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DC. Housing Picture Dorkens;;
Rent Control Hearing May 20
SingIe-Fumily Dwelling Situation Is as Acute i
As Yeor Ago, Administrator Reports

The Commissioners today re-
ceived from District Rent Con-
troll Administrator Robert F.
Cogswell a report showing a
steadily darkening housing pic
ture here and Immediately Or
dered a public hearing May 20 to
determine whether the people of
Washington want rent controls
extended beyond December 81.
The Commissioners set 10 am. as
the hour for the hearing. to be held
in the board room of the District
Building. They said what they learn
then from local citizens will deter
mine whether they will indorse a
bill introduced by Representative
Abernatty, Democrat. of Mississippi
to continue the District Rent Con-
troll Act one year to December 81
1948.
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tSee ECONOMY, Page A-4.)
By The Associated Pres.

BERLIN, May s.-More than loo,-
600 Germans protested food short
ages today with mass demonstra-
tion before trade union headquarters
in Hamburg. The demonstration
was described by union leaders as
the biggest rally of Germans since
the wars end.
A force of $50 German police and
a contingent of mounted officers
guarded the five-acre area oceupied
by the crowd. Motorized British
civil police patrolled the areas where
British families live. A company of
British soldiers stood by in their
barracks. Their services were not
needed. however.
Other developments in the Ger
man food situation were these.
II The critical food situation in
~ British zone was to be taken M
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1917 Navy Reduction
Seen as House Goal
In Economy Drive
Cut of $3.50, ,000, 900
Reported After Army
SIosh of 5Iz Per Cent

| A $350,000,0o0 cut in Navy funds
for next year was reported today
to be the tentative decision of
House economizers as they con-
tinued to WELD their blue pencils
on departmental budgets.
! This information followed closely
on yesterdays reports that another
House Appropriations subcommittee
is planning to take $500. 0.OO0, 900 off
the Army's budget. >
If these cuts are carried out they
would represent 10 per cent off the
Navy's estimates and only 51s per
cent off the Army requests. Neither
of these bills is due to be reported
before next week. however, and the
| figures may be changed.
In the case of the Army, the re-
ported cut caused some surprise on
Capitol Hill from observers who had
expected the economy minded
budget makers would go much deep
er into military items, in view of
their original .decision to lop a
total of $4,000 000, 900. from President
Truman's $37, 100000, 900 budget.
S1,275, ,000,o00 Cut Made.
In the 1948 supply bills brought
out Of the House committee thus
far, a total of about $1,275, ,0e0, 600
has been slashed from, six executive
departments and the judiciary.
These departments constitute about
43 per cent of the total budget. If
current reports are borne out, action
on the big Army and Navy bills
wosld bring the total savings up
only to the s2,000,0o0, 900 mark.
There would then remain the
bills for Agriculture, a score of in
dependent Offices, for Government
corporations, for non military river.
and harbor work of the War De-
partment and the Legislative es-
tablishment. While independent
offices is a big bill, most of it is
for the Veterans Administration,
and is not likely to be cut mate
rally. Agriculture also will be diff
cult to cut.
Meanwhile, the war of words went
on between members of Congress
and department officials over the
economy program. Other develop
ments included:
Representative Stefan, Republi-
can of Nebraska, said he had been
informed some Government officials
were getting even with economy
advocates in Congress by giving
their constituents the brush of"
when they seek Government serv-
ices to which they are entitled.
Mr.. Stefan, chairman of a sub
committee which ordered a % per
cent cut in the funds for the State,
Commerce and Justice Departments,
declared the Foreign Information
Division of the State Department
is a nest of minded radicals
who are more interested in dis
|
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By Joseph Young

The national organization director
of the United Public Workers OF
America today denied before a
Senate Civil Service Subcommittee
that the union is dominated by Com
munists or fellow-trave1ers.
Turning its attention to the Con-
gress Of Industrial Organization
unions left-wing activities, the
subcommittee closely interrogated
Robert Weinstein, UPWA,s national
director. on communism in the
union.
Mr. Weinstein denied that he or
any Of his associates are members
OF the Communist Party Or fellow
travellers. Mr.. WefnsteiH Acknowl-
edged that he once 4nHered m
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Chief Of UPWA Organization
Denies Communist Domination

address before school known as a
Communist front organization, but
said he was only one of number of
American Federation OF Labor and
CIO officials who attended the
session. He denied a report that he
was an instructor at the school.
Today was the first time a con-
gressional committee has focused its
attention on UPWAs activities, al
though there has been considerable
criticism of the unions activities by
members Of Congress during the last
year.
Meanwhile. the Senate Civil Serv-
ice subcommittee investigating the
Governments new order allowing
nom American citizens tn Panama
fSee CIVIL SERVICE, Page AL
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Hearings on District
|S95,OOO,oOO Budget
10 Open May u
Hofon Coils Supply Bill
20 Million Out Of Plumb,
| Hopes for New Formula

