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Evening star., 1946-12-17
200 Veterans Seeking Refunds
Upto $1,000 on UnbuiIt Homes
CompIoinonts Tell How Deposits Were Paid
Without Results From Realty Firm

Service Center, 1850 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, delved extensively into
the affairs of the company. described
as operating in washington, Mary
land and Virginia, with main offices
at 921 Twelfth street NV.
It's properties were listed as in
cluding veterans home projects, the
most ambitious being a 200-resi-
dence development in Maryland.
Veterans complained that only
seven of the houses projected there
have been started, with none COM
pleted.
Service Center officials said the
meeting resulted from complaints
of many veterans. The complaints
were studied by George F. Dyer,
legal consultant for the center, and
Samuel M. Greenbaun, chairman
for the District Bar Associations
Servicemen's Legal Assistance Com
mittee. Their investigations were
----T c. yTE7erEvD A MO pcro AEN
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Iran Troops Occupy
Seaport on Caspian
BY the Associoted Press

TEHERAN, Dec. 16 Delayed -
The Iranian government announced
today that government troops. dis
patched to the oil-rich Azerbaijan
Province for the announced purpose
of supervising parliamentary elec-
tions, had occupied the Caspian sea-
port of Astara near the Russian
frontier.
The semiautonomous Azerba1Jan
provincial government at Tabriz,
which had opposed entry OF the
troops, collapsed last week after a
brief furry of fighting.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Britain Reveals
Emergency U. 5.
Pledge Of Grain
104, 900 Tons Will Be
Sent by Jan. 81,
Strochey Declares
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. 17.-Food Min
lister John Strachey told the
House of Commons today that
the United States had promised
Britain enough wheat and flour
between now and January 81 to
avert a "very grave emergency. :"
Mr.. Strachey, who earlier aban-
doned plans to fly to Washington on
short notice in plea for food, said
Britain now would be permitted to
buy and export from the United
States $4,000 tons of wheat, $4,000
tons of flour and a small amount
of coarse grains by the end of jan
uary.
Major Effort" by u. S.
Mr.. Strachey said the promised
supplies "are by no means so large
as those which we wished to pur-
chase in the United States In Janu-
ary, but they represent major er-
fort on the part of the United States
Government to meet us in the face
of the very real difficulties which
the United States faces today.
Together with our existing sup
plies, these quantities should, If
there are no further delays in trans
port, just suffice to avert the very
grave emergency which we foresaw
for the end of January"
Britain had asked for 1900 tons
of American wheat in January, Food
Ministry officials disclosed.
Canadian Supply Slow.
Questioned by Conservative An
thony Eden, Mr.. Starchey said the
$1.55 a bushel which Britain pays
Canadian growers for wheat. al
though less than the world price,
was not holding up the Canadian
supply.
He added, however, that Canadian
exports were much lower than ex-
pected and that it was the "inabil-
ity of Canadian authorities to de-
liver wheat during the Autumn in
sufficient quantities to ports which
has been our main difficulty"
Evening star., 1946-12-17
UNRRA Given u. S. Advice
On Grain AIIocotions

