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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
Won Hoffman, Aviator, Dies
In Missouri Plane Crash
BY the Associated Press

ST. LOUIS. May 81. - Bernard
Won Hoffman,, IS, pioneer st. Louis
aviator and explorer, and his
nephew. Albert Won Hoffman,, 90
were killed tonight when a. plane
piloted by the elder man crashed on
the Won Hoffman, farm near Bour-
bon, Mo. Cause of the crash was
not determined.
Bernard Won Hoffman, was son
of the late Albert Won Hoffman,
founoer of the Won Hoffman, Hold
ing Corp, of which Bernard was
president. Bernard narrowly es-
capped death in 1921 when a balloon
he was plotting in the Gordon Ben
nett race came down in the Irish
Sea. He represented this country
in the race.
In 1910 he made a six-week trip
to the interior of Dutch Guinea
to take pictures and help obtain
specimens for the st. Louis Zoo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
clio Phone Session
Opens in Philadelphia
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-John
J. Moran of Pittsburgh, president
of the American Union of Tele-
phone Workers, Independent. said
today, There is no hope for
isolation among the telephone
workers"
Mr.. Moran. who came here to
attend a meeting of a telephone
workers Organizing Committee
aimed at bringing telephone work.
ers into one group under the CLIO,
told a reporter "the recent strike
would have been further advanced
and produced better results If there
had been a single unit"
Forty-three telephone workers
representing 10 different employee
groups from II States attended the
opening session of the two-day
meeting. The delegates rep. esented
approximately 100000 telephone
workers.
The session was closed to the pub
lie. Representatives of locals in
Delaware, the District of Columbia,
Georgia, ILLINOIS, Maryland, M1cnl-
gan, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Oregon. Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin we're present.
Allan s. Haywood, vice president
and director Of organization for the
CLIO, was named temporary chair
man of the committee, appointed by
CLIO President Philip Murray.
Other committee members include
Mr. Moran. F. ]. Fitzsimmons, West
ern Electric Employees Association:
r. c. Flatley, Western Electric En-
ployes Association; Norma F. Naugh-
ton. American Union of Telephone
Workers; w. d. Barry, and w. L.
Wolf, Association of Communication
Equipment Workers; Richard w.
Long and Bernice Mylinski, Fedora
ton of Telephone Clerks Of Illinois.
For the ,CIO-Tim Flynn, New York;
Delmond Garst, st. Louis; Michael
Mann, Chicago, and G. H. Gilman,
Atlanta. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
Collision in Mid-Air
Kills I in New Jersey
By the Associated Press

RED BANK, N. j., May 31.-Two
planes collided over nearby Middle
town Township today and one,, a
Piper Cub, plunged to earth, killing
its two occupants. State police said
The other plane did not go down
At Floyd Bennett Field, New York
the public relations Office said the
copilot of a four -engined Navy
DC-4 reported his ship was rammec
by a light pleasure plane 1000 feet
in the air southwest of Red Bank
Those killed in the light plane
which was from Red Bank Airport
were identified as Allen Francis
Coles, rs, of Red Bank, a flight in
structor. and Willard WINS, 20, OF
Little Silver, student.
Lit. Charles Hayes. 81, of Martha.
Vineyard. Mass, copilot of the
DC-4, was quoted by the Floyd Ben
nett Field public relations office as
saying he saw the other ship flying
about 500 feet above and 1000 feet
to the left of his own plane.
When next I saw it, 1t was in an
almost vertical attitude diving
straight into the path of our plane,
he was quoted.
The Navy pilot said he tried te
avoid the collision by lifting the
right wing Of the DC-4 but the
wing of the smaller craft crashed
into the big ship. striking it about
5 feet from the right cupboard en-.
CINE.
The public relations Office sale
the DC-4 carried eight passenger.
and a cargo of 10000 pounds. i
was en- route from Floyd Bennett
Field to Patuxent River, Md, ane
returned to base after the accident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
New Revenue Setup
For District Will Be
'Charted This Week
Broader Tax Base, Realty
Rate Boost and More
U. S. Aid May Be Asked
D.. r. Af-
By Don S. Warren

