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Evening star., 1948-08-31
1916 Children
Learn to Swim
nD.C. Pools

District Red Gross headquarters
announced today that 1876 Wash
ington children had earned Red
Cross swimming certificates during
the nine-week learn-to-swim pro-
gram just concluded.
This figure represents an increase
Of 480 over last year. Many chill
dren also take advanced training
during the annual free instruction
period.
The District Red Cross, the Dis
trict Recreation Department and
Government Services, Inc. cooper
ated in the program, held at nine
pools throughout the city.
The number of graduate" at
each Of the pools in the program
just concluded Is as follows:
East Potomac, 323: Takoma, 322;
Francis. 296: Mckinley, 247; Ana
costa, 22l; Rosedale, 166; Banneker,
243; Georgetown, 81, and Dunbar.
81. Red Cross officials explained the
Dunbar pool was closed for repairs
during much of the season, thus
accounting for the low total there.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Panama Ship Reported
Carrying Arms From
MarseiIIe 10 Haifa
BY the Assoeietsd Press

TEL AVN, Israel, Aug. si.-
United Nations sources said yester-
day that they had heard that the
l l,S00-ton Panamanian ship Mala
has sailed secretly from Marseills
with q cargo of arms for Haifa.
The informants said the Pana.
manian consul of the French port
informed John Macdonald, Ameri-
can consul general in Jerusalem and
chairman Of the U. N. consular truce
commission, that the ship had sailed
illegally flying the Panamanian
flag. Arms shipments are forbidden
under the Palestine truce.
An Israeli government source
asserted the Jewish state has no
knowledge of the ship"
A spokesman for the Panamanian
consulate In Marseille said the Mala
probably would be stricken from the
Panama merchant marine because
she sailed secretly and suddenly,
and commented:
1T struck us as strange that a
boat Of 1900 tons had only declared
a cargo Of 10 TONS" He added that
the American consul at Jerusalem
was notified of the Panamanian
suspicion Ito protect the Panama.
MAN government against the irreg-
ularities observed" The ship was
at Marseille IS days.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Court Clerk, Counsel
Reach Compromise
In Telephone Dispute

An "amicable compromise" has
been reached in the dispute between
the Municipal Court clerk and the
Corporation Counsel's Office in the
courthouse over curtailment of tele-
phone service in the latter Office.
Assistant Budget Officer William
G. Wilding announced that settle
ment was reached yesterday in a
conference which he attended with
Court Clerk Walter F. Bramhall,
Assistant Corporation Counsel Clark
F. King and Miss Anne Callahan,
court budget officer
The conference was ordered last
week after conversations between
Chief Judge George P. Barse and
District Commissioner Guy Mason.
These officials found the phone
problem in their laps when Mr..
King, chief prosecutor for his office
in court, protested Mr.. Bramhall's
order cutting of all outgoing calls
from the counsel's office through the
court switchboard.
Move Was Economy Measure"
Mr.. Bramhall said he made the
move as an economy measure" and
added that the Corporation Coun-
sells office should pay for phone
bills out Of its own budget appro-
priation.
After yesterdays conference the
chief clerk revealed that from now
on all outgoing calls from Mr..
Kings office will be routed through
the court switchboard to the Dis
trict switchboard. Thus, he pointed
out, the District now will be footing
the bill which runs about $4OO
annually and which has been paid
out OF the court budget.
At the same time, Mr.. Bramhall
added, under the compromise agree
ment he will not remove five of
eight telephones in the counsel's
office, as he had planned originally
This $48 expense-the yearly bill for
rental of the instruments-will be
absorbed by the court, the clerk said
King Will "Wait and See"
Mr.. Kings comment after the
conference was:
Certainly, the agreement as
understand it sounds all right on
paper" he said. But before 1 start
getting elated, I want to see how it
works out in practice the next week
or So"
Evening star., 1948-08-31
SO Traffic Ticket Warnings
Given Here Last Week

