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Evening star., 1948-05-06
Magidoff Sees Stain
Gradually Retirinq'

Americans have an exaggerated
idea of the extent to which Russia
is run by Premier Stain, according
to Robert Magidoff. National
Broadcasting Co. correspondent,
who has just returned to this
country from Moscow. after being
branded BY the -Russlaps as a
spy
Soviet Russia is not a personal
dictatorship" Mr.. Magidoff told re-
porters here yesterday. 1T is not
run according to the whims of one
man."
Stain still is the most important
figure in the Soviet government but
is gradually retiring" from active
participation in public affairs, Mr..
Magidoff said.
The Communist Party runs Rus
sia, not Joe Stalin-and it is the
Politbureau rather than Stain
which determines party policies" he
declared.
1t is therefore a mistake, Mr..
Magidoff said, to suppose Soviet
policy will soften" when Stain dies
The correspondent said he doubts
that one man will succeed to all the
Offices Stain has held. Foreign
Minister Molotov is a likely heir to
the premiership. he indicated, while
Andrei Khdanov probably will take
over the leadership of the party.
Here as the guest of the Overseas
Writers Club, Mr.. Magidoff soon will
embark on a Nationwide speaking
tour.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
German Leaders Urqe
10000 Back 10 Jobs
By the A,sociotsd Press

FRANKFURT, Germany. May 6.
German trade union leaders tried
today to get 10000 food strikers to
return to their jobs.
They also sought to keep the
food strikes from spreading through
out Lower SaXony in the British
occupation zone. Such a walkout
would affect some 100000 workmen.
The workmen are striking for
more meat and fat in their rations.
They began walking off the job in
protest against Bavarian govern
ment order cutting out extra meat
and fat rations in the diet Of heavy
workers.
The strikes threatened to cripple
the British zone.
Trade union leaders said they
were meeting stiff opposition in try
ing to persuade the workers to go
back to their jobs. The workers
protested an order of union head
quarters suspending voting in fac
tories on the strike question.
Scattered strikes in the two zones
have taken about 100000 workmen
away from their jobs since Mon
day. but some returned yesterday.
In Berlin the British-licensed
newspaper Der Tag reported today
in a dispatch from Leipzig that the
Russians were breaking food strikes
in their occupation zone by threat
ening to deport strikers to Siberia.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
One Barber Shop
Raises Price 10 S1.B

One Washington barber shop has
raised its haircut price to $l.25, but
a spot check of other Establishments
indicated today there is little like
liaood of a general barber price in
Hease here-at the moment anyway.
The only shop known to be over
the 81 mark is that of Dallas Carnes,
at 1903 Massachusetts avenue NV.
His flve-chair establishment is one
of 60 nonunion shops among more
than 800 barber shops here. .....
:@.Mr. Cafhes raised his prices May
I. He explained increased overhead
costs had forced the. move.
Other Washington BARRIERS, how
ever, apparently did not share Mr..
Carnes' opinion that If others dom
follow his lead, they will starve"
I'm satisfied like I am" said Carl
Prince, who has been running a
nonunionized shop at 735 Twelfth
street NV, for the last 40 years.
The union establishments ap-
peared to be certain to stand pat
unless things get a lot worse. A
spokesman for the Hollywood Bar
Der Shop. 2915 Fourteenth street
NV, said, We're getting enough
now"
The shop in the Raleigh Hotel
reported it was doing all right, p"
while the view at the Willard was
that Mr.. Carnes is IAN individualist
with funny ideas"
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Archbishop Praises
Christ Child Founder

Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle, on
his first visit to the Christ Child
farm for convalescent children near
Rockville. yesterday paid tribute to
the society's founder. Miss Mary
Merrick, 81, for her work over the
past go years.
Speaking before meeting OF the
homes Board of Directors, Arch
bishop O'Boyle told Miss Merrick
she had been "a true exemplar of
the charity of Christ in carrying
out your noble mission for the poor
and needy children in the Wash
ington area"
Miss Merrick established the first
OF So Christ Child Societies here in
1886 when, as she related yesterday,
she and her friends fulfilled re-
quests to the Christ Guild from
a small colored boy and his friends
for shoes.
Archbishop O'Boyle was accom-
panied in a tour Of the home by
the Msgr. John j. Russell, director
of Catholic Charities, and Msgr.
Thomas J. Symthe, pastor of the
Blessed Sacrament Church here.
The home now is caring for %
underprivileged children from to
II years old who are convalescing
from many types of diseases.
The Board of Directors also heard
reports on activities Of the Christ
Child Settlement House, the Mer-
rick Boys Club. the Merrick Girls
Camp and the Opportunity Shop, in
which articles donated by friends
of the society are sold,
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Planes Securing Atlantic
For Cal Overdue "a Hours
BY the As,oeioted Press

