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The Coolidge examiner., 1946-08-23
Party Friday Honors
Richard Christensen
On Sixth Birthday

Richard Christensen was hon
ored on his sixth birthday Satur-
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans Christensen. Contest games
furnisher the afternoons enter
tainment. Refreshments included
the traditional birthday cake with
candles.
Guests We're. Billie and Donnie
Newman. Bobby and Joe Boyd
Kent. Connie and Jerry Carter.
Tommie Wing. Charlie and Fred
die Buscher. Shari Ann England.
Terry Whitloek. Clyde Welman,
Joel England, Google Welman,
Clinton Glenn. and Earl Borden
Welman. Mrs. Beryl Kent assisteu
Mrs. Christensen with the serving.
0Mr and Mrs. Ben Arnold left
Saturday for California. where
they viii spend weeks vacation.
WMr. and Mrs. Jack Pond are on
two weeks vacation i'm California.
@Mr. and Mrs /. Shore and son
returned Monday from six weeks
vacation spent visiting relatives
and friends in Utah. Idaho and
Nevada.
0Mr. and Mrs. Alan Dreyer and
son. Robert. of San Diego. Cali
fornia, We're weekend guests at
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-08-23

the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Gates
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Hoover Called
Home 10 Report
On Food Needs
President Tells Him
u. S. Needs Facts on
European Situation

President Truman today Ca
bled former President Herbert
Hoover to return to this country
Immediately after his Cairo en-
gagement to make personal re-
port to the American people on
"the necessity of greater assist
ance" for famine sufferers in
other lands.
Mr.. Hoover, honorary chairman
of the Presidents Famine Emer-
gency Committee, arrived in Cairo
today and had planned to leave
Saturday for a continuation of his
fact-finding survey of famine coun-
tries for the President in India,
China and Japan. Mr.. Hoover now
is expected to leave for. the United
States after participation with the
President in worldwide broadcast
on food needs at pm. tomorrow.
In another move to ease the food
situation, Mr.. Truman today called
on all wheat holders to release their
desperately needed" stocks now un-
der the wheat certificate plan. In a
telegram to M. w. Thatcher, presi-
dent OF the National Federation of
Grain Co-operatives at st. Paul, the
President said:
Il want all farmers in the North
west and in the Nation to know that
their Government is earnestly back
ing the program of sending wheat
abroad to help those peoples who are
now facing dangers of mass famine.
The wheat certificate plan, if widely
Evening star., 1946-04-18
YuqosIav Government
Headed by Tito Given
Full u. 5. Recognition
Nation Has Agreed
To Accept Existing
Pucts With America
BY the Assoeioted Press

The United States has agreed
to full diplomatic recognition OF
the Tito government of Yugo-
slavia, the State Department an
nounced today.
The announcement was made
after assurances had been received
from Yugoslavia that it accepts ex-
listing treaties between the two
countries.
The department released two let
ters from Secretary ByrneS which
were delivered to the Yu. oslav
charge d'affaires here April 16 The
second expressed American willing
ness to accept as Yugoslav Ambas-
sador to this country Sava N.
Kosanovlc, Tito's Minister of In
formation at Belgrade.
The American Ambassador will be
Richard C. Patterson, jr, formerly
envoy to the previous Yugoslav gov
ernment of King Peter and more re-
Gently a political representative in
Belgrade.
The United States thus narrowed
the circle of governments in Europe
which it does not fully recognize
in most instances because of differ
ences with Russia over their makeup
and policies. The step appeared to
be one more move in the direction of
restoring organized peace and nor
NAL relations to the continent.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Poppy Seller, d.
Makes News by
Kissing Truman
BY the Asseeioted Press

Four-year-old Betty Lou Hall
made news" today by kissing Pres
ident Truman after selling him the
first buddy poppy Of the 1916 cam
paign.
The President smiled broadly as
Betty Lou kissed him on the cheek.
That's news" commented Brig.
Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, the Pres
ident's military aide. "It usually is
the politician who kisses the baby
Betty Lou is the daughter of Au-
thor Alvin Hall, an infantryman
killed in action in Europe in De-
cember, 1914. She made the trip to
Washington from the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars national home for
widows and orphans of ex-service-
men in Eaton Rapids, Mich.
The VFW conducts the poppy sale
annually to raise relief work funds
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Truman to Leave Here Sunday
For Carrier Muneuvers at Sea

