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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
GoH Burns Dies Unexpectedly;
Circulation Director of Star
CoIIopses on Way to
Office; Served for so
Years on Newspaper

William Gait Burns, 6S, circula.
ton director of The Star and a
company employee for so years, died
today.
Death was sudden. Mr.. Burns put
in q days work at his desk yester.
day and left in high spirits. This
morning he ate a hearty breakfast
at his home at the Cavalier Apart
ments. $500 Fourteenth street NV.
remarking to his wife that he "felt
nne. At 900 he left the apartment
Tor the ONCE. He was found a few
minutes later on a bench in q small
park adjoining the apartment hotel
in a state Of collapse.
Mr.. Burns was rushed in an am
bulance to Emergency Hospital,
where he was pronounced dead.
Cause of death was not Immediately
known. although friends recalled
he had been having heart trouble
He had also suffered from diabetes.
Mr.. Burns had served as The Star
circulation manager for IS years.
assuming the position of circula ton
director two years ago.
Papers Were Delivered on Foot.
His father. Edward L. Burns, died
when Gait was Is and a seventh
grade student. His mother, Mrs.
Mary A. Burns, took a job teaching
cooking at public schools in the
District. Gait, the second of four
children, started selling papers for
The Star. That remained his lob
through life.
Four years later, he became a full
hedged employe OF the circulation
department. At that time, papers
were distributed on foot by news
boys who picked them up at the old
Star Building.
AS the years went by, Mr.. Burns
saw the initiation of system where
by the papers went to readers all
over the city on horse-drawn street.
cars. later supplemented by The
Stars own wagons. Then, one year.
came . new-fangled device, the au-
tomobile, and Mr.. Burns had his
VAAAAAAS W SASOOl1lCIS Oil Lie
spindly wheels of two White trucks.
Finally, in 1880, Mr.. Burns had a
modern fleet OF trucks at his COM
mand. But 1t was still the same lob.
Newbold Issues Statement.
When Mr.. Burns started work
there were about $1,000 papers to
distribute daily. When he finished
there were about 215,0OO.
Fleming Newbold, vice president
and manager of The Evening Star
Newspaper Co., today issued the fol-
lowing statement In behalf of the
company:
In the death of Gait Burns, the
entire stan has suffered the loss
Of a true and devoted friend, whose
services and loyalty to The Star
knew no bounds.
Ills whole life was devoted to the
paper, where he rose in the circula-
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home here is at 1900 Harling lane
Chevy Chase, was cited for out
standing services in q number of
wartime Pacific commands, during
a prolonged series of operations in
support of the American assault
and seizure of vital Jap bases.
Capt. Myer H. Chidakel, SAT-
Thirty-first street NV, recently re-
ceived the Legion of Merit for his
wartime services as chief of MAIN
tenance at Letterkenny Ordnance
Depot, Chambersburg, Pa, the Army
announced.
During his service at the depot
from April, 1913, to last July, the
accompanying citation states, Capt.
Chidakel conceived and constructed
many safety and time-saving devices
which materially increased produc-
ton and prevented accidents.
Maj. Gen. Robert w. Harper, 300
Connecticut avenue NV, has been
awarded the Legion of Merit by 1t.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay the Army an
nounced in a dispatch from Berlin.
According to the citation, Gen.
Harper rendered outstanding SER
vice in directing the formulation of
United States policies for the dis
armament and dissolution of the
German Air Force" The award also
commends his ability to work in
complete harmony" with personnel
Of the various Allied groups outside
his immediate organization. Gen.
Harper presently is assigned as d.
rector of the manpower division of
the ONCE of Military Government
for Germany.
Maj. Bell I. Wiley, author Of the
novel 1.-THE Life of Johnny Reb
Common Soldier of the Confed-
eracy," who is at present serving a.
Executive ofiicer of the historical
section Of Army Ground Forces
headquarters, was presented the
Legion of Merit recently in cere-
monies at the Pentagon Building
Maj. Wiley, who lives here at PA
street NV, was cited for his ser
vices as historian of the End Army
from March to August, 1913, during
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Louisville Transit Strike
Settled After Six Doys
BY the As.eeiotsd Pra,t

