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Evening star., 1950-10-12
Vargas Expected TO Retain
Brazilian FOREIGN Policy
BY the Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO. Oct. H.
A reliable informant said today
when ex-Dictator Getulio Vargas
assumes power as the elected
president of Brazil there will be
no change in this nations present
foreign policy.
Mr.. Vargas. candidate of the
Labor Party, has a substantial
lead over all other candidates in
last weeks election and appears
q certain winner although not all
votes have been counted.
The source, who was high
official in the former Vargas re-
gime and is a leader in the Labor
Party. said Mr.. Vargas would fol-
low Brazils traditional policy of
Pan Americanism - that is
friendly cooperation with all
American continental nations.
Evening star., 1950-10-12

Some people are just plain
reckless.
That's what his friends think
about w. r. Hill. of the w. r. Hill
Stationery Co., 1913 Thirteenth
street NV, who runs around in
a convertible flashing the tag
number E-1313.
AS one cab driver said, His day
will come tomorrow-Friday the
18th. I'm sorry for him.
But Mr.. Hill, whose business
telephone number is 1913, and
whose home telephone on another
exchange is aSlo 1913, is opti-
mistic.
THE heck with Friday the
18TH" he says. 1--WE have a lot
of fun with it, and we're not
superstitious.' ~
What's more. he points out that
the w. R. Hill Company totals
13 letters and that he has 13
employees. HIS business was
started on an october 13-which,
by the way, wasn't a Friday. But
he thinks it's a good business.
Some to be Careful.
Whats rnore,'' he said, II
bought some groceries not long
ago and the bill (Which he pro-
duced) totaled $13.13.
But not every one will go out of
his way to jeer the gods tomorrow.
Many cautious citizens will make
a special effort to avoid black cats
on Friday the 18th. They won't
pick UP safety pins in the street.
and they won't stir their coffee
with a knife. Nor will they take a
rake through the living room.
Evening star., 1950-10-12

But many will count 20 white
horses and five red-haired girls
thinking something wonderful
will happen soon. And they will
whistle while passing a graveyard
and tip their hats to bob-eared
dogs.
The Library of Congress reports
wariness about Friday the 18th
may have started centuries ago,
when people believed Freya, the
Nordic goddess of beauty, had
been consigned to the mountains
as witch. That was when Chris
tianity was introduced to North
ern Europe.
Freya met a group of IL other
witches and gave them one of her
cats (probably black to make 13
witches. And everybody knew that
Friday was always a good day
for witchery.
Reject No 81 Bills.
The fairies and pixies in the
forest were sometimes supposed
to turn into horrible monsters on
Fridays-just for the week end.
Despite all this, not even the
most superstitious are likely to
turn down a dollar bill tomorrow.
Yet on the back of every dollar
bill you will find the Great Seal
of America with 13 steps on the
pyramid and the American Bald
Eagle holding. in its right talon,
an olive branch with 13 leaves and
13 berries. and, in it's left talon,
13 arrows. Above the eagle are
13 stars, and on the shield are
13 verticle stripes.
They will represent the 13 orig
inal colonies that formed the
United States.
Evening star., 1950-10-12
$40 Million 10 Be Needed
In South Korea, U. N. Hears
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. pa
United Nations representative in
Korea estimated yesterday that
$40 million to $50 million will be
needed for relief in Southern Ko-
rea before the end of the winter.
Col. Alfred Katzin, Korean rep
resentative for U. N. Secretary
General Trygve Lie. told a news
conference the amount was only
a rough guess" and would climb
much higher after the relief needs
of North Korea are estimated.
Col. Katzin left Seoul last Sat-
urday and reported yesterday to
closed meeting of the new
United Nations Korea Commission
Evening star., 1950-10-12
Harber New Chairman
OF RIGS Reorganized
Five-Member Board
BY the Assoeiofed Press

