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Evening star., 1949-03-11
Red Military Gets IS Billions;
Britain Votes 81 ,218, 100000
20 Per Cent Increase
Projected in Budget
Given Supreme Soviet
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Mar. 11.-Finance
Minister A. G. Zverev told Parlia-
ment last night that the Soviet
Union plans to spend almost 20
per cent more on her armed forces
this year than last.
The new figure is 10000, ,000, 900
rubles, total which is the equiv
alent of s15,oOO,O0O,000 by the
Russians official yardstick.
Speaking before Prime Minister
Stain, First Deputy Prime Minis
ter Molotov and other top leaders
in the great hall of the Kremlin.
MI. .fZverev announced the largest
budget IN Russian history.
Surplus Is Projected.
1t provides for revenues of 445,-
20o,000.000 rubles during the cur
rent calendar year and expendi-
lures of 415.355 100000. Thus the
Russians plan to have a budgetary
surplus of nearly 30.000000.000
rubles.
The corresponding figures for
1948 were: Revenues, 408 400, ,O00,-
900 rubles; expenditures. 1868, ,800,-
000.0O0; surplus, 39,600,000, ,000
Mr.. Zverev revealed that the
government spent 66,000.000.0 900
rubles on Soviet armed forces in
1948.
There is no free market to
determine the value of the ruble
in international exchange. An
official rate imposed by the
Russians gives the ruble an ex-
change value of about 19
centS.)
Mr.. Zverev told Parliament (the
Supreme Soviet that much Of the
increase in expenditures for the
armed forces is accounted for 10y
higher wholesale costs, due to the
abolition of state subsidies. The
Soviet Unions policy of world
peace" will continue. he declared,
Sharp Attack Made on U. S.
The finance minister then deliv-
cred a sharp attack on the United
States. blaming America for the
present troubled international sit
uation. American military ex-
penditures in this years budget
are Is times higher than they
were in 1887, Mr.. Zverev said. He
also criticized Britain for increas-
ing military expenditures.
"a budget proposing total
expenditures of s41.858.000.-
900, including 100000, 900
for defense. is pending in the
United States Congress. Brit
aims defense budget Of So
o39. 100000, the largest since
postwar demobilization, has
been approved by the House
Of Commons.
(No exact comparison Of the
budgets is possible on the basis
Of available information. 1t
is not clear, for instance.
whether certain items included
in the American military budg-
ct might be outside the mill
:. tary budget in Russia, or vice
versa. Because of varying
cost factors, such as wage and
raw material rates, 1t Is impos-
sibIe to say how much Of
military establishments 4 the
same amount of money would
pay for tn the United States
and in Russia)
The budget was read at a Joint
session of the two houses-the
Council of Union and the Coun-
eli nf Nafinn lifias
Evening star., 1949-03-11
long, with an extension to protect
a plane that overshoots. Work
Twill start next Monday.

long, with an extension to protect
q plane that overshoots. Work
will start next Monday. ,.
Russians Shoot Again.
Air Force men, however, said the
present strips at Tegel. Gatow ano
Tempelhof Airports are handling
all the 225 planes the airlift has
and more planes would have tc
be added to make the extra strip
any kind of an asset.
The Russians renewed their
aerial firing practice in the airlift
corridors yesterday. The air-to-
air and air-to- ground firing OF
Yaks and POS drew another ver-
bal protest from the Americans
British and French at the four
power Air Safety Center in Berlin
Similar firing exercises were
Cancelled by the Russians two days
ago after a protest by the three
Western powers There was no
indication. however, That the So
Wet action was taken as a result
of the protest.
Russians Send New Troops.
New Russian troops and tanks
moved into the Berlin area recent
ly, but a United States Army
spokesman said the units ap-
peared to be only normal replace
ments."
The British licensed German
news agency DPD said trains car
rying about 1000 Russian soldiers
and 800 tanks and armored cars
were unloaded in the last few days
at Bernau, five miles north of Ber-
lin. DPD quoted German train
men as saying the troops came
directly from Russia.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Jennifer Jones to Wed:
SeIznick This Summer
BY the Associoted Press


