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State Police to Guard Slain Negro's Wife as She Signs Warrants •y tK« Associated Prwi ATLANTA. Dec. 6—Two State troopers were ordered to escort a Negro woman today to Lyons, where she <Was to swear out murder war rants charging three white men with the ambush slaying of her husband, Robert Mallard. Cgpt. Delmar Jones of the Geor gia ' Bureau of Investigation said the troopers will provide protection for the widow, Amy James Mallard, on the trip to Lyons. Mr. Mallard was killed about 18 miles from Lyons November 20. rive men were arrested Saturday on suspicion of murder, but Sheriff R E. Gray of Toombs County said two of them were released. All five denied any connection with > Mr. Mallard’s death. The widow has been in hiding in Savannah for a week, receiving treatment for shock and hysteria. She has said she was afraid to re turn to Lyons. The sheriff said J. Roderick Clif ton. 36. William Lamar Howell, 32, and James Spivey, 24, were being held in Toombs County Jail. Herschel Sikes, 34, and Barney Sikes, 34, were released. T. Ross Sharp, attorney for two of the men. said the five surrendered voluntarily after "rumors had been circulated that Mr. Mallard's widow had named some of them as the killers.” Sheriff Gray said he had rear rested two young Negroes as mate rial witnesses in the case. Mr. Mallard, a prosperous casket salesman, was killed as he neared his home in South Georgia, The widow reported he was slain by five or six robed, but unmasked, white men who fired into their car. The killing has been classified as a lynching by Tuskegee Institute. Cairo Demonstrators Ask Release of Jailed Students ly Ai*e«iot«d trm CAIRO, Dec. 6—High school students demonstrated against the Egyptian government today, de manding the release of students jailed after last Saturday's large scale riots here. A police source said two police men were Injured, one losing a leg when a student hurled a grenade at him. Large reinforcements of mounted police quickly dispersed the demonstrators. The students shouted slogans such as “Down with the government,” “Release the imprisoned students" and “Prison is only for criminals.” The Ministry of Interior said yesterday 259 persons were arrested after the Saturday riots in which Chief of Police Selim Zaki Pasha was killed. One other policeman was killed and 63 wounded, the ministry said. Charles Town Entries FOR TUESDAY. ■y the Associated Press * Clear end heavy. • _ First Dost l o.m E*T. FIRST RACE—Purse. *800: clsimingT 8-ytar-blds and up: about 4>» furling*. xFtower Battle 112 XAdjacent _112 xVerte - .100 Silver Label_117 xCertain Party . 112 xMay Pern-112 XTOO! _ 112 Lake-Bid ..120 xRung _ 115 xQueen Donna _. 109 xlsle of Man_115 xAbraso . 115 xRose Lee_109 xBalu Empress.. 108 SECOND RACE—Purse. *800: claimlns; 8-xear-olds endup: O'-j furlonas. xSaint Patrick.. 110 Zorro -no xSauimp .. .. 107 xPolymelior_ 110 xsan Mar _107 Corporal Sonny 112 Roeste Derby . 118 xPari-Domlnate 110 ▼aldlna Goblin, lid Flghtln* Pla*._ 115 gomew'd Bound 110 xChallys Bid_107 i*ic Heels_115 Speedy Queue . 116 THIRD RACE—Purse. (1.000; allow ances: 2-year-olds: about 8 furlongs. Tacky Miss ... 109 Royal Oarb_112 xGay Beauty_104 Bone Meal_ 109 xHigh Circles.. 104 Char Cross_112 xBy Accident.. 107 Belle of Shore 112 Wye Care ... 112 Chilly Bull .. 112 xEdna's Idyll.. 104 xWlshful Miss 104 Maids Son_112 xAlba C- 104 FOURTH RACE—Purse. *1.000: claim ing; 4-yegr-olds and up: about 7 furlongs Air Defense _ 112 xWoodford_ 107 xBattle Town 113 Fire High_ 112 xPrlme Minister 110 xAtaman . 107 gRlver Light. .107 Meadow Grey . 115 xWapan_107 xWalter Haight 107 Ramel _ 108 xMlss Ipa _ 104 Freddies Game. 112 xRose Dan.. . 113 FIFTH RACE—Purse. *1,000: claiming; 8-year-olds and up: about 8 furlongs, xWgygood Girl. 107 xFenty O_ 110 xFirm Petce_11 ft xLena _104 Mary Knoll_112 Aylesbury ... 115 xZola_ 104 Neat Package 108 Frapia _112 xFlobuck C_ 107 xRingalong _110 Alimony _115 xTeardrop _ 107 In Speed_115 SIXTH RACE—Purse. *1.200; allow anees; 3-year-olds and un; about 7 fur longs. Crper . _lin Siam Bid_114 Good Servlca.. 113 xCordon _105 Westward_112 Tlntrel_118 xDr. Johnson 110 xButler _114 a xF’ncy Anaw’r 104 xBold Boy.. . 105 xWar Story_107 a xFrench Lure 102 xCessation 105 a H. G. Badwell entry. SEVENTH RACE—Purse. *1.200: allow ances: 3-year-olds and up; lt’> milts. xGay Pilate_105 Reminiscing 107 Bullhead 118 xVirglnls Beach 108: Barefoot Lad 114 xMasterdom 109 a Queen o'Roses 107 cx Gremlin . 