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Evening star., 1947-05-18
Old Washington Highs $ Class
Of IS Holds 6lst Reunion

duced amid heavy applause as the
class humorist and orator.
II wish to state" said Mr.. Barr.
that I will be so years old next
month. And becoming man, ! have
put aside childish things"
Following the annual custom, Mrs.
Beyard recalled details Of the class
graduation, when President Cleve-
land handed out our diplomas and
John Philip Sousa's band provided
music"
Reports also were given by Miss
Emma Suter Jacobs, secretary
treasurer, and Mrs. Sallie B. HaT-
per, historian, who read messages
from members unable to attend.
Teacher Pay Raise Urged.
In the only business action, the
group urged Congress to raise
teachers pay in a resolution In
troduced by Mrs. Bates.
Special guests. besides relatives
and friends of the class members.
included L.. G. Hoover, principal Of
Central High School. and Mrs.
Hoover, and Miss May Bradshaw.
principal of Roosevelt High School.
New officers, in addition to Mr..
Dowling, are Mr.. Barr, first vice
president; Mrs. Eta M. Nash, second
vice president: Miss Jacobs, secre-
tary- treasurer; Mrs. Harper, his
torian; Allan Davis, poet, and Mr..
Bates, orator. Other class members
present were Mrs. Mary L. Michall,
Mrs. Minnie H. Myers and Mrs.
Annabelle II. Norton.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Committee on Handling
.0f War Trophies Named

Secretary Of the Treasury Snyder
announced last night organization
of an emergency committee to pro-
mote public safety in the handling
of war trophies which might ex-
plode.
Mr.. Snyder said he was acting on
behalf of the War, Navy and
Treasury Departments, and the Ma
tional Rifle Association, "in the hope
of reversing a tide of casualties
from war trophies, which some
authorities estimate at several
thousand per year"
Another of the committees goals
will be to educate the public to keep
the weapons "out of criminal hands. !"
Mr.. Snyder said.
Chairman of the committee Is
Henry Schneider of the Treasury
Departments alcohol tax unit. Col.
David Kerr of the War Department,
1t. Comdr. T. M. Wanamaker of
the Navy Department and Raymond
Stann OF the rifle group are the
other members of the committee.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
2 D. c. Organizations
Plun Birthduy Parties

The Society of Natives and the
Randle Highlands Citizens Associa-
ton will hold their birthday bap-
quets this week.
+ Senator Chavez, Democrat of New
Mexico, will be guest speaker at the
Natives dinner at pm. Saturday
at the Hotel 2400. The celebration
will mark the Society's 9th year.
"a minstrel show will be presented,
according to Herbert p. Leeman,
president.
At the Randle Highlands dinner,
to be held at Z pm. Thursday in
st. Francis Xavier school hall,
Twenty and O streets Sc,
the Federation Of Citizens Associa-
tions president, Clifford H. Newell,
will speak. It will mark the associa-
tons 41st year, Mrs. Edward B.
Norris, secretary, announced.
Evening star., 1947-05-18

East, crops are reported in satisfac-
tory condition, except In Syria, Leb-
anon and Palestine, where a severe
spring drought caused sharp re-
duction in wheat yields.
Japan-Little expansion in acre
age is possible. With the population
increased substantially, greater inn
ports will be needed during the COM
ing crop year than during the past.
While the department made no
mention of it, it is presumed that
most of the foodstuffs will come
from the United States because OF
continued American control.
China-Drought in central China
has reduced prospects for wheat
and rice. Import needs will continue.
India to Need Imports.
India Substantial imports will be
required until the 1947-48 rice crop
becomes available. The 1947 wheat
crop is believed to be below average,
which would increase further the
need for outside supplies.
The report said food supplies in
the Philippines appear sufficient to
meet normal requirements. Other
importing areas Of the Far East
however, are still seriously short OF
food. These include Java, where the
rice crop is said to be considerably
below the prewar average.
The department noted that in
most of the food producing areas
of the world, notably in the United
States with its record wheat crop,
the crop prospects are somewhat
better than in 1916. I
Some increase is likely in this
years production Of food fats and
oils as well as potatoes and sugar,
but the supply of all these COM
will continue below prewar
levels, the agency said.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
BY A. A. Hoehlinq

