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Evening star., 1949-02-21
Colder Weather Helps
Stem Flood Threat
lin Midwest States
BY the Asseciofed Press

A timely recurrence of cold
weather has plugged rising flood
waters along streams in the mid
west today as military operations
were cut back in the blizzard dis
aster area.
The freezing weather stopped
the runoff from melting snow
with some Nebraska counties on
the verge of another impending
disaster, this time from overflow
ing streams. The colder weather
was expected to hold through to-
day, at least, allowing needed
time for the high water to roll
downstream.
At the same time. Gen. Lewis
A. Pick, commanding snow-re-
moval operations. said the emer-
gency appeared to have passed In
six South Dakota counties, long
snowbound, and that he had rec
commended demobilization of men
and machinery there.
Platte River Flooding.
Some North Dakota counties
still remained to be dug out, how
ever, and Gen. Pick said more
equipment was being sent into
that area. He said 1.031 men and
229 heavy pieces of snow-moving
equipment were in operation
there.
The worst Nebraska flooding
occurred in the vicinity of Falls
City, where the Nemaha River
and other smaller streams had
inundated a total of % square
miles. At Agency, Mo-, the Platte
River was reported out Of its
banks.
The Willamette River and its
tributaries, which had flooded
upper valley lowlands in Oregon,
also were falling substantially.
The last of the guests who had
been marooned for six days be-
hind 50-foot snowdrifts at a.
Mount Hood ski resort near Tim
berline. Greg, left for their homes
yesterday.
Union Pacific Line Cleared.
In the absence of blowing snow
throughout most of the Great
Plains, Gen. Pick reported excel
lent progress generally over the
week end in clearing highways and
railroads. The Union Pacific Rail-
roads main line in Wyoming was
cleared again, but some branch
lines still were snowblocked.
During the operations Saturday
in North Dakota rescue crews with
a weasel reached the home of Mrs.
Jake Schelke near McClusky and
found the woman alone with the
body of her husband, who had died
10 days before.
Another crew found a stranded
train near the Canadian border.
Some snow was reported today
in the Northern Plains States and
Upper Mississippi Valley and in
New England, while Southern
Iowa, Northern Missouri and West
Central Illinois had light freezing
rain. Some parts of Kansas and
Oklahoma had drizzles.
Rain was reported along the
Northwest Pacific Coast and the
Western Gulf Coast. Elsewhere,
skies generally were cloudy with
temperatures mostly near or above
Evening star., 1949-02-21
Second Person Killed
By Western AirIift Drop
BY the Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. al
Western airlift operations claimed
a second victim yesterday. A bale
of hay was dropped from a plane
struck and killed a sheepherder.
The victim was identified as
Willard Peacock, about go. OF
Salina, Utah.
The first such fatality occurred
earlier this month when a Navajo
woman died after being struck
by a package tossed from a plane
carrying supplies to snowbound
Arizona Indians.
Capt. H. L. Stewart, public re-
lations officer at Hill Air Base.
Ogden. Utah, said Mr.. Peacock
was killed when two CATS were
dropping hay at sheep camp
approximately so miles northwest
of Milford, in West Central Utah.
Evening star., 1949-02-21
Berlin Told of Brutality
lin Soviet Prison Camps
By the Assoeiofed Press

BERLIN, Feb. 21.-More than
700 Germans crowded into the
United States Information Center
last night to hear accounts Of
brutal treatment in Soviet prison
camps by persons who claimed to
have been inmates.
German anti Communist speak
ers said 100000 Germans have
been deported to Russia, the
speakers claimed.
They said suspects were beaten
into signing confessions Of spying
and underground activities. One
said he was released only after
promising to work for Soviet
agents in ferreting out American.
British and French spies among
1.-THE Germans criticizing the Rus
sian occupation.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Adenauer Asks Reich Role
In A|I-European Army
~ ths A.soeio,sd Press

CLEVELAND. Dec. g. The
Cleveland Plain Dealer tonight
quoted Chancellor Konrad Ade.
nauer of the West German repub-
lie as proposing an European army
with German soldiers making up
one of its departments.
The German chancellor, inter-
viewed at Bonn, Germany, today
by John P. Leacacos Of the Plain
Dealer. was quoted as saying Ger
many should contribute to the de-
fense of Europe in a European
army under command Of higher
European headquarters"
When such command Is
brought about, DR.. Adenauer con-
tinued, it will be not only right
but necessary" for United States
military Gid to be extended to Ger
many.
ANY German armed forces au-
thorized would be just one depart
ment under a European COM
the chancellor explained
to Mr.. Leacacos.
DR.. Adenauer dismissed the idea
of recruiting German soldiers for
Western armies. saying 1t was like
buying a people to have mercen-
a aries"
Evening star., 1949-12-04
US. Makes :'rants 10 G.W.,
Hopkins and Maryland U.