TRAFFIC ticket fixing" by police
last week included SO warnings and
three cancellations given to mo-
torists, it was announced today.
In five of the cases, physicians
were on emergency calls and three
involved emergency calls on ply
sicians. Two Of those excused were
diplomats, nine were from out of
twon, eight had car trouble and
one had locked his keys in his car
One driver told police he was
new in this country and was con-
fused by no-parking signs.
The fixes" by precincts, warn
Iings unless otherwise specified:
No. 1-s, No. 2-5 and / cancella
ton; No. ST: No. 4-6; No. So;
No. 6-3; No. II and cancella
ton; No. 8-6: No. 80; No. 10-s:
No. lis; No. 12-5; No. 1910;
No. l+2, and trafnc division-1s
and ! cancellation.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Mrs. NataIia Summers
Retires After 80 Years
As Federal Archivist

Mrs. Natalia Summers, 10, for 80
years a Government archivist, was
to retire today and sail Immediately
for Italy to join her son who is with
the American Embassy in Rome.
For the last 10 years she has been
with the foreign affairs section of
National Archives.
Mrs. Summers Is a native of Rus
sia and is the widow of Maddin
Summers. former United States Con-
sui General at Moscow. She married
Mr.. Summers in 1905, and following
his death in 1913, came to the United
States with her son, Lionel.
At that time, on recommendation
OF the Secretary Of State, Mrs. Sum-
mers was appointed in the classified
service of the State Department by
President Wilson. She became chief
Of the Archives Section of the State
Department and served there until
these records we're transferred to the
National Archives in 1898.
DR.. Wayne c. Grover, archivist
OF the United States, said today
Mrs. Summers will be very much
missed by her friends here and by
diplomatic circles. She was a Won
derful example to all OF U.s."
One of the first archivists ap-
pointed in the United States Gov
ernment, Mrs. Summers is noted for
her exceptional command of Rus
sian, Spanish. French and English
She also reads Portuguese, Italian
and Serbian. AS an authority on
the Recommendation of American
diplomatic history, she has served
scholars and other research work
ers for three decades.
According to associates scarcely q
major work in diplomatic history
has been published in the United
States in the past three decades
without an acknowledgment of her
helm
Evening star., 1948-08-31
No Changes in Positions
Reported in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Aug. 81 O).-No
changes were reported last night in
the respective Jewish and Arab po-
sitions in the disputed Red Cross
area west of the former Govern.
ment House In Jerusalem.
Thus far neither Egyptian nor
Israeli troops have withdrawn from
their established positions.
Well-informed sources said Unit
ed Nations observers in Jerusalem
were not aware of any agreement
whereby the opposing forces would
withdraw.
Gen. Aage Lundstroem, chief
staff for Z. N. Mediator Count Fesxs
Bernadotte. said in Cairo Sunday
Jews and Egyptians had agreed 70
withdraw from the Red Cross area
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1948-08-31