The House Appropriations
subcommittee on the District
will open hearing May % ON the
city's sos, 900, 900 budget for the
next fiscal year beginning July 1.
Chairman Horan of the subcom-
mittee, announcing plans for the
hearings, stressed his subcommittee
faced a difficult task because the
big supply bill is 10000, 900 "out of
plumb" 1t proposes spending that
much more than the expected in
come.
Consequently Representa- a tive
Horan, Republican, of Washington,
said he is looking forward with
keenest concern to the work of the
joint Senate-House fiscal subcorn-
nittees now struggling with the
problem OF raising sufficient funds
to make up the prospective deficit.
Hopes for Formula.
In the first place. Mr.. Horan said,
he hopes the money raising commit
tees will set fit to adopt one of the
proposed formulas for establishing
the Federal payment towards city
costs.
II hope they may adopt my own
formula. he asserted, "or the
OMahoney-Hebert formula, or one
they may develop Mine is based on
the taxes paid by the people here.
1t contains the element of simple
justice"
Bills are pending before the joint
fiscal committee on the two formulas,
each OF which would call for a
Federal payment about $4,000, 900
larger than the $1,000 900 for this
year.
Tax-Raising Proposals.
The joint committee also has be-
fore it proposals of the District
Commissioners for raising additional
revenue by new local taxes. Exten-
sive hearings have been completed,
but the committee is not yet ready
to write its conclusions into a bill
for introduction in both houses of
Congress.
Mr.. Koran looks to the fiscal COM
mittee to clay a foundation" for
new income through Federal pay
ment and new local taxation, which
will help to solve some of the prob
lens faced by his committee in
handling the appropriation BILL
The Districts budget for the next
year, as sent to Congress by the
President, totals $95, ,082 500. This Is
almost $14, 600 900 above the record
high estimates sent to Congress last
year, and s17,840,645 more than the
Congress actually appropriated for
this current year.
Warns of Some Cuts.
Some cuts will have to be made
in the District budget, Mr.. Koran
warned.
When the time comes for people
to appear before our committee he
said, T hope they will stress those
things which build character, and
greater productiveness. But he pre-
dicted the District would have to
cease spending money to perpetuate
weaknesses In individuals. in the
local government and in society at
large
Specifically he predicted cuts in
appropriations for public welfare
here. Mr.. Horan has been inyesti-
eating the entire welfare picture In
fSce RIIT1(jET pace
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100, 900 Protest Food Shortage
With Hamburg Demonstration

here in conferences between British
authorities and Lord Pakenham,
Parliamentary Minister for the Brit
ish zone.
2. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, United
States military governor OF Ger
many, said that '.as a last resort, !"
American troops could be used to
bring out food boarded by German
farmers. But he said he hoped Ger
man administrations in the various
United States zone states would be
able to cope with the problem of
getting the boarded food into cireu-
lation.
8. The American military govern
ment's civil administration dis
closed that postwar Germany, with
a population of 65,911, 100, win have
to import food for a. per cent of her
ppuiation to maintain an averege
(See FOOD. Page A-7.)
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The House District Committee,
which is handling the Abernathy
bill, asked the Commissioners for an
opinion.
Mr.. Cogswell's 10-page survey of
housing here described the situation
with respect to single family homes
and apartments, particularly those
Of one and two bedrooms. as being
'as acute today as 1t was year ago
contrary to th6 expectations Of
many persons qualified to consider
the matter"
The shortage of houses and apart
ments appears to be getting pro-
gressively worse instead of better, .
his report added.
Mr.. CogsWen noted q, material
drop-of in the demand for transient
hotel accommodations, as well as
rooning house space, but pointed
(See RENTS. Page A-TJ
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41-Year May Record
SET by Weather Here;
Apple Crop Hard Hit
Winchester Yield Muy Be
Reduced From IA Million
To SOC, 900 Bushels

