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Evening star., 1946-12-30
Reyercomb Opposes
Any Step 10 Permit
Entry Of Refugees
BY the Associated Press

Senator Revercomb, Republican, of
West Virginia said today that Con-
gress should take mo step" to permit
Immigration of displaced war refu-
gees "at the price of probable eco
nomic or political turmoil in oul
own midst
He told his Republican colleagues
injecting to organize for their new
ma ajority role:
Our position should be taken
squarely upon what is best for the
country"
| Senator Revercomb made his ad-
visory report to the COP Senate
conference against the background
of statement by President Truman
that he intends to ask Congress to
amend immigration laws so thou
sands more displaced persons can
be admitted.
Cites Economic Result.
The West Virginia Senator offered
no specific recommendations on the
issue, DuC SAID.
"One Of the most important con-
siderations is that of the economic
result to this country. With today's
starved market and the need for re-
pl cements, there is full opportunity
of employment.
But the time may come when this
market has been satisfied and pro-
duction will be lessened and unem-
iployment becomes a critical prob
lem. The addition to this population
of any considerable number of per-
sons would naturally add to the
problem of unemployment"
| Senator Revercomb also said the
political aspect of the situation
cannot be overlooked.
Many of those who seek entrance
Evening star., 1946-12-30

to this country have little concept
of our form of government. Many
of them come from lands where
communism had its first growth
and dominates the political thought
and philosophy of the people.
Would Combat Communism.
Certainly it would be tragic
blunder to bring into our midst
those imbued with a communistic
line of thought when one OF the
most important tasks of this Gov
ernment today is to combat and
eradicate communism from this
country"
Senator Revercomb's report stated
that during the first 10 months of
this year 9,174 visas to this country
were issued to refugees in the Amer
lean zones of Germany and Austria.
Of the total 6,032 visas went to
Jews, / ,669 to Catholics, l,039 to
Protestants and 434 to persons OF
other faiths, Senator Revercomb
said.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
6. W. U. Hospital Fund
Drive Will Open Jan. 8

The first event in the community
wide appeal for funds to equip the
George Washington University Hos
pital will be half hour radio half
hour radio broadcast from Lisner
Auditorium, January 8, it was an
nounced today by Maj. Gen. U. S.
Grant III, campaign chairman.
After the broadcast Gen. Grant
will make public his progress report
in the campaign, which thus far
has solicited only alumni Invita-
tions to the program have been sent
to more than a thousand campaign
workers, alumni, representatives OF
health and hospital groups, and
friends of the university.
The program will dramatize the
universitys service to the District
and the country during its 125 years
of existence, and also will feature
the National Singers choral group
under the direction of Wesley
Steele,
Evening star., 1946-12-30
China Disputes Rights
OF Russia in Dairen
BY the Associated Press

NANKING, Dec. 30.-A foreign Of.
flee spokesman told newsmen today
the Chinese government does no.
recognize Russia's right to the con.
tinued occupation of Dairen, chie1
port of Manchuria.
He said the government woule
take over the city's administration
Immediately except for obstructions
by the Chinese Communists.
The spokesman, George Yeh, tolo
a press conference that the Soviets
surrendered their right to continued
control of Dairen last May % wher
the Soviet Embassy formally mott
fled China that all Soviet troops haC
been withdrawn as of May from
the northeast provinces, "of which
Dairen certainly is an integral part.
Russia has contended the Sino.
Soviet treaty of August, 1945, gave
her control of Dairen as long as the
war with Japan exists, and no peace
treaty has yet been signed with tht
japanese.
1--WE do not think a state of wal
exists at the present time between
China and the Soviets on one sidt
and Japan on the other" Mr.. Yef
said, adding that legally China hae
every right to take over the biz
Warm-water port.
He said government armies drove
to within a few miles of Dairel
some weeks ago and then haltec
their offensive. apparently more il
fear of a possible clash with Soviet
garrisons than of Chinese Com.
munists remaining in that region.
Mr.. Yeh was asked for comment
on the recent Dairen incident ir
which an American naval vessel wa.
ordered by the Soviets to leave or
20 minutes notice. "Our govern.
ment has not yet received off1cia
reports" he said. 1--WE must study
the information from our own peo.
pie"
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Opera Guild Announces
FjnaIisfs in Additions

