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Evening star., 1949-03-28
III Airmen Saved in Mid-Pocific;
= Rescued Inside Arctic Circle
Air Force Ski Plane
Evocutes Victims
Of C-82 Crash
BY thS Associoisd Press

EDMONTON, Alberta, Mar. %.
"A ski-equipped United States
Air Force Dakota late yesterday
rescued seven American airmen
from the barren waste of Elles-
mere Island inside the Arctic
Circle.
The seven had crash-landed
Thursday in an American C-82
cargo plane while on a l,100-mile
fight frem, Frobisher Bay on
Bafan Island to Resolute Bay on
CORVALLIS Island Their plane
was TOO miles OF course when it
ran low on fuel.
Details of the rescue were lack
ing. Air Commodore Martin Co.'S
(See ARCTIC, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Ranqoon Turf Club Robbed
..0f $4,000 by 36 Bandits
BY the Associoted Press

RANGOON, Burma. Mar. 28.-
An armed gang held up the pay
of room at the Rangoon Turf Clur
today and escaped with 100000
rupees ($92, 2,O0O)-the days take.
The room was crowded with
fans waiting to collect when the
men, armed with revolvers, burst
in and scooped the money into
canvas bags.
Six men carried out the actual
hold-up while 80 others stood
guard and sealed off the area.
After cutting the telephone
wires and crippling all other
motor cars in the neighborhood,
the bandits escaped.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
BULLETIN B
ChristoffeI Wins Review

The Supreme Court today
agreed to review the perjury
conviction of Harold Chris
toffel, JAW leader in two Allis-
Chalmers strikes, who sw0re
before = congressional COM
mittee that he was not q Com
munist. He was convicted by
4 District Court jury last
March.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
U. S. Envoy Presents
Credentials in Israel
By the Associoted Press

TEL AVN, Mar. 28.-The United
States today became the first ma
ton to be represented in Israel by
an ambassador.
James G. Macdonald presented
his credentials to President Chain
Weizmann at Israeli government
headquarters in a ceremony at
tended by other Israeli officials.
The United State was the first
country to grant Israeli de facto
recognition last May IS when the
Jewish state was proclaimed.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
By Don S. Warren

The House, poised for an an
ticipated debate on a per cent
sales tax here, opened its legis-
lative session on District affairs
this afternoon with a debate on
daylight saving time for the city.
The bill to permit the Commis-
sioners to order daylight time this
summer was called up as the first
order of the day by Representa-
tive Harris, Democrat, of Arkan-
sas. Forty minutes of general de-
bate was scheduled for this bill.
The Senate recently passed a
daylight time bill giving the Com
missioners permanent authority to
invoke the summertime program.
This was amended by the House
District Committee to limit the
authority once again to a single
year.
The changed time would begin
the last Sunday of April and con-
tinus to the last Sunday in Sep
tember.
Tax Vote Due Late in Day.
The tax bill, with a 2 per cent
sales levy and a 15-cent increase
in the realty tax rate as its chief
provisions. was to be called up
Immediately after the House acted
on the daylight bill, Since two
hours of general debate is sched-
uled on the tax measure and since
it is open to amendment. final
action on the revenue measure
was not expected until late in
the day.
A bitter battle has been ex-
pected over the sales tax issue,
most controversial of District
legislation proposed this year. A
bill similar to today's was de-
feated in the House at the last
District day two weeks ago. The
defeat was by slim, 10 member
margin. Thereafter, proponents
of the sales tax sent another bill
to the House floor.
To Raise 18 Million.
1t is designed to raise nearly
$18, 100000 to meet the deficit
threatening the city's finances in
the fiscal year beginning July l..
The measure carries so per cent
boost in liquor licenses and broad
ening of the District income tax
as we'll as the sales levy and the
realty tax rate increase.
Chairman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee and
Chairman Smith of the Districts
fiscal subcommittee plan to delay
House action on another local bill
which calls for a $3.50 annual pay
raise for policemen. teachers and
firemen until sufficient District
money is in sight to meet the cost.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Ism Picks Up Crew
From Navy Catalina
Down for 9 Hours
BY the Assoeioted Press

PEARL HARBOR. Mar. 28.-
Eleven survivors were rescued
from a sinking Navy flying boat
in the middle of the Pacific at
midnight.
Navy Ism 448 picked up the
airmen nine hours after they went
down. Brief radio contact said
merely the men were rescued. No
further details were given. ~
The landing ship was ordered
to take the survivors to Kvaja-
lein In the Marshall Islands, their
starting point. The twin-engined
Catalina was ditched at sea with
q dead engine, COS miles SOUTH
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Six Quukes Shake Manila

