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Evening star., 1946-09-23
District Flyers S Body
Taken 10 New Jersey

The body of 1t. Col. William B.
Whisonant Of $500 @ street NV,
who was killed last Friday with four
other men in bomber crash near
Fort Knox, KY, was en- route today
to Vineland, N. j., the home of the
flyers mother.
Col. Whisonant and his wife, who
now is visiting his mother, have
lived here for several years. Col.
Whisonant was combat pilot
during the war;. "
He was en- route to Washington
from Williams Field. Ariz,, when the
twin-engined bomber crashed, &C
cording to an Army Air Forces an
|nouncement. The accident was at
tributed to engine failure on the
takeoff.
Also listed as dead was Capt Eber
.E. Simpson, whose mother, Mrs.
Marie Simpson, formerly lived in
Arlington.
Other victims were the pilot,
Capt. Burton L. Well, son of Mrs.
Lorraine Clarkson, Drexel Hill, Pa;
the copilot, 1t. Anthony Zuhara, for
whom no address was listed, and
crew chief, TiSergt. Gordon w.
Holton, son of Mrs. Johanna Holton,
Big Timber, Pa.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Conference
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retain her sovereignty in order to
keep 100000 citizens living in these
territories from falling into a
vacuum
Sources close to the American
delegation headquarters indicated
that Mr.. Byrnes could be expected
to exert all the pressure at his
command in an effort to have the
conference commissions complete
their work by October 5-leaving 10
days for the final plenary session.
The spirits of the American dele
cation were obviously raised by de-
velopments over the week end, which
witnessed the appointment of w.
Averell Hartman as Secretary of
Commerce to succeed Henry A. Wal
lace, whose criticisms of American
foreign policy had left Mr.. Byrnes
in a questionable position before his
colleagues on the Council.
The appearance of James A. Far
ley, who arrived in Paris on a private
business tour, also cheered his old
friends among the American dele
gates.
Sources close to the American
delegation denied, however, reports
printed abroad to the effect that
Mr. Farley had engineered" a deal
whereby Mr.. Byrnes and his aides,
Senators Connally and Vandenberg
had advised President Truman
Thursday night that they would re-
sign unless Mr.. Wallace was re-
moved from the cabinet.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
|Byrnes' Name Booed ,
|WaI|ace's Cheered
Al S|av Congress
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-A vocif-
erous audience of approximately
10000 persons at a win the Peace
Rally" of the third American Slav
Congress last night booed mention
of Secretary of State Byrnes,
cheered references to Henry A. Wal
lace, and set up an acclaiming din
while message from Soviet Prime
Minister Stain was being read.
Prime Minister Stain, in one of
his rare personal messages to a
gathering in the United States, said
that before all mankind stands the
problem of eradicating the remnants
of Fascism and the establishment
of lasting peace in all the world"
I'm the solving of this most
crucial problem, the Slavic peoples
will play an equally outstanding role
as they did in defeating Hitlerite
Germany" Stain declared.
Louis Adamic, novelist. chair
man of the meeting, assailed Secre-
tary Byrnes for his allegedly recent
anti-Slavic policy" and drew loud
boos when he mentioned Senator
Bilbo, Democrat, of Mississippi
Vigorous applause greeted the names
of Mr.. Wallace, Senator Taylor
Democrat, of Idaho, and Senator
Pepper, Democrat. of Florida. :
Other speakers included DR.. Oscar
Lange, Polish Ambassador to the
United States and member of the
UN Security Council; Sava N. Ko.
sanoxitch,. Yugoslav Ambassador tt
the United States and delegates from
tho ITkroiro
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Fewer Eggs, Higher
Prices Seen for Al

Eggs will be less plentiful next
year and the price will be higher, the
Agriculture Department predicted
today.
But on the world food front, the
department forecast a partial relief
from the tight food situation in the
year ahead, due to an expected 10
per cent increase in world rice pro-
duction and the largest world potato
crop since 1912.
The department said United States
egg production in 1947 is likely to
be to 9 per cent lower than this
year because of a reduction in lay
ing focks.
Prices will be higher for eggs not
only because of the smaller supplies,
but because of the legal require
ments that producer prices be sup
ported at somewhat higher levels
than this year, it was explained.
The department said world sur
vey indicates that the rice crop will
be about 6,3000O0,0O0 bushels, or
nearly 600, 100000 bushels more than
last year. World potato production
was estimated at 1888 100000 BUSH
els, or 13 per cent more than last
wear
Evening star., 1946-09-23

