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management to continue the no
strike, ne-lockout agreement at least
until a new industrial program is
worked out by the labor manage
ment conference that he promised
to call shortly after Congress re-
convenes September 5.
Permits Wage Increases.
The new policy authorizes WLB
to permit voluntary wage increases
without Government approval SO
long as employers certify that the
pay raises will not result in higher
prices. WLB also was empowered
to grant wage boosts in excess of the
Little Steel formula where necessary
to correct EMBELLISHMENTS or in
equities are needed ito aid In the
effective transition to a peacetime
economy"
Ondcials pointed out that the pro-
vision permitting Above-ceiling in
creases as an aid to reconversion
opened the stabilization door very
wide to most labor.
Little Steel limited wage rate in
creases to IS per cent above levels
OF January, 1S41. The mAladjus
ment and inequity clause pertains
to workers whose pay has been held
below the 80 per cent estimated
rise in the cost of living since 1941,
Most workers, particularly those in
war jobs, have received far more
than is per cent because Of up-
grading Of their jobs. Overtime
pay has added still more to the
pay envelope.
Many Applications Received.
WLB has been receiving about
$500 applications for voluntary in
creaseS each week-with less than
per cent of the employers seek
ing higher prices.
With the labor market last loosen
ing, however, the number Of volun-
tary agreements Is expected to drop
considerably.
Mr.. Truman's new wage policy
followed recommendation made by
WLB public members several weeks
ago. -
Mr.. Murray told q news confer
ence 1t was reasonable to assume"
that major CIO unions would take
immediate steps to reopen wage
negotiations.
The CIO has 5000 900 members.
mainly in the automotive, rubber.
steel, aluminium. electrical and radio
industries.
Scores sof the AFLs biz craft
unions likewise have similar re-
opening clauses in their contracts,
as do John l.. Lewis SOC, 600 United
Mine Workers.
Mr.. Truman said he would call
the labor management, conferences
to seek general agreement to pre-.
serve industrial peace.
It was at q similar conferences
that the no-strike pledge was given
to the late President Roosevelt after
the Pearl Harbor attack. The WLB
was developed as q result, ana Mr..
Truman said the board would be
continued until it could complete
its work after the proposed set-
together.
Mr.. Lewis was q party to the
original no-strike pledge but the
miners repudiated 1t after WLB
adopted the Little Steel formula in
July, 1912.
The mine workers could reopen
their contracts and demand higher
wage rates for a shorter work week.
But what Mr.. Lewis, who Is vaca-
tioning In the South, will do is
anybody's guess. A UNIV spokes-
man said, I'VE will want to wait
until the new policy is interpreted
Mr.. Truman said Strengthening
OF the Labor Department under his
new Secretary. Lewis B. Schwellen-
bach, wis proceeding under plans
stressing the "upbuilding Of the
United States Cancellation service.. !.
r.
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Wounded

