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Evening star., 1947-08-13
County Weighs Plea
By Silver Spring for
Fire District Code

The Montgomery County Board of
Commissioners today had under
consideration request by the Silver
Spring Volunteer Fire Department
for adoption of a fire district code in
Silver Spring. ..-
At the boards regular meeting
yesterday, a proposal was made by
the Fire Department for the eIimi-
nation of overhead wires through
recourse to new fire laws. 1t was
pointed out the present overhead
power wiring in the area constitutes
fire hazard" which the electric
company has not eliminated because
Of the expenditure involved.
Effect On Rates Seen.
During the discussion of the pro-
posed measure, it was brought out
by the commissioners that adoption
OF such code might result either in
increase of electric rates throughout
the Metropolitan area or delaying
Of replacements of wiring as it wears
out.
The commissioners voted to give
the matter study before acting on it
Albert E. Conradis, county public
utility agent, reported a new tax
rate Schedule has been adopted fol
the Bethesda Chevy Chase area. tn,
new scale includes four zones, 81
cents, 40 cents, so cents, and 81
cents. Outside of the zone area
the fares will be about Is cents .
mile.
I. The zone covers an area abou
three miles In diameter, with tn,
Bethesda business district approx
!imately in the center. The 80 CEN
zone covers about square mile.
Peter Refuses Post.
]. Vincent Peter of Rockville
stated he could not accept his re.
cent appointment to the County
Board Of Zoning Appeals becaus,
of private business matters.
John D. Sadler, Bethesda at.
torney was appointed to fill the va
caney left by Mr.. Peter.
Sldney LuSt, chaln tneater oper'
ator, said he hoped to construct ar
open air theater in Montgomery
County sometime next spring. Mr.
Lust did not 60 into details as tt
the proposed location Of his Mont.
gomery County theater.
The board announced completion
of a $3.50 building in Bethesda te
house road equipment. 1t was ex'
planned the new structure will hous'
10 large pieces of road equipment
and contains an Office and lunch
rooms.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Fire Captain to Inherit Battalion
From Buddy He Saved in 1923

Today Battalion Chief Lipske was
told by the District Commissioners
he can retire on August 81 after
81 years with the Fire Department.
His successor will be Capt. Ke-
fauver, who will become battalion
chief August 81, and is to inherit
command of the 7th Battalion from
the man whose life he saved nearly
Is years ago.
The city heads approved the re-
tirement and the promotion at
board meeting today.
Capt. Kefauver has been with
the department more than 35 years.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Wife, II, Killed in Fall
After Kissing Husband
BY the Assoeioted Press

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 13.-Joseph
V. Weislo, %. sat on the porch rail of
his second floor apartment, eating
ice cream.
Mrs. Anna Marie Weislo. his IT.
year-old wife, walked to him, threw
her arms about him and leaned over
to kiss him.
MIR. Weislo lost his balance and
toppled over the rail- His wife
grabbed him and was dragged over
with him.
Mrs. Weislo died of fractured
skull several hours later.
Her husband was released from a
hospital after treatment for severe
bruises.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Driver Trying 10 Light
CIGARETTE Hurt in Crash

An attempt to light a cigarette
while driving resulted In a head
injury last night for Capitol po-
liceman in traffic accident at
Riverdale, Nd, Prince Georges
County police reported.
They said Clilffordo R. Bergstrom,
26, of 1920 Forty-ninth place,
Branchville, Md, suffered cut over
his right eye when his automobile
went out of control into parked
automobile trailer owned by Charles
F. Painter at 5000 Baltimore avenue,
Riverdale..
Mr.. Bergstrom was treated at
Leland Memorial Hospital, River
dale.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Fall on Spiked Fence
Of Hospital Hurts Boy

An 8-year- old boy, playing Tarzan
in tree on the grounds of Columbia
Hospital, ended up in the hospital
yesterday when the. tree branch
broke and he fell on the spiked iron
fence below.
The boy, William Smith of 2426
Pennsylvania avenue NV, was
taken to Children's Hospital where
he was treated for a deep cash in
his chest.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Maryland Guard Begins
Moneuvers Next Week
By the Associated Press

CAMP RITCHIE, Md, Aug. 49,
One unit of Maryland's National
Guard will go into summer maneu-
Ivers next week pretending that an
atom bomb has just wiped out
Baltimore.
That's the problem which will
confront the 10th Field Artillery
Battalion. 1t. Col. j. Purley Cooper
and his batteries from Pikesyille,
Westminster and Bel Air will have
the mission of beating back .
mythical enemy armored column
which is supposed to land from
Chesapeake Bay after the atom
bombing.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
$500 Pay Increases
Granted teachers
In Montgomery