HOLLYWOOD. Mar. IA
summer marriage is the plan of
Jennifer Jones and her boss.
David o. Selznick, the producer.
Mr.. Selznick gave that word
yesterday as the actress left for
Europe to make q British film.
Il don't know exactly where or
when We will be married, but it
will be some time before the end
of the summer when we can get
q breather from our work." Mr..
Selznick told neWsmen.
She formerly was married to
Robert Walker Of the films. They
have two children. Mr.. Selznick' S
first wife was Irene Mayer Selz-
nick, Broadway producer and
daughter of L. B. Mayer, movie
executive.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Commons Approves
300,000-Mun Slash
In Stonding.Army
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Mar. 1.-THE House
of Commons approved a defense
budget yesterday calling for a cut.
down but highly mobile army
using lot of made-over equip.
ment.
The f3O4, 100000 ($1.218,SO0,-
000) measure was adopted without
a record vote. 1t provides for ar
army of 550.0O0 men in the veal
starting April /. a reduction o.
100000 The budget is 100000
($1 ,200,00O less than for the cur.
rent year.
War Minister Emanuel Shin
we'll told the House the budget
was planned with the idea of con.
certed action with Britain's Brus.
sells treaty partners if emergency
arose. They are France, Belgium
The Netherlands and Luxembourg
Allies to Get Equipment.
Britain. he said, although un-
able to- afford men and materials
for a vast program of arms pro-
duction, must find means to help
those partners rearm. even though
this would require that she draw
substantially on our own reserves. .
The bill calls for rebuilding $4,000
army vehicles left over from
World War II.
A keystone of British military
planning, the War Minister ex-
planned, lis in the provision of
equipment (for her Brussels treaty
partners and in the arrange
ments for concerted action in an
emergency"
Behind the army, he said. is a
trained reserve of formidable
proportions which never will fall
below half a million men.
Laborite r. T. Paget. who helped
to pilot the bill through the House,
told Commons Western Europe
and Britain can rely on the great
American reserves in any war that
one contemplates. America. to a
large extent. fulfllls what used to
be a reserve problem.
Russia. he declared. has a po-
tential army strength of $50 di-
visions. which Western Europe
cannot match numerically.
Foreign Legion Proposed.
He suggested that Britain's role
in event of war would have to be
Irear-guard actions until the West
could mobilize its full might. He
proposed that Britain organize q
foreign legion in the Middle East
patterned after the French Foreign
Legion. and draw manpower for it
especially from Africa.
Mr.. Paget, a 41-year- old former
naval officer, suggested the answer
to Britain's Army needs may lie
in mobile force of 20 divisions
backed by air superiority. He said
he understands Russia has 80
divisions, eight Of them armored,
in Germany alone.
Behind that they have a" fnobil.
izaEon strength of some 300 divi-
sions and the probability of an
eventual strength of some $50
divisions, he said.
1T would be suicide" Mr.. Paget
added, for Western Europe to try
to finance a comparable aggregate
military force.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Replacement System
SET Up for Indefinite
Operation Of Air|ift
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Mar. 1.-THE United
States Air Force has announced
plans for personnel replacements
which would facilitate carrying or
the airlift to Soviet-blockadeo
Berlin for years, if necessary.
American taxpayers are paying
almost $5OO,O0O a day to maintain
the American end of the Ameri-
can British operation. which be-
gan last June 26. BY February
% the project had cost $119,702,-
600, Air Force headquarters in
Washington estimated.
The Air Force announced in
Wiesbaden yesterday that, begin
ming May l. requirements of air.
lift personnel from the Great
Falls (Montl training school will
be placed on regular instead of
temporary duty status.
Tours to Last Two, Three Years.
Airmen who bring families with
them overseas will serve three
years on the lift. Those without
families in Germany will serve
two years. Under the present sys-
tenn the men flying in the food,
fuel and essential supplies from
Western Germany to Berlin are
rotated to their nome bases in the
United States every six months.
The airlift is moving about 1000
tons of supplies to Berlin daily in
good weather.
Col. R. R. Whitaker of the
United States Army Engineers
disclosed yesterday that a second
runway is to be constructed on
the Tegel Field, in the French
sector. The strip will be $500 feet
Evening star., 1949-03-11

reports had been widely discussed
in Argentina and were published
abroad. AZ
He also denied that the krmy
was trying to compel Gen. Peron
to GUST his. wife from publics life.
On the contrary, Gen. Sosa Molina
said, the army supports her
charity work and co-operates to
make it a success"
Evening star., 1949-03-11
IWuter Finder Uses
MAP in Divinino

