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Evening star., 1947-08-31

aida Open Golf Tournament Another club
shindig hardly less spectacular started as a
protest against finicky golfers. This is
the annual Fmecracker Golf Tournament
Players may bring firearms, skyrockets,
smoke bombs, locomotive whistles, police
sirens or other disturbing devices and use
them at will. Any player shooting 18 holes
in less than 200 strokes gets prize.
Plenty Of Entextainment
WITH all its explosive horseplay. the club
never loses sight of its serious aims. 1t keeps
lists of all orphans for miles around, takes
them to the big games each year, and on
Christmas entertains them with movies
Evening star., 1947-08-31

superintendent. Hearing loud explosion,
the boys looked up and spotted seven-foot
aluminium disk lodged in a tree, its pyro-
technic coating still smoldering. The fact
that group of Round Tablers had been
seen Juggling remarkably similar object
to the same vicinity earlier in the day was
discounted by President Abb as purely
coincidental'
Midsummer Christmas
Heck, we have to give the reward to
somebody" he said. "And hear those boys
could use thousand dollars right about
now to help build a new gymnasium
When President Roosevelt inadvertently
gave some states two Thanksgivings one
year, the Round Tablers went him one bet
ter; they proclaimed midsummer Christ
mas for Spokane. Now it's an annual event
and was held on August 6 this year - the
opening day of the Knights $ll 500 Esmer-
Evening star., 1947-08-31

On another occasion, the Knights hired
swanky salon and issued engraved invita-
tons to an Exhibition of Paintings by the
Old Masters. The paintings arrived in an
armored car with gun-bristling police escort.
Unveiled before the city's best lorgnettes,
they turned out to be copies of masterpieces
except that each figure wore the horse
laughing head of Esmeralda. "Whistler's
Mother" was retitled "Whistlers Mother
in-Law." or 1T Don't Pay to Whistle"
One of their latest antics attracted nation
wide interest last month, when members
offered a $1,000 reward for the first person
to bring genuine, bona fide flying disk"
back to club headquarters. The reward was
Evening star., 1947-08-31

turkey and a Santa Claus
party at which each child re-
ceives two personalized gifts.
Once a month it sends a
truckload of playground
equipment to some de-
serving institution.
For sports lovers generally.
the club spent $50, 600 in 81
days last summer bringing
big-time games to Spokane.
The club pays all expenses
and gives all revenues to
charities. It spent $50. 600 to
Evening star., 1947-08-31

actually collected a week
later, by which time the
Knights had been bombarded
with all sorts of disklike OBJ
jects, from old phonograph
records to milkweed seeds,
and even a fiapjack caught
right in mid-air" in a local
restaurant.
Winners of the 81 900 were
four boys from a Spokane
orphanage who spotted a
flying disk" one morning
while taking a walk with their
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-09-11

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Evening star., 1947-02-16
Meeting to Discuss Bonds

George c. Updegraff, president of
the New Ballston Citizens Associa-
tion,. will discuss a proposed bond
issue for county improvements at a
meeting at pm. tomorrow at the
Ballston Fire House, Gil North
Stuart street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1947-02-16
Farm Leaders Oppose
Gripping Of Unions
BY the Associated Press

DES MONIES, Feb. 15.-Leaders
of two large farm organizations to-
day decried what they termed exist
ing antagonisms between farmers
and urban laborers
Joseph W. FIGHTER, Columbus,
master of the Ohio State Grange,
and Ole L. Olson, Buxton, N. D.,
president of the Farmers Union
Grain Terminal Association, voiced
their sentiments at panel discus
sion of the ninth annual National
Farm Institute on problems to be
faced with declining farm prices"
I'VE farm folks should oppose any
legislation considered by Congress
which would seriously cripple our
labor unions" Mr.. FIGHTER asserted.
Farm folks must come to see the
point of view of the great labor
groups of the city"
Mr.. Olson declared that the
farmer must realize that the stom-
ach of the worker is his greatest
market"
William G. Murray, economics
chairman at Iowa State College,
said he believed that farmers would
be in better position now than
after World War if prices should
decline because they have a better
cash reserve.
Mr.. Olson asserted that the large
commercial farm operator would be
better off, but that the small farmer
did not have the necessary cash
backlog.
Evening star., 1947-02-16