The Washington Opera Guild
Inc, has announced the following
fnalists in the additions being helc
to find young artists:
Mary. Jane Abdill, 1904 Gunstor
road, Alexandria; Ramona Nevros
1888 Otis place NV; Marie Handy
1850 Connecticut avenue NV.
Diana Wilder, 1903 Hamilton street
Hyattsville;; Robert N. Hoffman, 30l
South Cleveland, Apartment $50
Arlington; Ernest Paul Suit, 3ot
North Alfred street, Alexandria, ane
Kenneth A. Grafton, 418 Ritten.
house street NV.
The winners will be presented
in a concert at the Mayfower Hote
February 20, Miss Dorothy Reming-
ton, Executive Committee chairman
said.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Labor Statistics Show
Food Prices Increased
81 Per Cent in Year

The Bureau of Labor Statistics
estimates retail food prices rose "a
per cent during 1916 while cost OF
living essentials in general were up
18 per cent during the year.
In a separate report issued at the
same time, the Labor Department
agency predicted working force
in the United States of $4,000, 900
by 1885,
The agency's year-end review of
prices noted that the years increase
in cost of living was the highest
since 1918 and was many times the
moderate rises" of the past three
years. Last week the agency dis
closed that on November Is retail
food prices for the October 15-No-
vember Is period had reached the
highest point on record, surprising
previous high set in 1920.
Larger in Primary Markets.
Increases were larger in primary
markets than at RETAIL the years S
report release yesterday said, land
increases for nonagricultural COM
modities as well as for agricultural
commodities, became important In
the movement of average prices"
1t gave the average increase In
primary market prices as 81 per
cent, with foods up so per cent and
farm products showing rise of 20
per cent.
The bureau attributed the years
labor unrest to price increases. 1t
said that by September, when fac
tory workers pay got back up to
the levels of July, 1945, living costs
were IS per cent ahead of them.
After general price decontrol in
early November average prices at
all levels of distribution rose to new
peaks, the report said, with farm
products continuing their advance
and manufacturers prices of some
scarce articles going up abruptly.
Some Farm Prices Down.
The report noted some agricul-
tural price declines since the No
vember bulge, notably in lard down
from 38 cents pound to Is, and in
corn and wheat.
There also were price declines at
retail for a number of foods which
had risen sharply in November" the
bureau said.
On it's prediction of $4,000, 900
working force by 1850, the bureau
said this would be 13 per cent gain
from the 55,000,000 of 1910, but A.
600 900 below the wartime peak.
Some 100000 housewives, STU
dents,, retired workers and others
not normally employed took war
jobs. The bureau says most of them
will leave the work force eventually,
so that by 1850. probably 100000
will remain employed.
1t based its prediction OF a g.
900, 600 total on the natural popula-
ton growth and the movement OF
women into jobs.
The bureaus Monthly Labor Re-
view said, Wartime population
movements are expected to prove
largely permanent since they fol-
lowed trails that were blazed before
the war"
I'm general the migration was
from farm areas, where expansion
of employment opportunity fails to
keep pace with population growth
to growing industrial areas that can
absorb the additional labor supply
If high level of economic activity
lis maintained" said the article.
Figures by States showed that
the bureau expects the labor force
in the District to be $4,000 in 1880
The figure for 1910 was given as
1858 600.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Italians Health Better; !;
Dogs, Cats and Birds
Are Included in DIET
By james WeI!ord
lorth American Newspaper Alliance

ROME, Dec. 30 (By AirmaiD -
Italy is getting healthier.
The death rate has dropped from
1873 per 1000 in 1945 to 1873 in 1916.
Deaths from tuberculosis in 10
italian cities of more than 100000
have fallen from 14,50O to 10000
Infant mortality during the same
two years shows a drop of 20 per
cent. More than eight of every 100
Italian babies, however, still die in
the first few weeks after birth. The
figures under Fascism 1881 1889
were 1875 per cent of deaths under
year of age.
These vital statistics should be
directly related the the UNRRA fig
ures of $3.75o,OOo Cor more than
100000 tons of supplie0 donated
to Italy by the United Nations dur
ing 1916.
Italians Eat Pets.
Choice of thoroughbred dogs in
Italy today is limited to about one
breed, the boxer. All other recog-
nizable types have become hope
lessly mixed.
In Italy, dogs, cats and small
birds represent an addition to peo-
pies diet. This explains those spar
rows, complete WITH beaks and
claws, you see sandwiched between
bread in Roman delicatessen stores.
Many a pedigreed and plump bull
terrier or dachshund probably has
been eaten as a "bistecca" in fash
ionable Roman restaurants. And
that explains the dearth of dogs,
cats and small birds.
The boxers left behind by the
Germans seem, however, to have
escaped the frying pan. and now
flourish.
Boxer Club Is Formed.
AS the first step in re-eStablish-
ing dogdom in Italy, boxer club
has been formed. with Count Brasa-
vola de Massa as honorary presi-
dent, and Prince Don Fabrizio Co.
lonna as vice president. The pur-
pose is ito bring competence and
sportsmanship to boxer breeding in
Italy"
What represents competence" is
not clear. The "sportsmanship" may
refer to those pedigrees italian dog
vendors produce with their lop-
cared. long tailed pups.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
French Further Curb
Movements in Saar;;
|Prdydd Protests
By the Associated Press

