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Evening star., 1949-05-20
.S19,000,o0o Program
To Expand Oak Ridge
Laboratories Revealed
BY the Associated Press

OAK RIDGE, Tenn, May 90
A $19,000,000 construction and
improvement program at Oak
Ridge National Laboratory was
announced today by the Atomic
Energy Commission.
The Acc announced last Janu-
.ary plans for a $4,000, 900 expan-
sion of the dlalf billion dollar
atomic process plant here 1t also
disclosed at that time plans for
the laboratory program. details of
which were released today.
The laboratory expansion will
cover a period of 2l2-years. 1t
involves construction of 205 900
square feet Of new buildings,
renovation of Is structures, and
improvement and extension of ex-
listing roads and plant utilities.
Approximately $10.500,000 will
be spent for new research facili-
ties and approximately $4,200.000
for renovation of existing facili-
ties. The remainder of the $19,-
600. 900 will be used for yard work
and services facilities.
The principal new facility will
be a research building with a gross
area of about 10000 square feet.
1t will house the chemistry. tech
nical and physical divisions and
parts of the service division.
Most of the laboratory's re-
search activities now are carried
on in temporary structures erected
during World War II. The i'm
provement program is based on an
architect-engineer study started
by the Austin Co. of Cleveland
last year.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
Soviet Figure on Jap P0Ws
Held Only Fourth Of Total
By the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO. May 20.-An occupa-
ton official today accused Russia
of holding more than four times
as many Japanese prisoners of
war as Moscow admits.
This was the reaction to an an
nouncement by the Soviet repatria-
ton authority in Moscow that
I95 900 Japanese prisoners remain
in Russian hands. Moscow said
these all would be repatriated by
November.
Col. Ben Anderson, chief of the
repatriation division, said head
quarters and japanese government
figures show "408,729 Japanese
prisoners of war remain to be &C
counted for"
The figures include japanese
captured in Manchuria and on the
former Japanese islands north Of
the homeland.
About 20 Japanese repatriation
ships have been standing by for
more than a month on the west
coast awaiting word to sail for
Russian ports. Approximately 918,-
900 Japanese have been repatriated
so far from Russian-controlled
territory. This includes civilians.
Moscow said, the total number of
japanese soldiers captured was
594, 900.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
John |. Lewis Seeks
To Return 10 AFL,
Leaders Report

CLEVELAND. May 20 (P).-AFL
leaders said today that john L.
Lewis is dickering to return to the
American Federation of Labor.
II he does, he will face strong
opposition to any effort to come
into power again in the AFL, these
influential men predict.
William Green, AFL president,
reported to the Executive Council
on a meeting with Mr.. Lewis two
weeks ago. Mr.. Green hao indi-
Gated earlier that the session with
the mine workers leader had been
devoted principally to the fight
over repeal of the Taft-Hartiey
Act.
But one top AFL leader said that
Mr.. Lewis was anxious to come
back to the organization "on any
terms" now because of the immi-
nence of his own contract show
down with the soft coal industry
July !. Also. any new labor law
enacted in the next two months
may carry provisions aimed
squarely at Mr.. Lewis, the AFL
leader thinks.
Mr.. Lewis took his 100000
miners out of the AFL in Decem-
ber. 1947, after he lost a conven-
ton fight in San Francisco to
persuade the Federation to boy
colt the Taft-Hartley Act. He
has done so himself. but other AFL
leaders decided to comply with the
act where they had to, including
the filing of non-Communist
affidavits.
Those who say Mr.. Lewis is
making peace overtures think he
wants to become head of the AFL
on retirement of 75-year-old Mr..
Green, a former mine worker who
has held the post since 1924. Mr.
Lewis many times has denied any
such ambition.
But members of the AFL EX-
ecutive Council who previously
were willing to make peace with
Mr.. Lewis say now they will fight
any new return to power in the
federation for the mine leader.
Although there is considerable
rivalry among some council mem
bers to succeed Mr.. Green in the
presidency, others will vote to
block his retirement at least for
another year. That is because
they cannot agree on who should
step into his place.
The council will conclude its
quarterly meeting here tonight or
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
Striking Chicago Printers
Reflect PiIch President
BY the Associoted PreA