The intended course of Wash
ington's big new revenue pro-
gram is to be charted this week
by the fiscal subcommittee OF
the House and Senate District
Committees.
With the end of the fiscal year
only 80 days away and the pending
1948 budget badly out of balance
Representative Bates, Republican, Of
Massachusetts, and Senator Cain
Republican, Of Washington, chair.
men of the two legislative groups
worked at fever pitch yesterday tx
ready the tax measures for early
action.
Rumors were rife as to what will
be recommended. The two leaders
made no final pronouncements
though there was no doubt thai
heavy additional leyies were In store
for Capital residents. This belief
was strengthened when Representa-
tive Koran, Republican, of Washing.
ton, chairman Of the House Appro.
priations Subcommittee in charge OF
the $95 900 900 budget, said he coulo
not see where any big cuts" coule
be made in the District fund re.
quests.
Most Favored Plans.
Most favored of the new revenue
plans appeared to be the proposed
broadening of the now highly re.
strictive District income levy, pro.
posed boost in the realty tax rate
and a strong recommendation for 6
higher Federal payment toward Dis.
trict costs. ..-f
District officials say the antici
pated deficit in the next fiscal yea
will run about $10,500, 600, accord
ing to present revenue estimates, O.
about $1,500,000 less than estimated
when they first recommended a lonl
range $4,000, 900 tax program. The:
had anticipated the District woult
get about $11 ,30o0Oo from the nev
revenue program in the first yea
beginning July l.
Prospects that the new tax LOAF
might be shaved somewhat wer
raised May %, however, when the.
presented later estimates to tn
Koran Subcommittee, At that tim
they anticipated that with approva
of their recommended tax program
and with greater funds now bein
received from current levies the
could see an unobligated surplus o
SO, 625, 900 at the end of the 1874
fiscal year. Against this would hav
to be charged off the $2,400,0 900 cos
of the teacher pay raise.
Sales Tax Proposed.
The Commissioners had recon-
mended as the key to their $18,
100000 new revenue program
per cent general sales tax, with ne
cessities exempted, but there ha
been a studied effort on the Hous
side to avoid this If at all possible
Senator Cain likes the tax in prefer
ence to other measures.
Some reports said Mr.. Bates ha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
Apartment House Blast
In Denver Kills Three
By the Associated Press

DENVER, May 31.-An explosion
in an apartment building killed
three occupants today, injured at
least eight others and brought the
roof smashing down as the walls
crumpled.
The landlady of the two-story
brick structure. Mrs. Gertrude Row
an, so, was killed with her 11-year-
old grandson, Richard Rowan.
About two hours after the blast
searchers found the body of man,
police said was M. c. Breckenridge
IS. whose head was crushed.
Two of eight persons taken to
Denver General Hospital were re-
ported in critical condition.
Digging for other possible victims
continued Police Capt L. C. Nor
ton said gas escaping from broken
line set of the blast.
Dorsey Childs, %, said. the explo-
sion caused his wife to collapse. II
left his bed, in which he had beer
lying five minutes earlier, hanging
out the front of his apartment.
With his unconscious wife over
one shoulder. Mr.. Childs crawled
down q telephone pole cable tc
safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
AI|is-ChaImers Probe
Urges Industry, Labor
To Get Rid Of Reds
House Group BIomes
Communists for 1e4l
Strike in Wisconsin
By the Assoeiated Press

The House Labor Committee,
attributing the Allis- Chalmers
strike of 194t to Communists,
said last night employers or
unions should be free to dis
charge or expel' any Communist
party member.
The recommendation was based
on a subcommittee investigation OF
the strike In Wisconsin.
Robert Buse, president of the
CIO-UAW union in Milwaukee, who
was fired by the company, COM
mented that "the whole investiga-
ton was engineered by the Allis-
Chalmers Co., in its effort to smash
our union"
Mr.. Buse said he told the truth
when he testified to the subcom-
lnittee in March that he was not a
Communist and that the union was
not dominated by Communists.
Union Leaders Discharged.
Mr.. Buse, Harold Christoffel and
other union leaders were discharged
by the company during and immedi-
ately after a 328-day strike which
ended last March %.
Mr.. Christoffel was unavailable
for comment yesterday.
The committee reported:
/. There is conclusive evidence
that Harold Christoffel (formel
president of the local union) will
fully and feloniously testified falsely
under oath before the committee"
2. while the ouantum tamount
of evidence is not as great, we be-
lieve there is substantial evidence
in the record that Robert Buse will,
fully and feloniously testified falsely
under oath"
At committee hearings March
and 8, Mr.. Christoffel and Mr.. Bus
both denied they were Communists
Hartley Reveals Adoption.
The subcommittee in a repor
which Representative Hartley, Re
publican, of New Jersey said wa
adopted by the full committee h,
heads, recommended that the Jus
tice Department take such step
=" as the evidence warrants"
The subcommittee added that i
is impossible to estimate 'in dollar
and cents or in American lives tn
full extent of the damage done a
this plant to national security b,
a few revolutionary Communis
labor leaders"
1t contended that the Allis
Chalmers plant was selected b,
leaders of the Communist Party a
the focal point for the 1941 strik,
because of the Important work i
was doing for the Navy. At tn
direction of the Communist Part,
and for the purpose of carrying ou
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
Supporters Preparing
Own Report on Cosk
OF Retirement Plan
Actuories' Estimate of
los Million q Year Called
'RidicuIousIy High
By Joseph Young