Al cold wave sweeping through
the East forced temperatures in
the District to a 41-year May low
as the mercury dropped to "a de-
grees at 5:04 am. In the suburbs
residents reported temperatures
as low as ,26 degrees. The pre-
vious low for the month in the
District was May II, 1905, when
the mercury dipped to SO degrees.
Killing frosts, endangering crops
throughout the East and Central
States. brought predictions that
damage to the Winchester apple
orchards may reduce the normal
crop of 2,500,0 bushels of apples
by two-thirds to about SOC, ,00o
bushels
. In the District. the Weather Blu
reau predicted continued cold wealth
er tonight with a dow of IS degrees,
1t warned suburban residents to ex-
.pect 28 degrees tomorrow morning.
The thermometer should hit a
high of 58 degrees this afternoon.
dropping, to 38 degrees tonight. The
forecaster predicted slightly warmer
weather tomorrow afternoon, but
added that the cool wave in Wash
ington is expected to last until
Sunday
Big Damage to Orchards.
Exact extent of the damage to
Virginia's fruit crop was not i'm
mediately determined, but spokes-
men at the Winchester Research
Laboratory said damage to apple
orchards was believed to be con-
siderable.
Freezing temperatures are ex-
pected again tonight In the Win
chester area where orchardists have
been burning brush and smudge
pots during the night hours in ar
effort to save the crop.
In Maryland, too. Temperatures
dipped to record lows early today
and first reports indicated extensive
damage to fruit and truck crops.
Reporting the mercury reached q
low Of % in Western Maryland, the
Weather Bureau said there was moi
enough wind to save peach, cherry
and apple blossoms at such levels
"and we expect very extensive cror
damage"
Fruit Blossoms Endangered,
Throughout the Eastern and Cen
tral sections of the Nation, llnsea-
soriable weather endangered fruit
blossoms. Frost was. predicted for
the North Central States again to-
night, but there were indications
that temperatures would start
climbing to near normal tomorrow
In Winchester, where a low of
'232 degrees was recorded last night.
orchard experts expressed a fear
that the damage may equal the
1945 frost loss when the orchardists
lost tWo-thirds of their crop.
Killing frost also was reported In
the Lynchburg fVa.) area and
.orchardists said some fruit had
been killed. Gardeners reported
damage to corn, squash, and other
produce.
OrcIardists. on the Maryland
Eastern Shore reported the peach
crop was 95 per cent wiped out, with
extensive damage to some apple
varieties and many truck crops.
In Frederick, Md, the reading of
26 degrees was the lowest in SIS
years. for this time of year and
nearby Unionville had an unofficial
reading of a degrees.
The Army,s Edgewood Arsenal
rushed 800 smoke bombs to one
Western Maryland orchard in an
attempt. to avert damage.
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Reds Fight Mandate

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. R.-
Soviet Russia demanded today
that the proposed United Ma
tions Palestine inquiry COM
mission be instructed to study
the possibilities of ending Brit
aims mandate over the Holy
Land without delay"
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House Twice Defeats Proposal
To Prohibit Combot Troops
From Aiding Greece and Turkey
Refuses to Tie Hands
Of Administration
In Drive on Reds
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

The House today defeated a
proposal to ban assistance to
Turkey in the s4Oo,0oo,oo0 aid
bill. 1t also rejected amend
ments to ban all military aid
to either Greece or Turkey and
to limit the size Of military
missions to 100 men.
Evening star., 1947-05-09
lute News
Bulletins
Tax Cut Foes Lose

Z INV ANARAUAAS@h
the Senate Finance Commit
tee today blocked two Demo-
cratic attempts to postpone
action on the $500, ,00O, 900 in
come tax cut bill voted by the
House. Both moves lost by
identical votes of ! to 6 on
straight party division.
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
Murphy Refuses as Trustee
Associate Justice Murphy Of
the Supreme Court today filed
a paper at the register of wills
Office declining to serve either
as trustee or executor for the
estate Of Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
Mclean, He had been named
in her will of last November al
both. Justice Murphy said he
would find it impracticabIe to
accept because Of his official
position and "other personal
considerations"
Earlier Story on Page Bib
Ball Proposal. Beaten
The Senate. today rejected a
proposal by Senator Ball, Re-
publican, Of Minnesota to per-
init individual employers to
seek injunctions against jufis-
dicti0nar strikes and secondary
boycotts. The Eote. was 81
to 28.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Willie Francis Executed
ST. MARTINvILLE, La, (P.
The State of Louisiana sue
ceeded today in its second at
tempt to electrocute Willie
Francis, 18. He was pronounced
dead at 1910 pm. He told his
attorney this morning not to
make any further effort to halt
the execution for the murder
of Andrew Thomas, st. Mar
tinville druggist.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Miss Days Divorce Valid
Los ANGELES Rl.-Laraine
Days California divorce from
J. Ray Hendricks was upheld
today by a Superior Court
judge, who commented, how
ever, that he considers their
subsequent Mexican decree -
nullity."
Reds Fight Mandate
LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. o.
Soviet Russia demanded today
that the proposed United Ma
tions Palestine inquiry COM
mission be instructed to study
~
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tSee CARSON, Page A-4.'
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tSee FOREIGN, Page A-7,)
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tSee FOOD. Page Alb
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Sunday .Reoding

fsee CAFETERIA, Page A-63
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tSee RENTS, Page AT)
Evening star., 1947-08-05

