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Evening star., 1948-06-25
HE'D BUSINESSES

UNFINISHED BUSINESS-Be-
fore leaving for North Dakota,
Chairman LANCER Of the Senate
Civil Service Committee told COM
mittee members its first order of
business next January" will be the
consideration of the maternity leave
legislation.
Senator LANCER was disappointed
over mis- failure to win Senate pas
sage OF the measure during the last
week of the session. The bill would
have gotten through the Senate but
for the objection of Senator Will
Iams, Republican, of Delaware.
Senator LANCER told his COL
leagues he believes the measure can
be enacted into law next year. 1t
would grant so days of maternity
leave with pay to expectant mothers
in the Government.
DEWEY-Most Government Of
ficials confide that the civil service
career system will fare very well
under Gov. Dewey of New York, if
he is elected President.
Gov. Dewey has been an interested
student of Government career serv-
ice for a number of years and has
instituted many civil service reforms
in his own State of New York.
Incidentally, Gov. Dewey might be
expected to select at least one OF
the three New York State civil serv-
ice commissioners for the Federal
Civil Service Commission, if he won
the presidency. The New York State
Commissioners are J. Edward Con-
way, Louis E. Gerry and Alexander
A. Falk.
SAME PAY-For awhile it ap-
peared legislative employees would
get a 1868 a year raise, instead of
the $3.50 pay boost all other classi-
fed Federal employees will get.
This Is because, in former years,
legislative employees also got an ad-
ditional 10 per cent boost in lieu Of
overtime.
George D. Riley, staff director of
the Senate Civil Service Commit
tee, says this won't be the case this
time, however. Legislative employees
will get $3.50, the same as everybody
else, Mr.. Riley says.
Additional neUs OF Gopern-
ment Affairs and Personalities
make up Joseph Young's broad
Evening star., 1948-06-25
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
EmpIoye Groups Drafting Plans
For Earlier Retirement Age
by joseph YOUNG

Government employees working plans to seek
earlier retirement age in the Federal service
Proposals will made that the retirement OF
go and 81 be reduced to SIS.
Not that employees would be able to automatically
Evening star., 1948-06-25
Camp Fund

The Evening Star Summer Camp
Fund has passed its goal Of provid-
ing camp vacations for hundreds OF
needy children this summer. The
following gifts, received since the
close of the Embarrassing campaign,
are acknowledged today:
Evening star., 1948-06-25

Additional neWs OF Gopern-
ment Affairs and Personalities
make up Joseph Young's broad
cast Dersion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 pm. eDery Sunday
on WMAL, The Star station.
Evening star., 1948-06-25

they reached S.. Only those workers
whose health and physical condi-
ton are such that they are not able
TO work efficiently at their jobs would
Evening star., 1948-06-25
FOR SATURDAY.
BY the Associated Press

EIGHTH RACE-Purse, $1,000; allow
arces; 4ysar-olds and upward; IA miles,
Evening star., 1948-06-25

High, 95. at 4:55 pm.
Low, -, at 1l:5S pm.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, IS, on June "a.
Lowest, 3, on January 26.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Evening star., 1948-06-25
EACH KIT IS COMPLETE

Ready for easy, pleasurable as
sembly in your spare time. Every
kit includes the picture tube and
antenna yes, everything you
need
Evening star., 1948-06-25
PRECIPITATION.

Automobile lights must be turned
one-half hour after sunset
Precipitation,
Evening star., 1948-06-25
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Kodiak mirror., 1948-03-27

400 Girls f7-lO) dancing class 7 Leathercraft Julia Beals 700 Softball Meeting 500 Bingo
 Jackpot & merchandise prizes Thursday>
 400 Girls (l1-l3) dance class 7-0 Library open
 Marion Curtis 7 Leathercraft A.Hansen 700 Board of Directors S:30 Community Singing De- Johnson Betty Springhill Friday
 2:3O Oil painting class (adufsep
 (Aileen Wade) 400 Boys (und. l2) gym class 7to9 Librsry open
 Virginia Tesarik 7 Leathercraft Alice Meyer 800 Pot O. Gold Dance
Kodiak mirror., 1948-03-27
KODIAK MIRROR

Della Kinperts, local beauty operator vacationing in the sun- ny south, ~lltes from Holly wood Fla that she is having 8 fine time, loved New Orleans and was headed for Sarasota' Fla.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-03-27
Urge Compliance

All local unions affiliated with the Central Labor Council will be urged to comply with the provisions of the Taft.Hartley labor law. The council, at the meeting Sunday suggested that the groups do so immediately
 The United Fishermen of Kc- diak and the Cannery workers Auxiliary were recently reported as the first union in Alaska to comply with the main points of the law
Kodiak mirror., 1948-03-27