TWO J1mA Febru-
ary 20 and al
ready has recov-
cred, Mrs. Twill
ley said.
In the Pacific
area since JAM
uary, 1913. he
has fought at
Saipan, Tinian
and in the MARI
annAs. The Sal;
pan campaign
brought his unit
= residential
citation.
Pfc. Ciunreda
recently met his
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sumption. Daily reports on the
amount Of items no longer needed
are made by the Army to the Sur
plus Property once Of the Com
merce Department or to the Recon-
struction Finance Corp.
Army's Hands on.
The Army is not selling any
thing" Gen. Somervell declared. It
simply turns the stuff over to the
disposal agencies and washes its
hands of the matter. The policy
constitutes . protection to the Army.
If the disposing agencies make .
bum deal. they made it, not the
Army" Gen. Somervell said.
Since jeeps seem to be in greatest
demand, Howard Bruce, director Of
materiel for the Army Service
Forces. placed them first on a list
that he called best sellers"
Large quantities Of soap, which
any housewife knows is hard to get
now, will be released by the Army
and offered for public sale.
Other Attractions.
A few OF the other articles listed
by Mr.. Bruce as attractive appeals
to the public are razor blades,
candy, pillows, sheets and, yes, pa
per bags. Manufacturer and con-
struction Arms, for instance, would
be more interested In other best
sellers" such as cranes, steam SHOW
els, road equipment, barbed wire,
sparkpluss and roller bearings.
These articles by no means exhaust
the list, but were cited As examples
OF what the public wants in a hurry.
Mr.. Bruce discussed the problem
OF getting surplus military stocks
into civilian hands at q press SYM
postum held by the Army Service
Forces. He dealt with one phase Of
vi demobilization-the cancella-
ton OF contracts for the armed
forces which is expected to total
$35, ,000, ,000, 900. Brig. Gen. David
M. Mausman, director Of the re-
adjustment division, outlined the
broad policy Of contract termina-
ton.
The actual figure involving ordi-
nary surplus stocks for civilian
consumption was not given. But
householders have an indirect In
terest In the whole question Of
contract termination-which in
wolves the disposal OF 206 Govern
ment-owned plants which the Army
has decided are no longer needed.
Many Of these plants will be recon-
verted to civilian production Of
things that have been OF the mar
ket during the war or produced only
in small quantities.
Must Act Promptly,
"One thing We must do promptly" :"
said Mr.. Bruce, "is to release from
our stocks anything the country can
use now, especially those thinks
which have been In short supply
due to war demands.
Throughout the war We have
been doing IS much OF this Is DOS.
sible," he added, having received
periodically from the War Produc-
ton Board lists Of items especially
needed for civilian economy and
combing over our stocks to see
whether we could not release such
items. Now We are placing major
emphasis on this list and taking
immediate steps to declare surplus
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LOT Drawing on Discharge
0ver|ooks Early Battle StaI
1y the Associated Press.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-Last
month Sergt. Emanuel Schuster, a
clerk at the Army Air Forces Re-
distribution Center here, drew lots
with another sergeant who, like
himself, had "a discharge points,
to see who would get the last place
in the quota Of those to be dis.
charged. Sergt. Schuster lost.
Then he got word from his Ole
18th AAF outfit that he was entitled
to another battle star, worth five
additional points, for the French
Moroccan campaign-one of the
earliest Of the war.
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as large quantities as possible OF
such items. This declaration speci-
mes the item, its quantity, and its
location. Copies Of such lists are
going daily to the proper disposal
agencies"
The Army will reduce its expendi-
lures to 34,40o 900 900 during the
next Is months, representing pro-
duction cutbacks Of 81 per cent from
the maximum two-front war pro-
gram and 10 per cent from the lat
est one-front program. The imme-
Gate cutbaek from the present
monthly rate OF production is 90
per cent.
In many OF these cutbacks, such
Is arms, Ammunition And military
equipment the public has no per.
sonAl interest except as reflected in
future tax reductions. Household.
ers. however, will benefit directly
ana indirectly in some OF the other
major cuts.
The so per cent cut in medical
supplies will be 4 boon to the house.
hold medical shelf and to hospitals
Tires are due for 4 100 per cent cut
but warning was given that the
Army soon might be expected to e
on buying more tires. In other
words, civilians were warned not to
be too hopeful that tires will soon
be as plentiful as in prewar years
Civilians also will benefit next
to nothing In the reduction Of Army
clothing and shoes for the time be-
ing. Frankly, Mr.. Bruce said, the
clothing to be released will have
little public appeal. It viii consist
mainly Of "cold weather" clothina
and the number Of civilians who
wish skiing outfits are few.
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Actress Tells Of Recitinq
Lincoln Address in Berlin
BY the Associated Press,

By the AsSociated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. II tP).-Motion
Picture Actress Ingrid Bergman ar
rived at La Guardia Field by plane
early today and told how she had
recited Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress from the balcony of Hitler's
Reichschancellery.
Miss Bergman said her eight-week
UsO tour was high lighted also by a
July 4 show before 10000 GIs in
Nuremberg Stadium.
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brother, Yeoman 2/c Frank Ciuf-
freda. in the Pacific area. He at
tended Eastern High school ana
worked as Z machinist ct the Navy
Yard before his induction.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-05
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER R5, I94s

Government statistics of every sort are under the political microscope Since 1883 federal agencies have shifted the base of practically every government index series making running comparisons With carrier years impossible for all but trained mathemaclanS. The tendency of government agencies is to bu-ld up statistical systems which make current operations look good; earlier years then adusted to the revised formula In these transitions from old base to the actual basis of comparison often is lost
 How, asks Congress, is anything like national bud get to be managed the basis of statistical tables which the themselves open to challenge?
 Nations Business
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-05
Communication
STATEHOOD

