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Evening star., 1949-01-05
Soldier, Stabbed in Back,
Halls Cab 10 Go 10 Hospital

A soldier with a stab wound in
his back hailed taxicab on Ninth
street near Massachusetts, avenue
NV. about am. today and was
taken to Emergency Hospital, police
reported.
The wounded man, identified as
Cecil Dunham, 80, was said to be
en- route from Alameda. Calf, to
Camp Kilmer. N. J. Transferred
to Walter Reed Hospital, he was
unable to be questioned by police
on the circumstances of the wound.
The hospital described his condition
as fair.
Evening star., 1949-01-05
Berlin Club Ban
On Enlisted Men
Stirs Hot Dispute
By the ASsocioted Press

BERLIN, Jan. 5.-Americans in
Berlin heatedly argued today
whether Harnack House, club for
officers and civilians, should admit
American enlisted men as guests.
One officer was accused of using
the term enlisted "barbarians" in
defending a change last month in
the clubs constitution barring en-
listed men.
Civilians at the headquarters of
American Military Government here
said they would fight to have the
ban lifted at the clubs next men,
bership meeting.
The ban was Endorsed by 1875
votes to l10 at a meeting last night.
A minority of the 700 civilians and
400 officers belonging to the club
attended.
Some officers said junior troop
commanders in Berlin needed a
place where they could relax with
out the company of their men.
Evening star., 1949-01-05
Britain Holds Situation
In Palestine Still Grave

LONDON, Jan. CP,.-Britain
said today that the situation on the
Palestine-Egyptian frontier con-
tinues grave. although the main
body of Israeli forces" has been
withdrawn from Egyptian terri
tory.
A Foreign ONCE spokesman told
a news conference an Israeli with
drawal has given local relief to o
still obscure situation which con-
tinues to cause anxiety"
He said he was not prepared to
say all Israeli forces have been
withdrawn from Egypt. The Israeli
government told the United States
in a note early this week all its
troops had left Egyptian territory.
The spokesman, in an unsolicited
statement. made clear that Britain
blames Israel for recent United
Nations truce violations in Southern
Palestine.
| He said study of reports received
by the Foreign ONCE of Egyptian
frontier incidents now leave no
doubt at all that Egyptian terri
| tory was violated"
Evening star., 1949-01-05
NewNegebFight
Begun by Jews,
Egypt Charges
Cairo Says Isroelis
Started Advance at
Midnight Monday
BY the Associotsd Press

CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 5.-Egyp-
tian statements indicated today
a revival of the battle for con-
troll of the Negeb Desert area
and Palestine's southern coast.
The government announced that
Israeli troops struck at midnight
Monday against forward positions
toward Rata after weekend bonn
bardment of GAIA and Khan Yunis,
two Egyptian-held cities within the
Palestine coastal salient which the
United Nations allotted to the
Arabs.
The first thrust toward Rata, an
Egyptian air base on the Palestine
frontier three miles from the Med
iterranean, was repulsed, but the
battle is continuing, the War Min
istry announced. Egyptian war
planes strafed As Israeli armored
vehicles, it said, and burned a ma
jority of them
Foreign Minister Dessouki Abaza
Pasha reported fighting in the
Negeb Desert, which adjoins the
coastal strip, increased in weight
yesterday He said the Egyptian
position is satisfactory. The Negeb
situation had appeared to ease last
week after a sharp exchange OF
blows.
GAIA Bombarded From Sea.
The Foreign Office said Jews
bombarded GAIA from the sea Sat-
urday night and bombed both GAIA
and Khan Yunis from the air both
Saturday night and Sunday, caus-
ing many casualties among inhabi-
tants and Arab refugees. U. N.
observers were quoted as saying 80
persons were killed and IS wounded
in Khan Yunis, the smaller OF the
two cities.
These reports of action on the
southern front were accompanied
by a communique from Baghdad
giving the Iraqi version of a clash
of Jewish and Iraqi soldiers at Tira
and Kuf1sh, just northwest of the
Arab highway center OF Qalqilye,
on the central front.
TN spite of heavy attacks by
Zionist troops, supported by heavy
shelling and machine gun fire, our
units forced the enemy to retreat,
leaving behind heavy losses" the
communiuue said.
Evening star., 1949-01-05
Steel Expansion
Byloun or u. S.
Plants Sought
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman today called
on Congress for an increase of
$4,000,000000 in taxes-princi-
pally on corporations-broad
authority to control imitation
and a far-reaching program of
social legislation.
Mr.. Truman also asked for repeal
of the Hartley labor law, en-
actment of controversial civil
rights program. universal military
training, broadened social security
coverage and an expanded Federal
program IN health, education and
housing. He requested specifically
a program to provide 100000 new
public housing units in the next
seven years.
The President made his recon-
mendations in the annual State-of-
the message before a joint
session of a friendly Senate and
House which are expected to enact
most, If not all, of his proposals.
In asking for increased taxes, Mr..
Truman did not mention an excess
profits levy or specify what he had
in mind except to say:
This should come principally
from additional corporate taxes. A
portion should come from revised
estate and gift taxes. Consideration
should be given to raising personal
income tax rates in the middle and
upper brackets"
New Revenue Essential.
Mr.. Truman said new revenue is
essential ito reduce inf1ationary
pressures," balance the Federal
Budget and reduce the 1882 100000 =
600 public debt.
In addition to the tax proposal,
Mr.. Truman recommended seven
point program to curb imitation
pressures which, he said, were
threatening the prosperity of the
country.
In one of his most far-reaching
proposals for the fight against in
f1ation, Mr.. Truman asked for
authority to make loans for expand
ing production facilities for mate
rials in scarce supply such as steel
when such need was determined
He also said authority should be
provided for direct construction of
such facilities If action by private
industry fails to meet our needs"
Other specific points in the anti
imitation program were:
l. Standby authority to impose
price ceilings "for scarce commodi-
ties which basically affect essential
industrial production or the cost of
living" and to limit "unjustified
wage adjustments" which would ad-
versely affect price ceilings. No ref
erence was made to rationing Of
consumer items.
2. To extend and strengthen rent
control. The present rent control
law expires March 81.
3. To continue power to control
consumer credit and enlarge the
power over bank credit.
Asks Regulatory Authority.
4. Authority to regulate specula-
ton on commodity exchanges.
S. Continued export control au-
thority with machinery provided for
it's enforcement.
6. Continued priorities and allo-
cation authority in the filed OF
transportation.
7. Authority for priorities and al
location for key materials in short
supply.
Mr.. Truman said he would discuss
Continued on Page A-4, Col. H.
Evening star., 1949-01-05
Fire Hits Restaurant,
Routs Roomers Upstairs