The United States has advised"
UNRRA on where 1t believes Amer
ican grain earmarked for the relief
agency should go during January.
An Agriculture Department OFF,
cial, commenting on last nights
announcement detailing specific
amounts OF grain to four UNRRA
receiving countries, said the action
amounted to telling UNRRA how
we think the grain should be dis
tributed."
At UNRRA headquarters, however,
a spokesman said the usual proce-
dure would be followed-allocation
by UNRRA according to needs"
This marks the second time the
United States has departed from
the usual custom of allocating
UNRRA grain, with the specific al
lotment to needy countries left up
to UNRRA. A similar procedure
was followed for the October-De-
cember ALLEGATIONS.
ALLEGATIONS for Four.
The department announcement
listed the following ALLEGATIONS for
the four countries: Austria, $500
long tons of wheat and 1900 tons
Of corn; China, $500 tons Of wheat;
Greece, 1900 tons of wheat and
$500 tons of corn, and Italy, $4,000
tons of wheat and 25,500 tons OF
corn.
The United States has listed Italy
Austria and Greece as probable
recipients of food supplies after
UNRRA ~ Sc. up in Europe next
March 81. Undersecretary of State
Acheson recently enunciated firm
American policy of no food relief
to countries using their resources to
maintain large armies.
The Agriculture Department an
nouncement told of plans for ship
ping $500 long tons of wheat,
corn and other grains abroad dur
ing January.
But whether the goals for needy
countries will be met depends on
the transportation situation in this
country.
LlSt OI AuOCdLlOHS.
Counting in flour allotments and
unshipped balances of grain and
flour from preceding months, ship
ments of cereals could total 1,500, 900
tons in January, the department
said.
The allocations include: United
Kingdom, $4,000 long tons; United
Kingdom Pacific areas, $4,000; In
ola, $1,000; Belgium, 1900; the
Netherlands, 25,5O0; Finland, IT,
600; Switzerland, $500; the Amer
ican- British zones of Germany
153 600; the French zone in Ger
many, 25,50O; Japan and Korea
6s 900; Mexico, $4,000, and UNRRA
countries, Austria, 42,500; China
$500; Greece, 25,500, and Italy
110,500.
OF the 3,6o7 900 long tons of whole
grain allocated for export from last
July through December the de-
partment said only about 2,356, ,00t
tons had been shipped through No.
vember 80. Shipping difficulties
particularly the maritime strike, in.
terfered greatly with the exports
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Bloze on Mt. Olympus
Quickly Extinguished
By the Associated Press

ABOARD THE U. S. S. MOUNT
OLYMPUS, Antarctic Bound, Dec.
17.-Fire broke out in composition
material of fioater life net on the
starboard side of the Olympus last
night.
The blaze was quickly extinguished
without excitement, although the
movie show was interrupted.
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Federal Cafes 10 Raise
Prices Regardless Of
Labor Issue Outcome
Trustees Approve Plan
To Poss Increased, Cost
Along to Consumers
By Joseph Young

The nearly 100000 persons who
patronize the SIS cafeterias in
Government buildings here every
day are going to pay higher
prices for their meals-no matter
what the outcome of the union
management dispute that threat
ems to close SO of the eating
places on January /.
This became apparent today when
spokesmen for Government Services,
Inc, operators Of SO Federal cafe
terias here, revealed that Federal
ofiicials have approved passing the
cost Of whatever wage increases ii
grants its 5000 employees along te
its patrons in the form of higher
prices.
A Government Services Spokes.
man said the increase might be "a
cent and a fraction per meal"
The permission to raise food prices
has come from the organization's
Board of Trustees, which is COM
posed of Federal agency officials
and the Public Buildings Admins
tration, with whom Government
Services has its operating contract,
officials of the nonprofit corpora
ton said today.
$300, 900 Lost in Year.
The firm has offered its employs
a 6-cent-an-hour wage boost, but
the union is holding out for a 20
cent raise. Government Services Off
cials declare that the company al
ready has lost $500, 900 this year and
any wage increases granted its work.
ers must result in higher food prices
1--WE don't want to raise prices, if
it were at all humanity possible to
absorb the wage increases ourselves,
but our financial statement shows
that if we want to keep operating,
We'll have to raise our prices" an
official of the company said.
Oficials of the United Cafeteria
and Restaurant Workers, Local All,
bitterly oppose the company's plan
to pass the cost of wage increases
along to its customers.
ut isn't fair to Government work.
ers and it isn't necessary at all,
Richard Bancroft, president of the
union, declared. He said the COM
pany could afford to grant substan-
tial pay raises to its employees with
out raising its prices.
Meet on Offer Tonight.
The union will submit the COM
pany's 6-cent-an-hour wage offer to
its membership tonight. Although
union officials are making no recon-
mendation on the offer, they have
indicated their dissatisfaction with
the proposed increase and expect
the membership to reject it. Gov
eminent Services has stated the s.
cent offer 'is our final one"
The union also is negotiating sim
liar wage and welfare demands-15
days sick leave and welfare fund
benefits-with the National Food
Corp, operators of the Pentagon
and Agriculture Department cafe
terias. These negotiations are de-
scribed by both sides as progress
ing satisfactorily" and the union
and the company hope to reach an
agreement this week.
Evening star., 1946-12-17

