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Race Commissioners
Testify at Probe of
Bowie Bookmaking
A Prince Georges County gran
Jury investigating gambling ir
regularities at Bowie Race Trac
today studied testimony from tw
members of the Maryland Racin
Commission.
Frank Small, jr., Washingto:
auto dealer and a member of th
commission, told reporters that h
and another commissioner, forme
State Senator Wilbur Dulin c
Anne Arundel County, appeare
before the jury yesterday.
Carlyle J. Lancaster, State’s at
torney for Prince Georges Count]
said he did not know whethe
other witnesses would be caller
today. He said that if any in
dictments are returned, they prob
ably will not be drawn up fo
several days. He refused, how
ever, to identify any witnesses. ,
Also called before the jury yes
terday, according to Mr. Small
were two Bowie officials, Did
Pending, track superintendent
and his assistant, Marty Myers.
There was no comment fron
Mr. Lancaster or the witnesses re
garding the testimony.
“Comeback Money” at Issue.
The Bowie investigation has in
volved accusations that book
makers bet large sums of “come
back money” at the track at th
fall meeting.
In testimony before the Senat
Crime Investigating Committee, I
Ed O’Hara, former general man
ager at the track, said comebac]
bets had been taken at Bowie.
Mr. O’Hara told the committe
that during a 13-day period at th
track last fall, three comebac]
bettors had wagered more thai
$241,000.
Comeback money is bet by i
bookmaker or his agent when hi
customers have put up an unusu
ally heavy amount on a particula
horse. The bookmaker bets on th
same horse, protecting himsel
against heavy loss. The comebac!
bet lowers the odds on the hors
and also assures the bookmaker o
a return if the horse wins.
$2.5 Million Bet in Year.
Mr. O’Hara told the Kefauvei
Committee that comeback bets a:
Maryland’s mile tracks totalled
$2>.5 milllion last year.
Bowie is operated by the South
ern Maryland Agricultural Asso
ciation.
Last January, the State Racing
Commission referred to the Princ<
Georges State’s attorney a steno
graphic report of statements mad«
by Bowie track officials.
A commission spokesman hac
said earlier that an investigatior
of the track was being made, espe
cially with reference to assertion
that bookmakers had been activi
there at the fall meeting.
H. Courtenay Jenifer, commis
sion ehairmanfi gave three oth«]
major tracks—Pimlico, Laurel
Havre de Grace—a clean frill ft
health after questioning track of
flclals.
The Bowie track has been in re
ceivershlp since February 6
Charges if gross misma&agemen
and misuse of corporation asset
wefe made in seeking the receiver
ship.
Auriol Returns to Paris
After Pausing in Ireland
By the Associated Press
PARIS, April 10. — Presideni
Vincent Auriol returned toda]
from a 12-day state visit to th(
United States and Canada.
The President and Mrs. Auriol
traveling by plane, made a brie:
stop this morning at Shannor
AiiTort, Ireland, to greet Irisl
President Sean O’Kelly and hii
wife.
Almost all members of th(
French cabinet were present a
Adly Field to greet the President
who returns to his country at i
time when the government is hart
pressed by internal dissensions.
Most of the government diffi
culties come from disagreement!
on the best method of paying i
heavy round of wage increases re
cently granted. The increase!
ended a strike wave plaguing th<
country when Mr. Auriol left fo:
America.
Guatemala now has 100 pro
ducers of citronella or lemon
grass oil, against 60 in 1950.
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1 IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR—Fort Devons, Mass. — Pfe. Joseph
’ Poulin, 37, instructs his son, Pvt. Alton Poulin, 17, in the proper
way to pack a barracks bag. The two enlisted together recently
and now are being processed together. The son is a newcomer
to Army life, but his dad is holder of the Distinguished Service
Cross for outstanding valor while a rifle platoon sergeant dur
ing World War II. Because of this prior service the Army en
listed the father with a grade of private first class.
—AP Wirephoto.