Senate supporters of the Lam
ger-Chavez bill to liberalize the
civil service retirement system
will soon submit to the Senate
an actuarial report which they
believe will refute charges that
the measure would cost the Gov
eminent sos, 100000 annually,
it was learned last night.
The report, which has been COM
piled by. the Senate Civil Service
Committees staff together with
outside actuaries, will be presented
to the Senate when the bill comes
up for debate in the next week or
two. So.
Senate supporters of the measure
say the report proves conclusively
that the sos, 900, 900 figure estimated
by the Board of Actuaries of the
Civil Service Retirement Fund is
"ridiculously high"
|. Opposition Based on Cost.
"The report will substantiate our
original claim that the bill won't
cost the Government any more
money for many years and then not
more than four or five million dol
lars a year." one Senator said.
The bills fate appears to rest In
the outcome of the battle between
various actuarial groups. Opposi-
ton to the measure has been devel-
oping in Congress on cost grounds
and it appears that the legislation's
only chance of enactment depends
on whether Chairman LANCER Of
the Senate Civil Service Committee
and his group can conclusively show
that the bill will cost little or nc
money-at least for a number Of
years.
In the Senate last week, Senator
Williams, Republican, OF Delaware
who is leading the Senate opposition
to the bill, declared the bill was &c
raid on the United States Treasury.
His move to recommit the bill wa!
blocked because the measure WASH
actually up for debate, but supper.
tiers of the measure realize they will
have a hard fight on their hand:
when the recommital motion is Off.
cially made.
Committee Speeds Report.
That is why the committee 1.
busily engaged in finishing the &C.
tuarial report. Committee member.
expressed hope that the report viii
be convincing enough to dispel op'
position to the measure.
Senator LANCER and Civil Service
Commission retirement officials be-
lieve that administrative changes il
| the Federal retirement system a
provided for in the bill, togethe
with the additional l per cent con
tribution from the salaries of ever.
Government employe, will pay TO
| the measure.
This assumption was vigorousl,
challenged by the Board of Actu.
aries of the Retirement Fund. TIL,
board, which administers the Fed
eral civil service retirement system
operates independently of the Civil
Service Commission. 1t is composer
+ (See RETIREMENT, Page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
Camera Enthusiast Puruchutes
Over Times Square to Get Shots

He said he held the camera in
one hand and manipulated the
parachute shroud lines with the
other in an attempt to land in
Times Square itself.
D'Attolico. who declared he would
make another attempt in the hope
of landing in the center of Times
Square, told police he had rented a
two-seater plane at Amityville on
Long Island and had assured the
pilot he wanted to bail out over
Long Island.
The parachutist said that when
he climbed out on a wing as the
plane passed over the Empire State
Building, the pilot. Lee Corbissiano,
begged him not to leap but he ig-
nored the plea.
DAttolico was arrested and
charged with endangering the life
and health of the public, a viola
ton of the sanitary code.
Later in Night Court, D'Attolice
was held in $1,000 bail after the
charge against him was changed
to violation of the penal code By
committing an act that might have
endangered his own person or the
property Of others. Hearing viii
be held Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
First Snapshot Winners
In Pictorial Magazine

The first weeks winners in
The Sunday Stars Amateur
Snapshot Contest are repro
duced today in The Pictorial
Magazine.
Prize-winning Photographs
will be published each Sunday
until the close of the contest,
which involves local and ma
tional awards totaling more
than $4,000 in cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
Car Turns Over Twice
At 7th and (; Two Hurt

