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i TO 6 RATIO

Maintaining the seven-to-six Fi- nance Committee ratio puzzled some Republicans who had expected a Ligger Democratic edge to help put through MT. Truman's tax revision program.
 The Democrats decision to aban- don the seven to six ratio in the Foreign Relations Committee came as a surprise. There had been talk it would be maintained in the in- terests of the bipartisan foreign policy.
 Senator Vandenberg tMich), the chairman of the committee during GOP-dominated 80th Congress and now ranking minority member, call ed the decision "regrettable and not particularly impressive in it's bi- partisan hospitality"
 COP OPPOSITION Senator Lodge tMassD another Republican member, declared. It's a pity. It's certainly too bad" The sharpest criticism came from Senator Morse tR-Ore) whose ap- plication for membership on the committee was vo!ded by the decis- ion.
 1 He termed the step "a shocking repudiation of the bipartisan fore- ign policy in the Senate and add ed:
 Tt is obvious that the decision 1 of the Democrats will make 1t pos- sitle for them to play partisan pol .itics with the issue of war or peace. BAD DEAL. CLAIM i And a Republican who asked not to be named said: Tt is the worst thing the Demo- crats could have done. They have picked themselves fight on foreign policy. This means that from now on we Republicans will go after some of the key boys in the State Department, something we have re- trained from doing
 1 Senator Connally D-Texo is tt ibe chairman of the Foreign Rela. lt.ons unit in the new Congress. Ht also is member of the steering
 committee which decided on th' eight to five split
 Both Connally and Senator Bark lley CD-Ky), chairman of the steer ling committee until he is inaugural led as Vice President, refused to sa. why the seven to six ratio is bein! abandoned. One reason, it was un iderstood, is that about IT Demo .crats, in addition to those dread lon the committee, have applied 10 membership.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-10
Chess Notes
BY Donald n. Muqridae

The three unfinished games
from the first round of the Dis
trict championship tourney were
concluded last week. Edmund
Nash won from George 8. Thomas
by precise play in an unusual end
ing. In,
A completely even position was
given up as drawn by Gerald
Gross. jr., and Sam Schwartz
without resuming play.
The postponed game between
Henri P. Reyss and Morton L.
Seidelman was won by the former,
whose Vienna opening developed
into a crushing king side attack
in 80 moves.
The sensation of the second
round was, the game between
Sam Schwartz and the Defend
ing champion, Oscar Shapiro.
Schwartz obtained a superior po-
sition and went into the ending
a pawn ahead, with presumable
win. Thereafter Shapiro put his
back to the. wall and repulsed all
of Whites efforts to cash in on
his advantage. The adjourned
position, in which Schwartz had
a bishop and 3 pawns and Shapiro
a rock and one pawn, was drawn
without the resumption of play.
A French defense contested by
G. s. Thomas and Martin G. Stark
was adjourned with the latter
holding the exchange for pawn.
In the second session Stark,
after several false starts, finally
worked out a win on the 9th
move, and thereby took the lead
with Q points. L. Russell Chau-
venet won easily from Theodore
Bullockus, who permitted bishop
to be trapped and resigned a
hopeless game after Is moves.
1t. Comdr. Walter c. Michaels,
in an unusual kind of queens
gambit declined, persisted in an
unpromising attack against M. L.
Seidelman, whose too-passive de-
Tense resulted In his king being
checkmated in the middle Of the
board on move 80.
The Cunningham gambit con-
tested between Hans Berliner and
E. Nash was adjourned with the
first named the exchange and two
pawns ahead. The GroSS-ReysS
match was postponed. Stark has
2 points and Michaels and Sha-
piro Ia each.
A prize of $40 for the best game
in the District tourney has been
provided by the generosity of Al
bert w. Fox. prominent attorney
and retired chessmaster. and
Comdr. James j. Hughes, U. S. NJ.
retired, president Of the Terminal
Refrigerating & Warehousing
Corp. The judge will be Stuart
: ~Wagman, District expert just re-
turned from Is months of Gov
! eminent service in Greece, who
will pick the game from those
selected for publication in The
Star. The first entry in this
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By Jessie Font Evons

