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Evening star., 1947-01-21
500-Mi|Iion Liability
Faces Army in Portal
Claims, Royal Says
Contractors Already Have
Asked 200 Million, He
Tells Senute Hearing
By james Y. Newton

Undersecretary of War Royal
said today the War Depart
ment's liability under portal-to-
portal pay claims of unions on
war contracts may reach $400,-
100000 to $5O0,0O0,000.
Mr.. Royal told Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee considering legisla-
ton to outlaw back portal pay
claims that contractors already
have made claims totaling 5000, ,000,-
900 against the War Department.
The figures quoted by Mr.. Royal
as to liability under the Supreme
Court portal pay decision in the
Mount Clemens (Mich0 pottery
company case applied only to Army
contracts and not those issued by
other Government branches during
the war.
"Morar Responsibility Cited.
Mr.. Royal said that on the "best
information we can get portal-to-
portal pay claims would not be
reimbursable in any closed cases
except those possibly in 1945 and
in the fiscal year 1916. Even there
it is doubtful whether such claims
are reimbursable."
The War Department official
pointed out, however, that aside
from the Government direct legal
liability for back portal pay claims
it had moral" responsibility to
reimburse a great many other war
contractors whose costs may be in
creased by the suits being brought
by various unions.
He emphasized that the estimates
he was giving the committee were
largely guesswork," adding that
the equitable and moral side pre-
sents an even more complicated
picture"
Would Be Great Injustice"
Mr.. Royal said that for the Gov
ernment to reimburse only those
contractors who had legal claim
would amount to great injustice
against others whose contracts had
been settled because the settle
ments were based on wage costs
that were less than they now turn
out to be-"
"All in all there are very many
situations where there is no legal
basis for settlement by the Gov
eminent but in fairness and justice
relief should be given" he said.
He said claims for back portal pay
only could be made in the case of
cost-plus fixed-fee contracts which
for the War Department totalled
from $4,000, ,0O0, 900 to $45, 600, ,D00,-
600. He estimated that the Govern
ment's total legal and moral liabil-
ity in the portal matter would total
$1,210, 600, 900 to $1,430, ,000,00 IF all
claims are asserted"
Treasury May Change Rules.
While 1t is probable that the Gov
ernment would reimburse only con-
tractors with legal claims, Mr..
Royal said 1t was possible to get
the Treasury Department to change
their rules in the matter.
There certainly will be cases
where payment of the full portal-to-
portal claims would exceed the
amount the Government has taken
away from contractors in renegotia-
tions Of the contracts" Mr.. Royal
asserted.
Meanwhile Federal Judge Frank
A. Picard of Detroit, who originally
decided that workers should be paid
for all time under which they were
ICao pORTR All PAY Page A.1dl
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Georgia Minister Asks
Blessing on All of
States Governors
BY the Associated Press

MARIETTA, Ga, Jan 21.-
The Rev. ]. C. Collum opened
Superior Court yesterday with
the usual prayer for Divine
guidance of the leaders of the
Nation and State. Then in con-
clusion he added
And God bless all our
Governors!'
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Bevin III, Cancels Dates

LONDON, Jan. 81 {P.-Foreign
Secretary Bevin has been suffering
from mild indisposition' since
the week end and has been forced
to cancel engagements for a few
days, the Foreign Office said today
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Ramadier Confirmed
As Premier Of France

PARIS (P.-France's Ma
tional Assembly confirmed Paul
Ramadier, Socialist, by a vote
of SIT to 10, tonight as Premier
in the first government of the
Fourth French Republic.
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Marshall SaysHe Can't Be Drafted
For Any Political Office; Pledges
To Do Best as He Joins Cabinet
Truman, Byrnes
Both Present at
Brief Ceremony

MARSHALL AND AUSTIN open
atom and arms talks next week.
Page Al
Evening star., 1947-01-21

(See HEARINGS, Page A-14.)
Evening star., 1947-01-21

(See PORTRAL PAY, Page A-14D
Evening star., 1947-01-21
Guide for Rea d ers

An Associoted Press Newspaper
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