Several persons fled from their
rooms into the rain early today after
fire broke out in a restaurant at
1118 Thirteenth street NV.
Although the blaze was confined
to the restaurant, on the ground
floor of the building, roomers living
above the place ran to the street
when they smelled the smoke, fire.
men said
The kitchen of the restaurant.
owned by Ali Mohammed Zandjabil.
was destroyed. Mr.. Zandjabil esti-
mated the damage at several thou
sand dollars"
Evening star., 1949-01-05
$4,000 Bail Each Sci
For -Four Men Held in
6. ". Sports FixCase
Grond Jury Due to Act
Today; Arrests Follow
Shopiro's Disclosure
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Four
men were held in $5O,000 bail
each today after George Wash
ington University basket ball
player told authorities they Of
fered him $1,000 to fix a game
Meanwhile the district attorney
Office prepared to move swiftly
against the quartet, announcing the
case would be taken to a grand jury
later in the day
The high bail was set by Magis-
trate Ambrose J. Haddock in Felony
Court pending a hearing next Tues
DAY.
The zen are:
Joseph Aronowitz. IS, a cloth cut
ter, of Brooklyn
Philip Klein, "a, linotype oper-
ator of Brooklyn.
Jack Levy, 40. of Miami, Fla.
William Rivlin. 43. OF New York.
All four denied offering the bribe.
Two Substantial Bookmakers."
Assistant District Attorney Alfred
J. Scotti said Levy and Rivlin were
substantial bookmakers' while the
other two were front men, He
told Magistrate Haddock the men
operated chiefly from Miami. Fla,
with wide connections and substan-
tial means available"
The player involved is David
Shapiro of Brooklyn, 25-year-old CO.
captain of the George Washington
team and law student. >
District Attorney Frank S. Hogan
praised Shapiro highly, relating how
the player had co-operated with his
Office for four months in an inves-
tigation of the alleged bribe scheme
SIN or in contacts with the four
N Nd under instructions Of the
~ ttorney's office, Hogan said
Ane game which the quartet al
legedly sought to fix was played last
night at Madison Square Garden
George Washington was a 13-point
underdog. but upset Manhattan Col
lege, II to 50.
Shapiro, who didn't score a point
in the game and fouled out on five
persons, was expected by the alleged
"fixers" to see that his team lost by
18 or 19 points, Mr.. Hogan said.
The four men were arrested yes
terday and after the game last night
They were charged with violtions OF
law against bribing participants
in amateur sports and with con-
spiracy.
Mr.. Scotti said he had no evidence
"at this time" about attempts to fix
other contests. but told newsmen
You are perfectly at liberty to spec
ulate within the ground of reason
Under the attempted bribery
charge, the four. if convicted, would
face one to five years Imprisonment
Mr.. Hogan said Shapiro told him
the four men had offered him ST ,00C
to make certain his team lost tc
Manhattan by lopsided score.
In his offices. Mr.. Hogan issued
the following statement:
The contamination of vultures
such as these defendants can be
On
Evening star., 1949-01-05
Improvements
In Wagner Act
Are Outlined
By james Y. Newton