! i i i i n i i
: Iwo Brothers Indicted
: In $7,453 Shortage
'Of Uncle's Estate
1 Two brothers were indicted yea
1 terday in District Court on charges
. of embezzling $7,453 from an
• uncle’s esate of which they were
r trustees.
: The Federal grand jury accused
- Carl E. Travis. 33 and his brother
’ Andrew, 37, both of the 1500 block
of T street N.W. The alleged em
bezzlement was from the estate of
• Lloyd A. Travis, 61, a former
; Treasury Department employe,
I who has been in St. Elizabeths
Hospital since January, 1949. All
, are colored.
The missing amounts, consisting
of Government bonds and checks
in the uncle’s name, were allegedly
taken from the estate between De
cember, 1949, and June, 1950.
45 Indictments Returned.
The indictment was among 45
returned yesterday before Judge
Alexander Holtzoff.
• Charles O. Hill, 50, of the 200
j block trf pock Creek Church road
N.W., wgs charged with man
slaughter in the assault death last
- month at Emil Haisman. 72, of
I 71$ RbWton place N.W. Police
> reported the men got into a fist
. fight in front of a restaurant hi
the 3500 block of Georgia avenue
. N.W. Mr. Haisman died of brain
J injuries when his head hit the
: pavement after being struck,
i Milton R. Lewis, 32, colored, of
the 2100 block of Eleventh street
N.W., was charged with inducing
perjured testimony on his own be
half by his defense witness, Luther
Willis, colored, of the 800 block
of Third street S.W. Willis was
charged with committing perjury.
Witness Admits Lying.'
Lewis was being tried in District
Court for joyriding. He testified
he had had the car owner's per
mission to take the car. Willis
(testified he saw the owner give
( Lewis the car keys. While the
jury was deliberating the case,
Policeman Patrick Foley checked
. records and found that Willis had
’ been in jail on a drunk charge at
, the time he said he saw the keys
; passed over.
' The jury was recalled. Willis
admitted lying and Lewis was con
| victed of joyriding.
Rationing Ills Old Stuff,
Archeologists Discovers
! Archeologists deciphering 4,000
| year-old Babylonian tablets re
; cently got a rude surprise.
They discovered that the letters
engraved on the stone and burned
clay dealt mainly with rationing,
i price ceilings and production con
i trols!
1 <3vensk» Dagbltdtt. Stockholm)
Maryland
and
i
Virginia
-News in Brief
Tourist Home Zones
Hit in Montgomery
The Montgomery County Civit
Federation is opposed to a pro
posed zoning ordinance amend
ment that would permit tourist
homes along State roads, regard
less of zoning classification.
The County Council has set a
public hearing on the matter at
8 p.m. April 25 in the Liquor Dis
pensary Building, Silver Spring
The federation's opposition was
voiced last night in Bethesda.
Tourist homes now are permit
ted only in "residential B” area6
Milton A. Smith said many high
type homes on Sate roads woulc
face a constant threat of tourist
home encroachments if the
amendment goes through.
* * * *
Monday Tax Deadline
The deadline for filing 195(
Maryland Income tax returns ii
Mbriday. That for Virginia ii
May 1.
The Maryland controller’s office
announced today a one-day ex
tension of t^ie deadline because
the regular April 15 filing date
falls on Sunday.—AP.
* * * *
Locomotive Larceny
A tobacco plant worker was
at liberty under 51,500 bond to
day at Covington, Va., charged
with grand larceny in the theft
of a diesel locomotive.
Police said Stanley Lee McNeil,
29, admitted driving a Chesa
peake & Ohio Railroad engine
that was left idling in the yards.
Police said he told them he
didn’t know how to operate the
locomotive and couldn’t explain
his actions.—AP.
* * * *
Threaten Walkout
A “wholesale loss of personnel’
will result if a new State office
building is built in Annapolis in
stead of Baltimore, according tc
the Maryland Classified Employes
Association.
In two letters to Gov. McKeldin
the association said scores of State
government workers would quit
their jobs to remain in Baltimore
Recently, when the income tas
division was transferred to An
napolis, 38 quit, the associatior
said.—A. P.
