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Evening star., 1947-10-29
300 Volunteers Open
S62,715Chest Drive
In State Department

A three-day drive to raise $62,71
toward the Community Chest Fed
Grafton campaign goal of $4,000, 900
was opened this morning by 300
State Department volunteers under
the leadership of John E. Peurifoy,
Assistant Secretary of State for Ad-
ministration.
Secretary of State Marshall sent
word from New York wishing the
department success and expressing
hope it would go above its assigned
quota
The campaigners began to solicit
pledges of contributions from about
$500 employees of the department
here.
Undersecretary of the Navy w
Jonn Kenney, chairman of the
Government Unit, has called on all
Federal and District Government
Office heads to strive to reach their
entire quotas by November II, the
first report date of the campaign.
Business Leaders Ask Help.
Meanwhile, communication bear
ing the signature of 81 business lead.
ers here and calling for complete
cooperation" in the Chest campaign
was in the mails today for some
$500 of their fellow businessmen
campaign headquarters announced.
Printed and mailed at the expense
of the signers, the message asserted
they have pledged themselves to give
"whole-heartedly and unstintingly'
of their time and services to the
campaign.
It declared that -four out of every
10 business employe families benefit
directly from hospital. health anc
welfare services every year"
Ways to Help Outlined.
Business can meet a substantial.
share of its community responsibility
through the Chest in various ways
the message stated, including:
by the corporation or business
gift through the Community Chest
by giving its cooperation anc
influence to the Chest solicitor II
the 'in-plant solicitation of employees
by loaning its top-talent man
power 10 various phases OF the fed-
Grated campaign of the Chest"
While preliminary campaign work
has been initiated already among
the larger firms in the city, general
solicitation will not begin until
November 6.
Jack Bartlett. chairman of Busi-
ness Unit II, responsible for con-
tributions from downtown firms
employing fewer than 10 persons
started his volunteers on their pre-
campaign visits to businessmen
after luncheon yesterday in the
Annapolis Hotel. About $4,000 per-
sons will be solicited by the workers
. S150,oO0 Quota.
Mr.. Bartlett gave final instruc-
tions to the workers and stressed
the approach to individual EN-
ployes.
Business and businessmen" he
declared, must assume major
responsibility for the social welfare
Of the community in which they live
and on which they depend for theil
business"
He expressed optimism for the
Unit in raising its s150,000 quota.
Dan Strichartz, chairman of Sec
ton 2, Division B, Area / of ths
unit, reported his group already hae
reached 110 per cent Of its quota.
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Edward H. Foley, jr., campaign
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Pork PriceCut
BY Week End
Hogs Flood Markets
In Midwest, Sending
Slaughter Costs Down

Washington housewives are
expected to have their first real
meat buy" in months this week
end-in the form of lower prices
for some pork cuts.
Hogs have started arriving in
MidWestern markets in large VOL
ume, sending slaughter prices to
their lowest levels since early July.
An official of one large group Of
stores here predicted pork roasts
will retail this week end from to
10 cents pound lower than last
week and pork chops from 5 to
cents a pound lower. He said other
retail meat prices may be slightly
lower than last week, but that the
change would not be as marked as
in pork cuts.
He doubted there would be any
change in smoked ham or bacon
prices for some time, If at all"
Wholesale Quotations Drop.
Sidney Kolker, chairman of the
wholesale meat division of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associ-
alton, estimated today that whole
sale prices of pork loins and hams
have been dropping steadily and are
now Is to 20 cents a pound lower at
wholesale than month ago.
Mr.. Kolker added that all other
meats were either unchanged in
price or slightly higher. He said
meat supplies were plentiful.
Meanwhile, attempts of two baker,
les here to comply with the Citi-
zens' Food Committee request for
curtailment of consignment selling
of bread have hit a snag.
Spokesmen for Charles Schneider
Baking Co. and Rices Bakery said
thai after several days trial they
hav been forced to resume con-
signment selling because groceries
were starting to buy from other
concerns not following the food
committee proposal.
Suggestions for Housewives.
Roland j. Brennan, District pur-
chasing officer and a member of the
Executive Board of the District Food
Conservation Committee, last night
declared housewives were the MAIN
stay in effecting food savings here
in line with the national drive.
He described housewives as con-
servatory aides" and listed these
suggestions for their guidance:
Try new foods that are plentiful
and cheap
Avoid over buying and don't over
buy because of bargains"
Keep all perishables under refrig-
Grafton.
Avoid overlooking.
Save water in which vegetables
have been cooked for soups, sauces,
and gravies.
Scrub vegetables, such as potatoes,
carrots, beets and then cook in
their jackets and peel when cooked.
This is both nourishing and tasty.
Use all green tops such as celery,
beets, turnips. These are not only
tasty but the vitamin and mineral
content is high.
Use every scrap of food, meat,
meat bones, vegetables and breads.
To save flour, serve fresh or
stewed fruit in salads instead of
pastry.
Evening star., 1947-10-29