The Montgomery County Board of
Education yesterday adopted new
salary scale, which will give in
creases to teachers in the county
school system averaging about $500
a year.
The proposed scale has been
under discussion by the School
Board and the county commission
ers for several months.
The new scale will start at mini
mum of $4,000 year for new teach
ers without a degree and range to
a maximum of $500 for experienced
teachers with masters degrees.
Increases range from $500 to 81 Zoo.
Allowances Authorized.
The new salary schedule also au-
thorizes extra allowance for sum-
mer teaching, allowances for teach
ers dependence, and allowances for
principals and vice principals.
At the same time the board made
public letter from T. G. Pullen. jr.,
State superintendent of schools,
commencing the Board of Educa-
ton for its realistic" approach to
the salary problem.
The board also expressed its hope
for a speedy recovery of DR.. Edwin
w. Broome, superintendent of
schools.
DR.. Broome has been a patient
at Montgomery County General
Hospital since August 2, after suf-
fering heart attack. 1t is expected
that he will remain at the hospital
at least through August.
The board announced appoint
ment of Dr. Harold H. Mitchell
as the county's first full-time school
physician. DR.. Mitchell, who comes
from New York City health center,
will commence his duties of co-or-
dinating the school health program
November /.
w. AAA Autos Accepted.
The acceptance of five dual con-
troll driving instruction automobiles
from the American Automobile As
ISOLATION was authorized by the
board. They will be used in the
driver training program in the
county's high schools.
Purchase of a 30-acre site near
the Bradley Elementary School was
approved by the board for construc-
ton of junior high school and "a
possible future elementary school" J"
The board announced it will hold
special meeting Monday to con-
slider bids for construction of addi-
tions to elementary schools at Po-
tomac, Rockville, -Four Corners,
Glenmont, Westbrook, and Kens-
ington.
Increases in individual salaries
were limited by the county commits
sioners when making up the current
budget to a maximum amount of
81 200 in any one. year. Hence, it is
expected that some teachers may
have to wait two years before they
actually receive top scale.
New Pay Scale.
The pay scale. showing the
amounts received year by year, up to
81 wears. follows.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Hearing Set on Dropping
I0f I'd. C.-BaItimore Trains
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 13-Hearing
on application of the Pennsylvania
Railroad to discontinue two local
trains between Baltimore and Wash
ington will be held September 10,
the Public Service Commission an
nounced yesterday.
The commission said it had re-
ceived several protests from in
dividuals and the Odenton I'm
provement Association against elm
ination of the trains.
The trains are No. 404. which
leaves Washington at 5:48 am, and
No. 419, leaving Baltimore at 4:25
pm. The Pennsylvania said the
trains are operating at loss.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Lloyd Jones in HospitoI

Lloyd Jones, we'll known grain
and farm implement dealer OF
Dickerson, Md. has been admitted
to the Frederick City Hospital, for
treatment of a heart ailment. His
condition today was reported as
satisfactory. -
Evening star., 1947-08-13

She Is Miss
Florence Eisen
of 10714 OF d
B ! a d e n S burg
roa d S ! | v e r
Spring, who is
heard each week
day m orn / n G
from 7::30 to 8
o'clock as Flor
ence Girl Disc
Jockey"
, Sne came TO
Washington with
g. contingent OF
w aves during
the war. She
was assigned tn
Evening star., 1947-08-13
DR.. B. B. lanes to Speak

DR.. Bartlett B. James, poet and
author of several books on history
and political science. will address
the Center of Religious Education
at 1906 Twentieth street NV. at
10 pm. Sunday.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Ex.Wave Becomes WGAY
EarIyMorninq Disc Jockey

An ex-Wave has joined the staff
Of radio station WGAY and WGAY-
FM, Silver Spring, as an early
morning disc iockey,"
Evening star., 1947-08-13

Remittance may be made by
check, cash, money order or
stamps. y
Evening star., 1947-08-13

the Navy Department here as a
yeoman. After her discharge. she
studied dramatics st local drama
school and then went to work for
WGAY as a typist.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Let The Star Follow
You on Vocation!

