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Evening star., 1949-07-14
0. Glen StahI Declines
Another School Board
Term in Arlington

o. Glen Stahl will not seek re-
election to the Arlington School
Board when his term expires this
year, it was announced, last night
at a meeting of the Arlington
Conference on School Board Cam
didates.
In letter to M. r. Mccormack,
chairman of the Candidates Com
mittee, Mr.. Stahl said his position
with the Federal Government and
family and professional RESPONSE
bilities make it impossible for me
to take the chance of getting elect
ed to this Office for another four
years."
The statement came in reply to
query from the conference as to
whether Mr.. Stahl would be will
ing to have his name presented at
the nominating convention which
will select candidates for two
school board vacancies. The term
of Curtis E. Tuthill also expires
this year.
The vacancies will be filled in
the fall general election.
Other Members Praised.
In asking Mr.. Stahl to state his
intentions. the conference had in
formed him a number of groups
expressed the hope he would seek
reelection.
Mr.. Stahl praised the work of
other board members. He said he
felt certain there would be no diff
Guilty "in getting suitable candi-
dates. He suggested that the con-
vention seek candidates who can
work comparatively with other
board members and who have the
sincere desire to make Arlington
schools better.
Tuthill Uncertain.
Mr.. Tuthill has not indicated
whether he will permit his name
to be placed in nomination for re-
election.
The nominating convention, to
be held early in September, is be-
ing organized and sponsored by
six countrywide organizations. A
total of 73 civic and educational
organizations in the county have
indicated their intention to send
delegates to the nominating con-
ventiap
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Wheat f-Buying Limits Lifted
For Foreign Buyers in U. 5.
BY the Associated Pres.

The Government announced
yesterday that it no longer will
set top limits on the amount of
wheat which a foreign country
may obtain in the United States.
Since early in the war, exports
Of wheat, other grains and grain
products have been controlled by
means of export quotas. The
quotas we're designed to protect
domestic needs and to divide ex-
port supplies equitably among
shortage areas.
The quota system is being
dropped Immediately. The Agri-
culture Department said. because
of the current plentiful supply of
wheat and other grains. While
estimates are down from month
ago, this years wheat crop is ex-
pected to be the third largest on
record.
The department will continue to
supply wheat for all countries ex-
cept in the Western Hemisphere
and the Philippines. In other
words, it will act as purchasing
agent. as 1t has done since early
in the war.
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Continued From First Page


price index has increased ct per
cent since 1899, according to the
papers.
Figures submitted by the COM
pany indicate net operating rev.
enues declined from 81 300. 900 in
1889 to s1,064,0o0 in the year
ended May 81. That would be
s736 900 below 1899. or decrease
of about Al per cent.
Adjusting the figures by as
suming normal temperatures last
winter, the company found net
operating revenues for the year
ended May 81 would have been
s1199,00O, or $601 900 below 1889
"a decrease of 80 per cent.
Unprecedented Growth.
The net revenues have de-
creased, despite an ''upprecedent-
ed" growth in business, the petit
ton noted. Sales of gas to Dis
trict customers have increased 70
per cent since 1899. while the net
returns declined 40 per cent, it
declared.
And there has been large in
crease in the amount OF capital
invested in facilities required to
serve consumers during the period,
it was said.
Costs of the gas supply itself
have been reduced, because OF the
change to natural gas, from 4.38
cents per therm in 1889 to 4.29
cents now, including provision for
the costs of the changeover to
natural gas and Amortization of
the gas production facilities no
longer needed, according to the
petition.
Wage Increases Cited.
+ But basic wage rates in 1949
were 81 per cent higher than In
1899, and so per cent higher than
in 1e45, the company points out.
Taxes and depreciation charges
are larger because of higher tax
rates, larger sales of gas and
operating revenues, more custom
ers and more property, it says.
The increases in the cost OF
gas service which the company
has been obliged to meet, the peti-
ton stated, 'are the same higher
costs that have affected every in
dustry in our economy. including
public utilities. They have been
unavoidable
The investment credit Of the
company has been high in recent
years, but the continued cecline
in earnings in prospect for lS49
now jeopardizes its position. the
petition declared. The annual rate
of dividends on the company S
common stock has remained un-
changed since 1888, it pointed out
Dividends Jeopardized.
I'm recent years." the PUG was
told, "the balance of earnings
after payment of dividends has
declined, and unless there is an
increase in rates for the sale OF
gas, net income for 1949 will not
be equivalent to the amount o1
dividends at the established rate
per share.
This means that the investment
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Senate Changes in Bill
On Overtime Again
Debated by House
By the Associated Press