Whether it's midwifery or dyna-
hitting or any one of hundreds Of
other trades, skills and professions,
the Veterans Administration will
teach you-as long as you are a
veteran.
Revealing that nearly 2.7oo, 900
men and women have taken advan-
tage OF the GI Bill Of Rights to
learn something, spokesman for
the VA said yesterday that the thirst
for knowledge continues unabated
on the part Of veterans.
The largest single group, approx
mately 100, 900 persons, is that en-
rolled in colleges and universities.
Another large group are the 5000
men and women who are taking
pilots training.
But smaller groups, sometimes
consisting of only a single veteran,
are studying so many and such url-
usual pursuits that statisticians at
the VA say they lost count long ago.
Here are some examples of what
the veterans are doing:
A woman veteran is learning mid
wifery In Kentucky.
A group OF men in Jackson, Miss,
are studying doll furniture construc-
ton.
One or two veterans in Little
Rock are learning how to raise quail.
In Miami, a husky ex-Army pri-
vate is being paid by Uncle Sam to
learn the mysteries of judo.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
VA Loses Count Of Occupations
Being Taught Under GI Bill

At Fort Worth few veterans are
studying the art of fish lure fabrica-
tion.
At a little community near Houma
La, another veteran is becoming
proficient at mink farming.
At Cave Springs, Ark. a veteran
is being taught how to raise rainbow
trout.
A total of 1900 veterans in foreign
schools are learning variety OF
subjects from hair dressing In Paris
schools, to pottery making In Greece
Scattered throughout this country
veterans are also learning how to
determine the sexes of baby chicks
and how to set off charge of dyna-
mite in the most destructive manner
possible.
They also are studying how to be-
come dental mechanics, morticians,
platinum smiths, cabinet makers
fight stewards and tooth brush
bristle settlers in fact, almost
anything.
There's no limit to what person
may study-either by an ION the
job" basis or through direct school
ing.
All veteran needs are discharge
papers and a desire to learn some
thing not specifically prohibited by
State or Federal laws and the United
States Government is ready to pay
the bills. Safecracking is out.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
World Food
Continued From First PageD

to deficit areas during the next II
months, the department said.
Stocks At Ports Are Low.
The heavy drain on reserves OF
food has reduced stocks at ports to
an unusually low level, and all ex-
portable supplies must be moved
from the interior. This will tax
the already overburdened and in
adequate rail and truck facilities OF
many countries" the department
stated.
The food survey summed up con-
ditions in various parts Of the
world as follows:
Western Europe-A severe winter.
extensive floods and labor shortages
have reduced the acreage in winter
food grains below those of year
ago and only small part of this
loss can be made up by spring
planting. There probably will be
larger acreages of sugarbeets, pota-
toes and feed grains and further
recovery in the output of livestock
products.
United Kingdom-Wheat acreage
has been reduced to about two
thirds of last years.
Central and Eastern Europe
Present crop conditions point to a
somewhat large production of
grains. However, Southern Italy and
parts of Greece, Bulgaria and Ro-
mania are badly in need of rain
and some crop deterioration has
been been reported.
Russian Outlook Better.
Russia-The 1947 crop outlook ap-
pears to be better than last year,
but the final outcome of crops
will depend largely upon weather
conditions in the last half of May
and in June.
North Africa-The grain acreage
in French North Africa is above
last years but no large net exports
of grains are expected. In the rest
Of North Africa and in the Middle
Evening star., 1947-05-18
OLeury
Continued From First Page.)

supply bills. They will express this
doubt by launching a fight in the
Senate tomorrow to postpone con-
sideration of the tax bill until mid
June, to see how much actually is
trimmed from the budget.
Indications are that this post
ponement move will produce close
vote, following party lines with few
exceptions. The present lineup in
the Senate is 81 Republicans to A
Democrats, with one Democratic
seat (that OF Senator Bilbo, of Mis-
sissippD vacant. COP lieutenants
believe they will hold slim major
ity to beat the postponement.
Democratic strength is expected
to reach its peak on the postpone
ment move. Once the bill is taken
up, party lines will not hold as rigid
ly on the form tax reduction should
take, or when 1t should start.
Other Strategy Outlined.
This was reflected last night in a
statement issued by Senator Mag
nuson, Democrat, of Washington
who announced he will support one
alternative plan for tax reduction
and debt retirement, although he
will first 60 along with the Demo-
cratic move to defer action until
June Is or later. BY that time, he
said, sit will be generally known
what actual budget cuts have been
achieved"
If the Democratic drive for post
ponement fails, it probably will be
followed by other attempts to alter
the Republican program, including
these proposals:
/. To put off the effective date
of any tax cut until January. 1948.
Exemption Rise Favored.
2. To give low-income groups a
bigger share of the reduction by
rising the current exemption of $500
per person, as a substitute for the
COP plan of applying percentage
cuts on all incomes, at varying rates.
Reliable sources predicted last
night, however. that If the Demo-
Gratis fail to win a postponement,
they are not likely to muster ma
jority later to change materially the
tax reductions reported out by the
Republican controlled Finance Com
mittee.
Chairman Millikin, Republican, of
Colorado, filed the Finance Com
mittee report yesterday in support
Evening star., 1947-05-18
bid !! als
Del oIlie !
r Asseela - Pfs1s