fireproofed, 81 stand pipes needed,
one open elevator shaft, two base
ment ceilings not fire proofed and
II boilerrooms under exits or places
of public assembly.
In the category of residential
buildings covering apartments, ho-
tells and rooming houses, more than
1See HAZARDS. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1946-12-17
Late News
Bulletin
Blum Cabinet Confirmed

PARIS P.-The French Ma
tiOnal Assembly confirmed
Premier Leon Blum's all
Socialist cabinet today to head
q five week caretaker govern
ment. The vote was $50 to 16.
Earlier Story on Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1946-12-17
i. 5. and Britain
Call for Action
On Atom Control
Demand Approval Of
American Plan by
u. N. Commission
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y. R.-
Russia asked today for more
time to study the whole ques-
ton of atomic energy control
after the United States and
Britain joined in demanding
that the U. N. Atomic Energy
Commission approve the
American plan.
Evening star., 1946-12-17

(See BYRNES, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1946-12-17

CSee FOOTBALL, Page AS.
Evening star., 1946-12-17

(See GREECE, Page A-5.)
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(See VETERANS, Page A-5J
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1See HAZARDS, Page A-69
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-14

measure anG asking ,ae Legislature to stick to the sales tax" if the need for Congressional action would Told up other revenue means. such as bends. That called Senator Gre n to his feet again to say that 10th bonds and income tax would be too slow.
 Qualifying himself as the only World War II veteran in the body, Senator McCutcleon declared his fe ling that the sales tax provision will seriously jeopardize passage of the bill by hanging on controver- sial issue He declared that Third and Fourth Division veterans had been "toodwinked" as to the true puIpooa behind z B and that many of them have now changed their minds, Veterans, under the sales tax, themselves will have to pay something over one million" Of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-14

the three million raised. He read an Anchorage Times editorial which berated the Legislature for being cn it's way to locking horns" with the Governor again and which put on a pedestal all the previously Governor -authored issues such as the progressive fish trap tax, salmon pack tax and net income tax.
 Gross Sales Tdr
 McCutcheon's was the last word. Vote on the amendment was taken. Result: Brownell, Gordon. Lyng, McCutcheon, Nerland; nay Butrovich Cochran, Collins, Green, Gundsrsen, Rogge. Scott, Shattuck, Walker, Whaley, Coffey.
 The gross sales tax remained in the bill.
 Browrell then tried a new move: To halye the one percent retail sales tax and double the one-halt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-14

Whaley who pointed out 5hat peo- pie of the State of Washington must be far more cold blooded as their entire veterans fund amount ed to only about S250 per capita whereas about $3750 per capita is proposed for Alaska.
 The motion under discussion was Walkers to amend the S15 bonus to S5 per month plus $50 He, however, declared himself much impressed by the arguments of Eis colleague Green and asked to withdraw his amendment. Cochran refused to withdraw his second which led Walker to ask to be ex- cused from voting The roll call showed the amendment defeated, T to 8, Walker not voting. Nays were: Brownell, Butrovich, Gordon, Green, Gunderson, Lyng, McCutcheon and Nerland
 Compromise
 Whaley then offered comprom- iise amendment which carried, 10 to 6, to trim the bonus to $l0 Ter month. President Coffey ta- came vocal in support of that sug- .eestion, declaring that, at the SD figure, about S1,500,000 would likely be required to pay the bonus.
 Walker also supported tEe Sl0 rer month bonus. It's generous, he said; far more generous than any State and the Territory is far less able to pay it. We can't give our veterans a rubber check that's eoing to bounce ne warned
 Initial Appropriation
 A final set of amendments was then offered that broke up the meeting. McCutcheon proposed up ping the initial appropriation from s25C,O00 to S750,000, because testi- mony had shown that the original amount was not enough to set up the fund and have sufficient money available for all the loans needed TOW.
 Brownell questioned tile wisdom of withdrawing that much from the Treasury when it might not be rcsded, which led discussion as to low much the present balance of little over a million dollars in the Treasury can stand.
 Walker and Whaley pointed out that banks have indicated their willingness to cooperate, which would ease the drain on the Vet erans Fund. Coffey, Whaley and Cochran all pointed out that the Territory's balance will not per nit a S750,000 withdrawal. the President adding that he would go along on more than S250,o00 but S750,C00 would. in his opinion, scuttle" the bill by sending it's appropriation as well as others into the hand of the Board ol Admin istration for operating. Let us deal honestly with out veterans" was Cochrans contribution
 Rutrovich then moved to amend AIcCutcheon's amendment to put tne figure at s4Oo,O00. That mo- ton carried. 15 to McCutcheon. Walker then rose to g. point Of or der, oontending passage of the amendment had carried the original motion. The President upheld Walker to the ire of Senator Coch- ran, who had stated he was not voting to change tie original S250, eco figure and that he objected strenuously to 'baing jugglad by a parliamentary trick
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-14