SHANNON AIRPORT, Fire, May
6.-Planes began a search of the
North Atlantic today for missing
CAT transport plane more than "a
hours overdue.
The privately-oWned craft was on
a flight from Gander, Newfoundland,
to Shannon. 1t is owned by the Su-
perior Oil Co. and repeatedly car
ried fuel sufficient to last only until
yesterday afternoon.
The British Ministry of Civil
Aviation said it carried thee crew
members, but Shannon Airport off,
cials said it carried only two and no
passengers.
Reports from Halifax, Nova Scotia
said the Royal Canadian Air Force
sent out planes this morning. On
this side Of the ocean ships were
alerted on the possibility the crew
members may still be alive and
afloat.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Costa Ricu RevoIutionuries
Numbered 500, Di p|omut Says

The revolutionary "army" which
seized control of Costa Rica last
month, defeating 10000 trained
government troops, numbered 500
men.
That, at least, is the claim of a
24-year-old captain in Jose Figueres'
rebel Caribbean Brigade" who ar
rived in Washington yesterday as
the new first secretary of the Costa
Rican Embassy here.
The young diplomat, Alvaro Rossi,
talked to reporters a few hours
before Mario A. Esquivel, the revo-
lutionary ambassador, arrived in
town. Wearing a black mustache
and a handsome checked sports
jacket, Mr.. Rossi made good use of
the English he learned during three
years at the University of California
in Berkeley.
He depicted the new leaders of
Costa Rica as idealistic young lib
erals and democrats who want to
establish government which will
be mot leftist-but fair"
Reports in this country have indi-
Gated the Costa Rican revolt was
Observation-Disclosures to uphold
the recent election of Otilio Ulate
Blanco. which had been declared
invalid by President Theodore Pi-
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Panama Liberals Lose Hold
On Electoral Machinery
BY the Associated Press

PANAMA CITY, Panama, May g.
The administrations Liberal Party
has lost leadership of the national
elections jury only four days before
presidential election.
Didacio Silvera of the Reform
Party was elected president of the
jury yesterday, replacing Liberal
Daniel Pinilla. Carlos Brin of for
n1er President Arnulfo Arias' party
was named first vice president. The
jury supervises electoral machinery
The change caused Manuel Pine
president of the national directo-
rate of the National Revolutionary
Party, and Police Chief Jose Remor
to resign from their party last night
Mr.. Pine objected because he haC
not been consulted. Chief Remor
complained that his partys repre-
sentative had voted for Mr.. Brir
even though the latter recently
signed petition asking the govern
ment to fire the chief.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Congress in Brief
By the Associoted Press

Senate:
Debates appropriation bill which
would provide funds to start build
ing 70-group Air Force.
Commerce Committee opens hear
ings on nomination of Thomas C..
Buchanan to Federal Power Com
mission.
Finance Committee meets behind
closed doors to discuss hearings on
margarine tax repeal bill.
Armed Services Committee con-
tinues closed-door study of universal
military training and draft legisla-
ton.
House:
Takes up miscellaneous business.
Ways and Means Subcommittee
hears Secretary of State Marshall
plead for extension of Reciprocal
Trade Agreements Act.
Rules Committee considers anti
Communist legislation.
Foreign Affairs Committee hears
Congress members on United Ma
tions Charter revision proposals.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Ryan Denies He Will Quit
CAB TO Take Judgeship
North Amerieon Newspaper Alliance

Oswald Ryan today emphatically
denied reports that he was quitting
the Civil Aeronautics Board to &C
cept Federal judgeship.
An Indiana Republican and for
mer prominent American Legion Of
ficial, Mr.. Ryan's CAB term expires
in December. =, He has been under
hot attack by independent air
freight carriers and other COM
mercial aviation elements on
charges of discrimination.
Mr.. Ryan took leave of absence
last month because of i'll health. He
said today he plans to resume his
CAB work as soon as his physician
allows him.
LAS Republican," he said, II
don't see how I can expect to be
appointed Federal judge. That's
just another one of those unfounded
rumors. There is nothing to it."
Evening star., 1948-05-06
0verton Rests Comfortably
After Major Operation