"A public welfare department
gives an adequate service only
when it helps people to help them
selves" This is the core of the
social philosophy Of stalwart.
dynamic William z. Roger. the
new director of Montgomery
County's Welfare Department. Il
am not sentimental about people. -
he said to me in our interview in
his Office at Rockville. Il do not
believe that all of the people we
help are weak and can do nothing
for themselves. I believe most of
them resent having things done
for them and they can retain
. their self-respect and capacity for
self-help only If we let them plan
their own lives"
q. However" he continued. "trou-
BILE can come to any family, inter-
fering with its way of life so that
it cannot stay together as a
healthy, living unit without some
help" -
Mr.. Roger gave me an illustra-
ton: eve have cases where there
is no wage Garner in the family
because the father is i'll. or dead.
or has deserted. Frequently tenn
porary assistance to the family
will relieve immediate anxiety so
the mother no longer feels trapped
and can begin to think and plan.
II her family is small, she may
find employment as way Of
managing without further assist
ance. If her family is large. as
sistance for an extended period
may be the only way she has of
caring for her family"
Family Life Necessary to Child.
I could see, as we talked, about
families and family life, why Mr..
Roger has so much conviction
About the Importance Of what his
department is doing. There is
nothing more important in Amer
lea today than helping the family
preserve itself from internal and
external forces that threaten its
disintegration. It is in family
living that the average child has
the best chance Of growing into
physically healthy and emotion
ally secure adult.
I'VE try to help parents who
are neglecting their children to
give better care but, where they
cannot use our help, the Juvenile
Court may give us custody of the
children for placement in foster
family home so that they can be
q part of family living"
There are many other parts to
the welfare departments program
besides assistance to families, fos-
ter children, old people and the
blind, Mr.. Rogers Office protects
children who are living with un-
related adults by registering and
licensing the homes. This pro-
gram prevents many children
from becoming lost" Identities,
like so many thousands of chill
dren in Europe separated from
their parents during the last war.
The Welfare Department is be-
ginning an adoption service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-10
New Steel Industry
Planned by Norway
In Far North Region

Norway, long an iron ore ex-
porter. plans 70 roll ia own soon IN
q big and modern iron and steel
works
Up oy the Arctic Circle the small
seaport OF Mo-I-Rana Is under
going an amazing transformation
into Norway's Far North Pitts
burgh"
Hydroelectric power for the
plant. bombproof chambers for
the power generators and railway
tunnels cut deep inside the noun
tains are a few arreStlng features
Of the project.
With a working harbor and
plenty Of iron nearby and a north
bound railway already reaching
past Mo, this gateway 10 the lands
OF the midnight sun finds Itself
the center OF potential steel age
that recalls STRINGS OF long ago.
Romans Began Work.
Norway's first Iron Age lasted
from the Roman era well into me-
dieval times. It's cultural deyei-
opmentS started with the expan-
sion of Roman influence in North
ern Europe and the importation OF
raw iron and fabricated iron OBJ
jects.
Later. following the discovery
that native boys were rich in iron
deposits. the early Norwegians be-
gan making their own iron prod
ucts. From iron smelted in primi-
tive blast furnaces they created q
surprising number Of useful ar
ticleS. from kettles and other
kitchen utensils to sickles and axes
The iron ak. which made pos
sible the building of more ad-
vanced boats. helped lay the
foundation for Norway's seagoing
activities, still a major factor in
the nations economic life.
Industry Handicapped.
Some Norwegian iron works.
smelling by charcoal. operated
during the 18th and 18th CEN
turtles. A large-scale modern in
dustry. however. has been handi-
capped by lack of convenient coal
for power, and the difficulty of
extracting the iron from general
ly w-grade ores. Hence, Nor
way has exported the ores, and
imported most of It's needs In pig
iron and steel.
The current enterprise at Mo
has the advantage Of two modern
developments that offset the old
limitations. One is abundant
hydroelectric power which more
than compensates for coal lack.
The other is the discovery by
Norwegian scientists. after Is
years of experimentation, OF a
process for obtaining satisfactory
ore concentrate from the near by
iron mine Of Cumberland. This
mine. now government owned, is
said to have a billion tons in
reserve.
The new plant. under COM
bined government and private
ownership, will be Norway's larg-
est industrial establishment, &C
cording to present plans. It's an
nual output is expected eventually
to amount to more than half a
million tons of rolling steel and
180. 900 tons Of pig iron. BY late
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-10
Help Them to Help Themselves,
Is Code of Welfare Director