A fire which started from 8 smoldering cigarette burned a mattress in Mrs. Vera McNall- en's apartment on Shelikof High way at the foot of Cope Street early Wednesday morning. The fire department was called out at l :32 am.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31
administration Attitude Toward Recovery Spending Seems To Be Changing
Tucker Says Need For Cutting Down Our
High Foreig gn Expenses Seen As Desperate

ened that they would be at the
mercy of a Russian attack.
Germany and Japan, in the
opinion Of Military Governors
Lucius D. Clay and Douglas A.
Mac Arthur, should be built in
to strong buffer states. MacAr-
thur emphasized this angle n
his recent memorandum on the
menace of Russia dominat-
ed Far East.
So now. slightly more than I
three years after the close of the
conflict, Washington demands
the rebuilding of these once en-
emy countries, although under
United Nations guarantees that
they shall never again become
militarily powerful.
INTERESTS This shift Of A
merican policy has estranged
both Britain and France for OBJ
vious reasons. They want to get
their hands on these plants for
reparation payments, for their
own recovery and for fear of the
regrowth of a strong Germany.
Paris and London seem to have
washed their hands of the Far
East, as they did during the war.
The blazing Orient, they figure,
is our baby" although they
have greater colonial, trade and
financial interests in that area
than the United States has.
LOOK On our side, however,
such men as ECA Administra-
tor Paul Hoffman, Deputy Ad-
ministrator Howard Bruce ID
Seantor Tom Connally, next
chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, voice COM
plants against our former allies
and Marshall Plan beneficiaries.
In their opinion, London, Paris
and the Low Countries have not
pooled their interests, adopted an
austerity program Except for
England) or. used our five-bil
lion-a-year contribution to the
best advantage.
So, both White House and Con-
gress will take a hard look at
the Marshall Plans accomplish ,
ments and prospects when the
time comes to vote more bill
lions next year.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31
War Trophies Can And Have Been Very
Dangerous Claiming 5000 Victims

1t is somewhat surprising to be told that 5000
persons killed each year in the United States by
souvenirs, ranging from fountain pens to 155-mm.
shees. Nevertheless this is the statement of Walter
Carroll, of the u S. Treasury Department.
Mr.. Carroll urges all veterans to turn in
explosives and trophies for de-activation,
phasizng that eight per cent of the fatal accidents
involve children. special committee he reports, has
already deactivated than 100000 weapons since
the but has hardly scratched the surface be-
cause there still hundreds of thousands of dan
gerous weapons in American homes"
In addition to urging the owners of the war
souvenirs to act for the sake of the YOUTH Mr. Carroll
estimates that seventyfive per cent of presentday
crimes involve the use of foreign firearms Including
many war souvenirs which have been obtained in
rious ways by criminals"
Every in while read report
telling of the accidental explosion of trophy
but until we got the news from Mr.. Carroll had
idea that as many 5000 persons killed every
year. Nearly everybody supposes that the trophy
which is family relic is safe. 1t might be good
idea regardless of how safe one thinks battle
souvenir is, to have it examined by experts and de-
activated if necessary The trophy will look just
good when it's safe as when it is dangerous.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31
RY Billy Rose

Did you ever have a yen to
slide down a pyramid or lie an
against the Leaning Tower Of
Pisa?
Did you ever get misty-eyed
looking at travel folders and
wish someone would snap your
picture in front of the Tai Ma
hal?
In other words, have you ever
dreamt about chucking it all for
a few months and taking a trip
around the world?
OF course you have but, life
being the cockeyed thing it is.
chances are you never got to the
passport stage-either there was
a payment due on the mortgage,
you were afraid you'd blow your
job, or you wanted to wait until
Susie hooked herself husband.
Well, let me introduce you to
a Lucky Luke who finally upped
and did it walked straight in
to the Thomas Cook travel a.
gency and said, Two from New
York to New York" Yep. after
years of working as if Philip
Murray had never happened.
recently went into conference
with myself and said. Listen
chum. you'd better stop, and
catch your breath while there's
still some breath to catch.
And so, a few minutes after
I'm through with this column
I'm going to start pack
ing my bag, Eleanor will pack
five of hers, and on January 7th,
via Pan American, wen head
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31
Carysbur'g
Mrs. A. B. Gay
Correspondent

