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Evening star., 1950-01-05
Prospect Of Top Staff
Vacancy Stirs Furry
In DC. Unit PATRONAGE
By Don S. Warren

Reports that the $l0,846 job of
chief clerk to the Senate District
Committee soon will be open
again today stirred NEW patron
age furry over places on the COM
mittee staff.
According to reliable inform
ants, there are a lot of candi-
dates" for this post.
The job now is held by Robert
H. Mollohan. a protege of Chair
man Nicely, brought here from the
Senator's home State of West
Virginia last October shortly after
Senator Nicely succeeded to the
craftsmanship.
1t is expected that Mr.. Mollohan
soon will be nominated to be
United States marshal for the
Northern District of West Virginia
The pay there, it was said,
would be less than for his present
post, but it would give him a start
up the State political ladder.
Would Reopen Patronage.
Mr.. Mollohan has been recon-
mended for the marshal's post by
both West Virginia Senators
Nicely and Kilgore. officials said.
If the Mollohan nomination
comes through, as now expected,
some officials said, it would throw
wide open the question of District
committee patronage. Chairman
Nicely refrained from comment,
except to say he is seeking an
early caucus" meeting of the
District Committee to review the
whole staff situation.
There have been reports that
many members of the committee
are sponsoring candidates for
various posts there.
Before the craftsmanship fell to
Senator Nicely. the top District
Committee post was held by AL
Wheeler, youthful chairman of
the Democratic Central Commit
tee OF the District, who was ap-
pointed to that spot by former
Senator ]. Howard McGrath, now
Attorney General. Mr.. Wheeler
has been serving as acting coun-
sci and assistant clerk" of the
District Committee since Senator
Neely took over the reins.
$4,000 Ceiling on Staff.
A report to the Senate, filed late
yesterday by Chairman Nicely.
showed that the District Commit
tee now is spending more than
$S5, 1000 a year for it's staff. The
total could 60 to more than $90,-
600 year, If all possible positions
were filled.
The Nicely report showed that
Mr.. Mollohan. Mr.. Wheeler and
j. George Stewart, the minority
clerk, are paid at the rate of s10,-
e46 year. Next in pay comes
Thomas Henderson, a professional
assistant who aided in drafting the
Districts sales tax measure. He
now is paid $8,273 a year.
The three others on the staff are
assistant clerks, with pay ranging
from AIS to $5,197.
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-AP Wirephoto.

showed no emotion while Court
Clerk Arthur s. Healy read the
indictment charging the country
doctor:
"Feloniously. willfully and of
his malice aforethought did in
ject 10 cubic centimeters OF air
in close succession into the veins
of Mrs. Abbie Borroto, So" his
cancer patient.
Long before the physician en-
tered the second floor Superior
Court room with his wife and two
attorneys. $50 spectators had
crowded into every public seat.
Mrs. Borroto-ill a year and a
half and sbrunken to half her
normal Weight-was the wife of a
Manchester Oil salesman.
P. Sander, who said yesterday
he had gone sleepless for days,
WAS unsmiling and silent today.
1t was disclosed that q trial
date will be set, before April l.
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Policemen D. D. Brill and David
II. Gould.
The occupants were identified
as Fred A. Renids, jr., 18, of the
1700 block Of Minnesota avenue
Sc. and Bernard F. Mooney, 81,
of the 400 block of Beall street,
Landover Hills, Md. They were
charged with unauthorized use of
the automobile.
When they appeared before
Judge Almond Scott in Municipal
Court today. bond was set at $500
for Mooney and $4,000 for Remus.
The case was continued until next
Tuesday.
Attorney Denny Hughes told
the Judge that Remus said he
took the car after some one gave
him the keys in restaurant and
that Mooney was picked up after
ward.
Judge Scott refused to order a
mental examination of Remus, re-
quested by his parents, on the
ground that grand jury action
was necessary In any event.
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Power
Continued From First Page)

velopment of the Upper Missis-
sippi, the Missouri and the Ohio
as Central Valley project for the
United States.
He said he wants to push the
Cenrtal Valley project Of Cali
fornia, the Tennessee Valley de-
velopment and the Savannah River
development in the South and the
projects Of the Southwest.
Asked If he favors a "TvA" for
the Cumberland River in Tennes-
see, Mr.. Truman said he Is not
familiar with details Of that pro-
posal.
Evening star., 1950-01-05
British Ban u. S. Markings
On China Transport Planes

