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Evening star., 1948-12-31
Negotiations Rushed
In New York 10 Avert
Tug Strike Tonight
BY the Assesiotsd Press

New York, Dec. 31-Mediation
officials, battling a midnight dead
line, pressed their efforts today to
avert a harbor -crippling strike of
AFL tugboat workers.
Driving ahead since Monday to
Break a contract impasse, the ne
gotiators went back into last-ditch
conferences after hearing Mayor
William ODwyer declare that har-
Dor craft operators and workers
are "a long way apart and I am
very worried"
The Mayors pessimism was re-
fected by union negotiators who
reported at the end of yesterdays
sessions that very little progress
has been made" Their announce
ment came after the union-the
AFL International Longshoremen' s
Marine Division-fatly rejected a
new employer wage offer, of 6
per cent wage increase. Tugboat
crews now receive SO cents to s149
an hour.
The workers have demanded a IS
per cent increase in addition to
other contract benefits. Although
no definite strike deadline has been
set, union officials said that walk
out could be called at any time after
the current contract expires at mid
night tonight.
The unions $500 members man
about 400 tugs. barges and harbor
tankers that feed the city's vital fuel
oil and coal supply lines. They also
dock ocean-going vessels and haul
food and building materials.
The threat of strike tomorrow
by truck drivers who deliver coal
and fuel oil throughout the city was
removed when the drivers voted to
extend their negotiating period for
another IL days
The $500 drivers, members Of the
AFL teamsters union, are report
edly seeking a S. daily wage boost
over the present $1l scale,
Evening star., 1948-12-31
president Reiterafes
Support for Simp|ified
us. Job Classification

President Truman today gave
civil service employees hope for an
upward wage revision next year by
reiterating his support for a simpli-
fed Classification Act, Miss Frances
Perkins said after a conference with
the President.
A member of the Civil Service
Commission working for revision,
Miss Perkins said the Classification
Act was one Of several legislative
proposals she discussed with Mr.
Truman.
Main objective of the revision
would be to simplify classification
Of Government jobs. Present pro-
posals are to reduce the number OF
grades of employees from 40-odd to
10 or IA, Miss Perkins said.
May Benefit Two Ways.
CLASSIFIED employees might benefit
two ways. The reduction in grades
would broaden the salary range
within each grade giving more lati-
tude for in-grade salary increases.
A new top salary also might be
established depending somewhat on
congressional action on the Flanders
bill to increase the ceiling for nom
classified executives. This would ele-
vate agency heads to $l7,500 a year
and might have bearing on new
scale for classified workers, Miss
Perkins said.
The former Labor Secretary said
the commission has not yet decided
whether the number of grades
should be reduced to 10 or IA. There
was something Of a quarrel in our
own minds" about this point, she
said.
Greater SimplificatiOn.
In any event, the revision would
result in great simplification, cas-
ing the work and reducing the time
of personnel operations, Miss Per-
kins added.
Last year Congress considered the
simplification program, with the ap-
proval of Mr.. Truman, but discarded
it late in the session in favor OF
a general 5000 pay raise. During
the discussions 1t was said the re-
classification would raise salaries an
average of $75 or 500, but might
give some employees as much as 5000
more a year and others nothing.
Miss Perkins said she also dis
cussed minor corrections in the Re-
tirement Act with the President. In
response to questions, she said she
expected to remain a member of the
commission indefinitely.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Horrimun Holds PorIey
With Greek Leaders
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ATHENS, Dec 3.-W. Averell Har-
riman got a first-hand report last
night on Greece's economic and
military problems.
Mr.. Hartman is the special
American representative in Europe
for the Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration. He sat down with
high Greek officials at a round
table discussion presided over by
Foreign Minister Constantin Tsal-
daris.
Finance Minister Dimitrios Helm
Is outlined the financial picture and
War Minister Constantine RENTS
the military situation as related to
the financial outlook More talks
will be held tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Agricultural Fraternity
To End Session Tomorrow