Elmer Harber, Oklahoma banker
and Democrat, emerged today as
chairman of the revamped five
man board of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
Mr.. Harber was one of three
new men chosen for the bi-parti-
san board by President Truman in
a move that displaced the former
chairman, Harley Hise, Democrat,
and Republican board member.
Harvey Gunderson.
The other two new men are c.
Edward Rowe, Boston lawyer and
Democrat. and Walter E. Cosgriff,
Salt Lake City banker and Re-
publican. Mr.. Cosgriff was sworn
in today to bring the board to
full strength.
b There had been considerable
speculation over whether the
Craftsmanship of the multi-billion-
dollar Government lending agency
would go to Mr.. Harder or a hold
over from the old board, William
E. Willett. also a Democrat.
President Picks Harber.
President Truman resolved it by
giving the nor to Mr.. Harber, who
is president of banks in Shawnee
and Seminole, Okla, and who
bears the reputation of staunch
supporter of the Presidents Fair
Deal" policies. He has been a
member of the Oklahoma Demo-
cratic Committee.
The other holdover RFC direc-
tor besides Mr.. Willett is Walter
Dunham, Detroit banker and Re-
publican whom Mr.. Truman ap-
pointed two years ago.
Mr.. Harber takes over the pow
erful Government financial agency
at an important moment, when it
is being geared to furnish a spark
to the mobilization effort by pro-
viding cash for expansion of de-
fense production.
Congress, in the Home Front
Controls Act, gave the President
full authority to lend up to $500
million to expand defense industry
and authorized use of another $1.4
billion, subject to advance check
with it. The President is expected
to delegate the authority to RFC.
Reflects White House Wishes.
Mr.. Harber's designation as
chairman was formaliZed at a.
meeting of the RFC Board yes
terday, but not disclosed until
today. |
Technically, Harder was elected
by the board pending the desig-
nation of a chairman by the Pres
tdent," but well-posted observers
said the board action reflected
White House wishes.
Mr.. Harber and his two new
colleagues on the RFC board must,
nevertheless, get approval of their
nominations from the Senate
when Congress returns November
27 if they are to continue on the
board. r.
The Senate Banking Commit
tee, headed by Senator Maybank,
Democrat, of South Carolina, took
no action-fayorable or unfavor-
ahle-on the nominations before
Congress recessed in September.
Some Senators have privately
expressed dissatisfaction with the
new nominations.
Evening star., 1950-10-12
French Quit Rebel Base
They Seized Weeks 400

SAIGON. Indo-C China, Oct. II
Pl.-The French today announced
their withdrawal from the former
key Wet Mimi base of Thai Ngu-
yen, in North Indo-China, which
they seized less than two weeks
ago.
A French military spokesman
said the withdrawal had been
made voluntarily, without any
Wet Mini pressure, to a new de-
fense line about Is miles south OF
Thai Nguyen.
The spokesman explained that
Thai Nguyen, 40 miles north Of
Hanoi and the center of q large
area of fertile rice lands, had been
occupied TO destroy important Wet
Mini installations in the area.
That had been accomplished, he
declared. ..
However, Associated Press Cor
respondent Kenneth Likes report
ed in a delayed dispatch from
Hanoi yesterday after accompany
ing French forces operating in the
area that the French had planned
to make Thai Nguyen the anchor
fortification for a series of 80
brick fortresses guarding the area.
Mr.. Likes pointed out that the
French had met only scant oppo-
sition in their drive on Thai Ngu-
yen but that the area would be
difficult to hold against the elusive
hit-and-run guerrillas, who had
retired to mountain hideouts with
out suffering damage. -.
Frances hard-pressed troops in
North Indo- China have been car
rying out widespread regroupings
in the face of mounting severe
pressure by the Wet Mini guer-
rilla legions of Communist leader
Ho Chi Mimi.
Already two key posts on the
Indo-C China China frontier have
been abandoned by the French,
leaving the Wet Mini with an
open road for wide stretches to
Communist supplies and training
in South China. j:
Evening star., 1950-10-12
HoItzoff BIames D. T..
Crime Reputation
lon Minor Cases