George Washington. Maryland
and Johns Hopkins Universities
are among 81 institutions awarded
grants totaling $835,770 by the
National Institute of Health yes
terday.
The three universities will re-
ceive $17.759 for four of the los
medical research projects which
Federal Security Administrator
Ewing announced will be sup
ported by the new grants. The
projects are designed to provide
new scientific t-1 cl & W.
variety Of hum-.i, a-.-.lazlls-sgss.es,
+ George Washington wasaW4rded
q grant Of $3.324 for a study OF
entozoic amoeba.
The University of Maryland
was granted $6,973 for studies of
the physio-chemical architecture
of muscle cells, while Johns Hop
kins received two grants Of $5,292
and $3.50 for the study of blood
and tissues.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

grade for three years, are entitled
to q longevity increase.
An employe is entitled to q max
imum Of three such longevity pay
raises-one for each three years
spent at the top Of the particular
grade.
The maximum for each longev-
ity increase is $125, which would
go to employees in grade OSLO.
The longevity raise for those in
the lower grades would be corre-
spondingly smaller.
~ ~
FIFTEEN THOUSAND-It's es-
timated that $4,000 Federal en-
ployes here already are eligible
for these longevity raises. Many
more thousands will become eli
gible next year and thereafter.
RETROACTIVE-Employes en-
titled to these immediate long
evity pay increases won't lose any
thing as q result Of the delay.
The payments will be made retro
active to the date when President
Truman signed the new Classi-
fication Pay Act into law.
COMPLICATIONS-The reason
that Civil Service Commission
clarifying regulations were needed
before the longevity raises could
60 into effect is the maze Of tech
nical problems involved In COM
putting years Of service. The
commissions new regulations are
expected to straighten out these
complications.
NAVY-The Navy Department
has restricted the rehiring of re-
tired Government employees so
years or older who are now re-
ceiving annuities. ..
Until now, these annuitants
could be rehired without any time
limitations. The new ruling pro-
hibits the new tenure Of employ
ment to not more than one year.
4
GSA-The permanent reorgan-
ization of the General Services
Administration A announced the
other day by GSA Chief Jess Lar
son also saw permanent appoint
ments made in four Of the top
Evening star., 1949-12-04

their officers be heard by a COM
mittee Of executive board mem
berS.
"The executive board, and only
the executive board. is empowered
by the CIO constitution to take
action against unions whose
policies and activities are con-
sistently directed toward the
achievement Of the program or
purposes of the Communist Party.
Board Review Planned.
"The executive board will, &C
cordingly, review the findings of
the committee as to whether your
union is such q union, and. with
due respect to the recommended
tions of the committee, itself make
the final decision as to what action
is appropriate"
In . separate letter to Mr..
Flaxer, Mr.. Murray said:
Your lengthy and argumenta-
tive denial Of the claim that your
union has consistently directed its
policies and activities toward the
Of the program and
purposes of the Communist Party,
rather than the objectives and
policies of the CIO. should. Of
properly be made In the
and I need not COM
ment on it."
Earlier. Mr.. Rieve had said that
his committee would hold closed
sessions. that neither side would
be permitted to bring lawyers in.
and that the findings would be
to the CIO Executive
Board.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Stote Senator Bonkrupt

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 3 (R.-
State Senator James Earle Gard
ner. of Richmond, yesterday filed
a bankruptcy petition in Federal
District Court, listing debts Of
$26,02861 and assets Of $2,082 so.
He said he is president Of the
Business Euuipment Co.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

r e 6 u ! q I ! o n S
within the next
10 d avs q n d
that the agen-
cies will then be
able to grant
the raises.
Un der the
new law. en-
ployes in the
first 10 grades
who have been
in their partic-
ular grade for
10 ars or
more and in the
k>- ..x~~ - %hA
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Douglas Macarthur PTA

