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Evening star., 1947-10-20
U.S.. Agencies to Check Abuse
Of Sick Leave by Employees
Civil Service Commission Authorizes
Demund for Doctors Certificates

taken the average number OF days
off because of sickness.
Federal workers are entitled to
Is days. sick leave a year and some
of them are reported to have abused
this privilege by taking the full Is
days, whether they were sick or not.
Under the new policy, if the en-
ploye is unable to present a doctor s
statement, the agency will deduct the
time from the employees 26 days an
nual leave. Or, conceivably, the
employe could be fired.
Government officials, however, ex-
pect that the main effect of the new
policy will be to prevent further
abuse of sick leave benefits. Now
that employees know that they need
a medical certificate to back up
absences, they will not take sick
leave if they are not i'll, Government
officials believe.
Federal officials stress that the
fSee SICK LEAVE page Al
Evening star., 1947-10-20
By Joseph Young

The Civil Service Commission
today cracked down on abuse of
Government employees sick leave
privileges.
1t authorized all Federal depart
ments and agencies to require doc
tors certificates from employees
whenever they take sick leave.
Agencies now may demand med
ical certificates whenever the sus-
picion arises that an employe is
abusing sick leave privileges. The
employe will have to produce his
physicians statement attesting to
his sickness during the time he took
off.
It Is expected that most bureaus
now will demand doctors state
ments in the cases of chronic absen-
tees and not in the cases of en-
ployes who in the past have only
Evening star., 1947-10-20
VishinskY Set 10 Open
Last-Diteh Opposition
To Balkans Watch
Russia Formally Asks
U. N. to Order Troops
Withdrawn From Greece
By the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-Russia
formally demanded today that
the United Nations Assembly
reverse a decision of the 57-na-
ton Political Committee and
order United States and British
military personnel out of Greece
The new Soviet demand came as
Soviet Deputy Foreisn Minister
Andrei Y. vishinsky prepared to be-
gin last-ditch fight against formal
creation Of an American-sponso
U. N. border watch in the Balkans
The Russian proposal to revive the
already defeated Soviet resolution
was submitted in a letter to DR..
Oswaldo Aranha of Brazil, Assembly
president, asking that the question
be placed on today's calendar for
the plenary sessions at Flushing
Meadow Park.
Double Defeat Expected
A Soviet source said Mr.. Vishinsky
expected to speak for about an hour
and forty minutes on the Greek
Balkan issue.
Revival of the original Soviet
move to blame the Balkan troubles
on the United States and Britain
and Russia's fight against the
watchdog" committee foreshadowec
a double Soviet defeat.
The assembly failed today In 9
new effort To break the three -weei
deadlock between India and tht
Soviet Ukraine in the contest fol
the Security Council seat which
Poland will vacate December 81.
Today's first ballot, the tenti
since the contest began Septembe
30, gave the Ukraine 29 and Indi,
"a. A two-thirds majority of thos,
present and voting-35 votes-wa
necessary for election.
The ninth ballot on October CAV
the Ukraine 80 and India "a.
Further Voting Postponed. .
On a second attempt, the It'll
ballot, the vote was:
The Ukraine 30, India Is.
DR.. Oswaldo Aranha Of Brazil
assembly president, then postponed
further voting on this contest.
The Assembly turned to the cleo
tion of two new members to tn,
| TruSteeship Council.
Three Major Setbacks,
Russia has suffered three majo
setbacks in committees in attempt
ing to lay the blame for the Greel
border troubles on the Greek gov
ernment and foreign interference
and absolve Yugoslavia, Albania
and Bulgaria. These we're:
l. The 57-national Political Com
mittee approved an American reso
luton, 36 to 6. with the Soviet bio
only in opposition, to set up tn
watchdog commission and midi
condemn the three Soviet satellites
The Assembly must now take fna
action on the proposal.
2. The Political Committee re
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Late News;
Bulletins
Nozi Loses Appeal Here