Some 15,000 bottles of gift
champagne recently were para
chuted to French troops fightin?
in Indo-China.
The Weather Here and Over the Nation
District of Columbia — Mostly
cloudy and cool this afternoon and
tonight; highest about 60 degrees,
lowest around 42 degrees. To
morrow, partly cloudy, rain by
night.
Maryland and Virginia—Mostly
eloudy and cool with showers on
the coast this afternoon and eve
ning. Lowest around 35-40 de
grees in western, and 40-45 de
grees in eastern portion tonight.
Tomorrow, partly cloudy with rain
by evening.
r
Wind: West at 11:30 o’clock at
8 miles an hour.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity—April 11-15.
Temperatures will average two
to four degrees below normal lor
the period. Washington area nor
mal temperatures are high, 62 de
grees, and low, 42 degrees. Cooler
tomorrow night and Thursday, but
warmer again Saturday and Sun
day. Scattered showers tomorrow;
night and again Sunday totalling
Va to Vz inch.
River Report.
(From U. R. Engineers )
..Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Fern
Harpers °Fefir PaU,; Ruanandoah clear a
(Readings at Washington Airport.)
Yesterday— Pet. Today— Pet
Noon -63 a £S.
t "U.— «2 18 *m.-IIII 9f
-73 1 t.B._ 9
Midnight_ 86
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 74, on April 1 and April 7
Lowest, 11, on February 8.
High and Low at Last 24 Hours.
High. 62, at 1:05 p.m.
Low, 48, at 6:10 a.m.
Tido Tables.
(Furnished by United States Coast ant
Geodetic Survey.)
„t.h .Today. Tomorrow
-10:28a.m. ll:06a.m
- 4:52 a.m. 5:30 a.m
l*J5r -10:54 p.m. 11:35 p.m
14>W - 5:.io p.m. 6:17 p.m
The San and Moon.
_ , , Rises. Sets.
Sun, today - 5:39 6:40
Sun. tomorrow ... 5:37 6:41
Moon, today . 7:34 a.m. 11:20 pm
Automobile lights must be turned or
one-ball hour alter sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In thi
Capital (current month to date):
, 1051. Average. Record
January - 2.18 3.55 7.83 ’3'
February - 2.65 3.37 6.84 ’8(
March - 2.92 3.75 8.84 ’91
April - 1.35 3.27 9.13 ’8!
May - ... 3.70 10.69 ’81
July -- 4.71 1063 ’8t
August ---- 4.01 14.41 ’21
September - ___ 3.24 17.45 ’:t(
October - 2.84 8.81 ’3(
November - ... 2.37 8.69 ’81
December - ... 3.32 7.56 ’01
.Temperatures in Various Cities.
B. L. H. L
Albuquerque 66 45 New Orleans 74 5!
Atlantic City. 57 44 New York... 70 4!
Atlanta ... 67 41 Norfolk_ 55 4:
Bismarck- 47 30 Omaha 44 31
Boston - 52 47 Philadelphia. 61 41
Chicago ... 63 43 Phoenix 8R 5’
Cincinnati _ 45 39 Pittsburgh 55 31
Detroit 51 34 Portland. Me. 58 4<
El Paso 72 58 Portland. Ore. 63 31
Indianapolis 47 39 Richmond 57 41
Kansas City 45 42 St. Louis _ 53 3<
pos Angeles 64 64 Salt Lake C. 69 31
Louisville . 52 41 San Antonio 88 4’
Memphis _ 54 33 San Francisco 68 41
Miami _ 74 61 Seattle_ 55 3!
Milwaukee 52 38 Tampa_ 74 6
Washington needs civil defense
Civil defense needs you. Volun
teer now at the Veterans’ Servic
Center, 1400 Pennsylvania avenu
N.W.
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Mississippi Faction
Sought RFC Influence,
Job Sale Probe Hears
By th* Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss., April 10.—/
Senate investigating coramittei
was told at a hearing here tha
pro-Trumanites in Mississipn
sought to bolster their Demo
cratic faction with influence ir
RFC loans.