1t certifies citizens Of Mont
gomery County for free general,
chronic and metal hospital care.
for burial and ambulance service,
II they cannot afford to pay for
these services.
When asked. do you feel
there is much 'sponging' on the
public bounty in Montgomery
County," Mr.. Roger showed me
how exceedingly low Montgom-
ery's Welfare case load is in COM
parison with other communities
Of comparable size. He added a
note of warning: we must face
the fact that, with the increasing
longevity medical science has
made possible. every community
will have a steadily rising number
OF elderly unemployables, who will
be dependent. Then, too. we shall
always have with us the halt. the
lame, the blind the Ill. and the
helpless orphaned children"
Trained Staff Is a Requisite.
Mr.. Roger believes the key to
an effective welfare program is
trained, experienced staff mem
bers who can give each individual
case the understs nding and skill
full help it needs. In the past
inadequate salaries have been a
serious handicap to the effective
administration of Montgomery
County's welfare program. 1t
must compete with Government
agencies in the Washington area
which can offer higher salaries.
This has caused high staff turn
over in the past and Is real
threat to the hopes and plans this
expert young director has for Civ
ing Montgomery County the finest
possible welfare program.
Mr.. Roger came to his post
as director of the Montgomery
County Welfare Department with
Ia background Of humanitarian
and practical experience. The son
of John " Roger, a greatly be-
loved Methodist clergyman Of
stanch Pennsylvania stock whose
forbears were Revolutionary War
patriots. he is a graduate Of Sus-
quehanna University and the Uni
Iversity of Pennsylvania School of
Social Work.
He began welfare work in Penn
sylvania under the emergency
relief program and in 1910 came
to Maryland. where he has worked
as a public welfare supervisor in
Carroll County, Prince Georges
County and Baltimore City. Dur
ing the war he spent rs months
at the Central India Air Depot at
Agra working in cryptographic
security.
His wife is teacher at Glen
mont Elementary School. She is
a pianist of ability. In their con-
genial home at 8403 Woodcliff
Court in Silver Spring. Mr.. Roger
finds relaxation in his hobbies.
He has baritone voice and en-
joys singing, with his wife accom-
panying him at the piano. He
also has considerable skill in
sculpture and pen-sketching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-10
Folk Festival to Open
Muy 5 at School Gym

The Washington Folk Festival
will be held N the Roosevelt High
School gymnasium on May 5. 6
and 7. the District Recreation De
partment announced yesterday
The festival is an annual event
put on by local folk dance groups
with the assistance OF the Recrea
ton Department Following ex-
hibitions by trained dancers, on
lockers are invited 10 dance under
the leadership OF the experts.
Dance groups interested IN APP
pearing should get In touch with
the Recreation Department before
April Is.
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bridge
By Moraoret |. Fisher

ot moI9ofSt l.. 1hsf
In a photo finish for the ls4s
Washington open pair title, Col
r. II. Skinner and James G. Stone
posted 1895 match points to claim
victory over 48 1inalists entered
in the third annual championship
play last Sunday night.
1t. Col. John A. Geddes and
1t. Col. Paul Neff trailed by IL
match points.
Northern Virginia open pair
champions George L. Dickerman
and Miller S. Roberts. scoring
1875, were third.
Fourth. fifth and sixth posi-
tions fell to Washington duos:
Mrs. William McIntyre-R. A. Ash
ton. J. r. McGhee- Heinz Stein
bach and Fred Karpin-R Ralph
Spritzer. Local pairs have cap
tured the open every year since
the Washington Bridge League
inaugurated the event in l947.
Qualifying round tops fell to
the new titleholders and runners
up as web as to defending cham
pions J. T. McDermott and Irving
Rottenburg, the latter pair ex-
hausting their large carryover
during the championship session.
thereby failing to rate an honor
position on the final recap sheet.
Concurrent with the title round.
a consolation and special pair
game was held. first prize going
to Mrs. j. G. Fletcher and Will
liam Poissant, Mrs. Freida Bent
Iley-Lew Levinson placing.
On Saturday mixed pairs bowed
to Mrs. William Mcintyre and
Ralph Spritzer who brought the
title back home" Out-of-town
players Jared only slightly better
in this contest, Margaret Hamil-
ton and A. ]. Hunter. jr., Of Balti-
more. receiving second honors
Section tops for the evening ses-
sion netted Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.
McGhee and Mrs. Doris Vosburgh-
Lewis G. Tubbs third and fifth
awards. respectively. Mrs. J. G.
Fletcher and David Murray were
fourth. High scores in the after
noon session were shaded by Mrs.
E. A. st. John Major Mario s.
Ciccone and Miss Hamilton MI.
Hunter. Social highlight Of the
meet was the reception following
the mixed pair match.
Further migrating duplicate
bridge on the Eastern Sea aboard
nine official units of the Amer
lean Contract Bridge League
three in North Carolina, four in
Virginia, one in Maryland and
the Washington Bridge League
have formed the Mid Atlantic
Bridge Conference. The new or
ganization. headed by Col. r. H
Skinner. president: Herbert Gerst
of Norfolk, vice president; Irwin
Fisher OF Baltimore. secretary
and Mrs. r. c. Bayliss of Rich
mond. treasurer. was formed dur
ling the City Of Richmond tour
nament two weeks ago.
Twelve successful candidates
upped their national standing al
the Washington Bridge League
Wednesday night, winning scores
going to Mrs. ]. G. Fletcher w
M. Lingley. Mrs. James Lazald-
William Poissant. Mrs. William
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-10
Regional Legion PorIey
To Heor Bronnon