The Territorial Legislature has passed law submitting the ques- ton of Statehood to be voted on at the election this coming year It is a question of vital interest to each man, woman and child in the Ter ritory and it's advantages and dis advantages carefully analysed. This is my purpose in submitting this article.
 In its final analysis the ques- ton of Statehood resolves itself into the COST. Regardless of the sentiment involved in having full citizenship and voice in our Ma tional Government, we must con- slider all factors pertaining to such a condition.
 The operating costs of a State will be far in excess of the costs we now have for operating the Territory. The operation of the Courts and law enforcement would be a State function, also the maintenance and operation of the Legislature and the State ex- ecutive department. These costs will be reflected in the actual and indirect taxes upon every activity being carried on in the Territory and which in its final phase spells Y o EVE.
 Alaska covers practically six hundred thousand square miles and has an outside population of about eighty thousand people, whites and natives. Of this six hundred thousand miles of terri tory, the citizens own about two per cent, the Government ninety eight percent. I know of no State which, when it was admitted into the Union was given the right of the primary disposal of the soil
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-05
NAVY REORGANIZATION
(NeW York TimeS)

The Navy Department is wasting little time Tn re- vampng it's wartime organization, indicated by the preliminary reorganization plan drawn up by Secre- tary Forrestal and approved by President Truman During wartime many activities have to be carried on that are unneeded in peacetime Reforms have to be delayed because the Xigencies of do not allow time in which to do overhaul job. Further reorgan ization proposals to be explored by an informal Navy board headed by Undersecretary Gates Reports from Washington that similar streamlining is planned by the War Department
 These congratulations necessary. The prompt with which they being initiated, only month and half after the wars end is commendable They still do not however, the need for an overall exploration and evaluaton of whole military es- tablishment Army, Navy, and Air. This war has shown that they interdependent The money for their sup port must come of the pocket. No matter how efficiently each department mig ght be organized within its present framework, there still would remain the problem of integration
 Much unnecessary work might be avoided by the appointment soon of board commission of outsd- CTS to review the structure of the War and Navy de- partments and make recommendations for changes in the present organization unificaton in if not all, divisions The longer the delay the difficult may become the adoption of any recommendations such board might make. The time for it to start would to be when the departments themselves are reorganizng their wartime structures while they are in mood for change and before their reorganization plans are put into full effect
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-05

The Government carefully retains that perogative, also the Forest Reserves and the sixty foot strip above high water along the coast line and in addition there are bird reserves, natiopal parks, oil re- serves, etc., ect., which, l do not believe, would be turned over to the new State. More and more laws are being passed to restrict the exploitation of the Territory, in its various resources, by indi- viduals and groups. There is doc umentary evidence of this state ment.
 To induce settlement in Alaska, we must have an incentive. The greatest one being that we can improve possible settlers economic conditions. Our living costs are high enough now so that if we add an additional two or three percent property tax, a sales tax, income tax, etc., etc, opportunities in Alaska would not loom any too brightly to prospective settlers.
 The Government might turn the control of the salmon and deep water fishing over to the proposed State, I think it extremely doubt full. The twelve-mile Continental Shelf Act applies only for Federal purposes. The seal rookeries are under International agreement and I do not believe that the State could count on that revenue. Tn addition I believe that we would still have to pay Federal taxes. A scrutiny of the Territorial Tax Act, as passed by our Legislature, does not show much that was overlooked.
 Our cities, towns, villages and settlements are isolated and wide ly scattered. In the First Division, I know of but two towns which are connected by a road, Juneau and Douglas. Travel to any other
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-05
GETTING JUNIOR TO BED
(St. Louis Star TimeS)

