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Evening star., 1946-04-11
7 D. T.. Men Contract
ToPurchase 20OAcre,
Adjoining pentagon
Offer Of 81 900, 900
Reported in Cofritz
And Tompkins Deal
By Robert J. Lewis

"A contract 1Or purchase or ap-
proximately 200 acres of land
joining the Pentagon has been
entered into by Morris Cafritz,
real estate dealer at 1404 X street
NV, and Charles H. Tompkins
of the Charles H. Tompkins Co.,
builders, 907 Sixteenth street
NV, it was learned today.
The consideration in the sale
which was described as one of the
largest transactions in land close
to downtown Washington in many
years, was reported to be approx
mately s1,0O0,00O.
Owner is the West Brothers Brick
Co., American Security g. Trust
Building. of which L. Perry West is
president.
Mr.. Cafritz, admitting that a con-
tract of sale had been entered into
which provides for transfer of title
by August l. said he and Mr.. Tomp-
kins at present had mo specific
PLAN for development of the tract
He said, however, that there had
been discussions OF a project of
large multi-family apartment build
ings for the area. He added the
tract would be adaptable also for
an amusement center, shopping
area, theaters, hotels or other de-
velopments.
1T amazed me that this tract so
close to the downtown area of
Washington was available" he said.
Il timed it myself and found it was
only five minutes from Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
Mr.. West. who was represented in
the transaction by Attorney Louis
Gutenberg, said the original part of
the tract was purchased right after
the Civil War by his father, John
T. West, and an uncle, William H.
West, partners in the William H.
West & Son Brick Co. Later acqui-
sition of approximately a dozen ad-
joining tracts increased the total
area owned by the brick company
whose name later was changed
When l.. Perry West and brother
took over the business in 1902. The
firm was founded by Mr.. Vests
grandfather, John Henry West, in
1874.
Subsequent sales to the Govern
ment of approximately 43 acres re-
duced the tract to its present size
The West Bros Brick Co., which oc-
cupied part of the total area and
which was obliged to move early in
the war to give way to the develop
ment Of part of the Pentagon road
system, now is located at 1000 Sheriff
road, Fairmount Heights, Md.
The tract is directly across from
the Pentagon Building, and is
roughly bounded by Columbia pike,
Jefferson Davis highway, Arlington
Ridge road and Highway No. /, Mr..
Cafritz said.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
MRS. Trumon's Bridge Club
Kept Too Busy to Play Cards

bers will not hold press confer
ence because they don't have much
to say"
The 10 women have taken up all
the available guest space at the
White House and a few of them who
didn't mind" had to double up.
The guests scattered among the
rooms to suit themselves.
The two occupants of the Lincoln
bed-Mrs. James C. Noel and Mrs.
Leslie Shaw-confided during a pic
ture taking session this afternoon
on the White House steps that they
had sat up all night waiting for the
ghosts reputed to haunt the Lincoln
room to put in an appearance. Moth
ing had happened, but they were
still hopeful.
The picture-taking was accom-
panied by many nervous pat of
carefully-coiffed hair. Each woman
(see BRIDGE CLUB, Page A-65
Evening star., 1946-04-11

and from the Civil Service Commits
sion commenting on the anticipated
effects of the Dirksen amendment.
1t was said the Civil Service Com
mission report indicated consider
able difficulties in appraising the ul-
innate effect of the Dirksen amend
ment and suggested it might have
harmful effect on the permanent
Government departments through
slashes in personnel.
The Senate conferees are Chair
man DoWney of the Senate Civil
Service Committee and Senators
Byrd, LANCER, Republican, of North
Dakota, and Hickenlooper, Repub-
lican, of Iowa.
House conferees are Chairman
Randolph of the House Civil Service
Committee and Representatives
Jackson, Miller, Democrat, of Cali
fornia; Rees, Republican, of Kansas.
and Byrnes, Republican, of Wiscon-
sin.
Meanwhile. the United Federal
Workers, CIO, requested the con-
ferees to retain in the bill the fiat
s40O wage increases voted by the
House. UFWA asked, however, that
employees in the middle and top in
come brackets be given additional
wage increases.
The union sharply attacked the
Senate's II per cent pay bill, as
serting that it was totally made
quate" to enable Federal workers
to meet the increase in the cost OF
living since January, 194l.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
Calls
Operators and Lewis
To Separate par|eys
Secretary Seeks PIon
To Revive Broken-Off
Coal Wage Conference
By jones Y. Newton