MANILA, Mar. % (P. - Siz
slight earthquakes were felt here
today. No damage was reported
The Weather Bureau said the
shocks we're centered some "a
miles from Manila on a north
west line.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Joan Cruwford's S Home
BurqIorized of $3.50
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 28.-Joan
Crawford today reported a $2.250
burglary of her Brentwood home.
The movie actress told police tho
intruder or intruders cut through
a screen of a second-story bath
room window to rifle her dressing
room of ST ,450 in jewelry and $500
in cash.
She discovered the loss on re-
turning from a trip to Palm
Springs.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Honle.Ru|e Bill
.ToSpecify 5.
Cash Aid 10 DC.
kefuuver Promises
Firm Outline of
Fiscal Obligation
By Harold B. Rooers

Need for a specific provision
definitely outlining the Federal
Governments financial obligation
to the District was strongly urged
today before Senate District sub
committee for inclusion in the
home rule bill for Washington.
The bill was the subject of final
hearings before the subcommittee,
headed by Senator Kefauver.
Democrat. of Tennessee. The
Senator promised, however, the
fiscal provision would be included
in the bill before it is reported to
the full Senate District Committee
for action.
Several witnesses objected to
the absence of the fiscal provision
during hearing, but expressed
qualification over the chairman's
prediction.
Territorial Precedents Cited.
Several witnesses also con-
tended the bill should contain
powers for the elected city coun-
Gil to enact legislation under the
same kind of authority exercised
by the territorial legislatures of
Alaska and Hawaii.
! The Kefauver bill provides that
legislative proposals by the city
council could be killed by simple
resolution approved by either the
House or Senate, or by a presi-
dental veto.
All witnesses, however, urged
strongly the approval of a home
rule measure to give Washington
an elected city government with
a city manager as administrative
head.
The bill provides that it would
have to be approved by a referen-
dunn of the voting residents Of
Washington before it could be-
come effective.
General Elections Authorized.
The bill authorizes general elec.
tions for nine member City
Council and a seven-member
Board of Education. The present
District Commissioners would be
abolished and present city machin-
cry would be streamlined into II
departments plus the school sys-
tenn.
Two different formulas were
laid before the Kefauver sub
committee for fixing the Federal
payment toward city expenses.
One was presented by the Vote
less District League Of Women
Voters. It would be based on the
number of persons who must live
here because of their RESPONSE
bilities in carrying out the Ma
tional Government.
AS explained by Miss Juliet G.
Munrce, an economist, the for
mula would use "a fraction OF the
basic percentage of Federal popu-
latior ga per cent? applied to
the Federal personal income tax
collected from the District"
Sees Sum Almost Doubled.
She suggested that if one
fourth of the Federal personal
income tax collected from the Dis
trict were returned for local
spending, the Federal contribu-
ton would be about s22,500,O00.
instead Of the present Sl2,000,000
payment to the city.
She based this calculation on
figures from the Bureau OF the
Census and the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue. She used the fig
ure of $382,341 900 reported by
the Internal Revenue bureau as
the 1947 Federal tax collections
from the city.
The basic percentage. she pro-
posed. should be revised at suit
able intervals to conform to new
population and Civil Service en-
ployment figures.
IF the upward trend of State
sharing continues" she explained,
"the size of the Federal fraction
might also be increased. The
(See HOME RULE, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-03-28
||nteriorFundbi||
Sets Stage for
Power Battle
House Group Books
PIons for Expansion
OF U. S. Facilities
FUNDS FOR 40 MORE Park
Policemen Included in Supply
Bill. Page B-1
BY the Associoted Press

The House Appropriations Com
mittee laid the groundwork today
for a public-versus-private power
fight in a $577.324,408 Interior
Department money bill for the
year beginning July /.
It approved almost in full plans
of big Government-owned projects
to expand their power transmits
sion facilities in the West. the
Northwest and the Southwest.
Republicans who fought the
program in committee said they
Evening star., 1949-03-28
French Reds Beaten
As Country Swings
10 Right in Voting
Coalition Also Swomps
De GouIIists, Winners Of
Highest Party TotoI
BY the Asseeioisd Press