Leave your subscription at
the Business Office Counter,
18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, or mail your vacation
address. In all cases payment
must be made in advance.
RATES FOR MAILING
Daily and Daily Sunday
Sunday. Only Only
/ month 80 1.25 rs so
/ week --3 80 rs is
parnitfopce M a " he m a no nv
Evening star., 1947-03-28
Price Of Carpets Cut
go 10 Halt Initiation
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 28.-Alexander
Smith & Sons Carpet Co. today an
nounced reduction averaging about
3 per cent in the price of its carpets
and rugs, effective April 1.
Frederick B. Klein, president of
the company, in telegram to Pres
ident Truman announcing the cut,
said it would save consumers approx
imately $3,000,0 900 a year.
I'VE agree with the President that
the upward course of wages and
prices should be halted" Mr.. Klein
SAID. We believe it is time the
american consumer-who is. after
all, the American waee-earner~
should receive a dividend in the form,
of lower prices"
Mr.. Klein said his company in
tended to maintain the new price
level until July /, but added, eour
ability to do so will depend upon the
maintenance of present costs"
AUBURN. N. Y, Mar. % lP,.-The
Columbian Rope Co., which operates
here what is claimed to be the
second largest cordage plant in the
world. today announced a price re-
duction in juteN twine "in an effort
to be of help in modest way to the
whole United States price structure. -
S. G. Russell. vice president, said
twine had been reduced, effective
today, approximately 5 per cent. He
reported the action was in response
to President Truman's March &c
plea for lower prices to halt imitation
Evening star., 1947-03-28
Owners Of Seized Ship
File Petition in Java
BY the Associated Press

BATAVIA, Java, Mar. 28.-A petit
ton was filed in Dutch court today
asking that the confiscated cargo of
the United States Liberty ship
Martin Behrman be placed in the
hands of joint Dutch -Indonesian
committee on economic affairs.
The action, filed for Capt. Rudy
Gray by Attorney James Ryan, rep
resenting the Isbrandtsen Co. of
New York, said the company, op-
orators of the vessel, was willing to
abide by the decision of such COM
mittee.
Clause IA of the recently signed
agreement of the Dutch and the
Indonesian Republic provides for
the restoration of property belong
ing to non-Indonesians, through a
Joint commission.
Mr.. Ryan announced that the
Isbrandtsen ship Flying Cloud would
arrive here Saturday with cargo
destined for the Indonesian republic.
Indonesian sources said the ship was
carrying a cargo which in part
would be forbidden entry under
Dutch regulations, and this would
raise the possibility Of new con-
hscation order.
Evening star., 1947-03-28
Veteran Benefit Cuts
Certain if Deficiency
Bill Passes, VA Says
Nearly All Of SIoshes
Are in Funds Asked
For Operating Services
By George Beveridqe

Drastic cuts in Veterans Ad-
ministration deficiency appro-
priation requests reported today
by the House Appropriations
Committee will result in severe
curtailment of veterans benefits,
officials Of the agency declared.
If the bill is passed as reported
today, one official said, the agency
will either have to ask Congress for
more money or begin slicing benefits
open to more than 100000 vet
Grams.
The agency asked Congress for
$2,169, ,114500 to carry it through
this fiscal year. The deficiency bill
would chop $551 100000 from the
request-nearly all of it from direct
benefits.
Bradley Gave Warning.
Testifying before, the Appropria-
tions Committee. Gen. Bradley
warned that estimates are based on
rock bottom needs. He said Con-
gress must decide whether economy
justifies reduction in standards OF
service, and declared:
IF widespread reductions are to
be effected, I frankly do not see how
they can be accomplished except at
the expense of service. And where
operating costs are reduced to the
point where services suffer, we must
ask ourselves if this is not false
economy
In several sharp debates during
the testimony, Gen. Bradley pointed
out that Congress authorized all the
present benefits, and defended his
agency's request for money to carry
them out
At one point, Chairman Taber
said it appeared as if the agency re-
sented questions about its appropri-
ations. Il am almost of the opinion
that the administration re-
sents the idea of having to answer
any questions or make any state
ments to the congressional commit
tees" he declared.
General Denies Charge.
II assure you that is not our at
titude," replied Gen. Bradley. Then
he added:
Il did not ask for this job. I only
took it because I was asked to do
so and am trying to do. the best
can until I can be replaced-which
I hope will be as soon as possible
because it is a thankless job no
matter how done"
Principal debate in the lengthy
(See VETERANS Fage 'A-40
Evening star., 1947-03-28
British Stoned in Dusseldorf
As 100000 Protest Food Lack