Alpha Zeta Fraternity, a profes-
sional organization in the field OF
agricultural leadership, will close It's
biennial conclave here with lunch
con meeting at noon tomorrow at
the Washington Hotel.
At a dinner meeting last night
at the Agriculture Department, hon
orary memberships were awarded
to DR.. William r. Spanton, chief OF
the agricultural education section
of the Once of Education, and DR.
Clarence Poe. publisher from Raj
eigh, N. c. During the day the
more than $50 delegates visited va
rious officials at the Agriculture
Department.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Taft Fiqhts Move of Liberals
To Gust Him as Policy Chief

middle-of- -the-road Republican" j."
told reporters that while he thinks
there should be some changes In
the leadership, I'm not going to
let little coterie pick my candidate
for me-"
The rebels took pains to deny that
their insurgence was inspired by
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, the defeated
Republican presidential candidate
Both Senators Lodge and Ives
worked actively in Gov. Dewey's
campaign.
Rather, they pictured the move as
a sort of spontaneous combustion
sweeping those Senate Republicans
they described as holding more pro-
gressive views than present leaders.
Concentrate on Taft.
The insurgents decided to concen-
trate their fire on Senator Taft.
Senator Ives said no plans were
made to oppose Senator Wherry Of
Nebraska, candidate for floor leader.
But the New Yorker said that does
not rule out a possible candidate
against Senator Wherry later.
Senator Ives indicated that the
rebels would be glad to take almost
anybody but Senator Taft in the
policy job.
He said their main objective is
to retain a rule under which q
Policy Committee member can serve
only four years in a row. Senator
Taft has headed the committee
since 1914. Senator Taft's support
ers seek to junk the rule.
Senator Ives said there was moth
ing personal" in the attack on Sen
ator Taft.
Everybody has high regard
for Senator Taft" he said. 1--WE
recognize that he has offered in
many ways a very liberal program
Some of his ideas have been ap-
proved by the rank and file Of the
party.
But he hasn't always been able
to put over his IDEAS effectively
He has made statements with which
many Republicans did not agree"
This was an obvious reference to
the reported belief of the insurgents
that Senator Taft should not be the
man to answer President Truman
whenever there is a clash between
Republicans and Democrats over leg
iSlative issues
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Northeastern States
Hill by Sudden Floods;
Scores Flee Homes
BY the Associated Press

Rain-swollen rivers went on a
rampage today in the northeastern
section of the United States.
Scores of families in river valleys
were evacuated and train and high
way traffic cut as normally placid
rivers burst their banks and spread
over wide area Of New England,
New York and New Jersey.
One death was reported in Massa-
chusetts.
About 500 persons were evacuated
from their homes in New Jersey.
Three conmunities-Manville South
Bound Brook and Bradley Gardens
in Bridgewater-were cut OF by
flood waters. Two major dams were
threatened.
Rescues Made by Boat.
National Guardsmen and rescue
units moved out so families in Gen.
ter Berlin in upstate New York, 20
families in North Adams, Mass, and
others in Bennington, VT, and
Pennington, Conn.
North Adams families were moved
from their homes by motor vehicles,
but in Pennington and other areas
rescues were made by boat.
The Hudson River went over its
banks and flooded sections of Al
bany and Troy, in upstate New York
Thus far the rainstorm has
brought $40 inches of rain to North
ern New Jersey, and 4.46 inches had
fallen on Albany, 1892 inches in the
a. hours up to 8 am.
AS rain continued to swell 6-inch
fall since yesterday in several re-
gions, the New England district fore
casters said it should end by tonight
and be followed by freezing which
would check the turbulent waters.
Ice Jams Add to Danger.
Ice jams were adding to the dan
gers in some New England streams.
Train service west bound from
Boston was cut by flooded tracks
at several points along the Boston
and Maine and the Boston and AL
bany railroads.
In New Jersey. Gov Alfred Dris-
coll ordered State police and high
way department workers to stand
by for emergency mobilization. Red
Cross workers were alerted in all
affected States.
Worst hit section of the State
was the Middlesex County
area. In Manville, 300 persons were
forced to flee their homes.
Telephone lines were toppled in
some Vermont areas by high winds
and icing. About 5000 telephones
had been put out of service in vari-
Gus parts of Connecticut by the
storm and flood conditions.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Death of Man Struck
|By Train Held Accidental

The death of Clarence Weaver.
40, of the 1900 block of Nash street,
Forest Heights, Md, who was struck
yesterday by a Baltimore & Ohio
passenger train. has been certified
as accidental by Deputy Coroner
Richard M. Rosenberg.
Mr.. Weaver, colored, was unload"
ing cinders from freight car on Q
siding at the National Brick ana
Supply Co. in Terra Gotta, d. c.
where he was employed, when the
accident occurred, according to po-
lice. He was killed instantly.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
WeIIes Doing Beautifully
After Exposure in Field

