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Evening star., 1949-01-16
Miller and Davis to Urge
Committee Consideration
OF $3.50 Increase
By Harold B. ROGERS

Two moves to get the long-de-
layed $3.50 pay raise for District
Government workers will get un-
der way this week in the House.
Representative Miller, Democrat,
of California. said last night he will
call on the House Civil Service Com
mittee to speed hearings on his
pending bill to give the increase
to more than 1000 classified city
workers. He is to be a member of
the committee.
Representative Davis, Democrat,
Of Georgia, said he will ask the
House District Committee. of which
he is to be member, to consider
as soon as possible his bill for a
$3.50 raise for all $4,000 city en-
ployes. The measure would cover
not only classified but unclassified
employees, with the single exception
of the superintendent of schools. 1t
would include policemen, firemen
and teachers.
Other Legislation Pending.
Other legislation to grant District
workers the $3.50 increase is pend
ing before both the House and Sen
ate District Committees, but it is
tied in with bills providing high
level pay raises for the top execu-
tives of the Federal Government.
If the municipal increase should
continue to be included in a COM
prehensive measure for Federal en-
ployes, fear has been expressed in
several quarters that it may be
long time before such legislation
could be enacted.
Complicating the situation is the
promise of President Truman to
send to Congress soon the draft of
a proposed bill to revise wholesale
the 1923 classification act, which
regulates salaries of the Federal
employees.
If the civil service units of SEN
ate or House should begin consid-
Grafton of the high-level pay raise
bill and the new classification bill
in one package, it undoubtedly
would require months before final
enactment.
Pay Bill Divided.
The high level pay raise bill was
cut in two in the Senate last week,
when it approved increases for the
President, Vice President and House
Speaker. The rest of the big bill.
which includes the District pay
raise, was reintroduced in the SEN
ate and went to the Civil Service
Committee.
Chairman Johnston of the Senate
Clvll Service Committee strongly in
lSao PAX pano A o !
Evening star., 1949-01-16
District Scientist Heads Drive
ToDeveIopU Useof Atomic Power
DR.. l. H. Hufstud
Is First Director
Of Research Unit
BY the Associoted Press

The United States yesterday
stepped up its drive to put
atomic power to more conven-
tional use by naming top-flight
scientist, DR.. Lawrence R. Haf-
stad, to head a new multimil-
n-dollar program.
The Atomic Energy Commission
announced selection of Dr. Hafstad
to carry out a program Of designing
and developing nuclear reactors for
the practical application of atomic
energy for power, for propulsion of
ships and aircraft, for the produc-
tion of isotopes radioactive ele-
ments) and for research on reactors
themselves.
DR.. Hafstad has been on leave of
absence as director of research at
the Johns Hopkins University APP
piled Physics Laboratory at Silver
Spring. He lives at 1911 Park road
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Ax the Axxoeiofed Press

LONDON, Jan. IA regional
pact to ward off Communist ex-
pansion in the Far East may be
the next Western move in the
cold war with Russia, it was re-
liably reported today.
Although there is no official con-
firmation, the plan apparently has
progressed to the point of consulta-
tions between possible members.
These, at the outset, might include
the United States, Britain, Canada
Australia, France, The Netherlands
New Zealand, China and India
Membership might be held open for
Indo-C China, Indonesia and Malaga
If and when they establish stable
governments.
The proposal was the basis of dis
cussions between British Foreign
Secretary Bevin and French Foreign
Minister Schuman this week on mu-
tual problems in the Far East.
Although those discussions were
secret, it was learned that Mr.. Bevin
hammered home the point that
Britain thinks national independ-
ence movements in that ard should
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Senote Group Due to Act
This Week While House
Tackles Other Problems
By J. A. O'Leory

The 100000, ,O00-a-year Fed
eral aid to education measure
may come opt of Senate COM
mittee this week as the first
major bill to start moving
through the new Congress.
The House, still struggling with
organization problems, tomorrow
will try to dispose Of several
measures which must be acted on
before Inauguration Day If they are
to be effective.
One is the pay increase for Presi-
dent Truman, Vice President-elect
Barkley and Speaker Rayburn,
which passed the Senate Thursday.
House leaders will move tomorrow
to take up this bill, and two resolu-
tions relating to the inaugural ar
rangements, under suspension Of the
rules.
Although most congressional COM
mittees are marking time until
after the inaugural festivities, Sena-
tors Hill, Democrat, of Alabama,
and Taft, Republican, OF Ohio, were
hopeful last night that the Senate
Labor Committee would be ready
(See CONGRESS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-01-16