Mrs. Nutter Marvel attended the
State Sunshine convention held at
Millwood on Thursday as the guest
of Mrs. Elizabeth Nutter of Milford
Mrs. r. w. knight and daughter
Miss Rosemary Knight spent the
weekend with Mrs. Knights child
Zen. Mr.. and Mrs. Alan c. Knight in
EdgemOOr Gardens.
Mrs. Irving Ennis entertained to
dinner Wednesday. Mrs. S. c. Wells
of New York City, Mrs. Lewis Ford
of Dover, Mrs. w. Moore of Camden.
Mrs. John Darling and Mrs. Burt
Lodge of town.
On Thursday evening Mrs. Ennis
entertained the ladies of her Bible
Class and their husbands to d
covered dish luncheon at her home
near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ennis are leaving
our community in the near future,
to make their home with her father.
Mr.. William Lollis in Lebanon
Crashing Society" went off with
bang" on Friday evening, as
scheduled with about three hundred
and fifty attending. Much credit and
thanks belong to the members OF
the group who worked so Willingly
and earnestly selling tickets and
advertising the play which contri.
huted so much toward making it the
success it was.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
ROXANA

Mrs. Ward +. DaiSey very delight
fully entertained at her home at
Rayard Thursday evening, April Il,
the Sunshine Sunday School. Re-
ireshments of ice cream. cake and
coffee was served by the hostess.
Miss Rose Tribbitt. r. NJ. and
Miss Kathleen McCabe, r. n. Of
Milford were overnight guests We'd
nesday of Miss McCabe's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey McCabe.
Mrs. Lena Hickman entertained
to dinner Tuesday. April Is at
Learys place in honor of her birth
day. Rev. James Lan2rell, Mr.. anG
Mrs. II. +. Wilgus, Mrs. Addie
Lynch and Warren Lynch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua Gray, Reginald Simp-
ler, Mrs. Lille Hudson Of here, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Lekites of Reho
both. After very nice dinner they
al attended the service at the Pill
grim Holiness Church after which
/ they all accompanied Mrs. Hickman
! home where she served sandwiches.
| coffee, ice cream and cake.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Alexander
of DreXel Hill, Pa. have announced
the arrival of daughter. Mrs.
! Alexander was formerly Miss Helen
! Murray of here.
Mrs. Amanda Watson celebrated
her 85th birthday Friday, April IS.
Grace Gordy, a niece of Mrs. Elmer
She spent the day with her daugh
ter, Mrs Vance McCabe. In the
evening all the children and a part
of the grandchildren came bringing
their gifts and refreshments and all
had a very happy time together
Mrs. Watson in her advanced years
has her home in town and is very
active in every day life. We extend
congratulations and for many more
Happy occasions like this one JUS
passed,
We were pleased Sunday morn
ing to have back in Sunday Schou
the Supt.. J. c. Evans who has beel
i'll for some time. But the ASS It
| Supt.. Mr.. c. L. Richards, very sue
cessfully filled the vacancy of Nh
, Evans. His service was greatly ap
preciated by the Sunday School.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mosel an,
daughter. Patsy have returned t.
: Texas after being here for a few
) months in the apartment of Mr. an
Mrs. G. f. Richards.
, Mrs. Everett Richards of Will
} mington is spending this week wit
: her son, George Ross Richards an
: family.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

explained Charter requirements.
There are thirty-three charter
members of the local Lions Club,
which makes the saith Lions Club in
the district comprising the Eastern
Shore of Maryland and Delaware.
In addition to Mr.. TimmOns as
president of the civic group, other
officers chosen for the current year,
which ends June 30th were Lester
III. Pittard, 1st vice-president; j.
Thomas Robinson, 2nd vice-presi
dent; Cecil V. Culver, 3rd vice
president; Paul A. Richardson. Sec
retary and treasurer; Tail Twister.
Charles Barr; Lion Tanner. Harvey
B. Spicer Named as directors of the
new organization were G.. Howard
Baer. Joseph l.. Marvel. David r..
Pepper and Herbert E. Barr.
A large delegation from the Mil
ton Lions Club attended the dinner
meeting. David H. King and Robert
Pittard co-chairman of the spon-
sors committee assisted in the col
lection and tabulatiOn of ballots
during the election.
Visiting Lions who spoke briefly
and extended official cOngratula-
tions were the following: Ernest
Jefferson, President of the Milton
Lions Club; E. A. Yutzi. Millsboro
Deputy District Governor of Lions
in this Region; Raymond G. Bunt.
ing, of Selbyville. Zone Chairman
! who had assisted in the organiza-
:ion efforts and Elias Tingle of the
Dagsboro Lions Club. who was re-
Gently appointed Zone Chairman
Mrs. Lawrence Slater. who accom-
panied her husband. acted as secre
tary for the meeting and assisted a
the piano for Club singing.
The first meeting of the Board o
Directors which also includes tn,
officers of the Club, was held imme
diately after the adjournment of th
permanent organization meeting
Included in business discussed wer
plans for Charter Night. to be hel,
on Friday evening, May 9th a
which time District Governo
Joseph A. l.. Errige of Wilmington
will formally present the Charter
Ernest Jefferson, president of tn
, Milton Lions was chosen for Toast
master for that evening. The direc
tors also arranged time for meet
ings of the new organization for tn
: second and fourth Friday evening
of each month at 6:45 D. M.
President Timmons appointed tn
following committees essential t
the completion of the charter re
port: Charter Night Chairman
Lester HI. Pittard; membershi
chairman. Joseph l.. Marvel: f
nance committee chairman. Gee
Y. Culver: constitution and bylaw
Herbert f. Barr. The directors an
officers will meet next Monda
night at o'clock. in the home
: the president to discuss furtht
! plans.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
MAGNOLIA

Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Mcllvainc
entel tanned to dinner on Sunday
evening in honor of their daughter.
AIMS birthday.
Mrs. Bessie J. Hart has returned
TO her home after being patient in
the Kent General Hospital. Mrs.
Hart received internal injuries
from fall on Friday, but is mucn
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gourley and
Arlene and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Hill were Wilmington visitors on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Starr of
Galena, Md. spent Sunday with
their daughter. Mrs. Herschel
Galloway and family.
Mrs Elizabeth Morris spent
several days last week visiting rela-
tives in Philadelphia and Allen
town, Pa.
Mrs. Emma HOvey spent Thurs
day with friends at Bowers.
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Chidester
and daughter. Carline Of Whining
ton spent Sunday with MIR. and Mrs
Isaac Orvis and sons in their new
home where they moved recently.
Mrs. Dawson Minner, Miss Mar.
jorie Alinner and the formers sis
ter Mrs. Mary Dickerson of Bowers
! attended the Hamilton and ingram
wedding in the St. Martins EpiscO
pal Chapel in YeadOn. Pa, at fOu
O'Clock Saturday. They were als'
guests at the reception which fol
lowed at the home of the bride
parents in YeadOn
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Marvel We're her sister. Mrs. L. +
Parlette and Mr.. Parlette of Phila
and Mr. and Mrs. Davis Watson Q
near Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
GEORGETOWN

The Sussex Rifle and Pistol Club,
which was organized on March 20,
has been granted it's charter by the
National Rifle Association and will
hold the first registered tournament
on April 9th, at the Clubs range,
in the Redden State Forest area
near the former c. c. c. Camp. The
tournament will begin at nine a. m.
This first Invitational Tourna-
ment, which is a registered event,
is the first of it's kind to be held in
Sussex County and marks the be-
ginning of new phase of shooting
in the County. Scores fired will 80
to the National Rifle Association in
Washington, D. c. to apply on a
rating for each competitor Top
shooters from the Eastern seabOard
are expected to compete in the
match.
The National Rifle Association,
with which the Sussex Rifle and
Pistol Club is affiliated. is the old
est sporting organization of it's
Kind in America and the only one OF
it's kind chartered by the U. s.
Congress, and has fol- it's purpose
the promotion of rifle and pistol
shooting. The National Rifle Team
of America THE Pershing Team"
is picked each year from the high
competitors to represent the county
in foreign competition in peace
time. Also, during the National
matches held lin August and Sep
tember at Camp Perry. Ohio. a
Dewar team is picked from the high
twenty competitors to fire Postal
Tournament with England and
Canada.
d. Richard Maxwell of RehObOth
will referee the tournament and
represent the ~ r. A. Rifle anC
pistol enthusiasts from all sections
of Sussex County have been invited
to join the organization. The com
mittee on membership affiliatiOr
comprises Paul l.. Jackson. Mills
boro; Harold F. Wilson. George
town; Mrs. NJ. Louise Maxwell. Re
hOboth Beach, Vernon Palmer
Bethany Beach and B. F. Sheaffel
Ocean View. Delaware.
Seven matches will be fired dur
ing the tournament as follows
Match No. 1-40 shots at so yards
Iron sights; Match No. 2, 40 shots a
so meters-Any sights; Match Nc
3. 4O' shots at so yards-Any sights
Match No. 4, 40 shots at so yards
Iron sights; Match No. 5, Aggregat
Of Matches l & 4 Match No. 6. Ag
eregate of matches 2 & 5; Mattel
No. Z. Grand Aggregate of Matche
& g.
Permanent organization of tn
Lions Club of Georgetown has bee
completed with the election of pei
manent officers. Preston l.. Tim
mons was chosen as president {
the Club, at a dinner meeting hel
in First Presbyterian Church. Tn
invocation was given by Harol
Davis. of the Milton Lions Clul
sponsors of the local organization
Temporary president, Lester
Pittard who headed the committt
on organization introduced LiOr
International Representative Law
renee B. larry Slater who acte
as master of ceremonies and col
Quoted the organization prOcedur
Mr.. Slater spoke on Lionism cal
ing attention to the varied aspect
Of Lion International He also en-
phasized the activity program an
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
Red Scientists Find
New Fish Supplies