vice from William C. Doherty, tht
president OF the National Association
of Letter Carriers, an organization
which is afiiliated with the AFGE
in the AFL Government Employees
Council.
Mr.. Doherty, whose union has or.
ganized the countrys letter carrier.
practically 100 per cent, bluntly tole
AFGE delegates the reason posta
employees got higher pay raise thar
regular Federal workers was tina,
postal groups were highly organized
"As long as Federal employees re.
main relatively unorganized the,
are going to get the short end ol
the DEAL" Mr.. Doherty declared.
The postal leader characterized
nonunion Federal employees a
hitch mixers" who did not ever
deserve the $3.50 pay raise that they
got"
They got the raise because Of
the efforts of those Government
workers who were interested enough
to join unions and lead the fight,
Mr.. Doherty declared.
The convention paid Mr.. Doherty
an unusual honor by choosing him
to be presiding officer during the
four-day session. 1t was said that
this was the first time in .AFL his
tory that an organization selected
the president Of another union tc
preside over its convention. The
action was heralded as signifying a
closer worker relationship between
the AFGE and postal unions in leg.
islative matters affecting all Gov
ernment employees.
X * &
LOYALTY-The AFGE annual
report, prepared by Mrs. Bernice
Hef1ner, the unions secretary-treas.
urer and acting president, expressed
the unions hearty approval; oi
the Governments loyalty program
This federation. from the very
beginning, established itself as ar
American organization and, early ir
its existence, was fortunate in being
able to divest itself of a sizable
group of persons whose leftist lean.
ings were quite evident" the report
asserted.
1--WE want no subversives in our or.
ganization, and we have no intention
Of protecting or harboring them,
the report declared, adding that
AFGE members need no fear Of the
results so far as they are concerned
observation-disclosures the reso.
lutions that are being worked or
by the AFGE Resolutions Commit.
tee are those dealing with pay ad.
justments and greater job security
rights for Federal workers. The
convention is expected to approx.
resolutions calling for additiona
cost-of-living pay boosts for Fed.
eral employees and unemployment
compensation for Government work.
ers who lose their jobs.
BE sure to listen at BIS pm.
every Sunday oDer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Young's
Federal Spotlight broadcast, tea-
turing additional ne,Us and uiews
of Government affairs and per-
sonuIities.)
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Maryland Trooper,
Woman Hurt in Crash
By the Associofsd Press

KEYSER, w. Va, Aug. 81
Trooper Kenneth Tichnell of the
Maryland State Police and a woman
were taken to Potomac
Valley Hospital yesterday with in
juries suffered after the car in
which they were riding crashed into
a tree on Route 220.
Mr.. Tichnen suffered a head in
jury and Miss Frances June Robin
son, 27, of McCool, Md, was treated
for a fractured hip.
Mr.. Tichnell is assigned to the
Waterloo barracks Of the Maryland
State Police.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Storm in Trinidad
Causes Heavy Damage
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug.
3l.--Heavy damage was counted yes
terday after a fierce thunderstorm,
the worst in 13 years, struck Trini-
dad Sunday. No lives were lost.
Winds reached SO miles an hour.
The rainfall totaled IT inches. One
schooner, three lighters and several
smaller craft reportedly were sunk or
badly damaged.
The storm by-passed other Carib-
bean Islands.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
VFW Bozuor PIunned

The Ladies' Committee of the Ad.
miral Robert E. Peary Ship No. AT
Veterans Of Foreign Wars. will dis.
cuss arrangements for fell bazaar
at the meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow
in the clubhouse, 1900 New Hamp.
shire avenue NV.
Evening star., 1948-08-31

MI. buTHS eleC-
ton.
This victory
claim was dis
puted by the
b a C ers of
James Y. Yaden,
a Civil Service
Commission Of
hcial and long
time power in
the AFGE, who
is Mr.. Burns
chief opponent
at the moment.
Mr.. Yaden Is an
AFGE president
and uac tho
Evening star., 1948-08-31
RoyoII Going to Reading

Secretary Of the Army Royal will
leave at II am. tomorrow for Read
ing, Pa, to participate in the city S
200th anniversary celebration. Mr..
Royal will speak at luncheon at
the Berkshire Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Evansville Plant Opens
As Pickets Jeer
But Stand Aside
BY the Associoted Press