cts to programs, and from lapel
buttons to canned hot chocolate.
At least 100000 Washingtonians,
maybe more, will swell the out-of-
town crowd on Thursday, first day
OF what is expected to be a four-day
week end for Government employees.
Most stores will be closed Thursday,
adding to the holiday atmosphere.
Only the weather appeared last
night to be an unknown quantity.
The weather Bureau won't hazard a
guess on Thursday as yet.
The long list of inaugural-w
activities begins today with three
main events-sevices throughout
the city's churches, the opening of
the Freedom Train for what will be
the final stop of its long Nation
wide tour and concert by the
Howard University choir in the pa
rade stands on Pennsylvania avenue
opposite the White House.
Churches to Stress Theme.
At the First Baptist Church. which
President Truman frequently at
tends, the pastor, the Rev. Edward
Hughes Pruden. will conduct serv-
ice beginning at II am. in prepara-
ton for the Inauguration. The
sermon is entitled Our Day of
Dedication" Other of the city's
churches are expected to stress the
inaugural theme.
The Freedom Train will be open
to the public at l pm. today and
remain open until II pm. The train
with its precious cargo of l27 his
toric documents will arrive in the
Capital this morning. The train
will be open on succeeding days from
10 am. to II pm. and will be located
on tracks at Fourteenth and D
streets SW., adjoining the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing annex.
There is no charge.
At least $4,000 persons are ex-
pected to board the train inaugural
week, adding their names to- the
Freedom Scroll, signed by the $780,
900 who already have been visitors.
President Truman twice has been
aboard.
Clark To Welcome Train.
The train will be officially well
coined beginning at 12:45 pm. by
Attorney General Clark. Other
speakers will include J. Edward
Shugrue, director of the American
Heritage Foundation: William T.
Farley, president of the Association
of American Railroads; Gen. Clifton
B. Gates, Commandant of Marines;
DR.. Luther Evans, Librarian of Con-
gress; DR.. Wayne c. Grover, Archi-
vfst Of the United States; Melvin
D. Hlldreth, general chairman of
Evening star., 1949-01-16

entry In the meet. Favored Gerry
Karver never was q contender and
lost third place to Bob Palmer of
Maryland.
Wade was scheduled to spend the
Christmas holidays in his Seattle
home and engaged space on the
plane chartered by Yale students.
But he was persuaded by Coach Bob
Giegengack to remain at school and
work on his running.
Ross ran two strides ahead Of
Wade from the starting gun until
the big fellow. Yale's first promi-
nent distance man in many years,
TUNED on the heat. Ross ran a 2:05
half, but neither could maintain
that torrid pace.
The biggest crowd ever to witness
a track meet in the District had a
440-yard look at Bob Matthias, the
Continued on Page B-1, Col. ~
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Greek Premier Quits; 300 Million School Aid
King Calls Leaders 10 May Be First Big Bill
Meet on Crisis Today Through Congress
Liberal Willing to Form
New Regime But Insists
On Having Brood Powers
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, GREECE, Jan. Is
The ailing Premier Themis-
tokles Sophoulis resigned today.
Alexander Diomedes, who like
Mr.. Sophoulis is Liberal, expressed
willingness to form new govern
ment but under conditions which
made it unlikely that party leaders
would agree Mr.. Diomedes, former
governor of the National Bank,
made it clear he will serve only if
he can be real head of government
having broad powers.
King Paul, accepting the aged
Sophoulis' resignation, called party
leaders to meet with him tomorrow
to consider this new emergency In
his unhappy country.
Rebels Driven From Town.
The resignation followed a gen.
eral staff announcement that Greek
National troops finally had driven
Communist guerrillas from the bat
tered industrial town of Naoussa
80 miles west of Salonika. The
newspaper Vradyni reported a cor
respondent flying over the Naoussa
area saw smoke billowing $500 feet
from the burning city, which it
called shambles of destroyed build
ings with dead in the streets. The
army admitted yesterday the guer-
rillas had captured most of the city
but said reinforcements were being
sent.
Greece is the second country re-
ceiving American dollars to fight
Communism to lose It's government
in two days. Turkeys government
collapsed yesterday in a fight over
the high cost of living.
Mr.. Sophoulis, 88, resigned after
demanding a free hand. regardless
1See GREECE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-01-16
By MerreII WhittIesey