President Truman followed
through today on one of his big
campaign promises, asking Con-
greSs to repeal the Taft Hartley
Act and re-enact the old Wagner
Act as the labor relations law
of the land with certain i'm
provements."
The improvements" called for by
the President in his State-of the :
Union message were the same ones
he advocated in a similar message to
Congress two years ago. But at that
time the Republican controlled Con-
gress ignored his request and subse-
quently passed the Taft-Hartley
law. including many more restric-
tons on unions, over his veto
The amendments urged by Mr.
Truman for the Wagner Act, which
governed labor Encouragement rela-
tions from 1885 until mid-1947 and
placed no restrictions on labor, are
Prohibition of jurisdictional strikes
and certain types of boycott" stop
pages; prevention of the use of eco
nomic force to decide issues arising
out of Interpretation of existing
employer-union contracts, and
without endangering our demo-
cratic freedoms" to provide means
for settling or preventing strikes
in vital industries which affect the
public interests"
Asks 75-cent Minimum Wage.
Mr.. Truman also called on Con-
gress to rebuild and strengthen the
Labor Department. placing in the
department those units properly
belonging within it, and to raise
the statutory minimum wage from
the present 40 cents an hour Ito at
least IS cents an hour"
Mr.. Truman did not say whether
the new labor observation-disclosures
Act plus "improvements"-sho
be handled all in "one package or
in two steps as advocated by the
labor organizations Labor leaders
want to return to the Wagner Act
and then have Congress consider
the amendments.
On that score, Representative
Lesinski, Democrat, of Michigan,
who will head the House Labor
Committee. has indicated that he
favors the "one package approach.
He said today that the House will
have a complete labor relations bill
for consideration as a substitute for
Taft Hartley before then end of
this month.
Although comment on the PreSi-
dents recommendations was not
forthcoming Immediately, there was
little if anything in it to which
labor leaders would take serious
objection. The suggestions were
what organized labor had expected
Mr.. Truman to make. and the AFL
had said as much in pre-message
statements.
Sees Labor Rights Abridged.
There was nothing in the message
relating to the continuation of the
Taft Hartley requirement for the
filing of Communist affdavits
by union officers The AFL has
stated that it would not object to
such a requirement provided en-
ployer rep1 esentatives are COM
PEELED to file the affidavits too.
If Congress follows the Presidents
advice, and Mr.. Lesinski and others
have said he will get what he wants
most of Taft-Hartley will be wipec
out, including the prohibition on the
closed shop, restrictions on the unior
shop. mass picketing and direct
political spending by unions.
Mr.. Truman said the Hartley
Act discriminates unfairly agains
working people because 1T abridges
their rights, curtails their construc-
(See LABOR, Page A-4o
Evening star., 1949-01-05
tSee COMMENT, Page A-4D
Ouukes Shake Surdiniu

ROME, Jan. 5 P)-Dispatches to
Rome newspapers said earth tremors
shook Sardinia last night. The
tremors we're strongest in the north
west part of the island, where some
small houses were damaged. No
casualties were reported.
Evening star., 1949-01-05
Bomb ExpIodes in Havana

HAVANA, Cuba. Jan. S (P).-A
small bomb exploded today in down.
town Havana. shattering windows of
La Epoca Department Store and
other shops. No casualties were re-
ported. Police reported they found
an unexploded bomb in a workers
residential section.
Evening star., 1949-01-05
Bod Weather Cancels
So New York FLIGHTS
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Fifty-six
inbound and outbound domestic
flights were Cancelled at La Guardia
Field today because Of bad weather.
Three overseas flights were di-
verted to Boston as low ceilings
closed over the field.
Evening star., 1949-01-05
Plooue Kills 18 in Indiu

CALCUTTA, Jan. .(P,.-Bubonic
plague was reported today to have
broken out in Gaya in Bihar Prov
ince, killing 18 persons. Eleven we're
from one family. The area was
cordoned off Schools and theaters
we're closed for three days.
Evening star., 1949-01-05
BIust Kills Two Miners

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. Jan. S (P.
An explosion which rocked hard
coal colliery today killed two men.
Evening star., 1949-01-05

(See McGRATH, Page AS.
Evening star., 1949-01-05
TRUMAN CALLS FOR a BILLION IN new TAXES
Taft Law Repeal Initiation Curbs>
Broad Social Program Also Urged
State of the Union MESSAGE

FOLLOWING is the tert OF Presi-
dent Truman'S message to Con-
greSs today on the state OF the
Union:
Evening star., 1949-01-05

Continued on Page A-20, Col. 81
Evening star., 1949-01-05

Rain with high about 46 today. Occasional
rain, mild tonight and tomorrow. Low to-
night about A: colder tomorrow night. (Full
report on Page A-2)
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-29
Forms Ready Aug. 20
For G.. /. Policy Holders
1contInued from nrst paee1

It will do veterans no good to
make application before they get
the official forms Aug. 20, for the
application must be filed on the
official postcard form, which is
made Of special paper of the
correct size to accommodate
computing and recording ma
chimes. Applications received on
other than the official forms will
be discarded because an attempt
to use them would delay 'produc-
tion-line" processing of not only
the unofficial applications, but of
hundreds or thousands of others.
All the veterans need to do is TO
obtain the three-fold card contain
ing complete instructions, fill it
out and mail it to the V. A., Mr..
Gray said. If the veteran does not
know the number of his insurance
policy-one of the questions on the
form-the application still can be
readily identified by service num-
ber, rank and exact name used dur
ing service.
ut will not be necessary to write
about your insurance number"
Mr.. Gray said, cor about the
status of your dividend application,
since " A. will mail you part of
your application to show that it has
been received and is being process
ed. If you do write in, you only de-
lay your own payment, because it
will be necessary to withdraw your
application and thus delay the pro-
duction line Just mail in your ap-
plication filed out as completely as
you possibly can, then wait until
the checks start out some time III
January of next year"
The first phase of the huge in
surance dividend program has
been virtually completed, Mr.. Gray
said, in microfilming project ex-
ceeded in volume only by the "
mail program of World War II,
with high-speed microfilming ma
chimes here photographing the last
of 22,OO0,000 premium record cards
The microfilming operation was
preceded by a vast clerical jot
consisting of a physical check Oi
each premium record account tC
assure completeness Of the dats
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-29
Tired Kidneys
Often Bring
SIeepIess Nights

When disorder Of kidney function permits
poisonous matter TO remain in your blood,
It may cause nagging backache, rheumatic
pains, leg pains, loss of pep and energy, get
ting up nights, swelling, pufiness under the
eyes, headaches and dizziness. Frequent. or
scanty passages with srnarting and burning
Sometimes shows there is something wrong
with your kidneys or bladder.
Don't wait Ask your druggist for Doan's
pills. a stirnulant diuretic, used successfully
by millions for over so years. Doan's give
happy relief and will help the 10 miles of
kidney tubes flush out poisonous waste from
your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-29
GREENWOOD
Greenwood Grace and Cannon
Methodist Circuit
ThOmas. Jr., Pastor
Sunday, July 81

Y. Z. Thomas, Jr., Pastor
Sunday, July 81
BETHEL: 9:45 a. m-Morning
Worship. Sermon by the pastor.
10:45 a. m.-Church School. Mrs.
w. Paskey, superintendent
GRACE: 10000 a. m.-Church
school. c. H. Spence. superintend-
ent. 11:00 a. m.-Morning worship.
Sermon by the pastor.
CANNON: 10000 a. m.-Church
school. r. L. CLANCY, superinten
dent. 500 p. NJ Evening worship.
Sunday morning after worship
the adult and young adult class of
Grace Church will meet to discuss
few very important things con-
cerning the playground.
There will not be any evening
services at Grace Church during
August.
The Sunshine Glass of the Green
wood Methodist Church will hold
a beach party at Rehoboth on Sun
day, July 81, beginning at one
O'Clock Members are requested to
meet on the beach just north of
Hotel Henlopen. Bring your lunch,
the whole family and let's make it
a real class -gether.
The Sunshine Glass will not have
a regular meeting in August, but
will meet with Mrs. Alex Sadowski
in September.
Mrs. Sallie Tainan, Miss Leila
Tatman, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Tat
man were guests on Saturday OF
MIR. and Mrs. Linwood Penuel at
their summer cottage at Broadkill
Beach.
This is an annual affair given by
the Penuels and reunion of the
Tatman family. Thirty-thret
guests enjoyed the noon picnic
lunch, delicious sea food supper
as we'll as fishings bathing and gooC
fellowship. They came from Viii
mington, Milford, Bridgeville
Georgetown, Rehoboth and Wichi
ia, Kansas.
MIR. and Mrs. Stanley Klemn
spent the weekend in Philadei
phia visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hurd ant
daughter Barbara of Hampstead
Long Island, spent their vacation
with Mrs. Hurd's parents, Mr.. AM
Mrs. Harry Rogers. Barbara is re
naming here until her schOo
opens.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Cohee o
Denton, Md, Mr.. and Mrs. Cliffor
Elliott and son Ronnie. Mrs. Ber
that Elliott and Mrs. Clara Hast
ings of Delmar were visitors G
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Elliott las
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Uhler enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Tyso
and children of Pennsylvania owe
the weekend.
Twenty members of the Ladie
Auxiliary attended beach part
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-29

