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Evening star., 1949-01-31
|Gen. Pick Nominated
Army Engineer Chief;
|Rusk 10 Get New Post

President Truman today norni.
mated Maj. Gen. Lewis Andrew Pick
who directed construction of the
Ledo road in Burma, to be chiei
Of Army Engineer, succeeding 1t
Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler. Gen
Pick is now directing the far-fune
relief program in the blizzard areas
of the West.
At the same time, the President
asked the Senate to approve the re-
appointment of Postmaster General
Donaldson. The Postmaster General
IS the only member of the Cabinet
who serves a statutory term, his
tenure extending 80 days beyond the
Presidential term.
Mr., Donaldson, first appointee
from the ranks to head the Post
Office Department. was named
November 25, 1947, to succeed Post
master General Hannegan.
In another appointment, Mr.. Tru-
man nominated Dean Rusk, director
OF the State Departments Office of
United Nations Affairs, for promo
ton to Assistant Secretary of State.
Would Succeed Armour.
Mr.. Rusk would succeed to a
vacancy created by the resignati ton
OF Norman Armour last summer.
Prior to his present position, Mr..
RuSk was an assistant to the Secre-
tary OF War. He resides in Alex
andria, Va.
The President also nominated
| Brig. Gen. Eugene M. Foster to be
chief. of finance of the Army with
the rank of major general. He sue
ceeds Maj. Gen. William H. Hasten.
The Pick appointment will bring
to the head of the Engineers one of
the best-known officers in that
field. AS a result of the new ap-
pointment. Gen. Pick, now serving
as a temporary major general, will
get the grade permanently.
Gen. Pick. now division engineer
of the Missouri river division at
Omaha, is SO years old and a native
of .Brookneal, Va. He was graduated
from Virginia Polytechnic Institute
in 1914 ana the following year, as
America entered the World War l.,
received a reserve commission as
lieutenant in the Engineers.
Wheeler May Advise McCI0y.
He went into the regular Army as
second lieutenant, on July /, 1920.
During the last war, he was COM
mander of an advance section of
the Army's Service Forces in Burma
and 1t was in that capacity that he
directed construction of the Ledo
road, which served as a lifeline be-
tween India and China while the
japanese controlled part of the
Burma road.
His new appointment is for four
years.
Gen Wheeler was reported today
as being in line for appointment
as engineering adviser to John l..
McCloy. president of the World
Bank. A native of Peoria, Ill, Gen.
Wheeler is also in the Midwest now
assisting in relief operations.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Hunt Pressed for IS
On 29Missing at Sea
BY the Associosed Press

| LONDON, Jan. 31.-Ten ships and
IS planes from the forces of four
nations intensified a search around
the Canary islands today for the Is
fcrewmen of an American B-29
Superfort missing in the Atlantic
for more than four days.
American Sd Air Division head
quarters here still professed strong
hopes that at least some of the men
will be rescued, although three hot
clues SO far failed to lead search
planes to the right spot.
The latest lead was q report from
British steamer that it sighted
flares Saturday night about so miles
north of Las Palmas in the
Canaries.
Earlier there was report an oil
slick was sighted 100 miles north
of where the flares were seen, and
shore-based radio direction finder
stations reported hearing an emer-
gency radio signal from about the
same area as the oil slick.
All of these spots were on the
route of the Superfort, which was
on a training trip from Dakar,
French West Africa, to its base at
Marham, England.
British, French and Portuguese
planes are assisting American
planes in the search and naval
vessels from Britain and France,
as we'll as two American destroyers
have joined in. The weather re-
mained good and the sea clear.
Air Force spokesmen say the
B-29 carried adequate emergency
equipment. During the Pacific war
some flyers were rescued a month
after forced landings at sea with
Evening star., 1949-01-31

ernment girls can compete for the
annual award, which now Is limited
to men.
MEDIATION-Labor Department
officials, who would like nothing
better than to regain jurisdiction
over the National Mediation and
Cancellation Board, now are ex-
pressing, considerable doubt as to
whether this can be accomplished
soon.
The conciliation board, which
wants to maintain independent
status, has considerable support
among both Democrats and Repub-
licans in Congress. In fact, this
combined support may be large
enough to prevent the agency from
being transferred to the Labor De-
partment.
(Be sure to listen in Sundays
at 1915 am. oUer WMAL, The
Star station, for Joseph Youno's
broadcast rersion OF the Federal
Spotlight, featuring additional
ne1Ds and Uie1Us OF the Gouern-
ment scene.)
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Ice Storm Cuts Power
In Atlanta Three Hours
BY the Associuted Press

