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Evening star., 1949-08-04
Soviet Rejects Protes'
That i Broke Pact
On Berlin Rail Paw
By the Associated Press

BERLIN. Aug. 4.-The Russians
yesterday rejected an Allied pro-
test that they had broken their
wage agreement with West Berlin
railway workers.
West Berlin's long railway strike
ended June % when the Russian
controlled Reichsbahn agreed to
pay go per cent West mark wages
to workers living in the Western
sectors. The anti-Communist
strikers had asked 100 per cent
West mark pay.
Only July 20 the Western AL
lies wrote to the Russians, pro-
testing that workers who live in
West Berlin but who work in the
Soviet sector were not being paid
according to the agreement.
Called Breach of Contract.
Tuesday night the Western Al
lies authorized he West Berlin city
government to pay the 1922
Western Berlin workers affected
100 per cent West mark pay.
The Russian reply said the
Western Allies had not interpreted
the agreement correctly.
It said no strike had been con-
Quoted in the Soviet sector, and
that terms Of the strike-ending
agreement affected only workers
who lived and worked in West
Berlin.
A British military spokesman
termed the Russian refusal "a de-
liberate breach of contract"
To Be Paid From Fund.
'It is difficult to understand the
Soviet contention that no strike
took place in the Eastern sector
when approximately 1000 Of the
$4,000 strikers were employed in
the Eastern sector" he said.
w. T. Babcock, deputy Amer
ican commandant of Berlin, de-
clared "at no time was there any
misunderstanding verbally or In
writing about the railroad men
who were involved" he said.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Rain Postpones Opera
Until Monduy Niqht

The opera Carmen" postponed
last night because Of rain, will be
presented at the Watergate at 500
pm. Monday. Tickets for last
nights performance viii be hon
ored at that time, it was an
nounced today.
Madame Butterfly" will be pre-
sented at $40 o'clock tonight un-
less rain prevents, according to
John r. Brunner. executive direc-
tor of the Washington Theater &
Opera Co., sponsors Of the Opera
Under the Stars" series.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Francis School Group
Picks Committee Heads

Edwin c. Brown, president of
the Francis Junior High School
Home and School Association, to-
day announced the appointment
of chairmen Of eight committees Of
the association.
Those named were Mrs. r. w.
Morse, public relations: Mrs. Nellie
Reese, program; Mrs. Annie Bur-
rell, special projects; Mrs. e. B.
Sutton, parent education: Mrs.
Madalene Neal, student welfare;
Mrs. Vernon H. Kicks, budget and
finance; Mrs. Ethel H. Lucas, home
visitation, and Wexford H. Jackson,
membership,
Evening star., 1949-08-04
|0uster Of Dr.. MeIish
Will Be Appealed 10
Church Convention
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-The re-
moval of DR.. John Howard Melish
as rector OF the Holy Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church in
Brooklyn is to be appealed to the
denominations triennial general
convention.
This was disclosed last night
by the "Melish Case Defense
Committee" composed Of mem.
bers of the congregation supports
ing the 74-year-old ousted rector.
The convention meets in San
Francisco September 26 to Oc.
tober 7.
DR.. Melish, who had served as
the church's rector for As years,
was removed by Bishop James P.
Dewolfe Of the Protestant Epis-
copal diocese Of Long Island.
The bishop acted after nine Of
II church vestrymen called for
the action because of the "out-
side activity" of the rector's son
and his assistant, the Rev. Will
liam Howard Melish.
The younger Melish at the time
was chairman Of the National
Council Of American Soviet
Friendship, an organization called
subversive by Attorney General
Clark.
The son later relinquished the
post, but remained on the organi.
zation's board of directors.
The bishops removal order was
upheld last April in Brooklyn Su.
preme Court by Justice Meier
Steinbring. An appeal is sched-
uled in October before the appel
late division.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Police Probe Death Of Man
Found Wounded in Head

Police are investigating the
death yesterday of a 70-year-old
retired Naval Gun Factory ma
chinist who was found with q
gunshot wound in his right temple
in the basement of his home at
1887 Calvert street NV.
The man, William H. McComas,
was found by the landlady, Mrs.
William c. Woods, who heard the
shot. He was lying on the floor,
a Spanish type automatic pistol
by his right arm, police said. He
died two hours later at George
town Hospital.
Police said they were told Mr..
McComas had been respondent
recently and had had an operation
on the right side Of his face for
a nervous condition.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Angelo Lonsbuy PIons
Scottish Marriage Rites
By the kssoeiossd Press

of tne AsSoetoIeo ffSSS
LONDON, Aug. Angela Lans-
bury, Cockney-born Hollywood
screen star. and Peter Shaw. set
designer, will be married August
IL In the chapel Of small Chelsea
church.
They will be married by Church
of Scotland Rector r. r. v. Scott
of st. Columba's Church, Miss
Lansbury announced yesterday.
st. Columba's, which was almost
entirely destroyed during an ail
raid in 1S41, has been the center
of Scottish religious life In London
for many years. Its tiny chapel
stin standing. holds only 40 people
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Air Patrol Cadets Get
2-Week Course Here

Civil Air Patrol cadets from
wings In the District Of Columbia,
New York, Delaware, West Vir-
ginia and Maryland are now as
sembled at Andrews Air Force
Base for two weeks training.
The youths, between the ages
Of Is and 1s. are receiving ground
school training in meteorology,
navigation, mechanics and flying
safety. The 100 in attendance
also are being taken on orienta-
ton fights In Air Force craft.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

the $125 average Government pay
reclassif1cation measure approved
yesterday by the Senate Civil
Service Committee.
They now are turning their at
tention to the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee, which is due to
report a pay reclassiflcation meas
ure within the next few days. An
effort will be made to have the
group liberalize the Murray bill
now before It, which would pro-
vide an average wage boost Of
only $50.
The Senate committee also ap-
proved the House. top
bracket pay measure for the Gov-
ernment's most important off,
cials. And it gave its approval
to a proposed $120 pay raise for
legislative employees and an in
crease of several thousand dollars
to administrative assistants, sec
retaries and professional staff
members on Capitol Hill.
Meanwhile, the postal groups
are disgruntled over the 500 pay
bill voted them by the Senate
group and a House civil service
subcommittee. An attempt will
be made in the full House Civil
Service Committee today to in
crease the amount.
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GSA-William Rehlaender, who
was personnel director of the Fed
eral Works Agency until it merged
with the Governments other supp
ply and housekeeping" units to
form the new General Services
Agency, is expected to be named
personnel director Of GSA.
Mr.. Rehlaender is serving as
acting personnel chief of GSA.
His appointment as regular per-
sonnel director is expected to be
announced shortly.
X X 4
FHA-Federal Housing Admin
istration employees who have been
with the agency since it started
in 1884 held a party Tuesday
night celebrating FHA's 18th
anniversary.
Among those attending were
Commissioner Franklin D. Rich
ards. First Assistant Commissioner
Walter l.. Greene and Assistant
Commissioners Clyde we'll,
Joseph Mcguire and Warren Lock-
wood.
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GRUMBLINGS - Some Civil
Service Commission officials pri-
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Guernsey Field Day Set
Saturday in Toneytown

TANEYTOWN, MD, Aug. A.
Exhibitors from Washington,
Frederick and Carroll Counties
will show more than 100 head
of cattle at the fairgrounds here
Saturday in the annual western
shore guernsey field day.
DR.. Gordon Cairns, head OF the
Dairy Department Of the Univer-
sity Of Maryland Extension Serv-
ice, will act as Judge, assisted by
Joseph Fou and Ralph Potertield,
also OF the university staf1.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Defense Aide Soils
For European Study

James c. Evans. civilian assist
ant to Defense Secretary john
son, will review training and utili-
zation programs in Europe with
particular reference to Negroes in
the armed services, the military
establishment announced today.
Mr.. Evans, who also will inquire
into morale situations In Europe.
left Norfolk. Va, yesterday aboard
the battleship Missouri. He win
return to the United States by
air on August 70.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Two Russians Arrive
For Ship Negotiations
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Two Rus
sian naval officers arrived yes
terday to open talks with Amer
lean officials on the return OF
three American lend-lease ice
breakers and 20 frigates.
The United States has been
trying to get these and other yes
sells back from Russia. They were
lent out during the war.
The officers, Rear Admiral
Nicolai Piterski and Capt. Mitrfan
Vanyukhin, arrived aboard an Air
France plane from Paris.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
China
Continued From First Page J

long time as special representative
Of this country.
Chuckling, he said it also would
cover Maj. Gen. Patrick j. Hurley,
who also was a special representa-
tive to China, and who resigned
there in q dispute.
A reporter recalled that there
has been criticism that the United
States Government has been "too
slow" in its aid to the Chinese
Nationalist government because of
reported Communist influences
within the State Department. .
Mr.. Truman said this entirely
criticism would be
covered in the volume the State
Department is publishing tomor-
row,
Evening star., 1949-08-04

yCdI . WAt&1 oAAS
firm.
She will be
honored by her
colleagues with
q dinner at $50
o'clock tonight
at the Club
2400.
Mrs. Riggles,
who live s at
zoos Key boule-
ward, Arlington,
W q s orn in
Phil a d elphia
but moved here
Evening star., 1949-08-04
TT;nh low Hiah u
Flag Day Bill Signed

President Truman yesterday
signed legiSlation designating
June IA Of each year as Flag Day.
The legislation does not make the
day q legal holiday, but requests
the President to call for its annual
observance by proclamation.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

LII LllS ScI1tS OIL
cases was re-
turned several
weeks ago by
an A tt a n t a
(Ga.) Federal
g r a n d jury.
Justice Depart
ment officials
say more in
dictmentS are
in the omng.
y y y y
PAY-F e d.
eral employees
g r o u p s q r e
cboorpd nvo ar
Evening star., 1949-08-04

vately are blaming former Com
missioner Arthur 8. Flemming for
the commissions current difficult
ties with its Citizens Advisory
Board on hearing examiner
ratings.
The board has just resigned in
a huff over a difference of policy
with the commission. Previously,
the board. which had found 80
Of the Governments hearing
examiners unqualified for their
jobs, had been accused by some of
these examiners Of political, eco
nomic and racial bias. The
examiners charged that the board
was composed of extreme conserv-
atives who were out to get them.
Some commission officials now
say Mr.. Flemming, Republican
member, hand-picked the board
to curry favor with the Republi-
can 80th Congress. They assert
that, had the makeup Of the
board been different, all their cur
rent difficulties wouldn't have
happened.
Mr.. Flemming's supporters deny
this, asserting that the board
members comprised some of the
most outstanding lawyers and
judges in the country. They de-
clare the citizens group quit be-
cause commission officials ham,
pered them at every turn and
failed to defend them against the
bias charges. g
In rebuttal, some commission
officials assert the board quit be-
cause it was "disgruntled" over the
fact that the commission found it
necessary to reverse its decisions
in a number Of cases.
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CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Civil
Service Assembly will hold its an
nual conference on Government
personnel problems in San Fran
cisco starting October "a and con-
tinuing through the 9th. VIII
bur H. Ziehl has been appointed
chief Of the Customs Bureaus
division Of budget and manage
ment. Marcus A. Hollabaugh
has been appointed chief, and Jo-
seph E. Mcdowell. assistant chief,
of the Justice Departments Spe-
cial Litigation Section, Antitrust
Division. The Civil Service
Commission has announced an
exam for librarians, with starting
salaries Of 1927 to $6,235 a year.
u. DR.. Herbert Insley, chief of
the National Bureau of Standards
Mineral Products Division, has
been honored by the American
Ceramic Society for his outstand-
ing contribution to ceramic litera-
ture.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Dinner Tonight 10 Honor
Veteran Phone EmpIoye

Mrs. Margaret s. Riggles, an
administrative supervisor for the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co., has retired after nearly ~
r,ao,.c 1x,iSt1 fha
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Shanghai Ship Yards Hit
In Raid, Notionists Soy

HONG KONG, Aug. 4 N.-A
Central news dispatch from For
mosa today said five Nationalist
heavy bombers yesterday severely
damaged the Kiangnan shipbuild-
ing yards at Shanghai.
The news agency quoted q Ma
tionalist air force communique as
saying the planes dropped heavy
bombs all over the sprawline
plant. The communique said
Kiangnan's electrical shop. wood
works and dockyards were turned
into a "sea Of fire and smoke"
The shipbuilding yards are the
best in China.
The control Yuan in Canton re.
Gently censured the Ministry Of
Communications for not destroy.
ing the Kiangnan plant when the
Nationalists fled Shanghai.
Airbase Reported Planned.
Meanwhile. an independent
Chinese report received here from
Foochow. up the coast toward
Shanghai, said the Nationalist
were planning to develop Pingtan
Island in the Formosan Strait
into an important naval airbase.
The island is off the mouth of
Fukien Provinces Min River. It
has a population Of about 10000
persons and was taken from Red
guerrillas in May by the Nation
alists.
In Canton. Nationalist China's
emergency council adopted Pre-
mier Yen Hsi-shan's plan for ag-
gressive war against the Com
munists.
Informed sources said the plan
calls for the creation Of task
forces for mobile warfare in an
effort to turn from the defensive
to the offensive.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