Mrs. Henry ID Bobbitt, Jr. and
daughter, Camil of Littleton.
Mrs. Ivan Gay and daughter
Sally of Raleigh; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Rodwell of Enfield Mr..
and Mrs. Paul w. Gay and Aida
OF Washington, D. c., and David
Gay of Roanoke Rapids were
guests of Mrs. A. B. Gay, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Price. Jr,
of jackson were guests of Mrs.
A. B. Gay. Sunday
The Reverend Norman Vau-
CHAN and son, Bill of Evansville.
were here Tuesday visiting
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van P. Connen
of Richmond, Va. were guests
in the home of her brother, T.
I. Stephenson, Sunday night.
Mrs. E. W Jones is enroute
to Savannah. c. where she will
visit her sister. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. T. T. Stephen
so, who will also visit with her,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Conwell
and daughters, Jean and Carol,
spent SUNDAY in. Henderson, a s
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.
Saunders ard family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Robinson
and son. Bob, spent Christmas
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robinson of Littleton.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31
BY Ray Tucker

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-The
desperate need for cutting down
our fearfully high foreign costs,
as we'll as the Administrators
increasing experience and ma
turity in the conduct of world at
fairs, has produced significant
but barely perceptible change in
the attitude of the White House
and Congress toward these prob
lens as 1943 vanishes into his
tory's pages.
Immediately after the Axis
surrender in 1915, the American
government and people shared
with Britain and France the one
thought of preventing future
conflicts by demilitarizing and
Misunderstanding Germany and
japan.
The victors we're in such a
vengeful mood that the famous
Morgenthau Plan for pastoraliz-
ing the Reich was drawn, l.
though Franklin D. Roosevelt
subsequently expressed amaze
ment that, with Churchill at
Quebec, he had ever been o
foolish as to initial this docu
ment.
DESTRUCTION: 1t was also
expected that Russia would CO.
operate in world rehabilitation
as she had fought alongside the
Allies during the conflict. When
she launched the cold war.
forcing us to inaugurate the eX-
pensive Truman Doctrine and
Marshall Plan, there resulted
realignment which few antici-
pated then or appreciate now.
Under these new conditions
the dismantling and deconcen
trating of German and Japanes
industries. as provided in Yalta
and Potsdam pacts. suddenly
struck the men at Washington
as dangerous and expensive
business. especially as U n c
Sam is now subsidizing most of
the anti Russian world.
These directives of destruc-
tion. Incidentally. were framed
bv military men rather than
statesmen or economists.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31
Pitching Horseshoes

for Rio de Janeiro our first
stop on a sun following safari
that will take US to five conti-
nents and a lot of bad hotel
beds.
All of which is my long wind
ed way of saying that I'm going
to play global hockey for 16
weeks. and that my frenetic
phrases for the edification and
enlightenment of old and young
won't appear again on this page
until Monday, April 25th.
That is, they won't appear re-
gularly. During the trip Just
to keep my hand in l plan to
write number of spot stories,
and, of course, if | should run
into something especially news
worthy. III have the cable ad-
dress Of this gazette packed next
to my copy of "How to Speak
Chinese in 10 Easy Lessons. In
addition I'm going to keep a
pad and pencil handy. and l
hope to come back with a lot
of material on the Gay White
Ways of the World inside
yarns on the entertainment bus
mess in Buenos Aires, Bombay,
Istanbul, Calcutta and the other
razzle dazzle cities of the plan
ct.
What prompts me to take this
trip smack dab in the middle
of the busiest part OF the year?
Well, a number of things.
For one, my birth certificate
tells me I've used up almost 70
per cent of that three score :
and ten they're always gabb-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31
Russians May Actually Try To Cooperate
For Peace If They Find Democracy Firm

The behavior of Russian representatives at meet
ings of the United Nations has led many Americans
to wonder whether there is any prospect whatever of
Soviet cooperation in the of world peace.
Mr.. Francis H. Russell, director of the State De-
partments Office of Public Affairs thinks that the
Soviet Union might cooperate if the Soviet rulers be-
convinced that the democratic societies of the
world not going to collapse"
There may be grounds for the conclusion express
ed. Obviously, the Russians, in their effort to ad-
vance Communism, depend upon economic chaos to
develop dissatisfaction among the peoples of the
world If there is no chaos there will be lessened
dssatisfactios and consequently less opportunity for
the spread of the tenets of Communism.
1t is quite possible that the rulers of Soviet
Russia if thoroughly convinced in the next few years.
that the democraces Junction. socially, politically
and economically will give up their dream of world
revolution and adjust themselves to the idea of world
cooperation.
AS the matter stands, there is something of
consensus of opinion on the part of public officials
that between Communism and the democra-
cies is only matter of years In fact the present
attitude of both of the factions that lining up
the nations for future struggle is that there is
reasonable basis upon which the two groups get
together. Developments in the next few years might
alter this opinion. Nothing could contribute to the
prospects of peaceful world to greater degree thar
willingness the part of the Soviet leaders to
try cooperation with other peoples.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31
Pegler Calls Attention To Expose OF Disciplinary
Conditions In Merchant Marine Ships During War