physician; John R. Steelman, special
assistant, and Richmond B. Keech,
administrative assistant, and Capt.
Clark Clifford and Brig. Gen. Harry
Vaughan, naval and military aides.
The Williamsburg will reach
Norfolk at am. Monday and at 8
am. the President will board the
Franklin D. Roosevelt, which will be
used as flagship by Admiral Mark
Mitscher.
About 4 pm. Tuesday the Presi-
dent will return to Hampton Roads
and board the Williamsburg for the
Chesapeake Bay cruise that will
bring him back to Washington on
Sunday afternoon, April %.
Mr.. Ross said that while this will
be a vacation trip, the President as
is customary on such occasions will
be in constant touch with the White
House and will keep up with his
Office routine.
The last vacation of a sort the
President had was in October, when
he went to Charlottesville, Mo-, and
Reels Foot, Tenn. He had planned
Florida vacation but it was called
off because of the labor troubles.
The carrier Princeton will take
reporters and photographers from
Norfolk Monday morning to witness
the maneuvers.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman will leave
Washington late Sunday aboard the
yacht Williamsburg to witness ma
neuvers by a carrier task force off
the Virginia Capes Monday and
Tuesday, White House Press Sec
retary Charles G. Ross announced
today.
Mr.. Truman will be aboard the
new carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt
for the maneuvers. Mr.. Ross said
he did not know how far out in the
Atlantic the operation would be
conducted, but the time schedule
given for the Presidents trip in
dicated 1t would be only a short
distance at sea.
The President plans to spend the
remainder of the week after Tues
day cruising on Chesapeake Bay for
his first extended vacation since
last fall.
The. Williamsburg will leave
Washington at pm. Sunday with
members Of the Presidents official
family accompanying him. In the
party will be Reconversion Director
John w. Snyder, Admiral William
D. Leahy, the Presidents personal
chief Of staff. Secretaries Ross and
william D. Hassett; Col. Wallace
Graham, the Presidents personal
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Senate Backers See
British Loan Favored
By Margin Of 1918
Difficulties in RepeIIing
Amendments Conceded
By Senute Buckers
BY the assoeioted Press

A margin of IL to 18 votes in
favor of the $3,750,000,O0 Brit
ish loan was claimed today by
administration aides in the
Senate.
The claim was based on an in
formal and tentative count which
indicated the 40 Republican men,
bers would split about even on the
proposal. That estimate checked
with the Republicans own ap-
praisal of the tally within their
ranks, as debate on the big credit
measure entered its second day.
However, administration forces
concede privately they may have a
harder task in repelling several at
tempts to amend the joint resolu-
tion.
Amendments Feared.
Word has come up from the Treas
ury and State Departments which
negotiated the agreement that any
amendment would necessitate fresh
consultations with the British.
That probably would mean no loan
authorization this year, in view of
the expected summer fall campaign
ing recess for Congress.
Amendments expected to be
pressed include:
/. A substitute calling for an out
right gift of s1,250, 100000 to Great
Britain.
2. Floating a British loan bond is
sue in this country, with subscribers
cautioned to expect repayment only
as Great Britain repays this Gov
ernment.
3. Provision for making perma-
nent the 99-year American leases
on military bases in British Western
Hemisphere possessions.
Trade Gains Cited.
Majority Leader Barkley, floor
manager for the legislation, declared
that the advocates of such restric-
tions were losing sight of the trade
advantages the United States would
be guaranteed under the negotiated
agreement.
He also sought to demolish one of
the opponents main arguments
that the British loan would set a
precedent for similar credit arrange
ments with other countries. The
Kentuckian said that "as far as is
now anticipated" any other loans
will be made through the Export
Import Bank.
In closing the first day of debate
yesterday, Senator Stewart, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee announced he felt
very, very kind" toward the British
and disliked to mention that "they
still owe us few billion dollars from
the last war"
But he called the current proposal
"a gift rather than a loan" and
expressed the belief that Great
Britain does not need the money,
If any loan is made, he said, it
should be ION a sound basis" backed
by securities and repayments.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
BY the Associated Press