(Be sure to listen IN Sundays
at 11:15 am. oper WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Young's
broadcast Dersion of the Fed
eral Spotlight, featuring addi-
tional ne1Us and DieUs OF the
Government serDice.)
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Forest Is 1000 Miles Lona

The Taiga Of Siberia. one Of the
worlds greatest forests, is 1000
miles long and 1000 to 1000 miles
wide.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
More Perjury Indictments Due
In Loyalty Hearing Cases
By Joseph Young

The Justice Department will seek grand
against number Federal employees charged
puring themselves in denying they
appeared before Federal loyalty boards
The Department will employees
they convicted many employees
Evening star., 1949-08-04

attended District public schools.
She went to work for c. b p. in
1900 and rose to administrative
supervisor in the employment Of
fee in 1916. She reached retire
ment age, 65, last July Is.
Evening star., 1949-08-04
Weather Report

District Of Columb1a.-Rather
cloudy and humid with scattered
showers this afternoon or evening.
High this afternoon about SO and
low tonight about "a. Some
cloudiness and continued warm
tomorrow with a slight chance Of
an afternoon shower.
Maryland and Virginia.-Rather
cloudy tonight and tomorrow with
q few scattered afternoon or eve
ming showers mostly In the noun
+tains. Continued warm and
humid.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, west-southwest.
River Report.
Evening star., 1949-08-04

GRUMBLINGS - Some Civil
Service Commission officials pri-
Evening star., 1949-08-04

are involved, but It was learned
that the cases are scattered
throughout the country.
The first grand jury Indictment
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-04-07

urday to care for him. His physi-
clan says he may have rheumatic
fever. His condition is showing
improvement.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Morrison
and family spent last weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. d. d Bennett,
of near Allen Center, parents of
Mrs. Morrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Simmons
have moved into the house on
South Franklin st. which Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Simmons vacated
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Beaver ar
rived in Redwood last week after
spending the winter in California.
Mrs. Mae Warner, of Cleveland,
is spending some time at the
home of her son, Mr.. Roy Warner,
and family. Mrs. Warner is en-
route to her home after spend
ing several months in Florida,
where she has been caring for her
daughter, who has been i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sturgis Cheney,
daughter Sarah, and sons, Bob
bic and Gene, left Redwood
Monday for a motor trip which
will take them into the southern
states.
The condition of Mr.. Guy Pret-
lyman continues to be serious. He
is still confined to the hospital
in Kenton.
Mrs. o. j. Miller and Miss Joy
Miller and Susan Bowersmith
called at the Union County Home
last Sunday afternoon where
they were guests of Miss Linnie
Lake.
Mr.. Jacob Sidle is still in a
serious condition in st. Anthony's
hospital in Columbus. Surgery
which had been arranged for
last week has been postponed
! indefinitely.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Roberts
have purchased the J. F. Rapp
farm on Route AT, east of Rich
wood.
Mrs. Fred Erwin, Jr., enter
tanned about twenty friends at a
Stanley party at her home last
Thursday evening. Following the
demonstration the group enjoyed
enchre.
LIVE WIRE CIRCLE
The Live Wire Circle Of the
Central Methodist church met
Friday April l at the home OF
Mrs. Clarence Kinney with the
president, Mrs. Edna Obee, in
charge.
The meeting was opened with
song and Mrs. ]. c. Stitzel lee
in prayer. Mrs. Myrtle Burgoor
read the scripture, John chap, IL
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REDWOOD NEWS

read by Mrs. Della Phelps and a
talk on cancer was given by Miss
Olive Sinkey.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess assisted by
Mrs. Nellie Kinney.
KINGS DANcHTERs CIRCLE
The Victory Circle of the Kings
Daughters met Monday evening
at the home of Mrs. Glenn Oman
at her home on Blaine Ave, the
president, Mrs. Paul Ridge, pre-
sided. Devotions were in charge
Continued on page 3-B)
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Roll call was answered by thir-
teen members by quoting scrip
ture verses. Three new members
joined the Circle, Mrs. Lottie
Campbell, Mrs. Nellie Kinney and
Mrs. Lena Hedges. The present
officers were reelected for an
other term.
Guest Day will be observed
May IL at the home of Mrs.
Blanche Kinnikin, which will be
an all day meeting to sew carpet
rags.
A poem, Feeling Bad, was
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-04-07

spent several days last week
visiting at the home of her sister.
Mrs. David Glassmeyer, and fam
lily.
Miss Jessie Wyatt, of Waldo,
called on her aunt, Mr.. j. E.
Langstaff, on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Ralph Vestal is confined to
his home with illness. His sister,
Mrs. Raymond Jacobs, of Loudon-
vile, was called to Redwood Sat
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BY MRS. r. ]. LANGsTAFF

