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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-05
RADIO LOG
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TUESDAY EVENING
5:00-Alaska Native Service.
5:15--Red Cross.
:3O-BENNY GOODMAN-CBS.
6O0-News.
6:l5- Animal Court
6::20-Sport Scenario.
$50 Billboard of the Air.
645-Local News.
.00--STRIKE 1T RICH-CBS.
7:30-ARTHUR GODFREY CHS
s 90 Time to Dance.
8:l5-NIGHT EDITOR CHS.
8:3O-CAPITOL CLOAKROOM-
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9:C0-Alaskan News.
9.l5-V Viking Varieties
9:30-JOHNNY DOLLAR-CBS.
10 0-Tomorrow's news.
10:l5-Drifting on a Cloud.
10 .3O-F Forecasts.
Sign Off.
Wednesday Morning and Afternoon
Sign on.
7.00-Alarm Clock Club.
7:3O-News.
7:45-Sunrise Salute.
BARNARD FOLLIES-
CHS.
8:15-Headlines.
800 Morning Thought.
8:25-Forecasts.
3:30-Cote Glee Club.
3:45-Piano Playhouse.
9:00-Music for the Missus
o:30-F'orecasts.
9:35-Airlane Trio.
9:45-YOU AND PEACE-CB
10:00-News.
10:05-Vocal Varieties.
l0:15-YOUR STAND-IN- CHS.
0:30-Milady's Memo.
IL :00-ROBT. @. LEWIS CHS.
IL :30--Listeners Digest-ABS.
1:45-ORGAN INTERLUDE-
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II 55-Forecasts.
12:00-Salon Serenade.
12:15-News.
IL :30-Luncheon Date.
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/ 30-Meet the Band.
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-05
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Evening star., 1949-06-14
Soong's Household Goods
Reported on Way 10 U. 5.
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

HONG KONG. June 14-Seven
hundred pieces Of household ef-
fects repeatedly belonging to
former Chinese Premier T. v.
Soong today were on board the
SIS President Wilson. The ship is
bound for the United States by
way of Kobe, Japan.
Mr.. Soong. reputedly one Of the
richest men in the world. is a
brother -in-law Of China's Gen.
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek, re-
tired President. Mr.. Soong's sister,
Nine. Chang. is in New York.
Officials of the American Pres
dent Lines said the ships mani
fest did not bear Mr.. Soong's
name. They added they did not
know if anything on the ship be-
longed to the American-educated
Soong.
A customs broker said, how
ever, it's house completed clear
ance of Mr.. Soong's things for
shipment by the President Wilson.
Among the 900 passengers were
several American consuls of the
Far East. They included Gordon
L. Burke, vice consul at Canton.
who is returning to the United
States on home leave; Charles
Thompson, vice consul at Hong
Kong and John G. Riddick. vice
consul at Hanoi.
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Nevius Tract Owners
Awarded St,M,OW
AS U. 5. Loses Fight

Its long court fight de:eAt,d
the Gcvernmen; wlll have TO PAY
full condemnation price Of si,-
500 600 for the Nsvius tract tr
Arlington. selected three years agc
As the site o. WASHINGTON pro-
posed veterans hospital
The Supreme Court rang down
the curtain On the price contro-
yersy yesterday By refusing 10 re
view lower court ruling which
awarded ST. IS per square foot &c.
the 25-acre property.
The price Is almost double the
Iss52 600 the Government thought
the land was worth when il de-
posted that amount in June. lS4T,
and took title 10 the land through
condemnation proceedings,
L. s. Must Pay Interest.
The higher amount was awarded
owners OF the land by an Alexan-
Idria District Court jury. and the
Fourth Circuit Court OF Appeals
upheld the amount ct q hearing
last February, Justice Department
officials said an undetermined
amount Of interest also viii be due
On the unpaid amount.
Status Of the proposed hospital.
meanwhile. Is stu in doubt. due TO
opposition raised TO Use OF the
Nevius tract because II is on the
route OF planes landing and taking
OF from National Airport. Others
object TO It's proximity 10 Airing
ton Cemetery.
Preliminary Drawings Made.
The land. located at the inter-
section OF Lee boulevard and Ar
lington Ridge road. is In direct
line-across the Potomac-with
the Lincoln Memorial and Wash
ington Monument. The land was
the first choice three years ago Of
Gen. Bradley. then veterans ad-
ministrator.
Preliminary drawings have been
completed for the hospital. orig
inally scheduled as a T5o-bed gen.
eral medical and surgical institu-
ton. Under President Truman's
recent cutback of 10000 beds in
the vast VA hospital construction
program. the Washington hos
pital plans were reduced from
750 TO 500 beds.
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Three AdmiraIs Involved
In Assignment Shifts
BY the Assoeioted Press
The Navy yesterday announced