ATLANTA, Jan. 31-A freezing
rain today left Atlanta without elec.
tricity for nearly three hours.
Hugh w. Lester, 81, climbed /:
floors In a downtown Office building
when elevators stalled then suffered
a heart attack and died
Commuters turned hitch mixers as
power buses were stranded and early
shoppers found stores locked. Many
schools were closed.
Passengers were stranded in ele-
vators in downtown Office buildings
At least one resourceful mar
whipped out a deck of cards for q
gin rummy game with the operate
as they waited to be rescued from q
trap door.
Policemen were called in for emer-
gency duty to direct traffic when
the automatic signals failed, along
with the lights in homes of half q
million people in the Atlanta area
Wires in the Southeastern Head
quarters of the Associated Press in
Atlanta were out, but by reroutine
through other Southern bureaus
most papers were receiving theil
news report.
The Atlanta Journals presses were
stilled and the first edition failec
to hit the street.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Court Fights Planned
On Mass Evictions
BY the Associuted Prssx

TULSA, Okla, Jan 31-Landlords
rebelling against rent controls found
foes today planning to contest IN
court schemes for mass eviCtions.
Landlords throughout the Nation
have initiated plans to evict tenants
and permit rental property to stand
idle in a protest against rent con-
trolls.
But Federal district attorneys
were under instructions from Attor-
ney General Clark today to study
eviction notices for evidence of il
legal conspiracy.
Tighe Woods, housing expediter
has threatened court injunctions
against the property owners.
And the American Veterans Com.
mlttee has announced all its chap
ters have been directed to mobilize
legal aid TO defend veterans being
evicted.
In telegram to Rev. Wallace J
Murphy, executive secretary of the
Tulsa Property Owners Association
Inc, Senator Thomas, Democrat, OF
Oklahoma characterized the posi-
bility of court action as an oppor-
tunity to bring rent control to ar
immediate decision"
Representative Patman, Demo-
crat of Texas said mass action o1
landlords may bring about much
more drastic rent control law than
Cnogress would otherwise enact
Mr.. Patman is a member OF the
House Banking Committee. The
Banking Committees of House and
Senate will probably begin study
this week of President Truman's
proposal to continue rent control.
From 5 to % jewels-it is alway.
an odd number-are used as bear.
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Bank in Miami Beach
Robbed Of $4,000
By Two Armed Men
BY the ASSocicted Press

! MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. 81
Two gunmen robbed the Mercan
tile National Bank of Miam
Beach of an estimated 100000 tt
$4,000 in cash shortly after
am. today.
Two night clerks-E. L. Jeter anc
j. w. Dameron-Were held up as
they started to place night deposits
in small depository room.
The gunmen bound, gagged ano
handcuffed the clerks and threw
them into a hole beneath the es.
calator. y
Total May Be More.
s. w. Curry, cashier. said on the
basis of last week ends night de-
posits he estimated the sum stolen
around 100000 to $4,000.
s7 "But 1t may be more and it may
be less, and that's only foraeash, =
MIR. Curry added. there may be
much more In checks
He said the money stolen rep
resented = receipts for Saturday
Saturday night and Sunday.
Detective Sam Frederick said the
robbery apparently was set up last
Friday.
Posed as Workmen.
He said the gunmen apparently
posed as workmen Friday and went
through the Miami Beach Theater
adjacent to the bank, and knocked
hole in the wall beneath the
escalator.
The men then returned this
morning and went through the the
ater lobby into the passageway be-
meath the escalator and into a small
room on the banks main floor where
night deposits are placed into a
vault.
The gunner, Mr.. Frederick said.
apparently waited for Mr.. Jeter and
Mr.. Dameron to come in with the
night depostis-apout 8:15 AIM
held them up after they had opened
the safe, and escaped through the
hole and into the theater entrance.
The clerks freed themselves and
pounded on the night deposit vault
door until they were released.
The bank is in downtown Miami
Beach, on Lincoln road.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Meat Buyers Benefit
Only Slightly From
livestock Price Drop
BY the >Assoeioied Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-Meat con.
sumers have only benefited in part
from much lower livestock prices"
in recent months. a livestock mar.
keting analyst reports.
H. M. Conway, in an article In the
National Live Stock Producer, an
industry trade paper, said that with
current retail prices of meat about
the same as year ago, it is quite
evident consumers have only ben
Gifted in part from much lower live
stock prices"
Both wholesale and retail values
have Jagged greatly in getting down
from last summers peak. This de-
lay, especially at retail, has greatly
retarded the movement of meat into
consumptive channels and has held
consumer costs at relatively high
level as compared with the available
supply for consumption.
Mr.. Conway said the effect has
been the same as a reduced demand,
uAIOuly uCpI CSSA1IS lAlC 4lECSIOSh
market, with the wider price spread
between producer and consumer
being absorbed by substantially in
creased processing and retailing
margins.
He said "such price maladjust-
ments between producer and con-
sumer are expected to continue dur
ing the year, and to depress live
stock values more than any general
decline in consumer income or pur-
chasing power"
Mr.; Conway said most of the cur
tailment in hog supplies for the
first half Of the year will be offset
by increases during the second half"
Any increase this year in feed cattle,
he said "is considered quite moder-
ate and should be offset by reduced
summer and fall marketings OF pas
ture and range cattle"
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Adults Taught Etiquette
AT Alexandra Hiqh School