PARIS. Mar. 28.-Interior Min
ister Jules Moch. Socialist. said
today France has taken a "swing
to the right" in the cantonal
County, elections, in which the
Communists took a licking.
The ,cantonal elections ended
yesterday. Final results. showed
1873 Communists incumhents were
defeated and only "a Communist
incumbents were returned tc
Office. The parties making up the
middle of the-road coalition gov
ernment swamped both Commu-
nists and the De Gaullists Of the
extreme right.
In Socialist ranks, $50 incum-
bents were defeated and only 27s
of 429 former Office holders were
returned to their jobs. Socialists
have been left of center, but have
not been travelling with the Com
munists.
Popular Vote Not Released.
Popular vote figures were not
released for the present. Last
week, in the first round of can
tonal elections, Gen. Charles de
Gaulle's Rally of the French Peo-
pie (RPF) carried about % per
cent OF the popular vote. more
than any other single party, and
it appeared the De Gaullists con-
tinued that trend yesterday.
The parties making up the pres
ent government won 1882 seats to
389 for the De Gaullists and 81
for the Communists. Independ-
ents won 80 seats.
The De Gaullists, however. won
more seats than any single party.
At noon today they claimed to
have elected 536 councillors in
stead of the 389 officially reported
for them by the ministry Of in
formation.
The election was for general
councillors who help run the de-
partments-roughly equivalent to
American States. 1t has no ef-
feet on parliament or the cabinet,
but was important chiefly as an
indication of popular feeling.
However, there was no voting in
Gee FRENCH, Page A-30
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Rent Ccnferees
Agree on Final
Terms Of Bill
Accept Senate Stond
On Fair Net Return
For Landlords
By J. A. O'LeoV

Complete agreement on a 15-
month extension of Federal rent
control was reached today when
House conferees accepted the Sen
ate definition of fair net operating
income for landlords.
The House and Senate still must
ratify the conference report, but
both bodies are expected to act
before rent control expires at mid
night Thursday.
The biggest change from exist
ing law is the option the bill gives
to States and cities to get out from
under Federal control.
Although the final draft is still
far short of the Administrators S
wishes, Democratic leaders regard
it as closer to what they wanted
than the provisions originally ap-
proved by either the House or
Senate.
Governor Must Consent.
On local option, for example,
the House bill would have allowed
cities, towns or villages to move
independently in asking to be ex-
cluded from Federal control.
In final form, cities must OBJ
tain the consent of the Governor
to terminate Federal control. An
alternative procedure permits a
State legislature to 60 on record
for Statewide or local decontrol.
Chairman Maybank of the Sem
ate conferrees, said three words
were taken out of the decontrol
section this morning TO make sure
the Federal housing expedlter
could not veto the application
of a Governor for decontrol. AS
it read Saturday, the section
authorized the eXpediter to act
on such applications If appro-
priately suhstantiated." These
words were eliminated.
The main controversy. which
blocked an agreement Saturday,
was how to describe fair net i'll
come for landlords who apply
for rent increases.
Reasonable Return"
The original House bill called
for reasonable return on reason
able value" The Senate thought
it would be more practical to grant
automatic increases, and adopted
an amendment allowing S per cent
on October l and another 5 per
cent next April above rents as OF
June 80. 1947. but in no case to
exceed IS per cent above that date.
If a rent had gone up 10 per cent
since that date. only the first S
per cent increase would have ap-
Piled.
The Senators offered Saturday
night to abandon these automatic
increases if the House would
clarity it's general definition of
reasonable return by making it
fair net operating income"
Over the week end the House
managers held out against the
word "operating," which would
omit interest on mortgages and
amortization as expense items to
be counted in fixing the rent. To-
day the House members relented
and accepted the Senate defini-
ton.
[ Senator Sparkman, Democrat,
of Alabama, told reporters the
final provision governing future
rent increases merely spells out
in the law what the Federal au-
thorities and local advisory boards
are doing already in passing on
hradship cases.
High Lights Of Bill.
Other high lights of the new
bill are:
/. The Federal expediter gets
back authority he possessed be-
fore 1947 to make general regu-
lations governing evictions. The
law about to expire listed the
specific grounds for eviction.
2. Luxury apartments must be
(See RENTS, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Bill for Daylight Time
Taken Up by House
Ahead Of Sales Tax
Bitter Bottle Is Expected
On Second Effort to Pass
D. c. Revenue Measure
BULLETIN

