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Evening star., 1950-12-31
MATSCuts 10 Hours
|0ff Evacuation Time

The Military Air Transport
Service has reduced by about 10
hours the time it takes to fly
Korean war casualties from Japan
to the United States.
Brig. Gen. Wilford F. Hall,
MATS air-surgeon, disclosed yes
terday at Andrews Air Force Base
that the time reduction has re-
suited from use of litter-carrying
C-97 Stratofreighters in one-stop
service from Tokyo.
The giant ships now take about
n hours to make the 5000 mile
trip from Japan to the MATS air
evacuation terminal at Kelly Air
Force Base, San Antonio. Tex.
The ships make their single stop
at Honolulu.
The regular trip by other air
evacuation aircraft usually takes
81 hours, with stops at Wake
Island. Honolulu and Travis Air
Force Base. Calf, before reaching
Kelly Field.
It also was disclosed yesterday
that during the past week a MATS
C-74 Globemaster carrying sc
wounded, flew nonstop from
Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii,
to Kelly Field in only II hours,
Is minutes.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

jectS in Wash David X. Tuckman
ington until June, 1916, when he
joined with H. Graham Barbee.
jr., and A. E. Lichtman in found
ing the construction firm.
A native of Denver, he grad
uated from the Regis Engineering
College, was coach of the football
team at the Sacred Heart High
School in that city. He played
semi-professional football there.
He came to Washington in 1882.
A member of Almas Temple
and the Scottish Rite, he, was also
member of the Kallipolis Grotto
the Samuel Gompers masonic
lodge, the Variety Club, the Board
of Trade, the Master Builders and
the Associated General Contrac-
tors of America.
In addition to his parents, who
live at 303 Allison street NV, he
is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Helen Jaffe Tuckman, daughter
Barbara Joyce, 13. and a son,
Harry Michael, 6. all of the Iowa
street address, and a sister, Mrs.
Arthur Margulies, 1928 Second
street Sc.
Funeral services will be held at
/ pm. tomorrow at the Bernard
Danzansky & Son funeral home,
3501 Fourteenth street NV. Burial
will be in George Washington
Memorial Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
City Bus Drivers Strike
Ties Up 81. Petersburg
By the Assoeioted Press

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, Dec.
30.-St. Petersburg's 100 city driv-
ers struck for more pay today,
leaving about 125.000 people in
this winter resort and it's suburbs
without service. The drivers, now
getting 95 cents an ',our, want
$1.15.
One result was the worst down.
town traffic jam in the city's us
tory, with thousands of automo-
biles struggling to make head
way on foggy, rainy Gay.
About $50 more city workers
also struck in sympathy with the
bus drivers, including garbage
truck crews, bus mechanics and
some members of the street and
park departments. They also
have been asking pay boosts av-
eraging about 20 cents an hour.
An undisclosed number of these
workers belong to the American
Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees, AFL, but
strikers denied the union was in
volved.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
larry Linthicum Retiring
After so Years With Star
Church News Editor
Begon Career in 1901
As Messenger Boy

Clarence A. Larry Linthicum
is retiring today after nearly half
a century with the same news
paper.
Ever since September is, 1901,
Mr.. Linthicum has hung up his
hat in The Evening Star newsroom
as messenger boy. Georgetown
correspondent" police court re-
porter. general assignment man,
assistant city editor and finally
for the past 81 years, church and
fraternal news editor.
Some As years ago. the late C.
Fred Cook, The Stars city editor,
decided Larry's bicycle pedaling
had been assiduous enough to
warrant him a try-out as reporter.
Mr. Linthicum recalled how his
first assignment sent him daily to
Georgetown via Streetcar. For
five or six years, his routine took
him to the doctors Office for
the overnight births, to the un-
dertakerS for the overnight
deaths, to the police station and
real estate Office.
Sometimes when the news was
hot" he telephoned it to the
Office. But more frequently he
wrote it under a stock headline:
Georgetown"
Outfoxed Detective Chief.
Mr.. Linthicum was writing real
estate the day his nose for news
ferreted out an exclusive crime
story. For that he scored himself
a victory for outfoxing Clifford
Grant, then chief of detectives.
That was in 1920, when three
Chinese attached to the Chinese
Education Mission on Kalorama
road were found murdered. The
newspapers heard police were
questioning two other Chinese in
communicate. But where? The
hunt was in full cry when Mr..
Linthicum met Chief Grant on
the street headed, he said, for
the Justice Department.
Il detected something not quite
right" Mr.. Linthicum said. II
hid behind a parked car and
watched through rear glass mir
rol while Grant turned a corner
that would not take him to the
Justice Department.
The Star reporter dashed down
another street to trail the de-
Evening star., 1950-12-31

