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Evening star., 1948-01-05

|0OI6H OF DFl09e
THE WEEKLY QUIZ.
@. 1-As South you hold:
AQ963 2A8 o107 &s875a
The bidding has proceeded:
West North East South
lint Dbl. Pass !?
What do you bid?
/ Any accommodation Is pass The
chances OF making game against an OPEN
ing noctrump m bid % are infnitssimsl, but the
h cal I a VIII Hm lead to smRls ss
be q blank. Assuming SUI s"an the openins % NO. no.
q the no.trunp bid should have q least
have 6, so that East at best can have no no
least % 70 their Is. you should outscors
Of one no trump bid should Be iefs eHaGia ii
WIN points ana normal hand.
@. 2-As South you hold:
AAQJ75 "a DAJ10 &AQJ7
The bidding has proceeded:
South West North East
ia Pass "a. Pass
What do you bid now?
A.--Three diamonds. slam prospects are
the air. II partner happens to have the
Of e It IS sns % ss s.. anS ID tss
Of the hand. You must make . Bid which
The only such bid (since partner is not
1hf netsd + sbs snn IN new suit
Client to warrant . grand-slam bid. TO
make It ? good gamble. one Of them must
bs the king of spades
g. 1You are South, both sides
vulnerable and you hold:
A9754 29 1AK765 &KQ5
The bidding has proceeded:
West North East South
IA 40 Dbl. =?
What do you bid?
.A.-Pass. Unless you know somethins
ins i1 partner % 10 Be 'H' reasonable ca @ eisieen,
either East or West has committed faux
pas. With your high card holding, part.
though trumps are banked against him.
A rescue to three diamonds would border
fS. tss sssg5a g9a nss T.
@. 4-As South you hold:
A. 0AKJ1o74 oK63 &As53
The bidding has proceeded:
North East, South
Dbl. IA
What do you bid?
A.-Three hearts. An immediate slam
suggestion is in order with this mammoth
The alternate call of two spades would not
be the best strategy at this point, in-as-
much as the cue bid may be conveniently
postponed till a later round. II 1t should
be made at this time, you would find IL
extremely dif1cult, II not impossible, to get
across to partner the picture of this pow
erful heart suit.
@. 5-As South you hold:
AAKQJ J109 0AK9 05 &641
The bidding has proceeded:
South West North East
IA Pass 80 Pass
3A Pass 40 Pass
~ Pass So Pass
/?
What do you bid now?
A.-Seven spades. Partners diamonds
jumped to three and then rebid them. but
because he is slam-minded with no spade
SUPPORT. Since the ace of clubs has been
identified, you should be able to visualize
13 tricks and at duplicate bid Of seven
Evening star., 1948-01-05
@. 4-As South you hold:
A. AKJ1074 oK63 &As53
The bidding has proceeded:
North East, South
Dbl. IA ?

A.-Three hearts. An immediate slam
suggestion is in order with this mammoth.
The alternate call of two spades would not
much as the cue bid may be conveniently
postponed till a later round. II It should
estresIv d;fcmst not sGu ~, ,nssh1. ma IN 81.
| across to partner the picture of this pow
erful heart suit.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
GARAGES WANTED.
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Evening star., 1948-01-05

@. 5-As South you hold:
AKQJ J109 NAK9 15 &641
Evening star., 1948-01-05
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Evening star., 1948-01-05

A.-Pass. Unless you know something
about your partner that We don't Assume
either East or West has committed q faux
pas. With your high card holding, part.
ner should surely score eight tricks. even
| though trumps are banked against him.
A rescue to three diamonds would border
| on the absurd, especially, since game 10
the reward for partners fulfilled contract.
Evening star., 1948-01-05

Do you have trouble pronouncing words7
Mr.: Colby has written lesfiet. C-5.
which gives a list of hard-to- spell words
with correct pronunciation
To obtain a copy, send cents in coin
and STAMPED. self-addressed envelope to
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Box 90 Station G. New York 1e N. Y
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Evening star., 1948-12-26
Truman Opens Christmas Gifts,
Finds Santa Too Good to Him

