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Evening star., 1948-06-23

Counties mag be leased at IS an acre
for q year and purchased at the end
Of that time at price to be de-
termined then. The property must
be inspected before it can be pur-
chased.
Veterans may file applications for
lots as Of today with the Depart
Evening star., 1948-06-23
900 Acres in Florida Lots
Made Available 10 Veterans

About 900 acres of Florida land
was made available in lots of from
one and a half to five acres to vet
Grams of World War II by the In
terror Department today.
Interior Secretary Krug an
nounced that the home and cabin
sites, located in Bay and Walton
Evening star., 1948-06-23
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. C. ~
23,

ment's Bureau Of Land Manage
ment. The general public will be
allowed to file in 80 days.
Evening star., 1948-06-23
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The union times., 1948-04-24

Subscription Rates: 52 Issues, $2.OO; % Issues, $1.25 The Peonle: The Court of Last Resort
The union times., 1948-04-24
New Haven, Conn.,, Saturday, April "A, 194S
Little Luther

"Ah,'' said MT. Dilworth. glanc- ing up from the Evening Snitch, "l see where the navy has given Will liam Randolph Hearst the Distin- guished Public Service Award"
 'sJust another scientific experi- ment,'' said Little Luther. 'The navy wanted to see how low it could sink without scuttling itself"
 ssNothing of the kind." MT. Dill worth protested. ''Willie deserved the medal. He was the first civilian to get one"
 ''If you ask me" said Little Luther, ''the navy was jealous of seeing a certain general hog the front page of all the Hearst papers and wanted some publicity for it. self.''
 ''You think they have a counter candidate, sOn?"
 ''Sure, a natural-POpeye. He's got a profile, he smokes a cOrncOb and he's full of spinach"
 ''Come to think of it,'' said MT. Dilworth, ''even though Popeye's a sailor, I don't recall his ever having been to sea-"
 What's that got to do with it? Willie's one of our most distin- guished war-mOngers, starting with the Spanish-American shindig, but he's never been to war
 ''That's what makes him objec- tive, son."
 'sSure you don't mean objection able, Pop? Anyway, l can think of only one public service Willie has rendered."
 (Which ones that?"
 ''He keeps getting older every day."
The union times., 1948-04-24

The average domestic power con sumer in the IVA region used 6O%o more electricity in his home last year and paid 669o less for it than the aver age residential consumer in the US.
The union times., 1948-04-24

As the official publication of the New Haven Central Labor Council the ed1. torial and advertising policy of THE UNION TIMES are under the supervision of the officers and executive board of the Council. They are Vincent J. McGovern. Electricians Union B-9O, President; Will liam P. Enright. Painters Union No. 1s6 Vice ce-President; Joseph Egan. Typo graphical Union No. 47, Recording Sec retary; August F. Striby, Bakers Union No. II, Financial Secretary; Frank Jacobs, Electricians Union No. B-9O, Sergeant-at-A Arms; Barbers Union No. 215, Frank Spadola; Machinists Union No. APO, Alfred E. Murphy: Painters Union No. 1s6, Saul Kreas; Plumbers Union No. 349, Stanley Greisins; Car: penters Union No. 79, George Rheims and John Dillon; Electricians Union No. B-9O, Bernard Chloride; State, County and Municipal Employees, Harold V. Fein- mark; Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union No. 4O4, Rose Brunswick; Police. mems Union, Everett Shaw. This news. paper is published by THE UNION TIMES. INC. whose officers are Harold V. Feinmark, President; Nathan Sher- man. Secretary; and Leonard Farmer.
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 The People: The Court of Last Resort
 New Haven, Conn.,,
 Saturday, April 24, 1948
Evening star., 1948-12-26
By Chalmers M. Roberts

At least 81 Senators in the new
Congress which meets next week
are in favor of undermining the
system of electing the President
and Vice President.
This was indicated in a poll of
Senators, including the newly
elected and holdovers. Eighty of
the 96 are represented in the check
by The Star.
OF the 81 who answered that they
favor some type of action. "a, by far
the biggest group-favor, U at least
are inclined to favor, the proposed
Lodge Gossett Constitutional
amendment. This amendment would
abolish the electoral college and
divide the electoral votes OF each
State according to the division of
the popular vote in that State. in
stead of the present take
all system.
Another six would go even fur
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Stove Blast Kills Child Opening
Holiday Gifts, Injuries Parents
Girl, 8, Dies in Fire;
Sisters, 7 and z, Are
Saved by Mother