Secretary of Labor Schwellen-
bach scheduled separate meet
ings with John L. Lewis and soft
coal operators this afternoon in
an attempt to revive the broken
off mine wage negotiations and
end the strike of 100000 miners.
Mr.. Schwellenbach will confer first
with the operators and then with
the mine workers representatives
who walked out Of the Shoreham
Hotel negotiations yesterday until
such time as the operators are will
ing to discuss seriously their de-
mands for q union health and well
fare fund and improved mine safety
measures.
Informed sources expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Lewis would heed
the Secretary's appeal and resume
the contract talks with the mine
owne. s.
Mr.. Schwellenbach said he hoped
to persuade the disputants to talk
about the same issues at the same
time. So far the mine workers have
confined their arguments to welfare
and safety while the operators say
they have been unable to get him to
discuss wages and hours which they
consider the main issues.
Assisting Mr. Schwellenbach in the
conferences with the coal disputants
will be Assistant Secretary John w.
Gibson; Cancellation Director Edgar
L. Warren and Special Conciliator
Paul w. Fuller.
Even should the parleys fail to
bring about resumption of negotia-
tions, it was held unlikely the Gov
ernment would take steps to seize
the mines Immediately. Last May,
Mr.. Lewis ignored Federal seizure of
anthracite properties and the Gov
ernment was unable to do anything
about it.
The negotiations have been under
way here since March II and vir-
tually no progress has been made
toward drafting a new contract.
The miners struck April l and the
walkout already has cut deeply into
reserves of industrial coal. Mr.
Lewis said yesterday in walking out
of the joint conference that further
talks were futile" since the owners
refused to take seriously his welfare
and safety demands.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
u. ). Merchant Seaman
Slain, MutiIated in China
BY the Associated Press

TIENTSIN, China, April 11.-An
American merchant seaman was
shot and killed and his body mutt
lated Monday by unidentified per-
sons near Chinwangtao, Marine Sd
Amphibious Corps headquarters here
reported today.
The name of the seaman, the sec
ond American killed in the area
within two days, was not disclosed.
A dispatch from the 1st Battalion
headquarters of the 10th Regiment
at Chinwangtao said two merchant
seamen and two Marines we're horse
back riding when fired on about
miles northwest of the town. The
three survivors fled to town. A
Marine patrol recovered the body.
Earlier, Marine was shot and
killed in the Chinwangtao area.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
ConnoiIy and Bloom
Urge Proper Facilities
By Gould Lincoln

The United States Government,
as host of the United Nations, has a
duty to see that the temporary
home of world organization for
peace is adequate and comfortable,
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee said
today.
Chairman Bloom of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee asserted
that the Federal Government
should step in, if necessary, to give
the United Nations and it's Security
Council proper facilities.
Considerable resentment at the
treatment accorded the United Ma
tions has been expressed privately
by representatives of the member
nations because of the distance from
their hotels to the place of meeting.
Mr.. Bloom declared that one of
New York's big hotels should be
requisitioned if necessary to &C
commodate the U. N. and it's sec
retariat
Let them take the Commodore or
the AStor, or one OF the other big
hotels" Mr.. Bloom said. Let the
hotel owners be paid. even little
more profit than they are making.
if necessary. These hotels would
provide not only meeting rooms and
offices but living accommodations
for most of the personnel.
What if some people are discom-
NODDED Mr.. Bloom said, "the people
of the country and the people of
New York should wake up to the
fact that the United Nations is an
organization of tremendous import
ance to them and to the world. II
there should be war, no hotel in the
country would be safe, and people
might as well understand it. The
United Nations is our hope for peace
in the world.
1T is ridiculous to make the MEM
bers of the Security Council-repre-
senting II nations-and the secre-
tariat journey miles out into the
Bronx, out to Long Island, to carry
on the duties they are here to per-
form"
Evening star., 1946-04-11
(Pictures ON Pnoe Bill


The 10 friends of Mrs. Truman
from independence, Mo-, who came
to visit her at the White House al
legedly to keep a standing
bridge date, will be kept much too
busy to get near deck of cards.
The White House visit, Mrs. Tru-
mans secretaries revealed today, is
simply going to shatter the bridge
clubs 25-year-old tradition. Mrs.
Truman's friends have been playing
bridge twice a month for all those
years-but they won't be playing
here.
Mrs. Truman doubts very much
if they will have time to play
bridge" announced Mrs. James M.
Helm, White House social secretary.
Like Mrs. Truman, the 10 house
guests could be interviewed only in
directly. 1t was up to Mrs. Helm to
report their reactions.
Mrs. Helm said the groups men,
Evening star., 1946-04-11
Attorney General
Orders Investigation
OF Tire Industry
BY the Associofed Pres.