Sumner Welles is doing beauti-
fully" in his fight to combat the
effects of hours of exposure in SUBJ
freezing weather, his physician, DR.
George r. Huffman, said today.
The former Undersecretary Of
State was found unconscious in a
frozen field last Sunday morning
nearly 2 miles from his Oxen Hill
(MdD home. Doctors feared it might
be necessary to operate on his frost
bitten hands and feet.
While not committing himself on
the question Of surgery, DR.. Huffman
said Mr.. Welles' condition at
Casualty Hospital is very salts
factory
Evening star., 1948-12-31

l " ! v IA ~ SAASAA ~
Federal service,
s h a arply con-
demnS the pres
ent Government
salary structure.
Among other
things, Senator
IO'Conor points
out that there Is
"a wholesale ex-
odus' of top Off
cials in Govern
ment now going
on as a result
of the Govern
ment's low-pay
policy.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Clifford Hope, Jr., Weds
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

McCOOK, Nebr., Dec. 31.-Clif.
ford Hope, Jr., son of Representa-
tive Hope, Republican, of Kansas
was married yesterday at st. Pat.
rick's Church to Dolores Sulzman
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joe SulZ.
man of McCook. Representative
Hope served as best man for his
son, a student at Washburn Law
School in Topeka, Kans. Mis-
Sulzman resigned last Friday al
city editor of the Garden City
(Kans.) Daily Telegram.
Evening star., 1948-12-31

larly with the salary he would re-
ceive, but if the salary had beer
$4,000 and the people under hun
were to receive $4,000, he woule
have thought that he had some
recognition and responsibility"
But the situation is even worse
than that. Under last June's pay
act, the heads of bureaus ano
agencies receive even less than theil
subordinates. What would the busl-
nessman have said to that? It's
an actual fact that, while agency
and bureau heads make $4,000 an,
nually, many employees in nonpolicy
making jobs under them make $10,-
$50 a year.
LUDICROUS-To add insult to
injury, Senator O'Conor points out
many Government officials who
must travel out of town and mingle
with important people on official
business receive only $6 day for
their travel expenses. And that
holds true for all Federal employees
who must travel on official busi-
ness.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Not only is the Government losing
good people, but it is having diff
ficult time recruiting them for the
future, Senator O'Conor declares.
"At present salary levels, we just
can't keep top men in Government
and can't fill their places when they
leave" he writes I'VE can't COM
pete with industry with a pay roll
that isn't too attractive for intel
ligent college graduates five years
out of school,"
The Senator, who points out that
the President of the United States
receives a salary that is only about
one third as much as that paid tc
some executives in private industry
asserts that Mr.. Truman deserves
not only a salary increase himself
but pay boosts for all top-level jobs
The administration then woulc
be able to equip itself with out
standing men for all the important
spots in Government, Senator
'O'Conor declares.
"No better investment could be
made than by assuring the greatest
efficiency in the function of the
democratic process" he added,
Concluding, Senator O'Conor says
I'VE cannot ever hope, perhaps
to match dollar for dollar in Gov.
ernment the tremendous salarie.
paid to industrial executives, mol
do we want to- A public servant
must have motives other thar
financial to serve the country's best
interests. He must have sincere
desire to serve his fellow man anc
feel that in Government he find!
the most satisfying outlet for his
talents. If a top-f1ight man is Out
for money alone, he should go into
private business. But if he is quail.
fed and eager to serve the Nation
he should be enabled to go into
Government without being penalizeo
too sharply for his desire to be
public servant"
Senator O'Conor's remarks affect
not only top-bracket Federal Off
cials, but other Government en-
ployes as well. For, if top
bracket salaries are increased and
the $4,000 ceiling removed. upward
salary adjustments would be prob
able all along the line. Many en-
ployes, especially those in the mid
dle-bracket salary levels, have suf.
fered mainly because there was nc
room in the presently crampec
$4,000 pay ceiling structure to raist
their salaries.
(Be sure to listen In Sundays
at 11:15 am. oUer WMAL, The
Star Station, for Joseph Young's
broadcast version of the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
neUs and peUs OF the Gopern-
Evening star., 1948-12-31
| ; Sisters and In-Low
Become Mothers
Within 48 Hours
By The Associoied Press

GREAT BEND, Kans., Dec.
81 Three sisters and their
sister-in-law put the stork to
a real test here.
The four became mothers
within a 4S-hour period at the
hospital here.
One of the sisters, Mrs. Frank
Malone, and the Sister-in-law,
Mrs. Leo ]. Kowalsky, gave
birth to girls Wednesday. The
other two sisters, Mrs. Leigh
McIntire and Mrs. Peter Krier,
gave birth to boys yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Visitors Steel From Hospital

