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Berry
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committee at It's opening hearins
last night. Mr.. Weir Is q member
OF the Labor Committee but no'
Of the subcommittee After at.
tending the start Of the Press.
mems hearing. he stalked angril,
past Chairman Jacobs and said:
Sure q swell Job Of sabotage.
That's one mans opinion.
the chairman replied. I'm en-.
titled to mine"
Berry Activities Outlined.
Presumably Mr.. Weir's refer,
ence was 10 the possible efiecI
of the investigation on the ad.
ministration's efforts to repeal the
labor hated Taft-Hartley Act.
Mr.. Jacobs opened the press,
mems hearing by saying its pur.
pose was to expose any undemo-
cratic practices which may exis'
in the union. He said the In
vestigation was neither anti.
labor nor anti-union and "is cal
culated to strengthen organized
labor" He said il was neither q
witch hunt nor q whitewash.
The committee heard how
union funds were poured into The
alleged private business ventures
OF Mr.. Berry.
William H. McHugh. secretary
treasurer OF the union. booked as
a witness today. Mr.. Jacobs wants
from him a first-hand account OF
the reasons why the union put
more than $1,000 900 into power
and label printing companies in
Tennessee-companies In which
Mr.. Berry. who died last Decem-
Der. was a major stockholder.
The hearing Is result OF
charges made against the conduct
Evening star., 1949-06-03

of Brig. Gen. Frank L. Howley put
ting West Berlin police in Amer.
ican sector stations and ejectine
Soviet sector police from those
stations.
Gen. Hays rejected Gen. Drat-
WINS contention that the Western
Allies were interfering with the
railway system and had acted un-
lawfully.
Gen. Howley, American sector
commander, acted after two dem
onstrators were killed and hum
dreds injured.
Adm, the Soviet-licensed Ger
man news agency, said last night
that protests similar to Gen. Drat-
WINS were sent by Maj. Gen. Alex
ander Kotikov, Russian command
ant for Berlin, to his Western
counterparts.
Soviet Controls Railways.
Adm said Gen. Kotikov's objec-
tions were directed against what
he called illegal interference by
the Western occupation authori-
ties in the affairs Of the Berlin
railways, which are under Soviet
control"
The Russians were given control
of the Berlin rail system by four
power agreement In 1945.
The Russian request for q meet
ing came as a complete surprise
and aroused speculation that II
was made on orders from Paris.ss
Tho Western press reported
earlier that the Russians had Is
sued orders to their nonstrikine
Communist rail workers to get
Berlin's elevated passenger traffic
started. No such action has been
taken yet, however. as
81 Western sources said they Be-
Iieved the Russians would pro-
pose meeting the strikers de-
mands for 100 per cent payment
in West marks If the Allies re-
move the strikers and Western
police from the stations and allow
repairs to be made so service could
be restored.
Evening star., 1949-06-03
Berlin
Continued From First PageJ

lin and Western Germany, came
on the heels Of a referendum yes
terday In which the strikers voted
overwhelmingly to continue their
walkout until their demands are
met by the Russian-directed rail.
way management.
The meeting also comes while
the Foreign Ministers Of the
United States. Russia, Britain and
France, meeting In Paris, are dis
cussing q revival Of four-powel
rule of Berlin.
Vote Backs Union Ofhcials.
The strikers voted yesterday by
l3,477 to 398 to continue the walk
out. The vote backed UP officials
of the independent. anti-Com-
munist railway union (UGO)
who have been uncompromising In
asking complete satisfaction OF
their demands.
The men want payment OF their
wages In West marks, worth four
times as much as the Soviet zone
East marks, recognition Of their
union and rehiring OF men firec
for political reasons.
The compromise ofier submitted
to the men yesterday offered pay
ment of so per cent Of wages II
West marks, but did not satisfy
the other demands.
- The railway management na'
refused to deal with any but tn
Communist union In the Russian
sector of Berlin. @
The Western Allies have beer
supporting the strikers even to th'
extent of evicting Soviet secto
railway police from West Berlin
stations to prevent violence be
tween strikers and the Communis
police.
This was pointed up yesterda
IN an exchange of letters betweei
Mai. Gen. George P. Hays, deput'
American military governor. an
Mai. Gen. M. I. Dratvin. the Rus
sian deputy.
Gen. Hays told Gen. Dratvin h
would not revoke the recent orde
Evening star., 1949-06-03
ICout Scans Secrets,
Hating CopIon Trial.;
U.S.. Fears Data Barinq
By JONES J. Cullinone

