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Evening star., 1948-05-23
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this as needed now, II Congress at
this session orders a Government
pay raise. but otherwise preferred to
use other budget and revenue ma
neuvers to postpone the day when
sales levy would be put into effect
He is long time foe of sales tax
His associates in charge of District
finances preferred. to invoke the
sales tax now. for the year begin
ming next July l. These include
Chairman Cain and the fiscal sub
committee of the Senate District
Committee. and Senator DWorShak,
Republican, of Idaho, who not only
is member of the Cain Subcommit-
tee but is also chairman of the
Senate Appropriations subcommit-
tee in charge of the record-break-
ing sl0l, ,165 900 budget for 1949.
Horan to Fight Budget Cut.
The fourth member of the big
four" in charge of District budget
and revenue matters on Capitol Hill,
Chairman Koran of the House Ap-
propriations Subcommittee on Dis
trct funds. declared last night he
would resist efforts to cut the
budget.
Mr.. Horan told The Star: "It a
sales tax is necessary to provide
adequate financing for District
operations next year then why not
DO it now?"
"Why play around with one or
another moves to postpone the sales
tax if it is agreed it is necessary to
keep the District out of financial
trouble?" he asked.
Mr.. Horan. Republican, of Wash
ington, who took the lead last year
in insisting that sales tax was the
only permanent solution of the Dis
trict's financial headaches, asserted
it would mot be realistic to post
pone the sales tax for year.
He said he would oppose the sug-
gested alternative of Slashing the
pending budget by $1,600,000 as
means of delaying the sales tax.
These alternatives included, ac-
cording to reports, possibilities Of
eliminating from the District budg-
ct funds for construction Of big
shop and garage building for the
Sanitary Division of the District
Government. This project is de-
signed to provide housing for the
expensive and large fleet of District
sanitary division trucks.
Mr.. Koran said the argument
that New York and Chicago leave
their sanitary vehicles parked in
the open made no impression on
him, because he was concerned
about the amount of the investment
involved. He also warned that if
any effort was made to postpone
the already delayed constructed of
the new Spingarn High School for
colored pupils he would fight it.
Senators Cain and Dworshak and
Representative Bates, who partici-
pated in yesterdays executive ses-
sion on city finance, were unani-
nous in the belief the sales tax
would be necessary by July l next
year. Only Mr.. Bates sought means
to postpone this for year.
All three. however, were in agree
nent that at least three other ma jol
steps must be taken now to meet
the citys deficit in the year begin
ming July /, now calculated at about
$5500,000.
l. A reduction of 81 500. 900 in the
House-passed supply bill To &C.
.complish this. the three Legislators
indicated, 1t would be necessary *
Evening star., 1948-05-23
10 Senators Urge Closing
Of DIP Camps for Jews
BY the Associoted Press

Ten Senators yesterday called for
the closing of special displaced per-
sons camps for Jews in Europe.
They proposed in a letter to Presi-
dent Truman that the United States
make facilities available to trans
port the inmates to Israel.
The letter, issued by the Ameri-
can League for a Free Palestine,
Inc, bore the names of Senators
Brewster, Republican of Maine:
Capper, Republican of Kansas: Cha
vez, Democrat of New Mexico, Hatch
Democrat of New Mexico; Ives, Re-
publican of New York; Johnson
Democrat of Colorado; Magnuson,
Democrat of Washington; Morse,
Republican of Oregon Pepper. DEM
ocrat of Florida and Tobey, Repub-
lican of New Hampshire.
Evening star., 1948-05-23
Agreement Reached
On Phone Contract
Involving $500