Parasite starts to fend for himself.
That's only guess, however. be-
cause the Zoo has never before sue
cessfully raised a baby capuchin.
Capuchins, Zoo keepers say, are
the worlds tamest monkeys and
make fine pets. Jane lived in pri
vate home for several years before
being presented to the Zoo, and
Parasites father was also kept as
pet.
The sight of Parasite calmly flying
through the air on his mothers back
caused one 5-year-old spectator
to sum things up to his own salts
faction.
Look, mommy," he's cried. "The
baby is growing on its mothers
back"
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Medical Colleges Urge
DR.. HawIey as VA Chief
, Association of American Med

The Association of American Med
ical Colleges has strongly urged the
appointment of DR.. Paul r. Hawley
to succeed Veterans Administrator
Bradley if Gen. Bradley is ordered
to other duties.
Gen. Bradley Is expected to sue
ceed Gen. Eisenhower as Army Chief
of Staff within the next few months
when Gen. Eisenhower retires.
The associations action was taken
yesterday, according to a wire The
Star received from the medical
group. now holding its annual meet
ing at Sun Valley, Idaho.
Evening star., 1947-10-29

A tiny hitch-hiker who always
has a ride is Parasite, the Zoos s.
month-old capuchin monkey.
The 10-inch animal does all his
traveling-and most of his resting
on the back of his mother, Jane.
Zoo attendants say the baby
monkey has been making flying trips
pickaback around his cage in the
monkey house ever SINCE he was 4
days old The baby has never fallen
off. The mother herself seems to
have accepted the whole thing as
Just another motherly burden.
Parasite makes valiant attempts
to drink milk from a pan, but nearly
all of his nourishment still comes
from his mother. Keepers estimate
it'll be another year or SO before
Evening star., 1947-10-29

chairman, voiced great expecta-
tions" for the unit and said the
thousands of small business units in
the Washington area are a part Of
the campaign program that has
been neglected more than any
other"
He expressed confidence the new
ly organized unit will fulfill the
hopes held for its part of the cam
palgn.
Workers Near Keyes.
Edward j. Keyes, executive direc-
TOR of the Community Chest Fed
Grafton, told the workers the con-
trlbution OF the volunteer in the
building up of community life can
not be measured"
George Marshall, owner OF the
Washington Redskins. told the vol
unteers the biggest thing we need
in Washington is pride in our COM
munity.
I'VE owe it 10 ourselves as citi-
zens of this community to protect
our own. We should make our
Community Chest the best one in
any community 1t is one of the
things we. can hang our hats on
and call Ctr own"
At report meeting in the Bur-
lington Hotel. workers of the Spe-
cial Gifts Unit reported to their
chairman, E. Cortland Parker, that
the unit has raised IS per cent OF
its quota.
Campaign meetings scheduled to-
day include rally OF employees o1
the National Institute of Health
who will meet at 2:30 pm. in Will
son Hall at the institute, in Bethes-
ga, Nd. The institute is part OF
the Federal Security Agency.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Nichols Heights Apartment
Rent Increase Is Asked

Chamberlin Pessango, Inc, has
filed petition with the District
Rent Control Administration for
rent increase amounting to slightly
more than 10 per cent for 200 apart
ment units in the Nichols Heights
apartment development in South
west Washington.
The apartments are located in the
1900 block of Nichols avenue S.W.
and the first and second blocks of
Danbury streets S.W., William F.
Mansfield, secretary docket clerk of
the administration, said today.
The increase would raise most
rents from $605O to SGT month, Mr..
Mansfield said.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Armstrong Concert
Invitations Now
Being Distributed

