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Evening star., 1946-04-16
u. ). Promises 10 Send
10000 Tons Of Grain
Monthly for Japanese

Secretary Of Agriculture Anderson
revealed today that the United
States has promised Gen. MacAr-
thur a safe minimum" Of 10000
tons of wheat or grain equivalent
monthly for the Japanese people
during April, May and June.
He estimated that about 10000
tons of wheat had been shipped to
Japan during the first three months
of this year and that the new allo-
cation, which has yet to be placed
before the Combined Food Board,
would bring the half-year total to
100000 tons.
The Secretary said it would be up
to Gen. Macarthur to decide what
changes may have to be made in the
Japanese diet level, which is now
1850 calories a day. He admitted
the supreme Allied commanders
original request had been for a
higher amount of grain from this
country.
The diet standard in the Amer
ican zone of Germany is over 1,10o
calories, according to an Agricul-
ture Department spokesman, al
though American military authori-
ties there have warned that this
may have to be reduced. In the
British zone Of occupation the
standard is down to 300 calories.
The average caloric level Of con-
sumers In this country is between
$500 and 5000.
Fred J. Rossiter, department ex-
pert on Far Eastern agriculture,
who has just returned from a Gov
ernment food mission to Japan, told
that "basically the Jap
anese don't have enough food" He
said, however, that farmers were
very prosperous" and that he had
observed no starvation in Urban
areas Of Japan.
He pointed out the 1850 calories
a day were in effect before VI
day and that American military
authorities had felt it politically
unwise to cut this"
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Construction
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veterans homes. We intend to put
the heat on and go ahead with a
hard drive. I'm sure the country
would expect no less"
Before compliance action was
taken. he added, owners and cor
tractors had been informed prop
erly OF the regulation. He added
the CPA is fully aware" that no
latlons exist in some sections Of
the country, and expressed the be-
lief that, public opinion will do ITS
snare" toward keeping builders "ln
line, because everywhere sentiment
is strongly behind housing the CT
and his family first"
The construction limitation order
was put in effect to provide mate
rails for veterans homes and other
essential construction, he con-
tinued, "and we are going to do all
In our power to see that this high
purpose IS carried out and that the
veterans housing program sue
ceeds"
At the compliance division, it was
explained that a complete list Of
District area builders notified was
not available.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
DC. Citizens Askedto Turn Out
In Force for Food Rally Toniqht
ide. Directing arrangements is

preside. Directing arrangements Is
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, wife Of the
former Governor Of Pennsylvania
and chairman of the United Nations
Forum.
Additional boxholders announced
today include Dewey Anderson,
secretary Of ne Senate Small Busi-
ness Committee; James C. Carey,
secretary of the CIO, and Robert
Nathan, economist.
Nine. Alexander Loudon, wife of
the Netherlands Ambassador, told
today of seeing children with Claw
like hands and arms like sticks" on
a recent trip to Holland, and made
a personal plea for support of the
campaign.
The children of Holland now are
getting adequate calories but not
enough vitamins, she said in a
broadcast over Station WTOP. At
school. the children are quiet and
seem to have no energy or pep, she
said.
Amy food we send may mean the
difference between life and death"
she declared. IF only every one
would stop and think today, What
food did I waste yesterday?'
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Central Labor Union
Checking Adequacy
|0f Veterans Trainino

Charging that Washington vet
Grams are being victimized by in
adequate on-the-job training, the
Central Labor Unions Executive
Committee is investigating the vet
erans' apprentice training program
here and also asking the District
Board Of Education to investigate.
Frank Coleman, secretary Of the
Central Labor Union, said today he
had received more than a dozen
complaints that veterans were being
inadequately trained, were not being
given progressive advancements in
pay and were being sent out to get
jobs without having learned any,
thing.
He said he had had one report
that a youth, after six months
training in dangerous" trade, was
told he had completed training.
When he asked for job, Mr.. Cole
man said he had been informed, the
veteran was told he didn't have the
training and nearly tainted" when
ne was given some idea of what he
would be expected to do on that job.
If the veteran had been hired"
Mr.. Coleman added, "he could have
been killed before anybody found
out he didn't have the training for
it,"
He said he had had reports OF
case where the veteran
would have had to put in 20 years
to learn trade he should L.u>
learned in four years.
He charged that programs turned
down as inadequate by representa-
tlVes OF the Apprentice Training
Section, Labor Department, later
were approved by representatives Of
the Board Of Education.
He said he was sure the Board Of
Education was not familiar with
what was going on and he wanted
hov,o fo
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Ships Butter Waste
Report Is Denied
BY the Assoeiotsd Prssx