LOUISVILLE, KY. Mar. l4.-An
agreement to end the six-day- old
Louisville Railway Co. strike was
reached last night at a meeting of
representatives of the CIO-Trans-
port Workers Union. The Union of
Louisville Railway Employees and
officials of the bus and streetcar
company
The meeting was called to settle
final details of an election to deter
mine which of the two unions is
favored as the bargaining agent
which has been set tentatively fol
April 2.
The Transport Workers Unior
called the walkout, seeking recogni-
ton, higher wages and improved
working conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
ConnoIIy Big 3 Plea
Broadcast in Moscow
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Mar. 1.-THE address
of Chairman Connally Of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee sug-
costing a meeting of the Big Three
was broadcast yesterday by the
Moscow radio on its home service.
The promptness with which the
news was transmitted was inter-
preted by foreign observes as sign
of Russian interest in the entire
speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Cement Strike Over,
7 Par|eys Seek 10 End
Major Disputes Here

With the cement finishers who
halted work on 100 construction
projects in this area back on the
job today, negotiations were ar
ranged here to settle labor disputes
IN two major fields.
The cement flnishers walked out
on Monday, but Ralph Gray, bust
ness agent Of Plasterers and Cement
Finishers Local 96, AFL, said today
that work was resumed this morn
ing. Negotiations were resumed to-
day between union spokesman and
the Master Builders Association
representing the contractors, tc
reach an amicable settlement of the
wage dispute. Some $50 cement
finishers are involved.
The union voted last night to
return to work this morning. Mr.
Gray said that the association has
already offered an hourly increase
Of Is cents an hour on new work
but the union wants a boost from
s1.60 to SITS hourly on work already
under way, as we'll.
In an attempt to end the week
old work stoppage on the abutments
and approaches to the new South
Capitol Street Bridge a meeting was
to be held at l pm. today. Union
ofncials said that 1t was to be held
at the Offices of the AFL Building
Trades Council, 1911 Connecticut
avenue NV.
Bridge. Structural and Orna.
mental Iron Workers Union, Loca
S, AFL, as well as other labor groups
ase involved in the dispute. The
council is sponsoring the work stop.
page and the unions contend that
laborers are being used on skilled
work by the bravo Construction
Co. LOT Pittsburgh, the contractor
The unions want skilled craftsmen
employed on the job.
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bership, originally ordered into the
contract under a War Labor Board
directive. The company commended
during negotiations that it had been
forced to discharge competent en-
ployes who were in bad standing
with the union.
Clauses on Seniority.
On seniority, the union said, "em-
ployes with the greatest seniority
will be given preference on trans
fers when other factors are equal
and employees will have the right to
make application for opening in
their department. - In the case
of promotions, seniority will gov
ern."
General Motors confirmed that
the proposed contract Is to run for
two years from the date of ratifica-
ton with provision that the
union can ask for no wage adjust
ments for year.
The company, while issuing no
formal statement, said through a
spokesman that the wage adjust
ments would add s64,75O,000 to its
annual pay roll.
The long strike saw GINS several
car divisions fall approximately
10000 vehicles behind production
schedules as GIN plants in Is States
were closed.
JAW officials estimated yesterday
that the strike had cost their
workers 1927 $50 900, basedFon a 40
hour work week. GIN estimated
the loss at $144, 1866, 900, based on a
456 hour week.
Figures furnished by GM and the
union disclosed that tie hourly
rated employees working 40 hours
weekly instead of the wartime 4S
will take home slightly less in their
pay envelopes than they did at the
peak Of war production.
A GIN worker with two depend
ents, the figures show, took home"
for 48 hours during 1914, after
$53.3S.
With the 1872 cent, hourly in
crease agreed to yesterday and a
return to the 40 hour week, hts
take home" will average $5e04
weekly.
The big three of the automobile
industry met with almost identical
increases the wage demands of the
auto workers.
The average hourly wage rates
which follow include two sets of pay
scales for General Motors. One rate
is national, the company says; the
other applies to the Detroit area, in
GLIDING, Flint, Pontiac and Lansing
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ton department from carrier boy to
circulation director"
In addition to his wife he leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Peter K. Faerber, and
Ia brother, Harmon, of 1918 Lynbrook
drive. Bethesda, Md. Mr.. and Mrs.
Faerber lived with Mr.. and Mrs.
Burns at the Cavalier Apartments.
Mr.. Burns was a native of Wash
ington and q member of the Asso-
citation of Oldest Inhabitants of the
District Of Columbia. He belonged
to the international and interstate
association Of Newspaper Circula-
ton Managers.
He had many friends in Wash
ington. Police were informed of his
collapse by Herman Norman, pro-
prietor of drug store at Four
tenth and Ogden streets NV, who
was unaware of the identity of the
man on the park bench, but who
had worked under Mr.. Burns and
known him we'll years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
GIN Denies Knudsen
will Replace Wilson
By the Assoeiated Press
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Mar. IA General
Motors spokesman last night brand
ed as definitely untrue" rumors
that c. E. Wilson, GIN president,
soon would be replaced by William
S. Knudsen, former GIN president.
There's not thing to it, he de-
clared.
The Detroit Free Press said the
rumors cropped up during settle
ment of the GIN strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Mediator Dewey Ready
For Congress Campaign
BY the Assoeioted Press