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 81
Pickets jeered but stood aside as
about 400 workers entered the strike
bound Bucyrus- Erie plant here to-
day. Close by were 14o Indiana
state troopers heavily armed and
ready to quell any disturbance.
Plant officials said they expected
more workers to report during the
day. 1t normally has about 1,60C
workers engaged in the manufacture
of road and construction machinery
Leaders of the striking CIO-
United Electrical Workers, Local 813
had indicated efforts would be made
to prevent employees from entering
the plant.
National Guard Alerted.
In addition to hte State troopers
on duty, several National Guard
units had been alerted to stand by.
The strike began last July 80 after
the company refused to deal with
the union on the grounds it was
'Communist-domi Last week
the company obtained restraining
order against mass picketing and
announced it would reopen the plant
today.
Foremen attempted to enter the
factory Saturday to prepare for the
reopening. They were resisted by
pickets and a near-riot ensued in
which several persons were injured.
Disorderly conduct charges were
filed against 27 pickets.
The restraining order against
mass picketing was issued by Cir
cult Judge Nat H. Youngblood. Both
he and Sheriff Bert Martin ap-
pealed for State aid in keeping
order after Saturdays disturbance.
Albert J. Eberhard, local union
president, appealed to Gov. Ralph
Gates not to send State policemen
here. His message said:
THE company on Saturday Or
ganized its foremen into goon
squads led by professional thugs to
attack our picket lines. The send
ing of State troopers into Evansville
would be greatly resented. 1t would
disrupt the economy Of its industrial
plants"
City Bus Drivers Strike.
Meanwhile, Evansvilles city bus
drivers struck today, defying a
State law.
The 100 drivers refused to work,
ignoring an order from Gov. Gates,
who declared the dispute came un-
der Indiana's law forbidding strikes
in public utilities until after a COOL
ing-off period. This is the first time
the law passed in 1947 has been
challenged.
The workers are members Of
Division 87s, AFL Amalgamated
Association of Street, Electric Rail
way and Motor Coach Employees.
The strike was called after wage
negotiations with the bus company
failed. Yesterday, Gov. Gates named
Labor Commissioner Kern to at
tempt to settle the differences. The
law gives him 80 days. In event OF
a failure, the law then provides for
a board of three arbitrators to rec
ommend settlement.
Jessie Wright, president of the
union local, said later the men were
"ill."
IF a mans sick, he can't work, "
Wright said.
The company's SO buses stood idle
and this city of about 100000 popu-
lation was left without its regular
means of transportation.
The union has asked wage In.
creases ranging from Is to II per
cent, disqualification and pension
plans and new uniforms to be sup
piled by the company every two
wears
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Baltimore Woman Killed
In Lunchroom SHOOTING
Nv the Assoeio,sd Press


BALTIMORE, Aug. 81. - Police
said woman customer was killed
early today in q lunchroom here
when group of men fired at the
Chinese proprietor after failing to
obtain q sandwich.
The victim was identified by po-
lice as Bertha Worthan, 80, colored,
of Baltimore.
A 17-year -old colored youth was
arrested for questioning.
To keep out diseases, Holland has
barred entry of any foreign fowls.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Weather Report

District OF Columbia-MoStly
cloudy with highest around "a this
afternoon. Some cloudiness and
cooler tonight with lowest about IS.
Tomorrow fair with highest about 80.
Virginia and Maryland-Partly
cloudy in the interior and cloudy
with rough seas and occasionally
strong northerly winds on the coast
tonight. Tomorrow fair; cooler to-
night.
Delaware and New Jersey
Cloudy and cooler with rough seas
and occasionally strong northerly
winds on the coast tonight.
Wind velocity, II miles per hour;
direction. north-northeast.
District Medical Society ragweed
pollen count for "a hours ending 9
am. August 31-188 grains per cubic
yard of air.
Five-Day Weather Forecast
August 81 Through September 4.
For Northern Virginia and Mary
land
Temperature will average about
two degrees above normal for the
period. Normal maximum, 80; nor
NAL minimum, So. Cooler Wednes-
day through Friday becoming
warmer over the weekend. Showers
Saturday or Sunday. Total precipi-
tation about one-fourth inch.
River Report.
tFrom United States Enginsers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpert
Ferry and clear at Great Falls Shenan-
xnah riophv st per rpers
Evening star., 1948-08-31
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Five Men in Convention Race
For Presidency of AFGE
By Joseph Young
Sfor Sfuff Corkexnondent