MclgIREAI.. Nay II. echnical
I'd ecouofnic Nork AZ the 1S1ternA-
tional civil Avis tinn Orsaxizetion
1shnpcd III quick1y this q
committees adoptiz1G m accelcrated
routine after eight days spent II
|ousting Spain to quality for . work
ling agreement with the United Ma
lions
with fairly delanite picture of
the first assembly OF the newly
born organization possible It -
came evident that TIE Anal results
viii total up to- considerably less
than the optimistic expcctatiOns i1
advance of the opening On May Z.
II Is extremely unlikely. Tor ex-
ample, that . world agreement win
|be reached on exchange Of com-
|merciai air rights
Increasing interest was shown il
q multiIateraI pact, and some Ameri-
cans expressed themselves privately
as feeling this trend Is almost cer-
tain TO lead to an agreement IN Z
year or two.
The commission On financial and
technical aid will present = de-
tailed general policy Monday for
helping countries unable to main
tain air facilities essential to inter-
national flying.
The technical commission averted
la serious fight over move to limit
runway length as an economy move,
and decided simply to call for d
study Of the cost problem.
The economics commission agreed
to a further study Of air mail pay.
The Policy Committee decided
to elect. a full council Immediately
instead Of holding one seat open
for Russia.
The assembly voted 81 to 0 to
admit Italy to membership.
The proposed budget OF about
s.. .00o, 900 is supported only by the
United States, other nations insist
ing that 1t be cut.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Four Alumni Nominated
For Trustees at 6. w. U.

Four alumni of George Washing
ton University have been nominated
by the executive committee of the
schools General Alumni Association
for two positions as alumni trustees
on the university board of trustees.
Those nominated are Robert E.
Freer, member of the Federal Trade
Commission, who is running for
another term; Frank A. Howard.
recently retired president Of the
Standard Oil Development Co. Of
New Jersey; George w. Neville, at
torney, who was president Of the
alumni association in 1912 and i943,
and DR.. Edgar Snowden, a former
professor of hygiene at the medical
school,
Evening star., 1947-05-18
|Corcoron Gallery Plans
Battlefront Artists Show

An exhibition of Significant War
Scenes" by battlefront artists will
open Saturday at the Corcoran CAL
lery of Art and continue through
June Is.
The artists were commissioned
by the Chrysler Corp. K. T. Keller,
president OF the corporation, will
attend q private opening and re-
,.eption at the gallery on Friday.
Evening star., 1947-05-18

mittee opens hearings tomorrow on
general tax law revisions which
Chairman Knutson predicted would
mean additional tax reductions in
1948. es- sar
Secretary Of the Treasury Snyder
has been invited to appear as the
first witness. The committee will
seek to learn from him whether the
Administration, opposing tax slash
ing now. would approve easing Of
levies next year.
Some committee members hope
also to get word from Mr.. Snyder
whether President Truman will veto
the current slash If Congress puts
1t on his desk.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Mother of Actress Dies

HOLLYWOOD, May II (P).-Mrs
Anna Macdonald, 10, mother oi
Actress Jeanette Macdonald, died
today of a heart ailment. Burial
will be in Philadelphia where an
other daughter, Mrs. Bernard
Schmiter, resides.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
Bar Group to Elect

Annual election of officers of the
Women's Bar Association of WASH
ington will be held at pm. Tuesday
at the Woman's National Demo-
cratic Club, 1926 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1947-04-10
385 Held in Roundup
OF Berlin Criminals
By the Assoeiofsd Press