DETROIT, Mar. Thames r
(Jim' Dewey. special Federal media
tor IN the General Motors strike
which was settled yesterday, pre-
pared today to head for home and q
political battle.
Mr.. Dewey leaves tomorrow fol
Chester, Pa, where he is making his
bow in national politics. He is a Re-
publican candidate for Congress
from the Seventh Pennsylvania Dis
trict. He said he filed formal notice
of his candidacy Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
GIN Relief Committee
To Continue Fund Drive
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 1.-THE Ma
tional Committee to Aid Families o.
General Motors Strikers said las
night that, despite settlement Of thu
wage dispute 1t would continue it.
drive for funds because of the &C.
cumulation of distress cases."
The committee said it had collect
ed more than SITS, 900 thus far.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
Cory Transit Strike Ends

GARY, Ind, Mar. IA (P.-A
strike Of streetcar motormen, bus
drivers and maintenance personnel
which left the city of 1875, 900 with
out commercial transportation for
three days ended yesterday as union
members agreed to submit their
demands for higher wages to an
arbitration board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14
News Of D. c. Area Men
In the Armed Forces

/ which time he prepared the ofiicial
history Of that organization.
In August Maj. Wiley was ordered
to Washington to assist in the prep
aration Of history Of Army Ground
Forces. He is currently working on
this assignment.
Returnees
E The following Washington veterans
are due to arrive at San Francisco
Saturday aboard the transport Sea
Cat:
Masssehusetts avenue NV; ist L. Ralph
p. Gould. 715 Quebec place NV: TIA
fesd ' NV coTp sch.rd W. " w MHGSliy
(: Holm. 22o7 Cathedral ayenue NV:
Church road N W; ist ssrst. Lawrence
M. Byrd, 1902 H street NE; sergt. Ray
mond A. FRANCE, 3349 Blaine street NE:
NV TI5 william Kelly. les joliet street
s,W,; Pfc. Miller A. edwards, 5093 Sheriff
road NE; TL5 Walter O'Brien. TIA VII
den N; osceola. TL5 bernard r.. Reed.
ssIStSn, f7% W.s.5 $. Msnfr;n and pys.
Arrived at New York yesterday
aboard the General Howzee:
sergt. Christian J Wetting. corpl Roy
er. Pfc. john W. Reed. III Francis ' Lace.
Corp. Charles Garrison, INSERT. Albert
EE een, IT.; Corr George .. dreenich'
Dyer. Pfc. Peter F. sanalitro, sergt Rich
ard B. Farr, T/5 Russell Z. De Alley, IT,,
and tt George P. Michael, all of wash :
ington, and LIST SerHt. Henry Moriarty and
Pfc. Charles M. Buttles, both Of Alexandra.
Due tomorrow at New York aboard
the Bardstown Victory:
Sergt. willard T. Bennett, Takoms
Park; TO Franklin 9. Wexford. Laurel;
ssrnt rTrnss Es,my s,ses
Arthur Mcdraw. Arlington. 1 "
lnductees
Eighteen Washington men are
scheduled to report for induction
into the armed forces today. Names
of the men follow:
Rhinelda Bell. Harry Lewis, Horac,
Washingto James Whitmyer. James Cal
lery, jr.; Kenneth Flewell, Daniel Levy
Jaime Lopes. Eugenio Martins, Ronaldt
ortiz, Paul Brantley, Nurle Lowry. Jamei
Joseph Simon. William Vost. JOSEPH
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fed a wage agreement reached
last night between its Nego-:
tiating Committee and the
General Electric Co.
BY the Asseeiatsd Press :,
NEW YORK, Mar. IA wage
Increase of 1874 cents an hour
formed the basis today Of q union
management agreement settling
the strike of 100000 CLIO United
Electrical Workers union members
in General Electric plants in l6
States.
Formal ending of the walkout,
which began January Is and which
has held up production of a large
part of the Nations supply of in
dustrial and home electric appli-
ances, hinged on ratification of the
pact by the union membership
Union leaders expressed the hope
last night that this process would
be completed in time to permit re-
sumption of work Monday. But
leaders of locals in Bridgeport,
Conn, and Bloomfield, N. j., said
picketing of GE plants in those
cities would continue until the
agreement had been ratified.
Federal Approval Needed.
The wage increase will not become
effective until it has been approved
by the National Wage Sterilization
Board, according to Albert j. Fitz-
gerald, UE president, and e. D.
Spicer, company vice president.
General Electric and the union
agreed there would be no discrim-
nation against any employe.
The wage increase, the joint state
ment said, will be for all employees
represented by UE," but later it
was said a similar increase would
be given employees represented by
other bargaining units. Several
small AFL and independent unions
have Organizations among General
Electric employees.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said the settlement
provides for q retroactive increase
to January l, when the company
made its original offer of an increase
|of 10 cents an hour for workers
earning less than 81 an hour and
an increase of 10 per cent for those
earning more than 81 an hour.
Westinghouse Strike Taken Up.
When the General Electric en-
ployes struck. in support of dema nos
for $2-a-day increase, there was
a simultaneous walkout of $4,000
employees of the Westinghouse Elec-
trio Corp. and Is 900 from the cleo
trical division of General Motors
Corp.
The GIN workers settled their
strike a month ago for an 1871
cents-per- hour increase.
The Westinghouse strike was
taken up today by Arthur S. Meyer
and William H. Davis, special rep
resentatives of Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach, whose efforts to end
the General Electric tieup were
praised in a joint statement by the
company and union.
The General Electric strike was
actually ended in a Miami hotel
room at conference among Charles
Edward Wilson, GE president; Phil
ip Murray, president of the CLIO,
and Lee Pressman, general counsel
for the CLIO.
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. FRESHMAN
went to Miami carly yesterday
aboard q chartered plane, deter
mined to try to- end the stalemate.
They conferred with Mr.. MURRAY,
who has been visiting in Miami for
some time. Later they called New
York to relay the basis for a settle
ment on which they had agreed.
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Decorated

