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Evening star., 1948-04-04

Clip this column Tor future refer-
ence. It will come in handy. The
following was prepared by the Sen
ate Civil Service Committee under
direction of Chairman LANCER and
Staff Director George d. Riley, and
was written by John Phenix, the
committees actuary.
RETIREMENT AGE - Employees
may retire at age 50 after q mini
mum Of five years OF civilian serv-
ice, or as early as age IS after q
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Voters Can Register
At Citizens MEETING

A talk on Fairfax County govern.
ment will be given by Mrs. G. A
Justusson at the quarterly meeting
of the Mount Vernon Citizens AS
sociation at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
volunteer fire department hall, Fort
Hunt road. -"9a z. ~*> a~vsc
Robert J. Wilson. president of the
association, said Mrs. Ward B. Allen
registrar, would be present to reg.
lister voters in the Mount Vernon
precinct. Those who register mus
show poll tax receipts.
Evening star., 1948-04-04

tate can expect to receive is a re-
turn with interest Of all amounts
contributed by him. In determin-
ing amounts to be refunded, where
annuity payments have been made
or in behalf of an employe, the
total of such annuity payments are
deducted from the employees salary
deductions accumulated with In
terest up to the time the annuity
payments began.
+ + X
AFGE CHIEF QUITS-James B
Burns, the president Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Government
Employees for the past years
plans to quit at the end Of the
months.
Mr.. Burns union, an AFL afiiliate
is one of the three major Govern
ment employees organizations, be-
sides the various postal unions.
The resignation of Mr.. Burns Ii
a sharp blow to Federal employees
A familiar figure on the Government
scene for nearly 30 years, Mr.. Burns
has played major role in securing
beneficial Federal employees legis-
lation such as retirement benefits
pay raises and better working con-
ditions.
Intra-union dif1iculties are said by
AFGE insiders to have prompted
Mr.. Burns resignation. An interim
successor is expected to be appointed
to serve until the unions biennial
convention In September, when q
new president will be elected for q
two-year term.
Reports have 1t that James Yaden
Civil Service Commission official ano
longtime member Of the union, Is
slated to become Ages next pres.
ident. Mr.. Yaden is scheduled to re.
tire from the Government soon ano
will be able to devote full attention
to union activities.
X X T. II
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The House
Civil Service Committee Is expected
to report Its Federal pay raise bill
favorably on Thursday. incidentally
it's not expected to include any pro-
vision for revising the Federal Clas.
siflcation Act as the Senate bill does
=. Some Federal wage board EN-.
ployes are worrying needlessly about
the pay raise situation. It's practi-
cally certain that If the classified
employees win their pay raise-anc
the chances look very bright-ther
Congress will vote also to increase
the pay Of wage board employees
:. R. r. Zimmerman, the former
administrative assistant to President
Truman on Government personne
matters, has become vice presiden,
Of the Trundle Engineering Co. OF
Cleveland. consulting management
engineers. Mr.. Zimmerman will be
stationed in Washington.
(Be sure to listen in today al
3I5 pm. oUer WMAL, The Sta,
station. for Joseph Youngs broad
cast DerSion OF the Federal Spot-
light, featuring additional reaps o,
Government affairs and personali.
ties.l,
Evening star., 1948-04-04
House Starts Revision
|N Corporation and
Excise Tax Laws
BY she Assceio,ed Pres,

Congressional tax trainers
turned yesterday to legislation
revising excise and corporation
I;levies, after passing a $4,8O0,-
600, 600 cut for individual income
taxpayers.
The new bill may reduce tn,
overall tax take by more millions o,
dollars.
Chairman Knutson announced ths
House Ways and Means COMMITTEES
will tackle this week the job oi
writing general revision of the Ia,
statutes, particularly in the excise
field, ito iron out inequities."
Mr.. Knutson originated the bill tt
cut $4,000, 900. 900 OF for individual
income taxes. which Congress paseo
Friday over President Truman,s veto
Would End Travel Levies.
IF We can afford 1t we should
eliminate the excises on transporta-
ton and communications" Mr.
Knutson told reporters. He said hi
would like to see the excises on cos.
metics and luggage, now 20 per cent
of retail price. returned to theil
former 10 per cent.
The transportation tax, at 3 pei
cent on the bills for moving freight
now yields about $276, 6,000, 900 an
nually; the communications excise
Q5 per cent on local telephone bills
Is per cent on long distance tele.
phone, telegraph, cables. radio anc
leased wires) brings the Treasury
about $418 100000 annually-or q
total of almost 100000, 900 for the
two levies.
The cosmetics and luggage excises
yield $3.50, 100000.
Mr.. Knutson refused to estimate
how much revenue might be lost ir
the general revision of the Interna,
Revenue Code, qualifying his pro.
posed adjustments with IF we car
afford it"
George Sees Little Hope.
Senator George of Georgia, senio,
DeInocraI on the Senate Finance
Committee. saw little hope for cut.
ting excise levies at this time.
Senator George supported the in.
dividual income tax cut and he saio
yesterday revisions of the excise
list are needed, but he emphasized
that this would lose lot of revenue
and we can't afford it."
Mr.. Knutson saw little prospect fol
action now in two other tax fields
that have had wide discussion: The
so-called taxation of corporate divi.
dends, and the taxation Of co-ops-
organizations in which persons band
together for mutual benefits in pur.
chasing or selling.
Evening star., 1948-04-04

