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Evening star., 1947-06-15
Commissioners and Gen. coxtoL Lay Their Fight
For Control of Armory Before Congress

Guards, have the right to call them
out and armorieS are under their
control.
Here the Commissioners have no
such authority over the Guard" he
explained. TT can be called out
only by the President"
Gen. Cox said the armory was
turned over to the FBI by the Dis
trict Guard at the request of Pres
ident Roosevelt and local Guards
men have been standing by ever
since to get it back.
The building will be formally
opened at ceremonies June % at 5
pm. to which the Commissioners
have been invited.
1000 to Be Honored.
Those invited to speak are Com
missioner John Russell Young. Sec
retary of War Patterson and Maj.
Gen. Butler B. Miltonberger, chief
of the National Guard Bureau.
Certificates commemorating their
World War II service will be awarded
to approximately 1000 men during
the ceremony. They are members
of former District Guard units.
These units will be formed at the
ceremony with their old personnel
and unit commanders present.
An incident which famed the
flames of difference between the two
groups involved the application of
the Home Owners Association OF
Metropolitan Washington for use
OF the armory for a convention in
October.
Gen. Cox said the organization ap-
preached him some six months ago
but that he told them the srmory
had not yet been turned back and
he could not be certain about the
dates of the application. However,
he said he Sold homeowners spokes-
men he would not schedule any
other events of civilian nature dur
ing the dates sought.
Want Authority Spelled Out"
Later the homeowners applied to
the Commissioners. The city heads
told them they had come to the
proper source since District build
ings are under the control of the
Commissioners. A letter from the
Commissioners to Gen. Cox On the
matter brought the reply that the
matter was still tentative So the
Commissioners then told the home
owners that, under the circum-
stances, no approval could be given
until the issues were Strengthened
out with Gen. Cox. This has been
cleared up since.
The incident resulted in confer
ences between Gen. Cox and the
Commissioners who asked Corpora
ton Counsel Vernon West where
they stood. Mr.. West told them they
already have authority over the
building, but they asked for a bill
to "Spell it out"
Evening star., 1947-06-15
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While the Commissioners move
ahead with plans to press their pro-
posed bill, Gen. Cox has set up q
citizens committee to advise him on
use of the armory for civilian events.
To Meet June "a.
The committee, he said, would
meet June "a to consider proper
policy for such nonmilitary use of
the facilities.
He invited Engineer Commission
er Gordon r. Young to serve on
the committee, he said, but received
a. reply that Gen. Young wanted to
defer decision. 1t is known, how-
ever, that Gen. Young plans to
refuse.
Asserting that every dime" that
went into the building of the
Armory came from tax funds, Com
missioner Guy Mason asked:
by what authority can Gen.
Cox collect money? Under basic
statute collections of funds by the
District must go into the Treasury" ;"
Asked if the Commissioners would
continue their fight in some other
way should the Budget Bureau re-
| ject their bill, Mr. Mason Said: we
will cross that bridge when we get
to it"
May Appeal to Cure Groups.
1t was believed certain however
that the city heads would not let
the matter drop. They may take
the case to civic groups.
Gen. Cox isn't interested in
running just an armory," COM
mented Mr.. Mason, 'he wants to
run coliseum"
Mr.. Mason said the Commission
ers' bill requires them to get from
Gen. Cox the dates on which the
armory would be used for military
purposes and sets aside portions of
the armory for guard use where
they can keep their secret weapons. "
On dates when the drill hall is not
in guard use, he said, the Commis-
sioners would operate 1t to get
some of our money back"
Gen. Cox said that If the armory
was under guard control for civilian
events there would be an usher force
from the guard interested in the
building and equipment and subject
to discipline for any improper con-
duct.
Il know of no other Guard
armories anywhere in the country
that are under any but military
control" he said. Civilian control
would affect the local Guard in a
most difficult way. can't conceive
of it being allowed to happen"
Formal Opening June 20.
Mr.. Mason said the reason other
armories are under Guard control
was that the Guard is established
On State basis under the Governors.
Thus Governors, at the head of their
Evening star., 1947-06-15
PergIer to Speak Here
On MiIitury Government