Washington is being pilloried as
q city of crime because "a certain
element of the population" clogs
the felony docket with minor
cutting cases." District Court
Judge Alexander Holtzoff declared
last night.
Cases of assault with a deadly
weapon involving spur-of- -the-mo-
ment quarrels over "such minor
subject as a pair of dice" and re-
sulting in superficial wounds to
the complainant should be treated
as misdemeanors. Judge Holtzoff
said.
MANY other cities ignore these
cases." the judge asserted, land
some of ours ought to be disposed
of in police court"
The District Court judge spoke
at a special meeting of the So
ciety of Natives In the Fairfax
Hotel, honoring the society's re-
firing president, James c. Toomey,
a Washington attorney and close
friend of Judge Holtzoff.
Says Police Efficient.
Judge Holtzoff blamed "some of
the newspaper" for creating an
impression that I'VE have more
crime than anyone else" He said
the District probably has "the best
and most efficient police force of
any big CITY," but "the headlines
say the city Is crime e-ridden."
He cited a 4.3 per cent decrease
in cases of aggravated assault here
during 1860 as proof that the city
can lick crime. Washington still
is second in the Nation in ag-
gravated assault, but the method
Of reporting them is misleading,
the jurist said.
New York doesn't even give
statistics, it's so bad" he declared.
land Jersey City is in such bad
shape it is afraid or hesitant to
furnish figures"
Other Crimes Decreasing.
"We have many rapes and mur-
ders. but based on population the
record Is less than some other
cities. The District rate is de-
creasing, while other cities are in
creasing," he said.
Washington will have gambling
as long as nice people patronize
professional gamblers" he said,
but added that a police scandal
like New York City's cant happen
here"
He urged the society to seek a
strict firearms law to curb "the
irresponsible use Of guns
Evening star., 1950-10-12
Reds Losing in Europe,
Winston Churchill Says
By the Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct.
12.-Winston Churchill said yes
terday that communism is losing
ground in Europe.
Addressing a mass meeting
sponsored by the Copenhagen
Students Organization and the
Anglo-Danish Society, he said this
was due in a large measure to
American financial help.
Evening star., 1950-10-12
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Windy
brief scattered showers early this
afternoon followed by clearing late
this afternoon. high near 70.
Clear tonight, Two about so in the
city and A in suburbs. Tomorrow
fair, high about &c.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
cooler tonight, low AZ to As west
and As to so east. Tomorrow fair
Evening star., 1950-10-12

ger introduced a recreation meas
ure last year, but the bill was
burdened with extraneouS items,
such as provisions for a sports
stadium and a national theater
for Washington.
However, a group of persons in
terested in getting a comprehen-
sive recreation program for Gov
ernment employees under way as
soon as possible, recently visited
Senator LANCER and persuaded
him to simplify his original
measure and introduce a new bill
next year.
The new measure will provide
only for the creation of a Federal
corporation to operate recreation
programs for Federal employees.
It's felt that such a bill will have
a much better chance of success
than the original comprehensive
LANCER bill.
Among those interested in the
measure are such groups as the
CLOS new right-wing Government
Employees Union, the Federal Rec
reation Committee and the AFL
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees.
These groups feel the Govern
ment has Jagged far behind pri-
vate industry in providing recrea-
ton programs for it's employees.
They declare such programs would
benefit employees and the Govern
ment alike.
Recreation activities now are
handled by the Federal Recreation
Committee, a quasi official Fed
eral unit. This volunteer group
does a good job but is handi-
capped by lack of funds.
OVERTIME-As predicted here
some weeks ago. the defense agen-
cies are not placing their person
mel on a general 48-hour work
week.
In fact, some of the small group
Of defense workers who were
placed on a longer work week
after the Korean war broke out
now are being put back on a A
or 40-hour week. For the present.
anyway. very few defense agency
employees will work longer than 40
hours a week.
~7f x* t4' ;,
IN THE BAG-Chairman Tom
Murray of the House Civil Service
Committee isn't even bothering
to campaign for reelection these
days. The Tennessee Democrat
doesn't have any opposition. And
he had only taken opposition in
the Democratic primaries several
months ago. Incidentally, Mi.
Murray has compiled an effec-
tive record as chairman of the
House civil service group.
POSTAL CURTAILMENT-The
various postal employe unions
plan to renew their fight to
rescind the curtailment of mail
delivery service when Congress
returns late next month.
The bitterness of the postal
groups toward the Post Office De-
partment owe the curtailmert
order is reflected in the failure
of several of the major AFL postal
employe unions to invite single
official of Une Department to ad-
dress their recent conventions.
X X
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Frank B.
Sherry is the new president of the
Washington department of the
AFL American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees. Mr.. Sherry is
a Patent Office employe Rob-
ert w. King of the Home and
Housing Finance Agency has been
elected president of the Federal
Evening star., 1950-10-12

with high 81 to 66.
Virgina-Fair and cooler to-
night, low As to so in the interior
and about SIS on the coast. To-
morrow fair with high about IS
in west and north and about 70
southeast portion.
Wind velocity at 11:15 o'clock
this morning, rs miles per hour
direction, west-northWest.
Evening star., 1950-10-12

SoLilIAl1VUNC.
Senator Lam
ger hopes to get
bipartisan sup
port within the
committee for
the bill, and
it's likely that
several Demo-
cratic and Re
publican Sena-
tors on the
committee will
join him in
sponsoring the
measure.
Senator Ian
Evening star., 1950-10-12