Patience is great virtue. It has been observed by profound philosophers that if is patient enough he usually get his way in the end Digilent research up holds the validity of this assertion. Junior gets to bed ultimately if the whole family concentrates on the problem and devotes few hours to the accomplishment of this worthy end
 Just why 1O-year-od boy firmly objects to going to bed mystery for Ph D. thesis to solve in syllable words. Boys admittedly stubborn. Some two hours usually needed from the time of the first call until Junior finishes his bath and gets stretched between the sheets.
 It's help an older brother sister is available for the first hour of the battle This prepares the way for mother She carry for half hour Then father, with the moral support of the previous ground work, let out below that informs junior his time is grow ing short
 Junior has points his side If man monkeys with clocks why can't he stay up until dark? The major point assume, is that the family recognizes the ming hours have purpose-that purpose being to get junior in bed the rest of the family have couple of hours of peace before they seek their couches. You can't marry amss if you marry widow.
 Among the things there is for at the top is inn provement.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-05

boat or plane. It is as far from Hyder to Juneau as it is from New York to Pittsburgh. I do not know how practical it would be to connect any of the towns by roads but from riding up and down by boats, 1t impresSes me as very costly construction.
 Parts of the Third and Fourth Division are better off in that re- gard: Cordova, before the railroad was abandoned, was connected with Fairbanks and Valdez by rail to a stub road connecting with the Richardson Highway and An chorage is also connected, by road, to the Richardson Highway. In ad- dition Seward and Fairbanks are connected by the railroad and, I understand, that a road is under construction connecting Seward and Anchorage. Anchorage has a number of good local roads, and fairbanks, in addition to the Al can Highway, has a number of good local roads and the Steese Highway to Circle City. Nothing out local dirt roads exist in the rest of the Third or Fourth Divi- 5ions. There are many small camps in both of these Divisions and in addition, many canneries in the Third Division. The Second Division has nothing but local roads and the tramWay to Bunker Hill so, if the Division is to be de- veloped at all, Roads are a crying need. The airplane has done lot as an aid to prospecting, and will continue to do so, the airplane cannot take the place of roads.
 The First Division has mining, fishing and some forestry work. all other industries being incident al to these. Roads are needed to aid the mining, water takes care of their fisheries.
 The Third Division has mining. fishing and some slight agricul- utre. Roads are necessary for the development of the mines, water takes care of the fishing, one might live on a farm and get along, if mining stopped, have yet to hear of a successful farmer. if he had no markets.
 The Fourth Division has to have roads if it is to continue to exist as mining camp, all of its other activities are incidental to mining.
 The Second Division will never be developed to its possibilities without roads, the only mining which would be done would be close to water transportation.
 These roads will cost from twenty to thirty thousand dollars per mile. Is the two percent own ership to pay for improving the ninety-eight per cent owners share? The Public Roads Act in no State assumes any such share of the construction costs. These roads mean a lot of money has to be raised.
 The Political Angle
 By political agitation, the Ter ritorial form of Government was altered and the system, under which we were originally organ
Evening star., 1945-05-06
United States Treasury Position
esponding date a
Woshinqton Stock Exchunqe

D,
Evening star., 1945-05-06
Selected IndustriaIs
AT New 8-Year Peaks
In Spotty Market
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

.
NEW YORK, May 5.-Selected in
dustrial stocks today celebrated the
approach of victory in Europe by
finishing rather spotty market
week at new eight-year peaks with
gains of fractions to a point or more.
The extension of Fridays mild
advance was accomplished in the
face of considerable profit taking in
rails, steels and aircraft. While
optimism for postwar prosperity still
ruled boardrooms, many customers
reverted to cautious selling on the
idea business transition difficulties
may not have been entirely dis
counted and that the final surren-
der of the Nazis could touch off
sizable technical reaction.
Gains in Majority.
A number of pivotals slipped after
the opening, but plus marks were in
the majority at the close. Dealings
frequently speeded up and Nans-
fers of 100000 shares were the same
as last Saturday and were the
largest for a short session since
February 3.
The Associated Press 60-stock
average was up i of point at 653,
high since August 81, 1887. For the
week it showed a net gain of 3 of
a point Of 857 issues appearing,
446 advanced, against All down or
unchanged
Prominent on the forward swing
were Chrysler, Hudson Motors,
Hupp Motors, Texas Pacific Land
Trust, American Radiator, Certain
| teed, Radio Corp. Eastern Air
Lines, Grumman, Dow Chemical,
Santa Fe, Consolidated Edison,
American Water Works, Sears Roe
buck, Texas Co., International Har-
vester and Goodyear.
! SteeIs on Downside.
/ On the losing side were U. S,
Steel, Bethlehem, General Motors,
N. Y. Central, Southern Railway,
Kennecott, Pan American Always,
Douglas Aircraft, Sperry, Glenn
Martin and American Telephone
| Secondary railway bonds re-
mained in front.
Titling upward in the curb. were
( TransWestern Oil, Universal Pic
lures, General Finance and Asso-
clated Telephone. Turnover here
was 270 900 shares, versus 10000 in
the previous brief proceedings.
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funit OF trading. 10 shares: sales printed in full
Ig hankruptcy or receivership Or being reoreanzed
disbursement based on the last quarterly Of
annual declaration. Unless otherwise noted spe.
:iaI or extra dividends not included z dividend
Paid last year. Payable in stock. Declared Of
PAID 50 far this year. Payable in Canadian funds.
Evening star., 1945-05-06
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, May R1.-The approach
ing end of the war in Europe touched of
. sharp rally in the cotton futures mar
ket today as traders talked Of increased
demand for cotton here and abroad.
Gains of as much as 81 q bale were
reached at one time, although prices sub
seduently .eased, partially on profit taking
and increased hedging.
There was considerable mill buying in
the near months and commission house
and New. Orleans demand for the new
croo positions.
Evening star., 1945-05-06
STOCKS.