Defense demands for full dis
closure of secret FB1 reports in
terrupted testimony in the espio-
mage trial Of Judith Coplon in
District Court today. with Chief
Prosecutor John NJ. Kelley. jr-, de-
claring that the Government
might be faced with the sad
choice Of exposing vital secrets 70
the world or nolle pressing this
case"
Judge Albert L. Reeves sent the
jury fro mthe courtroom while he
listened to arguments by opposing
counsel over the admissibility OF
secret Government papers. Then
he asked John M. Kelley. tr.. and
Raymond P Whearty. special as
sistants TO the Attorney General.
to confer privately with him in
his chambers.
Mr.. Kelley told the Judge he
should consider the law in the
light Of conditions In this modern
world Of espionage and counter
espionage"
Judge Bars Palmer.
Before recessing court until
2 pm. Judge Reeves told Mr..
Palmer he would confer with the
prosecutors privately because u
understand there are matters for
discussion which they do not want
even you to hear"
The documents which Mr..
Palmer demanded are the full re-
ports OF FBI agents from which
Miss Coplon is alleged to have
drafted extracts on data slips.
These dates slips were found in
her purse when she was arrested
while she walked with her alleged
accomplice, Valentine Gubitchev.
a Russian engineer. In New York
on March 4.
Mr.. Palmer contended that a
grave injustice would be done to
the diminutive brunette who once
worked an analyst In the Justice
Department II the jury was not
allowed to see the full reports
from which the extracts intro
duced into evidence were taken.
Some of the reports. Mr.. Kelley
said, are 80 to 30 pages long.
Where would this demand for
Government secrets stop" the
chief prosecutor asked. rs the
defendant to be allowed to 60 into
every file in the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation"
Offers to Let Judge See.
Mr.. Kelley offered to submit the
reports to Judge Reeves for his
private perusal. He said the judge
would find that there is nothing
in the full reports which might
aid the defense nor enlarge or
diminish the crime with which the
defendant Is charged"
Mr.. Palmer contended that the
Government is seeking to retro
gress beyond the Magma Charta
and violate the Constitution"
Mr.. ,Pafne9" contended the Jury
must be the sole Judge Of the
facts in the case and that nothing
should be withheld from them.
At one point Judge Reeves told
Mr.. Palmer that he was very
mach interested q the point that
the jury should consider the full
report to determine the question
Of intent alleged In the indict-
ment against Miss Coplon. The
indictment charges that she took
the documents from Government
files with intent to aid foreign
power and injure the United
States.
Bait" to BE Described.
The story of how FBI agents
asked the Atomic Energy Commis-
sion to release one of its secrets as
"bait" for Miss Coplon is expected
to be unfolded at the trial later
today.
Mr. Kelly. jr., said he plans to
reveal to the jury the full details
connected with the preparation of
a "phoney" document initiated by
]. Edgar Hoover, director OF the
Evening star., 1949-06-03
Body Of District Man
Found in Roppohonnock
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. June
3.-The body of a man identified al
William Powell Tyler. SO, colored
of Washington, was recovered from
the Rappahannock River about
two miles east of here last night.
Identification was made by Mr.
Tyler's wife who said her husband
had been missing a week. DR.. L. F
Lee, Stafford County coroner, said
he found no evidence of foul play
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property

As have discontinued farming. I
will sell at public auction at my farm
known as VIM. g. Roe farm, located
3ls miles NJ E. of SMYRNA on Walk
ers' Schooihouse Road, on
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02
AUCTION SALE
SATURDAY. SEPT. 18th. 1919

ga ObDA rs SEX He lttus IOfS
AT ONE O'CLOCK p. NJ.
daylight Time)
Rain or Shine
At Front and State Streets, Lewes,
Delaware.
The household furnishings and gar
dening equipment of Mrs. Edward r.
Messick
VALUABLE ANTIQUES
Beds, chest of drawers, sideboard.
straight and rocking chairs, settee,
set OF six maple chairs, glassware,
large pedestal swivel top game table,
hat rack, dresser set, andirons, quilts,
hand woven rag rugs, various size pic
ture frames, blue stone crooks, bric-a-
brac, drop-leaf tables, marble top ta-
bles, cooking utensils (modern and an
tique), two pairs q of very old ice
skates and other valuable antiques.
This sale will also include bedroom
living room, dining room, and porch
furniture and rugs, as we'll as a sew.
ing machine, Frigidaire and a kit
chen cabinet.
TERMS: CASH
Auctioneer. Daniel ]. Short. 1864
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02