percent wholesale tax. He was doomed to lose on both counts However the amendment proposal did develop discussion as to who would pay what share of the ex- pected return from the tax Walk CT answered Lyng that the canned salmon industry would pay the largest share, about $250,000 per year, with gold mines and whiskey next in line; leaving the remainder of an expected $1 100000 per year ] to come from the general public i and other business sources.
 Small sales will escape the tax, he declared; you can't add a small fraction of a cent to the price of ] a loaf of bread. After Brownell had { accused his Senate colleagues of j throwing out a one-half million 1 dollar tax on salmon at the last cossion and was put straight" by President Edward D. Coffey, Cor don set the stage for the vote by flashing one of the State of Wash ingtons green tax tokens as a Horrible example of what to expect. There's no token in this bill, Sen ator Green replied.
 ] Proposing Haluing On his amendment to halve the retail sales tax, Brownell had only Senators Gordon, Lyng and Me ! Cutcheon on his side. Brownell's amendment to double the wholesale tax lost out, to 10.
 The scene was then set TOT tie second feature performance of the afternoon the move to cut the amount of the bonus. On that rock, usual Senate alignments split.
 Arguments for bonus reduction were hinged on the contention that payment of too large bonus would jsopardize loans by taking away too large a part of the fund and that veterans had testified their prefer ence for loans.
 Bonus At $15
 Foremost in the fight to keep the bonus at S15 per month were Sena- tors Green and Butrovich. Green stood for benefits to the greatest number and held that only small proportion of Alaska's vets will ap- ply CT qualify for loans. He would favor raising larger fund to trim ming the bonus, he declared. Lyng seconded Greens argument, stat ing that the Eskimos have not been heard from on the witness stand or through organized veterans groups and that few of them would be able 10 go into business or otherwise qualify for loans.
 Butrovich pointed out that the much -whittled veterans bill then lnG'er consideration was not at all the measure the vets had espoussd from the stand. They thought that lrst bill was pretty good, sala. Now we have a much different
 ill" The majority of the Fair sanks veterans group, he continued is on record in preference O. bonus 10 loans.
 Gundersen also basked the higher bonus. If it's cut, there wouldn't be enough to get veteran back into civilian clothes, he comment ed.
 Shuddering Effect
 Senator Gordon then shuddered at the cold bloodedness" Of his sen ate colleagues at even considering cutting tte already mere SIS 9 month bonus aHG yras answered by
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-14

 be backsd up with unds IF f1in : cd out that for several years an income tax has failed of enaction and that he would hate 10 see the veterans have to wait anotker sev- aral years until one did pass the legislature [ He ended his remarks hy stating that ke sees no other fearible way to raise the money ne caed, in time. than the tax pro- vided in the present bill
 Bonds Income TaT
 Senator Gundersen then read a wire from the Ketchikan Veterans of Foreign Wars group, requesting imm~ diate action cn a vets aid
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-14
VETERAN BILL