A class in etiquette has been added
to the curriculum of the adult
evening school at George Washing
ton High School in Alexandria for
the semester beginning February Z.
Registration for the night classes
will be held from to $50 pm.
Thursday and Friday at the school.
The courses will run for Is weeks.
The only charge is 50 tuition fee.
Other courses to be offered in
clude shorthand, Spanish. public
speaking, interior decorating, Eng
lish, algebra, tipping, woodworking.
plane geometry. bookkeeping, auto
mechanics, drafting and blueprint
reading and machine shop practice.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Mrs. AIbanus Phillips Die!
Is Days After Husband
By the Associofad Press

CAMBRIDGE. Md, Jan. 31.-Mrs
Daisy Lewis Phillips, SO, widow OF
Albanus Phillips, died at her home
here yesterday.
Her death came 13 days after
that of her husband, who was head
| of the Phillips Packing Co.
The daughter of Major o. and
Amanda S. Lewis, she and Mr.
Phillips were married in 1900.
Survivors include two sons. Al
banus, jr., and Theodore Phillips;
two daughters. Mrs. Frances Skin
ner and Mrs Harry Wehr of
Baltimore; two sisters and three
brothers.
Funeral services will be held at
her home tomorrow afternoon and
burial will be in Christ Church
Cemetery here.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
S257, 500 in Gems Stolen
From Los Angeles Man

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81 lP.-
Diamond Jewelry valued at s257 SOC
has been stolen from the home of 6
wealthy market chain operator in
the sWank Bel-Air district, police
reported today.
Thomas r. Winans told police
the burglary must have occurred
while he and his wife slept. He
said his wife didn't miss the gems
until some time yesterday.
Mr.. Winans listed as missing ar
$4,000 ring carrying a 24-carat dia-
mond, a $45 600 diamond platinum
pin, 100000 diamond bracelet, q
$50 900 diamond necklace, an $18,-
900 diamond ring, a $4,000 set oi
diamond earrings, a $500 platinum
and diamond watch. $1,000 emer.
aid and diamond ring.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Myrna 10y Has Operation
For Appendicitis in London
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Jan. 3l-Myrna 10y
the perfect wife" of Hollywood
movies, was operated on for ap-
pendicitis at the London Clinic to-
day. Doctors reported the surgery
was performed very successfully"
She is to remain at the clinic for
about two weeks and then go to the
south of France for convalescence,
IA London film productions spokes-
man said.
The spokesman said she will re-
turn to<Britain next spring to dis
cuss With Alexander Korda the pos
sibility of making another film IN
England"
The London Stars gossip column
reported today that Miss 10y and
her husband, Gene Markey. ARE
thinking of settling permanently in
England" No confirmation could
be obtained.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
0'Mahoney Stresses
Natural Resources as
Aid in Securing Peace