writes. But ships require COM
petent men in sufficient mum
bers. We can build the largest
and finest merchant fleet ever
to serve mankind but unless
these ships are served by men
who are reliable and disciplin-
ed, we place in jeopardy our
maritime advantage. Our mer-
chant marine must be such that
it can stand alone if necessary
from the beginning of any at =
tack and win To do this we
must have a we'll disciplined
merchant marine.
From a recent review of dis
ciplinary cases it does not ap-
pear that we now have such
merchant marine. Insubordina
ton, inattention to duty, intoxi-
cation, ineptitude, willful care
lessness, subversion and other
similar acts do exist.
There are cases OF assault
with deadly weapons (meat
cleaver, fire axe, broken bottles,
etc. with intent to kill; inten-
tionally throwing crew members
overheard, mental and physic-
al incompetence resulting from
narcotics addiction; setting fire
to ones own room; shooting of
crew members during a drunk
en- party; gross negligence re-
sulting in loss of lives of crew
members; homosexuality; dan
gerous psychopathics, mutinous
conduct, theft of mail, and con-
tinuous refusal to obey lawful
orders. There are also routine
cases involving desertion, stow
aways, sleeping on watch, de-
struction of ships property,
theft of ships stores and so on.
1nsubordination and inso
lence combined with assault can
cause many an Unnecessary If
regularity. One morning the
chief cook reported to the mas
ter that the utility man had fail
ed to wash the pots and pans
as he had failed to do several
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31

ing about, and that if want to
give this diversified tennis ball
look = see, I'd better do it be-
fore the arthritis sets in.
Second. I've never been able
to get story out of my head
that l read in READERS d.
GEST some years back - the
one about the plaque on the wall
of an old Chinese garden that
read, Enjoy yourself; it's later
than you think" ("
Third, for most of the past
thousand weeks, my world has
been bounded by the flea cir
Gus on And Street and the sta
tue up at Columbus Circle, and
figure it can do my perspec-
tive nothing but good to take
hinge at how the other 99.9 per
cent live.
But more important to me
than percentages, plaques or
perspective are the feelings of
lis pounds of girl named Flea
nor. For three years now I've
been putting in approximately
100 hours a week, working on
book, a radio show, a column,
a theatre and night club.
Though my lady hasn't beefed
about it much, know it's been
a bit rugged. and I've been plan
ming to do something about it
ever since l got a telegram from
her last summer which read,
Miss you - Eleanor"
This morning when | showed
my missus our passports, she
winked and said, They look
wonderful" but l sensed h a
she didn't believe mile OF the
trip. And as d matter of fact.
it's my hunch that she won't be-
lieve it even when she reads it
here.
Nevertheless, on the lucky
7th, as the sun drops behind the
hills of Weehawken, well take
our leave of Manhattan mag
ic isle OF glitter, glamor. girls
and Moss Hart.
Au revoir and hasta la vista
until April 25th when your Uncle
Willie, little sunburned around
the adjectives, will be back at
the same old stand, again pedd-
ling his ever loving popcorn.
Plant you now, ladies and
gentlemen. Dig you later.
Copyright, l948 by Billy Rose)
Distributed by (The Bell
r. Syndicate. Inc.l
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31
t.: BY II. T. WEBSTER

times previously"
There was quite row about
this and the scullion banged the
masters desk, bawled him out
and said he had no more time
to discuss the matter and was
going back to bed. A little later
the offended sailor attacked the
third mate and the captain fin
ally drew a gun and the mate
used a blackjack to put him in
irons.
Another sailor, somewhat era
", but under the influence Of
Marijuana, tried to enter a wo-
man passengers stateroom with
pistol. This case and an at
tempt by a sailor to rape a wo-
man patient in the sick bay on
another ship gave American
passenger lines a bad name a.
broad, although the suppression
of such news by the Coast
Guard has left American wom-
en- unwarned. However, the re-
putation of American table and
room stewards is becoming no.
torious and discreet passengers
still prefer the French and Brit
ish boats.
Lieutenant Crouch closes lis
review with an incident in which
a messman got into a scrap with
another bum in the galley over
a piece of ham. They grappled
and the messman used a knife,
Because of the depth and
jaggedness of the wound inside
the utility mans right arm,
the master asked the messman
how many Tins he had struck
with the knife" Mr.. Crouch re-
lated. Only once said the
messman, but l twisted and
wriggled the blade because I
thought it was in the -------'s
heart
Yes" Mr. Crouch says. sum-
ming it all up, there is still
much to be done on the prob
lem of discipline in the mer-
chant marine"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31
Bridge
BY Westbrook Pegler
Copyright, 1948. King Features
Syndicate. Inc)