! SAARBRUECKEN, Dec. 30-New
measures restricting the movement
of all persons in and out OF the dis
puted Saar have been ordered by
1t. Gen. Pierre Koenig, whose re-
cent action in throwing 1,20O-man
customs Gordon around the coal
rich area has been described as
"unilateral' by high American Mill
tary Government officials.
Gen. Koenig's military govern
men of the Saar also announced
that between 1000 and 10000 ma
tives of the Saar in French prisoner
of-war camps would be freed and
would be asked to return to the Saar
to work in mines which already are
producing 10 per cent of their peak
prewar production.
Special Passes Required.
French customs officials, ringing
the Saar borders, were ordered to
prohibit Germans from leaving or
entering the territory without spe-
cial passes. Other nationals were
required to have passports with a
special visa in three languages.
Germans were forbidden to take
more than 100 marks (about S19)
out of the Saar under threat of
Iconfiscation and arrest.
The ban on the movements of all
persons was described by German
a.
bilize the Saar population.
Meanwhile in Moscow Pravda
protested Frances setting up Of a
customs frontier in the Saar, and
declared that any decision on the
region should be reached by agree
ment of the four occupying powers
and not by ''unilateral' action.
The paper asserted that
France, in throwing up customs
barrier between the Saar and the
remainder of Germany had
moved toward annexation of the
territory
Annexation" Denied.
French officials, who have denied
that last weeks frontier Gordon con-
stituted an annexation" of the
Saar. said that:
l. They are bringing quantities of
food into the Saar and have in
creased the daily ration of miners
to 1000 calories The average for
German in the French zone is 1880
calories
2. The customs Gordon was estab-
lished to prevent additional food
from flowing through black market
channels into the rest of the French
zone. Most of the extra food, how
ever, is consumed at the mines.
3. Censorship of news and radio
is enforced and democratic elections
in the Saar have been restricted tc
municipalities.
It also was announced that an
amnesty has been declared for per-
sons convicted of misdemeanorS
throughout the French zone.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Police Soon Recover
Young's Car, Stolen
Near Headquarters

The theft of Commissioner
John Russell Young's personal
car from behind Police Head
quarter rs early yesterday
spurred detectives to set some
sort of a speed record in its re-
covery. They got it back before
the day was over.
Mr.. Young's maroon colored
1886 Buick with District license
number 7 was taken from the
300 block of John Marshall
place NV, where the Commis-
sioners' chauffeur, Montrose
Walters, parked it. Automobile
squad detectives found it in the
200 block of S street NV.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
$4,000 Studio Workers
Each Get STAB Back Pay
By the Assoeiofed Press

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 30.-Majol
studios are distributing $9,941 900 ir
retroactive pay to nonstriking un-
ions affiliated with the Internationa,
Alliance of Theatrical and Stage
Employees.
Hollywood representative of the
IATSE, Roy Brewer, said that wher
negotiations are completed, sound.
men and cameramen, who have moi
yet signed contracts, will get $l,212,.
600 more. The average is STAB each
for 5000 movie studio workers, OF
approximately Is per cent of pay
since last June.
Existing contracts, Mr. Brewer
said. call for reopening of wage ne.
gotiaJions whenever the cost of liv.
irfg index of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics rises per cent over thai
of TlIlv 1Q46
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Hunnuh Williams Joins
Dempsey With Children
BY the Assoeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30.-Former
Heavyweight Champion Jack Demp-
sey and his estranged wife, Hannah
Williams, former musical comedy
star, gathered at his home today
for reunion with their two chill
dren, Joan, II, and Barbara, 10.
They separated in 1910 after seven
years of marriage.
TITS just a visit and not a recon-
Citation" Jack said Its nice to
see Hannah here with the children
though ," r.s rs ~
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Army, Left Unadvised
By Truman, Publishes
Booklet on Traininq
BY the Associated Press

