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Evening star., 1949-02-25
(Tert on Page A-5J
BY Joseph A. Fox

President Truman's threat to
take his case back to the people
again if the Democratic controlled
81st Congress fails to translate
platform pledges into law brought
an answering challenge today
from Republican leadership to go
ahead.
In good humor-and unmis-
taxable language-the President
last night spelled out his course
to $500 diners at the Shopper
plate Jefferson-Jackson dinner
here. Party faithful gathered at
similar affairs elsewhere in the
country also heard the message.
Blasting away at special in
terests," pressure groups" and
the Republicans for fighting his
legislative program. the President
hearkened back to his fighting
Nationwide election campaign
with the declaration that he
might get on the train again and
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COP. Dures Truman to Take
Fiqht for Program to People
Reply to Attack on Special Interests
Emphasizes Democratic Majority in Congress

make another tour around the
country to tell the people how
their Government is getting
along"
AS his audience broke into
laughter and applause. Mr.. Tru-
man departed from his prepared
text to add:
If get on that train again,
I'm going to tell the people how
their Government is getting along
and know how to tell them !"
The Republicans were quick to
accept the defi-although some
observers who heard the President
were convinced that the overtones
of his talk were intended to reach
balky Democrats as well as his
political opponents. s..t.-
Senator Brewster Of Maine
chairman of the Republican Sen
atorial Campaign Committe. said
the President seems to forget that
he has a Democratic Congress.
Whats become of his majority
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Police Probe Claim That Officer
Pocketed Part of BeckIey Loot
Accused of Tokine ST 900 During Search
Of Home of Defendant in Safe Robbery

police hands until they returned
a report to him.
The Star learned from another
source that the policeman was &C
cused of taking $1,000 found in
the home of one of the defendants
in the Beckley robbery.
The affiant was said to be a
woman present at the time police
were conducting their search. The
affidavit repeatedly accused the
policeman of pocketing the money
after he found it hidden in a diff
ferent part of the home from
where another bundle of money
was recovered.
The Beckley home at 1900 New
Jersey avenue NV. was robbed
shortly after midnight January %
by three men.
Mr.. Beckley, who retired from
the police force in 1920 to operate
a pool hall and deal in real estate,
at first reported to police that the
(See BECKLEY, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Truman Will Speak
April TO at Laying
OF II. NJ. Cornerstone
by the Assesiotsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Feb. 25.-
President Truman will speak
in New York April 10 at a
cornerstone-laying ceremony
on the site of permanent
United Nations headquarters,
the u. N. announced today.
U. N. Secretary General
Trygve Lie said the President
has accepted an invitation ex-
tended by himself and by
Warren r. Austin, head of the
American mission to U. N.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and
Mayor William O'Dwyer of
New York have been invited.
At Washington, the White
House announced that Mr..
Truman also will attend a
luncheon for u. N. and city
officials on that day as guest
of Mayor O'Dwyer.
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operative nature of the enterprise
and the international character of
the organization sponsoring it, no
one country should be expected to
assume all or most of the financial
burden of the expanded program. p"
In this connection observers re-
called that the United States has
contended it should pay no more
than one-third of the annual U. N.
budget but has agreed reluctantly
to carry nearly 40 per cent OF the
costs. Mr.. Thorp suggested many
countries might contribute goods,
services and local currencies in
lieu of hard money.
Mr.. Thorp urged the Council to
take up three-point program he
said the United States would offer
as a resolution. It proposes that:
/. The U. N. and its specialized
agencies prepare a co-ordinated
concrete program" for considera-
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Woman Who Sheltered
Iqor Gouzenko, Dies
BY the Assoeioted Press

WA, Feb. 25.-Mrs.
Frances Doris Elliott, who
sheltered Igor Gouzenko and his
family the night the Soviet En-
bassy cipher clerk fed from the
Russian secret police, died today.
She was IS and O victim Of leu
kemia.
Mr.. Gouzenko exposed Russian
espionage in Canada. He and his
family still are In hiding. He re-
tently sent Mrs. Elliott money and
b note saying he was indebted
leeply for her help when I was in
terrible trouble"
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Census Bureau 10 Add
1900 Here by 1850;
New Building Asked
S., ,400, 900 to Rebuild
White House and More
For GAO Also Sought

The Census Bureau will add
about 1000 employees to its force
in Washington by the summer of
1850 for the taking of the next
population count, Congress was
told today.
w. E. Reynolds, commissioner
of public buildings, gave the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee this
estimate. in asking for an urgent
deficiency fund of $500, 900 for
a new Census Bureau Building at
Suitland. Md.
Mr.. Reynolds and Mai. Gen,
Philip B. Fleming, Federal Works
administrator, also asked the Sen
ate committee to include In the
firsht deficiency bill $5.400. 900 tt
reconstruct the White House.
More GAO Building Funds.
A third request they made was
that the limit Of cost on the new
General Accounting Office build.
ing to be built at Fifth and G
streets NV. be raised from $22,-
$50, 900 to $25 100000. Congress
made the first figure available last
year, but Mr.. Reynolds explained
the contract cannot be awarded
until authority is granted for the
revised estimate of total cost.
Mr.. Reynolds said the Census
Bureau, which now has $500 en-
ployes in Washington, would ex-
pand to a force of 13,500 by June
of 1850, and that even with the
new building at Suitland night
work would be necessary.
The Census Bureau will use the
new building, if Congress author
ICES it, for three years and six
months, after which it will be
needed by other government agen-
cies, including the Archives, Mr..
Reynolds testified.
Republicans Indicate Opposition.
Republican committee members
indicated some opposition to the
Census building. They asked
many questions about other solu-
tions for the governments ex-
panding space requirements.
Apparently there isn't any evil
dence before you that this govern
ment is going to shrink any now
that the war is over-in fact. isn't
it still increasing?" asked Senator
Ferguson, Republican, of Michi-
gan.
Mr.. Reynolds explained there
was a rapid drop in Government
work here Immediately after the
war. He pointed out, however,
that about 10000 positions were
in agencies moved away from
Washington during the war but
since brought back. He said it
would cost the, Government from
$4,000, 900 to $1o,o00,ooo to move
the 1850 census operation out of
Washington-nearly as much as
the new building would cost.
Senator Gurney, Republican. OF
South Dakota said there is space
available in wartime temporary
buildings on the Mall. In some OF
those buildings, the Senator said,
(See CENSUS, Page A-50
Evening star., 1949-02-25
North Is Confirmed
As Postmaster Here

The Senate today unanimously
confirmed the appointment OF Roy
M. North as Washington's post
master. The nomination had been
unanimously reported by the Sen
ate Post Office and Civil Service
Committee, headed by Senator
Johnston, Democrat, of South
Carolina.
Mr.. North, who has been acting
postmaster, succeeds Vincent C..
Burke, now an assistant post
master general.
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Late News
Bulletin

DoyIieht Sowing Advances
A House District subcom-
mittee today approved by a
2-to-1 vote a bill to authorize
the District Commissioners to
establish Daylight Saving
time for this coming summer
emily.
Earlier Story ON Page BID
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General Motors
.CutsCar Prices
AsWagesFa||
Autos Down $40 to $40
Under UAW Contract
Reducing Labor Costs
D. c. FOOD COSTS Rise Slightly
as Fruit and Vegetable Prices
Soar. Page AS.

General Motors today an.
nounced price cut-its first since
the end of the war-on all it's pas
senger automobiles and Chevrolet
trucks. It attributed it's action in
part to wage cuts for its employees
under contract geared to the
cost of living.
The price cuts will range from
$40 to $40, the corporation an
nounced in Detroit.
The corporations Chevrolet Di-
vision announced a $40 reduction
would become effective today on
all its passenger cars and trucks.
Buick announced its cuts would
range from SIG to $50.
Other reductions were:
Pontiac-$15 off on all models.
Oldsmobile-$15 off on the "76"
series and $40 off on the "88" and
"98" series.
Cadillac-$25 off on the "61".
and "62" series, $50 off on the
80 Special" and $40 off on the
series "75."
The action. General Motors
said, would pass along to con-
sumers the savings resulting from
both downward adjustment Of
wage and salary payments and
the lowered cost of certain mate
rial items"
Wage Cuts First Under Contract.
The wage and salary reductions,
affecting BAL 200 hourly and sal
aried General Motors workers,
were the first slashes under the
corporations unusual two-year
contract with the CIO United Auto
Workers under which wages are
pegged to the Governments cost
of-living index.
So far as industry sources could
recall this is the first time in car
making history price cut has
been tied to a wage reduction.
The Government announced
yesterday afternoon a drop in the
cost of living for the fourth
straight month. Bureau of Labor
statistics reported that consumers
. prices declined three-tenths Of !
: per cent between mid-December
, and mid-January, continuing q
downward trend from the August
September peak.
: Under the General Motors
, UAW contract, 273,000 production
workers will receive wage reduc-
ton of 2 cents an hour. General
Motors also had put the safe pol
icy in effect with its $4,000 SAL
aried workers, and they will take
a SO cut in the $40 lump sum
cost-of Living quarterly allowance
they have been receiving.
Cuts to Be Offset, However.
The wage and salary readjust-
ments will result in an estimated
savings to General Motors Of
$4,000, 900 to $10,000.o00 annually
in the production workers payroll.
The union accepted the wage
cut as IAN indication that prices
are on the way down" and sug.
gested, before General Motors an.
nounced its action, that automo-
bile prices be lowered.
The wage cut temporarily
brings earnings of General Motors
production workers down to about
cent an hour below the industry
wide average of about $1.65 an
hour.
However, the UAW contract
calls for an annual wage increase
of 3 cents an hour to compensate
for a yearly Improvement factor"
based on the theory that the ex-
perienced worker is worth at least
that much more each year because
his production increases. The new
pay allowance is due May 20 for
production workers and a SIS
bonus to salaried workers will fol-
low the next quarter, thus more
1See GENERA MOTORS A.6O
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Plea Of Guilty
0pensBu|gariia's S
Churchnen Trial
Baptist Pastor First
To Appear on Sofio
Treason Charges
p
By Dimitef Mishev
A,soeiated Press Fsfeian cene.pondent

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 25.-The
trial of Is Protestant churchmen
opened today with a plea of guilty
by the Rev. Nikola Naumov,
Baptist minister. to crimes against
the Bulgarian state.
The Is clergymen are accused
of treason, espionage and black
market money dealing.
Mr.. Naumov is one of the four
principal defendants and men,
ber of the Supreme Council of the
United Evangelical Churches.
Even before the trial started, the
government said all had made
confessions.
Mr.. Naumov was the first de-
fendant to take the witness stand.
Speaking in a loud, firm voice.
he told the court, Il am guilty"
and expressed regret for his &C
tivities. a
He then went into a tWo-nour
discourse on his actions which the
government alleges are treason
able.
Police Guard Defendants.
All Is defendants, who are ac-E
cused of spying for Britain and
the United States, were IN court
for the opening ceremonies. Trey
sat on five front benches with 10
unarmed policemen-one for each
defendant.
The chief defendants, in addi-
ton to Mr.. Naumor, are:
The Rev. Vassil Georgiev Ziap-
kov, 48, head of the Congregation
alists and religious representa-
tive of the United Evangelical
Churches which includes the four
denominations.
The Rev. Yanko Iyanov, 48, su-
pervisor of the Methodist Church
and deputy religious representa-
tive of the United Evangelical
Churches.
The Rev. Georgi Niklov Cher
nev, 46, head of the Pentecost
Church.
All are members of the Supreme
Council of the United Evangelical
Churches in Bulgaria.
Other Eleven Accused.
The other II accused ministers
are:
The Rev. Lambri Marinov Mish-
kov, Al, Congregationalist,
The Rev. Georgi vassev, 4S,
Baptist.
The Rev. Haralan Ivanov Popov.
Al. Pentecost.
The Rev. Ioncho Nikolov Dri-
anov, Al, Pentecost.
The Rev. Ivan Angelov Stanku-
Low. "A, Baptist.
The Rev. Zdravko Stephanov
Bezlov, %. Methodist.
The Rev. Zahari Spasov Raj
chev, so. Baptist.
The Rev. Ladin 1vanov Popov,
So. Pentecost.
The Rev. Angel Georgiev Dinev,
20, Pentecost.
The Rev. Alexander Georglev
Zahariev. 65, Methodist.
The Rev. Mitko Mateev Dimi-
trov, 80, Church of Christ, which
is not included in the United
Evangelical churches.
Mr.. ziapkov is accused of being
the key figure in the group. He
is alleged to have sent information
about the Bulgarian Army and
the extent of ornaments and dis
position of Soviet troops to British
and American intelligence agents
and to have slandered Russia. He
was a member of the Bulgarian
-. noro Co1 Q !
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NEW YORK, Feb. Is (P). -
julius Kayser & Co. today an
nounced a price reduction of Is
cents a pair on one grade Of
nylon stockings and 10 cents on
another, effective March !.
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(See u. NJ, Page A-4)
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(See FINLAND, Page A-6D
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(See FRANCE, Page A-5D
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(See STRONG, Page A-4D
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NyIon STOCKINGS Reduced

See GENERA MOTORS, A.
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Guide for Reader.

An Associoted Press Newspop'
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(See CENSUS, Page AS
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(See FOREIGN AID, Page Asa
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-11-24
New Manager For
FairchiId Aircraft

Ben 0. Howard Takes Over
AS General Manager Of Air
craft Division Here On January
1, 1850.
Ben o. Howard, a director and
consultant to Consolidated Vultee
Aircraft Corporation, has been ap-
pointed general manager of Fair
child Aircraft Division here.
announcement of the appoint
ment was made, on Monday by Rich
ara S. BoutelIe, president of Fair
child Engine and Airplane Corpor-
alton.
"A well known test pilot, airplane
manufacturer, and one-time Bendix
Trophy winner, Howard will take
over his duties with Fairchild on
january l, 1850
designer OF many racing planes.
which ne built and flew from 1880
to 1886, Howard also designed and
QUILT both military and commercial
alrpIanes in his own company. the
Howard Aircraft Corporation, which
he founded in 1886.
Among the better known Howard
military planes were the DGA-
10 NH and DHA-15GH utility cargo
transports, built for the United
States Navy.
In 1910 ne became directly as
Soclated with United Airlines as a
research pilot, having served as a
conSuItant to United since 1880. La
ter ne became consuItant to the
Curtlss Airplane Manufacturing
Company, Lockheed Aircraft Cor
poratlon, the Budd Manufacturing
Company, and FairchiId Engine and
Airplane Corporation.
Howard was named assistant to
the president of Consolidated VuItee
Aircraft Division in 1947, and sub
Sequently became director and con-
sultant.
No stranger to the air, the new
official here has more than 10000
hours in flight. He has flown the
United States Mail, and received
commercial license number 1888 af
ter learning to fly in 1922.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-11-24
Eastern Star VIII
Hold Annual Bazaar

The Temple Fund Committee of
the Grand Chapter of Maryland,
Order of the Eastern Star, will hold
its annual bazaar, supper and card
party at the Fifth Regiment Ar
mory, Howard and Hoffman streets,
Baltimore, Saturday, November 26.
Beginning at one o'clock, an elab-
crate program of fun and frolic has
been arranged, including Hi links
Radio Show at 100, a Minstrel Show
at 4 o'clock and cards and games
at $3.50 p. m. The winners of the
limerick contest will be announced
at $50. Supper will be served from
5 to 7:30 o'clock.
Bazaar tables will offer home
made cakes, candies, handwork, cos
metics and many other desired items.
Fortune telling and sketching will
also be featured
Admission tickets will be available
at the Armory, with children under
twelve years admitted at half price,
and proceeds of the affair will be
used in the construction of an East
ern Star Temple for Maryland
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-11-24
Natural Gas Will
Bring Lower Rates
Hagerstown Gas Co. Files
Schedule Of New Rates With
Commission.

The Hagerstown Gas Company has
filed with the State Public Service
Commission a schedule of new rates
that, when placed in effect, will af-
feet total reduction of around $25.-
600 in gas bills here each year.
The new rates will apply when
natural gas is turned on in the va
rious sections of Hagerstown, and
the Gas Company states that it will
make further reduction in rates
whenever possible.
An official of the company, in dis
cusSing the new rates for natural
gas, stated that they will become
effective in one section of the city
at time, rather than covering the
entire city simultaneously, since
natural gas will be put into use here
by sections, rather than for the
whole city at once
{ The Hagerstown Gas Company
serves some 5000 customers.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-11-24
News Of Boys
In The Service

Charles E. Squibb, seaman, USN,
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Squibb, of 1923 West Franklin St.,
is a member of the crew of the des-
troyer USS John w. Weeks, a part of
the Sixth Task Fleet.
Admr. Forrest P. Sherman who was
Commander of the Sixth Task Fleet
before being appointed Chief of Ma
val Operations, commended the crew
of the John w. Weeks and the other
shops of the fleet for their standards
OF loyalty, duty and discipline while
serving under him in the Mediter-
ranean.
Jesse E. Crumbacker, aviation or
Zimmerman, first class, USN, of 100
Wilson Blvd, is a member of Pa
troll Squadron 5, now engaged in the
Second Task Fleet Exercises off New
foundland.
Crumback entered the Naval serv-
ice on December 20, 1941.
Pvt. Jay E. Vanaman, USA, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Fox, of HOO
Corbett ST., is participating with the
Army units in Exercise Mkt" the
joint Army-Navy amphibious maneu-
vers involving more than $4,000
troops, which are scheduled to con-
tinue through November. General
Mark w. Clark, Commanding Gen
eral of the Sixth Army, is overall
commander.
Mkt" a Hawaiin word meaning,
readiness" or "diligent," is one of
a number of joint exercises planned
by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the
Army, Navy and Air Force, each
designed to accomplish a specific
mission for maintaining the armed
forces at a high degree of efficiency.
Private Vanaman entered the
Army on April IS, 1929, and before
entering the service he attended High
School in Hagerstown.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-11-24
Marriage Licenses

The following from Hagerstown
and Washington County applied for
marriage licenses during the past
week:
John Edward Biser, 10, Route l,
Hagerstown; Betty Potion, 10, Ponds
vile.
Roy L. White, Is, Hagerstown;
June D. Kline 10, Hagerstown.
Kenneth D. Wilmer, 10, Route 8,
Greencastle, Pa; Miriam L. Horst,
10, Maugansville.
Wayne o. Shives, %, Big Pool;
Edna F. Reed, IS, Big Pool.
Clarence o. WEIGHT %, Amaranth,
Pa; Jessie o. M. Wills, 20, Hancock.
Stanley Martin Horst, "a, Mason
Dixon, Pa; Mary Louise Horst, 20,
Maugansville.
Joseph R. Howell, %, Knoxville;
Ruth I. Shanholtzer, 20, Hagerstown.
Edward L. Potterfeld, 80, Balti-
more; Dorothy V. Jones, "a, Hagers-
town.
Franklin S. Kindell, 81, Washing
ton, D. c.; Hilda M Jones, %, Ha-
gerstown.
Joseph B. Harris %, Hagerstown;
Janet L. Lowman, Is, Route l., Ha-
gerstown.
John w. Caldwell, 80, Hagerstown;
Pauline V. Hammond, "a, Hagers-
town.
Henry A. Miller, 40, Chambers
burg, Pa; Pauline L. Barley, "a,
Hagerstown.
Robert Franklin Myers, %, Ha-
gerstown; Alice L. Snyder, %, Hope
well.
Leslie S. Stenger, Is, Williams
port; Betty Jane Harsh, 25, Williams
port.
Robert E. Malott, %, Williams
port; Mary L. Reecher, 81, Ring
gold.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-11-24
Anne Ford Winner
OF OratOry Contest

Anne Ford, seventeen-year-old
Boonsboro High School senior, won
the Washington County "Voice of
Democracy contest on Friday night
and will now compete in the state
wide contest, to be held at a later
date. .....-
Miss Ford, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Ford, Boonsboro,
spoke on "The Creators of the Dem
ocratic Tradition of Free Develop
ment Under Free Institutions"
In competition against Miss Ford
were the preliminary winners of the
contests in the various other high
schools of Hagerstown and the
County,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-11-24
Annual Banquet Of
County Al Clubs
Many Prizes Awarded For
Achievements During The Year
Girls All Club OF Halfway
Wins Special Award For Being
Highest Scoring Club.

The 18th annual Achievement
Banquet of the All Clubs of Wash
ington County was held on Friday
evening at the Church of the Bre-
thren, with nearly three hundred in
attendance Assembled with the
boys and girls for the occasion, were
members of the County Commits
sioners, the Hagerstown Fair Board
and Representatives of other county
organizations and extension work
erS.
The guest speaker for the evening
was Miss Dorothy Emerson, State
Girls All Club leader, who stressed
Leadership" telling her listeners
that the value of an idea does not
belong to you personally, but must
be used and expressed as a symbol
of the torch which people are wait
ing to follow. She advised the boys
and girls not to be too humble to
express their ideas, but said: BE
yourself, give out your idea" She
added that the spirit of All is for
each member to give and do some
thing.
Truman Frey, of the Smithsburg
Club, acted as POSTMASTER and well
coined and introduced the guests.
The invocation W as given by the
Rev. DR.. Paul M. Robinson, pastor
of the host church
"The Torch" was read by Mrs. Dan
Downey, and Miss Jean Closer ia
vored the group by singing Green
Cathedral She and Reverend Rob-
inson then very beautifully sang
Thine Alone" as a duet.
Songs were flashed on the screen
by Raymond Mueller for group sing
ing, which was led by Dorothy Mey-
ers, with Mrs. Dorothy Grossnickle
as accompanist.
In behalf of the Washington Coun-
ty Council of Homemakers, MRS.
Beulah Meyers, president, awarded
a cash prize to the Girls All Club
of Halfway for being the highest
scoring club.
Miss Margaret Watson, assistant
home demonstration agent, and Mr..
Mueller, assistant county agent, pre-
sented awards to the girls and boys
for the achievements they have
made during the past year.
Louise Herbst, general chairman
of the banquet, closed the program
with the candle lighting service,
stressing the spirits of 4-H Clubs,
including the departments of agri-
culture, county agents, local and
junior leaders and parents.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-11-24
Local Briefs
Of The Week
Clear Spring
Elections Held

The Clear Spring elections, held
up for two weeks due to the ballots
not being ready, was held on Mon
day, with the following results:
Daniel Boyd, Charles Brennan and
Willis Routzahn were elected Town
commissioners; Charles Chopper was
named Burgess, and DR.. Archie Co.
hen, Assistant Burgess, the latter two
being unopposed.
The town also voted to install a
chlorinator in the water system, as
recommended by the State Depart
ment of Health.