109 xOne Only . Ill a Audible 114! (Certified ill c xWary Flight 109 a Wild and Boyce entry, c Machlse and Cochrane entry. EIGHTH RACE—Purse. *1.000: claim ing: 4-year-olds and up: ly* miles. Sagamore Lady 112 xDtxle Seaman 110 Macstepen . 112 xBlenel _ llo xSticky Fussy, llo xRublcon_ llo xSilk 104 xHalagas_107 Glacial Run_ 112 Rendova ... 112 Ayah's Boy_ 11S Petee Wren 115 xPretsure .107 xBrlght Remark 107 xS-pound apprentice allowance claimed. BRITAIN’S NEW PRINCE GETS FIRST AIRING—Sister Helen Rowe, nurse to England’s youngest prince, the 22-day-old son of Princess Elizabeth, pushed the youngster through Buckingham Pal ace garden yesterday for the first time in the open air. The carriage is the same one in which Elizabeth rode 22 years ago. ' The Princess did not go out.—AP Wirephoto via radio from London. -1-— ■ , ---— Six Navy Men Killed In Private Plane Crash ■ y the Associated Frost SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.—The Navy aunnounced today the crash of a private plane last night in rugged mountains 18 miles north of Salinas, Calif., killed six persons, all naval personnel. The single-engine sports plane crashed with a big explosion about 600 feet up the side of a mountain ■ in rugged terrain called "The : Rocks.” There was a heavy fog. The Navy withheld names of the i victims pending positive identifica jtion and notification of next of kin. Highway patrol and sheriff’s offi cers said the wreckage was strewn over a wide area. The bodies were to be brought down today. The victims tentatively were identified through a flight log found | near the W'reckage. In one man's | wallet were found papers indicat- i ! ing he was stationed at the Yerba Buena receiving station in San Francisco Bay. Naval authorities said all men listed on the log were receiving station personnel on week end liberty. The Navy said one of the men had his own plane. Weather Report * District of Columbia—Variable cloudiness followed by clearing, gwindy and colder this aftQTHR^i. fCleartoaHht wltlt low about'BO de grees. Tomorrow mostly sunny with highest temperature about 50. Maryland and Virginia—Mostly clear west portion and partly cloudy east portion tonight. Tomorrow mostly sunny. Colder tonight and east portion tomorrow. Wind velocity, IS miles per hour; direction, west-southwest. Rivet Report. (Prom U. 8. Engineer*.) Potomac River muddy at Harper* Perry *nd at Oreat Palls; Shenandoah muddy at Harpera Perry. Humidity. (Readings at Washington National Airport.) Yesterday— Pet. Today— Pet Noon _ 49 Midnight _59 ! 4 p.m._49 8 am _78 8 p m. __ 54 1:30 p.m.._48 High and Lon for Yesterday. High. 57, *t 1:42 p.m. Low. 36, at 7 a.m. Record Temperatures This Year, Highest, 99. on August 27. Lowest. 6. on January 2d. Tide Tablet. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today. Tomorrow High _11:54 a.m. 12:13 am Low _ 6:41 a m. 7:29 a m. High __ 12:42 pm. Low 6:49 p.m. 7:43 p.m. The Sun and Mood. Rises. Sets. Sun, todsy __ 7:13 4:46 Sun. tomorrow 7:14 4:46 Moon, today . 12:00 noon 10:21 p.m. Automobile lights must be turned m one-hull hour alter sunset. Precipitation. - Monthly precipitation in Inchea la tha Capital (current month to date): Month. 1948. Avt. Record. January__ 4.67 3.65 7.83 '37 February _ 1.67 3.37 6.84 '84 lit 8,f| 3 May_ 8.87 3.70 10.6# '69 Jun* _ 5.28 4.13 10.94 'O0 July _-Z_4.81 4.71 10.63 '88 August _ 9.00 4.01 14.41 '28 September _ 8.16 8.24 17.46 '84 October _ 8.09 2.84 8.81 '37 November _ 6.20 2.37 8.69 '89 December 1.58 3.32 7 56 '01 Temperatures in Various Cities. High. Low High Low Albuqueraue 49 26 Mitmi 79 69 Atlanta Milwaukee 55 28 Atlantic City 53 60 New Orleans 77 50 Bismaiek New York __ 52 48 Boston _ _ .50 46 Norfolk 58 45 B"ffft!o 57 44 Oklah'a City 67 30 Chicago . 57 31 Omaha_ 51 24 Cincinnati . 56 34 Phoenix ... 60 35 Detroit 53 34 Pittsburgh . 55 44 El Paso_ 56 24 Portland . 46 42 Galveston 7! 49 St. Louis 62 32 Karrlsbura 5" '4 Salt L’ke City 35 24 Indianapolis 56 31 San Antonio 70 35 Kansas City b» :;i San Fran cO 51 40 Los Anveles 82 38 Seattle_ 46 39 Louisville -- 57 36 Tampa 7T 56 / AND HtSrUP70W‘TAL£WTSCOUTS HOW OH (Get set to busts gusset!) Now you can mo HI The rib cracking, gusset-busting, talent packed show that everybody loves is now on television toot Arthur Godfrey's Upton Talent Scouts! Now you can witness the discov ery of fresh talent! Now your eyes can behold the unusual acts that only your ears were treated to! Presented by lipton Yea and UPTON SOUP F *TT Tnd it’* * sure bet you’ll be popping j l WMAL-TV. CHANNEL 7 ■■■ 8:30 ** Chinese Ship BlastToll of 6,000 Early Last Month Revealed By th« Associated Press SHANGHAI, -Dec. 6.