Because J. M. Schmidt, a geol-
ogist sent by mining company to
the Victoria West District, South
Africa, can divine water merely
by looking at map of an area.
dry plateau farms there may be-
come pasture lands.
AS a pastime Schmidt has locat-
ed $50 successful water boreholes
in the last six months. Says
Schmidt: Il show the UNDER
ground streams spoken Of In the
Bible" =
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Tuck Renames Newton,
Button to School Board
BY ths A,,oeiotsd Prsss

RICHMOND, = Va, Mar. Ii
State Senator Robert Y. Button
Of Culpeper and Blake T. Newton
of Hague yesterday were reap
pointed to the State Board of
Education by Gov. Tuck for a
four-year term. Mr.. Newton is
chairman of the board.
The Governor also announced
the appointment of DR.. D. D. Gray
Of Norfolk to the State Board
Of Pharmacy for a five-year term
He succeeds DR.. Ralph j. Walker,
whose term expired.
Evening star., 1949-03-11

Britain's soap consumption now
is up to 70 per cent of prewar rate
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Two Hold Up Market,
Escape With S4OO

Police today were seeking two
men who held up a Fifth street
market last night and escaped
with S400 from the cash register
Ed Abrahamson, proprietor of
the market at 1249 Fifth street
NV. said two colored men. one
flourishing nickel-plated re-
volver, seized the money after first
ordering some baloney and a can
of beans
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Gen. Giroud Receives
Last Rites of Church
BY the Associated Press

DIJON, France, Mar. 11.-Gen
Henri Giraud, wartime commander
in chief of the Free French armies
received the last rites of the
Roman Catholic Church today.
Gen. Giraud, who is 10 years old,
is gravely i'll in the Dion military
hospital. This mornings medical
bulletin said his condition became
much worse during the night. He
is suffering from food poisoning.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Gull Swallows Spoon

The liner St. Clair is shy ono
silver teaspoon, but the steward
knows where it went. for he saw
a seagull. swoop down and gulr
it off a tray that had been SCI
down on the deck for a moment
at Aberdeen, Scotland.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
 MISSION

Pasiors-Rev. Theron McGrew
 Rev. Paul B. F. Carlson Rev. Robt. Treat. Methodist pastor
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26

States
 It might be interesting to Americans to know that in the battle reduce imports from dollar currency tries, the British have reduced the sugar from ten to eight week This is as low at any time since 1889. Candy ratoning, which was removed in April of this year, went into effect again this month
 The people of Great Britain, like those of other tries, only buy American goods if they permit ted to sell something the people of this country Since international trade is, in reality swap of goods, the process cannot continue indefinitely if there is any thing like one-way flow of trade.
 Seeking to secure source of dollar credit, the Br tish it is ntated suggest that world prices for such materials wool tin, rubber and cocoa, produced in the Empire be fixed and that the United States buy fixed quantities fthose things from the Donions and colonies for certain period This according to the pro- gram would stable dollar credit in this try permitting Britain and her partners to buy large quantities of American materials goods and products.
 The question to boil down to this: If the people of the United States expect sell to other peoples n cudng the British they must be ready to take cogn of present world conditions and open their kets to the goods of other nations.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26
POWER FURNACE UNDER THE GROUND

The idea of burning coal underground has been dis cussed for many years but in Alabama some 15O feet below the surface of tn eearh fifteen to twenty tons of coal are being burned daily experimenters seek to develop the process in seaedoff area, three hundred feet long.
 James Elder supervising engineer for the U. S. bur- eau of mines in this underground experiment, reports that heat gas be made and combustion can be man taned Nevertheless the heat gas being produced aver aged from fifteen to forty British thermal units com pared with the one thousand units of natural gas.
 MT. Elder says that he a boiler part-tme with the type gas being received the surface and that in few months time he thinks he can run the boiler all the time The of the process is to cure heat gas consistently maintaining sufficient ther mal units to operate gas turbines.
 For many years suggestions have been made that the digging of coal be eliminated by the combustion of coal beneath the surface of the ground The heat produced would generate electric power which could be distrb- ued much cheapy through the area than the cost of transporting coal With all experiments there many kinks to be roned before be assured that the process can be worked satisfactorily.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26
TWO CAPTAINS PROMOTED AT MARKS AIR BASE

Headquarters Alaskan Ali Com mand has this week announced the promotion of Capts. William Mcdonald and Robert Fash to the rank of Major Temporary last Saturday. The new majors are presently assigned as Statistical Control Officer and Officer m Charge of Arctic Indoctrination School respectively of Marks Air Force Base. Both officers are members of the Regular Air Force and hold the permanent rank of Captain.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26
CASH CANNOT UPLIFT THEM ALL
(Hugo $. Sims)


