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Evening star., 1947-12-18
u. ). Bond Plan Urqed
By Legion 10 Finance
Homes for Veterans
By George Beveridee

The American Legion today pro-
posed to Congress a new Federal
housing program which it said would
save veterans up to 20 per cent of
the cost of new homes.
Outlining the program before the
House Veterans Committee, Legion
Comdr. James F. O'Neil pleaded for
an end to back scratching and pork
barrelling' by the Government and
the building industry in building
homes for former servicemen.
Mr.. ONeil said very few people
are concerned about doing anything
real about housing" which he
termed the biggest problem the vet
eran has had to face since the end
of the war.
The Legion's answer, he said, is a
bill to authorize Government
chartered groups of veterans to
finance cooperative housing prof.
ects through the sale of Government
bonds which would draw tax-free
interest.
bOnQS WOulQ De SOlO.
Walter Allessandroni, Legion hous-
ing head and director of the Phila-
deIphia Housing Authority. said the
plan would work this way:
Five or more World War II vet
Grams could form chartered groups
called Veterans Homestead Associa-
tions. For each member, up to
$4,000 worth OF bonds could be
sold. The bonds, guaranteed en-
tirely by the Government, would be
offered to private investors through
the Veterans Administration.
Because of tax-free interest and
Government guarantee. he contend
ed, the bonds could be sold with
interest rates as low as 2 or per
cent.
The association then could use
the money to build homes for them
selves, build rental units or make
loans to other veterans who want to
buy homes.
Each project, sthe witness said,
would be begun and carried out un-
der direct supervision of VA.
First Legion Program.
The new measure, the Legion's s
first comprehensive housing pro-
gram since the war, is expected to
result in a bitter fight with the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and other
groups which are backing the Taft
Ellender- Wagner long-range hous-
ing measure.
The Legion indicated to the COM
mittee that it will exert its strongest
legislative drive since it campaigned
for the GI Bill of Rights on behalf
of the housing program. Twenty
House members already have intro
duced bills for the program. Eight
of them-whose names we're read at
today's hearing-are members of the
Veterans Committee.
Mr.. O'Neil said the only actual
outlay the Government would have
to make is s2O0,O0O,O00 approprla-
ton to the Federal Works Admin
istration, which would make grants
to cities and States for facilities and
civic Improvements. However, he
said, it would require $4,000, ,00o,-
900 funds authorization to back up
the Government guarantee of the
bonds and $1O0,o0o0O revolving
fund for short-term loans to the
associations
Mr. ONeil also said veterans
housing has lost ground because it
has been injected into politics
along with public housing" He
further claimed indifference ex-
pressed by many members OF Con-
.gress" for the veterans plight.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Mailman Tells Jury
How He Found Body
Of Slain Union Agent