a Not regular basis, amount paid year 1914
1914 on account of accumulations.
Evening star., 1945-05-06
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK. May t4,.-Closine foreign
exchange rates follow tGreat Britain in
dollars, others in cents)
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket 9iss per cent discount, or 90 IA
United States cents, unchanged.
Europe: Great Britain. official buying,
81 OF; selling. 81
Latin America: Argentina free, "a 90.
unchansed; Brazil free, 5.25n; Mexico,
~ N
Evening star., 1945-05-06

MARKET AVERAGES COM
piled by the Associated Press
are traced on the chart above.
In the last week stocks and
commodities advanced, while
bonds remained unchanged.
Evening star., 1945-05-06
Odd-Lot Dealings

PHILADELPHIA. May > tP.--The Sc
curities Commission reported today these
dealers or specialists on the New York
Stock Exchange for May 4 5,0l9 pur,
sales involving l39OoS shares, including
;f short sales involving 1,5SS shares.
Evening star., 1945-05-06
Capital Securities
Over the Counter.

The following bid and asked quotations
on Washington securities traded over the
counter represent prices al which one or
more dealers. members OF the National AS
sociation of Securities Dealers. Inc. would
trade with the general public al the time
Star as of Friday noon:
Evening star., 1945-05-06

Sales PUBLIC UTILITIES
$1,000 Ana g. Pot Riv RR guar 5s 1a49 -~--
5000 Ana & Pot Riv RR mod 3s4s 1851
$500 Capital Traction 1St 5s June /, 1914
81 900 Capital Transit 1st & ref As 1854
5000 City g. Suburban Ry Mod 3a4s 1851
5000 GEORGETOWN Gas Light 1st SIS 1861
$500 Wash Gas Light 1st 5s 1000
Evening star., 1945-12-07

Smooth : flowing, pleas
an t. tasting magnesia
that helps relieve distress
Of stomach caused by
acidity. A mild laxative.
Evening star., 1945-12-07

Prices may vary slightly
in Morylond and vir-
ginio Stores on q few
items which are under
Stote Confroet Laws.
Right reserved to limit
quantities.
Evening star., 1945-12-07

A fine shampoo, that fathers
abundantly, quickly removes
dirt and crime without dull
inE or darkening light or
white hair.
Evening star., 1945-01-24
Funeral Services Held
For R. Roland Phillips

Funeral services for r. Roland
Philips, 10, retired businessman, who
died Thursday at his home, 5815
Branchville road, Branchville, Md,
were held Saturday at Emory Meth
odist Church, with burial in George
Washington Memorial Cemetery.
The son of the late Penelope Blake
and Andrew Jackson Philips, former
member of the Florida State Legis-
lature, he was a graduate of East
man Business College, Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. For many years he repre-
sented the WEIGH Grape Juice Co. in
Southern and Western States.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs
Adelaide Adams Philips; one son,
Roland Zeri Philips, employe of The
Star; two daughters, Miss Adelaide
z. Philips, Washington, and Mrs.
Sumner o. Burhoe, Branchville, and
three grandchildren.