NoZi LOSES appear mere
The Supreme Court split,
"A, today in refusing to inter-
fere with a life sentence i'm
posed by a military court at
Nuremberg, Germany, on Field
Marshal Erhard Mich for war
crimes. The courts refusal
was announced in an order
which said Justices Black,
Douglas, Murphy and Rutledge
favored hearing the case to
decide whether the tribunal
had jurisdiction. Justice Jack
son, chief American prosecutor
at the Nuremberg trials, took
no part in consideration of
Milch's case.
Soviet Korea Plan Rejected
The United States has for
mally rejected Russia's pro-
posal that Soviet and Ameri-
can occupation troops with
draw simultaneously from
Korea. The State Department
today made. public a message
from Undersecretary Lovett to
Russian Foreign Minister Mol
otov last Saturday saying this
question must be considered
an integral part" of the solu-
ton submitted by the United
States to the United Nations
Assembly on Friday.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
FoirIy Severe Quake
Recorded in New York
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-An earth
quake, described as fairly severe,
was recorded on seismographs at
Fordham University here and Bos-
ton College last night.
The Rev. Joseph j. Lynch, seis-
mologist at Fordham, said the first
shock was recorded at 8:51:56 pm.
and the second at 8:59:08. He esti-
mated the distance at 3,400 miles,
but the direction was undetermined.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Capital Transit
To Ask Another
are Increase
Action Will Be Token
Regardless of Boards
Decision on Wages
PUBLIC HEARING begins on re-
quests for telephone rate boost.
Page B-1

PUBLIC HEARING begins on re-
quests for telephone rate boost.
Page B-1
The Capital Transit Co. gave
notice today it will ask the Pub
lie Utilities Commission for an
additional fare increase due to
declining revenues, regardless of
the outcome of the current wage
hearings before an arbitration
board.
The statement that another boost
the last one was granted last
May-was made to the board by j.
Edward Heberle, vice president and
controller of Capital Transit, when
the wage hearings were resumed
this morning at the Raleigh Hotel.
Mr., Heberle did not say how large
fare would be asked. The arbi-
tration board, however, had been
told earlier In the wage hearing
that the company might have to
ask for cash fare of IS cents or
two rides for a quarter on street
cars and buses.
In his statement today Mr. Heberle
said: This is a very disturbing
thing, as 10 cents has been consid-
cred the top for transit fares"
Presents Exhibits on Revenue.
He presented exhibits designed to
show the declining revenues of the
company despite fare increase to a
l0-cent cash fare with $3.50 week
ly pass. This increase. which did
away with tokens, was granted May
II by the Public Utilities Commits
sion. Before that the fare had been
three rides for quarter and $1.25
for the weekly pass.
1t was learned from a company
source that the present $1.50 weekly
pass could be withdrawn without the
formality of PUG hearing Officials
said the company instituted the
weekly pass voluntarily in 1888.
Passenger revenues for September
were below those of June, Mr..
Heberle said. Projecting anticipated
revenues into the next II months,
he foresaw deficits for December,
January, February and March, as
we'll as for July, August and Sep
tember. :. -ess A-r
He told the board that benefits
from the fare increase are disap-
pearing." Declining tariff, he said,
will throw us into deficits" and
"this calls for an increased fare
request" even though there be no
additional wage increases.
Union Wants 800 Raise.
The union Is asking for q IS per
cent pay raise for about 1000 en-
ployes as well as sick leave with
pay. more liberal vacation pay and
other benefits.
Mr.. Heberle presented these
figures showing passenger revenues
since the May ii fare increase:
June, $2.300,00o: July. $2,299, 900:
August, $2,179.00O, and September.
$2,2l3,000. He said total passenger
revenues for the first nine months
of this year was SIS, ,726 900 while the
net income for the same period was
S246, 900.
Mr.. Heberle said that estimates
of the results of future operations
are submitted regularly to the COM
pany's board of directors. He placed
in evidence the following table Of
estimated net income with present
wage costs for the IL months ending
with September, 1948:
Evening star., 1947-10-20
$34.952