The Navy yesterday announced
reassignment of three admirals.
Rear Admiral Allan r. Mccain
of North Adams. Mass. has been
named naval inspector general. He
now is serving as member of the
Navy Department General Board
which advises the Secretary Of the
Navy on policy.
Rear Admiral Ernest Hermann
is coming here for duty in the
Office of Chief of Naval Opera
tions. He now commands Cruiser
Division S Of the Pacific Fleet. His
home Is in Washington.
Rear Admiral Francis s. Nc
Inerney, who now commands
Cruiser Division 3, will succeed
Admiral Hermann this month or
in July.
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Soap Program 10 Aid
Children in Europe

Washington residents will be
given the opportunity to provide
free soap for children in distressed
areas in Europe.
Under a plan announced today
by District Grocery Stores. Inc.
and Lever Brothers, one cake Of
Swan soap will be sent to Europe
for every two Swan soap wrappers
left in receptacles which have been
set up in all the 270 DGS stores
In the area.
The wrappers will be turned over
to CARE-the Cooperative for
American Remittances to Europe,
Inc. The relief organization will
count the wrappers, and divide
them equally among the leading
Catholic, Protestant and Jewish
groups in Washington. They will
decide to what areas the soap Is
to be sent.
DGS trucks will pick up the
wrappers at each store once week
until July Is when the free soap
program will end.
officials of DGS said bicycles
would be awarded the boy and girl
collecting the most wrappers.
The DGS stores are the only
ones in the Washington are
where the wrapper collection will
be carried on, it was said. The
program is part of a Nationwide
free soap project sponsored by
Lever Brothers and CARE.
Evening star., 1949-06-14

have certain types of isotopes de-
veloped as hy-products Of this
country's atomic stockpsle. He said
the types being exported are not
useful for military purposes
In a closed session yesterday
afternoon the committee decided
Senator Hickenlooper could 60
into the cost Of the Hanford in
stallation without damage 20 Sc
curity. II has already been dis
cussed In open hearing by the Ap-
propriationS subcommittee
Pictures TO BE Reviewed
The committee also approved
Senator Hickenloopers request
that atomic pictures appearing In
Fortune magazine last January
and in the ACES fifth serni-an-
nual report be submitted 10 Sec
retary Of Defense johnson for
comment on any breach Of Sc
curity."
The pictures came under con-
gresSional criticism on the SeQate
floor by Senator Mccarthy. Re-
publican. OF Wisconsin. who said
they would be OF great value TO an
enemy in determining details Of
atomic installations. Acc officials
have contended that most OF the
pictures had already been pub
Hshed before they appeared In
Fortune or In the report.
The committee defeated, I 70 8,
a motion by Representative Jack
son, Democrat, of Washington.
that Senator Hickenlooper be re-
Qulred to give the committee a
hours notice to prepare for issues
to be taken up at the hearings,
Later Chairman Mcmahon said
Senator Hickenlooper informed
him he would try to give the COM
mission and the committee some
advance notice OF questions TO be
raised.
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Don syIvio Answers
Wife's Divorce Suit
Nv the Assoeiofed Press

LOS ANGELES, June 14.-Don
Sylyio. the bandleader, has an
swered the divorce suit OF Mar
garet O'Brien's mother, MIS-
Gladys Sylvio.
Mr.. Sylvio filed a demurrer yes
terday, claiming the divorce COM
plant his wife filed last Wednes-
day does not contain sufficient
facts for him to answer adequate
Iy. Mrs. Sylvio charged cruelty.
The couple married February
~ In Palm Beach, Fla. After the
ceremony the 12-year-old actress
cried and refused to kiss her new
stepfather. Then she and her
mother went to Europe. leaving
Mr.. Sylvio behind.
Evening star., 1949-06-14

Workers in Honduras now are
paid for stipulated holidays when
they don't work.
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Camp

(COnt1nue0 from F1rSL FageJ
who roam his block picking on
younger boys. He wants to play
ball on a real team which won't
be scattered by officialdom every
time the game gets exciting. He
wants to find toads and spiders
in the woods.
He could do all those things
at camp.
And you could help get Kerry
away for awhile, away from the
walkup and the tough gang. away
from street baseball and parking
lots instead of Fairgrounds.
For $17.92 you could keep Kerry
in camp for a week. For 1854
would could give Kerry a two
weeks vacation. II you want to
help, mail cash or check to The
Evening Star Summer Camp Fund
or bring it to The Star cashier.
The Star will be glad to ac-
knowledged gifts of any size from
individuals or organizations. The
following gifts are acknowledged
today:
- -~f--a,,IaIoal ef 0QS %
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Acc Debate Possible
In Senate Before End
OF Atomic Inquiry
By J. A. O'Leou