officials of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. and the
Communications Workers of Ameri-
ca last night announced agreement
on a new contract involving $500
plant, accounting, commercial and
engineering employees.
Designed to run three years with
two wage reopening periods, the
agreement is similar to that signed
Monday for 5000 C. & P. operators
and definitely outlines pattern
that the Bell System and CWA are
using to settle more than score
of pending negotiations.
The new management was the
fourth between G. & P. and CWA
divisions the past week. The others
involved 5000 Virginia personnel Of
all departments and 1000 Maryland
clerical workers. In none of the
instances did the union win a basic
wage increase.
Midwest Contracts Signed.
With the signing of contracts for
| 1000 Illinois operators and 5000
Wisconsin traffic and plant workers,
the trend appeared aimed in the di-
lection of industry wide acceptance
of the three-year contract plan in
itiated by c. & P. and the operators
union.
About 5000 CWA workers now are
protected by new contracts, leaving
l72 900 belonging to II divisions over
the Nation still negotiating.
Thus was averted the possibility
of Nation wide strike such as the
industry experienced for six weeks
last year.
The keynote was sounded last
Monday when Joseph A. Beirne,
National president of CWA, said
the c. & P. operators agreement
could serve as a basis for similar
settlements elsewhere.
Glenn E. Watts, president of
Division 36, CWA, called yesterdays
settlement q possible" three-year
contract if wages are agreed upon
twice during the three-year period.
Wage Reopening Provided.
He and other union officials en-
phasized that the contract provides
for reopening for wages and fringe
money issues 80 days after the eff
fective date or any time with 80
days notice.
Either side could terminate the
contract at the end of a year should
agreement fail during the reopening
period
F. G. Macarow, vice president
and general manager of the COM
pany, said the contract completes
negotiations for the more than 5000
telephone workers in the Washing
ton Metropolitan Area
by working together, with good
will and understanding, telephone
management and the unions have
reached agreements that are in the
| best interests of the public. the
employees and the company" he
said.
Mr.. Watts said the contract in
cluded minor changes in job re-
classifications, provisions that there
shall be no reduction in the pension
plan without consent of the union
and improvement in the termina ton
| pay allowance"
/ An example of the last provision
! is that 20-year employees who are
laid off will receive 46 weeks pay
! instead af 20
Evening star., 1948-05-23
Wallace Challenges
Bipartisan Framers
OF Policy 10 Debate
~ the Assoeiafsd Rrssa

SPOKANE, Wash, May d.
Henry Wallace tonight challenged
the top trainers Of the Nations BIZ
partisan foreign policy to q series
of debates.
He issued the challenge to Senator
Vandenberg, "as the Republican
spokesman on foreign policy" and
either Secretary OF State Marshall
or Senator Connally for the admin
istration. He described Senator
Connally of Texas, ranking Demo-
cratic member of the Foreign Affairs
Committee as "Vandenberg's DEM
ocratic counterpart"
The third party presidential can
dldate declared, in a speech at a
political meeting here, that the
proposed debates should examine
the origins and effects of our pres
ent foreign policy and discuss the
course our country should pursue
in the future.
10 Debates Proposed.
Mr.. Wallace suggested that the
series be on the question: Should
we support our present foreign
policy?" He proposed a series of 10
debates on that number Of specific
phases of foreign policy.
The topics proposed for the de-
bates were:
!. Can we make peace with the
Soviet Union today without sacri-
fcing fundamental principles?" CI
would, Of course, maintain that we
cam
q. World disarmament and secur-
ity. CT presume that my opponents
will insist disarmament is impoS-
sible because their proposals for
disarmament and control of atomic
weapons have been turned down by
the Russians. I shall contend that
their stubborn insistence on the
Baruch proposals, even with minor
variations, represents a threat to
the peace'D.
;. The very special and difficult
problem of Germany and Japan"
eve will give evidence that our
present policies in both countries
violate every objective we proclaim
ed during the war;" with special at
tack on abandonment Of denazifi-
cation and Decentralization" and cri-
ticism of our numerous violations
Of the Potsdam agreement.'D
China and Korea.
4. China and Korea. cOur evi-
dence will show the $5,00O,00O 900 in
aid we have given the Fascist die
tatorship Of Chang Kai-shek since
VI Day is completely wasted" and
that I'VE can't lick the idea of Com
munism with guns."D.
5. Relations with "our one-time
good neighbors to the south. ("Poli-
cies are earning for us once again
the name of Yankee imperial
ists'.D
6. European recovery and recon-
struction. (I shall uphold the idea
of a new United Nations agency to
administer this assistance.")
7. The Middle East and Mediter-
ranean, covering both Greece and
Palestine. cit would require full,
frank examination of the policy
Of putting oil profits above human
welfare. would want to raise
the question of international control
of both the Suez Canal and the
Dardanelles"D
3. Use of the worlds resources
and marketing of goods, because
pur major foreign policy decisions
ere directly related to problems of
economics"
9. WavS and means of extending
civil liberties throughout the world
10. Ways and means of building
and STRENGTHENING the United Ma
tiOnS
Evening star., 1948-05-23
You Can't Hide
Your Hearing Loss