The House headed into another
debate today on how to pay over
time to workers receiving premi-
um, or extra, pay rates.
The issue was whether the
House would agree to Senate
amendments on bill to base over
time pay on regular, rather than
premium, rates. The bill would
prevent what has been called
Overtime on overtime"
AS it passed the House, the bill
provided that overtime pay for
workers in the longshore, steve
doring, building and construction
industries should be figured on
regular pay rates, and in no case
on premium rates. The premium
rates are those paid for night,
Sunday or holiday work.
All Industries Affected.
The Senate knocked out the part
listing specific industries, and thus
made the bill applicable to all
workers covered by the Federal
Wage-hour law.
The Senate then added retro
active section which would outlaw
wage claims for back pay already
filed by longshoremen and steve
dores on both the Atlantic and
Pacific Coasts. An effort to put
the same section in the House bill
was ruled out of order during the
House debate.
The question has arisen prom
inently on the water fronts.
Witnesses before congressional
labor committees explained that
one rate is paid for day work and
a higher rate is paid for night
and holiday work. The higher
rate, they said, is a premium paid
because of the extra hazard of
night work and the undesirability
of Sunday and holiday work. The
higher rates have been customary
for over 80 years, they added.
Premium Held Regular Pay.
Longshoremen claimed that
when they worked overtime-more
than eight hours day or 40 hours
a week-during night or holiday
hours, their overtime pay should
be based on the premium rate.
They argued that the premium
rate was not an overtime rate,
but regular rate of pay for night
or holiday work.
Overtime pay for extra work
done during day hours would be
based on the regular day rate of
pay. they said, and the same prin-
ciple should be applied to over
time work at night, or on Sun
days and holidays.
The bill would provide that if
the premium rate is one and a
half times the regular rate the
overtime pay will be passed on
the regular rate. Overtime pay, by
law, is one and a half times non-
overtime pay
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Georgia Counties Ordered
To Put Negroes on Juries
BY the Assoeioted Press

ATLANTA, July IA Georgia
counties with heavy Negro fpopu-
1ations must place Negroes on
jury lists, the Supreme Court has
ruled.
Basing its opinion on decisions
of other States and the United
States Supreme Court, the
Georgia court yesterday declared
Whatever may be the opinion
of the members of this court as
to the correctness, soundness OF
wisdom of these decisions, it be-
comes our duty to yield thereto.
This being a government by
law and not by men, jury COM
missioners in their official con-
duct are bound by the foregoing
rulings Notwithstanding any
personal opinions, hereditary in
stincts, natural impulses or geo.
graphical conditions to the con-
trary."
The ruling came on an appea
of a Negro, John Crumb. con-
victed by an all-white jury o1
pointing a pistol at another. The
high court ordered a new tria
because Negroes were barred
from the jury panel.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

depenQlng o n
their grade. are
entitled to with
in-grade salary
pr m o t n S
every II or 18
months un t ii
they reach the
top of their
D a r ticul a r
grade.
Here's an ex-
ample of how
the new order
will work. An
employe might
hoxyo m ~o-+L,
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of present security holders is not
adequately compensated by present
revenues, and If this situation con-
tinues, the ability of this company
to continue to attract new capital
on advantageous terms will be
doubtful"
The petition declared the drastic
decline in net operating revenues
makes it imperative that the COM
pany seek immediate relief in order
to avoid permanent damage to
its credit standing and financial
stability, with resulting deteriora-
ton OF service to existing Gus
Evening star., 1949-07-14
britain Doubles Force
OF Troops Unloading
Strikebound Vessels
By the Assoeiofed Press