The work Of the Atomic Energy
Commission may be up for debate
on the Senate floor soon. in con-
nection with its appropriation for
next year. even before the investi-
CATION Of the agency by the Join;
Congressional Atomic Energy
Commission is completed.
The joint committee took q
breathing spell today. but will
resume open hearings tomorrow
morning by asking the commission
why the cost Of a secret atomic
installation at Hanford. Wash,
has mounted from an origina.
estimate Of s6.255. 900 to $24.-
$50. 900.
Meanwhile. an appropriations
subcommittee in charge OF the
independent Offices bill may meet
tomorrow to decide how much TO
allow the commission for the year
starting July /. and to consider
new restrictions on the money the
commission allots to help educate
young scientists. Disclosure that
one admitted Communist had re-
ceived an Atomic Energy Com
mission fellowship for university
research was among the factors
which led to the investigation of
the commission.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat,
Of Wyoming, chairman of the
appropriations subcommittee. has
indicated his group will tie some
strings to the fellowship allot-
ment. The commission already
has voluntarily announced it will
require loyalty oaths similar to
those obtained from Government
employees.
Must Consider House Cuts.
The O'Mahoney subcommittee
also must decide whether to re-
store House cuts in Acc funds.
The budget recommended the
commission be given $740,0 900 900
in cash and $427, 900 900 in con-
tract authority. The House al
lowed $7o2. .930.76 in cash and
1887 .189 ,628 in contract authorize
ton.
When the money bill reaches
the Senate floor in a few days 1t
may touch off a general discussion
of the charges of Incredible mis-
management" leveled at the
Atomic Energy Commission by
Senator Hickenlooper, Republican,
Of Iowa.
The strongest testimony in de-
fense of the commissions accom-
plishments under the chairman
ship of David E. Lilienthal was
given yesterday by DR.. J. Robert
Oppenheimer, one of the scientists
who helped develop the atomic
bomb.
Testimonial Read.
DR.. Oppenheimer. head Of an ad-
visory committee of scientists and
businessmen set up for consulta-
ton with the commission. read a
testimonial that group has Just
adopted. expressing its belief In
the competence" Of the commits
sion and its devotion to duty"
DR.. Oppenheimer spent two
hours yesterday defending the
commissions policy Of allowing
foreign scientific laboratories to
Evening star., 1949-06-14

Turkey recently sent nine local
officials to see how London is gov.
erned.
Evening star., 1949-06-14
Jones & LaughIin 10 Open
Talks With Steel Union
By the Assoeiatsd Press

PITTSBURGH. June 14.-Jones
g. Laughlin Steel Corp. yesterday
announced it had agreed to open
contract bargaining with the CIO-
United Steelworkers. June 81.
Involved will be about $4,000
employees at the firms plants in
Pittsburgh and Aliquippa, Pa,
and Cleveland.
M. H. Jacob, assistant director
of personnel relations. will head
the company's negotiating team.
The union negotiators will be
headed by John Murray. District
18 director.
Evening star., 1949-06-14
EIGHT Men Killed in Blost
On Puerto Ricon Project
~ re Aa&@ssssss tswAs

SAN JUAN. PgargEa Racsa. 1s1Hs
i<--Eghf men wsre E4iae6 and 81
INJURED yesterday when al expsa-
ION Saa6 10 have hcxn rsusr1 ey
lightning occurred Gu q wo.k rrcs =
~cf 81 usl2Aea. IN Central Puerto
Rice, an$2iag paaAe announced
The victims wesr all wa.kess on
N stssQlAr government p.csess .cs
he construction of 4 water Gxanrl
aeadlng fr0Ec The Cara4llAs pcwe;
plant,
Evening star., 1949-06-14
D. {. Women Joins Boord

Mrs. Flossie Byrd Wann. 3ll0
Nineteenth street NV. a member
of National Baptist Memorial
Church here. has been elected O
member Of the Board of Managers
OF the Woman's American Baptist
Home Mission Society. Northern
Baptist Convention.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Women's Clubs
CouneIl OF Jewish Women Opens
Missing Persons Bureou Here