tective into a hotel. The hotel
manager, a friend of the re-
porter, tipped him off that the
two Chinese were being ques-
toned in a room there. 1t gave
The Star an exclusive story.
Located Escaped Leper.
Another time Mr.. Linthicum
caused a stir in the neWSroom by
ushering in a leper who had
escaped from the Carville Ga., ,
leprosarium. A Washington man
the leper had been the source OF
many interviews while he was de-
tanned in special quarters here.
After the escape, Washington
was concerned about having the
unfortunate man again in the city.
Four or five Star reporters were
assigned to help find him. Mr..
Linthicum was on duty at police
headquarters when the man
walked in, seeking a police re-
porter who had befriended him.
II slipped him out the back
door and around to the news
paper Office" Mr.. Linthicum re-
membered. "The city editor
screamed: Why did you bring
him here?'
well. you didn't want me to
take him to the opposition paper.
did you?" the reporter answered.
The result was another exclusive
story.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Censorship Extended
To Korean Papers
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Sunday, Dec. 31.-The
United States 9th Army today ex-
tended it's censorship to Korean
newspapers and indirectly to Ko-
rean government statements.
Col. r. L. Thompson. public in
formation officer, issued the order
after. he said, Korean newspapers
incorrectly quoted 1t. Gen. Mat
thew B. Ridgway, 9th Army COM
mander, in a pep talk to Korean
soldiers.
President Syngman Rhee in a
New Years Day statement re-
ferred to these quotations. The
reference was deleted from Amer
ican war correspondents copies Of
DR.. Rhee's statement.
Col. Thompson said he had told
Clarence Ryee. public information
officer for the Republic of Korea,
that Korean newspapers must
submit to his Office any copy quot
ing Gen. Ridgway before publi-
cation.
Seven lines of DR.. Rhee's mes
sage were deleted from CORE
spondents' copy.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
British Women Buy
Pots, Which Aren't
Hit by Shortages
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Dec. 30.-Housewives
all over Britain are blitzing kitch-
enware shops to stock up on. pots
and pans.
They even hocked in today
usually a dull day except in the
grocery stores-to haul off alum
mum kettles, tin buckets and pans.
It's been going on for three
days, since the government an
nounced ban on the nonessen-
tial use of zinc, copper and brass.
I'VE have a three-day blitz since
the announcement was made. -
said the head of one kitchenware
firm. "It has created chaos"
The joker is that almost every
pot and pan the panicky ladies
have lugged home is unaffected by
the ban since the scarce metals
aren't used to make them at all.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

some units of the State Depart
ment.
Still other employees are volun-
tarily putting in longer hours,
without asking for overtime pay.
The Government generally is
still on a 40 hour workweek, but
any extension of the Korean war
would almost inevitably mean a
48 hour week for Federal en-
ployes.
MORALE - Permanent promo
tions for Federal employees appear
out for the duration of the ma
tional emergency.
And some employees in nom
defense agencies may be trans
ferred over to the defense units
as the need for their services
arises.
BY and large, Federal officials
say the morale of employees is
excellent. They declare that Gov
ernment workers are doing their
best to serve their country during
this time of crisis and are willing
to make great sacrifices in order
to aid the defense program.
BE sure to listen at 6:f5 pm.
every Saturday oUer WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast, featuring additional
1le,Ds and Uiea0s OF the Govern-
nlent Scene)
Evening star., 1950-12-31
.Brossiere Industry
Fears Many a Slip
Under Copper Ban
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The Governments copper order
yesterday raised the question:
How is the brassiere industry 60
ing to make sure that brassieres
don't slip?
A member of the corset and
brassiere trade was on hand when
the National Production Authority
banned the use of copper in snaps
and hooks and eyes, as well as
many other items.
eve can substitute something
else for garter fasteners" the in
dustry man complained. "but what
are we going to do about fasteners
for brassieres and corsets?"
He explained that manufact-
urers had been trying to make
arrangements for steel as a sub
stitute. but hadn't been able to
line up sources of supply.
officials said they were pretty
sure that so vital a matter as the
security of brassiers would be
taken care of before March /,
when the order goes into effect.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Mrs. Bessie Russell Dies,
Widow Of Virginia Pastor