 What is the obligation of the Government of the United States to the undeveloped of Africa Indo China and other places where colored exist in abec ignorance and often exploited and possibly mistreated?
 This is an interesting question that comes to mind with the efforts of socaled leaders of the downrodden races to secure outright gifts for the economic develop ment of these successful in this pursuit. the time will come when the demand will be made for funds to educate house and feed these teemng millions on the same basis that more fortunate races enjoy.
 Just why there certain in the world almost entirely undeveoped and certain of people ignor ant and semi-civized is something of puzzle Ii we presume that every individual and all were cre- ated equal, the wonder still is that there is now such wide disparity in their status and fortunes.
 While every intelligent person would like to see backward develop and their economic resources utilized for their benefit it would be mistake to as- sume that the so-called civilized accomplish this task by the expenditure of money.
 If the United States devoted hundred billion dollars to the uplift of the teeming masses of Africa, Asia and Indonesa, the process would come to end as soon as the money completely exhausted. The net result would be the impovershment of the United States and little advancement for the backward peoples.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26

dog" he said.
 He went on to say that he won in 1948 without New York, with out the industrial east and with out the solid south" and that he was "prouder of that than any thing that has ever happened to me-"
 Then came the invitation:
 And that doesn't mean that we are not inviting the industrial east and the solid south and all the rest of the country to join the party of the people, and help the country go forward. That is exact ly what we want, and that is ev- actly what we are going to accom- plish in the next two years"
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26
Truman Will
 Welcome States Fighters, H---

WASHINGTON, R)-President Truman put out the welcome mat for Southern party bolters yeSter- day, but demanded that those who cross it get in step with the l948 Democratic platform.
 He delivered the invitation strictly on his own terms - at a rousing dinner of the Democratic national committee a few hours after it had read five southern States Rights members from the high command.
 And, leaving the door open to non- Truman Democrats in Con- gress to fall in line with the Tru- man program, the committee ex- empted them from the party purge.
 The fires of revolt, however, already were burning anew. States Righters announced they are opening Washington head quarters to spread the flames. The whole thing was sparked by south ern dislike for MT. Truman's civil rights program.
 It was Truman the campaigner free style in the man. ner of his give 'em hell" stump ing of last year-who proclaimed his party of today "a national party. and not a sectional party any more"
 The tail no longer wags the
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26
THE METHODIST CHURCH
 (FEDERATED) Rev. Robert Treat. Minister

Sunday.
 9:45 a.m.-Sunday School.
 HOO aLm.-Morning Worship. Message by the pastor: God Is Real"
 There is a nursery for the con- venience of parents with children. 500 p.m.-Evensong, and Mes sage by the pastor: If Things Were Different"
 Fellowship hour following the evening service, at the Parsonage. Tuesday-1O:30 am. Junior choir
 rehearsal at the parsonage. Friday -Woman's Society Uadies Aid).
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26
TO SELL ABROAD, WE MUST BUY

Back of the dollar shortage in Great Britain, which has produced an economic crisis in that country is the fact that British exports to the United States in June of this year less than half of the average figure for the preceding year
 Since the British have dollar exchange in order to buy what they want in the United States declining exports force the Islands to reduce their imports of American goods The chancellor of the exchequer has announced that less sugar, tobacco, newsprint timber steel and other things will be bought from the United
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26

Norman Angeu, English econ omist, used to be an American cowboy and prospector in the western part of the United States and Mexico.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
 Third and Division
 Pasfor-LeWis I. Hudgins

Christians not only stand FOR something, but they stand BY" 1000 am. Singspiration and Sun
 day School classes. 11:OO am. Morning Message. 700 pm. Young Peoples Meeting. 7:30 pm. Singspiration and special music.
 800 pm. Evening Message. Wednesday: 7:30 pm. Melody and
 Prayer. Come and bring your Bible.
 You are ever welcome to attend these services.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
 of Alaska Evangelization Society Rev. Vern Rimling. Pastor

Sunday
 200 pm. Sunday School for
 boys and girls. Preaching service in the Eskimo language by James Savok. 7:30 pm. Gospel Service. Tuesday
 7:30 pm. Bible Study-trans- lated into the Eskimo language. Thursday
 200 to 400 pm. KY.B Club for boys and girls. Friday
 7:30 pm. Prayer, Praise and Testimony.
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26
ASSEMBLY OF GOD PENTECOSTAL Third Avenue West Miss H. E. Brown Missionary in Charge