only as a result of developments at
open public hearings.
Yelled Criticism Seen.
After the committees staff had
produced "the evidence at these
hearings, he said the committee
would issue IAN orderly report"
This was taken as a veiled criti-
cism of the Surplus Property Sub
committee of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee, headed by SEN
ator OMahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming, who yesterday published
a series of conclusions based on the
work of the staff of the O'Mahoney
subcommittee.
Senator OMahoney announced
at the time that hearings would
be ordered soon on the issues. Mr..
Slaughter commented that "other
committees" may handle their work
differently, but that while the
House committee was "very for
tunate" as to it's general counsel,
his group thought the only fair
and proper way to act" was to fol-
low the system he had outlined.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
|CoIored Schools Need
Buildings, Teachers,
Wilkinson Declares

More buildings and teachers for
colored schools in the District are
urgently needed, DR.. Garnet c.
Wilkinson, first assistant superin-
tendent of the Washington Public
Schools, declared yesterday over
Station WWDC.
DR.. Wilkinson spoke on the
Americans All' program spon-
sored by the Institute on Race Re-
lations. Tomlinson D. Todd, presi-
dent of the institute, also spoke.
Schoolhouse facilities for more
than 1000 colored students, who
attended school last year on a part
time basis, are urgently needed SO
they can be given full-time instruc-
ton, DR.. wilkinson said.
He pointed out that the situation
would be helped somewhat by the
opening today of the new Thomas
and Turner Elementary Schools,
their opening reducing part-time
classes In the elementary schools
to approximately IS. There were
more than 100 such classes last
year, DR.. wilkinson said.
80 New Teachers Needed.
He explained that additional
buildings had been authorized and
appropriations were available, but
war conditions made construction of
the schoolhouses impossible.
A total of 80 new teachers are
needed in Divisions 1913 if the
Board of Education teacher-student
ratio is to be reached. This ratio
provides 36 pupils to a teacher in the
schools, % pupils to one
teacher in Junior high schools and
Is pupils to a teacher in the senior
high schools. The budget for next
year asks 80 new teachers for these
divisions.
Veterans Training.
DR.. Wilkinson also outlined three
new provisions for technical and
education and for further
training of veterans in the colored
schools this year. Students entering
High School, which now
becomes a technical high school, will
be trained as technicians or toward
entry into engineering or similar
technical colleges. Phelps and the
Margaret Murray Washington Voca-
tional High Schools will have the
exclusive job of trade training. Vet
Grams will have high school center
in high schools, with headquarters
at Armstrong High School, starting
this month. DR.. Wilkinson explained
the last named center will operate
from to $50 pm. every school day.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Schools
Continued From First Page.

completed, in an effort to find class
room space for the veterans.
I'VE don't expect to have too much
success DR.. Reed stated. All OF
our lower grades are crowdeds but
we may find a few vacant rooms
which can be turned over to the
veterans center.
At the Thomson Elementary
School, Twelfth and L streets NV.
which is typical of most of Wash
ington's downtown schools, last
minute enrolment is expected to
bring the number of pupils above
the number that attended last year
Parents bringing children to the
school for the last-minute registra-
ton were met by a sign as they
entered the building which in
structed them to assemble in the
auditorium for interviews.
At 8 am. in the Thomson audi
torium more than IS mothers ano
children were sitting around the
wall in Straight backed chairs while
the principal Of the school, Mrs
Frances Haas, registered them one
by one.
Older Pupils Aid.
Older boys from the school as.
sisted Mrs. Haas, acting as mes.
sengers and guides.
Preopening day registration wa.
lighter than usual at the school
according to Mrs. Haas, and thi.
probably accounted for the heav,
enrolment today. Most downtown
schools have large turnover anc
opening day crowds are not un
usual for them, Mrs. Haas said.
AS the children went back t.
school, more than 5000 safety pa
troll boys and girls were stationed
at their posts to see that thei
Evening star., 1946-09-23

