WMAL-TV, 2 Years Old, Has Many Television Firsts By Horry MocArtnur

Tomorrow at 6 p.m., WMAL-TV, The Star’s television station, starts its third year of service to Wash-

ington viewers. It was at that hour on October 3, 1947, that the station officially went on the air

as the third active source of video

programs here. Now one of four television sta-

tions in the District and part of a large coaxial cable network that links Eastern and Midwestern TV broadcasters, WMAL-TV ranks among the pioneers in the field. It was the 14th'television station in the country to start regular program service.

Its two pioneering years under the guidance of Kenneth R. Berk- eley, vice president and general manager of The Evening Star Broadcasting Co., have been marked by a number of “firsts.”

The most recent of these took

place as late as last night, when WMAL-TV was the first tele Vision station to telecast the documen- tary film made at the Nuremberg trial of Hermann Goering, Ru- dolph Hess and other leading Nazis. Included in the motion picture were atrocity pictures the Germans themselves had made, which were captured to be placed in evidence against them.

The initial “first” chalked up by WMAL-TV occurred when the switch was thrown two years ago to put the station on the air on

Channel 7. It was the first in the country to operate in the higher frequencies of the television band. (The portion of the radio wave

spectrum allotted to television is divided in the middle by channels set aside for FM broadcasting. Channels 7 through 13 are on the

high frequency side.) Programs have advanced con-

siderably, both in quantity and in

quality since that WMAL-TV pre- miere in 1947. When the station went on the air. its first two hours were filled with nothing more than the test pattern. There were dedi- catory services at 8 o’clock, fol- lowed by a newsreel and the tele- cast of the Georgetown-Fordham football game at Griffith Stadium. Even a mere two years ago this was a full evening for a television station.

By early 1948 WMAL-TV was

ready to expand its schedule and became the first video outlet in the United States to guarantee set owners daily entertainment with a seven-night-a-week schedule. The station now signs on at 3 p.m. daily and continues usually to 11

p.m. or later, broadcasting more

A number of television programs over WMAL-TV, which starts its third year of regular service tomorrow, have been the first of their kind, such as this first live telecast of a con-

gressional hearing. Gen. George C. Marshall, then Secretary of State, was testifying before

the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when the cameras moved m on November 11, 1947.

hours of television weekly than any other station in the Capital.

One of the early "firsts'’ on the WMAL-TV list was the first tele- cast of a hearing on Capitol Hill. In November, 1947, when the sta- tion was little more than a month old, its cameras were set up to

report on the Senate Foreign Re- lations Committee at work.

WMAL-TV also was the first video station to move cameras

into the White House, for a

“pooled” telecast of a speech by President Truman. It was the first to couple a camera to a tele-

scope, at the United States Naval Observatory, to give viewers their first television view of the hea- vens. The first regularly sched- uled “remote” telecast takes WMAL-TV equipment into the Embassy Room of the Hotel Stat- ler once a week for "The Evalyn Tyner Show.”

In December, 1947, WMAL-TV televised a complete musical com-

edy, the Princeton Triangle Club show, from Lisner Auditorium. The only two live dramas to have been produced in a local television i

Top Secret Military Documents Moved UnderGuard in Pentagon

The biggest move of top secret military documents in years took

place yesterday under guard in the Pentagon.

It was moving day for the Joint Chiefs of Staff organization, the Weapons System Evaluation Group and the little-mentioned Combined Chiefs of Staff of Great Britain, Canada and the United States.

Involved in the move from onei

section of the huge budding to another were this country’s top secret mditary maps, weapons de- signs, information on what this country knows about Russia’s weapons, etc. Locked in heavy safes, the high command’s secret papers were trundled down cor-

ridors the distance of about two

average city blocks. The new location is on the main

floor near the River Entrance, ad- jacent to the office of Defense Secretary Johnson. The Joint Chiefs in their old offices had about 50,000 square feet of space. In their new quarters they have about 87,000 square feet.

Gen. Bradley, the first chair- man of the Joint Chiefs, moved into his new offices in advance of |

John Sadler Elected To Head Service Council

John Sadler, president of the Bethesda Kiwanis Club, is the new

chairman of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Community Service Coun- cil. Richard Twombly was named secretary-treasurer at a meeting last week.