Brown Club of
w a S h in g t o n
spring banquet
at 7 pm. We'd
nesday in the
Army and Navy
G ! u b. M r 8.
K e e n q n W a S
graduated from
Brown in 1910.
CT e ts of
honor will be the
french amDaS-
sador, H e mr. /
Bonnet, W h O
holds an honor
ary degree from
khn ,,,,;,,,r,f&,
Evening star., 1948-04-04
COP Club to Hear Lind

The Montgomery County Young
Republican Club will hear talk by
Earl r. Lind of the National Insti-
tute OF Public Affairs at $50 pm.
tuesday at the Masonic Temple,
Georgia and Montgomery avenues,
Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1948-04-04

and Assictant Secretary of the Navy
John Nicholas Brown. descendant
of one of the founders of the insti-
tuition.
Toastmaster will be DR.. Waldo G.
Leland, member of the United States
National Commission for the United
Nations Education, Scientific and
Cultural Organization and former
director of the American Council
Of Learned Societies. He was grad
uated from Brown in 1900.
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Cubin John Meeting Set

A report on QUESTIONABLE on
Montgomery County apartment re-
zoning will be submitted to the
Cabin John Citizens Association at
3 pm. tomorrow at the community
fire hall. J, H. Willett and G. Z
Graham wiH~present a-~eharter, te
Cabin John Boy Scout troop 444.
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Keenan, Will Address
Brown Clubs Bunouet

Henry M. Wriston, president of
Brown University, and Joseph B.
Keenan,, chief prosecutor of jap
anese war crimes, will speak at the
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Anti-UMT Group Welcomes
Communist Aid, Leaders Admit

This Is @Nntiondl Anti Uniper-
sal Training Week" so proclnim-
ed By the National Youth As
sembely Against Universal Mill
tary Training. A Star reporter
Das assigned to Investigate who
and Dhat lies behind the assem-
bly,. This is the first OF three
stories.
Evening star., 1948-04-04
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Senate Committee Outlines
New Federal Pension Rules
By Joseph YOUNG

Here Is brief and succnct explanation OF the civil
retirement benefits that will practically all the
questions you have your retirement depend
insurance
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Weather Report

District of Columbia and vicinity
Sunny and warmer with highest in
middle COS today. Not so cold to-
night, lowest in upper 40s. Monday
some cloudiness and warmer.
Maryland and Virginia: Mostly
sunny and warmer today. Not SC
cold tonight. Monday some cloud
iness and warmer.
River Report.
(From United States Ensineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy al
Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
Yesterday Pet Pct
Noon ----- 33 s . pnn.-- 3S
4 pm 90 10 pm AZ
High and Low for YESTERDAY.
High, So, at 4:30 pm.
Low, Al, at 5:15 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, So, on March 2I
Lowest, B, on January 20.
Tide Tz hIes
Evening star., 1948-04-04

This edition contains This
Week Magazine OF "a pages, q
12-pdge comic section and rs
pages OF rotograpure.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-04
Dance Will Fete Queen