Patients visitors have stolen 179
towels, Is sheets, 10 woolen blankets,
113 pilfowcases and % children's
blankets from the Provincial Hos
pital in Port Elizabeth, South Africa,
recently.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Quentin RooseveIt's
Widow Flies to U. S.
By the Assoeiated Press

SHANGHAI, Dec. 31.-Mrs. Fran
ces Roosevelt, young widow of the
late quentin Roosevelt, who was
killed in an air crash near Hong
Kong December 81, left Shanghai
today for the United States aboard
a Pan American plane.
Evening star., 1948-12-31

MARRIED 60 YEARS-Mr. and
Mrs. John M. King of 1851
Chesapeake street NV, who
recently celebrated their 60th
wedding anniversary. Mr..
King, "a, and Mrs. King, 80,
have two children, six grand
children and four great-grand-
children.
Harris 81 Ewing Photo.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Rom Nets ST ,874 in Chile

A prize-winning ram exhibited by
an American breeder at the recent
national fair in Santiago, Chile, has
been sold for $1.874. reported to be
the highest price ever paid for .
sheep in Chile.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
The Federal Spotlight
FeueTuI oPotTgnt
Exodus of Top Officials Cited
BY O'Conor in Pay Raise Plea
By Joseph Young

powerful and compelling for revising the FeoeIa
salary structure increasing salaries of the
has been made by Senator OCono Democrat OF Mary
land who will be key member of the Senate Civil Service COM
mittee in the Eighty first Congress-
Writing in the January issue of American Magazine Senator
Evening star., 1948-12-31
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy, windy and rather cold with a
few snow hurries this afternoon
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with
lowest about Is in the city and &c
in the suburbs Tomorrow, fair, with
highest near 40 degrees.
Maryland and Virginia - Partly
cloudy, windy and colder tonight
Tomorrow, fair and rather cold.
Wind velocity, % miles per hour
direction, west-northwest.
Five Day Weather Forecast,
December 81 Through January 4.
For Northern Virginia, Maryland
and the District-Temperature will
average two to three degrees below
normal. Normal maximum, AZ;
normal minimum, 81. Rather cold
Saturday, warmer Sunday and turn
ing colder Monday and Tuesday
Rain or snow likely late Sunday or
Monday with total precipitation less
than one-fourth inch.
River Report
VTom q. S. Engineers.)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
end cloudy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
muddy at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity
NAAAin9E
Evening star., 1948-12-31

(Be sure to listen In Sundays
at 11:15 am. oUer WMAL, The
Star Station, for Joseph Young's
broadcast verSion of the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
netOs and Dielos OF the GoDern-
ment scene
Evening star., 1948-12-31

O'Conor, who will be one of the CO.
sponsors of op-bracket Federal pay
raises and who has promised to
press for Classification Act revisions
Evening star., 1948-12-31

High and Low for Yesterday.
High, SO, at 2:16 am.
Low, 3S, at 11:58 pm.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 90. on August II.
Lowest, 8, on January 26.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1948-12-31
PreeipjtatiOn.

Monthly precipitation in inches in th,
0Spital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1948-12-31

larly with the salary he would re-
ceive, but if the salary had been
$4,000 and the people under him
Evening star., 1948-10-03

61TNAKE that guy out! could do better
i myselfr' How often have you heard
those words from the fan sitting next to you
at the ball park. at a football game, at prize
fight? How often have you thought them
YOURSELF
There's nothing wrong with this attitude,
for as long as fans are required to buy tickets
they should be entitled to hrag about what
they would do if they could get in there with
the champ. But what if they got the chance?
What if somebody called their bluff?
know what would happen. l tried it.
Joe Louis hammered bump on my nose,
unhinged my jaw and cut open my mouth;
Primo Camera gave me head pains and a big
purple bruise: Hal Newhouser sponsored a
three-day Charley horse in my calf; Spec
Sanders stomped a raw cleat mark on my
Evening star., 1948-10-03

thigh. and Nancy Chaffee tricked me into dis
locating my knee with a tennis racket.
Only certified champions we're allowed to
hlise my hide and pride. Louis is, of course,
an undisputed champion Tor was until he re-
tired recently and Nancy Chaffee won the
national girls tennis title last year.
New Its Unanin.ous
HERE may be some argument over Camera.
but certainly the scowling 275-pound giant
is the best known of all the large hairy men
who claim the worlds wrestling crown. Foot
ball and baseball? Sanders the New York
Yankee tailback. is the best ball-carier in
professional football. while Newhouser. the
big. blond Detroit Tiger ace. generally is
ranked the best southpaw pitcher in baseball.
The records support both men. And what's
Evening star., 1948-10-03
Il TACKLED THE.