SEATTLE. April 16.-A War Ship
ping Administration spokesman last
night labeled absurd" a report from
Vancouver, British Columbia, that
the agency had told a captain to
leave 1900 pounds Of butter on board
his ship because it had no use for it.
The butter was left aboard be-
cause the ship was rushed out to
take on relief wheat at Vancouver
and there was no chance to remove
it here" said the spokesman. 1T
is in cold storage and will keep
nicely until the ship returns from
England to New York. 1t certainly
will not be wasted"
Capt. H. c. Gibb of the Fairmont
Victory in Vancouver said the but
ter had been declared surplus by the
VISA when the ship reached Seattle
with troops from Yokohama.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Draft
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and all draftees with 1S months
service.
The bill approved by the Senate
Committee would halt the future
drafting Of fathers and would limit
the service of present and future
inductees to 18 months.
Senator johnson also assailed
what he described as the War
Departments determination to draft
"18-year-old boys for police work
in foreign lands"
The welfare of the United States
and its military security demands
that these boys remain in school. -
he declared. Every one under
stands Army officers passion for the
conscription of immature, beard
less schoolboyS, but that Fascist
inspired aspiration must be curbed
by the Congress in a period when
a shooting war does not exist"
Meanwhile, a ''cooling-off" period
In the Senate appeared in store for
the extension bill, along with its
companion service-pay increase
measure.
Senate leaders indicated an in
clination to do nothing for at least
a week about the two pieces of legis-
lation.
What they would do then was
| doubtful. But it seemed highly un-
likely the Senate would accept the
extension bill in anything like the
House version.
Chairman Thomas of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee told re-
porters he thought the sensible
thing" would be to extend the draft
law as is until July /, of this year
Passed yesterday by a roIl-call
vote Of 200 to 108, the House bill
provides that after October Is induc-
tions may be resumed only by order
OF the President and on the condi-
tion that voluntary enlistments fail
to meet Army and Navy needs.
Other Restrictions in Bill.
The bill also contains these other
restrictions:
l. No inductions of fathers.
2. A limit of 18 months on the
service Of any inductee, regardless
of when he was drafted.
Restoration of the draft after Oc-
tober Is may be ordered only if the
President finds that voluntary en-
listments are inadequate to meet
these strengths as of July l, 1947:
Army, 100000; Navy, $4,000; Ma
rine Corps, 100000.
Advocates of the holiday plan
argued for several days in the House
that pay increases, particularly for
enlisted men, would provide more
than enough enlistments.
Base Pay Increased.
On the heels of the draft extension
bill they showed through, by a stand
ing vote of 164 to 13, measure
boosting the base pay OF all Army,
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Mrs. Alice N. Smith,
Native Of District, Dies

Mrs. Alice M. Smith, "A, retired
Government employe. died yesterday
at her home, GA F street NE.
A native of Washington, she re-
tired about seven years ago after
more than IS years service in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
She was member Of the Ninth
Street Christian Church for more
than go years.
Mrs. Smith was the widow Of
Lewis Smith, who was also a Gov
ernment employe.
She leaves a ster-in-law, Mrs.
Della Humphries; niece, Mrs. Vir-
ginia H. Wright, both of Washing
ton, and a nephew, Earl Humphries,
Los Angeles.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. Thursday at Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street NV.
Burial will be in Browns Chapel
Cemetery, Vienna, Va.
Evening star., 1946-04-16

Navy, Coast Guard and Marine
Corps personnel.
The increases range from so per
cent for privates and apprentice sea-
men to 10 per cent for major gen.
erals and rear admirals. The bill
calls for these pay scales for Army
personnel (present pay in paren-
thesis:
Monthly pay Of enlisted men
Privates. $75 $3.50; privates first
class, $50 $50; corporals, 500 $3.50 !;
Sergeants, 500 ($78; staff SER
geants, Sis ($96); technical SER
geants, $135 (s1l4); first and mas
ter sergeants, $165 ($138).
Annual pay of oflcers-Second
lieutenants, $2,160 (s1 300; first lieu
tenants, 81, 400 $4,000; captains, 81
$40 ($2,400): majors, $4,000 ($3 1000 +;
lieutenant colonies. $3.50 ($3,500) /;
colonies, $4,400 $4,000; brigadieE
generals, $4,000 $4,000; major gen.
erals and above. $500 $4,000.
Corresponding increases are pro-
vided for Navy, Coast Guard and
Marine Corps personnel. the in
creases in all cases being added to
base pay and not to allowances.
No trouble for the pay-raise bill
was expected in the Senate. The
Military Committee there already
has recommended several similar
proposals.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Goodyear Tire Production
Halted by Labor Dispute
By the Assccjotsd Press