Charles Pergler, a legal official for
the American forces in Korea, will
address the Military Government
Section of the Organized Reserve
Corps. Military District of Wash
ington, at 8 pm. tomorrow at 213l
G street NV.
Mr.. Pergler, former dean of the
National University School Of Law
in the District. is on leave from his
overseas duties.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Architects Elect Johnson

Charles r. johnson of the archi-
tectural branch. ONCE of the Army
Chief of Engineers, has been elected
president of the Association of Fed
eral Architects, it was announced
yesterday. Others elected were AL
bert Dunlap, Navy, vice president:
George Wirth, once of the District
Engineer, secretary, and Albert Gus
tafson, Navy, treasurer.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Admiral KeII Given
Curderock Command
By the Associoisd Press

The Navy announced yesterday
assignment of Rear Admiral Claude
o. Kell, Burlingame, Cal, as COM
manding officer and director of the
David w. Taylor model basin at
Carderock, Md. He now is supervisor
and naval inspector of ordnance at
the New York Shipbuilding Corp,
Camden, N. J.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
More Food Condemned

The Food Inspection Bureau OF the
District Health Department con-
demned more than nine tons Of food
and vegetables last week, DR.. Reid r.
Ashworth, director of the bureau an
nounced yesterday. This was some
what higher than the last several
weeks, he said. In seven cases food
dealers were brought into Municipal
Court for health infractions, he also
reported, and fines and forfeitures
amounting to $3.50 were imposed.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Navy Tests PIdne Lights
To Avoid Night Crashes
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

by the Assoelofsd Pfess
To prevent night flying collisions
the Navy is experimenting with
rows and strips of lights installed
on plane wings and tails.
Pilots in formation often become
confused from following the single
pinpoint of light of the plan ahead
the Navy explained yesterday.
One student in Texas, the Navy
tried to Join up" with the
red wing light of another plane only
to discover after the crash that 1t
was the tail light of an oil truck.
Evening star., 1947-06-15

demand for meat as reason fof
the increases. Meat exports through
this month viii be as low as one
third OF the total shipped overseas
during the first six months of l946
he said.
Others Blame Speculation.
Others blamed the rise on specu-
lation in anticipation Of possible
ending of export control on July /
Legislation to extend controls for
another year is before Congress
now. Industry officials insisted the
normal hot weather slump in de-
mand Of meat did not occur this
year.
BY the middle of last week, the
market price for live steers and
yearlings reached an all-time high
of about $26 q hundredweight.
This would mean dressed" beet
would sell for about $50 a hundred
weight, said Joseph B. Danzansky
counsel for the Wholesale Foods
Division of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association.
Cut Down on Purchases
IF retailers are selling choice
steak 10 or IS cents a pound after
costs like that, some one down the
line is taking an awful beating, y
he declared.
Most District retailers, however,
reported top steaks SO cents or
more, while a spokesman for the
wholesalers last night said beef was
up about Z cents a pound at their
level.
Both wholesalers and retailers
said they were resisting the raises
by cutting down on purchases.
There Is no indication of a wide
spread buyers strike. however, they
said. despite a plea from the
Washington Committee for Con-
sumner Protection asking housewives
to stop buying meat until prices
go down.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Arkansas Society to Meet

A luncheon meeting of the Ar
kansas State Society will be held at
l pm. today in the Continental
Room of the Wardman Park Hotel.
New officers for the coming year will
be installed. All Arkansans in
Washington are eligible to attend.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
Tide Tables

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 93, on June IL.
Lowest, T, on February B.
Evening star., 1947-06-15
= -. 81 - *
Weather Report.