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Evening star., 1948-05-23

defer to the 1850 fiscal year some
of the improvement projects now
included in the l949 District supply
bill.
2. Spending OF the last 81 100000
remaining of the $l0,000,000 public
works investment fund built up dur
ing the war; as a means of financing
maintenance and operation costs.
The pending budget proposes that
this amount of the unSpent invest
ment fund be reserved for future
use.
3. Use of carry -over cash" in the
next fiscal year OF portions OF funds
appropriated for improvement prof.
ects which will not have to be paid
in the 1949 fiscal year. 1t was
estimated these sums would run to
s1.6oOooO.
Higher Realty Tax Possible.
A possibility that the tax rate on
real estate and tangible personal
property might have to be in
creased by 10 or Is cents also
was in the picture as viewed by the
Joint committee leaders. They said
they were not now recommending
such step.
They made clear, however. that
should Congress enact a Govern
ment pay raise, its effect on the
city government payroll would re-
quire an extra layer of revenues
which would have to come from
either the suggested 81 100000 cut in
the pending budget or from an in
crease in the property tax rate
which Congress might direct the
Commissioners to put into effect.
Plans for a sales tax here are
linked with proposals for repeating
the discriminatory District personal
income tax, which exempts thous-
ands claiming domicile elsewhere.
The joint fiscal subcommittee is
proposing that a new city income
levy be substituted beginning next
January |, which would exempt all
low salaried persons and tax only
those residents" whose taxable in
comes are $4,000 or more.
Under this plan, there would be
no exemption for persons with in
comes of this size merely on the
ground that they claim voting or
legal domicile in one of the States
although they actually live here.
May Ask More From L. S.
A move for a 81 O0C 900 increase in
the Federal payment towards Dis
trict government expenses will be
made, the group said, if Govern
ment pay raise is ordered.
The general fund Federal pay
ment now amounts to $11,000,000.
Senators Cain and Dworshak and
Representative Bates are in agree
ment, their spokesman said, that
the United States would not know
ingly seek to benefit in income
taxes from an additional burden
laid on the District government.
Yet, they explained, a Federally
ordered increase in Government
workers pay would add up to $4,000
900 in the cost of the city govern
ment, while at the same time set
ting up prospects that the higher
government pay would bring an
increase of between 100000 and
81 100000 in income tax payments
from the District to the Federal
Government.
The -DworShak- Bates group
indicated no move for an increase
in the federal payment would be
made II Congress decides not to go
ahead now with the Government
pay bill.
Aides Of the Senate District Ap-
Evening star., 1948-05-23
Margaret Truman
Gets Grand Howl
From 700 Scouts
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, May ga
bunch of males howled at Mar
garet Truman today-and she
liked it.
1t all happened when the
Presidents daughter entered
Madison Square Garden to
participate in a demonstration
of scouting by $4,000 Cub
Scouts, Boy Scouts. and Sea
Scouts from the Greater New
York Council.
The TOO boys on the floor at
the time, led by 10-year-old
James H. Torrens. Immediately
greeted her with the grand
howl"
Miss Truman said:
That was quite a howl
woo.'
Evening star., 1948-05-23

ASSOCIATION, the
group announced
last night.
Mr.. Jones, a
graduate of the
class Of 1919,
also is chairman
of the Naval
Academy Alum
nj Foundation
W h i C h W as
formed to en-
courage interest
in the academy
and the study of
naval and mill
tary science. He
reSideS at the
Evening star., 1948-05-23
$3.50 at Bendix Plant
Vote to 90 on Strike
By the Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. May 22.-
Robert Mahoney, president of Ben
dix Local 9, United Auto Workers,
CIO said today a vote at the Bendlx
aviation plant here showed SO per
cent of the voting workers favor a
strike if further wage negotiations
fail.
Mr.. Mahoney explained the vote
was whether to strike on June 26,
when the present contract expires,
and only if further contract talks
are fruitless.
Evening star., 1948-05-23
ARLINGTON X-Ruy Clinic