Commodore Arleigh A~ Burke,
U. S. N, chief of staff to the COM
mander, 9th Fleet, has BEEN awarded
a Gold Star in lieu of a second Dis
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| ~ NA
vice Medal for
"e xce p tionally
meditorious con-
duct" in per-
I o r m a ce of
duties Is chief
of STAFF to the
commander, LIST
arrier Task
Force in the Pa
cidc, from De-
cember l5,N
to last May Is,
the Navy an
nounced.
Co m m o d ore
B ke, whose
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.184-Cent Pay Raise
Ends General Electric
Strike in Is States
BULLETIN.

NEW YORK R.-The Con-
ference Board Of the CLIO
United Electrical, Radio and
Machine Workers today rati-.
fed a wage agreement reached
last night between its Nego-
tiating Committee and the
General Electric Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-14

Rhinelda Bell. Harry Lewis, Horace
Washington. James Whitmyer James CAL
lery, jr.; Kenneth Flewell, Daniel Levy.
Jaime Lopes. Eueenio Martins, Ronaldo
Ortiz, Paul Brantley, Nurle Lowry. James
Thomas, Sun Nee Lung, William Murphy.
ChrysakiS
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In0uCteeS
Eighteen Washington men are
scheduled to report for induction
into the armed forces today. Names
of the men follow:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12

myrtle GarQen CluD Will DC
held Friday afternoon aot $3.50
o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Miles Clemmer in Winter Park.
Tileston PTA will hold its
final meeting Tuesday after
noon at 8 o'clock in the school
auditorium. The Junior Glee
club under the direction of
Miss Nan Turner, will present
a program of songs. New Of
ficers will be installed for the
coming year. All members
are urged to attend. The Exc
cutive board will meet at 2:30
o'clock.
The annual Mother and
Daughter supper will be held
Tuesday, May IA, at 2 p. m.
in St. Paul's Lutheran Parish
house. Tickets can be obtained
from members of the Women's
Missionary society. All ladies
of the church and their friends
are cordially invited.
The Veterans of Foreign
Wars auxiliary will meet Tues
day night at 8 o'clock in the
Tide Water hall.
The Colonial Village Mothers
club will meet Wednesday
night at $50 o'clock in the
home of Mrs. H. c. Hammond,
1854 Colonial Village. Ali mem
bers are urged to attend.
The last meeting of the Lake
Forest PTA will be held Tues
day afternoon at 4:3O o'clock
at Miss Janie's Oyster Roast
on Masonboro Sound. Cars
will leave the school at 4
o'clock and a seafood dinner
will be served at 5 o'clock.
Grade mothers will be the guest
of the school at the dinner.
HemenWay PTA will meet
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at a final meeting. A special
program will be given and the
members will visit in the school
rooms to e a special display
of the children's work.
Mothers and Teachers club
of St. Mary's school will hold
a final meeting of the year
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
in the parish hall. Plans will
be formulated for the annual
school picnic to be held at
Wrightsville Beach on May 30.
The Woman's Missionary
society of the First Baptist
church will hold their general
meeting Monday evening at
$50 o'clock in the Social hall
of the church. This will be a
supper meeting and each MEM
Der is asked to bring a cover
ed dish. Circle No. 8 will have
charge Of the program.
Winter Park PTA will hold
the final meeting of the year
in the school auditorium Tues
day night at 8 o'clock. The
school band under the direction
of Richard Dobson, will appear
on the program. Officers for
the coming year will be install
ed and it is urged by the presi-
dent that all members attend
this very important meeting.
District No. 9, North Caro-
lima State Nurses association
will hold the regular meeting
Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the Nurses home.
Miss Maude Weber will be the
speaker Of the afternoon. All
members and registered nurses
are invited to attend.
The Friendship Bible class
Of St. Andrews-Covenant Pres
byterian church will meet to-
day at 9:45 o'clock. All visit
ors are invited.
Mothers Day exercises will
be held this morning at 10
o'clock at the Oake Grove
chapel The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
tend the wedding of Miss Hele
'aratani and 1t. Thomas "
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
MOrrisOn-Jones
Vows Solemnized