AKRON, Ohio, April 16.-Passen-
ger tire production was halted to-
day at the Goodyear Co. as CIO
rubber workers protested the trans
fer of some employees to different
department, company spokesman
said.
There was no report Immediately
on the number of workers affected,
but the company declared the stop
page began as a showdown late yes
terday and that work gradually
ceased.
Goodyear said the showdown fol-
lowed transfer of some workers from
the curing room to another depart
ment, leaving smaller number Of
men to handle the same amol'nt of
work. The transfer, Goodyear added,
was in connection with "the elimi-
nation Of a temporary operation
which regular operators previously
had performedn
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Veterans Committee
To Nominate DELEGATES

Fifty-three delegates to the
American Veterans Committees first
national convention in Des Moines,
Iowa, in June will be nominated
by the Washington Chapter at 8
pm. tomorrow at meeting in the
Interior Department auditorium.
The chapters stand on extension
Of selective service and the formula
ton Of an international policy to
be presented at the convention will
be discussed.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Briggs Named Assistant
ToAtIuntic AirPresident

William B. Briggs, well known for
years in commercial air circles here
has been appointed assistant to S. j
Solomon. president of Atlantic Air
lines, Inc, with headquarters in
New York. In the last 16 years, Mr.
Briggs has been associated with the
Washington Offices of Ludington and
Eastern Air Lines. and more recently
with Northeast Airlines, Inc.
Atlantic Airlines Is seeking Civil
Aeronautics Board permission to ex-
tend its services to Washington, Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New York,
in addition to other new routes in
the East.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Munchuriu
Continued From First Page

Marshall conferred with Gen. Mac
Arthur in Tokyo today.
Associated Press Correspondent
Spencer Davis radioed from Mukden
that the situation in Changchun was
so tense that q neutral plane prob
ably would be sent there to remove
Ave American correspondents-one
a woman.
Another Associated Press CORE
spondent, Tom Masterson, one Of
the five American correspondents
in the Manchurian capital. yester-
day said the Communists had been
attacking 10 hours when his dis
patch was filed. The assault began
two hours before the scheduled de-
parture from Changchun of the last
Russian occupation troops.
Meantime, the formal entry of
the governments new 1st Army
into Szepingkai, important railroad
junction 80 miles southeast of
Changchun, was announced in Muk-
den by the Northeast China COM
mand. Communists had held up
the 1st Army's advance south of
Szepingkai more than 10 days as
the government troops, American
trained and equipped, tried to reach
Changchun before the Soviet with
draWal.
Will Push on to Changchun.
The army had made it's way afoot
and by mule cart from Mukden to
Szepingkai, city of 100000.
1t. Gen. Chao CHA -hsiang, dep
uty commander of the Northeast
China Command, said in Mukden
that the 1st Army would push on
toward Changchun as rapidly as
possible. However, there was every
expectation that the Communists
would delay the advance as much as
possible, so it might be several days
before the troops could reach Chang
chun.
There was no radio or telegraphic
communication with Changchun
from Mukden, Mr.. Davis reported
Maj. Robert B. Rigg of Chicago
American assistant military attache
and a staff or four are in Chang
chung, along with the five American
correspondents.
Col. Wang, one of China's leading
flyers and deputy commander of the
18th Air Zone, flew the last plane
from Changchun to Mukden with a
delegation of citizens. He told Mr..
Davis he took off while fighting was
in progress for the air1eld and ma
chine guns were firing all around
him.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Edward w. Clark Dies:
Nevada Political Leader
By the A.soeio,eJ prsx,

BY fhs A.soeiofed Press
LAS VEGAS, New, April 10
Edward w. Clark, "A, banker and
Democratic national committeeman
who guided the political organiza-
ton in Southern Nevada, died last
night.
He had been in failing health for
some months.
Born in San Jose, he was brought
to Phoebe as an infant. His father
was the first sheriff of Virginia City.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
YMCA Drive Bio Success

The most successful membership
campaign in the history Of the
Twelfth Street YMCA Branch, ended
Friday with l 1,404 members recruited,
branch ofhcials have announced; !;
$40, ,668 was collected In the drive.
Evening star., 1946-04-16
Haste

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Navy Band to Play.