F Queen Dolly, Jean, Helen or Betty, whoever it turns out taf be, will be the guest of honor at a big Labor Day Dance at ths Community Center Monday n ght.
 Special entertainment, feAtur- ing 8 hula by Winona High and vocal selections by Joan Varland, will feature the program. Ad. mission is free and all are coz dially invited.
 The Labor Day Dance wha officially start the fall programs at the Center which will offer a wide variety of activities for young and old during the com. lng months.
 Hlghlights of the fall programs 
 will include a gigantic carnival sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Club an Saturday, November 6; athletic activities including voliey ball fos men anu Nomen, basketball. plngpong and paddlebi.d; an enlal ged craft Lrog am which will start 5u completion o. ths Rotary Club clatt. work bu,ldine adjacent to the Nentel; d Per. sonal Glo" tn Insti ute starting In November; special sociag events lnc.uuing a Harvest Ball and Christmas Formal: new dancing classes for children and host other activities.
 Effect We T Iesday the Center Will open at 2:3O pm .n school days; at lU;3U an on Saturdavs and i pm on Sundays.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-04
Interior Head To Visit Alaska

Washington (P) -AssistaR& Secretary of the Interior, c. Cir ard Davidson left by plane for Alaska this week
 Davidson WI ar i've In Alaska just aheaI of the closing of the salmon season. He sad he is very anxious to See the salmoa run and the final stage of tI1e packing, for purposes of compax- lson with the Columbia River and Puget Sound fisheries.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-04

to attend a dance gwen by Ft. Gree y soldiers
 As one of the young women said "We are sent over by the army to raise the mo ale of the troops. hut the trip is a great morale builder for us too."
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-04
Will Attend 

The Kodiak char ter O the Alaska Crippled Children's As- sociation will be represented at it's convention in Anchorage, Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Mrs. Reuben Tesarik, presi. dent of the local chapter, will attend.
 Doctors from the ortbopedic
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-04

hospital at Nit Edeecumbe will be pre- est and problems and plan. for the coming year Wlil be discussed.
 The formal dedication n-eof the ACCA new hall in Anchorage will be held on Tuesday.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-04

Seattle (k5)-A traffic accs- dent has taken the life of AIbere Monson. l9, son of Ali Monson. long time PIMA pilot who was Killed in a crash in October on Annette Island,
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-04
Flying Hosfesses Visit Ft. GFeeIv

Thirty attractive young wcm. en who work at Ft. Richardson fer the Army were in Kodiak last Saturday and Sunday.
 The grons was brought over
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-04
Returns Home

Mrs. Beth Wheeldon was a home coming passenger on the Denali.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10
Macarthur Willing To Become
 COP Candidate
(BY Jack Bell)

WASHINGTON, (P) - General Macarthur bid openly for top place on the Republican ticket to- day, even as President Truman foreclosed his mortgage on the Democratic nomination.
 The two announcements - only hours apart in Tokyo and Wash ington-far overshadoWed yester- days New Hampshire primary, the first actual voting for delegates to the national party conventions in Philadelphia.
 MacArthur's message saying he is available but will not actively seek the Presidency, caught pro- fessional COP politicians by sur prise.
 It put the 68-year- five star general in the positive candidate class, along with Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, senator Rob- ert A. Taft of Ohio, former Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota and Gov Earl Warren of Califor- mia.
 The supreme Allied commander in Japan named no party in his announcement that he would ac- cept "any public duty to which I might be called by the American people,"
 But his statement took note of the fact that his name has been entered in the Wisconsin Republi- can primary next month. Also, only 10 days ago the general sent a message to COP headquarters in which he said: "The Republican party has never deviated from the proposition that all political power resides in the people,"
 In his announcement Monday night, MacArthur said:
 Continued on Page Six)
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10
IVA. Chamber of Commerce Hears Many Reports

The Northwestern A a k a Chamber of Commerce held the first of a series of dinners last eve ming which was well attended and had the indication that the new board of directors were off to a good start with the cooperation of the community.
 Following a well prepared din- ner by the popular caterers, Sgt. and Mrs. Grady, the meeting was called to order by President Bud Harper.
 Garnet Martin was called upon to review the activities of the Fish and Wildlife meeting in Ketchi- kan, which he stated was probably one of the best meetings over held because so much was accom- plished. A full report was pub lished in the last issue of the Mug get.
 MT. Martin then talked most eloquently on a subject of great concern to the entire community, the tuberculosis situation and the importance of the community as a whole getting together and actual ly completing the project of iso- lating the advanced cases of T.B., which are not considered by the sanitoriums, and which roam our streets and have access to our eat ing and recreation centers. He urged that the new board get be- hind the problem and really start a campaign.
 Chester Milligan assured the Chamber of his intentions of full cooperation if elected in the com ing election.
 Ben Gillette called to the atten- ton of the members the scarcity of prospectors and the abundance of ground in this division that Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10
Air Forces Make Mercy Flights To Cambell