The council is composed of the Kiwanis, Civitan, Rotary and Lions clubs and the Chamber of Commerce.

yesterday’s transfer. Down the hall on the other side of the en-

trance almost identical offices are

occupied by Gen. Eisenhower, who meets frequently with the top military planners.

A sightseer will be able to move

along the corridor past the doors bearing the names of Gens. Brad- ley and Eisenhower. But in that particular section he won’t be able to g»t down the side corridpr into the Joint Chiefs’ area without a

special pass.

studio were performed by Ameri- can University students for WMAL-TV viewers.

The longest portable microwave relay of a special event brought the Winchester Apple Blossom Festival to local televiewers last May over WMAL-TV.

A few weeks ago, the station was conducting pioneer experi- ments in color television, picking up color telecasts from WMAR-TV in Baltimore and relaying them to

special receivers here.

The station has been active in community service projects, too. It produced two on-the-air clinics for the Crippled Children’s So- ciety, the first ever televised from a studio. American University also has a regular community service program on the WMAL-TV sched- ul, conducted by its president, Dr. Paul Douglass.

Having operated so far under the authority of its TV construc- tion permit, WMAL-TV will apply to the Federal Communications Commission for its permanent license this week.

Bevin Off for Canada On Four-Day Trip

By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.—British Foreign Minister Bevin left to- night for a four-day trip to Canada.

Before boarding the .train, h$ told reporters:

"Our visit has been very busy and very interesting, and may turn out to be very important as time goes on.”

Mr. Bevin’s train is due at Ottawa at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow. Re will remain there until Wednesday, when his party plans to drive to Montreal.

Illegal Parking Leads to Arrest Of 6 in Auto Accessory Thefts

A motorist's arrest on an illegal parking charge led yesterday to what police believe was the smashing of a ring of thieves who stole auto accessories and sold some of them in a small store.

Theft of such items as hub caps, head lights, tools, mirrors and even siphoned-off gasoline was

ascribed by police in Municipal Court to Rufus F. Richardson, 20, of the 200 block of Missouri ave-

nue N.W. and Salvador Anselmo, 22, who operates a variety store in the 5800 block of Georgia ave-

nue N.W. Richardson was charged with

four counts of petty larcency and Anselmo with one count of re-

ceiving stolen property. In addi- tion, four boys face theft charges in Juvenile Court.

Detective Charles Calderwood said the mass arrests came as a

climax to nearly 30 accessory theft complaints in the Sixth Pre- cinct during the last three

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Richardson first was questioned Friday by police who saw his car

parked too close to an intersection

in the same precinct. In the

course of their inquiry they noticed a box of assorted hub caps and tools in the car. ,

On basis of information ob- tained from the suspect, the other arrests were made, police report- ed. They added that Anselmo’s store is a hangout for neighbor- hood youths.

Richardson was freed under $400 bond pending jury trial No- vember 22. Anselmo posted $500 bond pending a hearing Friday.! Both pleaded not guilty.

Woman, 71, Is Killed When Impact of Crash Hurls Her From Car

A 71-year-old Prince Georgesi County woman was fatally injured j yesterday in an automobile col- j lision in Laurel.

Mrs. Susan Slye of Sandy Spring j road, near LaUrel, suffered a bro- ken neck, fractured skull and j crushed chest when the impact \ threw her from a car to the street, j She died almost Instantly, accord- i mg to Laurel police.

Mrs. Slye was riding in a car! driven by her son, Granville Slye, 40, of Laurel. Mr. Slye’s wife, Mrs. Mildred Slye, 37, suffered cuts on

her arm and was treated at Wat- ren’s Hospital in Laurel.

The police said Roger Burrell, 49. colored, of Bakersfield, Md., was driving the other car. Neither he nor Mr. Slye was hurt.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Fourth street andj Prince Georges avenue. Laurel. Polic Pvts. William F. King and David M. Wade charged Burrell with manslaughter, reckless driv- ing and failure to halt at a stop sign. He was held at the Laurel jail under $1,200 bond. Se win: m given a hearing Friday rteLauref Police Court before TrlSl Magis- trate Arthur P. Owens.

Mrs. Slye’s body was removed to the Donaldson funeral home, Laurel. Funeral arrangements were not complet last night.

