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Evening star., 1948-11-14

tained," he said. after all, the COM
mission could probably revoke an
agency's hiring powers If the viola
tions were fragrant"
Hot Fight Indicated.
All of which indicates q hot fight
over the recommendation when 1t Is
submitted to the President and Con-
gress in mid-January.
Legislation would be necessary to
put the recommendation into effect
plus Presidential executive order
to make the changeover complete.
WAGE ORDER-The 5000 Gov
ernment employees here who work
in the duplicating divisions in
printing and engraving units will
receive pay increases in the not-too.
distant future.
The way for these pay raises was
paved by the Civil Service Com.
mission yesterday in removing then
from the Classification<pay sched.
ule as of January 81, 1949.
From that date on, these employe.
will have their wages fixed by wage
boards and are expected to hav.
their salaries adjusted upward tt
equal the prevailing rates paid il
similar jobs in private industry.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A part of this column will be de.
voted each Sunday to answering
queries from readers regarding thu
Federal service. Please keep youl
questions as brief as possible.
"Is the Railroad Retirement Boart
coming back here from ChicagO?'
There are no present plans fol
its return.
"Are exams still open for Gov.
ernment stenograpldc- clerical jobs?'
Yes.
"WilI Senator LANCER remain a.
q member of the Senate Civil Serv.
ice Committee when the Democrat,
organize the Senate in January
Indications are he mill continue
as a member of the committee.
Does the Government operate any
school to train persons for Fedora
jobs?"
No.
"Will war service employees be
given permanent status in the neal
future?
Administration officials are now
working on that problem. Some
sort of blanketing in order prob
ably will be issued, but it has not
been decided just which war service
employees should be included.
BE sure to listen in at 11:15
am. today oDer WMAL, The Star
station, for Joseph Young'S
broadcast uerSion of the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
ne1Us and uie1Ds of the GoUern-
ment Scene.)
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Roark Bradford, 81,
Author Of Folk Tales
OF Negroes, Dies
By the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 13.-Roark
Bradford, 50, versatile author OF
"Old Man Adam and his Chillun,
from which the stage hit Green
Pastures" was adapted, died at his
French quarter home today.
Mr.. Bradford, also noted for his
other Negro folk tales, had been in
i'll health for some time. Mrs. Brad
ford said he died from amoebiasis
which he contracted while serving
with the Navy in French West At
rica in 1943.
Mrs. Bradford said the author
thought burial archaic and that in
accordance with his wishes his body
will be cremated and the ashes
dropped into his beloved Mississippi
River.
At various times Mr.. Bradford had
been a reporter, city editor, soldier,
sailor, cowboy, boxer and baseball
player.
Career As q Writer.
In his youth, Mr.. Bradford tried
to sell short stories about China and
the South Seas, where he had never
been, and about whaling which he
had never done.
One day he saw a Negro fishing
in the Mississippi River, a bell tied
at the end of his pole to jingle and
awaken him when a fish bit. He
sold a story en- the incident to the
New York World and from then on
drew on his background-his boy
hood on the family plantation near
Tenn.-for Negro tales.
"Old Man Adam and his Chillun. !"
a series of Negro Bible stories for
the New York World, was issued in
book form in 1881. Marc Connolly
adapted the book into Green Pas
lures" which became a Broadway
stage hit, later made into a movie
Won o. Henry Award.
Mr.. Bradford also wrote other
novels, including John Henry" and
The 'Three-Headed Angel" His
short story Child of God" won him
the o. Henry, Memorial award as
the best short story of 1927.
He was q frequent contributor to
the country's leading fiction mag
azines, building many of his stories
around Little Bee Bent Planta-
ton" fictional counterpart of a
plantation Mr.. Bradford owned near
Vanceville, La, until last year.
p@f@ - L.
worked at various times on the At
lanta Georgian. the Macon (GaD
Telegraph. the Lafayette IaD
Daily Advertiser, and the New Or
leans Times-Picayune, where he was
city editor.
Besides the widow. the former
Mary Rose Himler, who also acted
as his literary agent, Mr.. Bradford
is survived by a son, Richard, 16.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Navy Planned to Blast Hurbors
OFF Enemy With Explosive Ships

and gun smoke, went out OF control,
making half circle. Thinking it
was near the beach, the mother
craft detonated it and it tore the
bow off a subchaser, injuring several
men,"
The Navy said it had prepared for
such one-way missions variety OF
craft ranging in size from huge car
60 ships to small amphibious sea
sleds. The larger ships could carry
as much as 1000 tons of explosives.
After the Bikini atom bomb tests,
the Navy used a number of small
sea sleds, known as "X-craft," to
check the radioactivity. of the target
vessels by remote control.
These were built as part of the
"Stinger' program and could carry
1900 pounds of explosives at II
miles an hour in water or Is miles
an hour on land.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Truman at Key West
After Cruise 10 Island
Prison Of DR.. Mudd
By joseph A. Fox