by Thos. Cook & Son. Not men
toned is the Washington. operated
by the United States Lines before
the war. There is a distinct pos
sibility, however, the Washington
will be refitted for luxury travel,
and by midsummer will begin cas-
ing the tight Atlantic travel situa-
ton under the flag of the United
States Lines.
The survey lists these additional
prospects:
On the North Atlantic routes, two
ships well known to American trav-
elers before the war are expected to
resume service within a month. First
of these will be the Cunard White
Stars Mauretania, modern name
sake of the famous old speed queen
which for many years held the
transatlantic blue ribbon. She is
returning to her peacetime duties
reconditioned as a luxury liner. The
Holland America liner Veendam,
also well known on the trans
Atlantic run and as a cruise ship
to the West Indies, also is returning
to the regular lineup and has
announced her first regular sailing
for March II from New York to
Southampton and Rotterdam.
Other vessels returning to their
normal routes. on the Atlantic are
the Canadian Pacific's Empress of
Evening star., 1947-02-16
Ho,u il The usdttut udtemY you Oh? -?

Want to swap snow and sleet for warm
sands and swim suit? Trade all the
discomforts Of raw, wintry days for world
of sunny fun? :. Come to Florida! Every
spring.like day is made-to-order for outdoor
recreation. Every vacation hour can be gay,
Evening star., 1947-02-16
American Fined $4,000
On Greek Customs Charae
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Feb. 15.-Willie Irving
Talton, 47-year-old tobacco dealer
of Smithfield, N. c., said today he
was fined $4,000 by Creek court
after his conviction on a charge that
he had attempted to take $29, 400 in
cash out of Greece without declar-
ing it to a customs officer.
Mr.. Talton told an American cor
respondent in the military barracks
where he is being detained that he
was denied "even elementary JUS
tice" when he was tried and con-
victed on the charge within a 20
hour period.
Arrested February 13 at Hassani
Airport just before he was to have
left by plane for Paris, Mr.. Talton
said he told the court that he had
not been given a chance at the air
port to declare the money.
He is being detained at the bar
racks and, apparently, will go to
prison in default of paying the
heavy fine. The $29, 400 has been
conf1scated by the Greek govern
ment.
Evening star., 1947-02-16
Senate Approval Seen
For Measure Allowing
1917 Rent Increase

Senate approval was predicted
yesterday for plan to end all sent
controls in 10 months and allow a
general 10 per cent increase.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the
Republican whip, told a reporter
that if this plan is approved by the
Banking Committee Il think it will
carry in the Congress.
The author of the proposal is
Senator Buck, Republican of Della
ware. He is chairman of a banking
subcommittee which was directed to
draft rent control legislation after
the full committee heard more than
two weeks of highly conflicting
testimony.
Taylor Expects Approval.
Senator Taylor. Democrat of
Idaho, member of the subcommit-
tee and advocate of full years ex-
tension of rent ceilings without any
general increase, agreed that the
Buck proposal probably would be
approved.
Senator Taylor also denied re-
ports that President Truman threat
ened to veto any fiat across the
board increase. The Senator re-
ported Mr.. Truman merely reaf-
f1rmed his opposition to blanket in
creases or removal of controls, now
scheduled to expire June 80.
The veto matter was not men,
toned by me or the President"
Senator TAYLOR said of his White
House conference earlier last week.
The Buck proposal would remove
all rental controls from the iuris-
diction of OPA and vest enforce
ment in Federal courts.
All new housing or that not pre-
viously under control would be free
from ceilings, as would all hotel
quarters.
1870 Increase Provided.
Owners of housing rented at the
start of this year could increase
rents up to 10 per cent. If they
went above that figure they could
be prosecuted in Federal courts,
with a fine of 81 900 possible. Sen
ator Wherry had asked that all
OPA controls be ended April 30. He
said he still prefers that, but the
Buck proposal differs very little
from mine except that State Leg
islatures would have 10 months in
stead of two to enact any State
rent controls"
Senator Cain, Republican, WASH
ington, a member of the subcom-'
commented that the Buck
proposal appears ito be the best one
offered thus far" Senator Cain had
Joined other Republican Senators
in different bill that would have
allowed a Is per cent increase.
Senator Buck has called his sub
committee to meet in closed session
Tuesday to hear testimony by sew
eral Senators who have offered diff
ferent proposals for ending con-
trolls or allowing rent increases.
Next Thursday the entire Bank
ing Committee will consider rental
legislation. A bill may reach the
Senate the following Monday.
Evening star., 1947-02-16

