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Evening star., 1949-09-28
J.F. 7. O'Connor Dies in Sleep;
Former Controller of Currency
Federal Judge Was
Personal Friend of
President. Roosevelt

Federal Judge ]. F. T. O'Con-
nor, 62, former controller of the
currency. died today in his sleep
at his home in Los Angeles.
Judge O'Connor had been Ill
for more than a year with high
blood pressure. During that time
he had been off the bench.
A personal friend of the late
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
who called him "Jefty," Judge
O'Connor served as controller OF
the currency from 1888 to 1888.
He had served as judge of the
Southern District Of California
since 1910.
Judge O'Connor resigned as
controller of the currency to re-
turn to his home in Los Angeles,
where he had practiced law, start
ing in 1885.
He became associated with the
New Deal after managing Mr..
|Roosevelt's 1882 campaign in Cal
ifornia.
He was called to the post con-
troller during the bank crisis in
the first days Of the Roosevelt
administration and was credited
Evening star., 1949-09-28

able to give this substantially au-
thoritative account of events lead
ing up to President Truman's an
nouncement Friday morning:
Sidney w. Souers, former rear
admiral in the Naval Reserve, who
is executive secretary of the Ma
tional Security Council, informed
Mr.. Truman more than two
weeks ago of evidence of a tre-
mendous explosion. possibly atom
ic, in the U. S. S. R. Admiral
Souers gave this information at
Continued on Page A-3. Col. u
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Gen. Crittenberger Heads
DELEGATION 10 u. n. Staff

Defense Secretary johnson an
nounced today appointment Of 1t.
Gen. Willis D. Crittenberger of
the Army as chairman of the
American delegation on the United
Nations Military Staff Cee-nuliStc-.
In this capacity. Gen. Critten-
berger will represent tie -.--cc-idlcnt,
the Defense Secretary and the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff in the mill
tary activities of the United States
delegation. He has been senior
Army member of the committee
since June. 1948. He thus became
the first chairman to be named.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Federal Pay Bill
DuetoComeUp
In House Today
Increase for Postal
Workers Approved,
Now Up to Senate

The House and Senate sched-
uled two important pay measures
for consideration today after &C.
ton on others that carried for
ward congressional drive for ad-
journment by mid October.
After busy sessions yesterday.
the pay legislation shaped up as
follows:
/. The House planned to take up
today a general Federal pay re-
classification bill under which
classified workers covered in the
measure would get an annual raise
of $113. A pending Senate bin
would give these workers an aver
age boost Of $123.
2. The House late yesterday
passed and sent to the Senate .
bill increasing the pay Of 100000
postal workers at an estimated
cost Of $50, 100000 a year.
Economy Move Threatens Bill.
3. The Senate scheduled for
consideration during the day .
compromise version of a bill in
creasing the pay of top Govern.
ment officials. with new econo-
my move threatening to block its
approval.
4. Legislation boosting military
pay scales by more than $780,
100000 a year awaited President
Truman's signature after the
House yesterday adopted by .
voice vote amendments tackled on
to the measure in the Senate.
S. The Senate approved yester-
day and sent to the White House
a bill providing pay boosts for
doctors, dentists, nurses and other
employees of the Veterans Admin
istration. Cost of the increase
for the first year was estimated
at s5,812, 500.
The House will take up the
Federal pay reclassiflcation bill
after considering a compromise
version of the overseas arms
program.
Bill Adopted, 1872 to 2.
The postal pay bill was adopted.
1872 to 2. It was brought to tho
floor after 218 members had
signed a petition forcing the Rules
Committee to clear it for debate.
OF the 100000 workers standing
to benefit from the bill, about
100000 substitute employees were
covered into the measure by an
amendment offered by Represen-
tative Rees of Kansas, ranking
Republican member of the House
Post Office and Civil Service Conar
mittee.
Chairman Murray of the COM
mittee accepted the amendment
after Mr.. Rees pointed out that
many substitute postal workers
serve in that status for a number
of years before receiving perma-
nent jobs and would get no raises
under the bill as it was brought
to the floor.
The bill won approval despite
opposition of the Post Office De-
partment, the Civil Service Com
mission and the Budget Bureau.
These agencies contended its pas
sage would create new inequities
Evening star., 1949-09-28
BY the Assseioted Press