A Senate expenditures subcom
mittee began public hearings yes
terday into charges that Federa
jobs were sold by pro-Trumar
Democrats.
Forrest Jackson, a Jackson at
torney. told the subcommittei
that the pro-Truman party ir
Mississippi wanted to rebuild it:
organization by influencing th<
granting, of RFC loans.
The pro-Trumanites were or
ganized in 1948 to support Presi
dent Truman after regular Demo
crats in Mississippi had switchec
their allegiance to the States
Rights ticket.
Correspondence on Record.
Francis Flanagan, the commit
tee’s chief investigator, placed ir
the record at yesterday’s opening
hearing copies of correspondence
between Mr. Jackson, Clarence
Hood, former acting nationa
committeeman, and officials ir
Washington. Mr. Hood was de
posed as committeeman aftei
Senators Eastland and Stennis
Mississippi Democrats, demanded
an investigation of reported jot
selling in the State.
The investigating committee ii
composed of Chairman Hoey anc
Senators McClellan, Democrat, ol
Arkansas, and Mundt, Republican
of South Dakota.
One of Mr. Hood’s letters askec
for information about a $3.5 mil
lion RFC loan application froir
t,hf> Misssissinni Phpmiml Pnrn
of Yazoo City.
“This is controlled by the Mis
sissippi Farm Bureau, a Fascist
Dixiecrat organization,” the let
ter said. “It might be necessary
to give them the same treatment
as planned for REA. On its plant
at Columbia.”
Proposal Still Unapproved.
The REA proposal to build a
steam generating plant at Co
lumbia has not been approved.
A Jackson letter quoted by Mr.
Flanagan said that “the loans had
gone through the Senators and
Congressmen without discussions
between the RFC and the Demo
cratic committee which was sup
posed to have referral on Federal
funds in Mississippi."
Mr. Flanagan asked Mr. Jack
son if he thought RFC loans should
be made on a political basis.
“If RFC loans are going to have
any political color—if they are
going to consult the Senators and
Congressmen—then Mr. Hood cer
tainly should be consulted,” Mr,
Jackson replied.
“In other words,” Mr. Flanagan
asked,* “you felt your committee
should be consulted by some one
! in Washington in reference to
, RFC loans? Part of your plan to
! rebuild the Democratic Party in
1 Mississippi (the pro-Truman par
, ty) was to have influence in grant
ing RFC loans?”
“That’s right,” Mr. Jackson re
; plied.
Get His Money Back.
Three other witnesses told the
Senate group of negotiations for a
$3,300-a-year job as a rural mail
carrier in Northern Mississippi
Sidney Ayres and E. G. Moorehead
made $1,000 “voluntary contribu
tions” to the pro-Truman com
mittee under the impression the
payments were necessary to get
the job. Mr. Ayres didn’t get the
job and his money was refunded
The third man, Carl Ferrell, tes
tified that pro-Truman Secretary
Curtis Rogers, had told him that
“We understand you are willing tc
pay $4,000 for this job.
Mr. Ferrell said he replied that
he didn’t have that much money
and wouldn’t pay it if he did. Mr
Ferrell said Mr. Hood ended the
interview by remarking with a
laugh, “That’s a lot of money,
isn’t It?”
Sent $350 to Group.
Luther Green, another witness,
linked the pro-Trumanites direct
ly with a postal job. Mr. Green,
acting postmaster at Oakland
since October 1, said he was ap
pointed after sending a $350
check to Mrs. Claude Murphy, a
member of the group. Mr. Green
said Mrs. Murphy told him it was
customary for successful appli
■ cants to contribute to the com
mittee.
Frank Mize, chairman of the
pro-Truman committee, testified
that the group felt that “to the
victors belong the spoils” and de
cided after President Truman’s in
auguration to seek control of Fed
eral, patronage in Mississippi.