Place in Carton
No mold or refrigerator dish
10 necessary! Just reshape
Delrich byputtine thewhole
pound, still sealed, back
into the cardboard carton.
Put In the refrigerator to
chill until firm.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
BY the As.oeioted Press

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5.-A re-
tired Ohio doctor has discovered
relics of an ancient civilization
whose men were 8 or feet tall
in the Colorado desert near the
Arizona Nevada California line, ar
associate said yesterday.
Howard E. Hill of Los Angeles
speaking before the Transportation
Club, disclosed that several we'll
preserved mumInies were taken
Sunday from caverns in an area
roughly 180 miles square extending
through much of Southern Nevada
from Death Valley, California. across
the Colorado River into Arizona.
Mr.. Hill said the discoverer is DR..
F. Bruce Russell, retired Cincinnati
physician. who came across the first
OF several tunnels in 1881, shortly
after coming West and deciding to
try mining for his health.
Not until this year, however, did
DR.. Russell go into the situation
thoroughly, Mr.. Hill said. With DR..
Daniel S. Bovee of Los Angeles
who with his father helped open UP
New Mexico's cliff dwellings-Dr.
Russell has found mummified re-
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Owner Of Gun Must Pay
$500 Fine or Serve Year

A fine of $500, or one year in Jail,
yesterday was imposed upon a man
charged with carrying an unloaded
pistol
FlenAe Robinson, %, colored, of
New York City. pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge George D. Nelson in
Municipal Court. He was one of
four men charged with illegal pos
session of the same gun, which
police found under the seat of a
car they were occupying when ar
rested. Charges against Ishamel
Cruz, 81; James Griffin, Is and David
Lee Brown, 80, all colored, of New
York City, were dismissed.
Robinson told the court he had
come to Washington to claim some
clothing he said had been stolen
from him.
"And you had the gun to help file
your claim. I suppose" interposed
Judge Nelson. The carrying of
guns is to no good purpose" he
added. "It must stop"
Evening star., 1947-08-05

I
University, and the Walton School
of Commerce in Chicago.
Before he joined the staff of the
Red Cross in 1880, Mr.. Thornton
had been employed in the Finance
Office at the War Department and
the Disbursing Office of the Treas
ury Department. He became ma
tional director of accounting in the
Red Cross last April.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Emily T. Thornton; a daughter,
Miss Barbara L. Thornton, STU
dent at Catholic University: and
two sisters, Mrs. Irene Mori and
Mrs. Madge Mccullough, both of
Arlington.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Thursday at the w. w. Deal
funeral home, 1912 Georgia avenue
N. w. Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-08-05

used by the Masonic order. In a
long tunnel were well-preserved re-
mains of animals, including ele-
plants and tigers. So far, Mr.. Hill
added, no women have been found.
He said the explorers believe that
what they found was the burial
place of the tribes hierarchy. Hero
glyphics are chiseled, he added, on
carefully polished granite
He said DR.. Viola v. Petit of Lon
don, who made excavations around
Petra. on the Arabian Desert, short
ly will begin an inspection of the
remains
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Discovery Of Giont ,Mummies
In Southwest Desert Reported

mains together with implements of
the civilization, which DR.. Bovee had
tentatively placed at about 10000
years old.
These giants are clothed in gar
ments consisting of medium
length jacket and trouser extending
slightly below the knees said Mr.
Hill. THE texture of the material
is said to resemble gray dyed sheep
skin, but obviously it was taken from
an animal unknown today
MIR. Hill said that in another cav
ern was found the ritual hall of the
ancient people. together with devices
and markings similar to those now
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Army Private Sentenced
To Six Months in knifina