KEY WEST, Fla, Nov. 13.-Pres-
ident Truman returned to the Little
White House" on the Naval base
here tonight for one more weeks
vacation, after a day-long cruise
through Gulf waters to historic Fort
Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas, go
miles southwark.
Accompanied by Mrs. Truman and
their daughter Margaret, and a
party Of friends who have joined
up for the Presidential holiday here,
Mr.. Truman left Key West shortly
after 7 o'clock this morning, and
landed at the. old fort at midday.
The return trip was made in the
same easy stages this afternoon.
Was DR.. Mudds' Prison.
The crumbling fort, once an i'm
portant unit in this country's coastal
defenses, is better known as the
prison Of DR.. Samuel A. Mudd, the
Mary nd physician, who was SEN
ten d to life imprisonment as an
accomplice in the assassination of
President Lincoln because he set the
leg of John Wilkes Booth, the Pres
ident's slayer.
DR.. Mudd's service in a yellow
fever epidemic at the fort brought
a pardon from President johnson
in 1869.
President Truman visited the old
fort on one of his earlier trips TO
Key West, and consequently, he
acted in the. role of guide today as
the party scaled the earthworks
which form the outer line of the
fort, which now is preserved as a
national monument.
Walgren May Get Post.
While the President is attempting
to confine his trip down here to a
"loafing" proposition, there is a
small amount of work to be done
daily as he handles the mail that
comes in from the White House.
He also keeps in touch with his
Office by direct wire.
Principal interest in connection
with the Administration is center
ing about the probability Of Cabi-
net changes. There has been no
direct word from Mr.. Truman on
this point, but it is generally as
sumed that there will be some new
faces around the Cabinet table in
January. 1t is being taken for
granted that Gov. Mon c. Walgren
Of Washington, an old friend of the
who has just been de-
feated for reelection. will be added
to the official family if he desires to
take a berth.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
BY the Assoeiated Press

Radio-controlled ships packed with
explosives seemed like a good war
time idea for blowing up harbors
and clearing channels, the Navy
said yesterday.
But with the end of fighting the
proposal-called Project Singer
was put on the shelf. The Navy
disclosed some details three years
later.
Some of the "stinger" vessels, per-
sonnel landing craft, were tried out
during the invasion of Southern
France, their only operational use.
They were used to blow up beach
and underwater obstacles.
The trouble with them,' an am
phibious service officer explained to
reporter, was they were too dan
gerouS to use.
"One of them, obscured by fog
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Mcclellan Says South
May Compromise on
Civil Rights Proposals

A possible compromise on the
civil rights issue which disrupted
the Democratic party early this
year was seen in the statement
of Southern Senator yesterday
Eenator Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Arkansas, said that if an agreement
could be reached with the Admins
tration not to push measure for
establishing Fair . Employment
Practices Commission or any anti
segregation proposals. Southerners
might agree not to filibuSter some
other bills.
Senator Mcclellan mentioned
antipoll tax and antilynching as
bills which the Southerners might
not oppose if any agreement could
be reached. He emphasized that
he was speaking for himself only
on the compromise proposal.
Constitutional Ban Still Seen.
But Senator Stennis, Democrat, of
Mississippi said he doubted that
any such. measures as the antipoll
tax and antilynching bills could be
drawn in constitutional form. He
and Senator Fulbright, Democrat,
of Arkansas agreed in separate in
terviews that there will be last
ditch. fight by Southerners against
FEPC legislation.
Senator Mcclellan also made it
clear that Southern Democrats will
fiiibuster if administration leaders
try to change Senate debate rules
to help push any civil rights pro-
posals through Congress.
about a motion.
Senator Mcclellan said he has
heard that administration lieuten-
: ants are thinking of asking the
Senate to make its cloture debate
limitation) rule apply to any mo-
ton, as well as a legislative bill.
G.P. O. Had Similar Plan.
Republicans, who lost Senate con-
troll in the election, had promised
to try that maneuver.
Cloture Is procedure under
which each Senator is limited to an
hours talk on any bill or amend
ment before the Senate.
But under present rules there are
two catches in cloture:
/. Two-thirds Of those voting have
to approve before it can 60 into
effect.
2. 1t can't be used to stop talk
about a motion.
Depending on how tough the
leadership gets in calling around
the-clock sessions, a Southern fill
buster could run into weeks. For
practical purposes it would be
broken only when physical exhaus-
ton overlook the more than score
of Southern Senators likely to-
participate.
In the meantime, the Senate
probably couldn't dispose of any
other business.
So Administration leaders may
have to choose between a back
breaking marathon or falling down
on Mr.. Trumans civil rights pro-
misses.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
2 Die as CAS- Crashes
On Way to Boiling Field
By the Associated Pres,