President Truman has left the
Army In the dark about his plans
for universal training program ir
which the military phase" woule
be only incidental.
So far as could be learned today
no policy making official at the
Pentagon has been given White
House blueprint of what the Presi-
dent had in mind when he said II
days ago that he wanted the wore
military" left out of the program
But, if the War Department is
mystified. it has not been driven
from its official position that the
urgent and only reason for a COM
pulsory training program is to Gre
ate a pool of trained manpower fol-
national defense against the posi-
bility of swift and total war.
Pamphlet Distributed.
The department said so in new
pamphlet.
Copies were distributed among
lawmakers on Capitol Hill. where
every sign pointed to wide open
fight over the whole issue.
Captioned Universal Military
Training" the pamphlet made these
points, among others:
The training will have to justify
itself from the viewpoint of its con-
tribution to Nation security, and
from none other. The training must
be directed to this end"
World conditions and modern
means and methods of warfare make
delay in adopting such system dan
gerous to the national security
Thus it became evident that the
War Department intends to continue
vigorous advocacy of its program
until and unless Mr.. Truman directly
commands silence-as he did in the
case of the Navy, when officials of
that department publicly challenged
aspects of the Army Navy unif1ca-
ton proposal supported by the
White House.
Challenged by hebert.
Mr.. Truman, disparaging empha-
sis on military aspects, said last
week that the training program
should give our young people a
background in the disciplinary ap-
proach of getting along with one
another, informing them of their
physical makeup" and instilling
responsibility in citizenship.
But Representative Hebert, DEM
ocrat, of Louisiana sharply chal-
1enged today the wisdom of any
program not predicated on mill
tary training, saying that the
costly lessons of two wars should
have taught us a lesson"
Science has changed warfare,
but it hasn't eliminated the need
for trained soldiers" Mr.. Hebert, a
member of the House Naval Com
mittee, told a reporter
Equally emphatic in his opposition
to any training program is Repre-
sentative jenkins, Republican, Of
Ohio. He said he had voted against
compulsory military training in
peacetime in the past. and would
in the future.
Mr.. jenkins thus took his stand
alongside Senators Thomas, Demo-
crat, of Utah and johnson, Demo-
crat, of Colorado. who earlier, in
separate interviews, assailed goose
stepping" in a mechanical age.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
.2,452 Troops Due in U. S.
Aboard Two Ships Today
BY the Associated Press

The transports Cape Mendocino,
with 1,189 troops, and the Marine
Devil, with 1858 troops, both from
Manila and due at San Francisco,
are the only troopships scheduled to
arrive in the United States today.
The John Ericsson arrived in New
York yesterday from Southampton
with 1876 war wives and children.
Evening star., 1946-12-30
Sentmon Quits RetuiI Post

Comdr. Ralph A. Sentman, U. S
N. Tetired) today announced his
retirement as National Director OF
Veteran Affairs of the American
Retail Federation, in which post he
helped organize program to as
sist veterans desiring to enter the
retail trades. He will become pub.
lie relations consultant here next
month.
Evening star., 1946-12-30

Floods caused collapse of rail-
road bridge over the Lougheao
River, near Killybegs, Fire, few
seconds after a passenger trair
had crossed it.
Evening star., 1946-12-30

A jam can and two dry-cell bat.
teries taken from an alien enter.
ing England were found to contain
melted down gold worth $4,000.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

tor. ss required under the extend.
ed Price Control Act.
District OPA price officials to-
day emphasized that all foods
and beverages offered by eating
establishments returned 20 price
control when Congress renewed
OPA on July IS
The statement followed reports
that some restaurants were hap
hazardly raising prices and 9th
frs were retaining price raises
made during the period when
OPA was not in existence. Price
officials said that all prices must
return to those charged on June
30, 1916, but that some adjust
ments are allowable under a new
~ enacted amendment.
The new amendment, OPA
said, allows restaurants to price
food items and beverages made
up chiefly or entirely from de-
controlled raw materials on a
makeup basis rather than on an
established price. To do this the
proprietor of the eating estab.
lishment must comply with pro-
visions of the amendment which
require, among other things, that
the proposed new price be filed
with the local Area Price Board
within six days after being offer
ed for The first time on the menu.
If the new price is higher than
previously allowed for that item
the establishment il in violation
if the new price is not filed as
required in the amendment, OPA
emphasized.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