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 28.-More
nonunion diggers went back to
the mines in Western Pennsyl-
vania today in armed defiance Of
striking United Mine Workers.
State police said not a single
picket-bearing automobile ap-
peared during early morning
hours in the vicinity Of pits scat
tered along the hillsides of Clear
field County.
Pistols and rifles still were in
evidence at the diggings. Armed
sentries surveyed roads leading to
the mines and others rode in the
cabs Of loaded coal trucks.
An operator spokesman said
some $50 more diggers reported
to the pits, raising the total to
1850 in about 40 mines.
More pits are opening all the
time," he said.
Operators refused to speculate
on the amount of coal they are
producing, but conceded it only
constitutes a trickle from the fuel
tap that was closed September 10
by the strike of John L. Lewis
UNIV.
Coal Used Locally.
Most of the coal dug in the
Clearfield region is consumed
locally or in small manufacturing
plants in the Pittsburgh area.
The back to work movement
began yesterday. Groups of auto
mobiles carrying pickets coursed
through the area during the day,
but no violence was reported.
There were no signs Of an early
break in the walkout although the
miners are scheduled to meet to-
day with Southern operators at
Bluef1eld, w. Va. On Thursday
Mr.. Lewis is expected to attend
a meeting with Northern and
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Allied Talk With Red!
On Restoring Berlin
To Normal Co|Iapses
Western Powers Insist
Thot Russions Honor
Roilwoy Agreement
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BERLIN. Sept. 2s.-The three
Western Allies tonight broke OF
discussions with Russia on restor-
ing Berlin life to normal.
In a sharply worded letter to
the Soviet commandant, the
American, British and French
commandants said: 1--WE are not
prepared to continue with dis
cussions on the normalization OF
life in Berlin until we can be
confident that agreements freely
negotiated will be honored by the
Soviet authorities.
The breakdown of talks, Or
dered- by the four Foreign Min
listers in Paris last June, came
in a dispute over policies of the
Soviet management of Berlin's
elevated railways.
A Russian representative had
been invited to q last-minute
meeting today to stave off col
lapse of four-power rule. but he
did not appear.
Spokesman Of all three Allied
powers have been frankly fearful
that the rail crisis may cause a
breakdown of the four power
talks to restore Berlin life to
normal.
Some fear 1t may bring about
another Gripping strike on the
elevated railways, vital artery in
the city's economic bloodstream
Allied sources say the Soviet
controlled railway management
has refused to increase to 100 per
cent its payment of West Berlin
salaries in West marks. Under
the previous strike settlement the
Soviets agreed to pay so per cent
in West marks until October l,
and then raise 1t to 100 per cent,
If West mark receipts on the rail-
way were sufficient,
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Looking for
A Furnished Room?

The Star carried a total of
$3.50 individual Furnished
Room for Rent" classified ads
during the first 81 days of the
current month. This was / ,693
more ads in this category than
were published by the second
Washington newspaper.
If you are looking for or
want to rent a furnished room
the place to turn to is Wash
ington's leading classified
advertising medium THE
STAR. Phone Sterling 5000
Evening star., 1949-09-28