ATTICA. Ind, Nov. 13.-An Air
Force CAS- transport, on routine
administrative fight to Washing
ton, crashed in the early morning
darkness today. killing its crew OF
two. They were the only men
aboard.
The twin-engined plane had taken
off from Chanute Field, Ill, at
1:45 am. The time of the crash
was set at 2:29 am. by State
police.
The Air Force said the plane was
en- route to Boiling Field at Wash
ington. Names of the dead will
not be released until next of kin
have been notified.
Evening star., 1948-11-14

ting up ana en-
forcing Federal
hiring standards,
but the various
agencies would
give the exams
and do their own
hiring.
T h e commits
sion official de-
clared that de-
Capitalization of
hiring authority
to Federal agen-
cies "iS desirable
to a certain de-
gree" He pointed
ont fbot ah0l,t
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Fraternity Dinner Set

The Washington Graduate Chap
ter Of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity
will hold its fall dinner meeting
at $50 pm. tomorrow at the Army
and Navy Club, Seventeenth and
streets NV. DR.. Henry A. Perkins
of Hartford, Conn, will speak.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
VuIor Unit FORMING

Formation Of a Washington chap.
ter of the Army and Navy Legion
OF Valor will be discussed at meet
ing of members of the Legion at
pm. Tuesday in Conference Room
A at the Government Printing Office
Building No. l, North Capitol and
G. streets.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Two Douglas Children
Will Return to U. S.
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Nov. 13.-James and
Sharman Douglas, son and daughter
of United States Ambassador Lewis
w. Douglas, will fly to New York on
Monday. Miss Douglas plans to
visit her grandmother there be-
fore going on to the Douglas ranch
in Arizona.
Mrs. Douglas will follow her
children shortly by ship. The am
bassador hopes to be able to join
his family in the United States
before Christmas.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
ForrestuI in Berlin

BERLIN, Nov. 13 P.-Unlted
States Defense Secretary James
Forrestal arrived in Berlin tonight
He was greeted at Tempelhof Air
drome by Gen. Lucius D. Clay,
American military governor.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Weather Report

District of Columbia and vicinity
Mostly sunny and not so windy
today. Tomorrow considerable
cloudiness and a little warmer.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair and
cooler today. Tomorrow consider
able clouoiness and little warmer
with a few showers in the noun
tains.
River Report.
tFrom u S Engineets)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
cloudy at Earpers Ferry
Evening star., 1948-11-14
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Civil Service Official Opposes
Move to Cut Hiring Powers
- ss ~
By Joseph Youno

Strong opposition developed the Civil Service Commits
sion to the proposal that would strip of its hiring in
Government jobs. -
commission official said the expected recommendation
of the Hoover Commission give the different Government
bureaus the authority to hire directly might lead to the return
of the spols system"
Evening star., 1948-11-14

The Hoover groups proposal would
give the commission the job Of set
Evening star., 1948-11-14

FURNISHED by United States Coast an
Geodetic SurveyD
Evening star., 1948-11-14

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 90. on August 81.
Lowest, 5, on January 26.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-01-08
Soldier Drives 10000
Miles Without Mishap

