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The Nome nugget., 1948-09-17

and forty government, industrial and labor officials were flying to the World Assembly for Moral eArma- ment at Caux Switzerland from September 10 to 2O q have taken time from busy campaign schedule, ' Senator Cain sad to make this trip to Caux because
 believe every election issue relates directly ind recty to the world theological struggle It is of very great significance that polcymakng representatives from many nations meeting at the Moral Re-Arm ament World Assembly to consider and take action on the theological security of the democracies."
 Among others aboard the special plane are Congress- man George Smathers of Florida; Mayor Horace Ed wards of Richmond Virginia; Robert Hawkes. vice pres ident of Michigan CIO and former Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia
 Senator Cain continued his interview, "Too many of Americans ideologically asleep In current struggle against false isms' in Washington it is not enough to focus the spotlight what's wrong, but it's imperative unite what's right. In many key na- tons of the world today this struggle is life and death matter believe the delegation of this special plane learn much from first hand contact with these leaders who in the thick of it believe also can bring encouragement by of Americas concern for them and the conviction that in this world of ideas their fight is our fight
 At farewell dinner given by Juan Trippe, president of Pan American Airways for the 40 delegates in the WadorfAstoria Congressman George Smathers of Flo- rida, said We have tried everything else along mic and political lines but people looking for moral and spiritual leadership This particular group and idea has the one answer"
 nOOert rdWkeS, vice preSOent N1cngan ClO Stated
 There people who would like to use the labor move rnent to destroy America. That's why we have to be douby careful to fight this battle of ideas to finish employer and employee together Through the teach ings of Moral Re-Armament employers and employees will sit down together and strikes will never be heard of"
 One thousand delegates from 40 nations are expected at this Caux conference which has been called by a group of 58 national leaders from 13 European tries Many of these European leaders among the world statesmen present AnQeeS launch program of theological preparedness for the democraces at the invitation of 82 members of the U s. Senate and House of Representatives.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-17
FEDERATED CHURCH

Sunday
 l0:00 am. Sunday School.
Evening star., 1948-02-10
Former Arlington Woman
Honored by Pope Plus

Pope Plus XII has extended his
apostolic benediction to . former
Arlington woman for her work In
establishing a home for destitute
adolescent girls in Italy. according
to word received here.
She is Mrs. Maria Rocca, widow OF
DR.. Joseph c. Rocca, a Georgetown
University professor OF international
trade and finance. Mrs. Rocca,
naturalized American who came tc
this country as a girl, returned te
Italy last May.
Since then she has established q
girls home in Rome modelled after
the American Boys Town in Ne
braSka.
A CODY of the letter in which the
Pope extended his benediction was
read last night by Thomas Curtis
president of the American Council
for Domus Nostra at a meeting OF
women held in the penthouse o1
the Chancery Apartments, 310C
block of Wisconsin avenue NV.
Mrs. Rocca is graduate OF
George Washington University and
at one time worked as an analyst
in the Foreign Economic Admins
tration ONCE here. She also served
as an instructor In languages at
Georgetown University and was en-
ployed at the Italian Embassy be-
fore the war.
Evening star., 1948-02-10

candidacy, but nothing Is definite
as yet. Mr.. Flaxer, a member of the
CIO Executive Council, refrained
from voting several weeks ago when
the CIO, by a decisive vote, rejected
Mr.. Wallace's candidacy.
Now, however, some members of
the UPWA Executive Board have
brought the matter up. A decision
on whether or not UPWA should
say some friendly words about MIR.
Wallace will probably be decided
late today.
additional neUs OF Gopern-
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young's broad
cast Dersion of the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 pm. euery Sunday
on WMAL, The Star stdtion.)
Evening star., 1948-02-10
National Gateway Citizens
Back Bus Line Extension

y Plans for an attempt to obtain an
extension of the B-2 bus line, origi-
mated by the Northeast Council of
Citizens Association, we're Endorsed
last night by the National Gateway
Citizens Association.
In presenting the resolution, L. M.
Green, delegate to the council, pro-
posed extending the line from its
present terminus at South Dakota
avenue and Bladensburg road NE.
west along South Dakota avenue to
Bunker Hill road. This change
would not only, make connections
between the Bladensburg road line
and several other bus lines in the
vicinity, but also would serve school
children at Taft Junior High and
other schools in the area.
The meeting was held in the
Avalon Heights Church of Christ,
Twenty-eighth and Douglas streets
NE, and was conducted by Gilbert
c. Vincent. president.
Evening star., 1948-02-10
Vatican Breach
On Divorce Widens
BY the Asseeioted Press