with a major part in efforts to
build a stronger national banking
structure.
When he reiinquished the
Treasury post, several hundred
Government, G business and profess
sional leaders gave him a testi-
monial dinner at the Mayflower
(ses 0'CONNOR, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Churchill Calls for Labor Custer
And New Government to Permit
Pound to Seek Own Level Freely
Attlee Regime Scored
For Bringing Britoin
Near Bankruptcy
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON. Sept. 28.-Winston
Churchill called on Parliament to-
day to kick out Prime Minister
Attlee's Labor government and
make way for another which he
said could set the British pound
free to find its own level in world
markets.
The Conservative leader, in a
slashing attack, denounced the
Labor government as having
brought Britain ito the verge of
national and international bank
ruptcy."
His address opened the Con-
servative attack in the three-day
debate in Parliament on Britain's
devaluation policy. The govern
ment has asked for a vote of con-
hdence.
Mr.. Churchill said even if the
Labor government was forced to
devalue the pound from $4.03 to
$3.50, 1T cannot be a good thing
and we have suffered serious
disaster" Under the present strict
controls. the Conservative leader
declared, it will prove q new
drain upon our latent strength and
remaining motive power"
Hope for Better Rate.
The wartime Prime Minister
said the sterling area nations
which use the pound still have
great strength. and that Britain
needs only a new government
which could inspire confidence at
home and abroad.
"I believe strength, working
freely and backed up by intense
productive efforts of all the COM
munities concerned, would in
short while achieve a far better
rate Of exchange against the pres
ent figure of $3.50. to which we
have been condemned" Mr..
Churchill said.
He said Britain must:
l. Cut taxes to increase the In
centive to work, especially among
wage-earners direct.
2. Ease up on needless and
vexatious controls and interfer-
ence with the f1exibility Of private
enterprise"
3. Elect a government which
could command national and in
ternational confidence.
Mr.. Churchill made only pass
ing reference to the news that
Russia has achieved an atomic
explosion. He dealt chiefly with
Britain's economic woes, which he
said brought the country to a
predicament both serious and
strange"
"Over all there looms and
broods the atomic bomb, which
the Russian Soviet, for reasons
not yet explained, have got before
the British. though happily not
before the Americans.
Verbal Barrage Against Cripps.
Mr.. Churchill, whose own gov
ernment was succeeded by the La
borites in 1945, loosed a verbal bar
rage aaginst Sir Stafford Cripps,
Britain's Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. Cripps yesterday an
nounced a rise in the business and
industrial profits tax and repeated
that wages and personal incomes
must be held to present levels.
Mr.. Churchill called Cripps a
Evening star., 1949-09-28
81 Kills Jap Women, Self

YOKOHAMA, Sept. %. P)-An
American soldier killed a 38-year-
old japanese woman Sunday night
and then took his own life, mill
tary authorities announced today.
They identified him as Pfc. Frank
Linder, %, Belmar, N. j.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
81 Gets 12-Yeur Term
For Numbering Germon
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

FRANKFURT, Sept. 28.-A a.
year-old American soldier was
sentenced last night to IL years
ut hard labor for the murder of
o German waiter.
Pvt. Wiley r. Gates of McCul-
iough, Ala, was found guilty Of
beating Hermann Helm to death
September 6 after the waiter was
unable to provide cognac for Gates
and three companions.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

BY the Assoeiotsd Press
PITTSBURGH. Sept. 28.-Re-
newed hope for peace in the steel
industry developed today with re-
liable reports that the United
States Steel Corp. had agreed to
grant a 10-cents- hour pension
and welfare package.
The steel company, bellwether
of the industry, was reported still
insisting that employees contribute
something to the pension program.
The United Steelworkers' Union
was silent. The union previously
had stood fiat on demands that
the steel companies pay the entire
cost of the pension plan.
However, peace hopes rose on
reliable information that United
States Steel would have a state
ment later in the day, and on an
nouncement by Cyrus Ching, Fed
eral conciliation director. that he
would have a statement on the
steel dispute about 4 pm.
Mr.. Ching was reported ready
to offer services of his concilia-
tors to speed bargaining over the
new United States Steel offer.
The new proposal was reported
to provide for a higher company
outlay than previously offered.
Iron Mine Strike Of.
Reliable reports said this offer
provides that:
United States Steel would pay
4 cents an hour to support q
welfare program if the employees
pay an average of 2 cents an hour.
A joint study Of pensions would
be undertaken. as suggested by
the presidential fact finding board,
with the company paying up to
cents an hour in a program to
which employees also would con-
tribute.
The plan be contingent on the
unions agreeing to extending ex-
listing labor contracts until April
80. 1851.
Wall Street interpreted these
developments as pointing toward
settlement, and stocks jumped
from a few cents to more than 50
a share.
In Duluth, Mimi. miners who
dig the ore for the steel mills
called of strike plans after q
talk with steelworkers' union
headquarters in Pittsburgh.
Armco Agrees to Plan.
In Middletown, Ohio, Armco
Steel Corp. announced that it had
agreed with an independent union
in two of its plants to a pension
plan providing 500 a month for
about $500 workers, but the work.
ers will bear about 40 per cent
Of the cost.
There was no official word from
Philip Murray of the CIO United
Steelworkers or Vice President
John Stephens of United States
Steel on progress of their long
conferences.
The Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph
had reports that United States
Steel will offer a few cents wage
increase to handle employe con-
tributions to pension and insur-
ance costs. It said the rumor
Evening star., 1949-09-28

