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Evening star., 1949-01-06

riously overcrowded and have been
able to continue on full-time basis
only because all available space has
been used for class purposes"
$4,000 Students Seen by 1883.
The report says a additional ele-
mentary school classrooms and &C
commodations for $50 junior and
high school pupils are needed at
once. School facilities for Negroes
also require immediate attention,
the report says. including four ad-
ditional consolidated elementary
schools and completion of a Negro
senior high school at an early date.
An analysis of population and
school attendance trends is included
in the study. which predicts 10000
children will be of school age by
1858. There now are 2l,000 en-
rolled, or 5000 more than in 1910.
The estimates for school site ac-
QUESTIONS include the following
projects:
Chevy Chase Land Sought.
North Chevy Chase Elementary
School site, $4,000 for area north
of East-West highway between Con-
necticut avenue and Jones Mill
road.
Chevy Chase View Elementary
School site. $4,000 for area east Of
Rockville pike and north of the
Naval Medical Center.
Alta Vista Elementary School site,
$1,000 for additions to existing
school grounds.
Alta Vista Terrace Elementary
School site, $4,000 for area between
Old Georgetown road and Green
tree road.
Grosvenor Lane Elementary
School site, $4,000 for area north
OF Grosvenor lane between Old
Georgetown road and Rockville pike.
Montrose Elementary School site,
$4,000 for 2-acre addition to exist
ing grounds.
Brookmont Elementary School
site, $4,000 balance of the $35 900
total for site serving the area
HSt"CCI o4OOh11lOllG dIlu NYlCIl ECHO
Heights.
Wood Acres Elementary School
site, $25, 900.
Elementary school site north of
Goldsboro road. $4,000 for the area
north of Goldsboro road between
River road and Bradley boulevard
$4,000 for Bannockburn Site.
Bannockburn Elementary School
site, $4,000 on the former country
club grounds now being developed
Junior high school site northwest
of Bethesda, 5000 balance of the
total of $75,000 for a tract at the
Baptist Home for Children.
Eastern suburban area Junior
high school site. $4,000 for 20 acres
east of Old Bladensburg road near
Franklin avenue.
Details of the new construction
and reconditioning projects will be
carried in second article in The
Star tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Axis SaIIy's' Trial Put Off;
INAUGURAL Crowds Cited

The large crowds expected in
Washington for President Trumans
Inauguration have brought about
the postponement of the District
Court trial of Axis Sally" on treason
charges from next Monday until
January "a, it was announced yes
terday at the court.
Because of expected crowded hotel
and rooming accommodations for
the Inauguration on January 20, it
was thought there might be great
difficulty in finding places for the
many witnesses and possibly for
jurors, in the event the court de.
cides to 'lock them up"
The 47-year-old Axis Sally" was
indicted in September under the
name of Mildred E. Sisk. She also
is known as Mildred Elizabeth
Gillars.
The indictment accuses her Of
making recordings during the war
and persuading American prisoners
of war to speak for recordings when
she knew the recordings were to be
broadcast subsequently by the Nazis.
The indictment said the broad
casts were used as German propa-
ganda aimed at the United States.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Minimum 4-Yeor School Needs
Set at 20 Million in Montqomery