BERLIN, April 1o.-Gern1an po-
lice and Allied troops In the British
and American sectors OF Berlin had
rounded up 1886 persons by noon
today In series Of raids, part Of q
four-power operation, to stamp out
the causes of the city's high crime
rate.
No figures were available In the
French and Soviet sectors, where
thus far the raids have been treated
as top secrets.
Mai. Gen. Frank A. Keating,
American deputy military governor,
said IS persons had been taken into
custody in the American sector:
British officials said 800 had been
detained there.
The roundup was begun at 0 pm.
last night.
-Four companies OF British in-
fantry, assisted by 1000 German
policemen, conducted the raids IN
the British sector. A smaller num-
Der OF American troops and 1000
German police were assigned the
task In the American zone. The
number of men involved In the
Soviet and French sectors was not
announced,
Evening star., 1947-04-10
Damage Is Slight
In California Quake
=
BY the Assoeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, April 1o.-A
sharp earthquake, subsiding into
q long, rolling tremor lasting
almost a minute. rocked most OF
Southern California at 1859 am
today (1o:59 am. EST, but there
were no immediate reports of
loss of life or serious damage.
Seismologists at California Insti-
tute of Technology. Pasadena, said
the Quake's length indicated that II
was deep seated and probably severe
In some locality.
But quick check of key points
from Santa Barbara to the Imperial
Valley city of El Centro, disclosed
no severe loss.
A bank window was broken In
Glendale and there were reports OF
minor damage In the artists colony
of Laguna Beach.
1t was felt only lightly In Santa
Barbara, to the north, and San
Bernardine, TO the east. Ell Centro
said it was not recorded there. A
Ca1tech source earlier had said that
1t might have been centered In that
section. hit periodically by mod
erately severe quakes.
The shock also went unnoticed in
the Owens Valley, where Los An
geles' water supply was disrupted by
the last severe California quake, !
March Is, 1946.
Occupants of Phoenix tAriz.l office
buildings and hotels reported they
felt . slight swaying.
Evening star., 1947-04-10
Threat Of Steel Strike Laid
10 Delays by Congress
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

PITTSBURGH, April 10.-Ominous
speculation on a possible steel strike
today drew from an industrial source
the statement that responsibility for
work stoppage would lie In Wash
ington-unless Congress shows the
industry and the union path out
of their troubles.
Much of the contract discussions
has hinged on what Congress in
ten6s to do about labor legislation
and portalsto-partol pay" an indus
trial spokesman declared. Con-
gress should do something else
the responsibility for a strike Is
theirs" 8
+ A source close to the CIO United
Steelworkers Union stated there is
no doubt there Is considerable anx-
iety over the possibility of a strike y
Such talk stemmed from gloomy
reports that serious hitch has de-
veloped in contract negotiations be-
tween five major United States steel
subsidiaries and the union.
Speculation also followed an
nouncement by Philip Murray. pres
ident of the CIO and the Steelwork-
ers, that the unions Executive Board
would meet here April 1920 and the
170-man Wage Policy Committee
would convene April 81.
Evening star., 1947-04-10
7rumon Depends on Wallace.
Pepper to Support Porty in ,48

He has no desire, the President
asserted, to read anybody out Of
the Democratic Party.
Asked If that also could apply to
Mr.. Wallace, whom the President
oisted as Secretary OF Commerce,
Mr.. Truman replied, certainly. Mr..
Wallace did not attend the dinner.
Senator Pepper called at the
White House today with a group OF
other Southern members Of Con.
gress. Asked about the President.
statement, he said:
THE President certainly is right
II have been in the Democrats
Party directly and ancestrally fol
. long time and / have no idea o.
getting out Of it.
we Democrats differ with eacf
other hi primaries, but We don't
leave our ancestral home
Evening star., 1947-04-10