Observation-Disclosures food sup
plies for Russia are being found by
Soviet scientists i'll l6 ships who
track fish, according to the Tass
News Agency.
Herring which live in Murmansk
waters until they are five years old
migrate 12,50O miles to the warm
Spitzenbergen current and the
Greenland Sea where they find a
variety of plankton that makes
them unusually fat, one group of
scientists found
Other fishing grounds were found
in the Black Sea. formerly regarded
as almost barren of fish because of
chemicals in waters near shore
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25
LEWES

Miss Jean DOdd. who has been
confined to the Beebe Hospital, has
returned to her home on Mulberry
street. where she is now GONZALES
cling
Capt. and Mrs. Justus b. Naylor
OF Belle Mead, y. J. spent the week
end III Lewes with Mrs. Naylors
mother, Mrs. Frederick G. Clifton.
ST., and her son. Reese HirOns
Clifton.
Arthur II. Morris. Lewes phar-
macist. has been elected president
OF the LeweS board of public works.
! tO succeed John NJ Thompson, re-
tired Mr.. Morris was one of the
the recent annual election, when
DR.. e. W. Wiltbank, Lewes dentist
and Joseph l.. Marshall. banker
became new members in the first
contest in 20 years. Edgar w. In
gram was reelected to the board
and &. c. Marshall remains as sec
retary. At the reorganization meet
ing Joseph l.. Marshall was named
president; Mr.. Ingram. treas
urer, and Wilthank. assistant treas.
urer.
Mr. and Mrs. William +. Lowe
are receiving congratulations upoI
the birth of Il daughter. born in the
Beebe Hospital on Easter Sunday
Mrs. Lowe may be remembered a.
Miss Eleanor Shut. daughter o
, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Shut o
LeWeS
Capt. Thomas II. Carpenter. for
mer mayor of LeweS. Il retiret
; river pilot. and senior warden o
| St Peters Episcopal Church. i
: confined at the Beebe Hospital. re
covering from an attack of flu. Capt
Carpenter. Il longtime resident O
: Lewes. is now making his home il
| MillsbOrO with his daughter. Mrs
Reese White, and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Fleming O
Seaford, were the guests of Mr.!
:. w. II. Chambers on Monday.
Mrs. Samuel West spent tn
weekend in Wilmington with he
u son. DOdson West. and family
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

Mrs. Nelson Gibble has returned
to her home on Lewes beach, after
spending several months in Balti-
more. Md. with her daughter. Mrs
Carl F. Keener.
Herman Marshall. of Mobile. Ala =
was the weekend guest of his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Mar
shall. at their home OH Third St
Mrs. Sanford Clifton was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Coul-
ter on Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary f. Evans has return
ed to her residence on Second
street. after spending the winter in
l-ansdowne, Pa. with her grand
daughter. Mrs. Betty Lofland SpOhn.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

Following the play Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Gourley entertained at their
home the members of the cast with
their wife or husband and the dlrec-
tor. Mrs. Hazel Roe and Mr.. Roe.
On Friday. April 25th the play
will be presented in Glendale un-
der the sponsorship of the p. 1. a.
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Frazier and
young son of Georgetown spent the
week k-end with her parents, MIR. ann
Mrs. j. r. McIlvaine. During the
morning church service, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Frazier had their son christen-
cd. Bruce Gerald Frazier.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

Statisticians estimate that inn
proved medical practice saved the
lives of 10000 Americans in World
War ii who suffered wounds which
would have proved fatal in prev
iOluS wars.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

This salad is a spring special
Combine cooked potato with cook,
ed chopped meat and salad dress
ing. Serve with lettuce or cabbage
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

If peeled potatoes are allowed
to soak. they lose some of their
nutritional value. Peel them just
before cooking and keep the peel
ings thin.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-25

Colombia has the worlds larg-
est production of emeralds.
Evening star., 1947-01-26

dentifrice that's specially created to help cle'
many of these danger zoaes!
Don't let anyone tell you dentifrices are I
alike! This cleansing Prescription for Yo
Teeth" contains special cleansing ingredien
You can depend on it for superb polishing Al
cleansing. Why not start using it in ,o~, hous
hold? At once!
Evening star., 1947-01-26