them and exchanging greetings. he
walked back home where he. spent
the remainder OF the day and night.
The President will go to Grand
Ivisw, Mo. tomorrow to have. his sec
ond Christmas dinner with Viyian's
family.
The only folks up when the Presi-
dent took his before breakfast stroll
in his combat boots were neighbors
shovelling snow from their side
walks. To these the President waved
cheerfully in response to Merry
Christmas" wishes.
He had said he would walk around
9 am. and reporters who had to
drive from Kansas City caught up
with him near the end of his walk.
"We can go back the way we came,
IL you want to do it over again" Mr..
Truman invited.
The invitation was rejected firmly,
if respectfully.
You'd be surprised at the number
of people who were up," Mr.. Tru-
man said.
While the President had an early
look at his presents, he revealed
that his wife and daughter had an
even earlier peek, shortly after mid
night. They had attended Christmas
Eve services at Trinity Episcopal
Church, where Margaret sang with
the choir. Mr.. Truman went to bed
at II pm.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
By Gould Lincoln

| Republican young Turks" of the
Senate, informed of the plans of the
elder statesmen to reshuffle the
party leadership in the upper house
of Congress, are by no means salts
| fed.
They express themselves as willing
to have Senator Vandenberg OF
Michigan return to his old Office OF
chairman of the Republican Con-
ference. They are even willing to
reconcile themselves to having Sen
ator Taft of Ohio as chairman of
the Republican Policy Committee,
They balk, however, at having Sem
ator Millikin of Colorado slide over
from chairman of the conference
which he has been during the pres
ent CongreSs-to the Republican
floor leadership.
Not that they fail to recognize
Senator Millikin's ability. On the
contrary, they consider him an ex-
cellent worker. What they want,
however, is a new face and some
new blood in the Senate leadership.
They feel that Senator Millikln
falls into the same Republican cat
egory that Senator Taft occupies
conservative in the extreme.
Lodge Urged as Floor Leader.
So some of them are proposing
that Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
be substituted for Senator Milllkln
as floor leader. The Massachusetts,
Senator, they hold. is not only quail
fed for the leadership, but he pro-
vides the new look" they are after
and also has the reputation for be-
ing progressive" Furthermore Sen
ator Lodge has the seniority in point
of service of the younger group OF
Republicans in the Senate. He first
entered the Senate IL years ago, was
reelected, and then resigned to
serve in the Army overseas during
the war. He was again elected to the
Senate in 1916.
Furthermore, Senator Lodge, a
member of the Foreign Relations
Committee has a record in support
of international cooperation and
during the present Congress has
been a right-hand man of Senator
Vandenberg, the Republican leader
in the Senate on foreign policy.
Should he come into the Republican
! floor leadership of the Senate. he
will be filling the post which his
grandfather. the Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, one occupied.
! Some of the younger group of Re-
publican senators freely admit that
Senator Taft really is liberal-and
has supported and sponsored liberal
measures. They hold. however, that
he has had the conservative label
so long tied to him that he cannot
escape it. They want Senator Lodge,
therefore. as an offset to Senator
Taft. And also they consider the
Massachusetts man qualified.
While the Democrats in Congress
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Newborn Baby Saved
Because Hospital Had
Rare Rh Type Blood

A newly born baby was saved re-
Gently bacause George Washington
University Hospital had on hand
the necessary type Of blood in its
laboratory. The blood was supplied
through the Red Cross volunteer
blood donor plan.
Within four hours after birth OF
the daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Joseph Harris of Warrenton, Va,
physicians gave the baby a trans
fusion of RH negative blood, type
o, report by the Red Cross WASH
ington Regional Blood Center re-
vealed yesterday.
The report also showed that an
additional $40 pints of blood, COL
lected from volunteer donors, were
distributed in Washington and
nearby communities during the past
week.
Last weeks distribution of blood,
which had been collected at the
center. 1870 E street NV, and by
the Bloodmobile visiting various
nearby communities, was as follows:
In the District of Columbia
George Washington University hos
pital, rs pints; Emergency Hospital,
81; Children's, II; Sibley, IT; Cas-
ualty, l8; Georgetown, 40; Freed
mems, %; Mount Alto, 10; Columbia,
4; Doctors, 8; Garfield Memorial, 5;
Gaulnger, IL; Homeopathic, 6; Prov.
idence, 8; Episcopal, /; st. Eliza
beths, S, and Soldiers Home, /.
Maryland-Naval Hospital, Be-
thesda, So; Suburban, Bethesda,
one; Prince Georges General, Chev-
erly, 10; Washington County General
Hospital, Hagerstown, IS; Glenn
Dale Sanitarium, 18; st. Mary's,
Leonardstown, three; Washington
Sanitarium, Takoma Park, two; Le-
land Memorial, Riverdale, six, and
Laurel Sanitarium, Laurel, one.
Virginia-Loudoun County Hos
pital. Leesburg, 13; Winchester Me-
mortal, AZ; Alexandria Hospital, Al
exandria, %; Arlington County
Hospital. Ave; Mary Washington,
Fredericksburg, 10, and Navay Hos
'pital at Quantico Marine Base, four.
West Virginia-Newton D. Baker,
Martinsburg. SO; Kings Daughters,
Martinsburg, II; City Hospital,
Martinsburg, six, and Charles Town
General, Charles Town, five.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Boy Hurt in Fall
From Car on Way
To YuIe Dinner