Attorney General Clark an
nounced today he has author
lied an investigation of the
rubber tire industry as the re-
suit of alleged violations of the
antitrust laws.
The inquiry will be conducted
by a Federal grand jury in New
York City.
Mr.. Clark said in a statement
that "a large number of COM
plants charging restraints on
competition and discriminatory
practices in the industry war
rant a full and complete in
quiry."
He later told a reporter the
investigation got under way to-
day. He refused further COM
ment.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
Luther Johnson Nominated
For u. 5. Tax Court Post

President Truman today NOM
mated Representative Luther A.
johnson, Democrat, of Texas to be
Judge of the United States Tax
Court for the 12-year term begin
ming June 2. The President also
reappointed presiding Judge Polin
B. Turner and Judge j. Russell
Leech of the court for 12-year terms.
Mr.. Johnson, who has represented
the 9Th district of Texas for %
years, will fill one of the vacancies
created by the expiration of the
terms of Judges John M. Stern
hagen and Charles P. Smith. No
appointment was made for the Sec
ond place.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
.MeNorney Is Awarded
Russiun Decoration
by the Associated Press

LONDON, April 11.-Gen, Joseph
T. McNarney, commander of Amer
ican forces in Europe, has been
awarded the Russian order of Suvo-
rov First Glass for successful COM
mand of American armed forces in
the fight against the common
enemy" the Moscow radio said
today.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
Trial of MihuiIovich
To Be Held in Public
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, April 1.-THE Belgrade
radio today said the trial of Gen.
Draja Mihailovich, Chetnik leader
and foe of Premier Marshal Tito,
would be held in public "for the
whole world to hear the defense as
we'll as the prosecution"
The broadcast quoted Piave Nose,
deputy speaker of the Yugoslav Ma
tional Assembly, as making the state
ment. The date of the trial was not
announced. Gen. Mihailovich, War
Minister for former King Peters
exiled government which operated
in London, Is accused of treason.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
BY the Associofed Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
NEW YORK, April 11.-Mayor
William O'Dwyer announced to-
day the selection of the Worlds
Fair site at Flushing Meadow as
the interim meeting place of the
United Nations.
The Sperry gyroscope plant at
Lake Success, Long Island, long con-
sidered as possible site of the in
terim headquarters. was chosen as
Office headquarters of the United
Nations, the Mayor added.
The announcement was made
after a Commute meeting this
morning of Trygve Lie U. N. secre-
tary general; Grover Whalen, who
has been assisting U. N. officials in
seeking a satisfactory site in New
York, and the Board of Estimate
of New York City.
Will Advance S1,250,000
Mr.. O'Dwyer said the city had
agreed to advance 81 ,250,0 for i'm
proving the Flushing Meadow Park
and the interior of the Municipal
Building, now used as skating rink.
The Municipal Building is con-
templated for meetings of the Gen.
eral Assembly.
The mayor said Mr. Lie and the
Board OF Estimate entered into a
verbal agreement" on the plan to
use the old World Fair site as the
meeting place of the United Nations.
In reporting that the Sperry plant
would be used for Offices, the mayor
added that the city was guarantee
ing that housing units to accommo-
date 1000 persons employed by the
U. N. would be situated somewhere
within the city and would be ready
for occupancy by January /.
The Municipal Building in the old
World Fair grounds would be avail
acle for use by September |, the
mayor said. The General Assembly
OF the United Nations will meet in
New York September 3.
Sudden Announcement.
The selection of the Worlds Fair
site, a dark horse among the con-
tenders for the U. N. headquarters.
was announced suddenly. 1t ap-
parently ended the quandary in
which the United Nations found
itself over home to be used until
its permanent buildings are ready.
The Security Council has been
meeting in the Hunter College GYM
nasium in the Bronx and the U. N.
contract for the Hunter College
site expires May Is. At the U. N.
Offices at 6l0 Fifth avenue it was
said the Council would move to the
Sperry plant for its meetings as
soon as the place was ready.
The Council delegates went to the
Sperry plant at Lake Success last
Friday and surveyed that site
thoroughly Some delegates pri-
vately expressed dissatisfaction with
the site because of it's distance, %
miles, from New York.
Evening star., 1946-04-11
Year Extension
0fDraft Given
Senate Unit OK.
Four Service Pay
Increase Proposals
Also Are Approved
BY the Associated Press