Two persons were injured in a
collision at Seventh and E streets
NV. last night when the automobile
in which they were riding turned
ever twice before stopping on its
wheels.
Treated at Freedmen's Hospital
were Nathaniel Dodson, 80. and his
wife Margaret. 81, Of 1725 South
Fourteenth street, Arlington.
Police said the car in which they
were riding was driven by David
Esaw, 172S South Fourteenth street
Arlington. The other car was a cab
driven by John o. Youngblood, A.
Of 6sls Willow avenue( NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
lightning Kills Farm Youth
On Eve of His Weddinq

ATHERTON, Mo, May 81 (P).-
Robert o. Clark, 18-year-old farm
youth who was planning to be mar
ried tomorrow, was struck and
killed by lightning late today while
driving a tractor on his father S
farm near here.
The victim. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ohio Clark, was to marry his high
school sweetheart, Miss Joan
McMinn, II, daughter of Mr., and
Mrs. John McMinn, Buckner, Mo.
The lightning bolt toppled young
Clark out of his tractor seat onto a
corn planter.
Tom Davis, deputy coroner, said
the youth apparently was killed in
Stantly,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
Taft Believes Veto
Would XIII Chances
For 1947 Tax Cut
ohioon Doubts Further
Congress Action; George
Takes Same View
By the Associated Press

Senator Taft, Republican, OF
Ohio, said yesterday that If
President Truman vetoes the tax
reduction bill which Congress is
expected to pass in final form
this week, that action probably
will kill any income tax cut for
this year.
"I don't see sense in veto, unless
the President does it out of pure
stubbornness," Senator Taft de-
clared.
I'VE are going to have enough
surplus to take care of tax reduction
and make a payment of at least
$4,000, 000, 900 on the debt" he added.
From political standpoint, even
if there were a deficit, the President
could blame it on the Republicans. s"
Senator George, of Georgia, rank
ing Democrat on the Finance Com
mittee also told reporter that eff
the President vetoes the bill, it will
probably mean there will be no tax
bill this session"
Taft AmpllfieS Views.
While Senator Taft said he does
not want to foreclose in advance the
possibility of some further action on
taxes in the event of veto, he ex-
pressed doubt that the Republican,
controlled Congress will consider
taxes further this year
ut would be silly to come back and
try to pass a bill that would give,
say, a 1,oOo,oC0, 900 reduction in
taxes" he said. THE people who
have been wanting a 20 per cent
cut are not going to be satisfied with
5 per cent. They would rather wait
until next year If he vetoes it,
think we'll just let it go until then"
Predicting that Congress will be
unable to override a veto, Senator
fOMahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming
said delay until next year would
give the legislators time to work out
a more equitable" measure.
He declared the biggest benefits OF
the pending bill would go to large
taxpayers, that Isl, 553 OF those earn
ling more than s25 900 yearly would
have the greatest savings. He fig
Iured that this group represents .3a
of l per cent of the more than
40 900 900 taxpayers.
House Group Studies Revision.
Senator O'Mahoney and other
Democrats have indicated they will
support tax reductions next year.
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee already is studying proposed
general revision in the tax laws, to
be acted on in 1948 Senate Repub-
lican leaders are pledged to include
in this a proposal to make the So
called community property" provi-
sion apply universally.
Under this, husband and wife
could divide their income equally for
tax purposes, taking advantage OF
lower rates in the lower earning
brackets. This has been estimated
as likely to save taxpayers about
$500 900 900 year.
Senator Taft said he expects
strong demands IN the next session
for reduction Of excise taxes, con-
tinued indefinitely at high wartime
levels by earlier action of this
session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
u. S. Is Expected to Condemn
Russio's Grab of Hungary
Strong Political Measures and Possibly
Economic Action Moy Be invoked

lments concerning political freedom
in liberated and ex-enemy countries
of Europe.
The extent to which these and
other measures may be employed
as well as how and when they should
be brought into play, remain to be
determined by Secretary of State
Marshall and probably President
Truman.
The Export-Import Bank about a
month ago gave the previous Hun
garian administration of the ousted
premier, Ferenc Macy, cotton
buying credit of 100000. This
may be Cancelled.
Responsible officials indicated they
regard the Soviet move in Hungary
as creating the kind of situation
the President had in mind in ex-
pounding his doctrine for aid to
Greece and Turkey. The President
called for American assistance to
help free peoples protect themselves
against aggression and work out
their own destinies in their own
ways"
But practically, that doctrine
stops at the iron curtain" officials
(See U. S. ACTION, Page A-7.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
3 French Flyers Killed