CHUNGKING, April 1s.-The
fate of an American officer and
his pilot was hidden by the
smoke of battle in Changchun
today as Chinese Communist
forces captured the Yamato
Hotel, where the two had been
staying.
Destroyed telephone communica-
tions made impossible check into
the fate of the tWo-Maj. Robert B.
Rigg of Chicago, assistant Ameri-
can military attache, and M/Sergt.
Clayton Pond of Portland, Greg.
News of the capture of the hotel
from government forces came in a
dispatch sent from the
embattled city by Associated Press
Correspondent Tom Masterson, cut
Evening star., 1946-04-18

accepted by farmers, can become a
powerful instrument in getting
wheat off the farms and on to ships
for export.
Safeguards Growers.
II am strongly for this plan. 1t is
carefully drawn to safeguard the in
terests of the wheat growers. Now
that it has been adopted, I ask all
farmers who hold wheat, and all
grain co-operatives and other han
dlers to give their individual and
collective help in making it work
out in practice to produce the actual
wheat that is so desperately needed
Ali those who give that help will
earn the gratitude of hungry people
in many lands"
The plan to which the President
referred permits farmers to obtain
certificates for delivery of grain, but
receive pay for it at some later date
at the price then in effect.
These developments in the world
food crisis came as a source close
to the Combined Food Board pre-
dicted an early agreement between
the United States. Great Britain
and Canada on additional measures
to avert starvation abroad. He
said a break" may come by tomor-
row as an apparent deadlock be-
tween the three member nations
on the board held up an order re-
DURING fhiS co,1r,ty-1,'c Hp,1r nm
sumption by Is per cent.
Urgent Need Develops.
The text of the Presidents cable
to Mr.. Hoover follows:
"An urgent need has developed
in this country to bring forcibly
and dramatically to public atten-
ton, as a spur to the food-for-
famine effort, the facts about con-
/C.. ENON q
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Senate Bill Granting Funds
For Bikini Test Sent 10 Floor
BY the Assoeiofed Press

Legislation authorizing the atomic
bomb tests at Bikini Atoll was sent
to the Senate floor today bv the
Naval Affairs Committee. The COM
mittee set a ceiling of SO on the
number of American combatant
vessels that may be exposed to the
blasts.
Sixty-one commissioned American
naval ships in all will serve as target
vessels, plus three enemy ships, 10
small self propelled barges or light.
ers and three nonself-propeiled coll
crete structures.
The 81, however, will include
cargo-type ships and assault trans
ports.
"Combatant vessels" were defined
in the legislation to include only
battleships, cruisers, aircraft car
riers, destroyers and submarines.
Original plans called for the use
of total of 81 target ships, in
cluding the enemy prizes.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
House Passes Battered OPA Bill:
355-42 Vote One Of Truman s
Worst Congressional Reverses
President Hopes
For Much Better
Results in Senate
(RoH Call Vote on Page A-6.)
BY the kssoeioted Press

The House voted overwhelm-
ingly today to continue OPA for
nine months, but in a form OPA
Administrator Porter said would
wreck price control. 1t was one
of President Truman's worst leg
islative defeats since he entered
the White House a year ago.
The roll call vote on passage was
355 to AZ.
The House, meeting at 10 am, two
hours earlier than usual, tossed the
amendment-rid bill over to the
Senate, where the White House said
today that President Truman hopes
for much better results
Asked at a news conference If the
Chief Executive had any comment
on the House amendments, Press
Secretary Charles G. Ross told re-
porters:
Not for print"
Asked if the President was going
to do anything about it?" Mr.. Ross
replied:
He hopes for much better re-
suits in the Senate" He did not
elaborate.
Bowles Calls Bill Impossible"
Sterilization Director BoWles
termed the measure impossible"
after a 35-minute conference with
the President.
Asked by White House reporters
If he would resign in the event it
passes both Houses in its present
form, he would not say. He did say,
however, that he did not see what
could be done" to maintain price
controls under it.
AS to whether there was any dis
cussion of a veto with the President,
he told reporters he couldn't say.
"We want price control" he de-
clared. Price control would be
impossible as the bill stands now"
Southern Democrats Back Changes.
A bloc of Democrats, chiefly from
the South, combined with Repub-
licans yesterday to so amend the
bill that Mr.. Bowles said the House
had started "a joyride toward eco
nomic disaster
Before passage today the House
refused on a 370-to-20 roll call vote
to shelve the continuation bill, re-
jecting motion by Representative
Rankin, Democrat, of Mississippi, to
send it back to the Banking Com
mittee.
Before the final vote was taken,
Representative SABBATH, Democrat,
of Illinois, 80-year -old dean of the
House, shouted to his colleagues:
"You have murdered Opal"
so Per Cent Price Rise Seen.
OPA Chief Porter estimated that
If the agency collapses because of
congressional amendments, consum-
er prices might skyrocket as much
as so per cent over present levels.
On final passage by the House
Evening star., 1946-04-18
House Almost Votes
Sympathy to Public
Over OPA Chonqes
By the Associated Press