Thomas E. Sherwood, slight
blond letter carrier, took the witness
stand in District Court today to de-
scribe how he discovered the body
of James E. Harris, slain in his bed
last April %.
He was the Governments CHIEF
witness as the first-degree murder
trial of Mrs. Minnie Harris for the
death of her husband went into its
second day before Justice Edward
M. Curran.
Mr.. Sherwood told the jury he had
just turned into the 31Oo block Of
Thirteenth street NV, at about 9:4s
am. that day when a colored woman
called to him from the entrance OF
the house, at 1920, and told him
that her home had been entered.
Policemen Testify.
After looking in a back bedroom
and finding no apparent signs OF a
robbery, Mr.. Sherwood went on, he
opened the door of the bedroom
and found the body of the colored
union official lying on his own bed
which was covered with blood.
He promptly called the police, he
testified, and then went across the
street to summon a neighbor after
Mrs. Harris expressed fear OF being
left alone in the house.
Mr.. Sherwood was followed to the
stand by Capt. Clarence H. Lutz OF
the Tenth Precinct, who was the
first police officer to arrive on the
scene of the crime, and Sergt. Har-
old c. Hoffman of the Homicide
Squad. The latter told how he and
his men searched the house even to
the extent OF going through all the
mattresses and emptying the coal
bin in the cellar in the search for
the murder weapon, which they
suspected to be an ak.
Organizer Takes Stand.
Next to take the stand was Miss
Sally Peek of 1917 Kalorama road
NV, an organizer for the Cate
terra and Restaurant Workers
Union (CIO) of which Mr.. Harris
was business agent at the time OF
his death. In response to questions
from prosecution and defense coun-
sci, she denied that she had ever
been anything more than a CO.
worker with Mr.. Harris.
Mrs. Harris sat impassively yes
terday as Assistant United States
Attorney Arthur J. Mclaughlin re-
lated to the jury of eight men and
four women how police had
reached the Harris home about 10
am. the day of the murder and
found the colored union official on
his bed with his head beaten in with
sharp heavy instrument that still
has not been found.
She heard Mr. Mclaughlin say
how she had given numerous
statements to police after the crime
telling how she had been away for
almost half an hour early that day
to take clothes to a nearby cleaning
establishment. Nevertheless, added
Mr.. Mclaughlin, he intends to
prove Mrs. Harris was alone in the
house for at least IS minutes that
morning, and moreover, that she
had a motive at the time to kill her
husband.
Other witnesses scheduled today
include Detective Sergt. George w
Cook, who spent months investigat-
ing the case after the crime, and
DR.. Richard Rosenberg, deputy
coroner who performed the autopsy
Witnesses yesterday included Miss
Jessie Graham, 1867 Columbia Road
NV, manager Of cleaning estab-
lishment in the 1900 block of Four
teenth street NV, who testified
Mrs. Harris visited the place the
morning her husband was found
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Senator Mcclellan Receivers
After Capitol Heart Attack

Senator McKellar, Democrat, OF
Tennessee, was back at his Office
today. apparently recovered from
heart attack in the Capitol last
night.
The attack occurred after the
Senate session while he and other
Senators we're going down by eleva-
tor to the subway He improved
soon, however, and went back to
his Office before returning to his
home.
The Tennesseean has been sub
ject to heart attacks for more than
a wear,
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Nail Manufacturers
To Back APPOINT Plan
To End Gray Market

The Nations nail manufacturers
are going to give "the fullest sup
port" to a joint congressional COM
mittee's four-point program to
stamp out the gray market" in
nails.
That was disclosed by Chairman
Flanders of the Subcommittee on
Housing Costs, which met here yes
terday with executives of rs firms in
an informal conference.
Senator Flanders at the same
time, disclosed that nail producers
admitted they had bartered nails
with scrap dealers to obtain needed
supplies of scrap metal Such nails,
the committee revealed, had founI
their way into the hands of spec
ulators.
Four Proposals Made.
After the conference, which was
closed to the press, Senator Flanders
said practically the entire nail pro-
ducing capacity Of the country" was
represented at the meeting.
Four Proposals Made.
THE committee made four pro-
posals to help cure the critical gray
market situation" Senator Flanders
said. "The group agreed to try
to see what could be done. They
raised no objections. The general
tenor of their view was that Gov
ernment controls were unneces-
sary.
Il told them when we opened the
meeting I wasn't going to threaten
them, but that the committee was
going to follow up on how things
turned out with this voluntary pro-
gram"
Previously, the Vermont Republi-
can, businessman and former Of
ficial of the Committee for Econom-
ic Development, said there would be
widespread support for Government
controls in case the gray market"
was not cleared up by voluntary
self-policing by the industry.
Three Shifts at Plant Urged.
Senator Flanders said the manu-
facturers were told the committee
believed fragrant speculation in nails
would be prevented by:
1. Increasing production through
placing all nail-producing plants on
a three-shift basis Of 40 hours each.
This would entail. he said, chan
neling greater supplies of steel rods
to manufacturers who do not pro-
duce their own steel.
2. Better industry self-policing to
assure that production goes to regu-
lar distributors.
3. Concentration of production ON
nails Of the sizes used in housing
construction.
4. Shipping in larger quantities to
gray market" areas to break the
spectators grip on the market.
Right now. he explained, specula-
tors are believed to control distribu-
ton OF half the supply of nails east
of the Alleghenies, on the West
Coast and in States bordering on
the Gulf of Mexico. Gray market"
prices, he said, "are two and three
times what they should be-"
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Anderson Drafts Bill
To Ration Grain for
LIQUOR Until Jan. 81