schoolmates observed traffic regu-
lations in crossing busy intersec-
tions near the schools.
All were wearing their white
crossed belts and school safety
badges.
DR.. Hobart M. Corning, superin-
tendent of schools, has predicted
that enrolment would pass $4,000
which is approximately 5000 over
last year when 73,717 children at
tended school on opening day.
The shortage of teachers still is
being felt in the school system.
school officials indicated. Last week
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi-
dent of the Board of Education,
said I'VE are having a hard time
getting teachers for our high school
veterans" -- -
Two new high school principals
met their students this morning
for the first time.
They were Thomas j. Holmes at
Woodrow Wilson High School and
John F. Brougher at Calvin Cool
idge High School. Eleven new night
high, junior high and vocational
school principals also will take over
today.
Last week some 10000 parochial
school pupils trooped back to classes
after the three-month vacation
period. For about $500 of the chill
dren this was their first trip to
school.
Also scheduled to open today were
the University of Maryland, Ma
tional University and the George
town University school of law.
At the Georgetown University
school of law, more than $50 stu
dents registered this morning, more
than double the number attending
classes during the last term.
Police and the American Automo-
bile Association urged motorists to-
day to take extra care during the
hours the children are going to
school and returning to their homes.
The AAA pointed out that so far
this year four children of school age
have been killed in traffic accidents.
The same number met death in
traffic accidents in 1945.
Meanwhile, Dr. George c.. Ruh-
land, District health officer, called
attention to the communicable dis
eases common to children of school
age and warned parents Ito be sure
that the child about to go to school
is free from evidences that indicate
oncoming illness"
The Health Department pointed
out that the only requirement for
child to enter school from the health
angle was a birth certificate and
smallpox vaccination.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
War Assets
Continued From First Page.)

Government got return of a little
less than s5,000,000. For June, sales
expenses totaled $1,400.000.
Chairman Slaughter drew from the
witness statement that the 81 AGO.
600 sales expenses was paid to agents
and did not include administrative
overhead of the WAA itself.
Then these figures are meaning
less declared Mr.. Slaughter, unless
you include administrative costs of
WAA. You probably ran into a
deficit"
1T wouldn't be a deficit" Mr..
Creedon retorted.
When Mr.. Wise asked him about
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Archer, II, Enlivens
Quorontined Home
By Shooting Skunk
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23.-
With a bow and arrow, Will
Stevenson. IL, today shot a
skunk which invaded his par
ents' home.
That got rid of the skunk but
not the scent.
The Stevensons can't move
out of the house because their
youngest son, Sherwood, 8, Is
quarantined with chicken pox.
They hope to fumigate the
house.
Their Oldest son, Jack, is,
couldn't wait. He ate his break
fast out in the back yard in the
rain.
Evening star., 1946-09-23

dILeT she QlSdp-
peared, held to
a belief today
that the blond
and blue-eyed
h-grader had
been murdered.
But authori-
ties said it was
possible t h e y
m / G h t never
learn how Bar
bara Jean died.
The condition
of the body was
such, Coroner C.
N. Caldwell said,
Evening star., 1946-09-23
II Die in Indiu Wreck

BOMBAY, Sept. % (P).-Twenty-
seven passengers were killed and
10 others injured early today by
derailment of the Katihar- Lucknow
express on the Oudh-Tirhut Rail-
way about 1875 miles from Gorakhpur
in the United Provinces.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Philip Murray Supports
Reelection of Guffey
bv the Associated pyex<

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23.-Philir
Murray, president of the CIO and
the United Steelworkers, has
pledged his support to Senator
Guffey, Democrat, of Pennsylvania
now seeking reelection to his third
term.
Mr.. Murray told $50 members OF
the CIO Political Action Committee
here yesterday Senator Guffey was
"a friend of labor in Congress" He
said he opposed Gov. Martin, the
Republican senatorial nominee, and
the whole Pennsylvania COP ticket
"as enemies of society"
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Mother Believes Girl,
13, Died by Foul Play
by the Assceioted Press

PUEBLO, Colo, Sept. 23.-The
mother of 13-year-old Barbara Jean
Brummett, who was found dead yes
terday near her home seven weeks
Evening star., 1946-09-23

China has stockpile of 0,000
bales of cotton-enough for one year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12
BIlb0'S MANAGER
 kLSl BRAINS FOR
 BIC CONTRACTORS
inquiry 10 Figure in Re publican Move 10 Bar
 Senator from Seat