—A belated report disclosed that possibly 6.000 Chinese died In the explosion and sinking of a crowded eva cnation ship off Southern Manchuria early last month. A similar disaster near Shanghai Friday night, involving the over crowded steamer Kiangya was be lieved to have cost 3,200 lives. The Manchurian sinking would rank as probably the greatest single ship tragedy. Official sources in Nanking made it known only yes terday. They said the boiler burst aooard an unidentified merchant ship evacuating troops of the gov ernment's 52d Army from Ylngkow. The explosion set off ammunition. All on board were killed. The China Merchants’ Steam Navigation Co. said yesterday 536 passengers and crew members were known to have been rescued from the Kiangya, which it operated. Nearly 4,000 refugees were believed to have been aboard. About 200 bodies have been recovered. After Inspecting the shattered hull; a diver reported the damage to the Kiangva was too great to have been caused by a time bomb or an exploding boiler. There was belief here the 2,099-ton ship hit a World War If mine. It was the blackest week in the current hurried evacuation of war threatened areas. Additional cas ualties were reported in air and land accidents. Twenty-five Chinese, mostly wo men and children, were killed in the crash of a transport plane on Formosa. The crash occurred Fri day, but was not reported until to day. when the Wreckage w’as found. The victims were dependents of Chinese army personnel being re moved to the island. Meanwhile, in Shanghai, another transport plane crashed at the air port. killing 11 persons. One of the victims was Raphael Zelter, a Rus sian resident of Shanghai. At Wusih, 90 miles west of Shang hai, eight were reported killed when a bus carrying refugees and a train collided. Chatelain and Grove Open | 'Your Town' Broadcasts . The first of a series of ^weekly broadcasts sponsored By the Wash ington Board of Trade, and called •Your Town,” was heard at 1:15 p.m. yesterday over Radio Station WTOP. ' — - The transcribed programs are presented as a public-service of the board to acquaint residents of the District area with current issues. Speakers on the program yester day were Leon Chatelain, Jr„ presi dent of the Board of Trade, and Harry C. Grove, president of the Connecticut Avenue Citizens' Asso ciation. Robert Lewis of the Co lumbia Broadcasting System is per manent moderator for the series. The program consisted of a dis cussion of current issues, including tax problems and the approaching sesquicentennial program in 1950. by Mr. Chatelain, and reminiscences of Washington in the old days’by Mr. Grove, one of the oldest members of the Board of Trade, who soon will; celebrate his eightieth birthday. Pope to Broadcast Dec. 24 VATICAN CITY, Dec. 6 UPi Pope Pius will make his usual Christmas address to the world at 11 am. <5 am., EST) December 24, it was announced today. Vatican short-wave stations on 19.84 and 31.06 meters and the 222-meter me dium wave station will broadcast the address. Mrs. Lulie Goldsberry, Retired Principal, Dies Funeral services for Mrs. Lulie Seaton Chase Goldsberry, 89, re tired principal of Slater Elementary School, will be held at 11 a.m. tomor row at her home, 1516 R street N.W. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery. Mrs. Goldsberry died Saturday at her home after a long illness. She was born in Washington and was graduated from Howard Uni versity. Afterward she was appoint ed to the public school system and began teaching elementary grades. Most of her 30 years were spent at Slater School. She was principal there for more than 10 years. Mrs. Goldsberry resigned to marry the late Nathaniel Goldsberry. Lynchburg, Va. lawyer. She and her husband lived in Lynchburg until Mr. Goldsberry's death about 14 years ago. Since then she has lived in Washington. Mrs. Goldsberry was active in the Woman's Relief Corps of the GAR and in Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer. She taught Sunday School at the Fifteenth Street Pres byterian Church until she became an invalid nine years ago. Survivors are three nieces, Mrs. Miriam Williams Lee, kindergarten teacher at Stevens School, of Wash ington, and Miss Virginia Williams, music teacher at Francis Junior High School, and Miss Ada Williams, retired Bureau of Engraving and Printing employe, with who she lived. we will 4jSwi4/P<w^T any subject, hobby or profession to your order Weor your hobby next to your heort, faithfully reproduced on o fine silk necktie. Any subject, ony ideo I no matter how silly or serious) will be hand painted by our talented ortist. A hint to the gals; this is a priceless gift for "him"—at a very modest price. Only_ 85.00 Open