, Invitations to the second of
the 1947-48 series of Neighbor-
hood Concerts now are being
distributed through the infor-
nation counter In the lobby of
The Evening Star Building, the
Community Center and at Arm
/ strong, Cardozo and Dunbar
High Schools and Francis, Gar
net-Patterson, Banneker, Shaw,
Browne and Randall Junior
High Schools.
The invitations are issued
free of charge and may be OBJ
tanned by applying at any of
the distribution points. The
concert will be at Armstrong
at 8 pm. Monday and will be
Broadcast by The Stars radio
station, Station WMAL.
Evening star., 1947-10-29

ulOIlIIlS, Gllt dOf1SOly COullCil l1dS L
of Government officials and labor
leaders on how to correct the irregu-
larities in the present efficiency rat
ing program.
But the council, composed of Fed
eral personnel people as we'll as un-
ion and veterans representatives
has steadfastly ignored the pleas OF
rank-and- file employees that they be
permitted to appear and cite their
grievances, together with suggestions
on what is wrong with the present
system.
Recommendations Due Soon.
The councils refusal to hear the
employees themselves is very strange
to say the least. For it is the en-
ployes' welfare that is at stake, and
certainly the rank-and-flle worker
knows what is going on in the Gov
ernment.
Within the next few months, the
council will present it's recommended
tions to the Senate Civil Service
Committee. But, unless employees
are permitted to state their views
on what's wrong in the present eff
cheney rating setup, the report will
most likely be an apologize for the
present system.
There is small minority of men,
bers in the council who have argued
unsuccessfully that employees be
permitted to state their views As
these members point out, efficiency
ratings directly concern every Fed
eral worker For an employees eff
ficiency grade determines his
chances for promotion and even may
mean the difference between retain
ing or losing his job.
ABOUT FACE-The CIO United
Public Workers of America an
nounces it has officially rejected its
highly controversial foreign policy
resolution adopted at it's last-year
Atlantic City convention.
The resolution, which later caused
the union so much grief at the hands
of critics who termed it pro-Soviet,
sharply criticized American and
British foreign policy, while refrain
ing from censuring Soviet Russia
Now, UPWA officials say the
unions new foreign policy stand is
the same one adopted several weeks
ago by the CIO national convention.
The CIO-adopted resolution ap-
proves in general the objectives of
the Marshall Plan and Americas
present foreign policy.
UPWA is sending out copies of
the new foreign policy stand, along
with other pertinent policies adopted
at the CIO convention, to all of its
members. Whether this presages d
more moderate trend in UPWA' S
general policies remains to be seen.
X \
SUBTLE HINT-A Government
official at one of the large agencies
in town has been cooped up during
the past few years in a cubbyhole
that is laughingly known as an
Office
A day hasn't gone by during that
time when he hasn't complained to
the agency chief about his quarters
and demanded a larger Office. All
to no avail.
The other day, however, the Off
cial hit on plan. He had his secre-
tary sit on chair in the corridor
while he shouted dictation to her
from the confines of his cubbyhole
His superior took the hint and
everything worked out fine. He ano
his secretary now are situated COM
fortably In a fair size office. Nothing
to write home about, you understand
Evening star., 1947-10-29

(AnotIer of series answering
the questions people are asking
about the Community Chest Fed
eration.)
What is the difference between
public and private support in social
welfare?
Public agencies are those support
ed by tax money. Private agencies
are those supported by voluntary
gifts, interest on endowments and
payments for service.
X " X II
Do public and private agencies
duplicate services?
No. Private agencies progressively
revise their programs so as to sup
plement what public agencies do and
to pioneer in new services that are
needed in a growing, changing COM
munity.
What is the difference between a
Health Department nurse and a Wis
iting nurse?
A visiting nurse is trained pub
lie health nurse who goes directly
into the home of the patient and
gives bedside nursing service and
health instruction on a free, part
pay basis. The Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society and the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Association of Ar
Evening star., 1947-10-29
VFW to Send Packages
Of Food to Europe