Mrs. Bessie Gildersleeve Rus
sell. rs, widow of the Rev. Thomas
S. Russell, former Ashland (Va.)
Episcopalian minister. died yes
terday of a heart attack in her
home. the Blue Cedars, Fairfax,
Va.
Mrs. Russell, who had been i'll
for the last 10 years, had lived in
Fairfax since 1926. She was >orn
in Abingdon, Va.
The Rev. Mr.. Russell died in
1884. His last pastorate was in
Ashland.
Mrs. Russell Is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. John B. TValdron,
New York City; a son, Benjamin
G. Russell, 63o5 Central avenue,
Capitol Heights. Nc, and sister,
Mrs. L. D. Kirby, Sewanee, Tenn.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Tuesday at the Truro Epis-
copal Church, Fairfax. Burial will
be in the Fairfax Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
! Marines Will Activate
Ground Combat Team,
Three More Air Units
By John A. Giles

W.
regimental combat team to sup
plement it's two divisions and soon
may activate three more air squad
rons to bring those units to 81.
Increasing the Marines' fighting
strength has been the subject of
some debate in the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. the Army opposing the Gre
alton of a second major land
force and both the Army and Air
Force contending that any large
expansion of the Marines air
strength was not necessary to
support the ground elements.
Gen. Clifton B. Gates, Marine
commandant, recently told the
Senate Appropriations Committee
that the corps should have two
full-strength divisions and "a air
squadrons in peacetime but that
under present circumstances,
think the Marines should def
nitely have four war-strength di-
visions" High Navy officials sup
port this position, but do not
favor an increase beyond that
point. The Marines had six di-
visions during World War II.
The general also told the SEN
ators that definitely we could
raise another division within the
time limit" between now and the
end of the fiscal year on June 80.
Present plans call for 10000 Ma
rines by that date.
I'd Division Almost Ready.
One of the Marines two divi-
sions. the I'd at Camp Lejeune,
N. c., will be nearly fully trained
by February and there has been
some speculation that it might
be sent to Europe. However, a
high official said yesterday that
no decision had been made on
this subject.
The 1st Marine Division is fight
ing in Korea. Although the situa-
ton there is considered more criti-
cal than ever, Pentagon spokes-
men insisted that no thought has
been given to pulling out of Korea.
They point to the shift of the 10th
Corps-which includes the Ma
rines-from the Hungnam beach,
head to line up with the 9th Army
at the 38th Parallel as evidence
that abandonment of the entire
peninsula Is not in immediate
prospect. 1t is their contention
that areas along the coasts can
be held as long as there is any
reason to hold them.
$4,000 in Division.
A full strength Marine division
contains $4,000 men, compared to
the Army's 18.000~and the Rus
sian of 10000.
1t is believed that the 1st Ma
rine Divisions probably above
strength but such figures are
cloaked by military security. At
the time the under-strength 1st
was sent to Korea. other Marines
were sent to join it from the Sec
ond and from reserve elements.
This left the Second with a large
number of reservists and recruits.
Their training has been stepped
up.
A regimental combat team con-
tains around 5000 men. 1t is an
infantry regiment with supporting
units. 1t may include elements of
artillery and armor in varying
proportions. depending on it's mis-
sion. A division is self-contained
fighting unit, with support weap-
onS including tanks and artillery.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Soldier Saved From Fumes

A Clinton (Md0 resident was
curious about a car stuck on the
Clinton-Piscataway road near his
home yesterday. He investigated
and found Air Force Sergt. Leon
ard w. Wix, 81, all but uncon-
scious from carbon monoxide ex-
haust fumes. A rescue squad ad-
nlinistered oxygen and Sergt. Wix
was recovering at the Andrews
Air Force Base hospital last night.
Sergt. Wix couldn't get the car
out by himself after it got mireo
and decided to wait until morn
ing to get help. He closed the car
window, kept the motor running
and turned on the heater. Fumes
seeped into the car because the
exhaust pipe was clogged with
mud. The Clinton resident didn't
disclose his identity.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

az Georgetown
u n iv erSi t y
Hospital.
Mr.. T u C k :
man, who lived
at 1929 Iowa
a v enue NV,
had been i'll for
more than two
months.
He was aSSo-
ciated with his
t a t h er. Louis
Tuckman, on
v a r | us con-
Struction pro-
ioaAc in IxInrh
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Arlington Deficit Feared
As Tax Collections Lao