Four-year-old Phillip P. Cleary
fell from his uncle's Car yesterday
while he was on his way to Balti-
more for Christmas dinner with his
grandmother.
His condition was undetermined
at Children's Hospital where he was
taken with head injuries.
Mrs. William Cleary, the boys
mother, was convinced his injuries
would have been more serious if he
had not insisted on wearing a cow
boy hat he got for Christmas.
Phillips father is Federal Works
Agency employe and the family lives
at 1924 South Fifteenth road, Ar
lington.
Mrs. Cleary said the boy was rid
ing in the new car driven by the
boys uncle, William Schiener, when
Phillip managed to open the door
near Laurel, Md.
The boy was treated by a Laurel
physician and removed to Emer-
gency Hospital from which he went
to Children,s Hospital.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Mrs. hargareta kroII Dies;
Resident Here Since 1888

Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
gareta H. Kroll, 78, of BOIL Six
teenth street NE, who died Friday
in Homeopathic Hospital after an
illness of three months, will be held
at pm. Tuesday in st. Matthews
Lutheran Church, Fifteenth street
and Kentucky avenue Sc. Burial
will be in. Cedar Hill Cemetery.
A native of Bayreuth, Germany,
Mrs. Kroll came to Washington in
1885, She worked with several bus
mess concerns in the District be-
fore marrying the late Henry J.
Kroll in 1893. Mr. Kroll died seven
years ago.
Mrs Kroll was a member of st.
Matthews Church and of the Ladies
Aid and Mission Societies Of that
church.
She is survived by two daughters,
Katharine M. and Wilhelmina D.
Kroll. and two sons, John H. and
Henry A. Kroll, all of Washington.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
G. .O.P. Young Turks Oppose
|MiI|ikin as Senate Floor Leader

are taking some pleasure In the
division among Senate Republicans
over their party's organization, they
too, have serious problems OF Or
ganization in the House. One OF
them is what to do about the Rules
Committee, which must be relied
upon to get the Truman admins
tration's pet measures before the
House for consideration.
This committee has IL members
eight of the majority party and four
of the minority Ordinarily it might
be considered that the administra-
ton in power could get what it
wanted from a committee so con-
stituted. 1t happens. however. that
of the present four Democratic
members of the committee, three
are from the South-CoX of Georgia,
Smith of Virginia and Barden Of
North Carolina. Four more Demo-
Gratis will be added to the committee
in the new Congress. But obviously
should three Democratic members
kick over the traces and side with
the Republicans on any of the New
Deal projects, it would cause trouble
for the administration.
In administration circles, serious
consideration is being given to this
problem. The conclusion has ap-
parently been reached that the rule
Of seniority, which governs COM
mittee assignments, cannot be put
aside to get the old members OF the
Rules Committee off as 1t would
cause a serious row.
Other Courses Studied.
Two other courses are being con-
sidered. One is to increase the
size of the Rules Committee, there
by assuring enough Democratic
members on whom the administra-
ton can count for support. The
other is to amend the rules Of the
House so as to compel the COM
mittee to report out within 80 days
any measure which has been favor
ably reported to the House by one
of the regular standing committees.
Representative Sabbath of Illinois
is the ranking Democratic member
of the Rules Committee, a con-
firrned New Dealer and willing at
all times to 60 along with the ad-
ministration. Under the seniority
rule, he will become chairman OF
the. committee, a post he held before
the Republicans won control OF the
House two years ago. Even In the
10th Congress. when the Democrats
were in control of the House, Mr..
Sabbath frequently found himself
boxed in by a coalition Of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. What the
administration fears is that this
may happen again.
Decision of what to do about the
Rules Committee probably will
await the return to Washington OF
Representative Rayburn of Texas,
who is slated again to become
Speaker. Mr.. Rayburn Is expected
here soon.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
SoIoniku Is Bomborded
Briefly by GuerriIIos
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Dec. 25.-A small guer-
rilla group penetrated within four
miles of Salonika early today and
fired 20 shells from a 75-mm. noun
tain artillery piece.
A communique said five civilians
were wounded slightly but no dam
age resulted. The attack was made
during rain storm.
The guerrillas also harassed with
artillery the approaches to Florina
in Western Macedonia.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
By ,hs Associoted Press

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Dec. as
President Truman, surrounded by
his family, climaxed gay Christmas
observance today with a whopping
turkey dinner.
Santa Claus, he observed, was too
good" to him.
He reached this decision after an
early morning peek. at the presents
beneath the big 10-foot Christmas
tree in the living room of the home
on North Delaware street.
He opened some of his own when
he got up at z an, long before
other members Of. the family were
awake. He took q brisk, one-mile
walk down the middle of the snow
and-ice-coated streets an hour later
and then joined Mrs. Truman and
their daughter, Margaret, 1or the
opening of other presents.
He sat Gown to table loaded
with turkey, dressing, cranberry
sauce and the other trimmings,
but the carving of the bird was per-
formed in the kitchen.
L want to be waited on today"
ne said.
His sister, Miss Mary Jane Tru-
man, and the Wallaces. relatives
Of Mrs. Truman. joined the family.
His brother, j. Vivian Truman,
didn't come. Mr.. Truman told news
men:
Hes got about Is guests of his
own today"
About l pm, the President slip
ped away from home to walk un-
escorted across the street without
hat or overcoat, to visit briefly with
two OF his cousins, Ethel and Nell
lie Noland. After chatting with
Evening star., 1948-12-26

to the measure It's easy to see why
they oppose it. Regular grievance
machinery would block some of their
arbitrary decisions in handling en-
ploye matters in their agencies and
would reduce their personal powers
to some extent.
Meanwhile, New Jersey, which
has often led the way in progressive
civil service measures, has adopted
a similar plan and reports 1t is
working successfully both from the
standpoint OF management and
personnel.
Those advocating such a plan for
the Federal Government say griev-
ance boards should be set up in all
agencies and departments. For eX-
ample, five members of each board
would be composed of management
representatives, while the other five
members would be employe repre-
sentatives, who would be elected by
their co-workerS.
Whether this plan will get any,
where depends on the attitude OF
the White House. It's apparent
that, unless the White House inter-
venes, the old-line personnel boys
will do all they can to block the
plan.
REALLY UNDER WAY-The va
rious Government departments and
agencies are beginning to show some
signs of life in nominating their
candidates for the first annual
award of the Junior Board OF
Commerce to the outstanding young
man in the Government.
-Four more nominations were made
during the past few days. Those
nominated were Roy B. Eastin, jr.,
81, assistant superintendent of doc
uments, the Government Printing
Office; Charles E. Odell, 80, chief
Of the Federal Security Agencys
counseling, selective placement and
testing division, USES; Harlan
Cleveland, 30, director of the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administrations
Division of China Program, and
John B. Alters, 80, materials en-
gineer in the Navy Departments
Bureau of Ships.
All of them were highly praised
by their departments and agencies
for their ability and achievements.
+ i \
TOP MAN-The Agriculture De-
partment has suffered a heavy loss
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Postage Stamp urged
To Honor w. T. Pace

William Tyler Page, late clerk of
the House of Representatives and
author of The Americans Creed,
will be honored by a postage stamp,
if plans of the Janet Montgomery
Chapter of the OAR are carried out.
Mrs. Julian c. Wallace has been
named chairman of a committee to
work out the details. Mrs. Wallace
worked for the issuance of the
Francis Scott Key stamp last sum-
mer.
The chapter also is planning to
honor Mr.. Pages memory with the
establishment of a scholarship,
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Woman browns in Pool
Believed Sleep Walker
BY the Assoeioted Press

bT InS NSSoeIoIVu FTSSb
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Dec Is.
Mrs. Margaret Seeburg, As, was
found drowned today in the SWIM
ming pool of her home.
Police 1t. Claude Marple said "she
may have walked in her Sleep" Her
body was found, clad in a night
gown. in eight feet of water.
1t. Marple listed the drowning as
accidental
Evening star., 1948-12-26
500 Pounds Of Dynamite
Gone From Havana Docks
By the Assoeioted Rress