PHILADELPHIA Aug. 31The hectic fight presidency
the AFL American Federation of Employees
into veman today the rival candidates intensified their
efforts to win election
Supporters Burns resigned AFGE president
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Mrs. Mory Bryun, 81, Dies

BLENCOE, Iowa, Aug. 81 PD.-
Mrs. Mary Bryan, 81, mother OF
George w. Bryan, Dogue, Va, re-
tired controller of the United States
News, died here last night. She
was a native Of Iowa
Evening star., 1948-08-31

several months ago, after q battle
with the unions Executive Council,
claimed enough vote pledges from
the various delegations to assure
Evening star., 1948-08-31

BLUNT TALK-During the first
days session, the delegates heard
some straight-from- the shoulder ad-
Evening star., 1948-08-31

River Report.
tFrom United States Enginsers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers
Ferry and clear at Great Falls; 6henan-
doah cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
Brown Thrush Has Narrow
Escapes in Noisy CITY

ATLANTA, GA.-City life was
just too much for this unhappy,
confused brown thrush.
The bird got caught in a whirl
Of traffic on busy Forsyth street.
Fluttering u n d automobiles
and trolleys, it caused a traffic
jam. Horns blared and tires
screamed.
Cheating death by inches, the
bird finally reached the side
walk. Dignifed businessmen
skittered about trying to catch
the elusive thrush in their hats.
It darted into a hotel lobby,
avoiding capture until it dropped
from exhaustion.
It's captor put the bird in a box
and said that he would take it
back to the country.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
Reporter in Russ Garb
Tests Army's Security

ALSO CANYON, CALF. - A
sef-styled Russian army colonel
seized as he watched maneuvers OF
United States naval and marine
units, was identified as a reporter
planted by his newspaper Ito test
security precautions at the war
games.
The San Diego Journal said the
man, who first identified himself to
military police as Russian army
officer, was John d'Alfonso.
Brig. Gen. Omar T. Pfieffer, chief
Of staff of the Camp Pendleton
marine barracks, said the reporter
would be turned over to the FBI
because he had no credentials and
was wearing the uniform of a for
eign government.
Wearing a Russian uniform rent
ed from costume shop, D'Alfonso
was picked up as he watched the
large-scale maneuvers from a can
yon side reserved for civilian spec
tators.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
Podunk-Yes, There Is Such
"A ToWn-Wants Recognition

PODUNK, MASS. - Residents Of
Podunk haye determined to let the
world know that there really is such
community and that it is a nice
place to live and has modern i'm
provementS.
Because photographers have ig.
nored Podunk and newspaper men
have banded the name about in a
jocular manner, folks here have de-
cided to speak up.
President Robert S. Wakeman, OF
the Podunk community club, report
ed that plans were being made to
invite photographers and newspa-
permen to sightseeing tour and a
dinner.
They'll have to travel five miles
south of East Brookfeld among the
wooded Worcester county hills.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
Many Wild Weeds
Provide Ample Food
In Dire Enerqencies

ORLANDO, FLA. - So far as
Nibokawa, the Wise Woodsman, is
concerned, you can forget the high
price of food in Florida-n you
want to go back to nature.
Nibokawa is the name the In
dians give naturalist and educator
Oliver Perry Medsger, 70, whose
writings, teachings and studies have
made him nationally known among
scientists.
One of his books is Edible Wild
Plants" and from it you learn that
many weeds you thought only nui-
sance can save you from starving.
rhe May apple he recommends
highly.
It isn't fruit or flower, leaf or
root. It's just a growth found on
the wild honeysuckle and yet
Medsger says it is delicious raw or
in salad, spiced or picked.
There are the wild sweet potato;
nut grass; and fruits of the cult
vated palms But he discourage
use Of the excellent palmetto bud
because it kills the tree.
He says young bracken shoots
can be cooked and dressed like
asparagus, as can the tender shoots
of pokeweed, chickweed, sorrel and
,nilkweed.
The milkweed, he says, is another
aI-purpose edible. It's shoots can be
used for green's, the unripe pods
eaten like okra, and a coarse brown
sugar may be made from the
flowers.
Medsger says the Indians would
have died without arrowroot which
is common in the swamps. He
also names wide variety of wild
fruits and berries and says:
If worst comeS to worst, we car
always eat grass. All the grasses
are perfectly wholesome and nutri.
tious."
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
Bathtubs Are on Way Out
As Showers Gain Popularity