The House, by a standing vote
Of 80 to SO today tentatively
approved a one-year extension
Of the Commissioner authority
to order daylight-saving time.
but because there was no
quorum present a roll call on
passage was ordered.
Evening star., 1949-03-28

(See JOHNSON, Page AS
Evening star., 1949-03-28

(See PACIFIC, Page A-5.)
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(See HOME RULE, Page
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Continued on Page Al, Col. a.
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(See RENTS, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1949-03-28

on page AS, Col. g.
Evening star., 1949-03-28
Guide for Readers

An Associated Press NewspoI
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-12-23

them. Two hundred came. all bear ing gifts - canned food. kitchen ware. linens. a set of silver. and much-needed cash.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-12-23
REAL NEIGHBoRs

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE. Ohio-The Christmas holiday sea son looked pretty bleak to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Riley and their 16-year- old son, when fire destroyed their home and all of their personal pos sessions. However. their neighbors decided to do something about the situation and held a shower for
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-12-23
Local Schools Will Present
 Christmas Concert Tonight
} Sanctissima ---- Sicilian Melody
 7th and Sth Grade Chorus

0 Sanctissima ---- Sicilian Melody
 7th and Sth Grade Chorus Cavalry Coming -------Crammond The Big Bass Singer Rolte Assembly March De Lamater Margorie Waltz ------------ Loos
 Orchestra
 Cosmopolitan Overture -Brockton Trumpet solo by Jim Sehwartzl Seventh Regiment March -Brockton The Commander March Broekton The Grenadiers March Brockton Song of the Rose Weber Over The Top March Brockton Forward March Brockton Vanguard March ----Hollingworth Honor Band March Weber Trombone Toboggan Weber tFeaturing trombone section: Rose Kalkins. Lynn Schwartz. Marion
 Neyman)
 High School Band
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-12-23

The band. orchestra and choral groups of Wrangen Public Schools will present a Christmas Concert tonight. The groups are directed by Claude Berg, and Mrs. Berg will be aceompanist for the choral groups. The program follows:
 Moonbeams - Herbert Lullaby ------. -------- Brahms My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice ----
 --------.------S Saint Saens In Silent Night ---------
 --- Suabian Folk Song Prayer from Hansel and Gretel--
 -----------. Humperdinck
 Girls Chorus
 All Through the Night -----owen Now the Day Is Over .---BaFnaby Dawn at Carmel --------- Groos o Christmas Tree ..----
 German Folk Song Carol of the Shepherds ------
 Bohemian Folk Song
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
AMERICA INCORPORATED
by Ruth ToyIor

We are America America is all of us-ncorporoted
for government is peoples government, made for
the people and onswerobIe to the people.
1t wos Carlyle who said: History is the essence of
nnumeroble biographies" America is the total of
the lives and ideos of millions of seekers otter freedom
for all mn. They realized the truth thot man is free
unless all men are free That all ore created equal
is not just high sounding phrase 1t is the keynote in
the Bill of Rights that has mode America the greatest
notion eorth
The best prophet of the future is the post What we
will do and where we will go determined by our post
and by the Ideals that shipped both past ond present Our
notono expansion has not been the result Of bloody con-
quest pundering We bought Alaska from Russo Louis
iona from France The constant gooI of the American
people has been the attainment of society morked by
the individual liberty granted to all men, regardless of
race, creed or economic status.
Deem Acheson new Secretary of State, once said
We ndviduosts For that reason we love freedom
freedom TO be ourselves We don't brutality sign of
greatness. We wont world that is free from DULLES
going around and beotno people up and tokine things
owoy from them, or making them do what they don't
wont to do"
Today all of have stake in our foreign policies
Tolerance and fairness sound judgment and understand
ing Just essential in they are in our dpIo
mats I'D statesmen because the yore but the reflection
of ourselves They represent US, the people.
AS Americons-we hold basic thesis that the
good of the majority the good of o that all men are
entitled to equal treatment and to equal responsibility
AS Americans, volue duty above privilege; truth above
petty Phrases; wisdom above ceveness tolerance above
prejudice
Democracy is conduct and its only stable foundo-
tion is character Whot America u.s. is determined by
what its ctzens-you and and the man next door
ore WE ore America
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26