1t may look easy from the grandstand, but
here's what happened to a brave sportswriter
who challenged five champions and writes
about it from his bed in a hospital ..
Photographs by Hy Peskin
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-05
Economical One-Dish Meals
Joseph Halpert

skillet. Bring to steaming point.
turn fame low; finish cooking. Turn
out onto a large platter. Sprinkle
with Parmesan type cheese, and
serve.
A Satisfying Dish
Macaroni and liver adds up to a
filling, and satisfying dish. To serve
8, melt y tbsp. fat in frying pan;
add and brown one ID. white onions
peeled and sliced, also one green
pepper. Add and brown lightly one
10. beef liver cut in small pieces. Add
3 C. tomato juice, one c. tomato
catsup. u tsp. salt. dash Of pepper.
Sprinkle over top 2 c. uncooked
macaroni. Cover pan tightly. Leave
on high flame until steam appears.
Then turn to low heat. Do not re-
move cover once fame has been
turned low. Cook until macaroni is
done. Sprinkle Parmesan type
cheese on top.
Here is . really fine one-dish
chicken recipe. To serve 8, roll in
flour and seasoning. 2 chickens
quartered for frying. Brown in skill.
let in shortening. Add 4 qpartered
medium tomatoes. S medium quar-
tered potatoes, 2 c. fresh peas and
8 small onions. Cook on high heat
and when steaming freely, turn
flame low and continue cooking for
an hour or until done,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-05
Budget Foods Are Popular
But They Must Be We||-Cooked, Properly Seasoned

prepare, so I made a speciality out
of them. / did the best / could with
the limited materials and equipment
| had"
"But how did you happen to take
over this restaurant" asked.
81 was convalescing after a siege
Of illness. needed to get into the
country, have a change Of scene, and
the stimulus Of both physical and
creative work. So, I took mother by
the hand, and together we ran this
restaurant for the summer. Mother
looked after the dining-room and /
did the cooking. You know. l really
like to cook" she added with a
bright smile. "But l didn't dream
we'd have so many customers"
"What desserts did you serve!"
I asked.
~ didn't have a big variety" she
answered, "but there were two that
were very popular. One was apple
sauce a la mode-big dishes Of
home made apple sauce-I didn't
sift it-served ice cold with half
scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
And how they went for it!
Cherry Tarts
"But the star Of the show was
cherry tarts. You see, being in
Michigan, l made use of cherries
the famous local fruit. / started by
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-05
BY IDA BAILEY ALLEN

THE little lady who proved the
point that budget foods are pop
ular is a well-known public rela-
tons executive, scarcely five feet
tall, cute as a robin, with a quick
mind, and a will Of her own. We
were talking about the subject now
uppermost in conversation, the high
cost of eating, especially in restau-
rants.
"Shucks," she said. People talk
about the high cost of steaks, chops
and roasts! When / ran my restau-
rant in Michigan, folks used to
come from miles around for my but
tered onions"
Didn't you serve any meat?" /
asked.
Swiss Steak
ayes, made speciality of Swiss
steak, but they were equally fond
of my baked lima beans. You see,
this was small summertime
restaurant, and all l had to cook on
were a couple of three-burner oil
stoves, with two small portable
ovens. ! couldn't have any broiled
meats, so l specialized in Swiss
steak. And as Boston baked beans
took too long to cook, l used limas
that bake in two hours. Onions were
plentiful and cheap, and easy to
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-05
By GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D.

AMONG your adult friends are
some who talk very loud and often
in a high key. Exposure to their
speech for some while may leave
you with a WORKOUT feeling. Next
time you are at an informal social
gathering observe the person there
whose voice CRATES most on your
nerves.
Many children, while in vigorous
competitive fun with other children,
will reveal shrieking voices. Even in
an elementary classroom you may
hear certain children "recite" in
very high-pitched voice. Some moth
ers write about children under ten
or twelve who shout ip shrill tones
at home most Of the time. For in
stance, one mother writes of a son
four years old: at seems to US he
is hollering all the time"
Usually these mothers write be-
cause they are annoyed over such
voices and suppose their adult
friends might also be annoyed. The
parent should be most concerned
over the emotional strain in the
child, which probably causes his
shrill, loud speech. OF course, few
children shout as they speak be-
cause another member Of the family
is hard Of hearing or because they
do not hear well themselves. Always
it is we'll to have the shouting child's
hearing tested by an expert.
When a child often shouts as he