MOTHERS! If your hobby is the care and culture OF
ehiIdhood's happy smiles. remember one OF
the greatest threats TO those bright smiles is
decay. And more than out of cases of ugly
decay start in tioy flaws and imperfections in
the enamel. Perhaps you cas't even see these
tiny cracks and assures Maybe you don't know
they are there unless decay starts! So isn't it
part of good sound Oral Hygiene to use a
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-11-28

policy and program, to author
ize construction of certain fer
tilizer plants as part of said
program, to provide for testing
and demonstrations of fertil-
izer produced in such govern
ment and other plants on a ma
tionwide scale, to provide for
the exploration of fertilizer re-
sources on the public lands -"
Plan presently encompassed under
the bill would include expenditure OF
about SO million for construction OF
a fertilizer plant at Mobile, Ala, by
the government. Reason for location
is that cheap barge freight for haul
ing fertilizer rock from Florida phos-
phate beds to Mobile is available. Also,
because cheap water freight is avail
able up the Mississippi to inland sec
tions of the nation.
The committee in authorizing the
bill also intends that this pilot" plant
should develop phosphate fertilizer OF
As per cent or better of phosphate rock.
Indications are that majority of
the committee strongly favors the bill,
and should it be enacted into law,
the bill would call for setting up of
demonstration farms similar to those
in the IVA, in every county of the
nation. Practical purpose behind this
ic Of course To show farm neOnle
just what can be done in increasing
quantity and quality crop production,
at first hand.
The committee, in holding these
hearings, has learned, among other
things, that, for every ton of fertilizer
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-11-28

placed on American soil per year,
three tons are taken away by crop
production, teaching, etc. Total fig
ures show an annual As million tons
drained off farm acres to only 1.6
million tons replaced. This loss is
particularly noticeable in areas which
are heavy producers of cereal grains
wheat, corn, flax, etc. (See "Fertil-
ize-or Die, page p.
The hearings also brought to light
that phosphate fertilizer production,
with the exception of that produced
by the Tennessee Valley Authority, is
entirely under control of the fertilizer
trust (of which the ACM is representa-
tive in Montana). TVA-produced fer
tilizer retails to farmers at $40 per
ton and is 4S percent phosphate. A
new IVA plant, which has only re-
Gently started operation is producing
phosphate fertilizer containing GO per
cent phosphate. Average trust-pro-
duced fertilizer contains only 20 per
cent phosphate, the balance being
sand and filler.
Besides the construction of plant
at Mobile, S. 1851 would also provide
for extensive investigations of potash
deposits in California, New Mexico
and Utah, preliminary to developing
g potash program similar to the pro-
posed phosphate plant at Mobile.
Members of the senate are: Senator
Capper, Kansas, chairman Aiken,
Vermont; Bushfield, S. D.. Wilson,
Iowa; Young, ND; KEN, Missouri,
Thye, Minnesota; Thomas, Okla; FL
lender, La; Lucas, ILL.,; Stewart,
Tenn; Hoey, NC, and Pepper, Fla.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-11-28

hour symposium following a
dinner sponsored by the Mon
tana Education Association at
the Placer hotel, Helena, last
Friday evening.
Three conclusions on which there
was general agreement, were reached:
1. There should be greater finan-
cial support from the state.
2. Any movement for overhauling
our school system should come from
the grass roots.
8. No special session of the legis-
lature should be called.
Equalization of Funds Needed
The first of these conclusions ties
in with long-needed statewide equali-
cation of funds that equality of edu-
cational opportunity may be had by
every child.
In this connection, school people
present felt that, necessary as is state
wide equalization, the first step
should come with countrywide equali-
cation. Without the latter providing
a. foundation of equality of education
and tax burden, it was felt that state
wide equalization would not be. suffi-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-11-28
Zone Armed Bandit Law
Enforceable Bottomly

and groups on state and county law
enforcement officers.
Bottomly's opinion, which has the
effect of law unless and until it is
overruled by the legislature or the
supreme court, points out that the
1915 law provides that no person may
operate slot machines except under
the provision of the act and "the cost
of enforcing this act' shall be paid out
of the slot machine licensing fund.
The legislature must have intended
such responsibility for enforcement of
the law with regard to unlicensed ma
chimes as well as to seeing that re-
ligious, fraternal, charitable and non
profit club machines are properly IL
Bottomly held, because if it
had any other intention it probably
would have included the language
found in the 1947 act dealing with
Dunch-boards, which provides that en-
'orcement rests with the board of
county treasurers, sher-
ifs and county attorneys.
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