aont.nllcd from Page oncJ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10

mended that the plan be put Into effect by Oct 1, iea7 i,eB0 Meals Daily
 m the dietary department, Aow staffed by four dieticlans, the TO. port shows an average of i,eSO meals per day ct a capita cost of Ss cents per meal. Last years re. port showed that l.b0s meals had been served at cost of B4M cents per meal.
 The Social Service DeIArtment served SiB patients during the year compared to 2B5 last year,
 Total surgical anesthesles were 4,- S69 for the year, an increase of i22; for obstetrlcal ai1esthesies the total was 1923, an increase of 4B.
 Completing the busiest year of it's history, the laboratory per- formed 78,i74 tests. The previous most active year listed ii,ei4 tests performed. The laboratory stan has been increased to seven fiill- tune Oecnnlcians ana two StuoentS in technical training.
 0,041 x.Ray Cases
 The total number of active cases followed through the Tumor Clinic was 746 as compared to 668 last year. There were 4i new cases as against % last year, 2S of which were diagnosed as cancer.
 The x-ray Department reported 6,941 patients x-rayed as against 5,373 last year. The total number of examinations was. 7,052, an inc, crease of 2,l2O. x-ray treatments were given to 233 patients as com. pared with 220 last year.
 The Department of Physical Medicine, which was opened May g, l946, treated 7e patients in 005 visits with 2,Si0 treatments being given.
 DispensaEy Visits Drop
 The Chase Memorial Dispensary showed a slight decrease in the number of visits: 8,056 as against 9,04O in l945.
 Members of the Waterbury Hos- pital Aid Society made 0,304 are ticles and 3S,67O dressings. Volun- tee groups such as The Red Crcss Nurses Aid, the Gray Ladies and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10
Winchester Plcnt PieketIess Today

New Haven, Dec. iO-CUp)--For the first time in ii weeks, picket lines were missing today from the plant of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
 Plcketing of the companys brass mill was Stopped, union ofilclals said, "to lay the basis for an early settlement"
 Legal moves by both the com. pany and the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, C.r.o., were still being carried out as the result of the dismissal from their jobs of three union members iii septsmber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10
Commons Told
 |Of FDR TobIet

kondon, pNAc. iO~(UPl Prime Minister Clement Altiee told Commons yesterday that ha was communicating with Che dean Of Westminster with Q view % placing in the abbey a tablet in memory of the late President Roosevelt.
 He observed that It was GUS. tomafy not Co erect a Wegtmlns ster memorial within 10 years of the death of the subject ek. cept by resolution of both hous. co of Parliament.
 Attlee's statement was ln reply to Laborite Barnett tanner, who asked that confederation be glv. ea for installing some plaque to commemorate pariiament's deep regard for the former president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10

The above assessments are due and payable at the office of the Collec-
 tor of Taxes. City Hall, Waterbury, Connecticut. Attest:- JOHN DicoRPo.
 12.T-3t Clerk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10
Solesmon 'Sells' Auto Co Robber

Boston, Dec, 70 (UpD Garage Manager Roy caldwell wasn't surprised when eA tall, wells dressed stranger walked up Co him and Baidl
 "BAy that new iole Aulomoa bile over there Ia the corner looks Ike . nice car"
 "BuFe is," said caldwell, "one of the best ln the place"
 "Bet it runs ike a clock, l" the man Baid.
 'eure does," said caldwell.
 Good" said she stranger producing q pistol. "f'll take it." Before leaving he also took eiB iii cash from caldwell and had him flll ID the gasoline tank,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10
NOTICE SEWER ASSESSMENTS

The Board of Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Water bury, at 8 meeting held December 3rd, l046, made assessment for sewer purposes on property and against property owners on Rock well Avenue, from Corona Drive to 2iS feet northerly of Glendale Drive, in the amounts set to their respective names, to witt.
 Westerly Side Con-
 nectiOns Total
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-10

The above assessments are due and payable at the office of the Col- lector of Taxes, City Hall, Water bury, Connecticut.
 Attest:-
 JOHN DicoRpo, i2-7-3t Clerk.