LONDON, Sept % R.-Vis-
count Portal of Hungerford, re-
tired chief of staff of the Royal
Air Force, has Joined the board of
directors Of the Ford Motor Co.,
Ltd, the company announced to-
day. .
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Budget for Ga||inger
And Glenn Dale Calls
For III New Positions
.$10,S33, 900 TotoI Sought;
Hearings Beein Today on
Departments Requests
WELFARE BUDGET Of $18,673,.
020 Includes Funds for New
Construction Program.
Stnvsyy ~, Darn A


Construction Program.
Story on Page A.
The Health Departments $10,-
1888 900 budget estimate for the
1851 operation Of Gallinger Hos
pital and Glenn Dale Sanatorium,
released by the Commissioners to-
day. seeks a total Of 712 more
doctors. nurses and other person.
mel to staff the Districts expand
ing but undermined hospital
system.
The estimate is a part of the
District Department heads total
budget requests for 1851. The
Commissioners and city budget
officers we're to begin hearings to-
day with the department heads on
their requests which total $780,
984 400, second highest submitted
In the city's history.
Health Officer George c. Ruh-
lands request, a record high for
municipal hospital operation here,
would concentrate most of the
new personnel in Gallinger Hos
pital, where two new buildings will
be placed in service in the COM
ing fiscal year. Gallinger would
receive 632 of the new personnel,
while the remaining 80 would be
added to the present staff Glenn
Dale tuberculosis Sanatorium.
The fund request exceeds that
sought for the current year by
more than 100000. DR.. Ruh-
land pointed out. in justifying the
increased funds. that the new
Gallinger laboratory building will
be completed in March, 1850,
while the new pediatrics building
will be ready some time in the
next fiscal year.
Would Raise Ration Cost.
These installations will have to
be stated and equipped, it was
pointed out. In addition, DR.. Ruh-
land, who retires at the end of
this month. said he wishes to
raise the daily ration cost per per-
son from 73 to IS cents.
A large part of the Gallinger
estimate is devoted to new con-
Struction. The Commissioners
were asked to approve 81, ,437, 1854
for the following: $3.50 for
construction of a residence for
internes and resident doctors,
$285 900 for expanding the Gal
(See ID C. RImGET Page A.dl
Evening star., 1949-09-28
Shots Fired al CONVOY
OF 13CoaI Trucks on
Road in Mountains
More Non-Union Men
Go Back Into Mines
Under Armed Guurd
bulletin

BEILEFONTE/ Pa. R.-
Two gunshots were fired at q
convoy of 13 loaded coal trucks
on q mountain road near here
today and stones broke the
windshields of seven Of the
trucks. Sheriff Martin Kauff-
man blamed coal miner
pickets" for the attack.
Evening star., 1949-09-28
New Steel Offer
ToSett|ePensiion
Plan Reported
Hope for Peace Rises,
Negotiotors Discuss
10-Cent Package

FORD OFFER of Pensions at IS
Reported as Deadline Nears.
Page AS.
Evening star., 1949-09-28

(See GERMANY, Page A-5J
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(See PAY, Page A-4.)
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(See COAL, Page A-5D
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(See STEEL, Page A-5D
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Portal q Ford Director

tSee D. C. BUDGET, Page A-4
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(see COST OF LIVING, Pg. A-4.o
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(See BRITISH. Page A-5.0
Evening star., 1949-09-28
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Marion progress., 1949-01-27
Methodist Parsonage Dedicated
In Service Last Wednesday

Bishop Costen J. Harrell, of
Charlotte, preached the dedicatory
sermon when formal dedication of
the new Methodist parsonage was
held Wednesday evening.
The January meeting of the Mems
Fellowship Group featured a Ladies'
Night banquet at the community
building. Bishop Harrell was intro
duced to the group by S. R. Cross.
Albert Hewitt, Jr. sang, "Say Some
thing Sweet To Your Sweetheart" +"
with piano accompaniment by Mrs.
E. c. Carnes. The program was
concluded with the entire group
singing, "Blest Be The Tie That
Binds" and guests adjourned to the
church for the Dedicatory Service.
Explaining the relationship be-
tween the home and the church, the
Bishop said, Sin dedicating this par
sonage we hope to see here an ex-
ample Of what Christianity is. The
parsonage is a symbol of all our
Marion progress., 1949-01-27