River Report.
= fFrom United States Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great rails; Shenandoah clear at
Harpcrs Ferry
Evening star., 1947-06-15
PrseipitAtien,

Monthly precipitation in inches in til
Ca pital tcurrent month to datel:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
jlpior PouliY
skov In Seattle

If a feather will flock to-
Blros when they compete Tor
ether ore the Washington Junior
PIE s,rS Exposition which will be
s sssI in Seattle October 1884, IN
dusive. .h.n q thousand Future
Nole Of America and 4-H Boys
aa Girls Club members are are WORK o:
'na u.averishly to hatch "the big
r .est exposition ever held In the
s.ate ,,;.;on to a colorful display
10 ,; sa chickens, live turkeys,
d "a birds and eggs, there will
dfess - elaborate entertainment
a lam. committee members said.
a.,,l T. Cordill, in his Presi-
X. sd Message, stressed the import
ns # the exposition. He said:
|,ass y poultry leaders of today
3 ~ : ~ the youngsters to become
looA ,. ~ of a greater industry
lne NO near future. an indus
. ~ that will provide not only a
~ J, live livelihood, but will help make
sal ;nston better state in which
sasi l;ue Our so million dollar
% ,, NV soon can grow to a 100
Hla a,;on dollar industry"
ni nluts;cials pointed out that final
.. U must be made by October
~ Entries are divided into two
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Set Project For
Improving Wool

In an effort to secure highest
possible returns for the woods of
its producer members Pacific Wool
Growers is undertaking a project
OF skirting and sorting domestic
woods in cooperation with the Live
stock Branch of the Production &
Marketing Administration of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
according to r. A. Ward, general
manager of the wool cooperative.
The Department has announced
that the project is aimed at inn
proving the competitive position
of domestic wool through the mar
keting of skirted and sorted pro-
duct. The project has been set up
under the Research and Marketing
Act of 1916. Studies will be made
to determine the feasibility and
cost of skirting and sorting domes-
tic wool. The Department has en-
tered into agreements with COOP
erative marketing agencies for
carrying out this project. The CO.
operating agencies will furnish
labor, facilities, graders and sort
erS and the Department will pro-
vide technical supervision and in
spection.
A pilot skirting and sorting pro-
ject has been carried on during the
past year in Texas with Commod-
ity Credit Corporation owned wool
and funds.
Pacific Wool Growers applied
for permission to sort, under the
project, approximately 200, 900 lbs.
of Western OregonW Washington
wool, commonly called Valley wool
and 100000 pounds of farm flock
wool from Eastern Washington,
Oregon and Idaho.
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departments, one for the FLA,
and one for the All Club members
Three internationally known
men will guide the judging events
They are Alex j. Sommerville
OF New Westminster, B. C.,
Harry D: Ried, of Vancouver, B.
c., and j. H. Nichols of Tacoma.
Seattle's public officials and
business leaders have planned an
extensive program of entertain
ment for the young exhibitors.
There will be luncheons, dinners,
tours of industrial plants and
other events to keep the young
sters busy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
FINLEY GRANGE

FINLEY GRANGE
Finley Grange met Oct. 9. A
pinochle party was scheduled for
Oct. IA. Ways and Means COM
mittee has started travelling
basket and it is making the rounds.
The Graces had charge of the
program, which everyone seemed
to enjoy. We were presented two
lovely gavels by Brother and Sis
ter erber. One gavel was made of
redwood burl and the other of
Myrtlewood.
There will be no Grange meet
ing Oct. % but will meet with the
Kennewick Highland on regular
meeting night and will present
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Nylon or silk hosiery will wear
longer and not fade so easily if
washed out in vinegar before they
are worn for the first time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16

the program for the first of the
gavel meetings.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
Lead in Corn Production

Lead IN O0Iu EI00UC110u
The states of Iowa, Illinoios, Ne
braska and Minnesota are the
largest corn-producing states of
the Union. However, corn is a
staple crop and is produced in
every one of our states.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16

Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New
Jersey, Washington and Oregon
are the states in the Union in
which cranberries are grown.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16

40 Let Us Help You Plan a New
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height of good taste than to have hodge-podge
if nondescript furniture.
For Tiny Homes or
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Mr. Kaufman can help you make it picture
pretty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
OREGON LOGGER,
WIFE ARE HAPPY
After Quarter OF Century
They Get Family Of
Three War Orphans