The administration, thWarted
in its.attempt to get the distilling
industry to cut its grain con-
sumption in half voluntarily
after December Is, turned to
Congress today for authority to
limit the amount of grain used
in manufacturing liquor.
Secretary of Agriculture Ander-
son planned to submit bill to
Congress, giving him authority until
January 81 to decide how much
grain the distillers will get.
If the legislation is approved
Congress would have an opportunity
between now and the end of JAN
uary to work out a long-range plan
of grain conservation.
Mr.. Anderson is anxious to have
the authority by Christmas because
on that date the 60-day shutdown
of distillers. terminates. The indus
try agreed to the shutdown at the
request of the Citizens Food Com
mittee.
Little Chance for Passage.
With Congress scheduled to ad'
journ tomorrow, however, there wa:
little chance that Mr.. Anderson
would receive authority in time.
The Secretary made 1T plain yes
terday at a meeting of distillers ir
the Agriculture Department that he
feared grain savings effected during
the holiday would be wiped out il
distillers scrambled for supplies after
the holiday ends.
Decision to turn to Congress fol
help came at the close of the meet
ing during which the Government
plan of limiting the industry tt
2,500,O00 bushels a month was re.
jected overwhelmingly. Instead
representatives voted in favor Of
$500, 900 bushels a month.
Wheat Crop Report Due.
A Republican-sponsored measur.
authorizing the Secretary to limi
the amount Of grain going to dis
tillers until February l already i!
pending in the Senate. 1t is part O.
the anti-inflation bill offered Tues,
day by Senator Taft, Republican
of Ohio.
Meanwhile, the Agriculture De.
partment was scheduled to issue this
afternoon its first official report OF
the Nations weather plagued winte,
wheat crop.
If the news is bad, as some ex
perts fear, then the need for con-
trolls over grain use will be in
creased.
The Department. final report yes
terday on this years crop produc
ton trimmed 41,800,000 bushels of
the November forecast for wheat
leaving it at ,364,910,0 900 bushels
and 100000 bushels off corn, leav
ing it at 2,400, ,952, 900.
The department said the tota
volume of crop production this yea,
was less than 2 per cent below las
years record. and was topped onl,
by production in 1912, 1914 ant
1916.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Congress in Brief
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Senate:
Continues debate on Republican
anti-inflation bill.
Appropriations Committee orders
Secretary Of Agriculture Anderson
to supply names of grain specula-
tors. ~ w.
Foreign sRelations Committee
meets behind closed doors to con-
sider Voice of America bill.
House:
Considers whether to authorize
investigation into grain speculation.
Veterans Committee hears legion
witnesses on bill to spur homes for
eX-GIs.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Nomination Of ; ENJOYS
Approved by Senate
~ the A,,oeiotsd Pres,