LONDON, July 1.-the Labor
government. with almost unani-
nous approval from Parliament
for its broad emergency powers.
sent doubled force Of servicemen
to work today on the strikebound
London docks.
Forty-five hundred soldiers and
sailors, as against 1900 yesterday.
moved into the port area to unload
food ships tied up by the 1S-day
stoppage. Another 2,700 men we're
ordered by the Royal Air Force to
stand by for duty tomorrow.
The Dock Labor Board said
14,204 men were idle today, 3,464
more than when the emergency
was proclaimed by King George WI
at the request of the cabinet last
Monday.
Dock Crews Work 40 Ships.
Work on 1872 ships was held up.
Eight others were being unloaded
or loaded by undermined crews.
Almost 40 ships still were being
worked by full dock crews.
The House of Commons last
night approved the emergency
powers assumed by the govern
ment, which has seized control Of
the dock area along the Thames
River under regulations which
virtually mean martial law. Com
mons approved the regulations by
a vote of 412 to 4. One Co~mu-
mist and three members expelled
from the Labor Party cast the only
dissenting votes.
The emergency proclamation.
first since the general strike Of
1926, is valid for week. Parlia-
ment can extend it to month.
Prime Minister Attlee told
Commons the government would
not tolerate dictation by Com
munists and fellow travellers" He
called for a finish fight with the
strike leaders.
The Executive Committees of
the Stevedore's and Tugmen's
Unions, whose members are idle.
waited for a report today from
union leaders who looked into the
basic dispute yesterday.
There were indications they
might ask the men to go back to
work. but the workers have ig-.
nored similar pleas before from
both union and government off,
cials. The strikers have remained
defiant in the face of government
charges that their walkout is
nist-inspired.
The British union leaders met
yesterday with Canadian High
Commissioner Dana Wilgress, who
had a hand in negotiations to
settle the jurisdictional dispute
between two Canadian unions
which has provoked the London
trouble.
The longshoremen have refused
to unload the Canadian ships
struck by the leftist Canadian
Seamen's Union. The Dock Board
then refused to allow these men
to work other vessels Other dock
workers struck in sympathy.
The strikers say they are fol-
lowing trade union principles in
refusing to work "scab" ships.
In radio speech last night.
Labor Minister George Isaacs
said the ships were not scab be-
cause the Canadian Trades and
Labor Congress had held the
c. s. U. strike political.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Army Limits Wearing
Of Overseas Caps to
Field Muneuvers
BY the Assoeioted Press


The Army has banished
that handy, foldup headwear.,
the overseas cap, from street
and barrack use.
An order. effective July /,
includes among other uni
form regulations instructions
that the overseas technically
called garrison) cap will be
worn only in field maneuvers.
At all other times the fiat
topped, visored service cap
will be worn by officers and
enlisted men.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Lynch Names Manager
In Delegate Seat Race

Edwin Lynch of Annandale
candidate for the House of Dele
gates of Virginia, subject to the
Democratic primary of August 2
has announced that Murray S.
Downs of Springfield will serve
as his campaign manager for the
duration of the race.
Mr.. Downs, a graduate of Ran
dolph- Macon College. had been
co-ordinator for college groups in
the Miller-for-gover campaign,
Evening star., 1949-07-14

to his credit toward receiving a
l2-month within-grade promo
ton. If he should be suspended
by his agency. even for a day or
two for rules infraction such
as drinking, fighting or insub-
ordination, he would be deprived
Of all the time accumulated since
his last within grade promotion.
In other words. the suspension
would be considered break in
service and if the employe were
restored to duty. he would have
to start all over again toward &C
cumulating the time months
needed for a within-grade pro-
motion.
The order will not apply to
cases where it is subsequently,
determined that an employe was
suspended unjustly.
A lot of opposition to the COM
MISSIONS ruling may be expected
from employe leaders, who fear
such powers could be abused by
agencies and might result in glar-
ing injustices to Federal workers.
BLANKET ORDER The pro-
posed executive order to blanket
into permanent status those war
service employees who have worked
for the Government since before
April l, 1912, still appears a long
way off.
Strenuous objections to the
measure have been raised by both
veterans and career employees
groups, who. for once, see eye to
eye on something.
Objections also have been heard
from Civil Service Commission
and other Federal personnel Off
cials, who declare it is difficult
enough now trying to find jobs for
displaced careerists and those
careerists who are facing dimissal
from their jobs, without making
the job tougher by blanketing in
these war-service employees.
The war-service employees in
volved assert that, after many
years of faithful and competent
service, they are entitled to some
consideration.
The upshot of all this contro-
Iversy apparently has shelved the
proposed order for the time being
unless the administration has 8
sudden change of heart on the
subject.
Il i Il
Evening star., 1949-07-14
RoiI Expansion Planned