The House almost voted yes
terday to extend sympathy" to
the American people after the
slashing treatment given the
OPA bill.
Representative Kopplemann,
Democrat, of Connecticut pro-
posed that a new section be
added to the badly battered
bill, reading:
eve sympathNe with the
American people"
The members, who were
shouting approval of various
amendments hurriedly at the
time, yelled tentative approval
of the suggestion.
When a standing vote was
demanded, however, it was re-
jected 142 to So.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
PermanentD.C Office
For Editors Urged
As Session Opens
Knight Reviews Work
Of ASNE Since Its
1914 Convention

Establishment of a permanent
Washington office is a prime
need of the American Society of
Newspaper Editors in its con-
tinuing guardianship of press
freedom, John S. Knight, presi-
dent of the society, said today
at the opening session of its an
nual convention in the Hotel
Statler.
AS the 23d annual meeting got
under way the members had before
them new example of news censor
ship, that reported yesterday as
having been established in Iran. 1t
drew immediate protests from news
executives.
Wilbur Forrest, assistant editor of
the New York Herald Tribune and
chairman OF the Committee on
World Freedom of Information of
the editors society, told a reporter
ne would ask the society to 60 on
record as condemning the strict CEN
sorship imposed by Iran.
"This is one of the negatives of
press freedom Mr.. Forrest said.
When it is announced openly that
such censorship will be practiced 1t
is time something is done. The
United Nations certainly have a
problem to solve"
Urges Permanent Staff.
Mr.. Knight, the publisher of the
Knight newspapers, pointed out that
the ASNE Washington committee
had been performing excellent serv-
ice, but that permanent secre-
tariat here would be a more effec-
tive means of championing press
freedom He said a committee
study of the matter failed to pro-
duce practical solution of the
financial problems involved, but
added he considered it important
that further investigation be made.
The goal of American editors, he
said, is "the right of reporters to
file uncensored dispatches from any
part of the world"
In reviewing work of the society
since its last convention in 1914
Mr.. Knight said the European tour
Of its three-man committee on
world freedom of the press last year
produced more gains than could
have been achieved by innumerable
editorials in the newspapers of this
country.
He also mentioned the society S
offer of committee assistance to AS
sistant Secretary of State William
Benton in his dispute with news
wire services.
Sees Benton in Error.
II will not dwell on this subject
other than to say that I think Mr..
Benton was in error in declining the
services of this committee" Mr..
Knight commented. He went on to
explain that Mr.. Benton was to
address the convention this after
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Sium's Kinq to Visit U. S.

BANGKOK, April 10 (P.-Siam's
21-year-old King Amanda Mahidol
plans to visit the United States this
year, Premier Pridi Phanomyong an
nounced today. The date of the
Kings departure is uncertain, be-
cause he must approve the new ST.
amese constitution which now is be-
ing drawn up before he can leave.
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Late Bulletins
16e Rail Pay Rise Urged

An emergency wage board
named by President Truman
to head off a threatened rail-
road strike today recommend
ed a wage increase of Is cents
an hour and certain changes
in working rules for 100000
members of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen and the
Brotherhood of Railroad En-
gineers.
Trade Bill Approved
A compromise trade bill
permitting the Philippine Is
lands to ship $4,000 long tons
of sugar a year into the United
States tariff-free during the
next eight years was passed
by the House today. 1t now
goes to the President.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Hovre Grooms Return
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md
The majority of the grooms at
the Havre de Grace track de-
cided today to remain at their
jobs. As a result, all horses
slated to race in the days
opener arrived early at the re-
ceiving barn. The action of
the grooms followed an ulti-
matum from the trainers and
owners.
Earlier Story on Page A-25.)
Twelve Missing in BIost
RADFORD, Va. P.-Twelve
men were reported missing
after Serious explosion today
at the Great Valley Anthra-
cite Corp. mine at Mccoy,
Montgomery County n
RadfOrd.
Evening star., 1946-04-18