Senator Overton, 72-year-old Loui-
siana Democrat, is still in a serious
condition. but resting comfortably
after a major operation at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, his Office reported
today.
The Senator's administrative as
sistant, Bruce Tucker, said the two
hour operation yesterday was for an
intestinal obstruction.
A member of the Senate since 1888
and previously a House member for
an unexpired term in 1872, Sem
ator Overton is ranking Democratic
member of the Public Works Com
mittee and serves also on the APP
propriations Committee.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Loan Oversubscribed
In 36 Hours, Reds Soy
BY the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, May 6.-The Ministry
OF Finance announced today that the
Soviet Unions third postwar loan
was oversubscribed in less than Sc
hours. The announcement said that
as of Tuesday, a day and half
after official opening of the CAM
paign, subscriptions totaled 20,119,-
000, 900 rubles, or 100000 rubles
over the goal.
Subscriptions still are coming in
from individual workers and farm
ers to whom the loan was sold, the
announcement said.
The official exchange rate for the
ruble Is SO to the dollar.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Gen. Weygond AbsoIved
collaboration Churqe
by the Associoted Press

PARIS, May GA purge court
legal commission today dismissed
collaboration charges against Gen.
Maxine Weygand and restored his
civic rights.
A Communist member of the COM
mission announced he would resign
in protest.
Held in Gen. Weygand's favor was
evidence claiming he had prevented
Admiral Francois Darlan, then
Vichy government head, from
granting the Germans bases at
Dakar and Bizerte early in 194l.
Gen. Weygand was Vichy pro-
consul for North Africa at the time.
Gen. Weygand, now II. Is reported
living in seclusion in his Riviera
villa.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Sawyer Takes Oath Today
As Commerce Secretary
BY the Associated Press


Charles Sawyer of Ohio confirmed
by the Senate yesterday as Secre-
tary of Commerce, will be sworn in
at 4 pm. today. He will succeed
w. Averell Hartman.
The Senate also approved:
Ely E. Palmer of Rhode Island as
Ambassador to Afghanistan.
Thomas c. Wasson Of New Jersey
as a United States representative
on the Palestine truce commission
established by the United Nations
Security Council.
Delos Wilson Rented Of Virginia
as administrator of civil aero
nautics.
Harrington Wimberly of Okla
homa as a member of the Federal
Power Commission for term ex-
piring June %, 1858.
Evening star., 1948-05-06

be hired, as well as an accompany
ing clerical work force. A number
of added jobs are sought in the
Librarys Legislative Reference Sec
ton. And the Library also wants to
set up several new divisions to i'm
prove service to members of Con-
gress. The House Appropriations
Committee will report out the
Librarys 1s49 money bill tomorrow.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Represent-
ative Battles, Democrat, of Alabama
a member of the House Civil Service
Committee and a strong friend of
Government employees, has won his
primary race. In Alabama, this Is
tantamount to election. How
ever, Representative Manasco, an
other good friend of Federal work.
ers, was defeated in his Alabama
primary race. The Army De-
partment needs about 80 electronics
engineers, with salaries for the jobs
ranging up to s4,902 a year. Apply
10 Room 3-E-10l3, the Pentagon.
additional neUs OF Gopern-
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Youngs broad
cast Dersion OF the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 pm. every Sunday
on WMAL, The Star station.)
Evening star., 1948-05-06
|WhuttheRussions
Are Soyinq of Us

The MoscoW radio, broadcastin.
in French to Europe, said:
The implication of the Mar
shall Plan is being carried out to
the accompaniment of a new
campaign designed to bring pres
sure to bear on the sterling bloc.
Wall Street tycoons and their
minions are out to provoke COM
plete and utter financial ruin in
Western Europe"
Evening star., 1948-05-06

have been given.
All war service
e m ployes in
these positions
who have failed
to take and pass
these .eXamina-
tions will be dis
missed by July
!. 4.
COLD sHoUL.
DER Omcials
OF the new Eco
nomic Cooper
alton Admins
tration confde
they are refus-
Evening star., 1948-05-06