George Wade, whose love for
track kept him off the plane
that crashed during the holiday
period in Seattle, killing l3 Yale
students, scored a major indoor
track upset by winning the mile
run over Browning Toss in what
5000 persons termed the feature
of The Evening Star-AAU Games
last night at the National Guard
Armory.
Ross, the Villanova jack-of all
distances who won here last year,
set the pace for ia laps, but he had
no answer for the squirt of Wade
who passed Ross on the last curve
and won by five yards in Abb.
1t was the first major mile tri-
umph for the Yale runner, post
Evening star., 1949-01-16
U. S. Envoy in Romonio
To Return for TuIks
By the Asseciotsd Press

BUCHAREST, Romania, Jan. Is
American Minister Rudolph Schoen-
field will leave Monday for talks
at the State Department. After
wards he will take brief vacation
in the United States.
First Secretary Chedwyn M. D.
Pigott of San Jose, Calf. will be
charge d'affaires during the minis
ter's absence.
The Foreign Ministry said Grigore
Preoteasa, former Romanian min
lister counselor in Washington, has
been named assistant foreign min
ister.. The State Department re-
Gently asked Romania to recall him
and another member of the legation
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Italian Red Strike Call
Stirs Workers Revolt
By The Associosed Press

ROME. Jan. 14.-Christian Demo-
crat workers rebelled today against
Communist dictated strike orders.
Their action threatened to sap
the strength of well-planned
Communist-led labor war against
government and industry. This
struggle invaded go of Italy's big
gest industrial factories in the
Milan area today in the form of
non-collaboration" or slowdowns.
Communist labor leaders
quickly called on their followers
to stick to their jobs. They branded
the showdown sabotage" with polit-
ical motives.
In Palermo, Sicily, two thirds OF
the city's transit workers ignored
q Communist strike call for higher
pay. With police riding trucks and
buses, the Christian Democrat
workers kept public transportation
rolling.
The chief challenge to Commu-
nism's hold on organized italian
workers came from the Free Con-
federation of Labor GCGID Or
ganized last year by Christian
Democrats opposed to Communist
strikes.
Giulio Pastore, secretary Of the
union, told reporters that the Milan
showdown would have only one re-
sult-"creation Of new conditions OF
inferiority for Italian industrial
products in foreign markets"
The showdown was called in pro-
test against the planned shutdown
of the Caproni and Safar industrial
plants which employ some 5000
workers. Management has claimed
1t cannot maintain present produc-
ton in the two plants without con-
tinued financial loss.
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Federation Of Citizens Action 10 Be Sought
Votes, 56-34, TO Reply This Week on 7 Bills
To Segregation Report To Raise District Pay
Groups Study to Appear
At Proper Time Giving
Answer to 'Misstotements

! The Federation of Citizens AS
sociations by 56-to-34 vote last
night authorized its executive
committee to reply to the recent
report of the National Commit
tee on Segregation in the Ma
TONS Capital.
+ The motion. adopted after con-
siderable debate. instructs the exec
utive committee to issue at what it
considers "the proper time" fac
/ tual report, without bias or recrlml-
nations, which will constitute "a
point -by-point reply to mlsstate-
ments and exaggerations.'
The segregation report, issued De-
cember 10, asserted that segregation
here is the result of a calculated
policy pursued by community leaders
as a matter of good business. y
Among it's charges was that the citi-
zens' associations are the 'front-line
shock troops in Negro exclusion.
Other Business.
In other actions, the Federation
voted to:
Ask the Commissioners, the Health
Committees of the House and Sem
ate, and the Federal Works Admin
istrator to accelerate progress in pro-
viding the District with more hos
pital facilities as authorized by Con-
gress in August 1916.
Request the Commissioners to
amend the present building code to
assure dry Easements. 1t pointed
out the present building code re-
quires only hree-fourths of an inch
cement coating on outside walls be-
low the ground or other approved
means.
Cooperate with all civic bodies
in the District to carry out the OBJ
iectives of clean Up, Paint Up,
Fix Up. Week" in May.
Substitute Motion Defeated.
Adoption of the motion to reply
to the segregation report followed
defeat of a substitute motion that
no action be taken. The substitute
was proposed by Baxter Smith.
Benjamin Striner, who introduced
the successful motion, declared,
however, that "for us to remain
silent would indicate that perhaps
there is some Justification for
charges in the report. He said he
felt that the Federation would bene-
fit by merely answering "misstate-
ments" in a "dignified" way.
William A. Duvall declared that
the condition that has come about
in the last few years in which a
group of people in the United States
"a self-appointed group-would get
up and make such a report came
because we have not been answer
ing those groups
Harry S. Wender asserted that
another report is being prepared
and that Il don't see how we can
evade this issue. Failure to reply
to this will mean eventually we'll
have to respond to something
worse
Donnelly Speaks Against Move.
Speaking against the move, Ralph
w. Donnelly said he could not see
where we're going to gain any
(See FEDERATION, Pa1e A-9J
Evening star., 1949-01-16