CHICAGO, May 2O.-John J.
Pilch yesterday was reelected
president of, Local 16, Interna-
tional Typographical Union. which
has been on strike against Chi
cago's newspapers since November
"a. 1947.
Mr.. Pilch received 2.039 votes
as the Progressive Party candi-
date. Leroy Milby. Independent
Party, got 1,086 votes and Harry
M. Wicks of the Liberal Club, 535.
Mr.. Pilch's Progressive Party
ticket also captured the vice presi-
dency and deadlocked with indie
pendent Party candidates on two
other Offices. The deadlock forces
a runoff election for the two
Offices.
A. J. Girard was reelected vice
president with 1857 votes. Joseph
c. Irving. Independent, received
1875 ballots and Joseph Holsinger,
Liberal, 502.
Incumbent George N. Bante of
the Independents was reelected
secretary treasurer with 2,0l6
votes. Arthur Guthneck. the Pro-
gressive candidate. polled 1904
and Irwin Whistler. Liberal, 433.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
Jap Legislators Battle
IS Minutes With Fists
BY the Axsocio,sd Press

TOKYO, May 20.-Commnuist
and Democratic Liberal Party
members fought with fists and
Jiujitsu on the floor of the House
Of Representatives for Is minutes
today.
The row started over the phrase
"by the advice of the Allied
forces" which appeared in a de-
partmental reorganization bill.
The Communists said 1t should
not be used. as. it cast doubts on
the independence of the Diet. The
speaker explained the phrase had
been deleted. but not in time to
strike it out of the printed copy.
A Communist representative ap-
preached the Democratic-Liberal
majority section to demand that
the whole bill be withdrawn.
Thinking the Communist was
looking for a fight, a Democrat
grabbed him by the necktie.
In a moment there were sep
arate fights all over the chamber.
Diet guards were unable to restore
order, but the speaker stopped the
melee by announcing a recess.
Evening star., 1949-05-20

lSe that the hearings would begin
The week after next when the
groups postal rate hearings viii
have been completed This as
surance satisfied Mr.. Rhodes, who
then withdrew his motion
Although Mr.. Murray said the
group will consider pay legislation
IN general, It's expected the bill!
that ultimately will gain the com-
mittees approval is the $50 aver =
age reclassificatlon measure
sponsored by Mr. Murray Al
though the immediate increase is
small. the Murray measure does
contain a lot OF liberal longevity
and within-grade promotion pro-
visions, which would mean more
money for most Federal employees
over a period Of years.
Mr.. Murray feels his measure Is
the only kind OF pay bill that
stands a chance OF passage al this
years session OF Congress. and he
is against any attempt TO pad the
measure with further salary in
creaSes.
Mr.. Murray's promise 10 take
the legislation up within the next
10 days ends the committee &
months OF inaction on the pay
situation. Because of the time
element involved. Mr.. Rhodes and
others have been seriously con-
cerned over the failure 10 get the
hearings under way. Speed is es-
sential il pay reclassification
bill is TO be enacted by the time
Congress goes home.
VA-The Federal Career En-
ployes Association is asking that
the Veterans Administration take
steps TO obviate the forthcoming
reduction OF personnel there by
ordering nonpaid furloughs of 80
days in order TO absorb VAS de-
crease in appropriations.
APPROVED-The House Civil
Service Committee yesterday ap-
proved bills to:
/. Grant proportionate sick and
annual leave privileges 10 the
Government part-time employees
2. Allow former Federal en-
ployes with 20 years or less OF
service to withdraw their retire
ment contributions. II they elect
TO do so. The Senate already has
appfoved This, bill rtrssvs.~r
Evening star., 1949-05-20
OfficioI Of LoeoI Here
Elected BY StereotYpers

Albert c. Shafer, for 30 years
secretary OF Local 10 of the
Stereotypers' Union here. has been
elected international vice. presi-
dent of the international Stereo-
typers' and Electrotypers' Union
(AFL), 1t was announced today.
In the voting in the United
States and Canada Mr.. Shafer
polled 3.0l8 ballots. OF the IL
other candidates. James H. Samp-
son. jr.. of Chicago. ran closest
with .244 votes
Evening star., 1949-05-20
Bridge Worker Escapes
One FoII, Dies in Second
By the Associated Press

HINTON, w. Va. May 20.-Carl
Hardy. IS, of Radford. Va. one
of three construction workers who
stayed on the structure when the
Bluestone Bridge collapsed March
81. was killed In 25-foot fall at
the bridge today.
Mr.. Hardy fell from q scaffold
which gave way. sending him
hurting to the ground, construc-
ton officials said.
He narrowly escaped death
when the center span Of the
bridge collapsed on March 81, kill
ing i've fellow workers.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
Autopsy yReport WoitedinD Death
OF Author of Hit, Mr.. Roberts
Sleeping Tablets
Found Near Tub in
WhicnHe Drowned
By the Associoieo Press

NEW YORK. May 20. - Al
autopsy report was awaited today
in the death Of Thomas Heggen
29, war-veteran author of the best
seller. Mr.. Roberts" which he
helped convert into the Broadway
smash hit.
Mr.. Heggen was found drowned
yesterday in a half filled bathtub
in his apartment. A nearly empty
bottle of sleeping pills was on a
WaShstand.
DR.. Leopold Bellak, Manhattan
psychiatrist. said Mr.. Heggen had
been receiving treatments from
him for some time.
The doctor said he could not
divulge details of Mr.. Heggen' S
case, except to say the author had
been depressed. He said he had
prescribed sleeping pills for in
somnia.
Condition Had Improved.
His condition had improved
recently" DR.. Bellak said. The
indications are his death was an
accident"
Mr.. Heggen repeatedly drew
more than $4,000 a week from
the play, Mr.. Roberts" which
stars Henry Fonda.
The play, which already has
netted the author a reported
5000, 900, still is drawing packed
houses after IS weeks on Broad
way. Another company is play
ing it in Chicago.
Mr.. Heggen wrote the book
while on Navy combat duty in
the Pacific during the war, and
later collaborated on the play
version with Joshua Logan.
Police theorized that Mr.. Heg-
gen might have taken an over
dose of sleeping pills, entered the
bath to try to overcome his
drowsineSs, then dozed off and
drowned.
Mr.. Heggan. a native of Fort
Dodge. Iowa, was divorced in 1916
from the former Carol Lynn Gil
mer of Okmulgee. Okla. His
book is dedicated to her.
Mr.. Heggen wrote for the Uni
Evening star., 1949-05-20
Rev. Charles Marlin
Will Be Headmsster
OF 81. AIbans School

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Evening star., 1949-05-20
Delicate Seeks Reflection

ROANOKE. Va. May 20 P1.-
Julian H. Rutherford, jr., an
nounced yesterday that he would
seek reelection to the House of
Delegates from the City of Roa-
noke to which he was elected in
l947.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
Rom Dance Gets Results

LAS VEGAS NJ, NAV -
= Tins desert resort vii th.HK
twice about inviting the Jrnes In
dians aFagn for HcildnTado week
Duulng the parade last ihat.
day. the New Mexico tribe did =
rain dance yltual guaranteed "a
bring ram II has ratnrd every
day since IN this Rild city which
slogans Pun in tho sun
Evening star., 1949-05-20
The FederoI Spotlight
Murray Sets House Hearings
On Poy for First Week of June
D, Joseph fc0as

Chairman Murray q the Ho~ C,,l s~rtaes
TIE week Of MAY Sc ~hen az
Federal Legislation
Mr Murray made This 20 rs tescw ea-~
closed session yesereay ate.
Evening star., 1949-05-20

pay hearings
and h opes 10
wind them up
next week
ep reSniA-
tative Rhodes
D c n O crAt o.
en- n S ylyanla
rose 10 offer a
motion that the
committee be-
Elr It's near itlgS
al once on pay
legislation.
AZ this point,
Nj. NJ urEay
made his nrnm-
Evening star., 1949-05-20
BELGIUM Seizes Shells

Port authorities at Antwerp.
Belgium, seized two carloads OF
anti-aircraft shells consigned
from Switzerland to a Scandina-
Wan country, because regulations
forbid handling explosives.
Evening star., 1949-05-20

TOO fIR>O<AI.-A fellow w
know received strongly pertuIneu
letter IN the mail The other DAY
from the Civll Service Comm. m.Nslal,
regarding his availability tog a
Government job
Inquiry at the commission dis
closed II VAS not going in for the
personal touch in lis correspond -
enee II Seems one Of the com .
mission : Stenographefs spilled her
bottle Of perfume the Kind that
sells for about 10 cents a gallon
and decided no, Ia SO to the
trouble Of retypsns the letter
CAPITAL ROtSDUf-~Ihe fol
lowing Agriculture Department
employees here have won cash
awards for their efficiency i'm
provement and economy saving
suggestions Thomas L Cu.l.nan
Ralph ID, WsShburn Dt Cecli
tAVaaS1i1s "A AhstAA4N al AFtsa A&f4l1I
r. Jackson. Bessie Johns Cath
crime r. Nckillp. Eleanor $
Silberman, John @. Hanchln ard
Lucille r Payne. ... The National
Civil Service League has asked the
Senate Appropriations Committee
TO reverse the House action limit
ing the number OF employees en-
gagged in personnel work In the
Governments independent aeen-
cieS 10 a ratio OF TO each l25
workers IN a particular agency
The league declares such detrrml-
nation should be made admins
tratipely and not by Congress
since each agency has its own
particular personnel problems, ,
The Civil Service Commission will
begin on September It's ioth
intern program.
that OF training promising youns
rank and file Federal employees
for executive positions. Federal
departments and agencies have
Evening star., 1949-05-20

be sure fe llsteH tH Sundays
nf Iil5 an opry EHAi,
The Star station. fnT Joseph
Young hvoadres' tefaleH ~
the Federal Spotlight. feafa'-
ING additional n~tcs ard rssus
81 the GourfH mrnt sevffcs
Evening star., 1949-05-20

unul July IS 60 nominate thrlT
choices 80 Of Nhom ALL 10
selected II participate III ths pre-
gram. .. The commission also
vlIl announce soon n junior nasH-
agvment intern program which
wil! be open 10 candidates be}ox
grades CAF.7 and pa
Evening star., 1949-05-20

; Wasse Ehr p1vsvt-l osse veas
lrgal gcsAcert Trz4..-v ts2gng tcr Esr
tain srlE * ggaAgargEt SsAts-. FvSsr ..
employment n cases asscre tssse
are no mere s+g be Ap,l.arAU,s ls0
the "a * LAR Eoa res 4Nlr,
Is eHpex ttSs 10 Aelp raa-y &c szgs.s
IN LIE Washington asra " sa% saa,r
not b~el Acle 10 TrTs l.ae ogst
YEA: aeea. resscsuI .r--.srreae ssi
because they have H1CNcS3 aess-s
among the Distract and IRA q,
MsrN and ard N4-san4A areas
RIP 'Tl4e ClO United P4e *
WORKERS has aSEr<i THO S<t.atF
C1sa Service COMMITTEE 40 include
the clerical mechanlrAI ar8osez
al the Bureau q k>nsEas .Yss aro
Printing IN the svc as fsc a }1gas
bill noa before the committee
uPWA opposes hayns lar>e
BEP employees placed 4ntc
Sage board and SaeGesGs that The
workers oc reclASSlflet undrf Lssr
proposed new crafts protective
and cuSto<iAal 81 t2e>14ses 1.sr
union proposed THAT BEP empsoyes
IN present CM-l grades b@
changed 10 CPC-& CN-c 10
CPC-5. CM-3 to CPC-6 ana CN /
10 CPC-T
Evening star., 1949-05-20

Railroad workers in Ell Saliva
dor have demanded q wage boost
and the closed shop.
Evening star., 1949-05-20

High SS, at $50 pm.
Low, 6s, at 7:06 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hiehest. a1. on May z
Lowest. 21, on January 80.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1949-05-20

NNAL UAI IT tNaI1EL4ILFt NtlII-
tinued lack OF sct3cn on pay leg4s-
lAiloD The Senate Clvtl Service
already has started lis
Evening star., 1949-05-20
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Cloudy
and cooler with a few showers
this afternoon. Cloudy and cooler
tonight and tomorrow. Lowest
tonight about SO degrees. highest
tomorrow about so degrees.
Maryland-Cloudy and con-
siderably cooler tonight and to-
morrow. Some drizzle along the
coast.
Virginia-Cloudy and consider
ably cooler tonight and tomorrow
Some drizzle along the coast.
Wind velocity. IS miles per hour !;
direction, south-southwest.
Five Day Forecast for Wash
ington and Vicinity, May alas.
The temperature will average
near normal. Cooler over the
weekend with a rising trend the
first of the week. Normal maxi
mum for the Washington area is
rs, normal minimum 56. Showers
today and about Monday. Total
amount of rainfall one half to
three fourths inchc.
River Report.
(From q s. Ensineers
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Fallc; Shenandoah clear al
Evening star., 1949-05-20

(From q. s. Ensineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Fallc; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1949-05-20
FURNISHED BY United States Coast |
The Sun and Moon
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Evening star., 1949-03-29
STATEMENT Or THE CONDITION.
OF THE
The Lumber Mutual Fire
Insurance Company
Of Boston, Massachusetts, on the sfso
day Of December, 194S.
INCOME

Net amount paid for
losses ---.--- Ssa1.77s.ee
All other disbursements 1859 ,4s2 ,es
Total disbursements S2,5s1 ,261 90
Evening star., 1949-03-29
SrATIAEHNr Or TIE CONDITION
or THE
Northwestern Mutual Fire
Association
Of Seattle. washington on the 31st day
Of December. 194S.