Let's be sensible. There is no
shortage of food in the United
States. The President has stated
there is no immediate prospect OF
rationing. So let's be sensible
Don't hoard.
Evening star., 1950-10-12

The valley of the Red River Of
the North is constantly threatened
with floods because of the slight
slope of it's floor.
Evening star., 1950-10-12

India. threatened with locusts,
has opened schools to teach farm
ers locust control.
Evening star., 1950-10-12
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
LANCER Bill to Ask Corporation
For Employees Recreation
By Joseph YOUNG

New legislation Federal corporation
alton activities for Government employees will be
the 82nd Congress convenes in January
The will be Senator LANCER, Republican of North
Dakota the ranking minority
Evening star., 1950-10-12

Northwest the Northern Rockies and the North Pa
cifc will rain tonight early tomorrow
while the rest of the country will have generally fair weather
1t will be cooler in the New England Middle Atlantic States
the lower Lakes region and the Northern Central Appa
lachans will in the Northern Rockies and the
Dakotas -AP Wrephoto Map
Evening star., 1950-10-12
River Report.

River Report.
{From United States Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1950-10-12
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In tn
Capital (current month fn dafel
Evening star., 1950-10-12

Furnished by United States Coast
Geodetic SURVEY
Evening star., 1950-10-12
Humidity.

High and Low Of Last 24 Hours.
High, IS. at las pm.
Low. 81. at 6:45 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-14

took the cloth wiped the wall and promptly produced
cloud of smoke 1t developed Mothers little dears had
smeared rat poison all the wall 1t contained phos-
phorus which responded to wet cloth with smoke
Helping Out. In Quincy, Mass the mothers
yearods, Jane and Richard searched for hour finally
reported their offspring missing Police organized hundreds
of volunteer seachers to beat the nearby marshands In the
midst of the search couple of youngsters joined up and
hard at for almost hour until they finally recog-
nized as Jane and Richard.
Early Birds. In North Brooheld Mass group of mothers
plan party which would keep the children from juve-
nlely delinquent activities on Halloween When the meeting
broke up, each of the mothers found that the had been
let out of the tires of her
Proof Positre In Boise Idaho 1Oyear-od lad who had
been ordered to go swimming home with his hair
wet When his mother asked for explanation he insisted
that children the street had turned hose him
he passed His doubling mother took him by the hand
marched him to the house where the alleged hosing had
occurred and walked head into stream Of water
Big Bounce. Morristown NJ j., mother stenly ordered
her xyearod bouncing and down the bed
received urgent plea for lust bounce finally
granted it. Determined to make big one the lad climbed
bed post for the leap He hit unusually sprngy spot
flew open window and dropped 20 feet the ground
He only slightly bruised and all ready try it again
Speed Lover In Los Angeles mother fined $25 for
doing so miles hour 3Oile speed despite her
explanations my baby crawed down off the and sat
on the acceerator before realized what she was up to-
couldn't take my hands off the wheel to pick her up"
AH-Sacrifcing Livingston, Mont, mother rushing
her Albert to the hospital for appendicitis operation
when the skdded and overturned Albert escaped without
scratch and by the time they reached the hospital his yp-
appendicitis gone His mother however needed
extensive patching up. ROBERT FROMM
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-15
Grass Seed Production Has
Future on Area Basis
BY RALPH MERCER

time maintaining isolation from
fields of grass or pastures contain
ing the same grass of another strain.
Where a good sized area is all in
the same variety and strain of grass
the isolation requirements are not
as harsh nor the distance of isola-
ton as great.
Test paintings are being made in
several other counties to determine
the production possibilities and to
explore the interest among growers.
All foundation seed for certifica-
ton for the present must be allotted
by the Montana Seed Growers asso-
citation. At present only Lincoln
bronze and alta fescue are on the
approval list for certification. Stand
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-15
Seed Certificafion