the activities of the "five per4
centers" and the influence ped
dlers" has discovered that selling
influence may be unethical, but it
is not always illegal.
Committee Objective
Nevertheless, the fact remains
that no one condones the misuse of
Government influence for a price.
If the subcommittee keeps its
sights on it's declared objective,
there necessarily must be a con-
tinuous effort to precent the drama
and the "big-name" personalities
now involved from Obscuring the
fundamental purpose of the in
quiry. That purpose is to make it
easier for a small business man to
get a contract.
Indicative of the changes that
are being planned in this system
is the new Military Procurement
Information Center which the Mu-
nitions Board has set up at the
direction of Secretary Johnson. Its
purpose is to provide. a central
directing service to business men
seeking military contracts.
The center maintains offices in
the Pentagon, Room 3D773, and is
stated by Army, Navy and Air
Force personnel. Copies of all in
vitations to bid, abstracts of bids
and other pertinent documents are
available at the center, except
when security precludes. This sys-
TEN is expected to be a tremend-
Gus aid in eliminating the middle
man or the influence peddler"
who can get a business man a con-
tract for per cent of it's value be-
cause he knows the ropes"
Routine On Sealed Bids
For instance, if an electrical ap-
pliance dealer from New Bedford,
Mass, walks into the PentagOn
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02
Perfect Safety Score
By 20 State Firms

Twenty companies enrolled in
the Delaware Safety Councils In
ter-Fleet Safety Contest achieved
perfect no-accident records dur
ing the month of June, it was dis
closed in report this week by
w. w. Harris, vice president for
public safety, and George w. Dun
can. chairman of the commercial
vehicle committee of the council.
Thirteen other competing compan-
les had total of 20 accidents, all
resulting in property damage.
Accumulative statistics, the re-
port indicates, show total of 81
794 ,697 miles operated by ali COM
netting companies for the first six
months of the contest, with total
of 1877 accidents-133 property
damage, two property damage and
personal injury, and two personal
injury.
Fleets operating for the six
month period with perfect no acci-
dent records in their respective di-
visions are: Bakeries Division
Sunshine Biscuits, Inc; Dairy Pro-
ducts Division: Philadelphia Dairy
Products Company, Laurel, and
Philadelphia Dairy Products Com
pany, Wilmington; Lumber and
Building Supplies Division: Shields
Lumber Company, and Victor r
Pyle Company; Contractors and
Miscellaneous: Blackwell and Sor
Company, Inc; Speakman Com
pany; American Car and Foundry
Company; Bond Crown and Cori
Company; Desco Corporation; anC
The Pusey and Jones Corporation
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02
Federal Contracts
Are Big Business
Hence The Small Business
Man Looking For One Often
Runs Into Many Difficulties

Hence The Small Business
Man Looking For One Often
Runs Into Many Difficulties
Because the Federal Government
has billions of dollars worth of
contracts to let every year, Wash
ington has become the mecca of
the five percenters" and the "in-
fiuence peddlers." But for the lit
tie business man seeking a con-
tract, it is the most confused place
in the world.
To get a Government contract,
many a small business man feels
that it it's necessary to be on the
scene. However, he finds himself
in a labyrinth about which he
knows virtually nothing. That is
when he becomes a sitting duck
for a five percenter."
Dependence On "Insiders"
If he does not decide. then that
he needs someone to guide him,
someone who knows the ropes
and the insiders" he will get the
general impression that he has
visited various Government agen-
cies and departments. The Gov
ernment is cognizant of the fact
that the small business man en-
counters difficulties, and it is try
ing to remedy the situation.
At present there is no specific
Government agency to which a
business man can go in Washing
ton for advice on how to apply
for a Government contract. For
instance, if he is interested in OBJ
tanning a part of the $5,000,00O
of contracts let every year by the
Maritime Commission, he~can OBJ
tain as much information by writ
ing a letter to the agency as he
can by making trip to Washing
ton and being shunted from Office
to Office. If he does come to Wash
ington the chances are he looks III
a five percenter."
The Investigations subcommittee
of the Senate Committee on Ex.
penditures in the Executive De
partments which is inquiring into
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02
Santa Fe Fiesta
To Obey Decree
237 Years Old
One OF Americas Oldest
Folk Celebrations Brings
ThrOngs Over Labor Day
By ASSOCIATED Press