housing situation in Europe i'm
proves.
"It is estimated by travel experts
that as many as $4,000 to 10000 per-
sons may be cared for during the
coming travel season. This would
mean that all the transatlantic
ships which are expected to return
to passenger travel are actually re-
turned to that service and that the
airlines will be able to maintain the
accelerated program which they an
ticipate. Special emphasis is laid
upon the necessity of according
expeditiously every facility to the
travel of American businessmen en-
gagged in the restoration of inter-
national trade. Thus pleasure travel
will be secondary to essential travel
provision for which is already estab-
lished."
In their plans to abide by these
specifications, the travel agencies
are keeping their fingers on the
pulse of foreign conditions, and can
provide the public with the clue on
which countries are more in posi-
ton to accept pleasure bent Ameri-
cans.
So far, Italy is not cleared by the
passport division for purely pleasure
travel. The travel industry, how
ever, is working on opening this
country, exceedingly popular with
tourists in prewar years, northWard
from Rome. Egypt is inviting travel
ers, but accommodations on ships
direct to the Mediterranean are not
yet of the luxury type. This condi-
ton is expected to improve by fall.
Meanwhile, a route by way of Lon
don, with air transportation from
there to Cairo, is being recon-
mended.
Returns from the early flood of
requests for European travel have
begun to come in, and tend to curb
the enthusiastic belief that the
traveller can jump around at will in
the countries that have agreed to
play host. For instance, one travel
agency, through its Washington
branch, reported that requests for
reservations on certain express
trains in France are being denied
for lack of space.
Whether the 10000 figure will be
reached this year depends to some
extent on spreading the demand over
the next 10 months. However, the
ship situation is expected to ease
progressively through 1947, and
trans Atlantic airlines are in
better position for stepping up their
flights to meet the demand for
transportation to and from Europe.
Early applicants for passage to the
Old World are reported showing a
greater preference for travel aboard
liners. This is attributed, in part
| to the fact that Americans have
been starved for sea trips over a
period of five years.
X X x y
Eleven transatlantic liners are
operating regular passenger services
at this time. These are the America
of the United States Lines, the Gu
nard White Star luxury liner Queen
Elizabeth, the Gripsholm and Drott-
ningholm of the Swedish American
Line, the Ncordam and Westerdam
of the Holland America Line, the
Norwegian steamer Stavangerfjord
the Danish motorships Falstria and
Jutlandia, and the Spanish Lines
Magallanes and Marques de Conil-
las. In addition, a number of vessels
not yet reconverted to peacetime
standards are carrying passengers
between the United States and
Europe.
Several favorite liners of preWar
years are scheduled to return to the
North Atlantic runs in the spring
and summer, according to survey
Evening star., 1947-02-16

Canada (familiar to travellers before
the war under her former name
Duchess of Richmond) and the Pol
ish liner Batory, both due back in
April. The Queen Mary Of the
Cunard White Star Line and the
De Grasse of the French Line are
scheduled to return in June. The
Nieuw Amsterdam, largest and finest
ship of the Holland America fleet,
is due back in August, and the
Cunarder Britannia is expected to
return to regular service the same
month.
Several new ships are scheduled
to enter the North Atlantic run
before the end of this year. The
Evening star., 1947-02-16
Mcmahon to Discuss
Views Over WPIK