NEW YORK, Aug. 13-W4-An
Oregon logger and his wife cud-
died three war babies today. and
smiled happily-after a quarter of
q century they finlly had a family.
Elmo Wehnert, 40, and his wife,
Gertrude, SO, of Blodgett, Ore,
childless after 2 years of marriage,
met their new family today at La
Guardia field. The babies, a curly
haired, brown-eyed boy and two
biue-eyed girls who we're born in
Denmark refugee camps, arrived
by plane from Copenhagen.
"They are all we expected and
more" said Wehnert. "And they're
So near the same age 1t will be
like having triplets." Erhard Gehr-
man, whose. mother was German
and his father, Danish, is 16
months old.
Rosita Armies is II months and
Ursula Geromin is 20 months.
Olga Holm, a Danish employe
of the American embassy in Dem
mark, accompanied the children
on their transatlantic flight. She
said the Wehnerts had arranged
the adoption of their three war
orphans through the American en-
baSSy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
INTER- AMERICAN
Continued From Page One)

the spirit and the action Of Inter
American policy" he added.
But he had previously pledged
Argentina to abide by majority de-
ciSions.
OF the 20 nations participating,
10 have formally expressed them
selves in favor Of a two-thirds ma
jority vote; Uruguay favored a
simple majority and Argentina
unanimity.
U. S. Assistant Secretary Of
State Norman Armour; Pan Amer.
lean Union Director General AL
berto Lleras -Camargo; Peruvian
Foreign Minister Enrique Carols
Sayan and Panamamanian For
eign Minister Ricardo j. Alfarc
were among today's arrivals.
ALI delegations will be here by
Thursday morning, when U. S.
Secretary Of State George c. Mar
shall, had Of the American dele.
cation, will arrive, accompanied
by Sen. Arthur H. Vandenburg R.
Mich.) and Warren R.. Austin.
United States delegate to the U. N.
Security Council and former Sen.
ator from Vermont.
Everything was reported ready
for the conference at the luxurious
Qu1ntadinha Hotel, near the noun.
tain resort city of Petropolis, 4(
miles northwest Of Rio De Janeiro.
The ~five-story hotel will house
ABOUT 300 guests, including the
chiefs and principal members Of
! the delegations - many of them
with their wives and also mos
OF the journalists covering the
meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
Down On The Farm Era
Vanishing In Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. WD-Nebraska'.
new state song well might be
How va Gonna Keep Them
Down on the FARM"
According to statistics, in the
last 10 years Nebraska boys and
girls not only have left the farms
rapidly but also have LEFT the
state.
DIR. H. c. Filley, professor Of
rural economics at the University
of Nebraska college of agriculture,
said the trend to move away from
tie farm is normal" due large
ly to the fact that Nebraska farms
have been getting larger and few
er in number, while farm families
have increased in size.
"There are twice as many chill
dren born on farms as there are
in the cities" Filley said.
The increase in the size Of the
farm families coupled with the
coming of new and better Farm
machinery has left the farm boy
and girl with time on their hands.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
DECISIVE BATTLE
Continued From Page One)

lures, in the northern district and
later we're driven out by rebel ar
tillery which destroyed the edifice.
Many buildings were destroyed
by artillery fire in northern AS
uncion, some sources said.
The insurgent radio claimed reb-
ell planes sank three small gov
eminent vessels in the Paraguay
river.
The government radio in Assume
ion, heard in Buenos Aires, said
a rebel plane dropped four bombs
on Asuncion this morning and that
two of them exploded, causing no
damage. The only casualty was a
woman who suffered minor injur-
les.
TIE U. s. Embassy in Asuncion,
presumably near the scene of the
heaviest fighting, notified Ameri-
can authorities here that 30 Ameri-
can citizens, mostly women and
children, were living under en-
bassy protection in an Asuncion
hotel.
Some Americans already have
been flown from the capital to Rio
de Janeiro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
ATLANTIC COAST WEATHER