By Associated Press
Come Labor Day weekend, San
ia Fe, New Mexico, forgets the ato-
mic age was born in its backyard
and everybody conforms to a de-
cree 237 years old. Not even the
working of the Atomic Energy
Commissions laboratories at Los
Alamos, forty miles north, can stop
the fun at fiesta time.
The fiesta dates back to Don
Diego de Vargas, Spanish con-
queror of Santa Fe, who Quelled
the rebellious Indians after twelve
years and returned to the city.
That was in 1892. Twenty years
later, de Vargas decided to mark
the historical significance of the
conquest and decreed the annual
fiesta. To this day, the re-entry-
with a Santa Fe caballero as de
Vargas-is an important part of
the festival, one of the Oldest folk
celebrations in the nation.
Fiesta Gay and Solemn
/ Fiesta is at once gay and solemn
happy mixture of old and new, OF
religion and frivolity. The historic
plaza is where the people gather
at fiesta. Sometimes it becomes sc
crowded you can't move.
\ Spanish bands and Orchestras
singers, dancers and jugglers per-
form. Colorful booths are set uI
in the plaza to sell tortillas, tama-
les and enchiladas.
The celebration begins on Fri.
day night, September 2, this year
with the burning of old man gloom
-Zozobra. In recent years, loud
speaking system has been installed
in the giant efigy so that he
groans and shrieks while he goes
up in smoke. After Zozobra is gone
no one, is permitted to be sad un
til fiesta is past.
Then the queen is crowned. Ev
cry Spanish senOrita in Santa F,
hopes for this honor. This year
raven-haired, dark-eyed AMT;
Romero reigns as the sovereign.
Two Dances Are Held
OoLuAOe1y Ail6lI LWO OelnOCo aA
1 held. One, La Bale de la Con
quistadores, or ball of conquerors
originally was for the titled Span
iards who made the conquest. Th
other, La Bale de la Gente, or bal
: of the people, was for the common
soldiers. Today, that distinction i
. gone. ,
A pontifical high mass is sal
each year on fiesta Sunday-thi
: year on hill high on the out
skirts. Sunday night there is a.
: impressive candlelight procession
[ from St. Francis Cathedral to tn
Cross of the Martyrs. The cross
just outside the city, is in memor
of padres massacred by Indians.
! The celebration ends Monda
] with the "hysterical parade" lam
pooning prominent figures an
, customs of the day.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02
Urge Tomato Raisers
To Grade Product

Tomato growers are urged to
grade and pack a quality product
in order to insure top prices for
their late season picking, accord
ing to William G. Sloan, Assistant
County Agent.
Three points to keep in mind
are (1) pick only red ripe fruit,
(2) heap the baskets up with full
measure and (3) grade or field pick
only uniform size fruit.
Too often growers tend to fill the
baskets with good and poor quail
ity fruit which means reduced
price for the entire lot. If, how
ever, these same tomatoes were
packed in two separate lots ac-
cording to size and quality the
total returns would be much high
er. Small, red ripe tomatoes are
in good demand by some buyers
at favorable prices; however, the
quality must be good.
All buyers look for the full bas-
kets. The load usually settles in
the baskets in transit and there
fore they should be heaped up at
picking time.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02

looking for a military contract he
is referred Immediately to the in
formation center. There he tells a
clerk the type of material he has
for sale and he is told, in turn,
what branch of the service might
be buying those items. Then he
receives a list of what is being
purchased and is told how to bid.
When this process is completed
the business man is on his own.
Under the sealed competitive bid
routine used by the Government in
the majority of cases, Government
officials contend that the New Bed
ford business man will have an
equal chance with all others.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02
A 2O-Year Record