President Truman told his news
conference today that he expected
former Vice President Wallace and
Senator Pepper. Democrat, OF Flor
ida 10 campaign for the Democratic
ticket next year.
Senator Pepper, White Hfuse
visitor today, later told reporters
the President Is right.
The question was brought up at
the news conference In the light Of
recent statement by Gael Sullivan,
executive director Of the Demo
cratic National Committee, that nc
help was wanted from the two men
who strongly differed with the adj
ministration on foreign policy.
Mr.. Truman replied that Senator
Pepper was at the Democratic JET
ferscn Day dinner Saturday night
and that he had = ve1y pleasant
chat With him.
Evening star., 1947-04-10
10 Pet. Fare Increase
Granted One Railroad; !;
Eastern Boost Seen
New Haven Action by ice
Apparently Poves Way for
Rise on so Other Lines
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Interstate Commerce
Commission today authorized
the New York, New Haven d
Hartford Railroad to increase It's
basic passenger fares by approx
imately 10 per cent.
The action apparently paved the
way for a similar increase through
out the Eastern territory, east Of
the Mississippi River and north OF
the Ohio and Potomac Rivers. since
so other railroads serving this ter
ritory have made requests for pas
senger fare increases identical with
those asked by New Haven.
In all cases the railroads have
pleated that increased operating
costs have made passenger fare In
creases essential to help reduce def
icit operations in the passenger
service end of the railroad business.
The New Haven company pio-
neered the proposed increases by
filing a petition asking them in
January. The other Eastern rail-
roads followed suit in separate
proceeding shortly afterward.
The commission granted New
Haven authority to increase inter-
state basic one-way passenger fares
in coaches from 90 cents to 2.5 cents
per mile and in parlor and sleeping
cars from 3.3 cents to 3.5 cents per
mile.
New Haven asked that 1t be al
lowed under these revisions to estab-
lish a minimum fare of 20 cents on
its line, but the commission ruled
the minimum should be Is cents.
Communication Request Deferred.
The New Haven and other Eastern
lines also have asked upward re-
visions of Interstate communication
fares, but this request has been
made a separate proceeding on
which hearings will be held in New
York April %.
OF today's grant, the ICC said.
'We find that the increased in
terstate standard or basic fares pro-
posed are necessary in order that
the travel hereunder may make a
fair contribution to the revenues
needed by the New Haven to en-
able it, under honest and efficient
management, to provide adequate
and efficient service, at the lowest
cost consistent with the furnishing
of such service, to meet the needs
of commerce, the postal service and
the national defense"
Evening star., 1947-04-10
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. April
10.-The United States demand
ed today that the Security Coun-
Gil defer action on a Soviet pro-
posal which would place Ameri-
can aid to Greece under United
Nations supervision.
Warren r. Austin, head of the
American delegation, in a long reply
to Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei A. Gromyko's attack on
President Truman's program, de-
clared the Council should take no
action on the Soviet proposal Until
after Congress had approved .sises ...Te
administration plan and agreements
had been reached between the
United States and Greece and Tur-
key.
I'VE would then be in position
to Judge calmly and effectively and
in the spirit OF unanin1ity which ]
hope will prevail in this Council the
merits of the Soviet proposal" he
said.
While opposing action on the So
Wet resolution, Mr.. Austin pressed
for immediate approval of his own
proposal that the u. N. Balkan In
vestigating Commission leave rep
resentatives to watch over the trou-
bled situation in Northern Greece
until the Council had acted on the
commission forthcoming report.
Meanwhile Poland announced
that she would call on the United
Nations to establish an international
relief agency, such as UNRRA, to
Evening star., 1947-04-10

Company and union officials
put their stamp Of approval on
a proposal to settle the long
lines phase Of the Nationwide
telephone strike today and sent
1t to the national union Policy
Committee for approval or re-
lection.
There was no certainty that the
agreement, even II accepted by the
Policy Committee, would serve as q
basis for ending the four-day walk
out and sending any of the 800, ,00o
strikers back to work.
The agreement, which would send
some issues to arbitration, affects
Evening star., 1947-04-10
154 Die / 600 HURT IN PANHANDLE TORNADO
Russios March to World Rule
Must Be Halted, ConnoIIy Says
Soviet Hungers for Lond. Senator Claims
In Booking U. S. Aid to Greece, Turkey

wants TO be friendly with the So
Wet Union. He served notice, how
ever, that "if she wants United
States friendship. let her:
Cease to inf1ltrate other coun-
tries.
Cease to employ her armies as
a threat to her neighbors.
Respect the sovereignty and In
tegrity Of other nations.
Perform her obligations to the
United Nations to promote peace
and peaceful settlements.
In blunt answer to the Monday
speech of Andrei A. Gromyko, Rus
sian representative to the Security
Council, in opposition to the pend
ing bill, Senator Connally charged !:
mfr. Gromyko, of course, does not
want Greece or Turkey to receive
aid from the United Nations or from
the United States"
The Texas Senator, who, with
Senator vandenberg, Republican, of
Michigan, helped found the United
Nations, said fatty that If the ques-
ton of aiding Greece and Turkey
were put up to the world organiza-
ton Russia would use the veto.
This also was an answer to the
chief argument of those who oppose
the bill in this country, namely, that
the bill bypasses U. N.
Senator Connally's militant speech
came as the Senate settled down to