Minimum requirements for capital
improvements for the Montgomery
County school system during the
next four years are placed at about
$40, 900 900 in the biennial report of
the Board Of Education, made public
today.
OF this amount, $11 900 900 must
be made available from State and
county sources in 1949 for the initial
stage of the program, the board
says.
The report and recommendations
required by law, come at a time
when the Maryland Assembly begins
its 1949 session and is expected to be
asked to raise the ceiling on indebt-
edness which the county may incur
under its new charter form Of gov
ernment.
The report also comedies with to-
days election of the new county
council which has greater legislative
powers, including control of school
budgets, than heretofore held by the
county governing body.
May Bring More Bond Issues.
Already spent or allocated is the
$5,0O0,000 school bond issue for
which authorization was given by
the 1947 General Assembly. Today's
report, which goes to the county's
General Assembly delegation and
members of the new county council,
is regarded as a prelude to addi-
tional bond issue authorizations.
The exact figure for the four-year
program is $l9,4l9,890. Although
s11 ,OO0, 900 is sought initially, the
report also recommends that au-
thorization be made for subsequent
appropriations so that the program
may be advanced If the situation
becomes even more critical -"
The overall program is broken
down into three general classifl-
cations:
Acquisition of sites for % ele-
mentary schools; four Negro con-
splidated schools; four junior high
schools; one senior high school and
dOO1ClOlldl ldIlO 1OI tIlICC clCIllC1s
tary schools, totaling $696,780.
S17,210,000 Construction Sought.
Construction of 154 white and IS
Negro elementary school rooms,
classified as critical, would cost
s9,195 900 plus another $7,815, 900 for
projects classified as essential. In
addition, construction of school
for children who have "unmet," or
special instructional needs, would
cost 100000. bringing the total
construction figure to $17,210,0OO.
Reconditioning, including expend-
itures for new school buses, furni-
ture and equipment for existing
schools, is estimated at $1,342.1l0.
The problem admittedly ''is
staggering one," the report, pre-
pared by Assistant Schools Supt.
Richard E. Carpenter, says.
Needs Of each of more than 60
existing schools are listed and the
report says schools still are "se-
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Is Are Reported Killed
In Philippine Red Ruid
BY the Assoeiofed Press

MANILA, Jan. 6-Thes Philippine
Red Cross today reported l3 killed
and % wounded in raid last night
by Communicated dissidents on the
town of Orani, IS miles north of
Manila.
The Red Cross said 10 houses were
set afire and 400 were homeless as a
result of the raid, which was blamed
in Kukbalahaps EARNED peasants). i.
who have been inactive for almost
a month.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Bill 10 Boost OUTPUT:
OF Steel. With Federal
Help Due in Week ;
By the Assoeiated Press

A bill to give President Tru-
man the power he asked to in
crease the output of scarce steel
with Government money may be
offered to the Senate within, a
week.
Democratic informants who asked
anonymity reported today that Sen.
ators OMahoney, Democrat, of Wy
oming, and Murray, Democrat, Of
Montana are expected to sponsor
the measure. Senator Murray al
ready has urged Government entry
into the steel business if milder
measures fail. Senator O'Mahoney
heads the Senate-H House Economic
Committee.
The President, in his State-of-
the message yesterday, asked
for authority to lend construction
funds to steel corporations if Con-
greSs decides that the industry's
own expansion plans are inadequate.
If that doesn't do the job, Mr..
Truman said, Congress should auth
orize the Government to build steel
mills itself.
10-MilliOn Ton Increase Asked.
Administration officials have said
they want an increase of about TO-
100000 tons year in basic ingot ca
pacity. The industry, well advanced
on $4,000, 100000 postwar expan-
sion program, now has a capacity
rated at more than 95,0O0,000 tons.
Though steel plants have been
running at almost full tilt in recent
weeks, persistent shortages have
hampered automobile and other in
dustries.
About 80 per cent Of all steel
plates now are channeled directly
to vital users under a voluntary al
location system which Mr.. Truman
would replace by mandatory con-
trolls.
Industry leaders have baked at
faster expansion, fearing that any
business setback would bring heavy
losses on such large investments.
They have predicted, moreover. that
1949 production will top even the
wartime record and will balance de-
mand before the year ends. A
peacetime record of $4,000, 900 tons
was set in 1948.
Mr.. Truman's proposal was almost
identical with one made last spring
by Senator Murray, then the rank
ing Democrat on the Senate Small
Business Subcommittee on Steel.
That group, headed by Senator
Martin, Republican. Of Pennsyl-
vania, held hearings for months on
the grey market" and other steel
problems, and finally reported that
the expansion problem was too
complex" to warrant and recon-
mendations.
Senator Murray, who will head the
committee if the new Congress ex-
tends its life, dissented sharply.
Government loans to steel COM
panies, he said would relieve them
of their fear of over expansion If
granted with the understanding
that, in times of recession, the
Government would accept a delay
on repayment.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Hearing Set on Rail Plea
For Special Service Charqe!
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 6.-The
State Corporation Commission on
January Is will hold a public hear
ing on the request of four railroads
for authority to establish special
service charges on certain trains for
intrastate passengers occupying res
erved seats.
The railroad companies seeking
the action are the Atlantic Coast
Line; the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg g. Potomac; the Seaboard Air
Line, and the Southern Railway.
The trains on which the special
charges are wanted are:
The Champion (both east and
west coast); the Silver Comet, the
Silver Meteor; the Silver Star: the
lSoutherner and the Vacationeer.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Truman Likely 10 Give
Major Foreign Policy
FStatement in 2Weeks
BY the Associoted Press