Man, 65, Injured Ipyj By Car Near Alexandria

A 65-year-old man was Injured seriously last night when he was

struck by an automobile on Route 1 about 7 miles south of Alex- andria.

The victim was identified by Alexandria Hospital officials as

Alonzo Anderson, of no fixed ad- dress. They said he suffered head injuries and described his condi- tion as critical.

The driver of the car, listed by Fairfax County police as Fairley A. Hancock, 34. a Marine stationed at Quantico, was charged with reckless driving. He was released under $500 bond pending a hear- ing October 17 in Fairfax Trial Justice Court.

Also held under $500 bond as a

material witness is Percy Oliver Byrd, 40. High Point, N. C., who police said, was walking with Mr.j Anderson.

Supreme Court Opens Fall Term Tomorrow; 40 D.C. Appeals Listed

By Robert K. Walsh The May-Garsson case, constitu-

tionality of the District’s health

inspection law, and attacks on

the House Committe on Un-Amer- ican Activities lead the line-up of 40 appeals taken from Federal courts here to the Supreme Court for the term opening tomorrow.

-When the tribunal convenes at

noon, it will face an appellate docket of more than 350 cases, in addition to various petitions and matters of original jurisdiction. Tomorrow’s session will consist only of “formalities,” officials said

The court will begin its new

terms with one new justice on

the bench and one seat tempo- rarily vacant. Former Attorney General Clark will take the seat of the late Justice Murphy. Judge Sherman Minton, the former Indiana Senator who was nomi- nated to succeed the late Justice Rutledge, has not yet been con-

firmed by the Senate. Both Jus- tices Murphy and Rutledge died

during the summer recess.

All District cases on file to date, do not deal with Washington is- sues or litigants. But all went

through the District Court and Court of Appeals here. Some di- rectly affect Federal agencies. Many more seem likely to be filed from the District before the Su-

preme Court adjourns next June.

Dennis Case to be Reviewed.

Of 52 cases that the tribunal has thus far agreed to review at

the 1949-50 term, 10 originated here. Among the more interest-

ing to District residents are:

The appeal of Eugene Dennis, secretary of the Communist Party in the United States, from Dis- trict Court conviction on a con-

tempt-of-Congress charge and a

sentence of a year in jail and a

$1,000 fine. Dennis, currently a

defendant in the New York Fed- eral Court trial of Communist leaders, failed to appear in re-

sponse to a subpoena from the House Committee on Un-Ameri- can Activities. He contends the committee and its activities are

unconstitutional. A dispute involving the Capital

Transit Co. and the Washington Maryland and Virginia Coach Co. The issue is whether the District Public Utilities Commission or the Interstate Commerce Commission has authority to set joint fares for

passengers between downtown Washington and Arlington Coun-

ty points such as the Pentagon. The effort of an 80-year-old

Washington .attorney. Vernon M.

Dorsey, to overturn a 1944 Patent Office order that disbarred him

for an incident in 1926. The

Court of Appeals ruled for Mr.

Ejprsey called the order

'Hgireauotgjjjje lynch law." The

Patent Wmct has appealed to the

Supreme Court.

Reviews to Be Scheduled. Early in the term the high court

probably will announce whether

&.W111Review the scores of other sQJ&iitted since June. The

Court is expected to hand down

to first orders of this kind Oc-

tober 10. If it grants certiorari it will hear oral arguments later. If it refuses review, the decision

of the lower court, in general, would be upheld.

Former Representative Andrew J. May, Democrat, of Kentucky, and Henry and Murray Garsson, wartime munitions makers, are

among those asking review. They were' convicted in District Court in July, 1947, and given an eight months to two years sentence, on

charges of conspiracy to defraud the Government by giving and receiving unlawful compensation to a member of Congress. May headed the old House Military Affairs Committee.

The most far-reaching District case that the Supreme Court may review at this time would test constitutionality of the District’s health inspection law. The Court

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Civil Service Case on List.

A District case of considerable ; concern to Government agencies land employes is that of Mrs. Eola M. Wright, World War I widow, who seeks reinstatement in a Pub- lic Buildings Administration job. She declares she was illegally transferred from one civil service job to another in that agency and discharged for “insubordination” when she protested that the second job was not in line with her classi- fication and qualifications. The Court of Appeals and the District Court held for PBA.