IL months $34, ,952
Mr.. Hebrele explained that In the
spring the tourist business here
brings gain, which is followed by
decline in passenger revenues be-
cause of vacations, end Of school
terms and other factors.
Wages Called Greatest Element.
Mr.. Heberle told newspapermen
later that wages are "the greatest
single element in our increased costs
as compared with prewar COSTS"
He pointed out that a substantial
number of employees making $ls0
an hour overtime after they have
finished their regular days work at
N.20 an hour.
Mr.. Heberle said that public re-
sistance to higher fares resulting in
fewer street car and bus passengers
was the smallest element in the
situation. He declared that more
automobiles, which take business
away from the transit company, and
fewer employees now working for
the Government are important
factors.
A manpower shortage causing ex-
cessive overtime payments and
better service for fewer people, be-
cause of extended buslines, also
are factors contributing to the de-
creased net earnings, officials said.
Closes Main Case.
The company closed is main case
during the morning session. Eli z.
Oliver, union spokesman. announced
there would be no cross examination
Of company officials.
During discussion of the check.
off for union dues, the Hartley
Act was brought up. Mr.. Oliver
said the new labor law probably
will not be interpreted for 40 years"
II don't believe Mr.. Taft and
Mr.. Hartley, together could tell
what the law means" he said.
Mr.. Oliver objected to any pro-
visions of the act being written
into the new wage agreement by
the arbitrators, explaining the law
may be held unconstitutional or !
revised, whereas the agreement Will
run for year.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
No Meat Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the third meat
less Tuesday in the food con-
servation drive. If you want
to help in the Nation wide vol
u1tary plan to save vitality
needed food, plan today to eat
no meat tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
DeGauI|ists Top
Communists and
Other Parties
Substantial Lead
Held in Returns From
% Of 81 Big Cities

FRENCH UNION LEADERS vote
today on call for general strike.
Page AS
Evening star., 1947-10-20

(See u. N, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-10-20

Sunny and dry. highest 7s this afternoon
Tonight, clear and cool: lowest, IS. Tonor-
row sunny and warm In afternoon. Gull re-
port on page A-2)
Evening star., 1947-10-20

tSee SICK LEAVE, Page A-40
Evening star., 1947-07-13
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Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
MILFORD AIRPORT NEWS

The past two weeks have been
busy ones at the Milford Airport.
Those Milford citizens who have
followed aviation know that usu-
ally it takes years for an airport
to develop. However, rapid prog
ress has been made by Willard
Jackson, the owner, toward Civ
ing Milford a first class airport.
This can be attested by the recent
visit of the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration officials of the Cam
den, n. j., district Office, when
much favorable comment was
made by them.
New students have entered the
flying program recently and some
have advanced rapidly enough to
solo in eight hours, the minimum
hours before solo in a G.. A. A.
approved flying school. Bruce
Alden, Ed. Burlingame, Ralph Scott.
Walter Quering and Merritt, Lane
have the distinction of being the
first five students to make their
dual and solo cross country flights.
! Ou luG OOlO CIOoO-COuulIy nlSllI Tile
boys went to York, Pa, then to
Wilmington, and returned to Mil
ford.
Many student pilots when on
solo cross-country fights hope for
the opportunity to remain over
night at a town because of wea-
ther conditions or other factors
Merritt Lane has been the only
student from Milford having that
experience. While on his sole
cross-country he remained at Will
mington one night because of in.
clement weather.
Since the word has passed among
flying enthusiasts that Milford nov
has an airport, many airplanes
have landed there. Among then
were Pipers, Aeroncas, Luscombes
Beech Bonanzas, Navions, BT-13's S
ATS and twin-engine Cessna s
By this record it can be seen tina
the airport is capable of handling
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
SUSSEX CENTRAL HOSPITAL
GROUP OUTLINES SPECIAL
GIFTS DRIVE
lcontlnued from flrst pace,

In Millsboro, according to Hugh
Davis, chairman at that point, the
average donation per person has
been $100.
Need OF Hospital Established
Attending the meeting were: H.
w. T. Purnell, chairman of the
board of directors of Sussex Hos
pital, Inc, Howard S. Abbott, Har-
ry S. Smith, Robert Tunnell, Wal
ter Smith, James M. Tunnell, Jr,
Albert Farley, Fred Goggin, G.. d..
Sapp, Elwood Workman and Hous-
ton Wilson.
With increasing evidence of the
need for such a hospital as is plan
ned in the construction of Sussex
Central Hospital, Inc, in George
4 town, and the site considered one
easily accessible to all parts of the
county, the fact that such hos
pital would be self-supporting has
been pointed out recently.
( 1t was learned from an authori-
tative source that in such a hospi-
tai as is planned, go per cent oc-
cupancy can show, and national
figures bear out the assertion of a
possible gain of $17,S47.30 per
year after all expenses and other
hospital overhead has been paid.
Seen Self-SuppOrting
This statement answers the ques-
tion of those uncertain as to the
possibility of a hospital located in
Georgetown as being self-support'
ting.
The board members (were very
pointed in making the announce
iment that such a hospital should
in all probability, be paying
proposition following actual con
struction and equipping for medi
cal use.
With this important fact before
the public and with the belief tina
building conditions will be on {
more stable basis and building
costs lower, prospects for the erec
ton and maintenance of the hos
pital seem assured, according tt
spokesman for the board of di
, rectors, this week.
The Special Gifts Committee
which has been laying the groun'
work for a concentrated campaign
to begin in Georgetown immedi
ately and in other communities be
. ginning next week, has reporte
enthusiastic response. The Specia
Gifts Committee is under the di
rection of Mr.. Purnell. Howard s
Abbotteis chairman for the George
town area.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28