Fortunately for Negroes of the South militant and
intelligent leadership hos evolved during the lost two
decades But for this foct substantial racial progress
toward equal opportunity and treatment in socoed
democracy would have remained practically at stand
still
All about US there is wealth of evidence to attest
the rapid strides thot have been made in education in
tie arts and sciences in athletics and in civil portc
patton This leadership has the confidence and
spect and therefore, the support of the Negro masses
in all fields of endeovo Most of these leaders have
achieved their status through demonstrated perform
once and merit Most of them and women who
vsuuIize America as workable democracy father thon
hollow theory be twisted and dstroted to suit the
convenience of controlling majority.
Found in every state over the South, these leaders
work and fight uncompromisingy for the attainment of
that great democratic idea They sincere in their
which ensIove the Negro and weaken democracy They
reject the outmoded "hot-inhond Uncle Tom" leader
ship as indefensibe and unwoonted in age like this
They welcome the sympathetic support of friendly white
citizens, of whom there hundreds of thousands
throughout the South but they spun the poternoistc
type of help which robs of human dignity and cheap
ems those who impose it And they completely reject the
foIse theory of those souherners who contend that the
southern white is the Negroes best friend"
Being loyal and patriotic to the land of their birth
Neqroes and Negro leaders spun the octivity of the
communists under whichever euse since in it they see
effort to ultimately sabotage the true Ideals of demo-
crocy, no less thon that of the Ku KIux KIon
Out of such background of understanding and in
teiqence better relations should evolve between the
roces greater progress toword citizenship quoliy is
uttoinobI, and better society is possible
From The Atlantic Daily World Atonto Ga.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
Hazel Scott Barred
From Coast Cafe

Spokane, Wash - Feb 81 =
Hazel Scott, wife of Congressman
Adam Clayton Powell and famed
boogie-woogie pianist, here for a
recital was denied service i'm a
restaurant at Pasco, Washington
last Monday.
Miss Scott said she and her
secretary, Mrs. Eunice Wolfe, ar
rived in Pasco by bus from PEN
dleton, Ore, and went into a res
taurant to eat.
The waitress started to take our
orders" she told a reporter. "Mrs.
Wolfe ordered soup and then the
waitress said: ooh, I'm sorry
we don't serve colored people,
L then insisted on seeing the
manager and asked him if it were
true. He said yes it was"
She said she complained to the
police and was told the MANAGE
ment had every right to refuse
to serve her.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
Anne Church
Court Clears
Bishop cIayborn

Louisville, KY. Feb. 81 In one
of the shortest church trials in
the history of African Methodist
Episcopal Church Bishop J. H.
Clayhorn of Little Rock, Ark.
leader of the Kentucky-Tenn Dis
trict Of the denomination, was
cleared of all charges recently
brought against him. charges
ranging from maladministration
to forgery and fraud.
In the trial, held in Louisville,
KY, last Friday night, a jury of
five church leaders acquitted Bish-
op Clayborn.
The jury headed by Bishop Geo.
w. Baker, Detroit, deliherated only
Is minutes. 1t had heard testimony
during two days of the eccles-
tastical trial.
Bishop Clayborn's attorneys had
entered a general denial of all
charges. The church leader had
been indicted and tried according
to church law.
Bishop John A. Gregg of Fla.
sat as judge, with two other Bish-
ops advising him. Four elders of
the church sat with Bishop Baker
on the jury.
Eight lawyers defended Bishop
Clayborn. Three attorneys served
as prosecutors.
The general sentiment of Mem
phis members of the African Me-
thodist Episcopal Church was APP
parently overwhelming enthusiast
tic in approval Of the exonera-
ton of Bishop Clayborn, according
to result shown by a series of
telephone calls directed to various
lay and ministerial leaders of the
denomination here.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
CAN YOU TOP THIs7

SECURITY for your future based
on steady employment - free re.
tIrement plan - job training with
cash value. That's opportunity in
the new U. S. Army and U. S.
Air Force. What's more, you'll
have educational benefits. You're
headed for progress when you see
your recruiter. Meet him at rear
Edwards HOTEL Jackson, Miss.
Now is the time to acrJ
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-02-26
Mount RusfnnOfe

The Mount Rushmore (South Da.
kota) Memorial tribute In stone to
Washington, jefferson. Lincoln and
Theodore Roosevelt was begun In
1927 when Gutzon Borglum. Ameri-
can sculptor Of Danish parentage.
was commissioned to do the work
When he died March 6, 1871, the
four faces were just about finished
and his 28-year-old son and assist
ant, Lincoln Borglum, took over. an
nouncing the formal completion OF
Ve Memorial November 20. 1941.