The Arlington tuberculosis Asso-
citation has announced that its free
X-ray clinic will be open at the
Arlington Theater lobby, Columbia
pike and South Fillmore street,
from 1890 am. to $50 pm. daily,
tomorrow through Friday.
Evening star., 1948-05-23

Hammers and saws were expected
to stir the early morning air today
at the site of old Fort Drum, above
the Potomac at Nichols avenue and
Joliet street S.W., as nelghborS
joined to give their children new
community play center.
The men of the Washington High
lands Citizens Association started
early yesterday to convert deserted
Navy barracks into a much-needed
recreation headquarters. By June
10. in time for school vacation, they
hoped to have it ready for opera
ton.
To be called the Bald Eagle Recre-
alton Center, it will be the first rec
reation building in an area with a
population estimated at 10000. It's
opening will remove the padlocks
from a fenced-in, grassy field of
about eight acres unused since the
war
Making this possible is COM
munity fund drive which started
only a few weeks ago and has raised
more than $1,500. Achievement OF
the goal of $2,500 will enable the
employment of a Recreation Depart
ment supervisor for the areas first
year of operation.
The drive, led by Howard A. Mes
sen and C. B. GangWer, was under
taken when the Recreation Depart
ment was unable to obtain funds to
convert and operate the center.
Some equipment, however, has been
Evening star., 1948-05-23
IS Seminuriuns Ordained

BALTIMORE, May % (P.-Arch-
bishop Francis P. Keough of the
Baltimore Diocese ordained Is SEM
inarians as Catholic priests today.
The Rev. Ladislaus j. Baran OF
Lansford, Pa, will go to Rich
mnnd. Va.
Evening star., 1948-05-23
Jones Named Officer
OF Annapolis Alumni

H. Mccoy Jones, Washington
consulting engineer, has been
named eastern area vice president
Of the Naval Academy Alumni
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-25
Veterans Of 90 Plan
10 Nominate Today

Representatives Of the thinning
ranks of United Spanish War Vet
Grams were scheduled today to nom
mate their oficers for the coming
year. The elections will be held at
convention headquarters In the
Mayflower Hotel tomorrow.
Charles r. Barefoot of Toledo,
Ohio, was scheduled to be nominate
ed to succeed Horace M. Havner Of
Des Moines. Iowa, as commander In
chief of the organization. It was
expected Mr.. Barefoot would be un.
opposed for the post.
Installation Of officers following
the elections tomorrow morning will
bring to q close the 50th anniversary
convention of the veterans. More
than 1000 members and auxiliary
members were present. They came
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-25
DC. Marriage Applications
Still Normal Despite Draft

Applications for marriage licenses
here yesterday remained normal in
volume, indicating that Washing
tons eligible" bachelors, below the
age of Is, are willing to be equally
eligible to the draft.
With draft registration to start
next Monday the marriage bureau
reported Its volume yesterday was
strictly "as usual" with 80 applica-
tons filed, 20 of those involving men
Of Is or. under.
On Monday the heaviest filing
day Of each week, IT applications
were received. OF these ~ were in
the 18-to-25 category, which Presi-
dent Truman has declared defer
rable II married.
The percentage Of men below Is
usually is about half the total num-
Der Of applications filed each day,
a license bureau spokesman said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-25
Big Air Force viii Prevent
New War, Randolph Says

Jennings Randolph, former Rep
resentative from West Virginia, yes
terday told the Washington Ex-
change Club that = powerful Air
Force will not win World War III
1t will prevent it."
Speaking at the meeting In the
Willard Hotel, Mr.. Randolph, nov
an airline oficial, said q show OF
strength rather than appeasement
will prevent = possible war with
Russia.
ITO insure peace We must put
first things first" he said. And q
strong, well-equipped Air Force is
the first thing we must have. There
Is no cheaper protection.
Time and distance, our allies in
the last two wars, will never be on
our side again" he warned.
Harold E. Mott, club president,
conducted the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-25
Franklin Park Orator
Held on Fifth Charge
|0f Witness Threat