A scene of Christmas happi-
ness in a little white bungalow
in nearby Prince Georges Coun-
ty, Md, was transformed into
tragedy yesterday when an oil
stove explosion killed an 8-year-
old girl and severely injured both
her parents.
Dead is Margaret Lusby. third
grade student in the Clinton Ele-
mentary School, who had looked
fo1 ward eagerly to Christmas morn
ing.
In Casualty Hospital are Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover Lusby, both 20. He
has severe burns on the face and
lacerations of the right hand, right
arm and left thigh. Mrs. Lusby also
has severe burns on her face and
back, received when she turned back
into the flames trying to reach Mar
garet after leading her two younger
children to safety.
The three children-Margaret and
Barbara, who is 7, and Dorothy, 2
awakened their parents early yes
terday as they opened their Christ
mas gifts and shouted with glee
around the gaily decorated Christ
mas tree in the bungalow on Wood
yard road.
Margaret had the toy typev*iter
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Reds List Chang and ~ Aides
For War Crimes Punishment
Koo, Envoy Here, Included in Group;
Just Penalty Is Not Specified

sonage" at Communist headquar-
ters in Shensi province, but reiter-
ated that it was incomplete and that
a fuller list would have to be
worked out by all circles through
the country"
First say on war criminals, it
added, should be given to the Com
munist army.
For example, it cited Gen. Huang
Wei, commander of the 18th army
group whose use of poison gas in
battle fully qualities him as war
criminal"
The Communists earlier in the
week reported they had destroyed
Gen. Huang's army group. but what
happened to him is not clear. The
poison gas charge is an old one,
banded back and forth by both
sides but never substantiated by
either"
The broadcast went on to de-
nounce Gen. Flu Tso vi of Peiping
in the bitterest terms, saying he "is
a public enemy" who had "butchered
the people like cattle" and lis a
first-class war criminal like Chang. >
The broadcast again threatened
due punishment" without specify
ing its nature, but said Gen. Flu
could lessen his fate somewhat" if
Evening star., 1948-12-26
By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.-
The Chinese Communist radio
today broadcast a list of As Chi
nese government leaders and
military men it said were "war
criminals we'll known for their
heinous crimes, who all Chinese
agree should receive the just
penalty"
Heading the list, as might have
been expected, was Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek. Nine. Chang also
was named.
The Just penalty was not speci-
fed.
Most of the names were not sur
prising, but the list included Vice
President Ii Tsung-jen, who has
been mentioned in China specula-
ton as a possible peace negotiator,
and former Premier Chang Chun,
also mentioned as peace advocate.
Others on the list included Gen.
Chiangs brothers-in-laW, H. H.
Kung and T. V. Soong, both former
premiers; Wellington Koo, ambas-
sador to Washington; all top gov
ernment military commanders and a
wide range of political figures.
The Communist radio attributed
this list to IAN authoritative per-
Evening star., 1948-12-26
PuI|en Reports 10 Lane
On Probe Of Red Tinge
In Montgomery Texts
Attacks Miles Statement,
Defends School Board
Choice of Volumes
By ]. B. Zotmon

A report on charges that Com
munistic propaganda is con-
tanned in Montgomery County
school textbooks was presented
to Gov. Lane of Maryland yester-
day.
The 11-page typewriter report,
along with a voluminous sheaf of
correspondence, was submitted to
the Governor by DR.. G. Pullen, jr.,
State superintendent of education.
The investigation was asked Sep
tember 2, nearly three months after
Franklin T. Miles, Chevy Chase
attorney, made the charges before
the county commissioners in Rock
Vile. He referred specifically to
books written by Harold o. Rugg,
the Bruner Smith Social Studies
books and the Building America"
series.
He also accused officials of Mont
gomery Blair High School, Silver
Spring, of permitting Mrs. Alex
sandra Pavlovna Lewis, of Washing
ton, to make a pro-Russian talk to
the students March 26, 1947.
Mr.. Miles, who lives at Is Virgilia
street. said that although four
Western High School students
walked out during talk by Mrs.
Lewis there on May 6, 1947, no one
at Montgomery Blair High voiced
any objection to her propaganda" I"
Miles Refusal to Appear Stressed.
This, Mr.. Miles told the COM
missioners, 'leads to the natural
assumption that the students at
Montgomery Blair already had been
so completely indoctrinated that
they found nothing objectional in
such propaganda"
DR.. Pullen laid stress on Mr.:
Miles refusal to appear before him
in Baltimore and repeat his charges
under oath while county education
officials had come to his Office VOL
unfairly to answer the attorneys
accusations.
He also criticized Mr.. Miles for
writing to the State Commission
on Subversive Activities.
Copies of correspondence be-
tween DR.. Pullen and Mr.. Miles
showed that the attorney wrote
last September 26 he would be
unable to comply with the super
request to come to Bal
timore october because of his
work.
Alternate Proposal Offered.
AS an alternative, Mr.. Miles sug-
gested in his letter that meeting
be held at Leland Junior High
Chevy Chase, and that the
County Board of Education and
the public be invited to attend.
In reply, DR.. Pullen demanded
that Mr.. Miles appear before him
at 3 pm. October S, adding that
the attorneys refusal will be as
sumed as an unwillingness on your
part to substantiate your charges"
i Mr.. Miles then sent telegram
his inability to leave his
work during the day, but again
offering to meet with DR.. Pullen
(See TEXTBOOKS, PSge A-3D
Evening star., 1948-12-26
7 More Are Marooned
On |cecap in Fourth
Effort 10 Save Flyers
Carrier Soipon Soils From
Norfolk With Helicopters
To Assist in Rescue
By the Associoted Press