The Parent Teacher Associa-
ton of the Douglas Macarthur
School, Alexandria, will meet at
|8 pm. Tuesday at the school on
Janney's lane. Teachers Of music,
instrumental music, shop, home
making and art will speak.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Christ Lutheran Church
To Mark 18th Anniversary

Christ Lutheran Church. BOIL
Old Georgetown road, Bethesda,
will celebrate the 18th anniver-
sary of its founding at IL am.
today.
Honored guests at today's an
niversary service will be II Of the
46 charter members. One. Mrs.
Grover l.. Brake, will speak.
The congregation met for nearly
four years in the Hiser Theater
A large home on Old Georgetown
road was bought In 1898 and re-
modeled into a chapel. The new
church was completed this year.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Clio Refuses 10 LET
Outsiders Probe lis
10 Left-Wine Unions
BY the Assoeioied Press


yesterday refused to hand over
the CLOS investigation Of its 10
left-wing unions to a panel of
outsiders-including John L. Lewis
or anybody else.
Two left-wing leaders COM
planned that the proposed hear
ings of charges Of Communist
leanings would be biased If con-
Quoted by committees of rival
right wing unionists as planned.
Mr.. Murray said regular C1O
practice was being followed.
Abram Flaxer of the United
Public Workers and James Durkin
of the United Office and Pro-
fessional Workers had suggested
that the hearings be turned over
to somebody outside the CIO.
They suggested public figures like
Chief Justice Vinson. a panel OF
law school professors. or nde--
pendent labor leaders like John
L. Lewis, who once headed the
CIO but Is on the outs with Mr..
Murray.
Rieve Heads Committee.
The Flaxer and Durkin unions
will be the first to have hearings
under the schedule set up by the
CIO Executive Board. Emil Rieve,
president of the Textile Work.
ers and a hard-hitting anti-Com-
munist, heads the committee to
investigate the policies Of Mr..
Flaxer and Mr.. Durkin on De-
cember IL and Is. respectively.
The C1O convention in Cleve-
land last month ousted two unions
charged with following q Com
munist program rather than CIO
policy. The convention authorised
the 51-member executive board
now under strong anti -Commu-
mist control to expel any other
leader or union refusing to adhere
to CIO policy.
The ousted unions were the
United Electrical Workers and
the Farm Equipment Workers. 4
rival antl-left-wing union Is be-
ing formed in the electrical field.
and and the Farm Equipment
Workers jurisdiction was handed
over to Walter Reuther's United
Auto Workers. ~.
Policies of 10 other unions were
under fire at the convention.
Charges were laid before the Ex-
ecutive Committee. Mr.. Murray
picked three-man panels to con-
duct hearings in the next two
months on the alleged Com
munist influence in those unions.
Others Face Probes.
Besides the unions headed by
Mr.. F1axer and Mr.. Durkin, these
organizations will be investigated:
Harry Bridges international
Longshoreman's and Warehouse
mems Unions; the Marine Cooks
and Stewards; American Commu-
nications Association: fur and
Leather Workers; Fishermen and
Allied Workers; Mine. Mill and
Smelter Workers; Food, Tobacco
and Agricultural Workers, and the
United Furniture Workers.
Since the convention. Morris
Pizer, head Of the Furniture
Workers, has announced he in
tends to clean house of all per-
sons refusing to follow CIO policy
In letters to Mr.. Flaxer and Mr.
Durkin. Mr.. Murray said yesterday
that the hearings would follow
CIO procedures for investigating
internal affairs. He wrote:
" it has always been CIC
practice, never departed from in
sofar as I am aware, that charge,
against the international unions OF
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Atlantic Storm Pounds
Disabled u. S. TrowIer

HALIFAX, N. s.. Dec. "a
binding Atlantic snow storm to-
night battered a disabled Ameri-
can trawler about so miles east Of
here. 1t carries a crew of 10.
Reports said the craft was in no
immediate danger. The 163-ton
ship, owned by the Gordon Pew
Fisheries Co., Ltd, of Gloucester,
Mass, suffered an engine break
down, Other smaller craft taxing
shelter near the scene will go to
its aid when the storm abates.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
PTA PIons Square Dance

A square dance will be held at
the meeting Of the Chevy Chase
Elementary School Parent Teach
er Association at 8 pm. Tuesday
in the school. Albert Mcpherson
will have charge of the dance as
caller.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
administrative Jobs In the agen-

administrative Jobs In the agen-
cies.
The appointees, all Of whom
had been filling the jobs in an
acting capacity, are Maxwell H.
Elliott. general counsel; William
|C. Cleary, director Of manage
ment; Max K. Medley, controller;
and Joseph s. Cohen, director Of
public information and reports.
~ X
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Civil Service Commission Club is
sponsoring an Art, Hobby and
Photo Show to be held Thursday
and Friday in the commission S
second-fioo rotunda at Eighth
and F streets NV. The show is
open to Government employees and
the general public and the hours
are from 8 am. to 10 pm. both
days. The New York State
Society will hold its Interior De-
partment Night Ball" at $50 pm.
next Saturday in the Shoreham
Hotel. The House Executive
Expenditures Committee has issued
the House 1441 report on THE
General Accounting Office, a Study
of Its Functions and Operations, 4"
which can be purchased from the
Superintendent of Documents at
the Government Printing ONCE at
IS cents a copy.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

(Ths Federal Spotlight radio
program featuring additional
neps and DietDs of the GoDern-
n,ent is heard each Saturday at
6::l5 pm. oper WMAL, The Star
StdtiOn.)
Evening star., 1949-12-04
vestuent.

Western Germany is moving
10 encourage private capital in
|vestment.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
u. S. Workers Scheduled to Get
Longevity Raise in Few Months
by joseph Young

Of Government employees here Will get their longevity
provided Classification Act within the
few
Although became effective than month
authorized the longevity increases
wait for the Civil Service Commission to issue
Evening star., 1949-12-04

tenn would work.
The commission now says 1t will
complete the writing Of the new
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Three Chest Meetinqs
Scheduled This Week.;
Parker Calls Board

The washington area Commu-
nifty Chest drive enters its sixth
report week today with two more
report meetings scheduled, as well
As Z special meeting of the Chest
Federation board to consider cam
paign progress.
Federation President Chauncey
q. Parker announced the special
board meeting last night. The
Chest has 80 directors, represent
ing Washington's United Com
munity Services and the Com
munity Chests in the nearby
counties. The meeting will be at
the American Security and Trust
Co. at 1 pm. Friday.
First Of the1two report meet
ings will be Tuesday. New re-
turns are expected from the Capt.
tails Business I and Business II
units. Alexandra and the four
counties.
On Thursday. Government and
residential leaders will join with
the others for another general re-
port. Both sessions will be at
1890 pm. at the Hotel Wash
ington.
5 500 of Goal Reached.
With the drive now up to 81
per cent Of its $3.991.719 goal.
Chairman Frank j. Luchs has
urged volunteers to press as close
to the finish as possible by
Thursday. The amount that still
must be raised is $691 ,622.
To reach the goal, Mr.. Luchs
has called for another 10000
pledges. Added to the $4,000 al
ready obtained, this would bring
the total close to the 400. 900 lead
ers asked for at the outset.
Closest to quotas among the
major soliciting divisions are
Government with 81 per cent of
the drives biggest quota of
$1,456,50o, and Alexandria with
80 per cent of its $67.228. Other
DGd1l0lllSS dlCs
Business I, 10 per cent; Busi-
ness II, .73 per cent: Residential,
78 per cent: Arlington. 63 per
cent; Fairfax. 60 per cent; Mont
gomery, So per cent, and Prince
Georges, 48 per cent.
Musicians Praised.
<%,,, ;rx,oo T,obe yacterSov poiS
tribute to the cooperation Of the ,
District Federation of Musicians,
Local 161. in providing music for
report luncheons. The perform
ances by union members have
been financed with a gift of $4,000
from the Transcription and Re-
cording Fund and Music Per- ,
formance Trust Fund of the
American Federation of Musi-
Clans.
Workers attending report lunch
cons pay for their own meals, Of
t1cials pointed out.
The Chest last night an
nounced Honor Roll awards to
these contributing organizations.
Alexander Brown & Sons
Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co
American Chemical Society i
American Youth Hostels, Inc.
Anacostia National Bank
Association of Childhood Education
Bache & Company
Bank Of Commerce e. SAVINGS
Bureau OF Contract Information s,
Lee D. Butler
Chamber Of Commerce of the United States
City Bank Of Washinston
james A. Councillor Co.
Croker General Tire Co. of D. C. |
Davies. Richbers, Bebbe, Busick & Rich
ardscn
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Weather Report