President Truman probably will
make a major foreign policy state
ment in about two weeks.
Diplomatic officials say they ex-
pect the statement to be delivered
at the latest in his inauguration
address, January 2O-and possibly
before then in a special message to
Congress.
MIR. Truman touched only briefly
on foreign matters in his state. of :
the-Union message yesterday, but
his coming statement is expected to
set forth the whole policy range
charted by the State and Defense
Departments and the Economic Co.
operation Administration-including
two radically new measures still in
the planning stage:
l. United States participation in
North Atlantic military alliance
designed to set up a defense barrier
against Communist expansion until
the Western European nations can
provide their own protection against
Russia.
2. A foreign military aid program
which would allow the President to
furnish free arms and equipment to
the nations of Western Europe in
order to (A) speed their rearma-
ment and (B) to give them q greater
sense of security.
Besides these unprecedented-and
ontroversial-measures, Mr.. Tru-
man is expected to urge continua-
ton of the European Recovery Pro-
gram for another three years, an
other round of assistance to Greece
and Turkey and, above all, con-
tinued firm attitude toward Russia
The speech also will give the
President an opportunity to report
on the situation in China and its
effect on American defense strategy
In the Western Pacific. In addi-
ton, he may report on conditions
in Indonesia and Palestine, both
trouble spots which have received
considerable United states atten-
ton for many months.
AS for the cold war, If he follows
the advice of his diplomatic experts
Mr.. Truman is expected to empha-
size the fact that this country faces
"a long and costly conflict with Rus
sia. but not necessarily any early
threat of actual military action.
That was the view expressed pub
licly by Ambassador Walter Bedell
Smith on his return from Moscow
a few days ago. He is understood to
have said precisely the same in
formal reports to the President and
the State Department.
Gen. Smith told newsmen that
the United States should avoid both
false sense of security" and the
other extreme of "hysteria."
Evening star., 1949-01-06

veterans, each Of
whom had lost
an arm in the
invasion of Eu-
rope, were denied
the right to COM
pete for jobs as
substitute postal
clerks.
This was done,
despite the fact
that one of the
veterans already
was employed as
a temporary sub
stitute post a l
clerk a n d was
doing the same
lind Of mnnL b.
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Public Response Reported
'20-1 for Truman Stund
Nv the Axsor;o,ed press

By the Associated Press
The White House said today that
public response to President Tru-
mans State-of the Union message
was favorable, 20 to l."
Presidential Secretary Charles G.
Ross said about 200 kilograms had
been received up to this morning.
Evening star., 1949-01-06

permanent basis.
In a routine form notice to the
men, the commissions regional Of
flee held out this ironic hope: I'm
the event the physical defect or
disease is remedied or cured, the
restoration of your eligibility will
ne given consideration"
When the attention of the main
Civil Service Commission office here
was directed to the situation, the
New York regional Office was ordered
to certify the men as eligible for
Federal employment in these jobs
Commission officials here termed
the incident "very unfortunate"
Commission officials, however,
acknowledged that such incidents
could occur again under the present
system. That's why regulations will
be issued directing all commission
regional Offices to certify these am
putees and other disabled veterans
on all job registers, except in cases
where it is obvious that their phys
ical disability would prevent them
from carrying out the duties of the
particular job.
The Post ONCE Department, as
we'll as other Government agencies,
will be expected to comply in full
with the program, commission
spokesmen said. If an amputee
veteran is rejected, the agency will
be required to give the commission
detailed explanation of why this
was done. The commission will
have the power to order the veteran
accepted by the agency.
In fairness to the commission, 1t
should be pointed out that many
disabled veterans, including ampu-
tees, are being employed by the
Government. But the current hir-
ing procedures give Federal agencies
enough loopholes to avoid hiring
some amputees who were perfectly
capable of carrying out the duties
expected Of them.
4 4 4
INCREASED COMPENSATION
The strategy of those supporting
increased injury compensation pay
ments for Government employees is
to have Chairman-designate LeSin-
ski Of the House Labor Committee
sponsor the bill in the House.
This is because the measure will
be referred to the Labor Committee,
once It Is introduced in the House.
Mr. Lesinski, who always has been
friendly to Federal employees, is ex-
pected to agree to sponsor the bill.
The measure would increase the
present SIG maximum monthly rate,
set in 1927, to new maximum high
of $225.
It's still undecided whether to seek
introduction of identical legislation
in the Senate at this time or wait
until the House acts on the meas
ure.
LABOR DEPT. - Friends are
booming Miss Frieda Miller, head
of the Women's Bureau, for Ole
of the Assistant Secretary jobs in
the Labor Department. 1t would
be a meritorious promotion for Miss
Miller, who has done an excellent
Job in her bureau.
\ 4 \
CINCH-One of the first piece Of
business to come before the new
Senate Civil Service Committee will
be the nomination of James M.
Mitchell as civil service commits
sioner. Mr.. Mitchell has been
serving on an interim appointment
since last October.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Congress in Brief
By the Asseeiotsd Press