Pentagon Post No. 1895, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, last night
voted to send food package each
week to European country.
The action was taken on reSo-
luton introduced by Charles M.
Blackmon, Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration official who recently
returned from tour of Europe. Mr..
Blackmon was to visit VFW head
quarters today to ask the organiza-
ton to back similar programs
through other posts.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
.Ronk-ond-FiIe Workers Denied
Voice to Improve Rating System
By Joseph Young

Committee
overlooking the help 1t
its the Governments efficiency rating system
group Federal employees themselves
months advisory
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Confederutes Seized Ship

The Confederate raider Alabama
captured a United States sailing
vessel In battle inside Table Bay,
South Africa, on August S, 1863.
Evening star., 1947-10-29
Ceremonies Planned
For Nov. 8 Opening
Of K|ing|e Bridge

Professions of appropriately dec
Grated automobiles through the
Mount Pleasant area will highlight
a celebration November 8, COM
memorating the opening of the
Klingle Bridge and grade separa-
ton project.
This was agreed upon last night
at a meeting of organizations
in the communities to be served
by the new project. The meeting
was held in the house of G. H
Markward, 1921 Monroe street NV
Brig. Gen. Gordon R. Young, En-
gineer Commissioner. will be asked
to speak after the professions join
at the bridge, it was said last night
Young women from each of the
six areas will participate in cutting
a ribbon formally opening the
bridge.
The organizations participating
in the ceremonies are the Cleve-
land Park and Mount Pleasant
Businessmen's Associations. the
Connecticut avenue, Mount Pleasant
and Cathedral Heights Citizens
Associations and the Uptown Lions
Club.
Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, highway
director. originally had planned to
open the main, or Porter street,
portion of the system next Monday
but agreed to the later date at the
request of the citizens and business
groups who were planning cere-
monies for the event. They had
asked for a Saturday opening to
permit a larger attendance.
Capt. Whitehurst has empha-
sized that much work remains to
be done on the project. He said,
however, 1t was decided to open
the crosstown thoroughfare as soon
as possible in the interests of speed
ing traffic.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
Heads Honolulu Office

Fred. Evanson. a member Of the
Washington traffic staff of United
Air Lines since 1945, has been named
assistant traffic manager at the
company's new office in Honolulu,
it was announced today.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
BUDGET
Continued From First Page.)

to s4,5oo 900 900, Sentaor Know
land, Republican, of California then
will move that $4,000, 900, 900 of the
economy money be earmarked for
debt reduction.
Senator Barkley listed the follow
ing as budget items which cannot be
reduced:
Interest on the debt, $4,000, 900 900;
veterans benefits, $1,000, ,000, 600:
grants to the States under various
Federal aid programs, 81 1,043 ,000, 900.
/. Must Hit National Defense.
Tax refunds, $4,000, 900 900; inter-
national obligations, $3,087 ,000, 900.
Counting few other indispensable
items, Senator Barkley said these
total $40, ,351 900 900.
That leaves in the Truman budget
ST. 000,000,00O. If Congress takes
Sc 900, 100000 from that, it leaves
$11 900 .O000 900, which is approx
mately the amount asked for for
national defense. In other words,
Senator Barkley argued, national
defense would have to be cut or
there would be nothing for the other
everyday expenses of Government.
AS the Senate neared its decision
on the budget, a group of Demo-
Gratis was considering a new move
that would seek to put the chamber
on record against any cut except
after hearings on specific items.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida, said there are several Sena-
tors who would prefer to 60 on rec
ord merely for sensible savings, y
to be arrived at by the Appropria-
tions Committee, rather than set an
overall reduction in advance, as
the House did by approving the
$4,000, 100000 cut.
The effect of such a motion as
Senator Pepper suggested would be
to ask the Senate to indorse the
Presidents budget, until the Ap-
preparations Committee presents
facts to justify a reduction.
Chairman Bridges of the Senate
Appropriations Committee, who is
leading the fight for the $4,000, ,000,-
900 cut, indicated he would welcome
clear-cut roll call on the Truman
total. because, he said, it would en-
able the country to know who op-
poses all cuts"
Close observers of the budget fight
continued to predict, however, that
the Senate will take middle course
ny approving the s4,500,000,00 cut,
proposed by Senator Millikin, Re
publican of Colorado. The final
decision then would rest with House
and Senate conferees, who prob
ably would compromise on $5,O00,-
100000.
Evening star., 1947-02-26