MRS. TRUMAN and Margaret Set
Fashion for Inauguration.
Page D-1
CALENDAR of events planned dur
ing Inaugural Week. Page A-l0
BIGGEST PLANE SHOW Tons
Military Features of Inauguration.
Page ALL
BUS AND STREET-CAR Rerout-
ing for Inauguration Day An
hounced. Page ALL
FULL MEDICAL Protection Plan
ned During Inaugural Parade.
Page A-10
MOST STORES Close But Some to
be Open on inauguration Day,
Page ALI
INAUGURAL EVENTS for Women
Are Listed for Coming Week.
Page D-5
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Rankin and Hebert
Dropped in Revision
OF Un-American Unit
Rules Changes to Restrict
House Democrats
Lineup to Lawyers
By Robert K. Walsh

House Democratic leaders yes
terday dropped Representatives
Rankin of Mississippi and He
bert of Louisiana from the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities and chose five lawyers
and former judges as members
of the controversial committee
The shakeup came when the
Democratic Committee on Commit
tees adopted resolutions barring
chairmen of regular House Commit
tees from serving on any Other
committee and restricting member.
ship in the committee on Un-Amer.
lean Activities to lawyers.
Mr.. Rankin, long one of the com.
mittee's staunchest supporters, is &
lawyer, but he is scheduled to be.
come chairman of the Veterans
Committee. Mr.. Herbert Is a for.
mer New Orleans newspaper city
editor. Both were active in the
States Rights drive against Presi.
dent Truman in last years election
campaign.
Committee Members Limited.
The Committees on Committees is
composed of the majority partys
Ways and Means Committee men,
bers. 1t works in close cooperation
with the House Democratic leader
ship.
The Democrats picked for the
committee on the Un-American Ac-
tivities are.
Representative Wood of Georgia
"a former Circuit Court judge and
one time prosecutor. Mr.. Wood, a
holdover on the committee, is sched-
uled to become chairman.
Representative Walter of Penn
sylvania-a former county solicitor
ard now chairman of the House
Democratic Caucus.
Representative Harrison of Vir-
ginia-a former Commonwealth S
attorney and Circuit Court Judge.
Representative McSWeeney Of
Ohio-a member of the House from
1923 to 1929 and a prominent at
torney.
Representative Moulder of Mis-
souri-a freshman House member
who left circuit judgeship to run
for Congress.
Representative Peterson, Demo-
crat, of Florida, also ain attorney,
asked that he not be re assigned to
the committee, because Of his heavy
duties on the Public Lands Com
mittee.
Subject to Caucus Approval.
Both resolutions approved yester-
day are subject to ratification by a
caucus of House Democrats tomor-
row and then to approval by the
House itself on Tuesday Such ap-
proval usually is only a Formally:
Chairman Doughton of the Ways
and Means Committee said the fol-
lowing resolutions will be submitted
TO the caucus:
Resolved that it shall be the
policy of the Democratic Commit
UcG Oll SOlllllllllcSS IlOt 10 IcCOIu.
mend for assignment to any stand
ing committee of the House any
member who is chairman of any
one of the following committees
Othere follows a list of IS commit
tees, not including the District Com
Resolved that it shall be the
policy of the Democratic Committee
on Committees to recommend only
members of the bar
for membership on the House Com
mittee on Un-Amerlcan Activities. -
Hebert Withholds Comment,
While Mr.. Hebert withheld COM
ment "at this time" some of his
charged the Democratic
House leadership with having
cooked up the plan to punish
him for mis- support of Gov. j.
Strom Thurmond of South Carolina
'See UN-AMERICAN. Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-01-16
900 Chinese Homeless
After Hong Kong Fire
By The Associated Press

HONG KONG, Sunday, Jan. 16.
An estimated 5000 Chinese were
homeless today as a result of fire
which destroyed five our-story ten
ements and more than 300 huts here
last night.
The fire broke out among squat
ters' huts in the crowded Blake
Garden hillside area and spread rap
idly to adjoining tenement buildings.
A high wind and low water pressure
hampered firemen.
Casualties were UNI ktermined.
Evening star., 1949-01-16
(See PAY, Page A-8..
Siqler Flies into Mexico