ALGIERS, May 81 P-Three
French government flyers were killed
Thursday In the crash of a Junkers
transport plane In the Tidikelt
Mountain Range at the edge Of the
Sahara Desert $50 miles south Of
here. it was learned fAday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
Mon EIectrocuted Flying Kite

BALTIMORE, May 81 tP).-Neal
Carrigan, 80, using a spool of thin
wire to fly a kite with his two
children, was electrocuted today
when the wire touched a high ten
sion line, police reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01

Complete Index. Pg. Az
Rodio Programs, Pe8 CO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01

See PORT DEPOSIT. Page AS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01

tSee D. C. TAXES, Page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01

(See U. S. ACTION, Page AT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01

See ALLIS-CHALMERS. Page
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-18
Miss Van OSdoI
Featured On
WAS Program

Woman'S Missionary society Of
First Baptist church Of paSca-
goula held ITS Roval Service pre-
gram at the church Monday at
4 n m, instead Of ON the third
Monday az the month as is usual.
the change having been made So
that the members might have the
pleasure Of having Miss Gclma
Van oSdol, who is Go leave soon
for China as a missionary sent out
BY the Missionary Board OF the
Southern Baptist churches, appear
on the program
The leader Tor the afternoon
was Mrs & A. BYRD and the pro-
gram was opened with the singing
Of "tsVc a Story to Tell to the
Nations" after which a prayer
was voiced by Mrs L. r. Green
Mrs Rvrd then introduced Miss
Van OSdal who gave an engroSs-
ms account of the history Of Chi
ma, in Chinese garh,
The program was closed Wtsh
a Song and then Mrs Pat tlcidel
berg invited Miss Van Osaol u
seat herself IN an improviSed
rick Sha IN which she was con,
Quoted into a room tlled with
giftS IRON the society and other
departments oe the church,
Here the rick Sha made is first
stop on Miss Van oSdotS com
ing Journey to China, san Fran.
eiSeo, where she was met by Mrs,
H. T. Green who gave greeting
and presented her with a tray Of
gifts that might PROVE useful
while travelling on the ship
The next stop was at Shanghai,
where greetings were extended
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-18
WSCS Membership
Drive Closed With
Beach Party Monday

The membership drive that has
been in progress in the Woman'S
Society of Christian Service Of
the First Methodist church of
paSeagoula was closed with a
beach party az the home OF Mr.,
and Mrs. E H. Bacot, Monday
evening in welcome 10 the new
corners in the organization
There was a large number Of
members in attendance and they
were entertained in the spacious
yard OF the home
Each member had brought some
form Of eatableS and these We're
spread on a long table under the
trees and proved a sumpt0ouS
feast which was brought to a fin
.iSh by the serving Of ice.eold wat
ermelon by Mr. and Mrs Baeet
After the supper Mrs, w II,
Gulley directed the opening stu
DIV OF "AleoholieS," which the
society is to interest itself in dur
ing the coming months
Among ~out,ofstown guests at
the party was Mrs r. A. La Nier
of ST Louis who is the guest Of
Mrs Motley Byrd, and Mrs, Wal.
ter Beard who was visiting her
sister, Mrs Il G. NOllilave
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-18
%cHILDREN's STORY HOUR

The Moss pednt City Library is
presenting a ehildren's story tell
ing hour at the City Library on
Saturday afternoons at 800 D.
n. A Storyteller will introduce
the Youngsters TO the realm of
books with Der tales of the land
of make-believe romance and ad-
venture Every child in town is
cordially invited to attend these
story hours.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-18

by Mrs = J. Higgtnhotham who
also was bearer of gifts from the
society, for her Journey TO Canton
the next stop, Here Mrs J. 5 Alb
hey, IN Chinese costume present.
ed another tray OF gifts that might
be useful on the way to her
final destination. Pekin. where
she viii attend school for a year.
AZ pekin, Mrs w + Avafa wei
coined the traveller and told her
something Of her future duties in
that city, after which the pro-
gram was closed,