Private First Class David +. Hach-
man, 90, Of Accident, was recently
presented a letter of appreciation by
Brig Gen c. p Townsley, Command
ing General, Stuttgart Military Post,
for driving 10000 miles without ana
accident Hachman is a member Of
the 534 Military Police Service Com
pany located in Stuttgart, Germany
General Townsley stated, "thc fact
that you drove 10000 miles without
an accident evidences that you used
sound judgment, skill and were alert
while driving your vehicle, elements
which are essential and important to
Military Police duty.
IIachman entered the Army in De-
tober 1945 at Edgewood Arsenal.
Maryland where he underwent basic
training. He went overseas in March
1916, and after having been assigned
to several different units was eventu-
ally assigned to the 534th Military
Police Service Company in January.
1947 He has been awarded the World
War II Victory Medal and the Ger
man Occupation Ribbon.
Pfc Haehman is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Hachman of route >.
Accident
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-01-08

barn and a number Of acres Of land to
Perle Sanders, Of Hutton.
Mr.. Simon Swartzentruber has
bought the Ray Yoder farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold White and
family were visiting in Keyser one
day last week.
Among those recently visiting
Mrs VIII Wclch, who is confined to
her home with a rheumatic condition,
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Gnegy, Mrs.
Mary Right, Mr.. and Mrs Harold
Gnegy and children, Misses Gertrude
Slabach. Elinor Schlossnagle, Mrs.
Albert Sisk and Mrs Walter Schloss-
nagle.
Mrs. Catherine Eerkley, Of Cum
bertrand, who was ill at the Lichtys
for several weeks, was moved to the
home Of her son, Emanuel i'm Somer-
set, Pa.
Misses Amelia look, Of St. Mary's.
Md, and Frieda Lichty were guests
Of Miss Lena Swaltzentluber. ON
Sunday.
Bernie denc and Jess Harsh,
Misses Mary. Eliuor and Jean
Schlossnagle and Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Sisk saw the New Year in with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hessc and family.
MIR, and Mrs. Artie Dodge spent
Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. Willie
Dodge in Kingwood, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Swartzen-
truber and children and Mr.. ana Mrs.
Boyd Sanders and family were en-
teWained by Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
White one evening recently
Norman Schrock and Miss Grace
Lichty returned home last week from
their trip to Iowa, Illinois, Ohio. In
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-01-08

and Andy Miller, Of Apple Creek. O..
John and Harvey Yoder Of Meyers
dale, Pa; Fannie Byler and John
Amelia Zook Of Mechanicsylle. Md.
These young folks and a number Of
our Young people attended singing
at Mr.. Noah looks, at Red House.
ON Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. IIesse and daugh-
ter Elsie, Mr.. and Mrs Noah Slabach
were visiting Mr.. George Lohl's par
ents at his home a Lvnndale.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sanders and
daughter. Of tailmont were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Schlossnagle. on New Years
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-01-08

John Stevenson, Sr. on Christmas day
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stevenson
and family, Of Riverdale, Md; Ken
meth StaAl and daughter. Nan, Of
Arlington Va. Miss Barbara Hamill
is also a guest Of her grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs John Stevenson, ST.
Odonis Sisler recently purchased
the store here which was formerly
owned by Clyde Campbell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-06
PR0CLAMAT!0M

WHEREAS. February 8, 19z8 is tn. 33th anniversary oi the founding of the Boy Scouts of America which has been chartered by the Congress of the United States, and
 WHEREAS, the Scout Program has affected the lives of 1a.000,000 American boys and men since its inception. and now has an active enrolment of more than 2,o0o00o, and
 WHEREAS, the skills and exper- fences acquired through Scouting are great influences for building young Americans into men and par dcipating citizens, thus making an incalculable contribution to the civic enterprise of this and countless other communiJ.-3, and
 WHEREAS, the Boy Scout Move ment is a great factor for the pro- motion of World Peace, and marks this anniversary with the theme, The Scout Citizen at Work-in his home-in his community--in his na- tion--in his world" with practical assistance to brother Boy Scouts overseas to rebuild their organiza- tionS;
 NOW THEREFORE, I Waino E. Hendrickson. Mayor of the City of Juneau do hereby proclaim the week of February to 12 as Boy Scout Week and urge our citizens to re- cognize the unselfish service of Scout leaders, and to do all in their power to help promote this fine program among our youth.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto signed my name of ficially and caused the Seal of City of Juneau to be affixed, this 9th day of February, l948.
 (Signei) WAINO E. HENDRICK- SON, Mayor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-06
Moseow Newspaper
 Has Stare Siories;;
 Other Things Too