HAVANA, Dec. 25.-Police are
searching for 500 pounds of dyna-
mite which disappeared from the
docks here.
The arrest of five port policemen,
a customs agent, district inspector,
the watchman on a lighter and
several workmen was ordered today
by port police investigating disap-
pearance of the shipment, which
was consigned to the Cuban Elec-
trio Co.
Explosions have occurred recently
at the Ministry of Labor and Min
istry of Health. Neither caused
any personal injury. Whether the
blasts are related to the missing
dynamite was not made clear.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Body of Womun Found

NEW YORK, Dec. Is. (P.-The
body of an unidentified woman
clothed in garments from fashion,
able Fifth Avenue shops, was found
today on the roof Of a one-story ex-
tension of q Park Avenue apart
ment house. Police said the woman
about 40 years old, apparently fell
or jumped from the roof Of the
18-story building.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
3 Downtown Buildings
Burn at Little Rock
1 ey The Associoted Pre.s

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Dec. 25.-
A Christmas night fire starting in
an auto paint and body shop de-
stroyed three downtown buildings
and threatened several others.
Itrstook bremen more, than three
hours to control the flames. They
were handicapped by heavy smoke
and bitter. cold. - 80
The flames spread to an adjoin-
ing tire recapping plant and an auto
bearing company building. Both
were wiped out.
Evening star., 1948-12-26

in the retirement of William A.
Jump, its budget director.
Mr.. Jump generally was regarded
as among the two or three out
standing budget directors in the
Government. He retires with the
best wishes Of all his colleagues and
the glowing tributes paid him by
President Truman and Secretary of
Agriculture Brannan.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Presiden-
tial Assistant John r. Steelman is
serving as acting chairman of the
National Security Resources Board
until President Truman names
successor to the recently resigned
Arthur Hill. Fred D. Bradford,
chief of the Federal Power Commits
Sion's maps and drafting section, is
retiring after more than A years
Government service Glenn W.
Harkins, an Air Force Department
civilian employe, has won cash
award for his contribution to the
departments employees suggestion
program. John F. MCGUIRE has
been elected president of Internal
Revenue Lodge No. Al, AFL Ameri-
can Federation of Government En-
ployes. Elected vice presidents were
August Pohlig, Elise J. Wills, Han
nah Dorm, Maurice Parshal, Carl
Baumann, Mckinley Kriegh; secre-
tary, Julia Reynolds; treasurer, AL
bert w. Niemann, and sergeant-at-
arms, Homer McInturf. 4. . Edward
V. Hickey is the new acting director
OF the National Security Resources
Boards Office of Production. e.
Cash awards for economy sugges-
tions have been made to these Pat
ent Office employees: Ben A. Bor-
chelt, Ellen Daleda, Leon Machlin,
William E. Bruder, Joel Reznek,
Margaret c. Lacey, Alex Wyman
Philip Yarnall, David Hermann
and Stuart Peterson.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Part of each Sundays column is
devoted to answering readers
queries regarding the Federal serv-
ice. Please be as brief as possible.
"Where should / address a letter
to the Hoover Commission"
Address it to the Commission on
Organization of the Executive
Branch of the Government. 1926
K street NV. Washington, D. C.
"Are full annuities given to Gov
ernment employees at the end of 80
years service for partial disabili-
ties?"
NO. The only degree of disability
recognized by the Government is
total disability.
"Will Government employees get q
four day holiday over the Inaugural
tion Day week end?"
Not unless Congress passes legis-
lation to that effect before January
20. Senator McGrath, Democrat, of
Rhode Island, who is the Democratic
National Chairman, has announced
he will introduce such bill. At
present Government employees are
certain of only one day off Inaugu-
ration Day, Thursday, January 20.
fBe sure to listen in today at
I:15 am. oUer WMAL, The Star
Station, for Joseph Young's
broadcast UerSion of the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
nelOS and Uie1DS OF the GoUern-
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Traffic Speeders Apologize

EVANSVILLE, Ind. IP).-Instead
of handing traffic tickets to drivers
who speed past schoolboy safety pa
trolls. Deputy Sheriff Carson Peva
sends them to the principal to
apologize. I'VE don't get any second
offenders" Peva says.