Two more flyers yesterday
joined the II already stranded
on the Greenland icecap for
more than two weeks, and the
aircraft carrier Saipan steamed
out of Norfolk, Va, with helicop-
terS to attempt to rescue the 13
men.
The two additional flyers were
marooned when the tow rope on
their pickup glider broke during a
Christmas Day rescue attempt. 1t
was the fourth attempt to get the
men off the ice in a glider snatch"
operation.
Three banana shaped helicopters.
largest ever to land on an aircraft
carrier, were taken aboard the Sal
pan before she left on the four
day voyage. The vessel also is carry
ing two other helicopters.
Air Force Expands Effort.
The Navy expedition is in addi-
ton to expanding effort OF the Air
Force to get its own men out of
the ice trap.
Reports to Army authorities at
st. Johns, Newfoundland, said the
13 men were well.
The three big helicopters put
aboard the Saipan yesterday are
from Marine squadron at Guam
tico, Va. Frank C. Piasecki of Phil
adelphia, head of the company
which built them, predicted they
will reach the stranded men.
The two other helicopters, built
experimentally by the Sikorsky Di-
vision of United Aircraft, Bridge
port, Conn, are single-rotor ma
chimes. The three, larger ones are
tWin-rotor craft.
Departing at about / pm, the
crew of the Saipan expected to trav-
ell at about 80 knots which will re-
quire four days to reach Greenland
The Navy and Marines hoped to
gain knowledge about cold weather
helicopter and carrier operation dur
ing the trip in addition to saving
the icebound 13.
New Attempts Planned.
Two new Air Force efforts to get
the marooned men out may be un-
derway before the Saipan can get
there.
A C-82 flying boxcar" carrying a
partially knocked-down Cessna ci-
william plane equipped with skis for
landing on the ice took off from
Wichita, Kans, yesterday morning
headed for the icecap via Selfridge
Air Force Base, Mich. Barring mis-
haps and bad weather, Air Force
officers here said the Cessna might
reach the rescue base in southern
Greenland sometime this morning
How long it will take to get the
tski-equipped plane back together
and flying, officers were unable to
say Two technical men furnished
by the builders of the plane went
along for that job.
In command of that effort will be
(See RESCUE. Page A-9D
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Modernized Electoral System
Supported by 81 Senators
Survey Shows "a Favor Amendment
To Split Stote Vote; II Still Undecided

ther and have the voters choose the
President by a straight Nationwide
popular vote. The remaining II
who favor some sort of reform in
the present system are not certain
just what form it should take. Two
Senators expressed outright op-
position to any change.
Since it takes a two-thirds vote
of each house (as well as ratifica-
ton by three-fourths of the 48
State legislatures) to write an
amendment into the Constitution,
a reform measure would need "a
Senate votes, assuming all 96
Senators were present and voting.
Thus the poll makes clear that the
move for refGNm, given impetus by
the comparative closeness of the re-
cent Presidential election under the
present system, will have to pick up
additional votes from the q SEN
ators who declared they either were
undecided, open to conviction or had
tSee ELECTORAL, Page A-9D
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Pilot in Trouble
Talked to Safety
ByLord's 'sProyer
BY the Associated Press