Arlington Treasurer John Loche
Green told the County Board yes
terday that Arlington is facing a
100000 deficit unless tax collec-
tions increase sharply.
Mr.. Green said collections are
running about 8 per cent behind
last year. He said the deficit may
exceed 100000 by June 80. Board
Chairman Daniel A. Dugan, how
ever, declared he is certain the
county will not go in the red this
year.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
j. Carroll Butemun
Promoted by B. & o.
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 80. - The
promotion of j. Carroll Bateman
to assistant director of public re-
lations to the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad was announced today.
Mr.. Baternan, who has been
with the department for four
years, will be assistant to r. M.
Van SAINT.
A former Baltimore newspaper
man, Mr.. Bateman became assist
ant editor of the B. g. o. maga-
zine in 1912. He subsequently
served four years in the Army
during World War II and returned
in 1916 to join the railroads pub
lie relations staff.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
City Population Rises

More than a million persons live
in the 27 Independent cities of
Virginia, according to the Bureau
Iof the Census. The exact figure
|of 1,0O8,270 represents 30.4 per
cent of the States total popula-
ton of 3,318,680.
The breakdown was for cities of
S 900 inhabitants or more. The
figures may be used at future ses-
sions of the General Assembly at
which controversial legislation
affecting either cities or towns is
introduced.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

plOyeS allKe are
faced with vital
problems aris-
ing from the de-
fense program.
One of the
i m m e d | a t e
problems facing
Federal officials
here is the need
for Office space
to house the
new agencies as
well as the ex-
p a n d in g de-
fenSe units.
A I:n
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Rock Creek Forest PTA

Mrs. Louise S. Walker, super
visor of audio-visual education
for Montgomery County schools
will address the Parent
Association of the Rock Greek
Forest Elementary School in
Chevy Chase, Md, at 8:15 pm
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia - Oc-
casional light rain and drizzle
ending this morning. Mostly
cloudy today, with high of about
As Tomorrow, partly cloudy and
somewhat warmer.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Prince Georges Story

The following story, about
which Sheriff Carlton G. Beall
has a terse "nO comment" is
making the rounds of Prince
Georges County:
A detail from the sheriff's
office raided a Hyattsville busi-
ness place and seized a quantity
of numbers slips and $1,000 in
cash. The raiding party was
about to leave the building with
the evidence and persons they
had arrested, when someone
grabbed the slips and the money
and flushed them down a toilet.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Teachers Pay Higher

The average teacher in Virginia
was paid 500 more in the 1949-50
fiscal year than she received in
the preceding comparable period.
The average salary was $2,236.
as against the national average of
$2,98O, according to the United
States Chamber of Commerce.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

Maryland and Virginia-Mostly
cloudy today with occasional light
rain, ending in east portion this
morning. High about 43. Tomor-
row, partly cloudy and warmer.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

plan for moving some Federal
agencies here with. 10000 to 40
900 employees to areas in Mary
land and Virginia about Is to 20
miles from Washington has been
presented to Congress, but action
won't be taken until the new
Congress gets underway. And
many members of Congress want
to explore the situation in greater
detail before approving such
action.
Federal building officials say
that in the meantime it will be
necessary to move some agencies
permanently out of Washington
to cities throughout the country.
The Budget Bureau is now
working on such program and
will submit it's recommendations to
the National Security Resources
Board in mid-January. The NSRB
in turn will submit whatever of
these proposals that it thinks are
feasible to the White House.
No definite decisions have been
reached as to which agencies will
be permanently transferred out
of town. Some of the agencies
that have been mentioned in this
connection are the Patent Office.
the Federal Power Commission,
the Rural Electrification Admins
tration. the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, and various
units of the military agencies.
Strong protests have come from
patent attorney groups to plans
for removing the Patent Office out
of town, as was done during the
last war.
EMPLOYEES PROBLEM - Natu-
rally, employees in the agencies
that have been mentioned in con-
nection with this transfer pro-
gram are extremely jittery.
Many of them have no desire
to leave Washington. They have
their homes and family ties here
and want to remain.
The lower-salaried employees in
stenographic, tipping and similar
positions, don't have too much to
worry about. There is a great de-
mand for this type of employe.
It's the employees in the more
important Jobs that have the
toughest problem. Should their
agencies be transferred and they
decline to go along, 1t won't be
as easy for them to find new Fed
eral positions.
The Civil Service Commission
probably would give them as much
assistance as possible in finding
new assignments. but even in to-
days expanding Government it
isn't easy to find top-salary posi-
tionS.
Some of the employees already
have been through the same ex-
perience during the last war and
don't want to see it repeated.
Some of them sold their homes
to move to other cities and took
considerable financial losses when
they returned and had to pay
much higher prices for houses.
\ 4 4 y
LEAVE-The annual leave situa-
ton is another great problem in
Government, particularly among
the defense agencies.
Congress has ordered all Fed
eral employees to use up their 26
days annual leave for 1851 by
June 80 of next year. But the
defense agencies, with a tremen-
dously increased workload, want
the employees to take less leave,
let alone more leave. Under the
law, however. the employees have
to use up their leave by next June
80 or lose it.
Defense officials are in a guam
Diary 1t is expected that they
will ask the new Congress to
exempt them from the lave &C
cumulation rider.
X X Il
WORKWEEK-Some defense en-
ployes already are on longer
workweek, as are employees in the
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Germun-Swiss Trade