Mr. Mize said the committee
hired Glen Boem, Washington in
dustrial consultant, for $1,500 to
help in contacting various Gov
ernment agencies and bureaus.
Mr. Mize told the Senators he
could not remember discussing a
rural mail-carrier appointment
with Early Embrey of Coldwater
Miss., but that he might have
done so.
Senator McClellan produced a
bank deposit slip showing Mr. Mize
deposited a $250 check from Mr.
Embrey made out to the commit
tee on December - 15, 1949. Mr.
Embrey received his appointment
as rural mail carrier January 3,
1950, Senator McClellan said.
L. A. Walker of Oakland, told
the Senators he had refused to
pay $275 to become postmaster of
his home town. He testified he
had been told the money was to
be used to help the Democratic
administration and that the offer
was made to him by a man he
identified only as Murphy. He
said the offer was made Septem
ber 12, 1950.
Mr. Flanagan said the man was
Claude V. Murphy of Winona.
Mr. Walker testified Mr. Murphy
did not say whom he represented,
1 and he said he told Mr. Murphy:
; “Mister, I ain’t got the postoffice
! yet and I’m not in the market for
; any job I’ve got to buy.”
I Dr. Rosenfield Gets Award
Dr. Leonora Cohen Rosenfield
of the University of Maryland
• foreign language department ha:
■ be neawarded a faculty study
i fellowship in philosophy. The
: award was made by the American
Council of Learned Societies.
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Violence Flares Again
On Border Between
Israel and Syria
By tht Associated Press
ISRAEU-SYRIAN FRONTIER.;
: April 10.—New violence broke out
. along the Syrian-lsraeli border
[ today as Israeli police were re
ported fired on while partrolling
, the demilitarized Galilean area
near the Jewish settlement of
Engeb.
The Israelis returned the fire
and the skirmish was reported
still going on at 1 p.m. (6 a.m.
EST.
(The reported shooting was
i announced also by an Israeli
government spokesman in Tel
Aviv who blamed Arabs for the
skirmish.)
No casualties were reported
from the Israelis.
Security Zone Set Up.
The report said Israeli police
had complained to United Nations
observers about the shooting,
which followed the killing by
Syrian troops of seven Israeli po
lice last week in the Galilee area
and a retaliatory bombing of Syr
ian positions by Jewish planes.
The Israeli government today
declared the northern area border
ing on Syria and Lebanon as a
security zone. The order will put
the territory under the same emer
gency regulations which applied to
the northern defense zone in 1949.j
Earlier today Israel—in the face
| of rebukes from Britain, the
| United States and France for the
11 bombing of Syrian fortifications— .
Imade moves to resume peace talks
I '.IT4f A vnk nninUUm
-- ..v.0..wv* .
Negotiators to Meet.
It was officially learned that Col.
Bennett de Bidder, United Na
tions chief observer, was to meet
ILt. Col. Shaul Ramati, Israeli
senior delegate to the mixed ar
mistice commissions, at Rasenna
kura on the Israel-Lebanese bor
der. They were to discuss re
sumption of Israeli-Syrian rela
tions, the report said.
Last Thursday Israeli announced
she would not negotiate the Is
rael-Syrian border squabble as
long as Syrian troops were con
centrated in her frontier territory.
Later that day Israeli planes
bombed Syrian troops -southwest
of the Sea of Galilee in retaliation
for the killing of seven Israeli
i policemen there.
U. S. Rebukes Israel
For Retaliation Raid
The United States, urging both
Israel and Syria to refrain from
[further violence, has rebuked
'Israel for bombing Syrian fortifi
cations in retaliation for the Wil
ling of seven Israeli policemen,
j American concern is to prevent
;the border dispute from flaring
'into a new war between the Jews
and Arabs in an area where only
communism could be expected to
profit from it.
Israel has been told, the State
Department disclosed yesterday,
that the killing of the Israeli po
licemen in the Huleh border area
"in no way justified” last week’s
retaliatory bombing.