many of the persons recommended
to them by the State Department.
ECA officials say their boss, Paul
Hoffman, wants to run the Euro
pean Recovery Program with as
little State Department participa-
ton as possible.
Recent Congressional criticism OF
State Department activities is given
as one reason why the ECA wants
to start out with a clean slate And
it's being reflected in the way State
Department candidates for ECA
jobs are being given the brushoff.
CONDOR CASE-Federal Loyalty
Review Board officials say the board
expects to take up the controversial
case involving DR.. Edward U. Con-
don, who is director d the Bureau
Of Standards.
The board is expected to invoke
a little-known feature of the Presi-
dents loyalty program to consider
the case. Ordinarily, the board can
handle only appeals from employees
who have been found disloyal by
their agencies. If an employe is
cleared by the agency, that automat-
ically ends the matter.
But the loyalty board soon will be-
gin an inspection procedure whereby
it will check the decisions of the
various agencies to make sure
agencies haven't "whitewashed'
employees.
DR.. Condor, who was cleared by
the Commerce Department loyalty
board, has been, under the fire of
the House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities. DR.. Condor has de-
clared he will welcome a fair and
impartial hearing by the committee
on the charges, and associates say
he would cooperate in every way
with the Presidents loyalty board.
BURNS FIGHTS BACK-James
B. Burns, president of the AFL
American Federation of Government
Employees, says he will fight vigor-
ously the attempt of the unions ex-
ecutive council to oust him from his
job.
This column disclosed yesterday
Che council will convene in Wash
ington next week to act on a move
to suspend Mr.. Burns or force his
resignation. Mr.. Burns says he will
not resign and will fight the custer
movement. Commenting on our story
yesterday, which quoted the remarks
OF one of the executive council men,
bers, Mr.. Burns declared:
1T is indeed regrettable that a
member Of the executive council has
made public matter which will be
the subject of discussion at the
Forthcoming meeting of the council,
which I have called in advance, be-
cause such publicity can only react
to the detriment of the AFGE and
those whom it represents.
During my tenure of nearly nine
years as national president, 1 have
worked diligently to protect the in
terests and promote the welfare of
every one who works for Uncle Sam
I deny that any conditions exist in
the federation which warrant the
preferring of charges against me.
but If and when they are filed,
shall meet Them
X X X
HOPEFUL-The Library of Con-
greSs is hoping that it will be able
to hire 400 additional employees
within the next few months.
1t all depends on how the House
Appropriations Committee reacts to
the Library's request for more funds.
Committee insiders say that at least
some Of the extra money requests
will be granted, which means that
the Library will be able to hire some
additional people.
Specialists in various fields would
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Erskine Gwynne Dies at 4o

NEW YORK, May 6 .-Erskine
Gwynne, 40, novelist and publisher
of the "Boulevardier magazine in
Paris from 1927 to 1882, died yes
terday. A resident of Paris nearly
half his life, he wrote Paris Pan
demonium" and was for a time
with the European edition OF the
New York Herald Tribune.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Heater Blust Kills Soldier

GETTYSBURG, Pa, May 6 [Py.-
A Michigan soldier, en- route to
Aberdeen, Md, died today of burns
suffered in a gas heater explosion
at a tourist cabin. The victim was
identified by Coroner c. G. Crist
as Staf Sergt. Robert Petee, 20, of
Monroe, Mich.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
INewWor-Service Workers Face
Job Loss Under. Expected Order
By joseph Youno

new batch of warservce employees get pera-
nent status face the loss of their jobs under Civil
Commission order that expected within days
Last week the commission issued the of dis
mal orders designed the
Evening star., 1948-05-06

Young Americans bought s0,0o0.-
o0o U, S. Savings Stamps during the
past school year.
Evening star., 1948-05-06

nsgree DAYS
Decree DAYS" yesterday II
Accumulated "desree days" 4.4Q6
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Weather Report

District OF Columbia-Sunny with
highest around 10 this afternoon
Cloudy and mild with showers late
tonight and tomorrow. Lowest to-
night near So.
Virginia Increasing cloudiness
with showers beginning southwest
portion this afternoon and spread
Ing through east and north portions
tonight. Not so cool tonight. To-
morrow considerable cloudiness and
little cooler with showers ending
northwest portion in morning and
east and north portions in after
noon.
Maryland - Increasing cloudiness
and not so cool followed by show
ers late tonight beginning extreme
west portion this afternoon or eve
ming. Tomorrow mostly cloudy and
a little cooler with showers ending
in afternoon or evening. Wind ve-
loclty, 5 miles per hour; direction,
east southeast.
River Report
IRON United States Eng!neersD
POTOMAC River muddy at HarperS Ferrv
and at Great Fails, Shenandoah MUDDY
Evening star., 1948-05-06
HtEh and Low for Yesterday.
iiEh, SO, al $50 am.
LnN. 40 A. IL. 40 a "a

Record Temperatures This Year,
Hishest. .S6, on March 81.
Lowest, ), on January o6.
Tide Tables
Evening star., 1948-05-06

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date).
Evening star., 1948-05-06
The Sun and Moon.