all civilian single-engine airplanes
and light twin-engine planes.
Among recent visitors were Cap
tain Lockwood Pratt of Washing
ton, d. c., who few in Navy SNJ
and also j. S. Rose, Philadelphia
manager of the Cleveland Wreck
ing Co., who was piloted in a
Beech-Monanza One of the Bon
anza pilots who flies in to the Mil
ford airport frequently is Harry
Pack.
I Many pilots and businessmen
have stated they are glad Milford
now has an airport because it
makes their business ventures to
and from Milford so much simpler
and also affords them going fa-
cilities at an ideal location. AS
more businesses and business men
grasp the significance of growing
air travel in the U. s., Milfordians
can expect to see more air-travel
in and out of the Milford airport.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
FIFTH GRADE TO VISIT
PHILADELPHIA DEC.

On Thursday, December 4, the
fifth grade will make its annual
trip to Philadelphia. For several
years now the teachers of that
grade have been taking their chill
dren to Philadelphia about this
time Of the year to visit some of
the historical places and a few of
the museums.
These trips are prepared for in
the class room with the teachers
and pupils cooperating together in
planning for it. The children are
guided to study the places to be
visited. When they return there
will be much discussion and much
written work handed in about the
trip. The trip is in full accord
with modern education. The Mil
ford board, realizing the educa-
tional significance of such activi-
ties has given it's approval.
The class will leave from the
elementary school at GAS a. m. in
John Annnett's buses and they will
return to the elementary school al
approximately $3.50 p. m. If they
are late please bear in mind the
fact that they have taken a long
trip and visited many places.
The agenda for the day is as
follows: They will visit Conven.
tion Hall, Betsy Ross House, Ole
Christ Church, the Cathedral of st
Peter and st. Paul, the Franklin
Institute, the Museum of Natura
History and the Aquarium. TIL,
high point of the trip will be tht
! Planetarium lecture in the Insti
tute which win feature the Christ
mas sky and special Christmas mu
sic. This will take place at abou
800 p. m. 1t is possible that W,
may not have time to take in boil
of the last two places mentioned.
The class is anticipating a Crane
day and they are sorry that it il
impossible to take all parent
with them.
The Elementary p. T. A. is spon
soring a benefit movie which will
be shown at the Plaza, Decembe
10 and IL. The title of the pictur
is Something in the Wind" Th
show will also feature a "Bo,
Scout" short which should be o
interest to all local scouts.
The pupils of the fourth, fiftl
and sixth grades are being aske
to sell tickets. The p. T. A. is un
dertaking this project in order t
raise money to be used in ou
school. We hope the public Wi
respond generously.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Add Corner Cupboard

When remodeling don't overlook
the possibilities of corner cupboards
in the dining room. They utilize
space otherwise largely wasted and
provide wealth of storage space.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
seaweed Jelly

A new king of seaweed jelly, use
full in ice creams, confectionery
icings and the like. is the subject Of
a patent recently issued. 1t is q
mixture of ammonium or sodium
alginate With calcium alginate.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28

Ancient Turtles Found
Fossil findings show that turtles
have existed on earth for one hun
ired million years.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Health Board Institute
For Local Boards
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provide for the establishment and
maintenance of State Board of
Health which shall have supervi-
sion of all matters relating to pub
lie health with such powers and
duties as may be prescribed by law;
and also for the establishment and
maintenance of such Local Boards
of Health as may be necessary, to
be under the supervision of the
State Board to such extent and
with such powers as may be pre-
scribed by law"
DR.. Niles, who has already issued
invitations to all the local boards of
health to participate in the institute
will preside at the sessions, and the
speakers will include DIR. Edwin
Cameron, executive secretary for
the State Board Of Health; Richard
c. Beckett, state sanitary engineer,
who is making the arrangements
for the meeting; and other mem
bers of the State Board of Health.
Towns in Delaware which have
local boards of health include
Bellefonte, Bethany Beach, Blades
Bowers. Bridgeville. Camden. Ches-
void, Clayton, Dagsboro. Delaware
City, Delmar. Dover. Elsmere. Far
mington, FELTON,, Frankford, F'rede-
RIGA. GEORGETOWN, Greenwood. Har-
ringt0n. Kenton. laurel, Iewes
MAGNOLIA. Middletown. Milford
Millsboro. Milton, New Castle
Newark. Newport. RehOboth. Sea.
ford. Selbyville, Smyrna. Townsend
and Wyoming.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Big Scrubbing Job
Down to a Science