Under an agreement made last
May 25 to consult in the event
of any violation or threat tt>
United Nations plans for keeping
peace between Israel and neigh
boring Arab states, the United ]
States began discussions with
Great Britain and France last ,
Saturday, it was disclosed.
It was also reported from Paris
and London that Britain and
France have urged Isn.el and ,
Syria to show restraint in their •
troubles. Both Syria and Israel:
have been asked to refrain from j
luunci Ol/ta Ui VlUiCIIUC, MIC OUILC <
Department said.
The latest clash between Israel
and an Arab neighbor is over the
Huleh border area where the;
Israeli government has started'
draining marshland. Part of the
area is within a demilitarized zone
from which both countries agreed I
last year to withhold military
forces.
The Israel government on Wed
nesday announced Syrian troops 1
had crossed the border into the 1
zone, occupied a village and killed !
seven policemen. In retaliation. ]
Israeli planes the next day bombed !
the village and Syrian fortifica
tions.
On Friday both complained to
the United Nations, and Assistant 1
Secretary of State George C. Me- 1
Ghee called in the Syrian and1
Israeli envoys to urge peace.
Both were told, the State De
partment said, that such incidents
contribute to instability “in an'
important area of the world at a :
time when the critical conditions 1
of international affairs can ill
afford such a situation.’’ i
Mr. McGhee told Israeli Am- ]
bassador Abba Eban, the depart- ]
ment said, that Israel’s future de- i
pends on friendly relations with
the Arab states, and incidents of
this kind “can only postpone the ;
achievement by Israel of sound
neighborly relations.”
The United States also has in
structed its envoys in Syria and
Israel to urge both governments <
to withdraw forces from the de- ]
militarized zone and “act in ac- t
cord with the findings of the
United Nations.” i
The U. N. Security Council, of- I
flcials said, is expected to take up t
the dispute this week or next. (
4
The Federal Spotlight
House Will Begin Hearings Soon
On Bill to Pay Bonding Costs
By Joseph Young
House hearings will begin soon on the bill to pay the bonding
premuims of about 700.000 Government employes whose duties mas
involve the handling of Federal money.
Representative Karsten, Democrat, of Missouri, sponsor of the
bill and chairman of the House Civil Service subcommittee handling
iKa lonriclo tinn coir! Viaovinorc 1H . 1
start in about two weeks.
The bill would repeal the pres
ent system whereby employes
must pay for
their own pre
mium bonding.
The measure
would provide
for Govern
ment payment
of these pre
miums.
A similar
measure spon •
sorea Dy Mr
Karsten was &
approved pf i
by the House iiflS
last year, but
.ailed to secure *»«<»* *•“»«•
oenate passage before Congress
najourned.
* * * *
PAY—Chairman Murray of the
House Civil Service Committee
promises that his group will begin
;onsideration of Federal pay raise
legislation as soon as it finishes
Its postal rate hearings.
The postal rate hearings have
5one on for more than a month
and Mr. Murray hopes they can
ae wound up within two weeks.
V Senate Civil Service subcommit
tee has already completed pay
hearings and is marking time
while it waits for the adminis
tration to submit its official re
port on the bill.
* *. * *
FORTHRIGHT — Secretary of
Commerce Sawyer has lashed out
it critics of Government employes.
“I deplore the fact that cur
rent developments and activities
are inclined to create the impres
sion that every public employe is
sither a knave or a fool/’ Mr.
Sawyer declared. “It is high time
that some effort be made to dispel
this impression. Our friends as
well as our enemies know that
this is not true. With only rare
;xceptions, Government employes
ire honest and competent and
have a sincere desire to render
public service.’’
* * * *
BREAKDOWN — Civil Service
Commission figures show that
173,662 of the 231,147 Government
iobs in the Washington area arc
in the District of Columbia, This
is about 75 per cent of all Federal
positions in the vicinity. Nearby
Maryland has 19,751 Government
lobs, and nearby Virginia, 37,734.
* * * *
MESSENGERS — The commis
sion next week will announce an
:xam for Government messenger
iobs, paying salaries of $2,120 to
^2,252 a year. The exam is open
to veterans only.