WASHINGTON. Aug, 10. -WJg-
Weather forecast:
Lower Potomac and Chesapeake
bay - mostly southerly winds 10
to IS MPH Thursday, generally
fair weather.
Virginia, Maryland and Eastern
Pennsylvania generally fair con.
tinued warm and humid except
scattered afternoon Thunderstorm
ers IN the mountains Thursday.
Friday scattered thundershowers
Fand not so warm.
Delaware and New Jersey -
fair continued warm and humid
Thursday. Friday scattered thund.
ershowers and not so warm. .
Eastern New York - partly
cloudy continued warm and humid
with scattered afternoon and even.
ing thundershowers west and north
portions Thursday. Friday scatter
ed showers and cooler.
Western New York and western
Pennsylvania partly cloudy con-
tinued warm and humid Thursday
followed by thunderstorms in aft
ernoon> and at night. Friday partly
cloudy and cooler with a few show
ers in east portion.
Block Island to Cape Hatteras -
gentle to moderate southerly winds
and generally fair weather Thurs
day. Visibility rather poor north
portion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
HEAT WAVE
Continued From Pas. a.,

indianapolis, the weather ,,u
said even if showers coo, bureau
weekend, as predicted thew Iii
do little to ease the wids w0~a
crop damage. pGead
The Illinois crop report ,....
said heat and drought hsvs N Y
Illinois corn prospects by sui
9,0O0,O 900 bushels. shows' s''i
needed Immediately to sion II. m
struction, the service said ''
Illinois corn damage va,
in the southern part of tho wo'''
where the federal weather b', na''
said farmers have lost 50 Nov sa
of their crops. Ssa'
At Lincoln, Neb., the state ,4,u
ticians said that Nebraska sn.'
was deterlorating at an inrrs .ol1
rate and that substantial rain
needed soon if the state is ia ~. '
fair crop. N''
The early corn has withstoo IL.
heat wave much better than s ~,
been expected. the statjsj,'
said. but at least 10 per rem, a,
the corn planted late has Fa "
chance to survive. ivan
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
BRITISH LOAN
Continued From Page One)

find out what they have on their
minds"
He denied London rumors that
the United States is considering a
boost in the price it pays for gold
from $35 to $50 an ounce. Such a
step would give Britain and other
countries with gold reserves more
dollars to be used until the Mar
shall plan for European recovery
becomes effective.
Snyder emphasized that the
talks would not 60 further than
the loan agreement"
There has been mo talk, no dis
CUSTOM Of an increase in the price
of gold, he said, although he has
the right under certain circum-
Stances" to increase it.
Rumors that the United States
was ready to take such a step have
cropped up repeatedly in foreign
countries, but they have been de-
MED by Treasury and State Depart
ment officials.
Snyder confirmed that he will
go to London for a September 10
meeting with officials of the Inter
national Bank and monetary fund.
is governor of the fund.
Both Snyder and Secretary OF
State George c. Marshall have en-.
phasized that the British are not
asking for money at this time. IT
also was understood that they are
not asking for any changes in the
interest rate or repayment ar
rangements.
The British specifically are ex
pected to ask for modification OF
the so-called convertability clause
and the import discrimination
clause in the loan agreement.
Both have forced the, British to
make large OUTLAWS in U. S. dol
lars since they became effective.
Snyder and Marshall have dis
agreed over whether these changes
would require congressional ap-
proval. Marshall said he did not
think it was necessary but Snyder
said fatty that it will take Con
gressional action"
Congress and the British Parlia-
ment approved the pact before it
went into effect on July IS, 1916.
If notifications require Congress
sional approval there is no chance
of getting them before next year
unless a special session OF Con
gress is called this fall on foreign
relations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
GAS SHORTAGE
ACUTE IN WEST
Report Says Some Stations
May Be Forced To Close
Before Labor Day

CHICAGO, Aug. 10 - UD - A
shortage of fuel may force some
gas stations throughout the Mid
west to shut down temporarily be-
fore the end Of the summer. In
austry officials said today.
They said petroleum products
we're in short supply in most mid
western states and that major
companies had been rationlns
their products in an effort to pre-
vent any dealers from shutting
Gown.
whether the supplies car last
Through the summer, particularly
owe the big Labor Day weekend.
n doubtful" n industry repres-
Antative said.
At Washington, Robert Fried
man of the Interior departments
gas and oil division. warned today
Of possible shutdowns this month
And next, and said that a critical
shortage existing in Detroit would
be duplicated in other Midwest
sities before October.
Detroit city officials have an
xounced that 1t may become nee
assay to seize all fuel in order tc
make supplies available for essen
Nal use.