The Senate yesterday approved
the nominations of these three new
ENJOYS:
I Hubert 8. Bursley, Ambassador to
Honduras; Avra M. Warren, Min
lister to Finland, and Robert M
Scotch of Michigan, Minister to
New Zealand.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
u. S. School to Teach
Russian Orthodoxy
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Plans to
establish the first academy to train
Russian orthodox priests at the uni
versity level and to teach Russian
religious thought and philosophy In
the United States were announced
today.
The academy, now known as St.
Vladimir's Russian Orthodox The
illogical Seminary, will open in Sep
tember, 194S, in buildings of Union
Theological Seminary, which is A.
fliated with Columbia University.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
General Stike Called
In Third Sici|ian Civ;
New Disorders Occur
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Dec. 18.-Newspaper
reports said today a general
strike had been called in a. third
Sicilian city, Caltanisetta, and
that new disorders had erupted
in North, South and Central
Italy.
AT Catania a back to- work move
ment resulted in most stores of that
Sicilian city reopening and in taxis
and horse cabs returning to their
stands. However, printers and bar
bers joined the strike and buses and
streetcars still were tied up. Five
strike leaders were under arrest.
Labor Disunion Reported.
Disunion was reported among the
labor unions participating in the
general strike in Palermo, also in
Sicily. The vote IN the unions
council of leagues authorizing the
strike was reported as 80 for, /;
against, with 6 abstentions and 81
absences.
The Caltanisetta strike was voted
l8 to 16 by the local Chamber OF
Labor, affiliated with the Commu-
MIST controlled National General
Confederation of Labor. Earlier
dispatches said a strike in that city
of $4,000 might be called to back
demands for unemployment relief
the reasons for the general walkouts
in Catania and Palermo and earlier
in Rome.
In the last five weeks, italian dis
orders have resulted in % politica
killings and the pillaging and burn
ing of about 100 party headquar-
tiers, most of them on the extreme
right Uomo Qualunque Common
Nam movement.
While Pietro Nenni, pro- Commun.
ist Socialist leader, last night &C.
cused the government of almost
considering as outlaws the partisan.
who fought against Fascists," the
government ended a week-lonf
partisan occupation of the Pescars
City Hall.
Unrest Reported in Milan.
Normalcy returned to that Adri.
attic coast town. but there were re.
ports OF workers unrest in Milan.
In Palermo and Catania public
services, with the exception of cit,
transport and bus lines aroune
Mount Etna, which towers close tt
Catania, functioned normally. Botl
ports also continued to unload fooe
and some other cargoes from arriv.
ing ships Heavy mobile police de.
tachments patrolled the streets.
New disturbances were reported a
Celia, in Sicily, where an agreement
for 100 days work for 400 jobles!
followed recent troubles. Demon.
strators at Geia claimed the accore
is not being carried out.
Officer Slain In Genoa.
Both Communist and govern.
ment papers claimed a victory a.
Pescara, the Communists on tn,
ground that the partisans marched
out Of the municipal seat in pos.
session Of the town flag.
The Rome newspaper Momentt
reported from Genoa that a bursr
of machine-gun fire from a speeding
car seriously wounded the carabi'
nieri captain commanding the city
detachment and killed a passer-by
The Italian news agency Ansa re.
ported from Castelnuovo del Sab.
bioni in the Arno Valley that miners
VINO struck yesterday to protest
against layoff, blocked roads, rail.
roads and streets and halted tele.
phone and telegraph services with
demonstrations in the region.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Selling Ship to Round Horn

For the first time In seven years
a sailing ship has left New Zealand
for Britain by the Cape Horn route.
Evening star., 1947-12-18

The ancestors of our present-day
goldfish were originally green in
color.
Evening star., 1947-12-18
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Mostly SUM-
ny and windy with highest this
afternoon near so degrees. Partly
cloudy tonight with lowest about %
Tomorrow considerable cloudiness
and moderately cold
Virginia-Partly cloudy and colder
tonight and tomorrow.
Maryland - Considerable cloudi-
ness and colder tonight and tomor-
row. Windy tonight.
Wind velocity, 13 miles per hour;
direction, west-northwest
River Report
(From United States Engineers>
Potomac River. clear at Harpers Ferr!
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear a
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1947-12-18

High and Low tur YESTERDAY.
High and Low for YESTERDAY.
High, "A, at 2:l2 pm.
Low. 80, at 6;16 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
highest, 90. on August IA.
Lowest, 7. on February B.
Tide Tables.
IE1irniShed by IlnitEd States Coast
The frontiersman., 1947-10-01

Notice IS hereby given that the U. 5. VanaGium Corporal ion has purchased the Chro,e lining proper ties at Red .ountain and at Clain Point. This in- cludes the trading, man. ufacturing and Dock sight at K2sitan Bay and the mill sight and dock at Jacolof Bay. Removal of any real property without written consent of the above is hereby forbidden.
The frontiersman., 1947-10-01

played an important part in the shipvreck of his ship off the island of Attu, when he was credit ed with sending out the all important 5. o. 5. message which brought help. Y,
 His first Seldovia business location vas at the sight where the AYR. cook house ncI7 stands but need1 oss to say he has since moved.
 He has 2 dog that isn't worth a dime.' in fact only half of that.
 Answer in next issue
The frontiersman., 1947-10-01

Again re sol1clt letters from you, our readers. This issue VIC are beginning a ne:y col- u.n in the pages of The Frontier sman which We hope you Iill enjoy from time to tine. We are going to characterize individuals about torn in 3 personality profile manner. II you wish to nNord paint" some person about tom send us your ideas.
 The follo-ring is the first in what rTe hope will F. a series of
 PERSONALITY PioFILES Our man of the week made his first trip to Alaska in 1909 and liked the dountry so rel. he decided to mako it home.
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The frontiersman., 1947-10-01
PRICE INCREASES STORY