* * * *
RIDER — Representative Whit
sen, Democrat, of Mississippi,
luthor of the rider barring per
nanent promotions and transfers
n Government, has accused Fed
eral officials of being “unco
5SA Drops Moves
ro Lease Apartments
Negotiations to lease two new
uxury type apartment houses on
Massachusetts avenue for use as
federal office buildings have been
iiscontinued, Jess Larson, General
Services administrator, announced
oday.
The action was taken after the
louse Armed Services Committee
ast week told GSA it did not ap
prove of the leasing of the two
:ostly buildings—the State House
it 2122 Massachusetts avenue
Y.W., and the Boston House. 1711
Massachusetts avenue N.W.
Negotiations to lease the newly
>uilt structures began when they
vere offered to the Federal Gov
srnment in response to an adver
isement for office space. Mr. Lar
on said the two buildings were
he only ones offered in response
o the ad.
As a preliminary step toward
uming the buildings over to the
government, the owners said,
elaborate telephone systems and
itored household furnishings were
nstalled.
A GSA spokesman said negotia
tions would continue to compen
sate the owners for losses growing
>ut of the lease discussions.
The State House, a 313-unit
structure, is owned by Jerry
Maiatico. James C. Dulin is
resident of the company owning
he 270-unit Boston House.
Alexandria Hospital Board
Elects Marvin L. Wilson
Marvin L. Wilson last night was
sleeted president of the Alexandria
lospital Board of Directors, suc
eeding Charles M. Jones.
Other new officers are: The Rev.
lugust Gysan, vice president: Mrs.
Jalcolm D. Lambome, jr„ secre
ary, and Frederick Cornnell,
reasurer.
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operative” in enforcing the regu
lation.
Mr. Whitten is angered by the
officials’ insistence that the ridei
is unworkable and causes admin
istrative and employe hardships
The Mississippian says that his
rider is saving lots of money and
should have the officials’ full
hearted support.
* * * *
CLERKS — Another 13,000 ap
plicants for Government clerical
jobs will take an exam for these
positions on Saturday. In the
previous exam held several weeks
ago, only 2,300 of 11,000 appli
cants received passing grades.
* * * *
JOBS — Langley Field, Va.
needs engineering draftsmen, com
puters, sheetmetal workers, elec
tronic instrument makers, metal
model makers, aviation metal
smiths, mechanics and machinists.
The salaries are $2,650 to $3,991
a year.... The Naval Powder Fac
tory at Indian Head, Md„ has jobs
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ment scene.)
West European Press
Hits Rayburn Warning
Of Soviet Troop Threat
By William H. Stoneman
Foreign Correspondent of The Star and
the Chicago Daily News
PARIS, April 10.—A wave of re
sentment swept Western Europe
today as the result of what news
papers hint is a deliberate attempt
by the American Government to
alarm the public by fake report*
of Soviet troop concentrations.
Papers of every color, including
many that are chronically friendly
jto the United States and the At
lantic pact, have joined in casting
doubt on reports from Gen. Mac
Arthur’s headquarters, the state
jment by Speaker Sam Rayburn /I
'and even the reference of Defense W“
'Secretary Marshall to the “ter
| rible danger’’ in which the United
'States finds itself.
Today the British Foreign Office
was being widely quoted in sup
port of the theme that these re
ports are “purely and simply
alarmist.”
If it is proved that these reports
are indeed without real founda
tion, the United States will have
suffered irreparable harm at a
time when it is trying to rally
Europe to a serious and painful
rearmament program for its own
defense. No quantity of exhorta
tions will be able to undo the fact,
if it is a fact, that the United
States has been shouting wolf.
If on the other hand the infor
mation is correct and Soviet at
tacks are being mounted in the
Far East or the Balkans, then it
is urgent that the facts be pro
duced to support the charges and
that the governments of Western
Europe be informed.
In that case the British gov
ernment certainly should be cau
tioned to refrain from critical
comment on American reports.
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