WARSAW, Feb. 10.-The breach
between the Communicated Polish
government and the Catholic
Church widened yesterday.
A government spokesman said nc
changes were contemplated in Po-
lands new marriage and divorce
Laws to meet objections Of the
church.
The laws had been cited by the
Catholic hierarchy in Poland as one
Of the stumbling blocks to re-estab-
lishment Of diplomatic relations be-
tween the Vatican and the Polish
government.
Those relations were severed In
September, 1945, when Poland re-
nounced its concordat with the
Vatican. Last Syear Polish >dip1o-
matics representatives sounded out
the Vatican on the possibility OF
resuming relations, but with no con-
crete results 4
August CardinAI flond. prtmate
of Poland, told a. conference of
bishops last week that Pope Plus XII
had placed in the, hands OF the
church In Poland full authority to
act in any move toward re-estab-
fishing the sconcordat. .
The church has been objecting
strongly to the new Polish law which
recognizes the legality only of mar
riages performed by civil registrars,
although it does not bar church
ceremonies s..
Evening star., 1948-02-10
AMG Reorganization
lin Reich Announced
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

BERLIN, Feb. l0.-A reorganiza.
tion Of the American Military Gov.
ernment was announced here today
The announcement said the new
setup would feature a news, educa-
ton and cultural relations division
headed by DR.. Herman B. Wells
president of Indiana University.
DR.. Wells has been working in
Berlin on six months leave from
Indiana as adviser on cultural af-
fairs to Gen. Lucius D. Clay, Ameri-
can military governor. He now is
in Washington in connection with
the establishment Of the new AMG
division.
On his visit to the United States
Dr.. Wells will seek to enlist the
services of prominent American
educators in the new division.
He also will seek to have estab-
lished within the American Gov
ernment a unit which will Coop
crate with the new education and
cultural division here.
DR.. Wells intended to appeal fol
help from American educators wher
he addresses the annual convention
of the National Education Associa-
ton at Atlantic City late this
month.
Evening star., 1948-02-10
Fires Injure 7 Slightly,
DAMAGE Basement Room

Two persons were slightly injured
and the contents of a basement
room destroyed in three minor fires
early today.
Robert Clark, 81, colored, 113 g
street NV. was treated at Casualty
Hospital for burns received when a
stove exploded and set fire to his
bed. The blaze did little damage.
John Sullivan, 18, of 4019 Ninth
street NV, was burned on the face
by flames from a stove in a restau-
rant at 1911 Adams Mill road NV,
where he is employed. He was treat
ed at Emergency Hospital.
Nearly q dozen roomers IN three
story house at 2132 wyoming ave-
nue. NV. were aroused when fire Of
undetermined origin broke out in
the basement. The home is owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Firth.
The fire was slight and the residents
of the house were not forced to
leave.
Evening star., 1948-02-10
|Horryc. HoIrper, HoIr
Ex-Not Pitcher,
Runs for Senate
BY N. A..oeiet.d Pres.

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 10.-Harry
G. Harper, New Jersey State labor
commissioner and one-time major
league baseball star, viii oppose
Senator Hawkes. for the Republican
senatorial nomination in New Jer-
sey.
Hawkes. has asked for q fight
and now he's got one" the one-time
pitcher for the Washington Ma
tionals, Boston Red Sox and New
York Yankees said yesterday.
He added that "only Gov. Driscoll
can change my mind"
The. Republican organization In
New Jersey has not yet selected q
candidate for the Senate post and
has withheld support from Senator
Hawkes..
Harper's best season with the Mats
was 1915, when the left-handers won
IA games and lost II with seventh
place team. He won II games tn
1917 and the same number in 1918.
He pitched for the Yankees In the
1921 World Series.
Evening star., 1948-02-10
Chest
Continued From First Page.)