An experimental msSssr,s pey-
sons bureau tos wAAa.ng t.aa
residents with relatives overseas
oegAn operation this Fncyu.ne At
the headquarters @. the lsw4ss''
Social Service Agency. 1881
Spring road NV
Named TIE Iraua.srataoa and
Location Service. TIE BUREAU al
be stated with so.Gnseer wos kv:s
under the sponsorship OF the Dss-
trlet Section ot the SAiaonA!
Council Of jewish Women Il
will be open from 10 ar 10 I
pm Mondays. Wednesdays and
FRIDAYS
Activities Of this service wlli he
co-ordinated with the rrfagee AID
program Of The Jewish SocaAl
Service Agency WASslngtonians
seeklng to assist relatives and
friends abroad may apply for help
al the bureau without chayge
The staff Of the bureau con-
SistS OF IS members Of the coun-
ell. who received intensive train
ing before assuming their posts
under the direction Of Mrs Clara
v. Friedman. community relations
representative Of the United
Service for New Americans
When the preparatory seminar
was had. Mrs Norman GoetR
member Of the national board Of
directors OF the NCJw and Of the
Executive Commute Of the uSNA.
attended in order 10 be able 10 in
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Benefit Tour Set
For Late April

Many lovely old Georgetown
gardens will be on view next
month when the two-day garden
pilgrimage for the benefit OF
Georgetown Children's House will
be held April % and "a.
Miss Cecil Lester Jones is chair
man of the Pilgrimage Committee
and she will be assisted by Mrs.
Robert Morse. Miss Belle Meyers
and Mrs. Llewellyn Nicolson are
in charge of posters and Mrs
Gerard Reilly and Mrs. Burton
Oppenheim will arrange for host
esses at the gates of the various
gardens.
Among those whose gardens will
be on display for the pilgrimage
are Mrs. F. L. Belin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ihlder, Capt. and Mrs
Lawrence Houston, Mr.. and Mrs
Kenyon Bolton, Mrs. Henry Leon
ard, Mrs. Thomas Bradley. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Louchheim, Mr.
/ and Mrs. Bradley Gaylord, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Leroy jones. Col
and Mrs. James McHugh. Mr.
and Mrs. Chauncey Stillnlan and
fMr. and Mrs. Grosvenor Chap
man
Evening star., 1949-04-04
DR.. Agnes E. Wells Is Elected
Chairman of Wonon's Party

Pennsylvania, Mrs. Helen Hunt
West of Florida. DR.. Florence Arm
strong of Virginia. Mrs. Betty
Gram Swing of Connecticut, and
Mrs. Horace B. Sayre of Okla
homa.
Others elected were Mrs Mamie
Sydney MiZen of Wyoming, secre-
tary; Mrs. Mildred Palmer and
Mrs. Mabel Van Dyke Baer. both
of Washington. assistant secre-
taries; Miss Mabel Hiatt OF Wash
ington, treasurer, and Miss Gladys
H. Greiner of Maryland and Mrs.
Mary c. Roebling of New Jersey.
assistant treasurers.
Miss PollitZer was made hon.
orary chairman, along with several
others who have headed the party :
Miss Elsie Hill of California. Mrs.
Jane Norman Smith of Vermont.
Mrs. Sarah Colvin of Minnesota
and Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles
of Delaware.
Evening star., 1949-04-04

Miss Inez Mcdaniel. daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. r. Harmon NC
Daniel of Arlington, and Mr.. Les
ter Howard Schumann, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Howard A. Schumann
also of Arlington. were married at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in
the Ballston Baptist Church, the
Rev. Warren Lee Oliff officiating
Given in marriage by her father
the bride had as her maid OF
honor Miss Betty Ann Mel. The
other attendants were Miss june
Schumann. sister of the bride
groom, and Mrs. Lorraine Pittard
Page Mcdonald. cousin of the
bride, was flower girl.
Mr.. Jack Hughes was best man
and the ushers were Mr.. Roy
Mcdaniel, brother of the bride
and Mr.. Leonard Toltz. After
wedding trip to New York, the
couple will make their home in
Bermuda, where Mr.. Schumann
is stationed with the Seabees.
Evening star., 1949-04-04

DR.. Agnes E. Wells OF Saginaw
Mich, was elected chairman of the
National Woman's Party as the
organization wound up its three
day convention here yesterday.
The new chairman, who is dean
emeritus Of women at Indiana
University. succeeds Miss Anita
Pollitzer of South Carolina.
A proposal was presented tc
draft Miss Alice Paul for the
Craftsmanship, with Miss Pollitzel
serving as vice chairman. bat the
two declined. Miss Paul, first chair
man of the party and honorary
chairman of the World Woman's
Party. is devoting her time to the
advancement Of international
equal rights.
Business also included adoption
of a resolution calling on both the
Democratic and Republican men,
bers of Congress to work for pas
sage of the proposed equal rights
amendment before July. The
amendment. which is supported by
the National Woman's Party, was
indorsed by both major parties at
their conventions last summer.
The July deadline was set In
the hope that Congress would ap-
prove the amendment before ex-
piration of the centennial OBJ
servance of the first woman's
rights convention held in Seneca
Falls, N. Y.
Vice chairman named yesterday
to serve with DR.. Wells include
Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller of
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Engagements
Announced