at Bethany Beach on last Wednes-
day evening, sponsored by the La
dies Auxiliary of Millyille.
The Ladies Auxiliary will pa
rade at the Kent and Sussex Fair
on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Lee Coulter Wis
tied relatives in Philadelphia and
Bethlehem, Pa, over the weekend.
H. f. Cooley, the new principal
of Greenwood High School, has re-
turned from the New York Uni
versity.
DR.. and Mrs. G. Greylock Noble
have returned from New York
where they attended the wedding
OF their son, Raymond Hull Noble
of Flushing, to Betty F. Charest of
Coningham, Pa.
The wedding was held in the
Congregational Church of Flush
ing, the Rev. Alfred H. Rapp Off
ciating. Miss Dorothy Tadoshoff
of Hazleton, Pa, was maid of hon
or and Charles Greylock Noble, Jr.,
was best man.
The bride was attired in a navy
marquisette sheer dress with white
accessories and wore corsage of
white orchids. Miss Tadoshoff wore
navy trimmed with white and car
ried an old fashioned bouquet OF
red roses.
! After the ceremony, a reception
was held for members of the fam
/ lies at the home of the bride
groom's sister, Mrs. Hililard f.
! Penfold of Flushing. Mr.. and Mrs
! Noble are spending their honey
moon in New England.
i Mrs. Noble is graduate of SKID
more and the Nursing School of the
+ New York Post Graduate Medlcal
tSchool. Mr.. Noble served in the
ARMY Air Force for five years anC
was with the Eighth Air Force
Heavy Bombardment Group II
England for 13 months. He is
captain in the Reserve Air Force
and is a salesman with the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey
On their return, the couple will
reside in New York City.
Mrs. Hililard F. Penfold ant
iHiiilard, Jr., have returned t
Flushing after visiting Mrs. Pen
folds parents, DR.. and Mrs. |
, Greylock Noble.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gueran
and daughter Bettye of Mlams
! Florida have been visiting Mr.. an
! Mrs. Robert DeVroy and Jane
, Gibson, who has just been dis
charged from the U. S. Air Force
I. after serving Is months in Hawai-
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-29

on each card,
First reason for microfilming
the cards was that the insurance
records are maintained in fourteen
cities, and the information on the
cards had to be assembled at cen
trail location. Second, the active
premium record cards, to which all
premium payments are posted, are
in daily use in the various district
offices, which could not function
without the cards.
MIR. Gray said the dividend pay
ment project now enters the phase
of setting up master files and rec
ords so that the applications NAV
be handled promptly when receiver
by the V. A.
In temporary buildings in Wash
ington, hundreds of employees are
working staggered shifts to pro-
duce and process millions of
punched cards from which later
will be computed the amount of
dividend to which each veteran is
entitled.
The entire operation is me-
chanical one, with more than 5000
intricate machines used in one OF
the largest single concentrations
of such machines in the country.
When checks start flowing out in
January, the mailing is expected to
reach a maximum of 100000 daily.
OIo,,do ITo To,.,,ao,,'s five cfpOka
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-29

To make homemade fine dry
bread crumbs put stale bread into
a slow oven to make sure it is dry
through and through; then put it
through food chopper, using the
fine blade. Store in covered con-
tainer in the refrigerator. If there
are young children using the food
chopper. Let them have the fun of
learning to put the chopper togeth-
er and to take it apart as we'll as
of working the grinder.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-29

Claude Harmon's five stroke
margin of victory in the 194S Mas
tiers golf tourney is the largest in
the history of the competition.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-29

2-Sqfer Design! Now the engineers
who pioneered the first all-steel car
bodies have developed still safer body
and frame design-23%0 more rigid.
You have full control Of your automat-
ic gear shifting car. With Prestomatic
Fluid Drive Transmission, the Safety
Clutch enables you to take over in
emergencies, select the gear you need.