CLEVELAND. - The sit-and-soak
method of bathing is slowly join
ing the old wooden tub in front of
the kitchen stove as a thing of the
past, survey Of observers on the
postwar bathing scene shows.
Blame it on the war, they said.
The tub is going down the drain
to make way for the shower.
During the war, people got ac-
customed to taking showers,
Charles Jauch, secretary Of the
Cleveland Builders Exchange, said.
There were no tubs on dread
naughts or in barracks for the men
in service. Priorities made il diff
cult for civilians to get tubs.
people learned to prefer the
speed and efficiency Of showers"
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
Development Of Bicycles
Truced TO 1876 'CeIeripede'

Joseph B. Niepce, French physi-
cist best known as one Of the In
ventors Of photography, was active
in other fields as well. In 1916 he In
vented the "celeripede," or ''hobby-
horse"-two wheels and crossbar
upon which the rider sat while he
propelled himself with his feet
against the ground. It was the fore
runner Of the modern bicycle.
There were a few minor improve
ments during the next. two or three
years. But the price was high and
the machine was not within the
reach Of ordinary folk; thus it be-
came known as the dandy horse"
It even reached America, but the
natural crudities Of the device
finally ended the craze.
The idea of propelling oneself on
wheels, however, had taken root.
The velocipede, or 'boneshaker,"
was the first crank-driven bicycle,
developed in 1865. 1t was well
named. With heavy wooden wheels,
thick iron tires and a massive iron
backbone, these machines were ex-
tremely heavy and they vibrated in
a terrifying manner over the rough
roads.
Then came the tall ordinary"
with front wheels sometimes over
five feet in height. But it was not
until 1876-a little over 70 years
ago-when H. ]. Lawson invented
the first rear-driven bicycle Then
followed many patented improve
melits and in 1877 Col. Albert A.
Pope of Boston organized the Pope
Manufactur company. launching
the bicycle-making industry in the
United States.
Pneumatic rubber tires followed
in 1889. Free wheels, which enabled
the bicycle to coast, were introduced
in 1894. By the turn Of the century
the tandem, or bicycle built for
two," had become exceedingly pop
ular. The bicycle industry. spurred
by invention, zoomed to new
heights.
Today 1t is estimated that more
than $4,000, 900 bicycles are in use
throughout the world, 100000 Of
them in the United States.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

II you're making several different
kinds of cookies, label their tins and
jars so you can find each kind when
you want them.
Crisp cookies should not be stored
with soft ones or they will become
soggy.
Jars of cheese kept on hand will
be put to work easily, satisfying a
horde of hungry guests who just
drop in for a visit.
One fruit gelatin salad and one
nodded vegetable salad are good
to have on hand for holiday week
ends for unexpected guests.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26
Italian Rivieru Is
Cheaper Than French

If you are confused on the "Ri-
viera" shores of the Mediterrane-
an, as between Italian and French,
this may help: The French Ri
viera begins at Marseilles and runs
past the resort cities and towns
of Cannes, Nice, Cap d'Antibe and
Juan Les Pins to Monte Carlo.
There begins the Italian Riviera,
much less expensive than its
French neighbor.
Arizona sun., 1948-11-26

Poplar Bluff, Mo.
If your diet
lacks bulk for nor
NAL elimination,
this delicious s
cereal will supply
it. Eat an ounce
every day in
milk-and drink
plenty of water.
If not satisfied