Philip Warren, a. New York law
yer, who faces four charges growing
out of his oratorical activities in
Franklin Park, was held for the
grand jury yesterday on q nth
charge-that he tried to intimidate
witness against him.
He was ordered held under 81 900
bond by Judge Almond W. Scott,
but only after the courtroom had
resounded to an hour long display
of the lawyers loud and spirited
court manner.
Fresh from his release Monday
from Gallinser Hospital. where he
had just been declared Of sound
mind, Mr.. Warren bounded before
Judge Scott with an angry demand
that all the charges against him
be dismissed.
Reifsnyder Is Target.
Primary target of his wrath ut
once became Assistant United States
Attorney Frank Reifsnyder, who had
authorized filing Of all the present
charges against the self-styled
greatest lawyer in the country"
These include soliciting aims
twice this month in the park. dis
orderly conduct in the park and
disorderly conduct in No. . precinct
station, as well as the intimidation
charge.
Mr.. Warren Is president Of q new
corporation known as the Franklin
Park Civic and Humane Society
"for the down-fallen people who in
habit parks"
Between the lawyers bursts of
vituperation the Governments prin-
cipal witness, Mrs. Alice Patterson,
IS, of 1712 Kenyon street NV, took
the stand.
Mrs. Patterson testified that she
heard Warren solicit aims In the
park while making 4 speech August
s. She said that, after the charge
was filed, he approached her and
asked II she intended to heed her
court summons to testify against
him.
Threatened. She Testilles.
II said I did, and he told me that
If went through with 1t. he'd have
me arrested for perjury" she testi-
fed. Then he said he wouldn't
be responsible for my life.- or the
lives Of my two nephews, If I testi-
ned against him."
Judge Scott, who had earlier in
the hearing described the defendant
as brilliant lawyer when he con-
trolls himself" finally announced he
found enough prima facie evidence
to hold the lawyer for the grand
jury.
But when the judge agreed with
the Government recon- nendation
for 1000 bond. Warren cut loose
with another verbal blast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-25
from every state and from the Phil

from every State and from the Phil
ippine Islands.
A Warrington resident, Felix A.
Ury Of $500 Fourteenth street NV,
was elected secretary.treasurer Of
the Uncle Sans las Boys yester-
day. The AFFILIATED organisation,
composed Of veterans who fought
In the Sapnish- American War, Phil
ippine Instruction and Chinese
Boxer Rebellion. 1892 to 1904, chose
George L. owen Of Chicago a. it,
president for the coming year.
Other officers selected were How
ard o. Stiff. Huntington, w. Va.
vice president. and Walter z. Van
Alstyn. Stratford, Conn, chairman
Of the board.
Last night the veterans. auxiliary
members and friends celebrated the
50th anniversary encAmpment ut
the Sylvan Theater. They heard
1t. Gov. Joseph Hanley of New York,
. member of the organiza ton,
praise the accomplishments Of the
group.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19
GOSPEL TALKS
Whut Of Tomorrow?

Boast not myself of tomorrow,
for thou /knowest not what a day
may bring forth."--Prov. 27:l.
The most wonderful day of the
year is always tomorrow. It offers
new hope, new opportunity, and new
prospects. Where we have failed to-
day we hope to do better tomorrow.
1t is rainy today, we hope it will be
fair tomorrow. Tomorrow is always
new and full of wonderful things.
But with all its good things, to-
morrow is day that never comes.
1t is always today and tomorrow is
always in the future. The only day
we ever have to live is today. So, if
anything is to be done in life, it must
be done today-not tomorrow. The
Bible says, Boast not thysef of to-
morrow" Don't be too sure that
you will have another day." "You
can never tell what day may bring
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-02-19

Coach Robert Patterson, a member
of the Columbia school faculty, will
spend the weekend with his family
in Durant.
Miss Edith Rhyme, popular music
teacher in the Grenada city schools
spent several days last week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w
Rhyme.
Mrs. Jesse Sweany left Friday
for her home in Brookhaven after
spending several days with her moth
er, Mrs. J. R. Cargill.
Mrs. Joel Gulledge, of Bowling
Green, spent Saturday with her dau-
ghter, Mrs. Ed Rush and Mr.. Rush.
Friends of Eph Cresswell's are de-
lighted to know that he will be To-
Gated in Durant where he will pract-
ice law.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Moss left We'd
nesday for Louisiana, Missouri, to
visit Mr.. Moss brother, the Rev.
James w. Moss, who has been quite
ill in the hospital there since Deem
Der goth, but is reported to be inn
proving.