The administrations hope O.
securing peace through economic
rehabilitation of free peoples will
fail unless the United States i'm.
proves its policy of conserving. de.
veloping, and handling minera
deposits, timber and other natura
resources. Senator O'Mahoney, Dem.
ocrat, Of Wyoming declared today.
In an opening statement at 6
hearing before the Senate interior
and Insular Affairs Committe, Of
which he is chairman, Senator
OMahoney said that scarcely 10 pei
cent of the Nations land area has
been mapped for possible new
mineral supply production. He also
called for full development of the
hydro-electric potential of oul
rivers"
Secretary of the Interior Krue
was the principal witness at the
hearing called by the committe. fol
a general discussion of administra-
tive problems and difficulties con-
fronting the Interior Department
particularly in the field Of regula-
ton of natural resources.
Can Overcome Shortages.
Reporting that shortages in many
types of natural resources are "ex-
tremely difficult" Secretary Krue
told the committee that these short
ages, nevertheless, can be overcome
We have no reason to fear fol
our future Well-being and security
if we act effectively and farsighted-
ly,' he said. We have the basic
resources. the capital equipment
the skilled labor and the technical
knowledge to maintain and improve
our present levels of living for many
years to come but We must
take the long look in our work
with the material resource base of
the national economy"
Senator O'Mahoney also empha-
sized that the problem of conserva-
ton and development of natural re-
sources is Nationwide and not sec
tional.
The Senator called attention to
the "appallingly wasteful and de-
use of national resources
in fighting a war.
Must Keep Strong.
"a fraction of the energy and
ability which We exercised under
the spur of war. if intelligently ap-
piled to the constructive aims Of
peace, would make wars impossible.
Our Nation is launched now on an
effort to put an end to war for all
time by promoting economic re-
habilitation of free peoples every
where.
To succeed in this. however, as
President Truman said in his in
augural address, it is necessary to
keep America strong. Unless we
are sound, our peace effort is bound
to fail"
Besides recommending complete
geographical mapping of the whole
Nation to reveal new sources of
previously unsupported mineral de-
posits," Senator O'Mahoney also
called for Government action to
save the timber supply. That sup
ply he explained. has dangerously
diminished and this has induced
a stratospheric rise in stumpage
prices. thus naturally increasing the
cost Of housing for all our people. :"
He said long period of reforesta-
ton must be undertaken but that
this could be administered effec-
lively only by authority of the
Federal Government.
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Congress in Brief
BY the Assoeioted Press

Senate:
Considers seven mouth extension
of voluntary ALLEGATION plan for steel
and other scarce commodities.
Labor Committee opens public
hearings on administration bill to
repeal Taft-Hartley Act with Sec
retary Tobin as first witness.
Rules Committee hears Southern
Democrats protest antifilibuster pro-
posal.
House:
Routine session.
Armed Services Committee hears
Secretary of Air Symington and
Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg on Army
Air Force bill.
Expenditures Committee hears
Herbert Hoover on Government re-
organization.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
HyuttsviIIe Students
To Present GYM Show

A Carnival of Gymnastic Capers'
will be presented at $3.50 pm. to-
morrow in the Forty-third Avenue
School, Hyattsville, by a cast OF
seventh grade students under Dan
iel Palumbo, athletic director.
The show will follow a meeting of
the Mothers and Teachers Club
scheduled for 8 pm.
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Is MISSING as Boot Sinks

RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil, Jan
81 (P. - twenty-five persons are
missing after a small ferry boat
carrying As persons struck an un-
derWater reef and sank in GUIANA
bara Bay last night. Twenty sur
vivors reached Paqueta Island.
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now nave peen unemployed Tor 10
months or more.
The displaced workers are pin
ming their hopes on the Senate and
House groups for any action. They
feel that the commission will have
to be prodded by Congress If any
thing is to be accomplished in their
behalf.
In this regard many are bitter
over the failure of the various Gov
ernment employees unions to do
anything about the situation. Job
less career employees feel that the
unions indifferent attitude toward
the situation is a short sighted pol
icy.
One displaced career employe re-
Gently gave this account of his
efforts to get his union to aid him:
"All the union did was to tell
me to have faith in the Civil Serv-
ice Commission This, mind you,
despite the fact that I have now
been out of a job for 16 months
and the commission has done abso-
lutely nothing to get me placed in
another Government position"
Others involved point out that
their problems affect not only them
selves, but all Federal career en-
ployes who might some day find
themselves in the same predicament.
The day of the war service employe
is nearly over and henceforth re-
duction-in-force programs will af-
feet career workers. The career
workers declare that the failure OF
Government employees unions to
even interest themselves in the prob
lem is a breach of faith to their
memberships.
DIM OUTLOK-Sponsors Of Gov
eminent pay raise legislation are
privately conceding that recent
events have just about killed any
chances for new general Federal
salary increase this year.
The chances for such a bill were
never very good. but now they are
even worse. The decline In living
costs for the third straight month,
plus the fact that various CIO
unions are deciding against asking
for fourth round of wage increases
at this time, have combined to react
against Federal pay raise chances.
A $3.50 annual pay raise for Dis
trict Government employees, plus
salary increases for the Govern
ment's high officials, still appear
to be in the cards. But, outside of
an average $50 a year increase
through revision Of the Classifica-
tion Act. pay raises for ank-and-
file Federal employees seem out OF
the question at this time.
JOBS-The Civil Service Com
mission will announce an important
examination next month for intel
llgence specialists, both general and
technical; historians, foreign affairs
officers and social science analysts.
These positions pay starting
salaries of s3,727 to $6,235 a year and
are located in most of the major
and agencies in town.
INDIAN AFFAIRS - Dillon S.
Myer, wartime japanese relocation
director. is in line for appointment
as Commissioner of Indian Affairs
in the Interior Department. Ad-
sources say that the
White House already has offered the
job to Mr.. Myer, who indicated he
would accept as soon as he COM
pleted his tasks in the State De-
partment.
HOW ABOUT 1T, GALS-Civil
Service Commissioner Frances Per-
kins went to bat for the Govern
ment's women employees the other
day in her brief remarks at the
Junior Chamber Of Commerce
luncheon honoring the co-winners
of the most outstanding young man
in Government" award
Miss Perkins asked the board to
shrNo@a ho fhof cou- |
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W n ! c n is In
charge of the
prog r a m, has
taken q stand
pat attitude on
t h e situation,
W h 1 c h finds
more than 1000
career employees
on the streets
seeking employ
ment. Some Of
these employees,
many Of them
with as much as
Is to 80 years of
Federal service
to their credit,
rNv, hox,1 kan,,
Evening star., 1949-01-31

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 10, on January IS.
Lowest. 81, on January 30
High and Low for YESTERDAY.
HiRh, 30. at 12:U2 am.
Low, 81, at Ola am
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Probes Due on u. S. Failure
To Rehire Career Workers
By Joseph Young

The House and Senate Civil Service Committees both
pected to investigate the Governments failure find
Ieral jobs for its displaced career employees.
The situation discussed recently at closed meeting of
1.-THE Senate various members
expressed considerable
Evening star., 1949-01-31
Weather Report

District Of Columbia - Rain and
sleet this afternoon probably be-
coming mixed with light snow early
this evening and ending by mid
night. Highest in lower 3Os this
afternoon and lowest tonight about
rs. Tomorrow mostly cloudy and
continued cold.
Maryland-Rain near the coast.
Freezing rain and sleet in the in
terror this afternoon probably end
ing early tonight with little change
In temperature. Tomorrow partly
cloudy and rather cold.
Virginia - Rain near the coast
with freezing rain in the interior
this afternoon possibly changing to
snow f1urries in the mountains and
ending tonight. Not much change
in temperature tonight. Tomorrow
partly cloudy and rather cold.
Wind velocity, Is miles per hour
direction, northwest.
River Renart
prom United States EngineersD
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy a.
Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
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Miners union members of Aber-
dare, Wales. are backing Sunday
opening of Welsh inns.
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From 5 to % jewels-it is always
an odd number-are used as bear
ings in sprinS watches.
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HOW ABOUT 1T, GALS-Civil
Service Commissioner Frances Per-
kins went to bat for the Govern
ment's women employees the other
day in her brief remarks at the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
luncheon honoring the co-winners
of the most outstanding young man
in Government" award.
Miss Perkins asked the board to
broaden the base" so that Gov
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mllar euuipment
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sSSed considerable concern over
breakdown of the Dee program.
e Civil Service Commission,
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Beach, on Lincoln road.