Norway has adopted 10-year
plan for improvement of its war
deteriorated railway system and
to spend $14,000,o00 for new
equipment.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

Orange trees bear fruit after
four years growth and produce
aobut 500 oranges annually for so
to 100 years.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

sored by the Federal Recreation
Committee. John Murray, a
vice president Of the AFL Amer
ican Federation Of Government
Employees, yesterday assumed his
new duties as AFGE director of
organization. Ross Pope,
budget officer of the Economic Co.
operation Administration. has
joined the staff Of the House Ap-
preparations Committee. The
House Civil Service Subcommit-
tee on pay reclassification legisla-
tion will hold it's next hearing
Monday, with plenty of members
of Congress still waiting to be
heard. The main group of wit
|nesses, including employe groups,
Civil Service Commission, Budget
Bureau and other Government Of
'ficials, apparently won't be heard
for some time-not in time to do
any good before Congress goes
home. Meanwhile, a decision
by the Senate parliamentarian
has speeded up things for the
House-approved top-bracket Fed
eral pay bill. Instead of being
referred to the Senate Civil Serv-
ice Committee, where some de-
lay might have been contem-
plated, the measure has been
placed on the Senate calendar for
direct action.
,(Be sure to listen In Sundays
at 1915 am. oUer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Young's
broadcast Dersion of the Federal
Spotlight. featuring additional
ne,Ds and Die1Ds OF the Govern
mont spr1jce
Evening star., 1949-07-14
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Suspensions to Cancel Credit
For Within-Grode Promotions
By joseph Youno

The Civil Commission issued order that will
deprive Federal employees of time accumulated by them toward
periodic salary promotions If suspended
anytime at all inractions of rules.
of commission
Evening star., 1949-07-14

American and Canadian manu-
facturers produce 28,000,000 tons
of paper annually.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

The United States produces
more than 120,000,0o0 pounds
yearly of more than 1000 different
types of dyes.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

CAPITAL UP-Dr
Winfred Overholser. superintend.
ent Of st, Elizabeths Hospital, vii.
address Federal personnel officials
lat 10:15 am. tomorrow in the
hospitals Hitchcock Hall Audi.
torium on Recreation as a Men.
tai Therapy in Employe Admin.
istration Work" The talk is spon.
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in some time. Commission officials
say it is intended to bring trouble
making employees "in line"
At present Federal employees
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Press Group PIons Picnic

Members of the Montgomery
County Press Association and their
guests will hold a picnic Saturday
at the estate of Warner E. Pum-
phrey off .Viers Mill. road, near
Wheaton. .,..<..- .
Bombay, India, will mechanic
its public health system by using
400 mobile carriers as substitutes
for permanent refuse dumps.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

THE MODE Importont Men. Corner
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Weather Report

DlStrict Of Columbia - Some
cloudiness this afternoon. tonight
and tomorrow with scattered
showers likely. Warm and humid
with high near 80 this afternoon
and low tonight about 70. Not
quite so warm Friday.
MISUNDERSTANDING cloudi-
ness tonight and Friday with a
few scattered showers. Humid
but not quite so warm tomorrow.
Virginia-Cloudy with occa-
|sional showers and scattered
thunderstorms tonight and to-
morrow. Continued humid with
little change in temperature.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

Monthly precipitation IN inches in ths
Capital (current month to date):
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-02
WRE(kING BOMBER
TO TEST STRENGTH;
is SIX Weeks JOB