Last year the automobile In
dustry in the United States pro-
duced 5,5S6,OOO cars, including
trucks. Passenger car sales totaled
3,490,952. Passenger cars produced
in March, 1949, totaled $4,000, the
highest monthly output for the in.
dustry since March, 1929.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02
WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER !, '49
AT TEN O'CLOCK A. M.
Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time
The following Personal Property to
LIVE STOCK
Is Cows ranging in age from to
3 years. cows with calves by their
sidej springers, the rest milking
good; heifers, some springing: 9
hulls, one 3 years old, one s months
old. Nine of these cows are pure-
bred and registered, mostly Holsteins.
one pony, years old, broken to
One brood SOW with pigs. Six nies
weighing 125 pounds. Seven pigs.
weighing so pounds.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
One Allis- Chalmers Tractor. on ruh-
Der, Model VIC; l Allis- Chalmers Trac-
tor, on rubber Model c.; one 7-foot
mower for VIC tractor, set of cuiti-
vators for Model c tractor, l set of
Bradley plows, 2 bottom IA inch; 1
Aills-Chalmers pickup plow, 16 inch
bottom, for Model tractor: / set of
Mccormick -Deering 2.bottom, ~ inch
plows, l Mccormick -Deering double
disk, tt; l two row Case corn pick
er, ] Case pickup slice baler, wire
tie; farm wagons, on rubber: one
farm wagon. on wooden wheels; one
Bradley side delivery rake, one g.
section spring-tooth harrow, one g.
section spike tooth harrow, l Bradley
corn planter with fertilizer attach
ments, l Champion threSher, "a incl
cylinder; 1 John Deere grain drill
1871 disc; l New Idea manure spread.
er, l McCormick-Deeri potato dig
ger, L Mccormick -Deering wheat bin.
der, l dump corn cutter, / grass seed
er, ] McCormick-Dee burr mill
inch; 1 wheat fan, / cement mixer
] well driving machine, emory whee
for sharpening plow shears, / ali
compressor, l set of Fairbanks scales
corn shelter, l Wilson electric mill
cooler ] set of Farm Master Mixers
/ electric hot water heater, 16 mill
cans, strainers and buckets, and othe
items too numerous to mention. AL
machinery in good condition.
1900 bales of Alfalfa Hay.
100 Bales of Straw.
TERMS: CASH. No goods to b
removed until settled for.
TOWNSEND VAUGHN, Owne
Eugene Racine, Auctioneer
Lunch viii be served by Smyrna
Grange. 1862
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02
Hiroshima

About $4,000 japanese died at
Hiroshima. But expert estimates
say that up to 10000 of these vic
tins might have been saved with
the right kinds and amounts Of
medical tools. Foremost among
these would be blood. Victims died
from burns. from the flash, from
fires, from shock. blast. from be-
ing hit by falling objects. and from
radiation damage to the blood cells
and the bone marrow. Whole
blood. plasma, and serum albumin
could have saved many of them.
Milford chronicle., 1949-09-02
PUBLIC SALE
OF
Household Goods
...on...
SEPTEMBER 10, 40
AT 1880 O'CLOCK p. NJ.
Rain or Shine

l will sell at Public Auction, the fol-
lowing Household Goods of the laSe
John Morgan, at his home in Redden:
Gas range, practically new; oil hea-
trola, oil heater, two breakfast SETS
studio couch, several rockers, dishes
and many other pieces of furniture.
BEN MORGAN
Redden, Del.
Daniel Short, Auctioneer. 9-2-2tp
, 1949-09-14
MODERN ETIQUETTE
by Roberta Lee

@. How close to the dinner Ia
BILE should one sit?
A. Sit close enough, so that
you can reach the plate without
leaning forward awkwardly, and
far enough away so that the ell
bows will not be cramped.
@. In what way may a bride
elect show appreciation to a group
of girl friends who have given a
shower for her?
A. She may give a luncheon,
tea, or bridge party for them.
@. When being introduced to
a man, should a hostess extend
her hand?
A.. Yes; always.
, 1949-09-14
S in ENGLISH
by w. L. Gordon
Words Often Misused

Words Often Misused
The preferred expression is
toward the house." rather than
towards the house."
Often Mispronounced
Horrid. Pronounce the o as in
on. not as in ore.
Often Misspelled
Opulence; one p. Opponent;
two p's.
Synonyms
Warden, Waterman, guardian,
gatekeeper, custodian.
Word Study
use a word three times and it
is is yours, Let us increase our
vocabulary by mastering one
word each day. Today's word:
REMOTENESS; distance; seclu-
sion. ''The remoteness of this
lonely country was comforting"