On Friday, March fifth, the Air Forces flew their first in a series of mercy" flights to Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, carrying much-needed food to the slowly starving natives of the settlement.
 Air Force CAY cargo planes and their crews from Anchorage and Nome Air Base flew thousands of pounds of food from the supplies of Nome Air Base. Flour, vege- tables, meats, fruit were trans ported along with two desperately needed generators and fuel. As many as four flights in one day were made by aircraft from the air base.
 According to Albert Reed, Alas ko Native Service principal at Gambell, the only food available prior to the Air Forces flights were approximately 300 pounds of rice, a small amount of flour flown in from Nome, small amount of dried apples and an ample supply of canned milk.
 MT. Dundas of the United States Weather Bureau at Gambell stated that the winter of 1947 and1948 has been the worst winter of the three he has spent in that vicinity.
 Continued on Page Eight
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10
Dept. Of Interior Has Done All 1t Can For Alaska
(By Charles D. Watkins)

GAP Special Washington SerVice)
 WASHINGTON, (P)-Secretary Krug of the interior said he has done all he can to develop Alaska.
 He said he is greatly concerned over an inference in a letter he re- ceived from Senator Butler R.- NebD that the interior department is not doing all it can to develop the Territory.
 The Senator wrote Krug that employees and former employees of the department are bloc'ling de- velopment of a paper and pulp in dustry in Alaska.
 Krug testified before a Senate subcommittee, he and Oscar C h a pman, undersecretary, op- posed bill to abolish Indian res ervations, prevent others from be- ing set up, and to turn over to the Territory Indian bureau activities Tn Alaska.
 Butler said in his letter to Krug that department employees have joined with James E. Curry, coun- sel for Southeast Alaska Indians, to prevent the forest service from getting paper companies to bid for large tracts of timber.
 A message from the secretary of Annette Islands reserve saying they had adopted resolution set ting forth their position was filed with Chairman Watkins R.-Utah) of the Senate interior sub-com- mittee.
 The subcommittee is consider ing legislation to cancel recently created reservations in Alaska
 Continued on Page Seven)
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10
Discovery Brings A. Energy Nearer
tBY Rennie Taylor) OP) Science Reporter)

BERKELEY, Calf. (P)-Atomic science got off to an exciting new start yesterday with man made mesons, mighty particles which heretofore have been produced only by nature.
 The achievement ends notable race among scientists in America, Europe and perhaps elsewhere. They agreed that artificial pro- duction of a meson would be the greatest thing in atomic research since the discovery of uranium fission in 1889, which led to the atom bomb.
 Production of mesons in the laboratory for the first time was announced Monday by Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence, famed atom smash CT, and James B. Fisk, research director of the atomic energy com mission.
 The potent particles, which eventually may point the way to atomic energy far greater than than produced by the atom bomb, were produced in the University of California's 4,O0O ton cyclotron.
 Dr. Lawrence said laboratory mesons will give scientists their best tool for finding out just what particles there are in the nuclei of atoms. However, there will be no immediate practical application, he added. Despite the atom bomb, little is known about the insides of atoms.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10
Voters Do Not
 Have To Declare Party Affiliation

JUNEAU, (P) - Alaska voters will not have to declare their party preference at the ballot box.
 Attorney general Ralph Rivers said today he will advise clerk of the Territory's four judicial divi- siOns that refusal of a voter to state his political utilization does not bar him from voting under the Territory's new blanket primary laws.
 The compromise lee s o n brought a dismissal by federal judge George Folta of a mandam- us action by Albert White, Terri torial Republican counsel, over the issue of declaring party affili- ation in the primary election.
 Rivers said he will advise the clerks and election judges that voters are to be asked to state their utilization. Persons declining to do so, however, still will be en- titled to vote. In place of party designation, the voter will be car ried in the registration book as mo party declared" Rivers said
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10
Finnish Delegates Meet Russians

HELSINKI (P)-Finland picked a ftist-tinged delegation yester- day for the Moscow talks on a Russian-Finnish treaty of friend ship and mutual assistance, gov ernment member said.
 Government quarters said they expected the negotiations to begin on or about March 20. The seven man Finnish delegation will be headed by Premier Mauno Pekka- la. There was no indication whe- ther special technical advisers on military matters will be attached to the group.
 The majority of Finland's politi- cal parties have expressed opposi- ton to military alliance with Russia. Of the seven delegates, three represent parliament y group which have gone on record against an arms pact.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10
CITY COUNCIL MET MONDAY EVENING