DAYTON, O., June 2-R - Air
Force Engineers today continued
their six weeks job of wreckjng a
six-engine B-36 bomber.
The destructive project is not
just for fun. Engineers want to
determine how much weight our
largest air fortress can carry.
The tests were started yesterday
BY the Air Materiel Command at
Wright Patterson Air Base.
One of the tasks for workmen
was to twist or break one OF the
23C-foot wings. They began load
ing bags of lead on the silver sur
face to create thousands of pounds
of stress. Gables were attached to
the underside of the wings and
secured tightly to the floor to
create even more pressure.
william Miller, assistant projat
engineer, said it probably wolild
take six weeks to destroy the huge
bomber
Stripped of its tail assembly and
engines, the bomber still weighed
100000 pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-02
TRANSFER STUDENTS
FROM WRANCELl FOR
INSTITUTE REPAIRS

Transfer of 100 students ano
nine staff members from Wrangell
Institute to Mt. Edgecumbe school
was effected yesterday with the In
stitute complement going aboard
the steamship Denali Tor the trip
A major rebuilding job in the
kitchen and food serving unit of
the Alaska Native Service Wran-
CELL school is the cause for the va
eating of the institute for two
months this summer, according to
DR.. George Dale, ANS educational
director.
Plans were made during the pas
winter to transfer students and in
structors to the Mt. Edgecumbe unit
to allow workmen to complete the
rebuilding job. Work is also plan
ned on the dormitories.
Earl Intolube, principal of the
Wrangell Institute. accompanied the
group to Sitka, and is returning to
Wrangell via Juneau today.
Students and instructors VIII be
returned to the Institute on or
about August for the fall school
session.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-02
| Industrial
Partnership,
(anada,U.5.

WASHINGTON, June 2-R-
The United States and Canada are
taking steps to dovetail their war
industry plans, just as they have
their overall military strategy.
Manpower, production, resources
and other problems which each
would have to face in event of an
other conflict are to be tackled
comparatively under arrangements
made yesterday by a new joint in
dustrial mobilization committee.
Officials predicted the arrange
ment will largely restore the in
dustral partnership which existed
in the final stages of World War
IL Since 1910 the two nations have
had permanent joint board of
defense to carry out strictly MIL
tary planning.
The new four-men,ber industrial
group agreed at its first meeting to
set up subcommittee which will
exchange information on subjects
which tradit onally are closely
guarded national secrets.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-02
BLAZE PUT OUT
ON FIRST DAY
OF fire SEASON

Yesterday opened the 1949 fire
season during which permits are
required and extra precautions are
taken ny Forest Service rangers
and should be taken by everyone.
Yesterday also saw the first fire
on National Forest land. 1t was a
small one at Lena Point, close to
the Jenne cabin, and was extin-
guished by the Forest Service. AL
though small, the blaze required
the services of two fire-fighters
and a pumping engine.
A large tree was burning within
five feet OF the cabin. Had 1t not
been discovered by c. M Arm
strong, Juneau District ranger, it is
probable that the cabin would
have burned.
Alva W. Blackerby, Admiralty Di-
vision Supervisor and his staff urge
that extra care be used by residents
of summer cabins and by the pub
lie in general.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-02
ALASKA KILLING
IS REVEALED ON
WITNESS STAND

PORTLAND, Ore, June PIP
Thomas l.. Cummings, convicted
slayer, said on the witness stand
today that he is afraid he checked
woman to death in Alaska two
years ago.
Cummings, who was convicted OF
manslaughter in the death OF
Alvin Edward Iacopetti and is now
being tried for armed robbery, said:
Il believe l choked my girl
friend to death when I was
with the Army in Alaska. 1 re-
mem:er waking up and finding
blood all over the room. Her
clothes were still there. I can't
remember what I did with the
body
He didn't name the girl or give
details. He said, however, that no
investigation was made at the time.
He mentioned the matter while
reviewing his life history for the
jury.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-02
Mysterious Papers
In (op|on' 5 Purse
Causes Legal Fight

WASHINGTON, June 2-R =
The mysterious papers found in
Judith Coplon's purse when she
was arrested ON espionage charges
are going to be the subject OF more
legal activity.
Miss Coplons attorney says he
will fight for full courtroom dis
closure of the papers.
Yesterday, defense attorney
Archibald Palmer lost his try to
keep all the papers from being in
troduced as evidence. Later, gov
eminent lawyers said they plan to
withhold IL of the seized papers
for security reasons. And now
Palmer will ask the judge to order
those IL produced.
Miss Coplon worked for the De-
partment of Justice until she was
suspended following her arrest in
New York March 4.