The Senate Military Affairs
Committee recommended today a
full year extension of the Draft
Act.
At the same time the committee
sent along four different service pay
increase plans for Senate considera-
ton.
Chairman Ebert Thomas, Demo-
crat, Of Utah said the pay boost pro-
posals represented committee
compromise.
The draft extension bill was pre-
pared by Senator Gurney, Republi-
can. of South Dakota. 1t also in
cluded pay increase provision.
Reject House Plan.
Action came after a three-hour
closed-door session which began by
a refusal to 60 along with the House
Military Committees recommends
ton of nine-month extension OF
the draft beyond May Is.
Only one major change was made
in the Gurney bill. This fixed the
Army's strength at l,550,000 next
July l and at 100000 for the same
date in 1947. 1t would require con-
sistent" monthly reduction between
those levels. Senators estimated this
would mean release of 10000 men
monthly.
The various pay increase proposals
sent on to the Senate included:
Senator Gurneys' plan for increas-
ing the pay of enlisted men. Lowest
grades would be boosted from the
present $50 monthly to $65. with
staggered increases giving top grades
$40, compared with the present
$l38.
RevercOmb Asks Increase.
On identical pay increase plan by
Senator Revercomb, Republican, OF
West Virginia which would be
offered as a separate measure.
A bill by Senator Maybank, Dem
ocrat, of South Carolina which would
grant $50 additional monthly to all
officers and men of the armed serv-
ices while serving at sea or outside
the United States.
A bill by Chairman Thomas which
would provide fiat 20 per cent pay
increase for all men and officers il,
the armed services. This was asked
by both the War and Navy Depart.
ments.
Higher service pay also came ur
for consideration on the other side
of the Capitol. A House Military
Subcommittee withdrew a previous
recommendation for nat $40o q
year increase and voted a sliding
scale of boosts starting with so pei
cent extra for privates.
The group recommended, subject
to full committee approval, these
raises for Army personnel and inen
of corresponding rank in other
services.
Privates, $50 to $75 monthly; first
class privates, $54 to $50; corporals
s66 to $50; sergeants, s7S to 500;
staff sergeants, S96 to Sis; technical
sergeants, STA to $l35; first anc
master sergeants, $l38 to S165.
Boosts for Officers.
Second lieutenants, 81 300 to 50 loo
annually; first lieutenants. $4,000 tc
$2,400: captains, $4,000 to $2,640;
ma jors, $4,000 to $4,000; lieutenant
colonies, S3,500 to $4,000; colonies
81 900 to $4,400.
For Army chief warrant officers
the committee recommended a raise
from 2,100 to $3.50 annually, while
for naval petty officers it approved a
monthly increase from S126 to $3.50
Evening star., 1946-04-11
World Fair Site
lis Selected for
u. n. Meetings
Offices to Be Located
At Sperry Point; City
Guarantees HOUSING

REDS EXPECTED to join Poles in
demanding U. N. action in Spain.
Page Al
Evening star., 1946-04-11

(See DRAFT, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1946-04-11

GILL TRIES to show Huff behind
custer effort. Page A-2O
Evening star., 1946-04-11

tSee FOOD, Page A-6.)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-20
ICE PLANT SET
FOR BRUNSWICK
AND VICINITY

SOUTHPORT March 1s.-Fur-
nishing ice for Ocean Drive Beach
and all interim ediate points, R. NJ.
Saunders of the Southport Coal and
Ice company, with associates, is
building new ice plant at Ocean
Drive. The plant will be in opera
ton within 80 days according to
Mr.. Saunders.
The building of this plant was
necessary, both in order to meet
the growing needs at Ocean Drive
and to make more ice available
for Southport and Brunswick coun-
ty use.
This year will bring about a great
increase in seafood production at
Southport and other coastal points
in Brunswick. Ice is essential in
handling this product and the new
plant at Ocean Drive will leave
the entire local output available
for Southport and Brunswick coun.
ty beaches.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-20
HIGH OFFICIAL
i EXPLAINS SHOTS
Misunderstanding Blamed
| For Russians Firing on
German Guard Details