A knitting involving two Army pri-
Yates stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va,
yesterday led to the conviction of
one on charge of simple assault.
Jailed for six months in default of
paying a $3.50 fine was Charlie Eu-
gene Lawson. SO, colored, after con-
viction by Municipal Court Judge
George D. Nelson.
Victim Of the stabbing was Albert
Lee Davis, 20, colored, member of
the same outfit as the defendant. He
testified he was slashed on the face
and shoulder during a quarrel with
Lawson in a rooming house in the
1900 block Of u street NV.
The only important natural re-
source in Belgium is coal.
Evening star., 1947-08-05

Mr.. Thornton
was s ri c k e n
with a heart all
nent last Satur-
day at Colonial
Beach, Va, and
brought to the
hospital Sunday
morning. H / S
home was 1875
Sheridan street
NV.
A native of
Washington, he
a t t e n ded Nc
Kinley Manual
Training School,
q L l.
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attack yesterday in Stockholm, his
fathers office said today.
Mr.. Aitken was widely known an
an automobile racer before the war.
He was commissioned in the British
Army in 1910 and saw service in
France.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Bohomiuns to Pick Apples

| WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. (Spe-
ciaD A group of 110 or more Ba-
hamians will be brought here for
work in Frederick County apple
orchards, beginning October /, it
was announced today.
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Son Of Beuyerbrook
Dies in Sweden at IS
. by the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. 5.-Tne Hon.
Peter Rudyard Aitken. IS, younger
son of Lord Beaverbrook, London
newspaper publisher, died of a heart
Evening star., 1947-08-05
John 0. Thornton, Al,
Accounting Director
For Red Cross, Dies

John Otton Thornton, Al, Ameri-
can Red Cross national director OF
accounting, died yesterday afternoon
at Gallinger Hospital.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Major Oil Producers

The United States, the Soviet
Union, Venezuela, Iran, former
Netherlands colonies and India pro-
duce 80 per cent of the world S
petroleum.
New Zealand has lifted its ban
against the importation of golf bags.
Evening star., 1947-08-05

Bolivia is considering reduction
OF postage rates on international
airmail.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02

LOCAL AND long distance haul
ing. Experienced in safety, low
est rates for moving. Phone 6O42.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02
WARTIME BOMB CARRIERS
MAKE NICE HOG TROUGHs

CLEVELAND -W.R- The mud
WalloWing animals Of the BARNARD
have new-fangled hog troughs these
days, thanks to War Assets Admin.
%lstration surplus goods and in idea
by a Salem, O., farm supply deal
err.
Inc hogs are eating out Of sur
plus mcendiary bomb carriers be-
cause the dealer with the idea
bought 800 government-surplus
bomb carriers, placed them On sale
as livestock feeding troughs and
sold out within a week.
The converted bomb carriers are
OF heaevy gauge steel; five feet
long, wide and deep nough to hold
Just the right amount of feed.
they are also watertight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02

ALL LEATHER Padar beauty par
lor chair, one Fisher dryer,
practically new. Call 2-3246.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02
~20-Laundry & Clesssrs

RUGS AND upholstery safely
cleaned. Floors cleaned and pol
ished. Windows washed. Pickup
delivery. B. & B. Home SERVICE.
1908 Princess street. Dial 5623.
lis YOUR rug dirty? Let US clean
it for you. Sunshine Laundry
Dial 1895.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02
l80-Lega
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

NO1ICE OF
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA:
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER:
Under and by virtue of the power OF
sale contained in and the provisions OF
a certain mortgage deed executed
November %, 1914. registered in Book
33l, Page 165, New Hanover County Reg
lstry, the same and the record thereof
being hereby referred to-, from E. T.
mpso to Linwood Rogers and James
Z. Sanderson, default having occurred
In the payment of the indebtedness Sc
cured by said mortgage, and the pow
er Of sale therein having become abso-
lutte, and the said note e~videncing said
mortgage Indebtedness and said mort
gage and the interest of the mortgages
therein, and the owe of sale contain
ed therein having been duly conveyed,
transferred and assigned to the under
signed, as will more fully appear by
reference to said transfer and assign
ment duly registered in Book 1893, Page
142, New Hanover County Registry, the
undersigned will on Monday, June 2,
1947, at twelve o'clock, .noon, at the
Court House door in New Hanover
County, offer for sale and sell for cash
to the highest bidder, at public auction,
the lands and premises described as fol-
lows:
BEGINNING in the Northern line of
Castle Street at a point 1O2 feet West
wardly from the intersection of the
Northern line of Castle Street with the
line of 9th Street; running
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02

In the two decades prior to
World War II, milk production per
capita remained fairly constant,
but during the war per capita con-
sumption of whole milk and cream
rose 26 per cent.