NEW BERN, May 11-MiSs Doro-
thy Lois Jones, daughter of MI.
and Mrs. F. A. Jones of Grant
hams, and Llewellyn Morrison, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn
Morrison of Clearfield, Pa, were
married Friday morning, May 8,
at the First Presbyterian church
here. The pastor, the Rev. Hubert
Morris, officiated.
Miss Ruby Cole, maid-of-honor,
wore a street-length dress of white
eyelet embroidery with black &C
cessories and a corsage of red
roses. Archie Jones attended the
bridegroom as best man.
The bride, who was given in
matrimony by l r father, was
dressed in light bit crepe, with
white accessories and a corsage Of
pink roses.
Immediately after the ceremony,
the couple left for a wedding trip
to northern points. Upon their re-
turn, they will be at home at
Granthams.
For some time Mrs. Morrison
has held position here with the
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph
company. Mr.. Morrison recently
received his discharge from the
United States Marine corps after
serving for two and a half years,
some time of which was spent in
the Pacific area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
Vacation Church School Slated
AT Trinity Church June 3-l4

The Trinity Methodist church is
making thorough advance prepara-
ton for the vacation church school
to be held June 3 = IA, at the
church. Mrs. Adam w. Smith is the
director of the school. All children
from age four through IA years
should attend.
The Vacation church school is
one practical way through which
the church can provide more time
for helping children grow as Chris
tians. Parents are coming to value
the vacation church school, not
merely because it provides definite
supervision for at least two weeks
of the vacation time, but because
of the ideas, interests, purposes
and plans which they actually see
developing in their children.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-12
Second And Orange
US0 Events Slated

The weekly schedule of events
for the Secondhand Orange USO
club has been announced as toi-
lows:
Monday - 8 informal dancing
and games. 8 Group and Program
chairman meeting.
Tuesday - 8 Finger painting
Miss Mary Kate Allen, instructor.
8 Informal dancing and games
Group | and Group B..
Wednesday 8 Informal dance
and learn to dance night! Group
Thursday-8 Bingo! Prizes, girls
fun! 8 Informal dancing ana
games. Group 5. e,
Fridays Informal dancing ana
games. Group 4.
Saturday-S:30 Beginners dance
class = Mrs. Bereniece Stellings,
assisted by junior h%ostesses. $3.50
Nav Bee oall-Blind date and girl
break program. Formal. Group 8.
9 Favorite songs at the piano
Mrs. Elisabeth E. Emory.
Sunday-9 Java club breakfast
Group 7. $50 Horseback riding
also every hour throughout h e
day. (Charge by the stables is
$3.50 per hour - transportation
provided. 1890 Go to church and
home to dinner-Opportunity for a
limited number of men. Girls will
escort you. Group IL in charge.
IL Services in local churches. You
will be cordially welcomed. 2 Spe-
cial horseback riding-limited to 6
girls and 6 men. 2 Send a Letter
Home-Voice recordings. 2 Walk
ing in Wilmington-Girls to show
you the beauties of Wilmington
Group 9 in charge. 2 ~Shellcraft-
inexpensive and easy jewelry craft
send 'em home. 5 Home hour
a half hour of favorite hymns, fol-
lowed by refreshments. Sponsored
by Emmanuel Presbyterian church,
The Rev. Wade H. Allison, minis