Secretary o. Agriculture Bran
nan. Housing Administrators Fo.ey
and Frank Cogtwr1ghi Of the Ma
;lonAl ASSOC lataon of Home Build
egS vii be asnong the speakers st
the three day regional American
Legion economic conference open-
Ing tomorrow ., TIE Eo;sl SIalaeT
The conference Will IaKs Up 4n-
employment. veterans hcs4ssng
the veteran and the farm and
veterans loans vlu be among the
panel disc 4sSloI1S. Leg&onnalTt>
from Delaware. New Jersey Penn
sylyania. Maryland. Virginia West
Virginia. North Carolina and the
District Viii attend.
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A recent match between Mary
land and Georgetown Universities
was won by the former. 312-1h.
The dashboard game between r..
Ilderton (Maryland) and r. s..
Cantwell was drawn.
In the Interhigh Chess Associa-
ton team tourney. Eastern leads
with 14-5. The Eastern team, led
by James Miller, have BANKED
Tech by SO and beaten Roosevelt
by 412-1a. while their unfinished
match in the fourth round with
Wilson stands at 2 points apiece.
Fairfax has 131a-6la, and Wilson
with a bye) 9-5.
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NcIntyre-Ralph Spritzer. James
G. Stone-Lewis G. Tuoos. r. A.
Ashton Col. r. H Skinner. Mrs,
II. G. Campbeu-S. r. Gerber.
Having awards for second honors
IN the three section Mitchell con-
Test were J. D. Boyd-Dr. Merrill
Flood. Mrs. r. H. Skinner Charles
c. johnson. Mrs. W. J. Tdball-
Kathleen MeNutt. Victor Dunn
Mark Lake. Mrs. Stanley Beasle.-
Frances Drake and Mrs. Marian
S. Barre-Mrs. D. z. Stephan.
Foursomes. again occupy the
spotlight al the leagues next
meeting. Wednesday evening al
the Hotel Roosevelt. Concurrent
pair play will be available for
those not entered on teams.
When Col. H. A. Walker. di-
rector Of the Arlington Farms
Duplicate Club, posted scores after
the April ! game. Mrs. Dixie I.
Wright-John Griffith. Mrs. Philip
Talbot Mrs. Godfrey Wood. the
Alfred Barnards and Clara Stern
acher- David Handel discovered
that their section tops were no
April fool jokes, and each in
creased his national master award
rating by one point. Fifty rating
points each to the four duos fin
lshing second In this two-section
Mitchell: Mrs. E. A. ST John
Laura Hunter. Mrs. Kent Yoke
Raymond Kerr. Maj. Mario A.
Ciccone-Capt. John Lee Carr. IT.,
and the ]. r. Stavers.
Next big attraction for Airing
ton Farms fans is the annual
open pair club championship April
% and "a. Mrs. st. John and Mrs
H. A. Walker defending. Partici-
patton will be limited to those
holding guest cards.
During the coming week. master
point awards await winners at the
Count Club, 1914 Seventeenth
street NV, on Tuesday night, the
F. Arthur Walker Club Friday
evening, (limited TO Arlington
Farms residents and guests and
at the Stephan Studios, 1855 Eu-
cid street NV, Saturday after
noon.
Buckingham Duplicate Club d.
vided its April quota Of national
awards on Tuesday night to the
following successful candidates
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Vetter and
Daniel Goalwin- Richard S. Head
Mrs. Evelyn Saperstein-Paul Bias
angame and Capt. j. B. Guthrie
Capt. Charles A. Stevens. Jr.,
placed.
The victory scored on March 80
by J. M. White in the Chess Clubs
final contest of the current Thurs
day cumulative high average series
was not quite good enough to give
him the edge over James G. Stone
so the latter once again falls heir
to first prize. Mr.. Stone likewise
receives the Thursday Sullivan
award for members. Mr.. White
running a close second. j. D. Boyd
shared Mr.. Whites March 80 win
w. L. Ashby and Gary Arkoian
turning in the opposing high
score.
After two weeks recess. the
Federal Bridge League resumed
team play Monday night. the
Cascades" George L. Dickerman
Miller s. Roberts, Col. and Mrs
r. H. Skinner, James G. Stone
taking 10 out of the "a boards n
play to win the session and main
tain their leading average despite
their heavy handicap.
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Is53-the date ~: for cssrsng
procuct4on--yi IS predicted tssAt
the J 900 tahA osi&nts q No VII
have beer multiplied oy tsn-
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that s. J. THOMPSON was, on the 9th day of November, 1949, duly appointed administrator of the es- tate of LEONG JOY, Deceased, and that Letters Testamentary VIVA. therefor on said day were duly is- sued to the undersigned.
 All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required tc present said claims, with proper vouchers, and duly verified, within six (6) months from the date of this Notice, to the undersigned ad- ministrator personally, or at the of- flee of his attorney, M. E. Monagle at 200 Seward Building, in Juneau Alaska. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 9th day of November 1949.
 s. J. THOMPSON. First publication, Nov. g, 1949. Last publication, Nov. 30, 1949.
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SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSENrS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That Clarence V. Foster, executor Of the estate of John T. Foster deceased, has filed his final account and report of his administration of said estate, and his petition for dis tribution thereof, in the United States Commissioners Court for Juneau Precinct, at Juneau, Alaska that 10 o'clock A. M. January 18th. 1850, has been fixed as the time and said court the place for hearing same; and that all persons con- cerned therein are hereby notified to appear at said time and place and file their objections, if any, to said final account and petition for settlement and distribution thereof
 Dated: Juneau, Alaska, November 18th, 1949.
 CLARENCE V. FOSTER, Executor First publication, Nov Is, 1949. Last publication, Dec. 2, 194e.
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE

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 ! HOUSES LEFT of the 20 houses now nearing occupancy date in the Highlands section, 13 have already been spoken for. The houses have two bedrooms and allowance for third. They have full concrete basements with garage, laundry, electric hot wa- ter heaters and an automatic oil furnace. The houses are conn., pletely insulated for a low main- tenance cost. They have a gen. erously sized living room with large view windows and every house has a clear view of Cas- tineau Channel. The dinettes and kitchen are built in with an ab- undance of storage space and fitted with new Westinghouse range. The houses are financed by FILA. and may be secured on very liberal terms. Secondary financing for down payment is available to qualified veterans. An appointment to see the houses may be made in this office. HOUSES, commer- cial property. Several two and three bedroom houses.
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TAKU POST MEETS

Harold Fennel, Commander Of Taku Post 5559, VFW, announced today that the regular Thursday Mite meeting of the club will be a special meeting. The meeting which falls on December 1 will consider expansion of club facilities. All members are urged to attend as this is a matter of utmost import ance. 63-1t
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R05pITAL NOTES

Mrs. Ebert Bishop, Gregory Aus- tin, Mrs. Elmer Bittle, Mrs. Tom George, Edwin Bullock and Calvin Johnson were admitted to. St. Ann's Hospital yesterday.
 Mrs. Albert Lobo and baby girl, Sam Bagay and Mrs. John Doogall were dismissed from St. Ann's yesterday.
 Walter Burk of Nenana was dis missed from the Government Hos pital
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Weather ai
 Alaska Points

Weather conditions and temper atures at various Alaska points. also on the Pacific Coast. at 4 30 am, 120th Meridian Time, and released by tIe Weather Bureau at ,Jllneau follow: