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Evening star., 1949-07-22
Michigan Preparing
Secret Strike Ballot
For Ford Workers
BY the Associated Press

moves are underway to enable the
CIO-United Auto Workers to pull
the Ford Motor Co. production
employees out on wage strike.
Michigans Labor Mediation
Board is preparing for a secret
strike poll of the $4,000 Ford
workers in the State.
A strike to back up current
wage and contract demands-in-
Guiding $100-a month pensions
already has been approved in a
UAW vote among l06,-
900 Ford employees
That poll showed that they are
7 to in favor of a walkout.
if necessary. although they were
idle for "a days in a speedup
strike that shut down Ford plants
in May.
Strike Notice Filed.
But the State balloting is neces-
sary to comply with terms of
Michigans Bonine-Tripp labor
law.
In other States, the strike vote
conducted by the union is ample
authorization for a Walkout. and
Ford workers may be called out
by the UAW Executive Board at
any time.
The JAW filed a To-day strike
notice with the Mediation Board
yesterday, but said it would take
no Walkout action until the vote
was completed. That may re-
quire three weeks, Board Chair
man Noel P. Fox said.
Once such a vote is taken, here
will be no legal barrier in The way
of a strike.
Economic obstacles, too, are
being cleared away by the union.
Last week at Milwaukee. the auto
workers international convention
approved a special assessment
which could build up a $10,000.O00
strike fund.
Ford Singled Out.
Ford has been singled out by
the UAW as its first target in a
drive for health and welfare bene-
fits and a fourth-round wage in
crease as we'll as the pensions.
The Ford contract expired July
Is. but is being continued on
a day-to-day basis.
During the State polling. the
State Labor Board will seek to
mediate the dispute. Ken Ban
non, UAW national Ford director,
said however. that its efforts
would be without avail"
Negotiations on a new Ford
contract have been going on for
several weeks, and the company
twice has asked the. UAW to
freeze wages for the next 18
months. Both requests were re-
jected.
The unions Difference to the
Bonine Trip law was regarded
as something of a surprise. Pre-
viously the UAW had ignored the
law in disputes with the Big Three
auto makers.
Act Was Upheld.
Since the Cirysler strike in
1948, however, the State Supreme
Court has upheld the constitu-
tionality of the act. The law
also was modified at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature.
First step In the State election
procedure will be to get a list of
the qualified workers in Michi-
gan's II Ford plants. Then the
election machinery will be set UP.
The work will cost approximately
$4,000, Mr.. Fox estimated.
If the company should offer to
settle the dispute. Mr.. Fox said.
the settlement offer would be put
on the ballot, provided that either
the company or the union re-
uueSted it.
Evening star., 1949-07-22
Richard White Elected
Nurserymen's Secretary
BY the Assooioted Press

SAN FRANCISCO. July a.
James Ilgenfritz of Monroe, Mich.
was elected president of the Amer
ican Association of Nurserymen
yesterday.
Others elected we're: Wayne
Ferris of Hampton, Iowa, vice pres
ident; Richard P. White. WASH
ington. D. c.. executive secretary.
and John Wight, Cairo, Ga.
treasurer.
The association chose Washing
ton as 1850 convention city. 4
Evening star., 1949-07-22
Hospital Bids Waited

WOODSTOCK, Va, July o.
Bids on the new Shenandoah
County Memorial Hospital will be
opened August %. The new hos
pital will be erected on the
southern limits of Woodstock.
Herbert Trotter is Building Com
mittee chairman.
Evening star., 1949-07-22

case. They also say his new as
Sienment was handed him only a
few weeks after he appeared be-
fore the Senate group.
MI. James, Federal career en-
ploye with 18 years of service,
was ordered dismissed by the Civil
Service Commission on the ground
he wasn't qualified for the Job,
following a complaint MADE
against him by Representative
Walter of Pennsylvania, the House
Democratic patronage chief.
Pressure by Walter Charged.
Mr.. James charged the dismissal
resulted from pressure brought
to bear by Representative Walter,
against whom Mr.. James ran un-
successfully last November as the
Republican candidate for Con-
gresS.
Representative Walter has
denied he used pressure to bring
about Mr. James dismissal, al
though he has acknowledged to
The Star that he discussed Mr..
James employment with Assist
ant Secretary of Army Tracy
Voohrees. Testimony before the
Senate committee also brought
out the fact that Mr.. Walter had
asked Civil Service Commissioner
Frances Perkins to investigate
Mr.. James qualifications for the
job.
After Mr.. Walters request 10
investigate his opponents qualifl-
cations for the job in the Army S
ERP division, the commission
found Mr. James was unqualified
1t ordered the Army Department
either to dismiss him or find him
another position.
Praised by Superiors.
The Army chose to dismiss Mr..
James without trying to find him
another job. Later at the Senate
committee hearings, Mr.. James
immediate superiors praised his
work and declared he was
"eminently qualified for his job.
Mai. Thorna,, the military
officer assigned to Mr.. James
division, went even further. He
described Mr.. James removal as
a raw deal"
Incidentally, Maj. Thornal's
friends declare that, since the
division he was assigned to was
scheduled TO be abolished. he had
asked for another assignment
But they say they doubt that he
had a Russian assignment in
mind, or that he expected new
assignment to materialize so
rapidly.
Following the hearing. several
of the Army personnel who
strongly praised Mr.. James work
were called on the carpet by top
Army officials and given a severe
tongue lashing" Before the hear
ing, they had been cautioned mot
to get the Army involved"
Mr.. James is a former Interior
Department official and was a
commander in the Navy during
the war. He is appealing his dis
charge to the Civil Service Com
mission.
PAY-The postal groups have
succeeded in obtaining the 218
signatures needed to discharge
the postal pay reclassifcation
measure from the House Civil
Service Committee. 1t took only
two days to round up the neces-
sary signatures among members
of the House.
This means the bill will be
eligible to come up for House
action on August 8.
Just how this affects pay re-
classification chances for the rest
of the Governments employees is
uncertain. At the moment, how
ever, Federal employees are con-
centrating on the Senate side.
They feel that. if the Senate has
the time to take up and approve
the combined top-bracket and
general Federal pay reclassiflca-
ton measures, there will be no
need for direct House action. This
is because the House already has
Evening star., 1949-07-22

l normal, now
ever, say he
literally h a S
been sent to the
salt m i n e S :"
T h ey declare
Maj. Thornal
got into hot
water with top
Army officials
for stron G ! y
backing M + .
James b e for e
the Senate Civil
Service Com
mittee W h i c h
loolxocl ;~to tho
Evening star., 1949-07-22

transfer to Russia has any con-
nection with the James case. The
officer has been assigned to the
American Embassy in Moscow.
Some colleagues of Maj. Reuben
Evening star., 1949-07-22
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Officer Protesting Raw Deaf
For James Is Sent to Russia
By joseph Youno

The officer the his
telling committee he thought Roy James received
deal in being civilian Depart
ment Job has been assigned to duty in Russia.
Evening star., 1949-07-22
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Mostly
sunny with highest in middle 9Os
today. Possible brief thunder
shower late this afternoon OF
evening. Lowest tonight about
IS. Tomorrow fair and warm.
Observation-Disclosures thunder
showers late this afternoon OF
early tonight. Tomorrow fair ano
rather warm with highest in mid
IDLE or upper sos.
+ Vlrginia-Scattered thunder
showers this afternoon and early
tonight. Tomorrow partly cloudy
with a few scattered thunder
showers likely in south portion
Wind velocity, 10 miles pei
hour; direction, est-southwest.
Five Day Forecast for Washington
+ and Vicinity, July 22-27.
Scattered thunderShowers to-
morrow and again Monday OF
Tuesday. Otherwise fair. Total
amount of rainfall about one half
inch. The temperature will aver
age near normal which, for Wash
ington, is maximum, 88, and mini
mum, SO.
| River Report.
tFrom u S Fngineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and az Great Falls Shenandoah cloudy at
Harpers Ferry.
/ Humidity.
| tReadings at Washington National Airport.
Yesterday. Pct, To-day. Pct
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Evening star., 1949-07-22
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in thu
Capital tcurrent month to date):
lnnth 1Q4Q Aver Recnrd
Evening star., 1949-02-06
What cml a. m0t,yl do
To- the child ~*o &a9~

n HE'S THIN AND NERVOUS


When child is frail and nervous or underweight,
it may be due to a number of things But the
most common correctable cause is faulty nutri-
ton. And this cause is one which you the mother,
can do something about.
In situations like this, many mothers are now
turning to Ovaltine For Ovaltine, mixed with
milk, is rich supplementary food-a protecting
food that fills in the gaps, the chinks and the
loopholes of an otherwise good" diet. 1t con-
tains, in addition to essential high-quality pro-
teins and quick energy foods, the important vita
minis A, b. c, D, G, Niacin, and the valuable
minerals Iron, Calcium and Phosphorus.
You must always bear in mind that child
needs proportionately to 3 times as much pro-
tein, calcium, iron, vitamins b., c and Niacin as
an adult. That's the reason for supplementary
food like Ovaltine-to give the under par child
extra amounts of the protecting things he needs
in extra amounts.
Evening star., 1949-02-06

1t is also important to know that Ovaltine is
specially processed to make it very easy to digest
A child with delicate" stomach will usually
digest and absorb Ovaltine very readily. Oval
tine even makes milk more easy to digest.
So when you give 2 to glasses of Ovaltine
day, plus normal meals, you can be certain that
you have done just about everything you can
do to improve your child's nutrition.
A New Flavor
Ovaltine is available in plain and in an improved
sweet, chocolate flavor which children really like
So, why not give your child Ovaltine every day
for 80 or 60 days and carefully note the results
FOR ADuLTs-Ovaltine is also widely used by
adults, protective supplementary food to
0vpor IoGr in %ha l;at
Evening star., 1949-02-06
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Evening star., 1949-06-11
Students Day Service
Al Chevy Chase Church

Students day exercises for the
Chevy Chase Methodist Church
school viii be held Sunday at
$50 am.
Certificates Of graduation viii
be given TO all pupils who are
being promoted into higher de-
partments. The certificates will
be presented by Francis 6. Cole.
retiring superintendent. and
sWayne II. Smithey. new super
intendent.
At II am. a service Of recogni-
ton for the college students OF
the church will be held. Dr.. Law
renee D. Folkemer. head Of the
department of religion Of George
Washington University, will speak
on Spiritual Foundations of
Education" Miss Marjorie J.
Hail, Miss Barbara NJ. Brown and
Wilmer l. Dodson viii participate
in the service.
The service will be broadcast
over WBCC.
Evening star., 1949-06-11
grtrisns

FRIENDS NETTING or WASHING TON.
3lIi FfsridA Ave.
&eeitngS for Worship First Day SUNDAY }
at II an AL interested are welcome
Young people. $50 pm
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Ghriafanrlphian

Christadelphian Ecclesia
leis eth 81 sw are ~ Psa1ss lnvstse
3. & ia an ErFssee II Am
Evening star., 1949-06-11
18th Anniversary
OF Or. Edword Clork

The 3Sih anniversary Of Or
Edward O. Clark vii be observed
AZ the Chevy Chase Baptist
Church at II an tomorrow.
Dr.. Clark viii preach from the
same text as be used for his n-xt
sermon on June Is. 1924. entitled
The Passing es TIE Impossible. I"
Chil6rens day will be observed
n the Sunday school O; ssS am
A silver anniversary reception
IN honor os Dy. and Ms Clark
xtll be held at pm.
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Forewell Reception

A farewell reception In honor
Of the Rev. James -. Singer,
assistant pastor. and Stanley r.
Plummer. organist and choir
master. viii be held in the parish
hall Of Luther Place Memorial
Church tomorrow from 70 SPIN
Mr. Singer On July ] viii begin
his ministry as pastor Of Christ
Second Lutheran Church. Altoona
Pa.
Mr. Plummer. who recently re-
ceiEec his master OF music degree
al Catholic University. VIII leave
next week for Los Angeles. Calf .,
where he is enrolled at the UNI
versity of Southern California as
a candidate for the doctor OF music
degree.
Evening star., 1949-06-11
BuccuIoureote Service

The senior class of Eastern
High School will attend Metro
politan Baptist Church. II am.
Sunday, where the baccalaureate
sermon will be preached by Dr.
K. Owen White, on What Is
That in Thine Hand?"
After the service DR.. White will
leave for Alabama where he Is to
speak for several days at the
State Training Union Summer
Assembly at Shocco Springs.
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Brethren Conference
Al Ocean Grove, n. J.

OCEAN GROVE. N. j.. June IL
The 1880 recorded annual con-
ference of the Church Of the
Brethren will be held here from
June IL to 10. with DR.. Paul a.
Bowman Of Timberville. Va, act
ing as moderator.
Up to 10000 are expected to at
tend, including delegates from all
parts of the world.
Tomorrow has been set aside as
a special day Of prayer-on which
all local congregations of the
church have been asked to pray
for the success of the conference.
Delegates to the conference
from the Washington City Church
of the Brethren are the Rev. Jo-
seph L. Click, assistant pastor
and Joseph Gilbert.
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Service

The Right Rev Angus Dun.
Bishop of Washington. will ad-
minister confirmation and preach
at 8 pm. tomorrow at Transfigu-
ration Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Stone, Skinner Win
Bridge Tourney Event

James G. Stone, 1924 Park roae
NV. and Mai. r. H. Skinner. 7o'
Tennessee avenue. Alexandria, las
night won the third annual oper
pair City of Washington contract
bridge championship.
Runner up trophies vert
awarded to 1t. Col. John A
Geddes. 514s North Fifteenth
street. Arlington. and,Lt. Col. Pau
Neff. 4sll North Third street. Ar.
lington. who lost the contest b.
one match point.
George L. Dickerman, coionia'
Village. Arlington. and Miller 8
Roberts, 244 Eighth street Sc.
trailed in third position by one
tenth of a match point.
Forty pairs entered the two
session title event. held under
sponsorship of the Washington
Bridge League at the Hotel George
Mason, Alexandria. 1t was under
the direction Of Paul z. Golden
Winners Of the consolation gamt
last evening were Mrs. ]. O.
Fletcher. 6605-A Strathmoor lane
Bethesda. and William A. Pois-
SAINT, 1877 Martha Gusts drive
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
SAB, 167 Still Needed
In Symphony Drive

The National Symphony Or
cheStra's sustaining fund drive
still needs $48,167 to reach its
goal, leaders have disclosed.
Drive Chairman Emerson
Meyers told the audience at the
orchestra's last concert of the
season yesterday that public con-
tributions are urgently needed to
assure a full schedule of concerts
next summer and winter.
A special group of campaign
workers. in addition to the bust
ness and other units in the drive
is continuing fund-raising efforts
Mr.. Meyers said. A $4,000 goal
was set for the drive when |,
opened two months ago.
Three groups of concerts have
been scheduled for Wednesday
nights and Sundays afternoons
next winter, and an outdoor series
at the Water Gate this summer
also is contemplated, providing
the $190,0 900 is raised.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Pan American Union
To Gel Goodwill Book

A Book of the Americas" Of
nearly 200 parchment hand dec
grated pages. which includes 900
messages and signatures Of lead
ers OF the 2i American countries.
was 10 be presented TO the Pan
American Union today by It's orig
inator. Orlando Oyarxun.
Chilean Journalist.
The goodwill book will be- re-
eeiyed by the Pan American
Unions secretary general. Df. Al
ncrto Llerak canArRo. On behalf
of the unions general director
and council
Inspired by a trip President
Roosevelt made 10 South America
In 1895. Senor OyArzun had
Chilean sculptor design the silver
and bronze covers. South Amer
lean poets and artists contributed
TO the book itself Later Mr..
Roosevelt entered the firsi slgna-
ture on April 20. i94i
Recently the owner obtained
the signatures Of President Tru-
man. Secretary Of State Acfeson.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Gen.
Dwight ID, Eisenhower
Evening star., 1949-04-04

cadet corps. girl cadets: Washing
ton-Lee High School cadet band
and cadet corps.
Fourth DiviSion-Marshal (Maj.
Ernest ]. st. Jacques) and staff:
disabled veterans: Veterans Of
Foreign Wars commander fRob-
ert Sulphin) and staff: massed
colors; VFW national guard of
honor: VFW posts in numerical
order: American Legion acting de-
partment commander tJoseph A.
Walker) and staff; massed colors:
American Legion national guard
of honbr; Legion posts in numer-
ical order; other veterans units.
platoon OF Metropolitan Police. !
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Blossoms Lingering on Trees
After 335,5OO See Festival

ped suddenly. A friendly cat
driver, thinking the motor had
stalled, nosed up to the real
bumper to give the out-of-towr
visitor push.
Takes Photo Of Monument.
Much to the cab drivers amaze
ment, the visitor leaped from be-
hind his steering wheel and de-
manded that the cab back up
Then, methodically he open the
trunk compartment. took out
camera and a tripod and set up
to take photograph Of the Wash
ington Monument from an angle
he found pleasing. Park police
finally got traffic moving. but not
until the picture had been made
I'VE have lot of little incidents
like that" Capt. Raspberry said
"and we try to be good-naturec
about 1t. After all. those amateur
photographers probably don't tie
up traffic any more than we dc
when we stop it to let pedestrians
get across"
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Five Youths Arrested
In Automobile Theft

Five youths. all Is or younger.
were arrested on charges Of taking
an automobile from near Thir-
teenth and K streets NV. and
driving to Falls Church.
Three Of the youths were juve-
niles, including the driver Of the
car. police said. The others are
Arthur w. Morse. 18, Of 600 block
9 street Sc. and Harold H. Bond,
l8, 100 block of North Carolina
avenue Sc.
Detective Sergt. Sigard Ostenso
said the youths were arrested by
Falls Church police when the au-
tomobile broke down as the i've
were returning TO the District
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Festival Visitors Report
.S5,215 Hotel Gem Theft

Police today were searching fol
a thief who entered the room o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Haywood
jr.. at the Carlton Hotel. and stols
jewelry belonging 10 Mrs. Hay
wood valued at s5.2i5. The theft
occurred sometime Friday night.
According TO Mr.. Haywood. wi1t
Is owner Of the Haywood Publish.
ing Co. Of Chicago. the jeweiry VA
taken from q case on o bedroom
dresser. He and his wife wers
here for the Cherry Blossom Festi.
val.
Items taken included q 81 .0oe
diamond crescent pin. q -. 2.oN
platinum wrist watch. o $1,000
dinner ring set. a $500 diamond
and platinum rims. ard $500 pirl
and a mesh choker. valued a'
si2s ana 500 gold sport watch
according 10 reports 70 police
some plain" costume jeseiry NAi
left untouched
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Sales Tax Amendment
On Meals Expected 10
Cut Yield Il Million

Amendment Of the proposed 2
per cent sales tax for the District
to exempt restaurant meals cost
ing up to about $1.00 would result
in a revenue loss Of 81 ,250, 900, city
officials estimated today.
A suggestion that the $4,000. 900
revenue bill be changed to exempt
the cost of meals from the pro-
posed tax was advanced Saturday
by Senator Aiken, Republican, of
Vermont. This proposal is expected
to be considered by the Senate
District Committee when it meets
tomorrow to act on the tax bill.
Chairman. McGrath anticipates
that his cori1niittee viii take action
on the measure tomorrow and
send it to the Senate floor.
Senator Hunt, Democrat. of
Wyoming, head of the Senate
District fiscal subcommittee in
charge of the bill, plans to ask the
committe to report the bill in the
form in which it was passed re-
Gently in the House. This provided
for the exemption of food for
home consumption and certain
other items. including prescription
medicine, but would allow the tax
to apply to restaurant meals.
District officials have estimated
that the tax on restaurant meals,
as planned by the House, would
raise more than $3,000.000 in
revenue.
District officials, in estimating
that an exemption for all meals
costing 81 or less would mean a
loss of 81 $50, 900, pointed out that
this would mean the exemption of
most breakfasts and lunches.
When the sales tax plan was
advocated more than year ago
District officials at first suggested
the exemption of taxes from meals
costing $3.50 or less, but later
abandoned this plan because of
the greatly increased need of
funds for the city government.
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Few Jobs 10 Be Open
Al Idaho Atom Station

The Atomic Energy Commits
sion today dispelled any idea that
a new community will suddenly
mushroom at the site Of its new
reactor testing station in Idaho.
Job seekers got q broad hint
that they needn't start picking
out Idaho on the map.
The commission got those ideas
across in announcing the selec-
ton of Leonard E. Johnston as
manager of the new station.
Mr.. Johnston. a native Of Brad
ley, s. Oak, now is in charge of
the commissions Knolls atomic
power laboratory in Schenectady
N. Y. Until someone is found to
I'LL that spot. he will hold both
jobs. the commission said.
In connection with the appoint
ment. DR.. Lawrence r. Hafstad
director of the reactor develop
ment division. said growth of the
new testing station will be grad
ual. and the need for workmen at
the Idaho station during l949
will be small"
Evening star., 1949-04-04
Plans for 15OYeor Celebration Await Vote of Funds

for themselves the capital of de-
mocracy and how it functions
We want industry TO exhibit
here and we have had many indi-
cations that industry will graphi-
cally illustrate how industry
thrives under q democratic gov
ernment.
We want the great labor unions
Of America to show how the rise of
the power and conditions of labor
has almost paralleled the history
of the National Capital. from 1900
to 1850. We've been assured by
the American Federation OF Labor
and the Congress Of Industrial Or
ganizations this is program in
which they have a deep interest
and In which they want to take
part. WV - >
Russian Exhibit Noted.
Russia spends her time show
ing Russia of. I saw the other
day In a newsreel a monumental
display depicting the glories of
Russia and the Communist gov
ernment covering several acres.
Why can't we do something equal
ly full scale for our democratic
Government?
ut Is my studied opinion that
II this commission is given a rea-
sonable amount OF money and CO.
operation all along the line. even
at this late date We can produce
here next year something that will
be of value to the world and the
Nation. and an inspiration to every
man, woman and child who visits
Washington. That Is my feeling
and that Of the gentlemen with
whom I am associated on this
commission"
The sesquicentennial was dis
cussed for a year before anything
was done. Mr.. Boykin recalled.
On July l8, 1947. the law setting
UP the commission was enacted.
On March 8, l948. President Tru-
man called q meeting at the
White House and presided over
the commission. Out of this came
the $4,000 appropriation. Carter
Barron. director OF the Eastern
division Of Loew's. Inc. theatrical
enterprises, was elected executive
vice chairman. Mr.. Boykin Joined
the commission as director on July
of last year.