Germany will deliver horses,
cattle, wood pulp, paper and coal
to Switzerland in return for
cheese, fruit. chocolate, watches,
machinery, textiles and leather
products.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
David R. Tuckmaln, 38,
Construction Official,
Dies After Illness

David r. Tuckman, 38, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Tuckman-
Barbee Construction Co., 1920 M
street NV, died early yesterday
Evening star., 1950-12-31

The school enrolment of Maoris
in New Zealand now totals 255, 800,
with a total of 308, 100 forecast for
1854
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief
News in Brief

had the highest average
| pay among the counties, $2.912.
Among cities, the highest was
Alexandria, vash $3,480.-A.P.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
fReadfnra at Wa>binvton Atrport,
Record Temperatures !

Record Temperatures This Year.
highest. 96 on June "a.
Lowest, 10. on December %.
High and Low OF Last "a Hours.
High, AZ, at 2:40 pm.
Low, 20. at $40 am.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Readers Guide
Sunday, Dec. 81, 1850.
SECTION A.

General News.
Lost. Found. Page A-3
Obituary. Page ALP
educational. Page Alb
Jessie FAINT Evans. Page Alb
SECTION B.
Sports, Resorts and TroveI, /
Classified Advertising.
Sport News. Pages Bis
Resorts and Travel. Page B-14
Farm and Garden. Page B-5
Crossword Puzzle. Page B-5
Classified Advertising.
Pages C-6-13
SECTION c.
Editorial, Features, Amusements.
Society, Women's Clubs.
Editorial Articles. Pages CHS
Art. Page C-3
John Clagett Proctor. Page CO
Book Reviews. Page C-3
Bridge. Page C-3
Editorials. Page CA
Editorial Features. Pages Cas-
Stamps. Page CT
Amusements. Pages C-6-7
Music. Page C-8
Radio Programs. Pages C-8-9
Society News. Pages C-1O-14
Women's Clubs. Page C-13
Readers Clearing House. Page C-14
SECTION D.
Financial News.
Financial News. Pages D-1-14
This edition contains This
Weeks Magazine OF Is pages, a
10-pdge comic section and IL
PAGES of rotoqrQUure.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
The Federal Spotlight
Hectic Year Is in Prospect
For Federal Workers Here
The Federal Spotlight
by Joseph YOUNG

hectic Federal employees
The national has placed burdens
the Government consequently added
employees
The tension and strain Government working conditions
Evening star., 1950-12-31
River Report.

River Report.
tFrom U. s. EngineersD
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy at
Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1950-12-31

This edition contains This
Weeks Magazine OF Is pages, a
10-page comic section and ~
pages of rotogrdUure.
Evening star., 1950-12-31

Government officials and en-
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Tide Tables.

FURNISHED by o.. 8. Coast and Geode
Evening star., 1950-12-31

World War III already are making
themselves felt during the present
Milford chronicle., 1950-03-24
Kent And Sussex
Racing Assn. TO OpeR
Annual Meet April 20
Coontlnued from nnt pass,

the meet
Purse money will aggregate sos
900 aud viii range from $iO0 10 81 +.
600, with the top figure for anoo-
ial race each evening. In the ton
bracket VIII be eight races IN mom
ory Of e. D. Murphy. y. /. shaw.
W 7 Moore Ernest Raughloy /.
Morris Harrington j. Writ Willis.
aud two horses. Green Valley and
Direct Express.
Dale Fetrow. starter at the mll
meet here. viii again be- the stnrtor
aud viii use "A new Cadillac start.
ing gate r l. Landlord Of Rnlt-
more. viii again hayo charge of tho
mutuels department. with Joseph
McGraw, Washington. pn.. roncnt.
ing his role OF last fall as presld.
ing Judge
The track now has Kane's Roa.
taurant open during the training
season and during race meets.