
Shopping Center—about a mile all
Georgia Avenue extended. The
dwelling is a comfortable, modern,
brick. 3-bedroem home of Cape Cod
design, with full basement, custom
built Just before the war for the
present owner. It is equipped with
electric range and refrigerator^ oil
fired hot-water heating system with
summer-winter hook-up. copper tub
ing for hot and cold wator, metal
weather-stripping and screens.
Other improvements include a par
tially completed tenant house, 2 .
brooder houses, and tool shed. Ex
cellent deep-well water system.
Stream op property.
$38,500
For appointment to inspect, call
GEOp J. MOSS,
SHophard 2600
TODAY
Come and enjoy dinner on
our cool, open Deck which
starts the summer season
this evening, in addition, our
i air-conditioned dining room
remains open for luncheon
and dinner.
FRIED CHICKEN
DINNER ... $2.25
Bar Beverages
Cocktail Lounge
The !
Parrot
RESTAURANT
U Mri. Jerry Hubbard, Manager
& Connecticut Ave. at R St. A
DEcatur 4051 ^
FREE PARKING
NEW HOMES—
FIRST SHOWING
UNIVERSITY PARK, MD.
4312 COLESVILLE RD.
FEATURING GUM
PANELED
RECREATION ROOM
(31x13). separate furnace ant laundry
rm.. basement lavatory, screens, copper
plumbinc. Side porch plan also avail
able.
Livlnx Room (22.6x13).
Colonial Fireplace.
Kitchen and Breakfast Beam.
Dlninx Room.
Screened Porch.
3 Nice Bedrooms.
Colored Tile Bath.
Partially Finished 4th and Sth Bedrms.
Landscaped Let (SOxlSO).
vary substantial suction
with bus at Joor
$20,850
EASY FINANCING—FHA
OR CONVENTIONAL
OPEN SUN., MON.
TIL DARK
To reach: Out R. 1. Avenue NX.
approximately S mi., to ColtevilU rd.
(which it one bIk. past the Citisens
Bank at Riverdale). Turn left onto
Coletville at "new hornet" sipn and
drive t blks. to "open" tign and hornet.
OWNER & BUILDER
J. F. FINLEY CO.
Brokers—Builders
Sun. Eves., UNION 2171
Brokers Invited
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it ju$t a cup of fane
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Earl M. Mackintosh, Jr.
is now associated with
us in our Sales Department
WEAVER BROS., INC.
District 8300 Washington Building
Beautiful
MICHIGAN PARK
tn the District of Columbia
A Choice, Convenient, Close-in Location
Public and Parochial Schools Nearby
Large Colonial-type Brick Homes, featuring 6 fine
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in basement, slate mansard roofs, large front porches,
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at only
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Sample—1268 Delaffeld Place H.E.
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