Sunday
 Sunday School .-.........l0:00 am. Adult Bible Class..-.....11:00 am. Evening Service ............7:30 pm. Tuesday,
 Young Peoples Meeting 400 pm. Wednesday,
 Bible Study .................-.7:30 pm. Friday
 Bible Study and
 Prayer Meeting ....7:00 pm.
 EVERYONE WELCOME
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26
CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Sunday
 500 am.-Mass 9:3O a.m.-MasS
 1O:OO a.m.-At the Base Chapel
The Nome nugget., 1949-08-26

Sunday
 1000 am. Eskimo Speaking
 Service.
 ll:OO am. Sunday School. 7:3O pm. Evening Service. Wednesday, 200 pm. Children's Miracle
 Book Club. Thursday 7:3O pm. Mid-week Service.
Evening star., 1949-11-04
kensington Players Start
Rehearsa|s for First PLAY

A Little Theater movement In
Kensington. Md, got under way
this week when . recently-orga
lied group known as the Ken
sington Players started rehearsals
for their first production, Queen
for a Day. by Carl Webster
Pierce.
Mrs. Robert Herder initiated
the idea and was elected director
Of the new organization. Other
officers elected were Allen H.
Jones. speech and drama director
at Montgomery Junior College,
assistant director: Mrs. Robert
MacHatton. business manager;
Mrs. r. B. Schuler, stage man
ager; and Mrs. Theodore Ryder,
treasurer.
The first play will be presented
on December 8 and 10 in the
Kensington Junior High School.
Evening star., 1949-11-04
BY the Asseeietsd Press

FORT BENNING. Ga. Nov. A.
The Nations military high COM
mand, led by Defense Secretary
johnson. converged on this home
of the infantry today to- see how
the foot soldier fights. ~
The meeting Of the Joint Chiefs
Of staff and the Secretary Of De-
fense was slated to bring the new
Chief of Naval Operations, Ad-
miral Forrest P. Sherman, to his
first meeting in the field with
his colleagues.
Word was received here last
night that Admiral Sherman had
changed plans and decided to
make a one-day flying trip to
Benning to join the commanders
Iof the Army and Air Force in
what the Defense Secretary calls
"a "cross-educationp program for
all the services Z
This was the second such meet
ing for the high command. A
month ago Secretary johnson and
the Pentagon brass got together
on a carrier so that the Army
and Air Force could see how the
Navy waged war. That time Ad-
miral Louis Denfeld. deposed Navy
chief, was the ranking Navy Of
ficer.
For the joint chiefs-Gen.
Omar Bradley. chairman Of the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff; Gen. j.
Lawton Collins of the Army, Air
Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg and Ad-
miral Sherman-the session at
Fort Benning will be more tn the
nature of a "refresher course" /.
During World War II all Of
them worked with the other serv-
ices in the large-scale combined
operations of the European and
Pacific campaigns. But now they
had been asked by Secretary
Johnson to come to Benning to
see the new tricks in the hard in
fighting developed by the infan-
try. particularly an artillery-tank-
infantry team Of battalion size.
The schedule called for Secre-
tary Johnson and Navy Secretary
Matthews. accompanied by Gen.
Bradley, to fly from Washington
this morning. Arriving at about
the same time will be Air Secre-
Evening star., 1949-11-04
Admiral Sherman Will Attend
Education Program at Benning

tary Symington. Gen. Collins.
with a speaking engagement in
Washington. planned to arrive
later in the day, and Army Sec
retary Gray. who had an appoint
ment in New York. arranged to
leave there about noon and fly
directly to Benning. IS &
The military leaders will meet
here with q civilian group COM
prising the nth orientation con-
ference. These conferences are
designed to give representative
cross sections Of the national
civilian nfe-business, labor, edu-
cation. religion and other COM
ponents-an understanding Of
national defense problems by tax
ing them on a tour Of installa-
tions to see the armed forces at
work. .s i.
Host to the military and civilian
leaders Ii the commanding gem
eral Of this infantry center, Maj.
Gen. Wfthers A. Burress.
Evening star., 1949-11-04
Two Hurt as Truck Hits
Car Near Alexandra

Two construction workers were
injured today when q truck struck
their car as they were turning
onto Little River TURNPIKE from
the Shirley-Duke apartment prof.
ect near Alexandria.
Fairfax County police said the