PRICE INCREASES STORY
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 The latest evidence of controlling these zoor- ing prices is 6 pending rationing program which, if insti igated, will serve q dual purpose, that of controlling prices and helping to feed hungry Europe.
 FOR SALE
 l pair snow shoes $500 l pressure cooker r5lO.0O l cedar chest 32O.CO
 Beachcomber Hotel
The frontiersman., 1947-10-01
FRIENDSHIP Tor Pen Swanson

It is ny joy in life to find, At every turning of the road, The strong arms of a friend that's kind To help ne forward with my load. And since I have no gold to give, .And love alone must make amends, Ny only prayer is, while I live, God make nc worthy of ny friends.
 ------Quitillia Russe.
The frontiersman., 1947-10-01
SHORT ON LINE CAUSES FOYER FAILURE

Power failure yester- day was due to an act of God in the form of rain causing a short on the line.
 Considerable tine was spent in locating and rectifing this trouble, however Seldovian's were fortunate that it occur ed during the dayli fight hours as it would have been impossible to locate dur ing darkness.
The frontiersman., 1947-10-01
FISHING REGULATIONS

FISHING REGULATIONS |. (cont. page }
 These ::.ters above are a digest of the rec concentrations of the fish ermen throughout this area to the Fish and T!ildlife Service.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-25
The Hartford Chronicle

The Hartford Trojans, de- feated ouly once in five starts, topped the highly touted New London Yergans Big Five, by a score of 49-41 last week at New London. The Yergans had been enjoying a long winning streak that. included two victories over the Golden Bears by large scores. The game was a nip and tuck affair until the fourth pe- riod when the Trojan power ex- ploded with a scoring attack of 20 points while the best that the Yergans could do was ten.
 In defeating a team that has easily beaten the Golden Bears twice, the Trojans do not anti cipate much opposition in the coming city series.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-25

some badly needed prestige to intercollegiate athletics by the stand it has taken. Father Smith, who, incidentally, is a native of Waterbury, made it quite clear that Coach Davies was carrying out the policy of the University, which has no room for discrimination on eith- CT racial or religious grounds. Cooper is a non-Catholic.
 Duquesne is by no means the first school to insist that it's Ne gro athletes be allowed to play in all contests. But Father Smith and the Duquesne Uni versity administration have had their voice heard at a time when many people are beginning to wonder if anything goes in pro- fessional and intercollegiate athletics, provided it adds up to gate receipts.
 The decision made at Pitts burgh is something solid, con- crete, and sincere. It is some thing you can see>and feel. How often one sits through an ath- letic banquet and hear speakers run through the old, trite rou- tine of cliques, such as "the friendly fields of strife, "cross- ing the last stripe, and "the great game of life", like so many Senator Claghorns run ming for third term! Such talk amounts to no more than a whisper in a hurricane if 1t is not supplemented by vigorous action and example.
 It Is vital that we teach our youth early in life the virtue of Christian charity toward 'the entire human family de- scribed by Pope Plus XII. And what better way to do this than. through a system of sport that states its principles and then stands by them? Duquesne U. has done just that.
 (Catholic Transcript Release)
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-25
CARPE DEEMS NIP PLEDGES

In a game played recently. the Carpe Diems nosed out their Pledges by a margin of 28-24. The Fraternity, spear headed by Arthur Johnson's 10 points, seemed to have slight edge throughout the first half despite the brilliant eff forts of the Pledges. The second half was quite different as the Pledges started to rally soon after the opening whistle, but gallant as they were, failed to overcome the four point lead held by their opponents.
 The Carpe Diems boasted such able players as Wilfred Johnson, Guy Hawkins, Cliff Gum, and Ray Thomas.
 The Pledges aided by the capable talent of Harold Mi kell, c. Brown, Howard John son, Robert Lewis, and Ray Brown, shared their honors equally and are looking for ward to a return match.
 The lineups an dscores were ac f0llOwS.