Nome City Council met last Monday evening to conduct rou- tine business. Garnet Martin, who had just returned from the States called to the attention of the coun- cil the fact that an army depot in Seattle was making very low prices on surplus property and equipment of all kinds to hospitals and public institutions, and it might be worth while for the city to investigate what is available.
 He also discussed the T.B. prob lem, stressing the importance of getting the people off the streets who are past the curable stage and cannot be taken into sanatoriums.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10
Britain Must Have Another Billion Or Perish
By Barton D. Pattie)

LONDON, (P) - Sir Stafford Cripps told parliament yesterday British economy will collapse un- less substantial U. s. aid comes this year.
 The chancellor of the exchequer said in white paper that only the Marshal plan can prevent whole sale unemployment, distress and dislocation of production. The summary predicted Britons would get less food and clothing. It said that, without the Marshall plan, there is mo prospect of decent standard of living for years"
 The severe cold of the winter of 1946-47, and the summer drought were blamed for impending reduc- tions. The white paper estimated net national income for the year at nine billion pounds ($36,0OO,- 000,000) and said Britain is likely to borrow another 250,00O,OOO pounds O,OOO,OOO from abroad.
 Imports from the western hemi- sphere will be cut still further in the first half of 1948 to save gold and dollars. The white paper said the imports will be mo more than sufficient to maintain the nation in health and working efficiency"
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10

said her father, Fred Kroeger, 50, fatally shot his wife in their Emin- ence, Mo, home after being ac- cused of going out with other wo- men, Sheriff Lester Davis report ed. Betty Jane was quoted as say ing her father then threatened her and the following day she shot him to death because "I was afraid he would kill me-"
 The parents bodies were found Saturday night.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10

NEW YORK, (P) Mrs. Irene Robitaille, 28, gave birth last night to twins, boy and girl-just a year and two days after her twin daughters, Verone and Catherine, were born.
 The father, Roderick Robitaille, 32, immediately telephoned his sister, Mrs. Randall Callahan, in Greenville, Me, to tell her the news.
 "That's funny" said Mrs. Calla- han, q had a boy and girl born March g."
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10
NEWS TN BRIEF

PASADENA, Calf. (A' - Mrs. Elizabeth F. Dwyer, P, told su- perior court she wanted no ali mony-just a divorce from Robert Dwyer, 22-year-old factory fore man she accused of blackening her eyes repeatedly during their three years of marriage.
 Judge Paul Nourse awarded her alimony of 50 cents month however.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10

WELEETKA, Okla, (P)-When 76-year-old Kettle EvelyH Smith died here last Friday. her 77-year- old husband Isom said he would not live more than three days.
 An hour before her funeral Sun day he sickened. At 6 pm. he died Double services were held for the couple Monday.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10

STERLING, III. (P) - R. C. Bailey reported today to the Ster- ling police that a spare tire and some clothing were stolen from his automobile. He said the car was parked in an alley.
 Police fined him $1 for illegal parking in an alley.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10

PORTLAND, Me, (P Philip Reuben, vice president of the Maine association of m t e r plumbers, was 45 minutes late yesterday for the organizations 55th annual convention.
 The reason: A leaking pipe in his home.
 It happens in the best of famil- ieS, said Renban.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10

MADISON, Wis, (P A con tradiction will go to the polls, come primary election in Arpil.
 Among state referenda, is the problem facing voters in Wau- shara county community: whether the town of Oasis shall remain dry.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10

BERGER, Tex, (P)-Alva Nell Woods Sally Gooden" and Get Along Home Cindy' won top hon. ors in the oldtimers' fiddling con- test in Borger's 22nd birthday party Monday.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10

WEST PLAINS SMo. (P)-Betty Jane Kroeger, 17-year-old brun- cite charged with murder, Mon- day repudiated signed statement that she shot her father and mother.
 Tn new oral statement the girl
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-10
BATAVIA, Java, (P)-A Meth

BATAVIA, Java, (P)-A Meth erlands East Indies interim gov ernment was installed yesterday at the governor generals palace.
 The Dutch-sponsored govern ment will function until the estab- lishment of a United States of In donesia. The Dutch have set Jan. l, 1949, as the tentative date for setting up a federation.