itof. H. NJ worthineion, we're
present IL ihc meeting and were
served delicious chicken suppcfs
by a committee from the sc.
S composed Of Mrs.. J. A. Cir
lot. Mrs Clinton Stewart, Mr..
Homer Hamilton. and Mr.. w. -.
MeDavid.
Those present, besides the
speaker and visitor. we're: the
Rev. j. S. Noblin, Downer stew
art, Jesse w. Thompson. Homer
Hamilton, r. F. Sudduth, B. b.
Overstreet, John Cirlot, w. b.
MeDavid, Bill Parks, j. w. Will
son. Julian Rivers, W. l.. Lander,
Dr.. J. f. Collcy, Louis Bond,
Wanton Suthoff and Harold Mon
roe.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
Mulurid Persists
In Blood Stream
Veterans Are Told

Wherever thu soldier, sailor or
or marine went into the tropics,
he had to combat malaria, re-
ported DR.. Emil Kotchrr, medi-
cal entomologist of the state board
of health. According to The health
official, the yellow pill-atabrine
became d regular standby of the
servicemen not because it pre-
vented them from getting malar-
ia but because it kept tn m from
coming down with chills and
fever.
"Atabrine kept the boys on
their feet" said DR.. Kotcher.
Nov that they have come home
and are no longer tax ng the
drug, veterans who were not
even sick while overseas may
have attacks of malaria over
quite a period of time. This is
because atabrine and quinine do
not kill a certain type of malaria
parasite while it lives in the bone
marrow, spleen and other tissues;
the drugs kill only the parasites
circulating in the blood stream.
As soon as the drugs are stop
ped anu are eliminated from the
blood stream, the malaria para
sites in the bone marrow and
spleen produce new generations
Of parasites and release them in
TO the blood stream. Then the
person il at TO have a chilli and
fever
Urging veterans to protect
themselves and their families from
the spread of malaria possibly
contracted abroad, DR.. Kotcher
advised everyone to avoid being
bitten by mosquitoes. this said AZ,
can oe done by we'll screened
homes when possible or the use
of a mosquito netting for beds, by
spraying walls and painting
screens with a solution of DOT,
and by consulting a physician if
any symptoms of malaria develop.
THAT dragged out feeling may
mean the malsiia parasites a"e
on the loose in your blood again,
said d.. Kotcher. "A malaria
blood smear can show whether or
not malaria is actually present.
Our country health department
can make this test for you if you
request it. See that no malaria
mosquito breeding places are ar
ound your house and premises.
The sanitation supervisor will
be glad to help you with this
problem and will also show you
how to use DOT to best advant-
age. Mississippi has made Won
derfGi strides toward reducing
its malaria problem. Through
cooperation we can continue to
cut down the prevalence of the
disease"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16
Retail Prices Boosted On Many
Items Following 0PA Adjustments

Adjustments granted 10 MANU-
factufefs and professors have re-
suited IN retail price increases on
flour, certain cereals, macafoni
and no0dles. cornmoal and hemiBy
gfits, OpA District Director w.
+. Holeomb said today.
Nj. Holcomb explained that
The temporary ceiling price On
flour raises the price on bread
about | cent por pound, with
equivalent increases on most
ether baked goods
As a result Of an increase grant
ed professors, consumers will
pay about two cents more on the
usual Bounce box of macaroni
and about one cent on the small
Ter packages Of noodles, Mr.. Hol-
comb said.
In a similar action, all major
types .cf breakfast cereals are
upped one to three cents per
package. with tine exception Of
corn flakes, ptffcd wheat and
pulled rice. These received cor
responding increases on June IA,
he added. Cereals given the Ia
test increase include bran flakes,
matted cereal granules, ready-to-
serve DAT cereal not-ready-to-
serve oat cereal, rice flakes,
shredded wheat, wheat cereal,
wheat flakes and whole bran.
Corn meal and hominy grits,
sold mainly in 212 and 5-pound
packages, are increased one 10
two cents a pound at retail, fol
lowing ar increase given millers
10 compensate fer recent advances
IN the prices of corn, Mr.. Hol-
comb said.
Rising prices of raw cotton
have also caused increases in re-
tail prices of cotton apparel,
household linens, and piece goods,
Mr.. Holeemb said.
OPA estimates, that mill-priee
increases in basic cotton textiles
viii result in a six to eight per
cent rise in prices of cotton APP
parel and approximately II per
cent in the cost of household
linens.
In addition to recognizing high
er raw cotton prices, the agency
included an increased profit fac