The engagement of their daugh-
ter, Jean. to DR.. Edward A. Bee
man, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
tanin Beeman of Boston, is an"
nounced by Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
saperstein. A June wedding is
planned.
Miss Saperstein is a graduate
of Westhampton College OF the
University of Richmond. DR.. Bee
man was graduated from Harvard
University and The Boston Uni
versity Medical School.
Kirk Noel
The engagement of Miss Dor
othy Anne Kirk, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Harry J. Kirk. TO Mr.. j.
Laurence Noel of Lancaster, Pa,
has been announced. Mr.. Noel is
the son of Mr.. j. Laurence Noel
and the nephew Of Mrs. M. Greg.
lory Chadman. No date has Deer
set for the weddings
Miss Kirk is a graduate Of Dun
barton College and attended VIII
son Teachers College. Mr.. Noel
was graduated from Franklin and
Marshall College and served as a
lieutenant for three years in the
Naval Reserve. He received his
M. A. degree from Maryland Uni
versity. -.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
.O'ConnOrs Hosts
After Baptism

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey O'Connor
were hosts to a small group OF
members of their families yes
terday following the christen-
ing of their daughter. Sheila Mar
garet. The ceremony was per-
formed in Trinity Methodist
Church at II O'Clock. the Rev. Paul
Russell Delhi officiating. Godpar-
ents are Miss Mary Stiggins and
Mr.. william Jordan.
Mrs. Maud Kelly. great-grand-
mother of the baby. and her
grandm o ther, Mrs. Geraldine
Rcuzee, have come from Burling-
ton. VT, for the Christening, but
her great great grandmother
Mrs. Mary Mumser, now 81 years
old. did not make the trip, and
will wait for summer to see little
Sheila Margaret. Mrs. O'Connor
before her marriage was Miss Lone
Noble.
Evening star., 1949-04-04

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pseciesi that SSla. WcsE Agens ,sa
throughout t1ae country all. sudv
The experiment. 10 determine Its
pTAeticah!,fVy ssfcYr exiAalisasag
S1rn!iar bureaus ssae added
sne, . nth Supreme Ceusea
ReprrSe ntatlyes q The womens
District Grand LoIsEe No os
n Bnal Birth are attending lha
ninth annual naect!ng os IRE
womens Supreme Council In ST.
Louis Nc
Those from wAShlnEton Who
will participate are Nrs Maj II.
Levy. president ef the district
lodge Mrs Maurice nlxgysT. wee
president O. tive council Mrs.
Laurence koenisSeererr council
representative Mrs Julius XII
son. executive secretary Of the dis
tIict lodge and Miss Edna Hlcm-
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Society News
OFF Record Entertaining for Visitors;
Ell Salvador Foreign Minister Feted
By Betty Beole

U. S. Ambassador to the o. A. S.
and Mrs. Paul Daniels were there
and others from the State Depart
ment including Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Muir. Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Foster Barber. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert e. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. Juan
de Zengotita. who sound more
Spanish than American. Mr.. de
zengotita is on the Salvador desk.
The Secretary General to the
Pan American Union and Sonora
de Lleras were present and the
Dominican Ambassador and Sc
nora de Thomen, the Guatemalan
Ambassador and Sonora de Con-
zalez-Arevalo, the Honduran Am
bassador and Sonora de Valle, the
Ambassador of Paraguay. Senor
Don Juan Felix Morales and the
Lithuanian Minister and Mime. Ia
deikis.
New Chief Honored
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. John F.
Conklin entertained at the cock
tail hour yesterday for the chief
of Army Engineers, Maj. Gen.
Lewsi A. Pick and Mrs. Pick. Gen.
Conklin is head of the personnel
division in the Office of the Chief
of Engineers.
The $50 to 7:30 gathering in
their apartment at $500 Que street
drew a goodly number of general
officers and their wives in the vi
cinity of Washington. On this
list were 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas
B. Larkin, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Roscoe Crawford-he is Deputy
Chief of Engineers; Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Douglas Wenrt, Mai.
Gen. and Mrs. Edmond Leavey,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Glen A. Edger-
ton, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Philip B.
Fleming. Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
David McCoach, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Herbert Loper and Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Samuel Sturgis.