DIsBURsEMENTs
Net amount paid for
losses S4.57l2256
ALI other disbursements 1.5aO,3O1 80
Total disburse-
ments -S12, ,16I, ,52o.e7
Evening star., 1949-03-29
6TATUUrr o. TN CONDITION a.
The Lumbefmens Mutual
Insurance Company

DISBURSEMENTS
Net amount paid for
losses S1.Ss7, 1924
All other disbursements 2.407 ,22O.33
Total disbursements %, ,094 ,342,74
Evening star., 1949-03-29

A. D. FARoUHAR,
President.
ROWAN ?. ERB, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this nth day OF February, 104Q.
(seaD ARDEAN l. .oW1NGS;
Notary Public.
Evening star., 1949-03-29
sFATnznsT o. IH CONDITION
or THE
Indiana Lumbermens Mutual
Insurance Company
q indianapolis. Indiana On the 3lst
day cf December. 104S.

DIsBURsBMENTs
Net ,.. .mount paid for -, 90, -,,
All other disbursements 3,3f9,14o.OI
Total disbursements $6,b36,e13.71
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Edward Hummer Gets
Amvet Post Award

The Columbia Heights Ar11vets
Post No. 6 last night presented
a trophy to Edward D. Hummer,
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Shepherd Park Citizens
Oppose Realty Tax Rise

The Shepherd Park Citizens
Association last night opposed any
rise in District real estate taxes
and asked for a sales tax instead.
The group favored the reap
pointment of Commissioner John
/ Russell Young.
/ Edmund j. Wells, president, con-
Quoted the meeting. which was
held in the Shepherd School,
Fourteenth street and Kalmia
road NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Citizens Unit Oppose,
|Kronheim as Judqe

The appointment Of Milton S.
Kronheim. jr., local attorney, to
the post of Municipal Court judge
by President Truman was criti-
cized last night by the Chillum
Heights Citizens Association.
The criticism, in the form Of a
resolution addressed to the Sem
ate District Committee and the
Attorney General, stated that the
appointment of Mr.. Kronheim lis
not, in the opinion Of the mem
bers Of this association, the selec-
ton of the most able and expert
enced man from a judicial stand
point"
The resolution requested that
the manner in which this ap-
pointment was made and the judi
cial fitness of the appointee for
this important post be carefully
examined"
Also>contained in the resolution
was q statement that lit is con-
sidered to be for the best inter
ests of the Municipal Court that
future appointments as judges be
not made until opportunity be
given the District Bar Association
to submit a list Of names for con-
sideration to this important post. y
Mr.. Kronheim was appointed to
this post earlier this month. The
bar association later concurred IN
the nomination, after expressing
its regret that 1t had not been
consulted.
William A. Olson introduced
this resolution.
In another action the associa-
ton urged that relations be I'M
proved by closer liaison between
white and colored civic groups
Olaf P. Solem, president. con-
Quoted the meeting in the Luther
Rice Memorial Church Hall. IA
Riggs road NE.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Two Marines Held Here
On Motorists Charge

Two Marines charged with at
tempted robbery Of motorist
were under $1,000 bond today,
awaiting grand jury action.
Sergt. Louis Winston, 10, and
Pvt. Julian r. Swain, 20. both
stationed at the Marine Barracks
here. waived hearing before
Judge Aubrey B. Fennell in Mu-
nicipal Court.
They were arrested Sunday
night, after gaining entry to an
automobile driven by Payton B.
Langley, 1920 Rhode Island avenue
NV, who reported they brand
ished a gun. Mr.. Langley at
tracted police notice by purposely
driving in a wrong traffic lane.
Swain was arrested in the car.
Winston, who fed. was arrested
later at the barracks.
, 1949-12-15
PUBLICATION

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that the Government
of the Virgin Islands of the
United States has this date au-
thorized the Reverend William
Daley of the Holy Cross Ro-
man Catholic Church at St.
Croix, V, l., to perform civil
religious ceremonies in the
Virgin Islands.
November Is, 1949
Government of the v. I.
of the United States
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
Morris F. de Castro
Government Secretary
, 1949-12-15
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etched glassware from Denmark; and our own hand
painted tiles, plus many other exclusive items.
Shop at the
MOST BEAUTIFUL
MOST ATTRACTIVE SHOP
IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
SPECIAL NOTE: For your convenience the Shop will
be open on Wednesdays & Saturdays until 8 o'clock.
eve will wrap your purchases for shipment to the States)