The Navy Band will play as the
audience gathers between 7:3o and
8 pm. Mrs. Harold Burton, wife
Of the Supreme Court Justice, will
Evening star., 1946-04-16

movement, or to show that he is
anything but a loyal American citi-
zen, were wholly refuted."
Evening star., 1946-07-25
War Assets Board Offers Dirigib|es for Sale
AT Bargain Prices Running as Low as $1,000

that the blimps, as private means
of transportation do have draw
backs.
First you have to buy helium
The Bureau of Mines of the De-
partment of the Interior has plenty
of it, in fact is glad to get rid of it
But a filling (Which should last
a year if you are CAREFUL may cost
as much as $4,000 at present prices
And you have to promise you won't
fly the ship beyond the borders of
the United States as long as you
have helium inside of it.
You'll Need Hangars
Then, you had better get hangar
you've seen plenty of pictures OF
alrship hangers, so you already have
rough idea of how big to build it
Also, you just can't land the
things, get out. and call it quits fol-
the day. You'll need anywhere from
80 to 70 people on the ground tc
grab hold of ropes and help youl
blimp back to earth.
And once in the hangar you've got
to have someone sit up all night
with 1t watching the gas pressure
which changes with the air pressure
constantly.
Too, unless you happened to be q
blimp pilot in the war, you'll have
to take little time out to learn
how to fly.
Evening star., 1946-07-25
z Killed, "a Injured
In Virginia usCrash
BY The AsSocioted Press

RICHMOND. Va, July 25.-Dr.
Early L. Fox, 56, history professor
at Randolph Macon College, and a
woman identified as Virginia Jen-
kins Niblett, Al. Windsor, Va, were
killed and IA others were injured
when Greyhound bus collided
with a truck near Ashland last
night.
The injured are recovering in
Richmond hospitals.
The bus was on the Washington
Richmond run.
The professor and the woman
occupied seats near the front of
the bus and died almost instantly
as the bus struck the rear of the
truck.
| The bus driver, Allen H. Gruber,
80, of 1862 Sinms place NE, Wash
mgton, said he was driving at mod
crate speed when the truck loomed
IN front of him. Mr.. Gruber was cut.
| One of the injured is Miss Ethel
M. Jennings, 80, of Arlington. No
address was available at the
| hospital,
Evening star., 1946-07-25
$4,000 Schools Post
Under New Setup
Still 10 Be Filled

Washington public school official.
are looking for man to fill a Sc, ,OOt
associate SUPPLEMENTARY created
as a result Of a recent reorganiza-
tion of the educational setup. .f
The open position, that Of asso.
ciate superintendent in charge Of
buildings and grounds, calls for 8
graduate engineer with experience
in the construction field. The jot
will entail plant operation, main
tena,ce and improvement, co-ordi-
nation Of building plans and speci-
fications, development of standards
for maintenance and operation, re-
pairs and improvement of buildings
and grounds.
The vacancy was created last week
when A. Nv. Heirlmiller, who had
been associate superintendent in
charge of the school budget wa.
elevated to the post of assistant tc
the superintendent in charge OF
business administration. He sue
ceeded Jere J. Crane, who retired
last spring.
The old budget job was abolished
In the reorganization and the new
associate superintendency was Gre
ated. Promoted to the position OF
administrative assistant under Mr.
Heinmiller was John M. Riecks
formerly principal of Kramer Junior
High School.
The new position, school officials
pointed out, will concentrate all
finance and budget matters in one
office. stepping up efficiency and
economy. The post pays 5000 a
year, with 500 a year increase
each year until maximum of ST.
900 is attained.
Evening star., 1946-07-25
President Gets Bill
Setting Police Power

Legislation to clarity authority OF
the Metropolitan and Capitol police
on the Capitol Grounds was COM
pleted by Congress today when the
House passed a Senate-approyed
bill and sent it to the White House
The measure also defines more
specifically the official boundaries OF
the Capitol Grounds.
Authority of the two different
police groups was cleared with re-
spect to policing and making arrests
within the Capitol Building and
grounds. 1t is designed to insure
against any person committing a
criminal act outside of the Capitol
Building and grounds securing i'm
munity of arrest therefor within the
Capitol Building and grounds"
In approving the legislation, the
House substituted Senate language
for its own measure, which was
almost identical but had been favor
ably reported out by the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
nittee
Evening star., 1946-07-25
10 Study Juvenile Crime
To Aid Junior Police Units