Senator Mcmahon, Democrat, of
Connecticut, former chairman of
the Senate Atomic Energy Commit
tee and sponsor of the Mcmahon
atomic energy. bill, will be inter-
viewed over Station WPIK at 4:30
pm. today.
Senator Mcmahon will discuss his
bill for presidential succession, in
,troduced in the Senate Monday; the
Argentine situation and the nomi-
nation of David E. Lilienthal to be
chairman of the Atomic Energy
Commission.
Evening star., 1947-02-16
Council TO Explore
Churches Relation
To Economic Issues
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Feb. Is. What
should the churches do about eco
nornic problems? Can Christian
principles have bigger part in eco
nomic life?
Four hundred delegates from 25
denominations will try to answer
those questions Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday in a conference
! unlike any other in American re-
ngious history.
Labor-managenient issues will be
among tho~e discussed by men and
women, including:
Eric Johnston, Episcopalian; Wal
ter Reuther, Lutheran; Charles
Poletti, B aptist; Representative
Gwinn, Republican, of New York,
Methodist, and Boris Shishkin, East
ern Orthodox.
280 Delegates Are Layman.
The name of the meeting is The
National Conference on the Church
and Economic Life" About 280 of
the 400 delegates are laymen, the
others clergymen.
The sponsor is the Federal Coun-
Gil of the Churches of Christ in
America, which includes 25 denom-
nations claiming total member
ship of 26,000,000. All these denom-
nations are Protestant except three
Eastern Orthodox churches.
Charles P. Taft, an Episcopalian,
Cincinnati lawyer and son of the
late President Taft, is president of
the Federal Council. He will be
chairman of the conference and will
make the only speech on the sched-
ule. The rest of the talking will be
discussion and debate.
Three Questions on Agenda.
The delegates will take up three
questions, one by one:
/. What are the issues in economic
life about which the Christian
church should be most concerned?
2. What is the responsibility of the
churches toward resolving these is
sues on Christian principles?
8. What should be the program of
the churches in meeting their re-
sponsibility?
The delegates were chosen by their
own denominations, but they will
state their own views. Whatever
they decide will not be binding on
the various church organizations,
But their conclusions are expected
to carry weight.
The delegates will be divided into
three sections, each of which will
thrash out the problems in full dis
cussion. Then a committee will take
these discussions and combine them
into a program, which will be de-
bated and acted upon by all the
delegates meeting together.
Evening star., 1947-02-16
DR.. Douglas 5. Freeman
Urged as Envoy TO Britain
BY the Associated Press


Senator Robertson, Democrat, OF
Virginia, yesterday urged President
Truman to nominate DR.. Douglas
Southall Freeman, editor of the
Richmond News Leader, to be am
bassador to Great Britain.
Senator Robertson wrote Mr.. Tru-
man that the selection of DR.. Free
man to succeed the late o. Max
Garner would be most acceptable to
our British friends because few
Americans are better known or more
greatly admired by the British lead
ers."
In Newport News DR.. Freeman
said he was completely surprised
by Senator Robertson's proposal and
added Il don't expect to get the ap-
pointment."
Evening star., 1947-02-16

Cunard White Star Line will place
in service two I4,000-ton vessels, the
Media and Parthia, which like many
famous Cunarders are named after
provinces of the Roman period.
These. ships will be one-class ships
with accommodations for $50 pas
sengers each. The Swedish-Ameri-
can Line will bring out the new
Stockholm in December, after she
has completed her fitting-out in the
shipyards of Gothenburg.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-10
Social Security
Needs Operators

The Social Security Administra-
ton today issued announcements of
examinations for the positions of
Tabulating Equipment Operator,
Calculating Machine Operator, and
Alphabetic Card Punch Operator.
Persons who pass these examina-
tions will be placed on registers of
eligibles from which probational ap-
pointments will be made to positions
in the agency as needed.
The salaries range from $1,756 to
1884 a year. Most of the positions
to be filled are in the Accounting
Operations Division of the Social
Security Administration in Balti-
more, Maryland, with few vacan-
cies to be filed in other Government
agencies in Baltimore and vicinity.
Copies of these announcements may
be obtained in the Post Office, or by
writing to the Executive Secretary,
Board of United States Civil Serv-
ice Examiners, Social Security Ad-
ministration, Baltimore, Maryland.
Information regarding these an
nouncements may also be obtained
at the State Employment Office.
All persons who wish to apply
must file their applications in time
to be received in Baltimore not later
than May 5, 1947.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-10
Universal
Military Training