tSOI1Ul11uSO I'll OtIl T II oO "a dSCJ
composed of representatives from
Chest-supported agencies, non.
Chest private agencies, public
agencies, community organizations
and the public at large.
The single agency, according tt
the planners, would perform these
tasks:
Gather facts and make specia
studies dealing with social needs
problems and services; provide uni
form standards of services and per.
sonnel practices; stimulate develop
ment Of new services where needed
and eliminate duplicating service;
budget funds for Chest agencies
formulate basic principles to guide
member agencies on health and well
fare matters, and work to insure
adequate funds for these services by
keeping the public fully informed.
Assembly of 367 Members...,
Community organizations eligible
for membership in~the new agency
would be city-wtde groups which
have been actively concerned with
social welfare for at least two years
and have department or commit
tee currently working on these prob.
lens. -. 3
First requirement for admission
Of public and private welfare
agencies would be that each per-
forms a service needed in the COM
munity of a preventive, remedial OF
educational nature in the field o1
health and welfare" and does not
duplicate the work of any other
agency in the field.
The united agency would have a
general assembly of approximately
367 members, of which roughly half
would represent community organi-
cations or the public at large; a
board of trustees, also largely nom
professional, and a 25-member Ex-
ecutive Committee, of which 10
members would be chosen by the
Board of Trustees.
Would Have Referendum.
The general assembly would act
as O seniannual forum and would
be responsible for conducting an
annual COMMUNICATIVE social well
fare conference.
At the end of the second years
operation a referendum would be
held among the member agencies
to see If they favor continuation Of
the new organization. An interim
committee of IA would be appointed
Immediately by the presidents of
the two organizations to be merged.
If the plan is approved next week
an interim committee Of IA would
be appointed by the presidents of
the Chest and Council to put the
plan into operation.
Evening star., 1948-02-10

A Senate subcommittee has
before it today the bread-and-
butter story of how Government
employees are trying to live on
inadequate salaries, told in the
eloquent words of those who are
trying to make ends meet.
= Employees Of the Library Of Con-
gress, the Naval Gun Factory, IN
terror Department, Bureau Of Stand
ards and Freedman's Hospital told
their stories, part of 1t read from
notes scribbled on scraps of paper
to the Senate Civil Service SUBJ
committee considering a Federal
pay raise bill.
The theme Of all the witnesses
brought to the committee room by
their AFL and CIO unions, was that
pay In the lower Federal brackets
simply isn't enough to meet the bills
Expenses Cited.
Leo X. Abernathy. a Naval Gun
Factory designer with a wife ano
three children, described how his
family attempts to live on his $216.50
take-home pay a month. His pay
ments on a home come to $50, gas tc
$780, electricity 81, water So, heat
$s.35, food 500, milk $21, transpor-
tation SIS, disqualification insurance
SITS and CT insurance SIS.
Nothing is allowed for doctors
dentist, clothing, recreation or saw.
ings, he pointed out. And yet the
total is $231.60-$15.60 more thar
he earns.
Mostly the children are getting
along on clothing they got fol
Christmas presents" he told Sen
ator Chavez, Democrat, Of New
Mexico, the only committee mem
ber present at yesterday afternoon.
session.
"The last time I was at a movie
was when I took my oldest boy tt
see his first picture last June" ht
added. Pointing to the 500 al.
lowed for food, he said it is pos.
sible only because my wife is
very good shopper"
War Bonds Gone.
when I was in the Navy" HI
concluded, II used to kick and grips
like every. one else. But at least
did put some money into Wal
Bonds. Now I save nothing. W.
used to have $500 in bonds"
Mr.. Abernathy is a member o.
Evening star., 1948-02-10
Atomic Energy Treatment
In Blood Ai|menf Described

A peacetime application Of atomic
energy gives relief to sufferers from
rare blood disease, according to
Sumner T. Pike, member of the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Mr.. Pike addressed the Washing
ton Building Congress in the May
flower Hotel yesterday.
The blood disease he described is
polycythemia vera. It is marked by
overproduction by the bone marrow
of the cells from which red cor
puscles are formed, thus producing
an excess of red corpuscles. This
results in an extra load on the heart.
Mr.. Pike said the disease is treated
with a radioactive isotope of pllos-
phorus. The substance goes direct
ly to the source of overproduction
of the corpuscle-forming cells and
curbs its activity. He said he knows
of no case which has not benefited.
Evening star., 1948-02-10
Streefcar Operator Held
After Platform Accident