MOSCOW, Feb. 6.-4P-The Sov- jet Trade Union Newspaper Trud offer its readers a choice of scare stories, back -patting, and sharp crit- icism today The scare story is S front page editorial declaring that the United States is planning war This must be SO, the newspaper says, because military expenses amount to 30 percent of the American Bud get, compared with the Russian Bud- get figure ot F percent for military purposes.
 Tripping the page, the Moscow reader then notes that the directors of the Guresysk Metal Works in Si- beria are turning back to the State Treasury subsidies of more than 10 million rubles. The Directcr is quoted as saying his plant can oper- ate at a profit without subsidies.
 On the critical side jn an article noting that a play called Plain Soviet Citizen" has been withdrawn after tens of thousands of rublea were spent on it. The newspaper asks why it was allowed to open in the first place. in view of long pas sages in it criticizing collective farms
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-06
MISSING SINCE LAST SATURDAY,
 MAN IS SOUGHT

The U. s. Marshal's office reports today that it has not located Harry O. Jackson who has been missing from Hannah's Boarding House since last Saturday. Deputy U. s. Marshal Walter Hellan says that Jackson slept in his quarters Friday night but has hot returned since then al- though his personal effects are still there.
 Anyone, knowing his whereabouts, is asked to contact the Marshals office. Jackson is described as being about 40 years old, 5 feet inches tall, weighing l60 pounds and having blue eyes, light brown curly hair and a very ruddy complexion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-06
FIRE DEpARTMENT MAKES PLANS FOR
 BIG ANNUAL DANCE

Plans for the hig annual Fire Department dance to be held on February IA were announced last night at the monthly meeting of
 he Juneau Fire Department. For over four decades the Fireman's DaA has been one of the outstand ing events of the season.
 Tn conjunction with the dance, the annual drive to secure funds to operate the Fire Department for the current year will be held. The Juneau Fire Department is an organization separate from city ad ministration, is manned by volun- teer members. and it's only source Of income are funds secured by the annual dance and finance drive.
 The final reports on the City wide fire inspection which has been conducted by City Bremen wss made last night. Excellent CO., operation was given by property owners during the inspection. and Fire Chief Mill stated that con- siderable Improvement was noted in the general condition of fur mace rooms, basements and in the disposal Of combustible materials. Recommendations fer correction ci fire hazards and installation of fire-fighting equipment had beeen followed in nearly every instance.
 An interesting feature of the fire inspection was a visit to the Ju- neau Public Schools where the Fire Department watched school officials empty the Grade School Building in less than one minute with the new fire escapes which have been installed during the past year.
 James Orme was selected to act as Assistant Fire Chief in the ab- sence of William Neiderhauser.
 Herman Porter reported that fire extinguishers at the Small Boat Harbor had been checked and seal ed, and that they will be inspected regularly. The public is requested to notify the Fire Department when a fire extinguisher is emp tied without a fire call
 Arne Shudshift, Chief of the Douglas Fire Department, was visitor at last nights meeting
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-06
Correspondent Is Expelled. Japan,
 By Gen. MasArihur

TOKYO. Feb. 6.-lR-The Tokyo Correspondents Club tonight issued a statement deploring General Mac Arthurs exclusion of a magazine correspondent from Japan without a hearing.
 Compton Pakenham of Newsweek was excluded on grounds he was as- sociated with Japanese Of deep feudalistic and militaristic tenden- cies.
 The Club said it was not defending "his activities, of which as a group we are not informed" the statement added, however. that mo evidence has been made public to substan- tiate the charges and the action has teen taken on an unsupported ac- cusation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-06
FIRE ELECTION

DUBLIN, Feb. S.-tR-Thomas L. Mullins, Secretary of the Fianna Fail Government Party, said today Prime Minister Ramon De Valera lost his Dali (ParliamenD Majority by slim margin in Wednesday, $ general election.
 But Mullins said the Prime Min ister would be able to form new Government with the support of La bor and Independents.
 Complete returns from three quar- ters of Fires 40 constituencies show ed De Valeras Fianna Fail could not hope to obtain the "A seats needed for a clear majority in the l47- member Dial