said police reinforcements were
standing by, but had been kept
hidden from the view of the demon
strators. Police had advised Allied
vehicles to avoid the area during
the demonstration
The crowd dispersed at noon, some
marching away in columns, others
streaming down the streets like a
football crowd going home.
British officials say the 1850
calorie ration scale has not been met
for the past few weeks, and that
some places received only 800
calories daily.
Workers abandoned factories,
shops and Offices to parade to the
park, carrying banners with such
slogans as: We are Hungry" Don't
Let Our Children Starve' and 1--WE
Want Bread"
Some banners called for the resip-
nation Of Schlange Schoenigen,
tsee RIOT, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1947-03-28
Head Of Phone Union
Asks Congress Probe
OF National Dispute
) - .--s.-~
Chesapeake & Potomac
Offers to Arbitrute
In Washington Area

The National Federation of
Telephone Workers today sug-
gested that Congress investigate
their dispute with Bell System
companies which threatens to
bring a Nation-wid telephone
strike April 7.
Joseph A. Beirne, national union
president, made the proposal in
identical letters to Chairman Taft
OF the Senate Labor Committee and
Chairman Hartley of the House
Labor Committee. He asked spe-
cifically that the committees call
in NFTW officers and officials of
the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. to give. their views of
the dispute.
Mr.. Hartley had announced
earlier that he was working on an
emergency bill to permit use of
court injunctions to head off strikes
in vital industries such as tele-
phones. Mr.. Hartley's idea was dis
cussed by the NFTW Policy Com
mittee today, but the union refused
comment on it.
Arbitration Rejection Indicated.
Locally, the Chesapeake & Poto-
mac Telephone Co., one of the Bell
Systems operating companies in
volved in the Nation wide dispute,
offered arbitration as means of
settling wage differences with work
ers in the Washington area. The
wage demand, including a fiat week
ly increase of S12 to all workers, is
one OF 10 made nationally by the
National Federation of Telephone
Workers.
Officials of the two unions in
Washington having contracts with
the c. & p Co. said they had re-
ceived the arbitration offer, ano
that their answers would not be
made public until received by the
company. However, rejection of the
offer was indicated. Similar arbi-
tration offers have been made By
Bell companies in other cities ano
the NFTW Policy Committee has
referred to such local offers as a
Evening star., 1947-03-28
BY Rembert Jones
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

PARIS, Mar. 28.-A highly
responsible informant with an
intimate personal knowledge of
1947 conditions in Russia said
today that starvation had killed
thousands of peasants in four
separate regions of the Soviet
Union during recent weeks.
The source listed these regions as
the Ukraine, the Lower Volga, the
Upper Volga and Western Siberia.
Famine conditions were created
by severe droughts in European
Russias wheat-growing regions last
year and by excessive rains that de-
stroyed much of the Siberian wheat
crop, the informant said.
The report on Russian conditions
by this highly placed person in
Paris was given after dispatches
from Moscow quoted official state
ments of an extremely serious food
Evening star., 1947-03-28
m -, -
House Unit Approves
District Local Option
On Daylight Saving
Dirksen Bill Goes to Floor;
Sponsor Would Substitute
Senote-Approved Measure
BY Harold B. Rogers

The House District Committee
today approved a bill for local
option" daylight saving here this
year.
With only two members oppos-
ing the proposal, the committee de-
cided to report to the House the
Dirksen bill, directing the District
Commissioners to order daylight
saving here if justified by public
opinion.
Representative Dirksen, Repub-
lican, of Illinois, committee chair
man, explained that his own bill
was reported to the House, but
when it Is called up for action, he
will move to substitute the Senate
approved McGrath' bill. The Senate
bill, sponsored by Senator McGrath
Democrat, of Rhode Island, was
passed March "a by vote of Sc to II
Bills Are Identical.
Should the House approve the
McGrath measure it then would 20
to the White House.
Chairman Dirksen said he believes
this local option" measure will
have better chance of House ap-
proval than the first daylight saving
bill which was killed by the House
earlier in the session,
The Dirksen and McGrath bills
are identical. They authorize the
District Commissioners to hold
public hearings to determine public
opinion on "fast time" If senti-
ment here is strong enough the
Commissioners could establish day
light saving time here from the last
Sunday in April to the last Sunday
in September for this year only.
Farm Spokesman Opposed Bill.
The bill which the Heuse de-
feated earlier was a directive from
Congress itself to set up daylight
saving time in the District. 1t was
opposed strongly by spokesmen from
farm areas. Some of these op-
ponents are known to be planning
a fight against Dirksen- n-McG Grath
bills.
When the McGrath bill was de-
bated in the Senate its proponents
claimed that it was good measure
because it took step in the direc-
ton of home rule for the District,
relieving Congress of one more bur-
densome municipal responsibility.
The House District Committee in
its executive session this morning
was attended by 13 members with
only 2, who were not identified, op-
posing the bill. The measure, how
ever, had several proxies. it was said,
from committee members who could
not attend.
Evening star., 1947-03-28
Three JAW Officials
Are Red 'Captives,'
Governor Declares
Sieler Of Michigan Says
Thomas, Adde's, Leonard
Follow Party Line
BY the Associated Press