ELGIN, Ill, Dec. 25.-Dr. and Mrs.
John Fuqua of Elgin said a letter
from their soldier son was a real
Christmas story.
Their son, Sergt John w. Fuqua,
jr., 10, is stationed at Fairbanks.
Alaska, where he is in charge of the
radio and direction finder equip
ment at Ladd Field.
They said his letter told of fast
Army pursuit plane which was lost
in the fog while the direction-fin
equipment was out of order. Sergt.
Fuqua urged the pilot of the plane,
which was running out of gas, to
keep talking so he could get a fix"
on his position.
The pilot complied and S'ergt.
Fuqua directed the plane to the field
just as the gas ran out. The mono
logue the pilot kept up for several
was the Lords Prayer.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Rector Boys Condition
Is Changed to Critical

The condition of 4-year-old Mi
chael Rector, who has been fighting
for his life after 10 per cent of his
body was burned November IL, was
changed to critical at Casualty Hos
pital early today.
The boy has undergone at least
two skin graftings and rallied no
ticeably, but a toxic condition de-
veloped.
He is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Rector, GIT Ellibtt street
NV
Evening star., 1948-12-26
| AirIift Delivers
Hope and Load of
|Corn to Berlin
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Dec. 25-The airlift de-
livered Bob Hope and 10 tons of
canned corn to Berlin today.
The Air Force announced both
were unloaded at 1925 am.
The famed comic flew into the
blockaded city after doing Christ
mas Eve show for American airmen
In Wiesbaden.. He was in two per-
formances today at the Titania
Palast, biggest theater in the Ameri-
can sector.
Sharing the spotlight will be
irving Berlin, Jane Russell and Jinx
Falkenberg.
Several American notables spent
the Yuletide in Berlin. Among them
were Vice President-elec Barkley,
Air Secretary Symington and Army
Secretary Royal.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Hoover Group Urged
To Delay Labor Plan,
Await Congress Policy
Taylor Report Stresses
Changing Views on
Toft-HortIey Law
BY james Y. Newton

The Hoover Commission on re-
organization of the Government
has been advised against a re-
shuffling of the Federal labor
agencies until Congress, through
legislation, has outlined new ma
tional labor policy, it was learned
last night.
The advice is contained in re-
port made for the commission by
DR.. George w. Taylor, one time
chairman of the War Labor Board
and now professor of labor rela-
tions at the University of Pennsyl-
vania. He was asked by Sidney A.
Mitchell, commission executive di-
rector, to make general recommen-
dations as to where the various
labor agencies should be placed.
DR.. Taylor's report is held i'm
portant because of President Tru-
mans promise to build up and
strengthen the Labor Department,
and the several-sided controversy
which has developed over the cam
paign of department officials to
take over dozen or so agencies
which now are either independent
or attached to other Federal out
fits. The Federal Mediation and
Cancellation Service and the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board are
among them.
While the Hoover staff will not
make a special survey of the labor
agency situation, at least two OF
the task force studies touched on the
subject. The study of welfare agen-
cies, for example, recommends trans
fer from the Federal Security Agency
of the unemployment compensation
division and the United States En-
ployment Service. The report on the
regulatory agencies says the NLRB
should remain independent.
Labor Policy in State of Change.
The commission itself probably
will confne its recommendations in
the labor field to suggestions of the
two task forces
DR.. Taylor'S lengthy report points
out that national labor policy is in
a state of change since the new
Congress will act either to repeal
or make important notifications in
the Taft-Hartley Act. He warned
that the agencies should not be
shifted until the new policy is set.
The report makes the following
recommendations:
l. A conference of labor, manage
ment and public representatives to
guide the drafting of Federal labor
legislation, and hence, the establish
ment of Federal policy toward labor
management relations
2. After the legislation is adopted
appointment of a labor manage
ment-public board to decide within
the established new policy where
the various labor agencies should
be permanently stationed.
DR.. Taylor emphasized that any
of the Hoover
group as to organization of the
Labor Department should be made
only after thorough consultation
(see LABOR, Pan A-so !
Evening star., 1948-12-26
4O-MiIe Gusts
Send Mercury
Season Slow
White Christmas
Misses Capital by
Only 30 Miles