FRANKFURT, March 19.-W.P)-
A high American military official
said Tuesday that 'misunderstand-
ings" along the borders OF Eastern
Germany had resulted in Russian
troops firing on American employ
ed German guards on at least two
occasions.
The spokesman said the ex-
change of fire between the guards
was brief on both occasions. The
firing resulted, he said, because the
Russians along the border were
not notified quickly enough of a
four-power agreement permitting
the Americans to employ Germans
as frontier guards.
The issue was Strengthened out
amicably by local American and
Russian officers Of the border pa
troll, the spokesman said. Intel
lligence officials at U. S. Army
headquarters in Europe confirmed
that the shooting obviously was
due to the slowness OF Russian
communications.
The first incident took place
March 9 at Rottenbach, west of
Coburg, when two German border
police attempted to prevent two
Russians from crossing into the
American zone. Shots were ex'
changed but no one was injured.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-20
HEIRESS, TRUCKER
FREED BY POLICE
Milwaukee Runaway Girl
| Object Of Nation
Wide Search

DETROIT, March 19.-P)-A
waiver of prosecution Tuesday end
ed 20 hours Of police custody for
blonde Suzanne Froedtert, 16-year-
old Milwaukee heiress, and a truck
driver companion.
A short time later the two went
their separate ways-Suzanne to
a waiting Limousine and chartered
plane for an undisclosed rendez-
vous with her parents, while her
acquaintance of a week. Ollie J.
Williams, "a, walked the few blocks
to relatives home In suburban
Highland Park.
The first chapter of the episode
came to a close at the same home
early Monday morning when the
runaway schoolgirl was found there
with Williams, ending week-long
nationwide search. They said they
met on bus enroute from Madi-
son, Wis. to Detroit.
Both were taken to the Highland
Park jail pending the arrival of
representatives of the girls par
ents, now vacationing in Miami
Beach. Suzanne's father, Kurtis
Froedtert, heads large Milwaukee
grain and malt firm.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-20
Virginia Jail Fugitive
Fighting Extradition

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 49,
UH-The State Justice department
held under advisement Tuesday
the appeal of Robert Wright, %,
against efforts to return him to a
Chatham, Va, prison camp from
which he escaped Feb. g
Wright, fighting Virginia's petit
ton for his extradition back to
that state, told Deputy Attorney
General George w. Keitel that, eff
I am sent back I will be afraid for
my life"
The fugitive, who effected two
other escapes, charged Virginia
authorities with indulging in tor
lures, including flogging, black
jacking, and "spread-eagling. :"
After his second flight, he said, a
ball and chain was attached to his
leg for month.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-20
PURGE
WIDENS BREACH
Republicans Join Demo-
Gratis In Branding Wallace
Proposal AS "Crazy" 8

WASHINGTON, March 19-W.p)-
Secretary of Commerce Henry A.
Wallace's proposed purge of Demo
Gratis who bolt major administra.
ton bills, Widened the breach in
Democratic ranks Tuesday as party
stalwarts joined Republicans in
denouncing the former vice presi-
dent.
Wallace told the Women's Demo
cratic National club Monday that
Democrats who refuse to support
the President on urgent issues
should no longer get party support.
He would not, he said, impose such
party discipline for minor defec-
tons.
Starts Uproar
The uproar in both houses of
Congress today was reminiscent of
the turmoil stirred up by the late
President Roosevelt's attempted
party purge in 1888.
Democrats and Republicans alike
branded Wallace's statement as a
symptom of Liberalism" an
attack on freedom of thought, "
and as zone of the craziest ideas he
ever had"
The outburst was not calculated
to heal wounds caused by the
recent party fight over President
Humans nomination of Edwin w
Pauley as Undersecretary of the
Navy, since withdrawn, or by con
sentative Democrats aligning with
the COP to smash down the Presi
dents bills.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-20
new BERN USO
HEAD REPLACED
Miss McHoldt to Relieve
Salvation Army's Capt.
E. Y. Farmer

NEW BERN, March 19.-Miss
Constance McHoldt, who has been
assistant director of the largest
Salvation Army USO organization
operation along the eastern sea-
board, has arrived here to relieve
Capt. E. Warner of the manage
ment Of the local USO clubhouse.
Captain Farmer will again devote
his entire time to his Salvation
Army work in this area.
Miss Margaret Kelly, associate
USO director here, has been tran6-
ferred to Norfolk as program di-
rector. Miss Winifred Turnipseed
will remain here as program d.
rector. Miss McHoldt has been
with the USO for three years. Pre-
viously she was personnel director
OF one of the largest drug compa-
MES in Georgia, and prior to that
time she was attached to the south
ern territorial headquarters of the
Salvation Army at Atlanta as sl-
pervisor Of the family welfare de-
partment and affiliated with the
public relations department. She
has travelled extensively through
Ann erica and Europe.