WASH FACTION. Dec. l2-Mai Ger T..omas M. Robins told Sen ate investigators today that A. B r end, l940 camiaign manager for Senator Bilbo CD-Miss), was tko promoter" and front man" for a group of contractors who won a sl.731 ,029 contract to build an army airfield at Meridian. Miss.
 Now retired, Robins is former assistant chief of Army Engineers Ha soid that Friend appeared in Washington on behalf of the con- tractOIS.
 The retired officer testified al hearings by the Senate war mvesti- eating committee on charges that Bnho received many gifts, including mere than $30.00O cash, from war contractors
 Another witness, Douglas | Me Kay, special assistant to the Chiei of Engineers, said Ee had heard "rumors' that Friend was to get "s5 coo cut in the $63,175 fixed fe; to be paid the contractors fol their work at Meridian.
 Mckay added that he had nt personal knowledge Of such aI agreement.
 The testimony capped the frs mornings session in the inquir! which is expected to figure in Republican move to bar Bilbo iron taking a Senate seat when the neV
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12
POLITICAL FIGHT
 IN ROME MAY BE
 NATIONAL THREAT

ROME, Dec. IA political storm that threatended to spread to the national government burst upon Rome today as a Christian Democrat councilman eleced mayor of the Eternal City in tumultuouS session last night, was forced to resign when Leftist fellow council men refused to participate in the city junta
 The short lived mayor, 52-year- old Salvatore Rebecchini, was elect cd when the pivotal Christian Democrats threw their votes to the Right, thereby defeating the Left ist bloc of the people which had wen the municipal election in No- vember
 AS the results of the vote were announced, Leftist partisans among the spectators assailed the Christ ian-Democrats with shouts O. fools" "sell-outs' and throw the priests out of the campidoglio' (Rcme's city halD. Leftist council men then announced their refusal to take part in the administration. The council will try to elect an- cther mayor in 12 days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12
SeaiiIe Fishing Boais Are Sold,
 Greek Industry

SEATTLE, Dec 12-TWC. fishing vessels, sold recently tc tAe United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration today were ready to leave Seattle fer Greece to aid that country in re-establishing it's fish, ing industry, virtually destroyed by the war.
 The vessels are the F. D. Roose- velt, a new craft built in Tacoma and the Signal, constructed in that port a year ago.
 Capt. Winston Phalen, who took the Seattle fishing boat Hustler to Shanghai, commands the Roose- welt. Capt. Olaf Jangaard, a vet eran of the Pacific Coast and Alas ka fishing banks. is master of the Signal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

virtually unlimited Jewish immi- grafton, hoth legal and illegal, and to protest against Jewish provo cation of our peoples in Arab towns and villages"
 MOSCOW = A Pravda dispatch from Astrakhan, at the mouth Of the Volga, said today that all the hundreds of fishermen in more
 han 1,50O ships trapped for many oays in the frozen shadows ot the Caspian Sea have teen rescued.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12
Movies Come in
 For Scoring or
 Drinking Scenes

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The movies, Q Federal Grand Jury believes, have too many drinking scenes, and urges the motion picture industry J correct the situation.
 The jurors sent a ierter to Eric A. Johnston, President of the Mo ten Picture Producers and Dis tributors of America, and said they were impressed with the large number of criminal cases in which intoxicating drink plays a large part
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

congress convenes in January.
 Blbo, apparently little impressed by tEe testimony thus far, leansd over to the press table and remark cd that MT Friend was the brains of the combine of four contractors which got the Meridian job.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

NEW YOPK-Mike Jacobs, box ing promoter who suffered cere- bral hemorrhage 10 days ago, has shown a slight but steady im- prcvement" during the past 24 hours. members of his office staff said today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

DALLAS-Dr. T Harrison Davies Of the Institute of Nuclear Studies, University of Chicago, said today an intensive campaign of terror" to arouse public support for inter- national control Of atomic energy may have hindered the establish ment Of true peace.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12
'owey vi london Raided;; Thieves
 Gel Cigareiiel

LONDON, Dec 12-Thieves raid- the Tower of London. where the ritish crown jewels usually are cred in peacetime, and stole a rge quantity of cigarettes last ight
 The jewels were removed to an- ther place of safety during the ..ar and had not been returned. The cigarettes were stocks of a canteen for the military detach- ment in the tower.
 s--&<&
 MT. and Mrs. William H. Pen ney of Ketchikan are registered as guests at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

Tn the Hawaiian Islands when a native greets you on Xmas with Mele Kalkamaka he is saying l: Merry Christmas.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