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Jan. Is (P
Flying alone, former Michigan
Gov. Kim Sigler today cleared the
international Airport here for a
leisurely flight into Mexico. He
plans to stop at Monterrey, Tam
pico, Mexico City, Merida and
Guaymas before returning via
Nogales, Ariz. A
Evening star., 1949-01-16
up 10 100000
Visitors Due for
Inauguration
Crowd Will Break
All Records, Trade
Official Estimates

! THE biggest influx of people
the city has ever seen" will Jam
every nook and Granny of Wash
ington this week for what prom
ises to be the most spectacular
Presidential inaugural in all the
Nations history.
A Board of Trade official, in max
ing the prediction the crowd with
out any question" will exceed all
previous ones, estimated that be-
tween 250,000 and 100000 out-of-
town guests will begin arriving to-
day. He estimated about 25O,OOO will
remain here at least one or two
nights while as many as 25OO0o
more may arrive Thursday morning
and leave the same evening.
Thursday is the big day when
Harry S. Truman, the man they
said would be packing his bags this
week to 60 back to Missouri, takes
the oath of Office for a full four
year term. The greatest single crowd
OF the week-eStimated now at l..
oO0,00O persons-Will jam Constitu-
tlon and Pennsylvania avenues for
the parade Thursday following the
oath-taking and the Presidents in
augural address at the east portico
OF the Capitol.
80 Millions to Be Spent.
The visitors will bring a golden
hoard OF at least $4,000, 900 to be
spent for everything from hotel
rooms to hot dogs, from parade tick
Evening star., 1949-01-16

Rodio Programs, Page CO
Complete Index Poee A-R
Evening star., 1949-01-16

(See INAUGURAL, Page A-4D
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-09-02

suance of the decree of the Chancery
Court Of Jackson County. Mississippi,
rendered at the February. 1919 Term
of this Court. wherein the undersigned
was appointed Special Commissioner
to make sale of certain lands in the
above STYLED cause, but due to error
in date set out In said decree. said
land was not sold. and in pursuance
10 decree from said court dated June
9th. 1949. as Special Commissioner
appointed by the said Court will on
Monday the 18th day of September
ig49, within legal hours at the front
door of the Court House of Jackson
County, Mississippi. offer for sale and
sell 10 the highest and best bidder for
cash, the following described prop
erty situated in Jackson County, Mis-
sissippi, to-wit:
Southeast orn of Southwest quar-
ter of Section ~, Township 7 South,
Range 6 West. thence West to East
side Of Randall Ferry Road; thence
along East side of said road one acre
North 10 dcg East; thence East 5 acres
TO line parallel to the starting place;
thence South one acre to place of be-
ginning and being the same lands
conveyed to Robert Childs by ]. W.
Terrell by deed recorded in Book 30
az Pages 1894 and being the same
lands conveyed by Isaac Hughes to
i. ;, Dy uetu udteu APIH 60
l947 and recorded in Book 100 at Pages
6, Z. s and 9 OF the Record of Deeds of
Jackson County, Mississippi
ALSO:
Commencing at the Southwest of
tract purchased by G.. W. Emmerson
from J. w. Terrell and running North
/ chain, East 5 chains, South l chain,
West S chains TO beginning. contain
ing one half acre and being land cor
veyed to Robert Childs by G.. NJ. En-
merson deed dated March 20. 1889 and
recorded in Book SO at Page 434 Rec
ord of Deeds of Jackson County, Miss.
Less part of above lands sold by Rob-
ert c. or Rachel Childs before their
death. The land herein conveyed be
ing further described as being the Es-
tate OF Robert Childs land as shown
on plat and survey made by r. p.
Delmas on June 20. l945 as shown by
sketch. less and except piece con-
veyed by Isaac Hughes to Maggie
Brewer by deed dated June, 1896 con-
sisting of lot 40 feet by $50 e e lying
Immediately East of and adjoining
property of Robert Moffett and Mag
gle Brewer.
Sale of the property will be made
by the undersigned as Special Com
missioner only and without warranty
Of title on his part. and the sale IS TO
be made subject to confirmation by
the Chancery court of Jackson Coun-
ty, Mississippi. on the 18th day of De
cember, 1919.
Witness my hand and seal of office
this the 10th day of August. A. ID
N. c. EVERETT
Special Commissioner and
Chancery Clerk of Jackson
County, Mississippi.
IS f A IL at 8-l9, 26, 80, 9