205 Democrats, 148 Republicans and
2 minor party members voted for
the bill. Opposing were "a Repub-
licans and Democrats.
Close friends of Mr.. BoWles and
Mr.. Porter insisted privately that
they would resign without ques-
ton" should the House bill become
law.
What possible reason would they
have for staying on?" asked one
associate. What was left certainly
wouldn't be price control"
Reasonable Profit Guaranteed.
The bills major clauses now call
for prices guaranteeing reasonable
profit" to all manufacturers and dis
tributors, 'scrapping Government
food subsidies, repeal of the low
cost clothing production program
and an end to the "cost-absorp.
ton controls limiting prices or
autos, radios and the like.
Only rent control survived the
House rebellion unscathed. The
chamber beat back all efforts te
revise rent ceilings.
Here's what the House has done
to OPA-subject to Senate concur
renee:
l. Decreed on 209 to 189 roll call
vote that OPA's new life span be-
yond June 80 shall be no more than
nine months. Mr.. Truman asked a
full year extension-and without
amendments to the present law.
2. Ordered scrapping of the Gov
ernment's $4,000, ,000, 900 annual SUBJ
sidy program. used to hold down
food costs. This amendment stipu-
lates that such subsidies must stop
by January and OPA must allow
price increases to compensate for
reductions in subsidies. The $715,-
100000 meat subsidy was ordered
stopped June 80, with an equivalent
rise in meat prices. OPA estimates
an end to the subsidies will increase
food costs 8 per cent.
3. Wrote in 'cost-plus" plan re-
quiring OPA to fix prices so as to
guarantee each manufacturer and
(See OPA. Page A-61
Evening star., 1946-04-18
Fate of u. S. Officer and Pilot
Hidden by Battle in Chongchun
Chinese Communists Take Hotel Occupied
By Maj. Rigg, Assistant Military Attoche

off there with four other CORE
spondents.
AS Gen. George c. Marshall, spe-
cial American envoy, few here in q
supreme effort to bring peace to
Manchuria, gunfire roared through
the streets of Changchun. Com
munist forces threatened to over
whelm completely the small Nation
al garrison fighting from sandbag
defenses in the center of the city
Government planes dropped ur-
gently needed ammunition to the
beseiged force.
Gen. Marshall headed for Chung
king after receiving reports on the
Manchurian situation during a brief
stopover at Peiping en- route from
the United States.
With him on the flight were his
wife and 1t. Gen. Alvin c. Gillem,
jr., veteran Army officer VINO had
(See MANCHIJRTA page A-01
Evening star., 1946-04-18
VA Regional Office
lis Ordered 10 Vacate
DC. Municipal Center
June 30 DeodIine
Leaves Agency With
No Place to Go
By Miriom Ottenbera

The District Commissioners
have served notice on Veterans
Administrator Bradley that the
Washington regional Office of the
Veterans Administration must
get out of the Municipal Center
by June 80, it was learned today.
The Commissioners "ultimatum'
left the regional Office with no place
to go despite the fact that VA was
promised 1925 H street NV. last
September.
"We don't see how we can vacate
when we have no place to CO." a top
VA spokesman declared. 1--WE can't
operate in the street"
VA space officials reported that
after the Commissioners warning
reached Gen. Bradley today, VA
space officials asked the Public
Buildings Administration to give
them a definite date when the
regional Office could move into the
H street building.
No Answer From PBA.
This conversation, it was reported,
drew the same blank that VA has
been getting from PBA for the past
six months.
One effort to halt the move to the
H street building indefinitely al
ready has been blocked by VA, 1t
was learned.
That proposed move would have
given Housing Expediter Wyatt the
space in the Social Security Building
which was supposed to 60 to Social
Security employees. VA stepped IL,
to block this move, it was reported,
because the regional Office cannot
move into 1925 H street until Social
Security employees now in the build
ing move out.
VA officials, it was reported,
threatened to go to the Budget Bu-
reau with a request for s25000O
which they said they would have to
spend on temporary facilities if Mr..
Wyatt's Office got the space that was
supposed to go to Social Security.
L lldG t1ll cav, ~ WdS lCdillC SGUppcQ
the move.
Recently, the commissioners
agreed to let VA install temporary
facilities for a clinic in the Munic-
ipal Center so that veterans would
not have to be shunted between
Mount Alto Hospital and the NUM-
cipal Center for medical treatment
and examination.
Many Agencies Involved.
To all requests to PBA from the
veterans agency on when any space
will be available at 1925 H street, it
was understood, VA gets the answer
that it cannot move into the H street
until:
l. Owl, now part of the State
vacates its space in the
Social Security Building.
2. Social Security employees at
1925 H street move into the space
vacated by owl.
3. The War Department vacates