homes. ..... The things we look for
there and pray for there are the
things we should strive to bring
about in our own homes"
The act of presentation was made
by the Board of Trustees which is
composed of: Roy w. Davis, W. w.
Neal, Sr2, A. S. Bradford, DR.. J. F.
Jonas and S. R. Cross. The congre-
cation responded. Davis also spoke
on behalf of the Trustees express
ing appreciation to the church mem
bers for cooperating in building the
parsonage. g
Miss Ruth Taylor, educational di-
rector, rendered a vocal solo. The
invocation was given by Rev. j. B.
McLarty, pastor, and the scripture
lesson by The Rev. John Hoyle, Jr.,
district superintendent.
Selections by the church choir
were rendered at intervals during
the program and the benediction
pronounced by The Bishop.
Marion progress., 1949-01-27
Mcdowell Farm Youth Foundation
Presented 26th Calf Last Week

The Mcdowell County Farm Youth
Foundation topped it's goal of rs
calves last week when Belk Broome
company contributed $3.50 for the
purchase of calf, Carl Whiteside,
assistant county farm agent, an
nounced.
This is the 26th calf presented by
the Foundation and the third con-
tributed by Belk Broome compan y.
Reviewing the progress made since
the project was launched, White
side said total Of $3,43O.50 had
been contributed for the purchase
of calves by local individuals, Or
ganizations and business firms since
the program was actively underway
on November %, 1916
Donald Peters, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. C. Peters of route /, Nebo,
was presented this 26th calf. In
accordance with rules of the pro-
gram he will be required to raise
the guernsey heifer according to
standards outlined by the Founda-
ton, and return the first female off
spring to the Foundation to be
awarded to another youth. In this
way officials hope to encourage the
production of purebred dairy cattle
Marion progress., 1949-01-27
Elledge Speaker
At Rotary Meeting

c. c. Elledge, principal of the
Marion High School, was speaker at
the weekly meeting Of the Marion
Rotary club last Friday.
He reviewed the report Of the
North Carolina Education Commits
sion. This commission was appoint
ed by former Governor Gregg Cher
ry at the 1947 General Assembly, to
find the express needs of schools and
school pupils Of North Carolina.
Following the report, the meeting
was adjourned.
Archie Page and Joe Whitfield
were the guests of Roy Rabb. Joe
Hart was the guest of Walter
Thompson and Bill Stanley was the
Marion High School honor student
guest of the month.
Marion progress., 1949-01-27
THREE COUNTY
HEALTH BOARD
NAMES CHAIRMAN

A. Parks McGimsey, an ex-officio
member Of the Burke-C Caldwell Nc
Dowell health district board, was
elected chairman of the board at a
full meeting of the group held last
week in Morganton.
Board members are DR.. B. A.
Dickson of Marion, the dental rep
resentative; Gordon Baliew of Le-
noir, the druggist representative
DIR. w. H. Kibler Of Morganton, the
medical representative; and Mark
Goforth of Lenoir, the member des-
ignated as the public spirited citizen
Ex-officio members are McGimsey
N. F. Steppe Of Marion, and DR.. Ear
Tate of Lenoir.
The organization of the board
calls for three ex-officio members
and four regular members. The
three ex-oficio members must be a
county commissioner chairman, the
position held by McGimsey; a coun-
ty superintendent of schools, held
by Steppe as McDowell's school su-
perintendent; and mayor of one
of the county seats, held by DR..
Tate as mayor of Lenoir.
The ex-officio members elect four
regular members among whom there
must be doctor, a dentist, a drug
gist and a public spirited citizen.
At it's meeting last week the
board went on record as favoring
an increased appropriation for aid
to counties in maintaining and ex-
panding their public health pro-
grams. The State Advisory Budget
Commission has recommended to the
legislature that $175,000 be appro-
priated for this purpose. Health
officials are asking that this figure
be increased to $925,O00 and want
100000 for a school health pro-
gram.
Marion progress., 1949-01-27

Gage Game Slated
For Friday Night

Marion High School will clash
with Shelby High in a double-header
cage game here Friday night, Coach
Art Dit said Tuesday.
Shelby has won five games this
season, including a win over the
undefeated Hendersonville team.
Moreover the Marion team will be
minus the playing of Smith and
Carter whose injuries have made it
necessary for them to discontinue
playing for the remainder Of the
season.
The game Friday night will be
played in the high school gymna-
sium, beginning at 1880 o'clock. A
new score board and electrical
timer, gift of the Senior Glasses of
AT, '48, and 40, is now in opera
ton.