Senate and House convene sepa-
rately at noon for routine sessions,
then meet jointly at pm. to canvass
the electoral vote from the November
2 election.
Senate Republican Conference
meets to name policy committee
men and fill Legislative Committee
assignments.
Senate-House Watchdog Commit
tee on Foreign Aid considers report
on China by William G. Bullitt at
closed session.
Evening star., 1949-01-06
Lovett in Conference Again
With Franks on Palestine

Undersecretary of State Lovett
conferred yesterday with British
Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks on
possible actions each country might
take to bring about peace between
the Jews and Arabs.
Sir Oliver refused to give reporters
details Of the conversation except
to say: 1--WE discussed the prospects
OF peace and looked at the chances
of a cessation of hostilities."
The State Department is re-
ported to share, at least partly
Britain's expressed fear that con-
tinued fighting in the Middle East
might upset the political balance
in some of the Arab countries.
During yesterdays meeting the
British envoy is reported to have
mentioned the possibility of Com
munist gains In the Arab nations
in the event the present govern
ments fell because of military de-
feats at the hands of Israeli forces.
Evening star., 1949-01-06

The committee will quickly ap-
prove the nomination Its action
is expected to be unanimous.
X X
MORE FIREWORKS-The Civil
Service Commission intends to issue
more ammunition attacking the
statements of Hoover Commission
members and other CRITICS that the
commission considers unfair.
It's no secret that some charges
maoe recently about Government
personnel practices have gotten
under the skin of some commission
officials. Other commission officials
have argued that it would be best
to ignore the whole thing, but their
colleagues overruled them.
The other day the commission
lashed back at critics who charged
that the pay of Government su-
Ipervisory employees is determined by
the number of persons they have
working under them.
Now, commission officials confide
they are getting ready additional
blasts to fire at what they consider
other unfair and untrue charges
regarding the Government service
The whole fracas eventually may
be known as the bureaucratic cold
war.
PRETTY GOOD GROUP-All
things considered, the new Demo-
cratic membership setup on the
Senate Civil Service Committee in
dicates it will be a lively and, in
the main, sympathetic group in
regard to Government employees
problems.
Some Federal employees groups
would have liked to see Senator
johnson of Texas and Senator
Humphrey of Minnesota appointed
to the committee, but they are salts
fled generally with the appoint
ments that were made.
Senator Johnston of South Caro-
lima, who has always been friendly
to Government employees, is the
new chairman. Staying on the
group are Senators McKellar of
Tennessee and O'Conor of Mary
land, both of whom have a favor
able voting record on Government
employees legislation.
The Democratic newcomers to the
committee and the Senate are Sem
ators Broughton of North Carolina
Long of Louisiana, Neely of West
Virginia and Frear of Delaware
Senator Long is the son of the late
Senator Huey Long and Senator
Nicely is a former member of Con-
gress.
The committees Republican men,
bers will be chosen today or tomor-
row. Senator LANCER of North
Dakota will become the ranking
minority members. The other five
Senators are expected to be the
same ones who served on the pre-
vious committee-Flanders of Ver-
mont, Baldwin of Connecticut, Thye
of Minnesota, Ecton of Montana
and Williams of Delaware. The
latter two have indicated prefer
ences for another committee assign
ment. but it is doubtful whether
they will get them.
(Be sure to listen In SUNDAYS
at I:15 am. ouer WMAL, The
Star Station. for Joseph Young's
broadcast uersion of the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
news and pieDs OF the Govern-
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Commission to Curb Agencies
In Denying Jobs to Amputees
By Joseph YOUNG

Several have cropped in which the
refused employment to aputee veterans their disability
despite the fact that the qualified to do the job
The fragrant discrimination against those
the Civil Service Commission to draft regulations which will
Evening star., 1949-01-06

The Romans made medicines and
a kind of cement out of oyster
shells.
Evening star., 1949-01-06

UNOOxA1O C44CNVIVC
such practices in the future.
The latest cases occurred in New
York City, where two young Army
Evening star., 1949-01-06

(Be sure to listen In SUNDAYS
at H:15 am. ouer WMAL, The
Star Station. for Joseph Young's
broadcast Uersion of the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
neWs and pie,Us of the Govern-
ment scene
Evening star., 1949-01-06

The committee will quickly ap-
prove the nomination Its action
is expected to be unanimous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15

Poland's newly found potash de-
oosits-its f1rst-may be produce
ing by 1852.
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Mrs. George 0. BuckhoItz
Funeral Services Monday

Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha
F. Buckholtz, so. a registered
nurse. formerly on the staff at
Sibley Hospital, will be held al
12:45 pm. Monday in the Nalley
funeral home, 1900 Rhode Island
avenue, Mount Rainier, Md. Burial
will be at pm. in Arlington Gem
etery.
Mrs. Buckholtz, who lived at
1902 Perry street, Mt. Rainier
died Thursday in sibley, after an
illness of five weeks.
Born in Hawley. Pa, and edu-
Gated in Honesdale. Pa. she be-
came a registered nurse in 1925,
after receiving training at Sibley.
For the next five years. she nursed
there. Her husband, George Otis
Buckholtzer, is a World War I
veteran and a retired electrician
here.
She was a member of the Tri-
angle Bible Glass Of the Mt. Rain
Ter Methodist Church.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by three sons, George Otis
Buckholtz, jr.. Avondale. Md:
Robert Arthur Buckholtzer. and
David r. Buckholtzer, both of the
Perry street address; a daughter,
Mrs. Lily w. Lee. of Washington,
and two grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15
Ray Comstock Dies;
Musical Producer
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, Oct. 15.-F. Ray
Comstock, So, producer of hi
musicals and credited with bring.
ing some of the first Russian
ballet and theater to this country
died today.
His widow, Mrs. Fannie Com.
stock. said he suffered a hear
attack during his sleep. He hae
been i'll most Of the summer a.
their Beacon street home, she
said.
Mr.. Comstock was one of the
first creators of the intimate lf1u-
steal revue" which he presented al
the Princess Theater in New York
He is credited with several of
the Jerome Kern smash musical
hits and his Broadway successes
included ooh. Boy" Let Us BE
Gay" "Cho Chin Chow"
He joined with Morris Gest in
a number of productions and his
last direct theatrical venture was
the stage spectacle of Max Rein
hardt's Miracle" That was in
1925 when its costs of $500, 900
set a new mark in show business.
Mr.. Comstock was also hailed
for bringing Russian ballet to this
country early in the 1900's. Later
the Moscow Art Theater and other
BALLET groups were seen here
under his billings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-15
Impeachment Of Medina
10 Be Sought by Robson
By the Associated press

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. IS
Paul Robson is headed for New
York today where he says he will
begin impeachment proceedings
against Judge Harold r. Medina,
who presided at the lengthy Com
munist trial.
The Negro singer told an
audience of several thousand at
a freedom rally" here last night
that he would start the inpeach-
ment action as chairman of a
nom bipartisan committee for the
defense of the IL top Communists
who were convicted yesterday.
Robson did not say how he
planned to begin the action
against the judge.
Although extra police were on
duty outside the auditorium where
Robson spoke. there was no vio-
lence or disorder at the rally.