Every Evening Until Christmas MidwesJ Gales Fading; Many Sections Left *' - * Under Heavy Snow* •y Aueciatcd Prm CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—The whistling gales, snow-laden in some areas, which lashed mo6t of the Middle West yesterday, were fading out today. J. E. Hovde, weather bureau fore caster, said the storm, of "marked intensity,” was moving northeast ward across Lake Superior, carrying with it the balmy weather that had prevailed over most of the Great Plains for the past several days. The "much colder” weather fore cast for some sections of the Mid west today and tonight merely meant a drop to around seasonal temperatures, he said. The winds, which reached a peak of 73 miles an hour at Springfield, 111., 68 miles an hour at Milwaukee, and 52 miles an hour at Chicago, were born of the eastward moving storm from the Rocky Mountains, which brought as much as 4 inches of snow to Kansas and Nebraska. Heavy Snows Reported. From 1 to 3 inches of snow were reported generally over Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. There was moderately heavy snowfall in some sections of the Pacific North west and rain in the Atlantic States. Twenty-five passengers in an Overland Greyhound bus were in jured near Chapman, Nebr., when the coach skidded on an icy high way and overturned. Nine of the injured were taken to a hospital at nearby Grand Island. The others were released after treatment for cuts and bruises. Temperatures over most of the Nation today were around normal. Miles City, Mont., was the coldest spot at 2 below zero. Other early morning readings included Omaha, 28; Chicago, 31; New York, 50; Mi ami, 67, and Memphis, 41. 30 Degrees Due Tonight; j Virginia Floods Receding Winds kicked up by Midwestern I storms will usher in crisp, clear, 1 winter weather for Washington j today. From an anticipated high of around 56 this afternoon, the tem iperature will drop to about 30 i degrees tonight, the Weather Bur eau predicted. Tomorrow will be ! mostly sunny with highest about 50, I the forecaster said. Meanwhile, flooded rivers and | streams in nearby Virginia were receding and the State Highway Department In Richmond reported that all main roads were open last night, but that three secondary roads were closed in some spots. The partially-closed Virginia roads were: Route 6, which runs parallel with the James River along the north side, blocked at Columbia and Scottsville; Route 147, w'here West ham Bridge was closed, and Route 522, blocked along the South Anna River in Louisa County. The Potomac River, which rose three feet above normal, started re ceding yesterday. At no point did it go over its banks. The rainfall in the first five days of this month measured 1.88 inches. Normal rainfall for that period is .51 inches. (The Federal Spotlight Inquiry Promised on Charge Jobless Careerists Are Ignored By Joseph Young The White House is expected to take a hand in the situation which finds nearly 1,100 displaced career employes here still jobless. Adihinlstration officials say the entire problem will be re viewed to find out why these career workers, many of them jobless for a year or more, have not been' placed in other Government jobs. The Civil Service Commission did find jobs for hundreds of them, but the program bogged down badly some months ago, and j they have not I been placed., ■ The jobless I careerists ^ charge, that war service employes :j now are filling j jobs they could | handle, and that I various Pederal I d e p a r tments and agencies are Joseph YoUnf. doing everything they can to avoid hiring them. Meanwhile, it is charged, the commission is not doing anything to force the agencifes to hire them. One suggestion being made Is that the commission suspend all job promotions in the Government until the career personnel are placed. In that way, It's argued, Federal agen cies would be forced to find jobs for these careerists immediately. Those advocating the plan say it wouldn’t hurt other Government employes because all the careerists could be placed within two weeks. Just how much consideration this plan will get is open to speculation. At any rate, the persons Involved are hopeful the White House will crack down on the commission and the various agencies and give them a deadline In which to find Govern ment employment for all displaced career workers. They point out it would not only benefit them, but other Government career workers presently on the Federal payroll who might some day lose their johs and be in need 6f an efficient place ment program. LOYALTY—Several top Civil Serv ice Commission officials