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haH hour after sunset
Precipitation.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
PimIico Entries
FOR FRIDAY.
BY the Associotsd Press

THIRD RACE-Purse, So, 500: claiming
4-year-olds and up; steeplechase: . miles
a xxx Spurious Bailmeout 40
Count 130 Caval Cloud l40
xxBlack Fox Run 147 a Abidale l43
xDanny Deever 141 Strawride 14O
a j. Bosley, jr.. and Mrs. z. L. Holton
entry.
Evening star., 1948-05-06

employment basis by June 80, 1949.
The forthcoming directive will in
volve an additional batch of jobs for
which permanent examinations
Evening star., 1948-05-06

River Report.
lFrom Cnlteo States Eng!neersD
Potomac River muddy at HarprrS Ferry
and at Great Fails, Shenandoah muddX
at Harpers Ferry tiiuuHs
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-16
Here, There, and
Everywhere

S. S. Bixel and Son, hybrid seet
corn growers west of Bluffton wor
fourth and fifth prizes at the Inter,
national hybrid seed corn show held
at Chicago recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Huber at.
tended graveside rites held al
Arlington cemetery Friday for Mrs
Ira Dorney, former Arlington resi-.
dent, who died at her home in CO.
lumbus. She was the mother of Mrs,
M. Powell, the latter's husband being
a former pastor of the Lutheran
church in Leipsic. Mrs. Huber is a
grand niece of Mrs. Dorney.
Mrs. Russell Polling of Ada was a
visitor in the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hall west of
Rockport last week.
J. A. limerick of Jackson, Mich,
was a visitor at the home of his
Lrother, Jess limerick of Beaverdam
and called on Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Amstutz last Wednesday.
Miss Hilda Bixel west of Bluffton
has been quite i'll with flu.
Mrs. E. ]. Shaffer has moved to
a residence in Leipsic which she
recently purchased from Mrs. Mary
Compton. Clyde Wards bought the
Shaffer house which will be occupied
by their son Paul Ward and family.
Kenneth Hauenstein south of town
who put out 95 acres of corn has
completed harvesting the crop, which
he did singlehanded, except for a
few days help.
Mrs. Winford Diller and daughter
Vicky Ann have been removed from
Findlay hospital to the home of the
formers parents north of Benton
Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallen Wilcox of
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-12-16
Richland Center

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Follas and
daughter Joan We're Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Basing-
er.
Mrs. John Hirshfield and grandson
Jimmy Of Lima called last Tuesday
afternoon on Mrs. Ed Marquart.
Mrs. P. D. James and son Victor of
Columbus, Mrs. NJ. E. Boutwell, and
daughter Barbara and Mrs. w. T.
Gratz and daughter Sharon were
Friday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Schaublin.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Gratz and
daughter Sharon spent last Tuesday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orton Stratton, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Hilty, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Huber, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Eikenbary, Mrs. Mabel Hilty, Mrs,
Daisey Pifer and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Schaublin spent Thursday
evening with Mrs. Clara Murray of
Bluffton.
Mrs. Joe Follas spent Monday
with her daughter, Mrs. Nolan Ben
roth and family of Col Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Marquart and
son Melvin were Sunday evening
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Marquart and daughter.
Mrs. Kathryn Maidlow and daugh-
ter Eileen and Mrs. Ray Kuhlman
and daughter Marjorie spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Gratz. Evening callers were Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Coon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Luginbuhl,
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Luginbuhl, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Marquart, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Yerks, Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Dillman and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. HIRAM Neuenschwander and
son Allison, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Cookson and son Lee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Dillman and family and Mrs.
Ella Dillman spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Sharp and son Jim
my of Norwalk. The occasion was
the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Sharp.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. E. Boutwell, and
daughter Barbara were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Schaublin. In the afternoon they
called on Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Schau-
blin and family of Col. Grove.