The House Committee on Un- American Activities may come un-

der scrutiny again in an attack on

an alleged lack of quorum session. The Government wants the Su- preme Court to reverse a Court of Appeals decision that favored Ernestine Fleischman and Helen R. Bryan, officers of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee. The two women had been con- victed in District Court on con- tempt of Congress charges grow- ing out of their failure to submit organization records to the House committee.

Appeals of John Howard Law- son and Dalton Trumbo, motion picture writers, also challenge validity of the House committee and of the contempt of Congress citations against them and eight other Hollywood personages for refusal to answer questions about Communist affiliations. Lawson and Trumbo, the only two tried thus far, were convicted in Dis- trict Court.

Anti-trust Appeal Scheduled. Still other appeals in this cate-

gory are those of George Mar- shall, now chairman of the Civil Rights Congress, and Richard Morford, former executive secre- tary of the National Council for American-Soviet Friendship. Both were convicted in the District Court on charges of contempt of Congress. Marshall, then head of the National Federation for Con- stitutional Liberties, refused to give the House committee a list of contributors to his organiza- tion. Morford refused to supply organization records.

The principal anti-trust case affecting the District is a con-

tinuation of the fight taken un- successfully to the Supreme Court last year by the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Associa- tion. The Court of Appeals re- versed a District Court ruling that the association should not have been indicted on charges of entering into a combination to eliminate competition and fix milk prices in the District area.

Lewis Case To Come Up. While the District has no major

pending labor case, it will follow closely the fortunes of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Work- ers in a second appearance before the Supreme Court.

Mr. Lewis and th* union hope the tribunal wtfl fowrw dut«* Dis- trict Court judgment of con-

tempt based on failure to “cause” the miners to obey a court order and return to work. In a similar situation two years ago the Su- preme Court upheld a -contempt order but reduced the fines that

had been levied by District Judge T. Alan Goldsborough.

District Court judges here are more than usually interested in the outcome of a case that might add to their burden of work. The question, raised by an alien held at Ellis Island, is whether the legality of such detention can be argued in the District of Columbia

ias “the home of Attorney Gen- eral” or whether the alien's only remedy is through habeas corpus proceedings in New York Federal Court.

British Laboriles Told To Start Campaigning

By the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. 1.—Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison, polit- ical head coach of the Labor gov-

ernment, urged party door-knock- ers today to get busy at once can-

vassing for votes.

The urgency of his advice was

his only hint that the government may be leaning toward a quick election this fall—months before its five-year term ends next July —in the wake of devaluation of

tjpe pound. His prepared speech prefaced

electioneering advice with the statement: “What I have to say now l?as no bearing on the date of the general election.”

He referred to Winston Church- ill's challenge in Parliament this week for the government to get a quick verdict at the polls, and said “I know the Prime Minister is not going to be ordered about1 in this matter by Mr. Churchill or anybody else.”

Several ministers are reported in favor of an election next month. A November election was advo- cated this week in the labor mag- azine "Tribune," edited jointly by Michael Foot, a member of the party’s ruling executive committee, and Jennie Lee, wife of Health Minister Aneurin Bevan.

Oak View PTA to Meet I

The Oak View Elementary School Parent-Teacher Associa- tion will give a reception for the teachers at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the school, East Wayne avenue and Walden road, Silver Spring.

Richard Johnson to Head Chest Report Meetings

Richard Johnson, Washington investment broker, has been

named chairman of report meet-

ings for the forthcoming Commu- nity Chest drive, it was a n

nounced last night.

Campaign Chairman Frank J. Luchs said Mr. John- son will head a

special commit- tee to plan four general report luncheons, the first of which is scheduled for October 31.

Mr. Johnson. The RTOUP also will help plan report sessions of various campaign units, includ- ing selection of speakers and en-

tertainment features, the chair- man said.

Mr. Johnson recently joined Merrill Lynch. Pierce, Fenner & Beane after being associated for five years with Folger, Nolan & So. here.

In addition to past Chest drives, he has been active in fund-raising efforts of the Red Cross. Children's Hospital and the National Cancer Society. He is a trustee of the Association for Works of Mercy.

Y Music Concert Tuesday The weekly recorded classical

music concert of the Metropolitan TMCA will feature works by Pro-

kofieff and Mozart at 8 p.m. Tues-

day in the lobby lounge at 1736 G street N.W.

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