MEXICO CITY-Divisional Gen raj Leonardo c. Ruiz was named ilitary Attache to the Mexican mbassy in Washington today He aid he would leave for his pest next week It is the first time Divisional General, Mexico's highest military rank, has been named At ache.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

WASHINGTON-A United States lrmy Major General, Lowell w.. locks. was nominated today to succeed Fiorello La Guardia as Director General of UNRRA on December 31st. La Guardia is go- ing to relax, write and think"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

NEW YORK; United Nations subcommittee has approved the basic principles of a worldwide arms limitation program It would provide for inspection and control machinery free from Big-Power veto.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

WASHINGTON-President Tru- man today signed an executive or der giving Federal employees throughout the country a half day holiday on Tuesday. Dec. 24 Christmas Eve. The holiday on Christmas Day itself is provided for in standing regulations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

NEW YORK-R. V. Fletcher, who las been Acting Presient of the Association of American Railroads, ,ince the death of J. J. Policy a mCnth ago, today was elected President by the Directors of the Association.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

TIENTSIN-A Chinese newspaper says the Japanese discovered rich deposits of uranium ore at Hai- cheng, Manchuria, but virtually abandoned them alter their scien- lists were unable to develop an atomic bomb. The papers Chang chun correspondent said the Japan ese shipped more than 1000 tons Of uranium ore to Tokyo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

n IA " IJIN LAvN V AAI L1 J - A huge collection of charming handkerchiefs by Block Friers and Marie Ross prints, solid white and distinctive monogram med styles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

JERUSALEM-Th Arab eXecu- tive today called two-hour gen. eral strike for all Palestine Arabs Sunday t1 protest against the British Governments sponsorship of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12

CHICAGO - Illinois States At tcrney John Current felt no Yule tide glow on opening of his frs Christmas cards. The greeting WE postmarked from the State Pen tentiary and said: Having yer dull time Wish you were here It was signed by man who cal thank the prosecutor for his. It. year lease on his quarters in the clink.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-12
3 JULIE ' ] N 5

WALKERBURN, Scotland The death of the Most Rev. Ernest Denny Logic Danson, 66, who re- tired three months ago as Bishop Of Edinburgh and Primus of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, was announced here today.
 CINCINNATI-The Rev. Francis x. Lasance, known the world ove' for his authorship of Catholic prayer books, died yesterday afte1 an extended illness. He was S6 had been in ill health for nearl. 40 years
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-11-21
'Dixie House Yarieties,

Under the new title of Dixie
House Varieties" MutuaIs bright
half hour of southern folk music and
rustic humor will adopt the formal
of an old time river Showboat, tell
ing in song and story the fabulous
adventures of crusty river captain
and his showboat troupe, beginning
with the broadcast of tonight (Thurs-
day., $50 to pm, EST from Nash
vile, Tenn. The program has prev
iously been aired under the title,
Strictly from Dixie"
An all star cast of entertainers and
troubadors from south of the Mason
and Dixon line, includes the famed
blackface comedy team of jam Up
and Honey" played by Bunny Biggs
and Honey Wild; the Old Hickory
Quartet Luther Heatwale, Joe Mac
Pherson, Ross Dowdey and Fred
Waller); tenors Jack Russell and
Jack Baker; scat" vocalist Marvin
Hughes, the Claude Sharpe chorus
of II voices and Owen Bradley's
Orchestra.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-11-21
Treasure Hour of Song"

Two outstanding innovations, a
new guest star policy and listen
ers' musical quiz, will mark the for
mat of the sparkling musical series
The Treasure Hour of Song" as
this perennially brilliant concert
program returns for its sixth con-
Secutive season on the Mutual net
work, with the inaugural broadcast
scheduled for tonight (Thursday),
$50 to 10 p. M, EST.
The new musical quiz entitled
Your Treasure Hour of Lifetime"
will be unique feature of the
coming broadcasts. Listeners will be
asked to identify a popular tune,
and then to name the passage in
the original classical composition
from which the song hit was adapt
ed. The best letter correctly identi-
tying both selections, and describ-
ing in SO words or less which song
is preferable to the writer, will en-
title the contestant to a three day
trip to New York City with travel
hing companion, all expenses paid.
The three-day round of entertain
ment will include attendance at a
performance of the Metropolitan
Opera and visits backstage with the
opera stars.