NEW Notwithstanding the
equivalent of 5000 tiled bathrooms
Cnce a week may seem a gigantic
job, but it has been boiled down to
a seven-hour performance by main
tenance men of the Holland tunnel,
busiest vehicular tunnel in the
world.
The four walls of the tunnel ex-
tend a total of more than six and
four-tenths miles and are covered
with 350,000 square feet of tile.
More than 15,000,000 motorists
drive through it each year, but a
crew of only four men is sufficient
TO keep it clean.
The job requires more than $500
gallons of detergent and 10000 of
water. The detergent is sprayed on
each wall by a truck moving at to
13 miles an hour. A second truck
follows a few minutes later to give
the tiled surface a water rinse.
The tunnel is cleaned at night, sc
as to interfere as little as possible
with traffic. Each wall can be done
in about 30 minutes. but the entire
lob requires about seven hours he
cause of time needed for refillins
the tanks with water and detergent
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
THE LOW DOWN FROM
HICKORY GROVE

A pet subject with me and one
l choose to scribble on, and often,
is private enterprise. And before
going further, my definition, of
private and free enterprise" if
l was to put it down like in a
dictionary, it would be, "the right
to prosper in proportion to how
much you choose to perspire."
Some folks being allergic to
sweat is why, l reckon, it is easy
to pick up followers here and there
and in quite goodly numbers
who will lend an ear and vote
to the will-o-wispy arguments fOl
turning business and all our prob
lens over to Uncle Samuel-ant
let him do our perspirinx.
And also when we listen to the
glib takers proposing the Govt
should take overland the people
have the profit-we halfway agre,
if the gent is talking about som,
other business, and not ours. Blu
if the gent was to edge over to
ward our business-if we are
barber, or a plumber, or are in tn
suit and dress business, we woul
say, hold your horses brother
none of that-not on your tintyp
none of that socialism for us.
Yours with the low down,
10 SIERRA
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Researchers Study BrOiler
Chick Egg Supply Problem
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viding a supply of eggs. Pens of
layers hatched during every month
of the year are being studied at the
University poultry plant to deter
mine which month or combination
of months is best to produce a uni
form number of Matching eggs for
brOiler chicks.
: w. G. SkOglund, assistant re-
search professor in poultry, who is
in charge of this research, reports
that records are being kept on total
egg production, egg size, and hatch
ability on each of the various pens.
Up to the present he reports that
pens Matched every month of the
year are producing heavily. From
these tests it is hoped program
can be developed where Delaware
farmers can produce quality hatch
ing eggs regularly throughout the
year.
Delaware pOultrymen are for.
tunate in having year-rOund mar
ket i'm their own state for Matching
eggs. Unless they supply this mar
ket hatcheries must turn to other
sections where eggs can be obtained
in uniform numbers.
Milford chronicle., 1947-05-23
Kiddies'
Parents Meet May q
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acting director of the Division of
Maternal and Child Health of the
State Board of Health, Miss Eunice
Usher, medical social worker for
the Board; Miss Marguerite Bur-
nett, director, and Miss Barbara
Miller, supervisor, both of the De-
partment of Adult Education.
Several doctors have also been in
vited to attend and participate in
the discussion, which will be an i'm
pOrtant part of the conference. 1t is
hoped that parents will ask Ques-
tiOns and that many of their prob
lens can be solved through this in
formal talking. A similar meeting
was held in Wilmington last Tues.
day.
The State Board of Health now
has about 1,485 children on its
Crippled Children's register. These
children have all attended tht
Boards clinics. which are held il
Dover. Milford, Georgetown ant
Seaford. or the clinics held at tn,
Alfred | dupont Istitute of the Ne
mours Foundation near Whining
| ton.