Gov. Kim Sigler of Michigan
testified today that three high
officials of the CIO United Auto
Workers Union are "captives of
the Communist Party of the
United States"
He listed them to the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities
as follows:
"R. J. Thomas, former president
and now vice president of the
union; George Adde's, secretary
treasurer, and Richard P. Leonard
national director of the Ford de-
partment.'
Gov. Sigler said, "They follow the
Communist Party lines in unon ac-
tiyities." .-....
For months, the Governor said.
there has been terrific struggle"
for control of the CIO-UAW in
Detroit between Communists and
loyal American citizens.
Gov. Sigler said communism Is
a menace in this country, that it
has invaded unions and schools in
Michigan and that it is operating
through at least % front organiza-
tions.
Under questioning by committee
members, he indorsed legislation to
outlaw the Communist Party. He
said he has discussed the matter
with presidents of universities in
Michigan and they also approve the
measures.
Gov. Sigler said that under the
Constitution the Government must
assure the States republican form
of Government. He said the Fed
eral Government should take the
(See UN-AMERICAN. Page A-51
Evening star., 1947-03-28
BY the Associofed Press

DUSSELDORF, Germany,
Mar. 28.-Germans in a crowd of
about 100000 stoned British
occupied buildings and attacked
British military cars today in a
two-hour demonstration over
food shortages. It was the most
violent manifestation of unrest
in the Ruhr since the occupation
began, and the biggest rally since
Hitler.
Two military cars were overturned
and one was thrown in a park lake
Another, carrying British and Amer
can correspondents, was stoned by
demonstrators, but no one was in
ured. Windows in the three British
buildings were smashed.
Trafic was paralyzed as the huge
crowd milled through the public
park In the center of the city.
listening to speeches by trade union
leaders. British public safety officials
Evening star., 1947-03-28
By Joseph Young .

Government agencies appar-
emily will not be required to order
mass payless holidays" for Fed
eral workers. Funds to prevent
this were supplied by a,$2,471, =
498,540 deficiency bill reported
today to the House. o
Part of the money allotted to pay
salaries for the reminder of the cur
rent fiscal year came fom the
transfer of funds from the agencies
other activities, however.
Federal officials said it is possible
that a numerical handful of en-
ployes may have to take payless fur
loughs. but emphasized that no large
number would be affected.
Government officials had feared
that as result of last years Federal
Pay Act, which increased salaries by
"A per cent, they would have to
furlough thousands of workers until
June 30 To prevent this, S65, SIT ,030
vas requested. The committe granted
s35, ,219 100. The committee, however,
said it provided for most of the
remaining s30,000,00O requested by
authorizing transfers Of funds from
some of the agencies other activities
for the payment of salaries.
Internal Revenue May Suffer.
Committee members said the only
bureau which might suffer from
today's salary appropriation is the
Internal Revenue Bureau, which was
given e 1000 900 less than it requested.
Revenue officials said they could not
determine Immediately whether it
would be necessary to furlough any
of their employees.
In reporting out the first def
cheney bill for 1947, the committee
Evening star., 1947-03-28
By J. A. OLeory

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee decided today to act
on the s4OO,oOo,Ooo aid program
for Greece and Turkey by next
Thursday and take it up in the
Senate Monday, April 7. This
means that Congress definitely
will not be able to meet Presi-
dent Truman's request for action
by next Monday.
Chairman Vandenberg announced
the committees decision after the
group spent three hours in closed
session with Lincoln McVeagh,
American Ambassador to Greece,
and Edwin C. Wilson, American
Ambassador to Turkey.
Senator Vandenberg did not dis
close any details the committee re-