Synd;,ato Vp,\
r,. t;ns. ouuo - ~. ,,;o;a
olanootar - ~ r;ff noff ~
oot f.r.,s+;o r.,, ,,l,,s ov.r.iro
es ,nd honusas for s,i1;n.
h,nd An,or;ana ,,o,ota,+ sh;,,.
~ ~ u.ar onn,as ~ s;aalnaa
f.s,,;or in ,hs Docon,har ;ssne
- ~ p.nooas;. - 49, 11-;.o1
States Naval institute, a highly
professional puoncatlon by ana
1or naval o1llcers. Whlle the war
was on the American Merchant
Marine was treated as the prop
erty OF the marl1lme unions. Inc
favored union was the National
Marleine Union OF the l. 1. ~
Whlch lolloWea the communist
me ana lhcIuoeo many commu-
nlsts among l's posses Joseph
ourlah' the PRESIDENT was IN
ols'lneulshaole from ms COM
munlst colleagues during the
war out ne pfetends' at lea%,
lhat III some lhterhai poll'ical
llsht SINCE W Oay ne broke
win the noisheviks. Like Mike
quill OF the transport workers,
ne now processes TO be their en-
e1hy. IL remains 10 De seen
"hether they nave changed. Al
ter ALL STAIN signed up with
Hitler
Tho .r+;c,e :, N.v,, 1rst;.,,a
procead;nps w . vr;ttan ~
I;eut Ho,m.. Crouah - ~.
Coast Cu.rd tba sar,,;oo ',h;nL
nd ~. d;ff;o,,lt 49,, - t...;a
r.rcb.,t ~ or;,,;,I.
from n,urdors .nd oon,n,,,-;.t
saboteurs 10 nilferers d,r;ns tha
war This dutv w.s the r,ore AZ
f;cult hec.use C,rran ~ o.Snu
nnioneers ;nc,ud;ng r.nS ooro
r,,nists en;oyed tha toron =,
tho Wh;te Hovso .na az w
Labor Ro.rd Thus an, r,.,;o.;a
officer who offended thar, toa,.
r;sL ~ noI;t;aaI - :ooN
II w.s d;ff;p,,1. 49, ta u'tHl ,
and jurisdiction were vague and
witnesses were hard To find
Mr.. Crouch would have r;eked
his future in writing his article
when Roosevelt and HE w,;fe
were in the White HOUSE Ever
now he takes some chance he.
cause the National Maritime In
ion raised a strident nrotast 49,
minute the nublication bit ~
mail chutes His f,,t,,re will ha.r
watching for This reason
Mr.. Crouch docs not nronos.
the absorption of tho ,,erohsnt
marine into the Nav h,,. ~.
does insist that disc;nI;ne ;s h.d
and must be excellent IL ths
merchant marine is ~ s.ruo - ~ as
an adjunct to tho Nav tho a.
nv and the A;r Foroo A. =.
warns the country thst ~. no
form must he n.d. - r;aht ~ go,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31
Weldon,
Iravelings

Mrs. Earl Douglas and son
Billie, are leaving this week with
MIR. Douglas for California where
they will make their home. Mrs.
Douglas and her son have been
making their home in Weldon
now for some time with her mo-
ther, Mrs. j. S. Turner. Mrs
Douglas will be missed by her
many friends; but they all wish
her happiness in her new home.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31

PRODUCTION: The loss of
production facilities in the Ruhr
and Japan aggravated the finan-
cial burden on this country. 1t
meant that these two nations as
we'll as those which replied on
them in commercial and &C.
onomic way would become
permanent poorhouses." d e.
pendent upon American charity
at the rate of about ten billion
dollars year, or almost
fourth of our annual budget
costs. Also, almost a fourth of
our national tax bill.
Without the Ruhr's operations.
it was realized at Washington,
there could never be general
European recovery, 1t would be
as if the coal and steel and man.
ufacturers of Western Pennsyl-
vania we're eliminated from our
economic structure.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-31

REBUILDING: Moreover. a S
Moscow became more belliger-
ent. even the military experts
realized that the former enemy
countries should not be so weak