are con cerned over some of the questions that are being put to Government employes by the Federal regional board. Last week this column disclosed that the fourth regional loyalty board here sharply questioned an employe as to her opinion on sep arating the blood plasma of white and colored persons. Now, another case has been re ported where a regional loyalty board asked an employe as to whether he had lived with his wife before his marriage. I When asked about this, a Fed eral loyalty board official defended lit with this amazing line of reason ing: "For many years, Soviet Russia and the Communist Party here ad vocated free love. Therefore, It's perfectly proper to question an em ploye as to whether he ever followed ;that kind of thinking.” , Commenting on this, a commis sion official declared: "This line of reasoning is perfectly absurd. We’re not in the position where we can dictate to the Federal Loyalty Board, but for the good of the entire loyalty program I hope that the board will take steps to caution its regional boards from asking ques tions that have nothing at all to do in determining employes’ loyalty.” * * * * WEAKER SEX?—The Civil Serv ice Commission has on file a letter from a sheriff in a Western State complaining about the conduct of a woman postmaster in his area. He accused her of “unladylike con duct.” Here are the contents of the letter: “We don’t set up any claim that our manners are all that they should be, but we’d like to be reasoned with and helped along. The postmis tress here is a worthy woman all right, and there ain’t a thing against her character, but she certainly is rude and hasty. “One day last week the Mayor, being some flushed up and careless, refused to remove his hat on asking for the official mail. Whereupon, his hat was shot off and plumb ruined, and he left the post office so swiftly and undignified that it told against the standing of the town.” * * * * TOP-BRACKET PAY — Former President Herbert Hoover will prob ably lead off the parade of witnesses that will testify next Monday be fore the Flanders Senate Civil Serv vice Subcommittee on pay-raise leg islation for the Government’s top officials. Mr. Hoover is expected to indorse top-bracket salary increases on be half of the Hoover Commission, of which he is the chairman. And it’s expected Mr. Hoover will urge that the President and Vice President I. .. - . ■ . also be included in the pay-raise measure The subcommittee has invited a number of leading industrialists, as well as top Government officials, to testify before it. Its aim is to have the legislation enacted into law by January 20. The group also has invited the leaders of the various Government employes’ unions to testify. The union officials are expected to sup port top-bracket pay raises, but at the same time urge that pay in creases also be given to rank-and file Federal employes. Subcommittee members have pledged that as soon as the top bracket pay legislation is out of the way they will turn their attention to rank-and-flle employes’ pay re visions. * * * * WHITE HOUSE—It appears that Donald S. Dawson, the very able administrative assistant to Presi dent Truman on personnel affairs, will remain in his present job. Mr. Dawson, who campaigned vigorously for Mr. Truman before the election, had been mentioned for another top Government Job, possibly a directorship on the Re construction Finance Corp. But Mr. Dawsdn’s services appar ently are needed at the White House, and Government employes’ groups are very pleased at this turn of events. For Mr. Dawson is held in high regard by Government em ployes’ groups for the outstanding job he has done for the Federal service and its employes. JOBS—Later this month the Civil Service Commission will announce exams for substitute railway postal dark jobs at starting salaries of $1.39 an hour, and for veterinarian positions at beginning wages of $3,727 annually. (Be sure to listen in every Sun day at 11:15 a m. over WMAL, The Star station, for Joseph Young's broadcast version of the Federal Spotlight, featuring additional news and views of the Govern ment scene.) Lost Ear Returned to Owner CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 6 UP).— Edgar Williams was brought- to the hospital minus one ear yesterday. He told police it was chewed off in a street fight. An ambulance rushed the scene and picked up the ear. Doctor sewed it back on. • FASTEST !...no«xtro fore! ^ overnight express to BUENOS AIRES via BALBOA • LIMA • SANTIAGO (GUAYAQUIL four times a week) • Only 22 hours from Miami. Daily service. 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