Ten auxiliary policemen are re-
| ceiving special training from Pvt.
Oliver A. Cowan of the Metropolitan
Police Force on how to handle boy
gangs and gang problems. All VOL
unteers, they will serve as COUNSEL
ors and advisers for Junior Police
and Citizens Corps units through
out the city.
The men are Charles Henderson.
Kermit Woodward, James Turner,
Jesse Snowden. James Armwood.
Henry T Mullen. Ollie Williams.
Robert G. MCGUIRE, Claude Thomas
and James Ongrave
The corps recently organized a
church committee to coordinate its
community work with the churches
Of Washington. The organization
has established units in several
churches interested in the program
and is trying to get more churches
to open their doors to boys and girls
in their neighborhoods for recrea-
tiona1 octivitiec
Evening star., 1946-07-25
City Heads 10 Honor
Il District Employees
Retiring July 81

Eleven District employees retiring
July 81 after service ranging from
Is to 81 years will be honored by
the Commissioners at II am. tomor-
row in brief ceremony in the board
room of the District Building.
The employees, all of whom have
passed the compulsory retirement
age of 10 and have continued on
duty through annual extensions
granted during the war years when
requirements were difficult to OBJ
tain, are leaving the service under
the Commissioners new policy te
keep no one who has reached CON-
pulsory retirement age unless q
competent replacement cannot be
found.
At tomorrow's ceremony Commits
sioner Guy Mason will make a briet
address followed by presentation Oh
certificates of meritorious service by
Acting Engineer Commissioner Ken.
meth E. Madsen.
Retiring employees and their length
of service are: Ira Clifford Lanham
superintendent of trees and park
ing, 81 years; Mark j. Hale of the
surveyors Office, 81 years; Walter A
Williams of the surveyors office, a
years: Bernard r. Holmes of the
District repair shop, So years; Ben.
jarnin F. Adams of the assessors
Office, 81 years; Harry F. Allmonc
OF the assessors office, 27 years;
Ralph v. Frankhouser of the in
spections department, "a years;
Joseph H. Holland of the municipal
architects Office, 81 years; John G
Weigle of the inspections depart
ment, 18 years; Municipal Architect
Nathan c. Wyeth, Is years, and j. j
'O'Connor Of the repair shop, Is
wears.
Evening star., 1946-07-25

said Mr.. Tucker, las he became
a man of letters"
Mr.. Smith characterized Mr..
Noyes as a man of inspiration. !"
who had planted the seeds of
kindness and thoughtful knowledge
in the hearts," Of those with whom
he came in contact.
THE life Of our friend he said,
has made me better man"
Devoted Friend of Library.
Miss Herbert said Mr.. Moves,
who was president of the Public
Library Board. was "one of the
wisest and most devoted friends of
the library" She praised his work
for the institution making it IAN
instrument for betterment of Wash
ington, and enrichment of the city,
Speaking for 'the island" Mr.
Sanger said, Southwest Washing
ton reveres Mr.. Noyes, whom we
consider one Of the greatest, if moi
the greatest, Washingtonian."
Mr.. Bates read the resolution
adopted during the evening. 1t de.
clared the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants has lost a member
whose heart was always true, whose
| character was unblemished, anc
whose every act at all times evi.
denced the greatest mental anc
spiritual worth.
Indeed, volumes might be writ.
ten" the resolution continued, "anc
many hours spent in speaking, oi
the many virtues and benefaction.
Of our deceased president; but, fol
the present, we will say that ir
this world he was known to all al
a man without guile, and as 8
gentleman, gracious and kind" T1le
resolution extended sympathy to the
family.
Mr.. Proctor told of Mr.. Moves
serving as president of the associa-
tion for nearly SO years, being
unanimously elected each time. HI
succeeded j. Edward Libby as presi.
dent, May 6, 1908.
Music for the services was BY
Thomas Costaggini, tenor, who SANG
Lead Kindly Light and Abide
With Me-" accompanied by Maltor
Boyce, pianist, who played Chopin's
funeral march.
The invocation and benediction
were by the Rev. DR.. Charles T.
Warner, rector of st. Adams Epis-
copal Church.