! This is the third of a series of
five articles on military training.
This is the plan proposed by the
War Department, which hopes that
this series of articles will help the
citizens of this community to better
understand this very important sub
ject.
Where, When And How
UNIT Would Operate
The proposed plan contemplates
training most men as near to the
homes of the trainee as possible. Of
course, none would be sent to foreign
countries.
The young men in training would
not be soldiers. They would receive
military training from the Army or
Navy, but would not be liable for
any peacetime service in the armed
forces.
The basic obligation would be for
L year of military training. All
trainees would take months in
tensive training in camp as the first
phase. This period would be devot-
ed to training with ground units or
air units, or in the technical serv-
ices, to prepare for possible future
assignments in such units.
For his second six months train
ees could elect to do one of several
things. He could fully complete his
obligation by continuing his training
at camp for another six months, or
he could serve a normal enlist
ment in local National Guard or
fully Organized Reserve unit.
He might qualify for specialist train
ing in an approved technical trade
or vocational school.
For those who wish to continue
their education by going to college,
enrolment in the ROTC with an
agreement to complete the course
and accept Reserve Officers COM
mission, if offered, would complete
their obligation Appointment to
the United States Military, Naval
or Coast Guard Academies or an en-
listment in any Of the Regular Arm
ed services are additional options
offered to the trainee after his six
months basic training.
Qualified trainees electing to take
courses in civilian schools, colleges
or universities could do so with or
without Government aid While at
tending these institutions they would
be in the Enlisted Reserve. If they
accept Government aid for their ed
ucation, further military service
would be required, as approved by
the President of the United States.
A civilian advisory board would
be charged with furnishing advice
and counsel to the President on the
formulation of policies pertaining to
a code of conduct, recreation, moral
and spiritual welfare and certain
non-military phases of training. The
whole project would be suject to
civilian control at all times through
Congress, the President and mem
bers of the Cabinet.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-04-10

This is your town-boost it!
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-05
Ramadier May Resign As French Premier

PARIS, (P)-Premier Paul Ra- madier won vote of confidence in the national assembly today, but the white-bearded leader was considering resigning neverthe- less, cabinet ministers said.
 The vote was 292 for the mo- ton of confidence, and 243 against. However, there were 60 abstentions. Associates said Ra- madier had to decide whether the vote was strong enough to support his leadership, in view of the country's economic troubles and imminent international negotia- tions.
 A cabinet meeting was schedul- ed tonight.
 The assembly, giving Ramadier his fifth expression of confidence since he became Premier in Janu- ary, approved the governments program of subsidies for the coal industry.
 The confidence motion was tackled on to the coal issue.
 The Communists and a sprink- ling of Rightists and Centrists deputies formed the opposition to the measure, which authorized the governmento to grant 4,55o, ,000 ,00C francs t$ss, 500, ,ooO in subsidies to hold down prices in the coal in. dustry.
 Although the threat of a govern. ment crisis was thus eased, labor still was agitating politically against the soaring cost of living
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-05
Real Estate Board Plead Not Guilty In Antitrust Case

WASHINGTON, P) - The Ma tional association of real estate boards and the Washington real estate board pleaded innocent yes terday 10 a federal indictment charging violation of the anti trust laws.
 The indictment announced last week charges the two boards con- Spired to fix commission rates for real estate dealers in the District of Columbia.
 William E. Leahy, counsel for the Washington board, and Roger J. Whiteford, attorney for the NAREB, were granted permission by federal judge Jennings Bailey to withdraw the plea and file an additional plea or other motion by Oct. IS.
 The government also has filed a civil antitrust suit against the two real estate organizations, execu- tive vjce-president Herbert U. Mel son of the NAREB, and l5 mem- bers and directors of the Washing ton board.
 The civil suit asks that provi- sions of the constitution and by laws of the NAREB and the Wash ington boord which require or per init uniform commission fees be declared in violation of the Sher- man antitrust law.
 The criminal indictment of the two organizations followed an or der by attorney general Tom Clark for the justice departments antitrust division to track down and prosecute any conspiracies to maintain or boost the prices of food, clothing and housing.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-05
Resume PAA Serv. ice To Hongkong

Direct Clipper service between California and the British Crown Colony of Hongkong, pioneered by Pan American World Airways a decade ago and disrupted by tie war in the Pacific, will be resumed on September "A.
 Two flights weekly will be via Honolulu, Wake, Guam, and Man fla; a third flight each week via the airline's new round-the world route through Honolulu, Wake. Tokyo and Shanghai.
 The Clippers will be equipped with new sleeperette seating units which are converted into full length lounges, to provide, private sleeping accommodations at night.
 The Alaska Clippers of Pan American Airways flew 5,056.00O revenue passenger miles during July, as compared with 3,040,54 miles during July, l946, D. E. M Moran, traffic supt. for the air lines Alaska region said today A total of 7l,O54 revenue ton miles was flown during July. For that month a year ago, Pan American flew 293,647 revenue ton miles.