District Of Columbia and vicinity
Increasing cloudiness with ris-
ing temperatures, highest near so
today with some rain likely by
night. Tomorrow clearing with
moderate temperature.
Maryland and Virginia - In
creasing cloudiness with rising
temperatures. Some rain or snow
by afternoon or evening today
changing to snow hurries and
turning cold again tomorrow.
River Report
tFrom U. 8. EnEineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
humidity.
fReadinEs At Washington National Airport)
Yesterday Pet. Yesterday Pct.
Noon - ~ 8 pm. 5S
pm. - SO 10 pm. - 50
High and Low for Yesterday.
High, Al at 2:55 pm.
Low, 81 At $50 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 81. on August Il.
Lowest, 21. on January 80.
Tide Tables:
FURNISHED by United States Coast
AAxt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-04-12
British Labor Party
Announces Platform For
1856 Election Campaign

will be continued as long as they
are needed.
Better working conditions for
the laboring man was promised,
with longer vacations under con-
ditions that would be improved
by the government.
The party, it was said, is
anxious to be on friendly terms
with Russia, but added that
there is no hope in that regard
because the Kremlin is determin-
ed to continue its implacable non
cooperative policy withN all ma
tons except those behind the
Iron Curtain. Russia, the an
nouncement declares, is not dis
posed to live at peace with the
world, except that part of il
which conforms to communistic
doctrines.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-04-12
City Needs Sewers,
Manager Says, AS He
Signs $4,000 Check
up Wirephoto

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the cost of the sewer CONSTRUCTION,
against individual property, / be-
lieve the city should first under
take laying sewers in those
streets where the property own
ers are willing to pay for the
cost OF construction.
'In the first place, assessments
for sewers cannot be collected
by the city until a year after the
work is done. The city hasn't the
money to carry on such work"
The tobacco tax is expected to
yield about $4,000 by Septem-
Der. That is, after transferring to
the remainder, $4,000, back to
the general fund.
The $4,000 would not 60 far
to provide sewers in the streets
where they are needed. 1t is esti-
mated that about 100000 must
be spent for sewers. This is the
absolute REQUIRED sewers that are
needed for the city.
Then, the city manager points
out that the treatment plants
need considerable money spent
on them. The cost of the treat
ment is general charge against
the city, and cannot be assessed
against property owners.
In Stating today that sewers
were badly needed, the city man
ager emphasized that no repaving
Continued On Page Six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-04-12
~, 700 BaIttIace Left
Ia Street Paving
Fund Program,
10000 Repays General
Fund For Rcpaving
Work Carried On
Here Last Year

Sewers will be the next thing
that the city will pay attention to,
City Manager Ralph D. Spalding
said today in revealing that he
had signed check this morning
for $4,000 transferring tobacco
tax money to the general fund.
The repayment of $4,000 leaves
a balance due of $4,000 in the
payment of the street repavins
program undertaken by the city
last year.
Under the rcpaving program
the city resurfaced Simonton ST.,
Division street, Southland street,
Whitehead street. Fleming st.
Caroline street, Greene street and
White street.
The city needs sewers badly,
said the city manager today.
While l have authority to assess
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-04-12
Refresher Course
On What Forces
Are Doing Here
90 Public information
Officers Coming
TO Key West
On Friday

Sixty public Information Off
GERS of the United States Navy,
who are carried on the reserve
list, will come here on Friday on
active duty for a weeks refresher
course on what the Naval Forces
arc doing here.
The Scimar, which is held
periodically by the Navy, will be
under the direction of Command
er E. S. LoveleSs, USN, of the
public information bureau of the
United States Navy, Washing
ton.
The officers involved are re
serve officers attached to the
Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
Districts, and in civilian life are
ncWSpapermen on an active duty
throughout the country.
They will be taken in charge
Continued On Page Six,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-04-12
Fifteen Volunteer
WORKER To Ask
People To Take Up
The sword In Fight

Saturday. April l6, will be
sword Day" in the city of Key
West
That's when at least Is volun-
tcCr workers will ask the peo-
pie of Monroe County TO TAX ,
zap the Sword in the fight
against cancer.
Sword Day" will be sponsored
by uSO-NCC Junior HoSteSScS,
girls Of the junior and senior
classes Of the Convent of Mary
immaculate. and others, who