Application blanks for old growers
of alfalfa and clover have been
sent to county extension agents and
direct to growers in noncounty agent
counties. These should be made out
and field maps corrected as soon as
possible.
New growers of alfalfa, clover
and grasses should contact extension
agents as soon as possible All tags
from the bags of seed sown should
be taken along when the applica-
ton is made out. Paintings of Ranger
alfalfa, Kenland red clover, Ladino
clover and grasses must be inspected
the year they are planted and every
year. Paintings of Ladak, Cossack
and Grimm alfalfa are inspected the
first year of production.
Legume and grass applications
are due in the MSGA office June /.
Small grain, corn and bean applica-
tions are due June Is. After this
date delinquent fee is charged.
Get your applications in early.
Some growers lose out on certifica-
ton each year because their appli-
cations are received too late.
Crested Wheatgrass
Again this spring crested wheat
grass has proven its real value by
being early and furnishing pasture
where other grasses were not avail
able. It will be just as important,
too, in helping build up the feed
stacks if cut prior to bloom.
Crested wheatgrass seed is scarce
and each county should have
enough seed harvested to take care
of its own needs. Crested wheatgrass
seed has been in short supply for
the last five years.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-15

ard crested wheatgrass is on the list
but comes under a little different
production program.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-15
Certified Grass Program

Montana at one time had grass
certification program under the di-
rection of the Montana Seed Crow
ers association. Primarily because of
the lack of superior grass varieties
the program gradually faded out of
the picture.
the forage and pasture production
areas of the middle west and east
for specific varieties and strains of
grass it has become apparent that
our seed production program has
future. While there is every evidence
to believe that varieties may change
rapidly in the next 10 years, varie-
ties at the present time are stable
enough to see whether such a pro-
gram is feasible under Montana con-
ditions.
A program is being initiated this
year in Flathead county. Two hum
dred and fifty acres of Lincoln
bronze will be planted by about two
dozen growers in that county in
1850.
The project has. been about one
year in getting under way and has
involved a great deal of educational
work in land requirements, cultural
methods, harvesting and marketing.
Where such program will fit into
crop rotation and how it can be
continued over period of years has
received consideration.
1t may seem strange that such
preparation would be necessary or
advisable. Well, in the first place
it seems that if such a program is
| going to work there must be large
enough acreage to permit marketing
in carload lots. Then again, while
grass seed can be produced on both
dryland and irrigated land, it is a
crop that will respond to good treat
ment.
The production of certified seed is
a hard job and yields must be main
tanned at high level If clean seed
is to be produced, the field must
be clean of grass mixtures and free
of weeds. With this crop the clean
ing processes as far as mixtures are
concerned must be performed in the
field. Then, the seed must be proc
essed in plant where other seeds
are not cleaned or must be so con
structed that machinery, bins ane
boots can be thoroughly cleaned
easily.
Area Basis
For these reasons the production
of certified grass seed should be bull
on an area basis. This area shoult
be county, an irrigation projec
or an entire section of the state
Individual growers here and ther
scattered over the state will lead no
only to production problems bu
to processing and marketing prob
lens.
Another production phase ths
lends itself to area production
| the isolation requirement. Individus
, growers particularly under irrigs
! ton projects would have a har
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-15
Soils and cro5s

TALK ABOUT MARCH coming
in like lion, what about all of
April? With a foot of snow on the
ground in the Gallatin valley as this
column takes form one fellow re-
marked today that it was a short
summer.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-15
ATLACIDE, THE SAFER eHLoRATE: Widely

ATLAClDEs THE SAFER cHLORATE: Widely
used for non-seIectiVe control of weeds and
grass. Kills bindweed, white top, St. Johnswort,
Russian knapweed and many other tough peren-
malls. Destroys roots :. kills entire plant -.
discourages regrowth May be applied spray
or in dry form. Atlacide is backed by over 18
years of good results, plus outstanding
reputation as "the safer chlorate."
CHIPMAN 2,4-D WEED KILLERS: For
selective control of broad-leaf weeds in grain
and grass crops. Complete line available: 2,4-D
Ester, 2,4-D Anime, 2,4-D Ester Dusts and
2,4-D Sodium Salt) Spray Powder.
cHIPMAN 2,4,5-T EsTERs 4496: Especially recon-
mended for controlling certain woody plants resistant
2,4-D. Applied oil mixed spray.
CHiPMAN BRUSH KILLER: combination of "a.
ST and 2,4D Esters Controls wide variety Of woody
plants; also many broadleaf weeds Applied
oil mixed spray.
cHLoRAx SPRAY POWDER: New non-seective
weed and grass killer composition of sodium chorate
and special form of borate Recommended for where
long lasting residual effect is desirable such along
fence rows ditch banks and around buildings. Creates
fire hazard. Applied dry or as spray.
ATLAciDE WITH 2,4-D: Offers dual killing action Of
Atlacide and 2,4-D.
cHlPMAN SODIUM cHLoRATE: Standard ehlorate
weed killer, 9o9o pure.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-15

Hey. don't get so close to them trees" !"