prosperity of the country has
'smoothed' the return TO work of
millions.
Gen. Bradley's figures followed an
earlier statement by Maj. Gen. Lewis
B, Hershey, Selective Service direc-
tor, that approximately 100000 of
the veterans had been employed
before they entered the armed
forces.
The S2,OOO,0OO,0O0 paid in read
justment allowances to 100000 vet
Grams has been of considerable
help" to them, Gen. Bradley said,
but he condemned some veterans
who have taken the short sighted
view and consider themselves bet
ter off not working than they would
be in low-paying jobs" He said he
always urged veterans to take any
suitable job that would offer them
useful working experience rather
than remain idle.
T. o. Kraable, director of the Le-
gion's National Rehabilitation Com
mittee, told the conference 1888. .784
World War II veterans are receiving
disability compensation, compared
with 652 287 World War veterans.
Evening star., 1947-02-26
louisville SIugger' Plant
Closed Down by Strike
BY the Associated Press

LOUISVILLE. KY, Feb. 26.-Em-
ployes of Hillerich and Bradsby,
manufacturers of golf clubs and the
nationally known Louisville Slugger
baseball bats, went on strike today
for higher wages and established a
picket line around the plant.
Harold A. Rasmussen, representa-
tive of the CIO- United Steelworkers
Union, said the walkout was 100 per
cent effective. He said the COM
pany's 220 workers didn't go to work
because the company refuses to
negotiate any further over its last
offer of 5 per cent increases. He
did not say how great an increase
the workers were seeking
Mr., Rasmussen said the wages
ranged upward from 55 cents an
hour. The company would not COM
ment.
Evening star., 1947-02-26

Queen Elizabeth of England issued
a decree in 1896 licensing the use of
blue laundry starch.
Evening star., 1947-02-26

were seized and occupied by Amer
lean forces and are understood to
fit into Americas general defense
plans for the Pacific.
In asking to be named admin
istrator of the Japanese inundated
islands, an American delegation
representive said his Government
felt it should be the sole admin
istering authority" because 'the
United States was primarily re-
sponsible for their liberation and
is at present responsible for their
administration"
Sovereignty Not Aim.
The United States he added, does
not, however, seek sovereignty over
the territory which has a total
land area of 846 square miles and
is inhabited by 1926 natives.
He said, too that the United
States does not intend to take ad-
vantage for it's own benefit of such
meager and almost non-existent re-
sources and opportunities as may
exist in these scattered and barren
islands,"
The agreement also stipulates that
nothing in this article shall be so
construed as to accord traffic rights
to aircraft flying into and out of
the trust territory. Such rights
shall be subject to agreement be-
tween the administration authority
and the State whose nationality
such aircraft possesses"
The American delegation repre-
sentative said the purpose of this
provision is to state explicitly what
has already been accepted in inter-
national practice: Namely, that air
traffic rights which concern the
pickingup and discharge of pas
sengers, mail and cargo are subject
to bilateral agreements" -
THUS" he added, irrespective of
what form of economic treatment
for non-territorial interests might
be provided in any trusteeship agree
ment, air traffic rights would remain
subject to bilateral agreements. Air
transit rights, on the other hand,
are covered by the Chicago conven-
ton on international civil aviation,
multilateral agreement.
Every Encouraging" Action.
Mr.. Austin said last night that
yesterdays unexpected Soviet note
approving the American request'was
very encouraging. He Immediately
rewrote his speech for today in the
light of the new development.
Technically, today's debate is on
the question of whether the Council
will put the American request on its
agenda for future action. 1t would
have to take it's place at the bottom
of long list of issues which might
keep it waiting for several months
These include arms limitation, the
British charges against Albania and
Atomic energy control.
The United States, still striving
for unanimous agreement on the
long debated problem of harnessing
the atom for peace, yesterday asked
the Council to send the whole ques-
ton back to the Atomic Energy
Commission for a new effort to rec
oncile American and Russian differ
ences.
Soviet Delegate Andrei Gromyko
blocked an immediate vote and in
formed the Council he intended to
speak at the next session on atomi