A Capital Transit motorman was
charged yesterday with failure to
stop after an accident as the result
Of the traffic injury of a Brentwood
(Md.) man on Saturday. a.:
Prince George police said Vernon
Coatley, 26, colored, 45ol Banner
street, North Brentwood, Md, was
seriously injured when he slipped
on an icy loading platform and fell
against q moving streetcar Satur-
day night at Forty-tirst street and
Banner avenue.
Raymond Kerns, 3S, of 400 Timber
lane, Falls Church, the operator,
was arrested last night and charged
with failure to stop after the acci-
dent, police reported.
They said Mr.. Kerns told them
he did not recall hitting anything
Bond for Mr.. Kerns was set at $500
and hearing was tentatively set
for February 10 in Hyattsville
Police Court.
Mr.. Coatley was taken to Freed
mems Hospital, where his condition
remained serious today. The hos
|pital said he WAS suffering head in
juries and cuts.
Evening star., 1948-02-10

d r m q lily Tc.
sponsible for the Federal member
ship decrease. At one time the un-
ion had q healthy Federal member
ship of around $4,000.
But the loyalty investigation pro-
gram and the increasing adverse
publicity that UPWA has received
have helped cut this Federal mem
bersnip in more than half as MEM
bers resigned in droves. And the
20 900 figure is all the more remark
able in the light Of the TACT tnat
about $4,000 Of these Government
EMPLOYEES are Panama Canal Zone
workers. Most Canal Zone workers
are not American citizens.
So, in actuality, the number OF
bonafide Government workers stlll
remaining in UPWA is just a tiny
fraction of It's total membership.
And it appears that from now op
UPWA will concentrate on State
county and municipal employees IN
membership campaigns, rather than
on Federal Government workers.
An UPWA official acknowledged
this was true when he disclosed
that the union intends to spend
S350 900 in a membership CAM
paign drive this year, concentrating
almost exclusively on non-Federal
workers.
Lest any one think that the union
is on It's way out, UPWA officials
say that, despite the loss in Federal
membership, the union still has
gained a total Of 10000 members
in It's overall membership during
the last six months.
BACKING-Any chances that the
unions Executive Board might CEN
sure President Abram Flaxer for
refusing to sign non-Communist al
fidavits in the GSI strike, or for re-
fusing to tell House Labor Sub
committee whether or not he was
a Communist, were dispened at the
boards initial session.
The board Unanimously" gave
Mr., Flaxer a vote of confidence in
his actions in these two instances,
1t was announced.
We learned that at least one board
member, Joseph Adamson of Pitts
burgh, did not join with the board
in backing Mr.. Flaxer, however.
Mr.. Adamson, who is one OF the
leaders OF the rebel faction in UPWA
which Is opposed to the leadership's
left-wing policies, refrained from
voting. - .- -,>
But it appeared that he, and what
ever other board member who might
have had some misgivings, were
definitely in the minority. ~..5
Several days ago Local 19l Of
Detroit demanded that Mr.. Flaxer
either sign the anti-C Communist
affidavits as required under the
Taft-Hartley law. or resign, but at
the boards initial session all Of the
board members, with the exception
of Mr.. Adamson, joined in q vote
of censure instead for the local for
suggesting such q, thing And an
investigation was ordered Of the
officials of Local 191 for having
drafted the resolution in the first
place.
WAITING ON HENRY-It's pos
sible that UPWA might stick It's
neck out on the Henry Wallace
Evening star., 1948-02-10
HiIIcrest Group Asks
Home Rule Bill Chances

The Auchincloss plan for District
home rule was approved in prin.
ciple last night by the Hillcrest
Citizens Association, along with
the modification OF four OF its
articles recommended by the group
The meeting was held at the
East Washington Heights Baptist
Church, 1886 Alabama avenue Sc
and was conducted by George w
Absher president.
Evening star., 1948-02-10
A. U. Park Group Indorses
| Home Rule Bill in Principle

A resolution indorsing the Auch-
incloss bill "in principle" was passed
last night with some dissent by the
American University Park Citizens
Association.
Twelve changes in the bill itself,
recommended by the organization's s
Home Rule Committee, were ap-
proved.
The association voted its approval
of the proposed Arizona avenue
freeway. =
The meeting, conducted by Rob-
ert A. Maurer, jr., president, was
held in Hurst Hall, American Uni
versity, Nebraska and Massachusetts,
avenues NV,
Evening star., 1948-02-10
Anti.Fascisf Group
Sues 10 TEST Legality.
Of Loyalty Inquiry

The Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee
Committee, listed last December by
Attorney General Clark as q sub.
versive organization, today filed suit
in District Court attacking Presi-
dent Truman's loyalty check order
of last March as unconstitutional.
The petition, filed by former As.
&stant Attorney General o. John
Rogge, asked that a three-judge tri-
bunal be established to determine
the constitutionality of the Presi-
dents order and a section of the
Hatch Act as applied to that order.
The section in question prohibits
expenditures of Government money
to pay Federal employees who advo-
cate overthrow of the Government
by force.
The petition also asked that Mr..
Clark be enjoined from including
the committee On the list of some
30 "subversive organizations"
Another plea In the petition is
that the court issue a preliminary
injunction prohibiting Mr.. Clark
from including the committees
name in the subversive list pend
ing determination of the constitu.
tionality of the order.
Filing of the petition came about
seven months after the District
Court trial at which 16 officers and
executive board members OF the
committee were convicted here on
charges of contempt of Congress.
Eleven of these received sentences
from three to six months in Jail and
$500 fines. The other five received
suspended sentences when they in.
formed the court that they no long,
er had anything to do with the
committee.
The petition lists Mr.. Clark, Seth
w. Richardson, chairman of the
Loyalty Review Board, and other
members of the board as defend.
ants.
The committee, whose headquar-
ters are in New York. described it.
self as an "unincorporated associa.
ton and charitable organization en-
gagged in relief work. 1t said 1t had
been injured by the Presidents Or
der.
Evening star., 1948-02-10
Mickey Rooneys Separate

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 10 R.-
Mickey Rooney and his wife, the
former Betty Jane Raze Of Birming'
ham, Ala, have separated again
Rooney's business manager, Sam
stiefel, said the 25-year-old actor
Is moving to his mothers home ir
nearby Encino and that Mrs. Roone!
and their two infant children viii
continue to live in the family home
in Bel.Air.
Evening star., 1948-02-10
| |WhuttheRussiuns
| Are Saying of Us

The Moscow radio, broddcosttng Il
Korean to Korea, said:
THE Potsdam Declaration en-
visaged a general democratiza-
ton of Japan in the economic
and political domain. In demo-
cratizing Japan, however, the
Americans have proclaimed free
dom and a democratic regime In
name only. American actions
have been designed to persecute
and annihilate all progressive
forces which stand for the demo-
cratic reforms.
Furthermore, American i'm
perialists are endeavoring to
subordinate Japan to the United
States not only economically, but
also politically" .s@... p
Evening star., 1948-02-10
Struggle to Live on u. S. Pay
Told to Senate Subcommittee

the AFL's International Federation
of Technical Engineers, Architects
and Draftsmen's Union. He lives at
6116 Mayhem avenue Sc.
Many witnesses expressed hope
that some day they could escape
crowded apartments and own their
own homes. Typical was Paul Bos-
well of the Library of Congress, who
lives at 1l9 Fifth street NE. and
who has q Civil Service P-l rating
"At the rate we're going now" he
told the committee, 1--WE couldn't save
enough to make q down payment
on q dog house"
Most of the witnesses said the
81, 600 across -the-board pay boost
proposed for Federal employees by
Chairman LANCER, Republican, OF
North Dakota, would be big help
but several said even more, was
needed.
The AFL's American Federation
of Government Employees earlier
yesterday told the committee II
favors a raise of mot less than $500
for both Federal and District en-
ployes. Chairman LANCER immedi.
ately said it was not enough, and hi
disapproved of the unions stand
Wife Tells of Savings Gone.
Mrs. Gertrude Greisman of 51t
Twentieth street south, Arlington
Va, sat at the committee table with
her 18-month- -old son Glenn, on he
lap, as she related her family prob
lens. 4 Mr.. GreiSman is an interior
Department enploye, who bring.
home $82.56 every two weeks.
We've spent s1,254.7o OF what We
saved during the war" she sale
looking at her penciled notes. 1--WE
have exactly $2170 left in the bank.
Arthur Iberall of l549 Montans
avenue NE, Bureau of Standards
physicist, said his pay allows him tt
raise his two children "in genteel
poverty ~
I'VE look at the good oranges ir
the store" he said 1--WE consider
them luxury and We say mot this
week." ......
MIR. Iberall also would like to bs
able to save enough to make a dowr
payment on house.
Many Of the witnesses heard yes.
terday came to the hearing at tn,
request of the United Public Work,
ers (CIO),