The coldest weather of the
season swept into the District
last night-a frigid reminder of
the Christmas snow that almost
came but didn't.
AS early as $40 pm, the mercury
slipped below the fall-winter previ-
Gus low of 26 degrees set December
II. and the Weather Bureau looked
for a drop to IS degrees before morn
ing.
A cold and windy Sunday was
forecast and tonight the tempera-
ture is expected to drop to IA. A
fair day with rising temperatures is
forecast for tomorrow.
The drop in temperature came
gradually yesterday, receding from
a peak of "a at pm. 1t fell off an
average of two degrees an hour un-
til 7 pm, with the most precipi-
tour decline coming between and
5, when the dip was 5 degrees.
At l am. today, the temperature
was II above zero.
Many Motorists Stranded.
The worst of the cold was felt by
owners unaware Of the
steady temperature decline. The
Automobile Association
was swamped with telephone calls
for assistance, mostly from motorists
who found the fuel lines of their
cars had frozen while they were en-
joying the holiday. Up to 9 pm,
502 calls had come from stranded
Many drivers were aroused to the
in time and gasoline sta
tions that were open did rushing
business with motorists seeking
antifreeze.
For the first time this season, po-
licemen on beats from midnight to
8 am. abided by the regulation per-
them to split the eight hours
between walking their beats four
hours and remaining in the precinct
station the other four. subject to
CALL The order goes into
effect when the temperature drops
below 20 degrees.
To say the snow missed the city
yesterday would be to
contest the bureaus report of what
it called trace" but it might as
we'll have defaulted so far as any
white Christmas" was concerned.
But through the bluStery day of
wind gusts up to Al miles per
hour. Washington loafed through
the honey kind of Christmas that
Keeps people off the streets.
Chill Winds DispeI Clouds.
There was the cheer of brightly
shining trees and illuminated
wreaths peeking from windows to
brighten a day that was gloomy
with morning clouds. swept away
later by chill-bringing winds.
1t was day apart from war,
when the Prince of Peace was wor-
shipped in the churches and in the
hearts of carolers, and when festive
dinners and merry shouts of chill
III Gil ICuCllSdICu CdSl1 lIOillC.
President Truman, taking part in
lighting of the Christmas tree OIL
the south lawn of the White House,
had sounded the days theme in
saying from Independence, Mo-:
L am working for peace, and I
shall continue to work for peace
Need for Peace Reinsurance.
Peace was abundant this day but
there was still the real need for
a reasurring message for those who
had been through, or sent their
children through two wars.
Hundreds of persons left home
long enough yesterday to visit the
White House tree where 1000 were
gathered Christmas eve for the
rites.
Next to Christmas talk itself,
weather perhaps was the livest Sub
ject, especially among children who
had expected to go shedding on
Christmas Day.
Not in 13 years had there been a
(See CHRISTMAS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Philippines Extends
Control Over Exports
By the Associofed Press

MANILA, Dec. 25.-President FL
pidio Quirino today extended by
executive order export controls
which were due to have expired
January l.
The president acted under hold
over wartime emergency powers
after the Philippine Congress failed
to extend the export-control law
Evening star., 1948-12-26

she had yearned for; Dorothy had
doll and doll house and tiny
Dorothy had. her own little table
and chairs. Santa Claus had been
kind.
1t had been a, good year for the
Lusbys. They are tenant farmers
on the farm of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Sweeney, about three miles from
Andrews Field. Buck" Lusby is a
hard working young man and the
(see EXPLOSION, Page All
Evening star., 1948-12-26

Rodio Programs, Page C-S
. Complete Index. Poee Az
Evening star., 1948-12-26

(See CHINA, Page A-4.D
Evening star., 1948-12-26

(See INDONESIA, Page A-4.J
Evening star., 1948-12-26

CONTINUED on Page At, Column II
Evening star., 1948-12-26

(See RESCUE, Page A-9D
Evening star., 1948-12-26

(See PALESTINE, Page AL
Evening star., 1948-12-26

Mostly sunny, cold and windy today; high
in middle 20s. Fair and cold tonight with
low about a. Tomorrow fair and cold with
rising temperature in afternoon.
Noon 30 6pm. IA II pm. 49, 10
2p.m. --33 8pm. al Midnight 18
<op, Al IN nm 10 am II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

ton to call Trieste free city. Every
thing about 1t is italian. We are
grateful that the United States has
recognized the mistake it made after
the war. We are grateful that the
United States wants to rectify that
mistake.
1--WE want to be part Of the west
ern world and we're afraid the
Soviet Union will knock us off as il
has so many other unwilling coun-
tries"
Yes, the United States and Brit
ain are well liked here just now.
But there seems no doubt that If
their attitude about returning the
free territory to Italy should change,
the atmosphere would change too.
There was time-not so long ago
as to have been forgotten-when
anti-American demonstrations here
threatened to produce general blood
letting