Mrs. Minnie Langstaff ac-
companied her daughter, Mrs.
Robert James, to her home in
Pittsburg, where she plans to re-
main several weeks. The oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
plans to be married within a few
weeks and Mrs. Langstaff will
attend the wedding.
Miss Addie Spratt, of Detroit,
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-30
Bob Gcrdner Polio vie+in, in Wushinq+on

Robert J. Gardner. 30 years old, head athletic coach at Overlake School, Bellevue, Washington, husband of the former Irene Reen- strom of Seward. died August p in Harborview Hospital of polio myelitis.
 Mr. Gardner came to Seward during the war when he was sta- toned in the Aleutians as an ath- letic director in the Navy. He met Miss Reenstrom at that time and they were married shortly after the war.
 For the past three years he has been active in many youth acti- vities in Bellevue and was popular as athletic instructor and coach at the Overlake High School. He broke down his health by over work this summer by working nights at a Seattle produce com pany and spent his afternoons dig ging out foundation for larger dressing room at the school.
 He was taken to the hospital in the morning and died in the after noon of August 22 His last re- quest was for the boys in whose interest he had worked so hard. He asked that instead of sending flow CTS, that friends would send the money to fund for the team, to help out some of the boys who were having a hard time.
 A Bob Gardner Memorial Fund has been started in Bellevue to set up scholarship in his name and to help out the boys who find it difficult to raise the money neces- sary for uniforms and equipment while playing on the basketball and football teams.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-30
MILITARY REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL

Alaska will not be affected by the dismissal of 135,000 civilian en- ployes from the Army, Navy and Air Force and return o4 I@.o.l5 .l- serve officers to inactive duty in the economy program announced by the Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson.
 The disnissals, which have al ready started, will reduce the Navy civilian personnel by 76.000, the Army by 41,000 and the Air Force by 180O0.
 A total of 50 installations will be closed and many others will be reduced in force throughout the United States, Hawaii, in the Far East, in the Caribbean and in Europe.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-30
Work On School Is Neor Completion;
 Architect Approves

Mastering of the inside walls of the $125,000 addition to the Seward School was being completed Tues day and the building will be ready for use shortly after school opens.
 Architect Francis B. Mayer, mem- Der of the Anchorage firm of Man. ley and Mayer, was in Seward Mon- day to make an inspection of plumbing and wiring before the clustering could be finished. Mayer stated that all phases of the work were well done and that on the whole the work is more than sat isfactory.
 While the job will be completed a good month ahead of the October l5 deadline the addition will not be ready until a few days after school starts. The reason the job has not been completed before this was that money from the bond issue was so slow in arriving. This made it impossible to have suffi- cient material on hand for finish ing. Part of. the mill work was expected to arrive on ship this Tuesday.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-30
Shipping News :.

The Alaska Steamship Company has the new winter schedule ready for release and ii will show all passenger ships making two day calls at the port of Seward. The steamship company expects to be hauling more freight than in past years on passenger ships to Sew ard. An attempt will be made to limit stops in Southeastern towns to two hours.
 The Lucidor arrived Monday at about 4:30 pm. and the Diamond Cement was due here sometime Tuesday. . Ships enroute from Seattle at the present time are the Chief Washable and the Square Sinnet. The Harold Whitehead expects to leave Seattle Sept. '.
 The CoastWise Line freighter Joel C. Harris is due to leave Port land Sept. l and arrive here early in the month.
Seward seaport record., 1949-08-30
Back To School [.

Miss Ruth Anderson, who has spent the past two months in Sew ard assisting Rev. and Mrs. Malcom with the Assembly of God church work, left by plane for Waxahachie Texas, to resume her position as head of the commercial department at Southwestern Bible Academy.
 While here she made many friends who are looking forward to her return in June at which time she plans to make Seward her permanent home and assist the M lc o m s with their growing church.
 Miss Anderson took charge of the services while Rev. and Mrs Malcom and daughter Tanya Rose attended the Assembly of God youth camp at Mile 143, north of Anchorage.
 The camp was attended by a large group of young people. Mrs. Malcom was one of the speakers. The Malcoms also conducted revival meeting at Valdez before their return.