HONG KONG, Jan. S (R.-The
British today forbade two Amer
ican Civil Aeronautics Admin
stration officials from putting
American markings on rs Chinese
transport planes which Mai. Gen.
Claire Chennault says he bought.
The planes, belonging to the
Central Air Transport and China
National Aviation Corporations,
have been impounded by pro-
Communist employees. They have
claimed them for Red China. Ma
tionalist China owned the two
lines. save for 20 per cent of
CNAC which was the property of
Pan American Airways.
Formosan reports from Taipeh,
the Nationalist capital, said Gen.
Chennault, was backed In the
multi-million dollar purchase by
IT. V. Soong, brother -in-law of
Chang Kai-shek and one Of the
worlds richest men.
The British ruled that no mark
ings on the planes could be
changed until the Hong Kong su-
preme court determined final dis
position of the aircraft under
pending suits filed by the pro-
Communist employees.
The two American officials ar
rived In Hong Kong Tuesday to
inspect the planes, which Gen.
Chennault has registered with the
CAA.
British officials denied the CAA
representatives inspection permis-
sion. In a statement today the
Hong Kong government said the
CAA mission would be permitted
to visit the airport where the
planes are held. but would not be
allowed to change markings to
show the American registry.
| Gen. Chennaults purchased the
two Chinese air lines in the name
Of Civil Air Transport, Inc, a Del
aware corporation.
J Today's official statemeY>>&id !
Evening star., 1950-01-05
by the Assoeiated Press

MANCHESTER, N. H., Jan. s.
DR.. Hermann N. Sander today
pleaded innocent in a loud voice
to an indictment charging first
degree murder in the mercy
killing" OF an incurable cancer
patient.
The State agreed to his freedom
pending trial under a continuance
of his $500 bond with the stipu-
lation that he refrain from medi-
cal practice until disposition of
the case.
DR.. Sanders attorney, Louis E.
Wyman, said the stipulation about
refraining from practice was over
the protest of defense counsel be-
cause of the presumption of in
nocence at this time.
Il assume this agreement is
without prejudice in the future"
Mr., Wyman told the court.
DIR, Sanders stood erect and
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and S e n a t e
Civil Service
c m m j t t e es
now rev e a !
however. that
in all likelihood
no action will
be taken on the
m a t er this
year.
For one thing,
it's an election
year and mem
bers of Congress
are highly cog
infant Of the
fact that most
Evening star., 1950-01-05
johnson Faces Fight
In Congress on Plan
Ito Extend Draft Law
BY the Assecioted Press

Congress today prepared a
chilly reception for Secretary OF
Deferse johnson when he goes be-
fore it to appeal for extension of
the draft.
The Capitol reaction to Presi-
dent Truman's new request for
continuation of selective service
was summed up by Representa-
tive Short, Republican, Of Mis-
souri,:
Congress can always re-enact
the draft if necessary"
But key Congress members left
no doubt that they see no neces-
sity for it now. They said with
finality that when the selective
service law expires June 80 it will
not be renewed.
Personnel Cut Is Indicated.
Present indications point to a
1850 military establishment OF
around 100000 officers and men
That reflects cutback estimated
at between $4,000 and 10000 men
This prospect, plus the even
more compelling influences of
next falls elections, makes it evil
dent that Mr.. johnson will have
to present an unusually strong
case for peacetime conscription if
Congress is to change its present
attitude.
Although the Defense Depart
ment has made continuation OF
the draft one of its major le-
quests this year, Congress dis
played a notable lack of enthusi-
asm when the President included
it in his State of the Union Mes
sage yesterday.
Committee Opposition Solid.
Applause greeted his assertion
that our own and the worlds Sc
curity rests on "a strong and we'll
balanced defense organization" "
But lawmakers sat on their hands
when Mr.. Truman called a draft
law IAN essential part" Of that
defense program.
There was virtual unanimity
among members of the House
Armed Services Committee against
extending the system under which
more than 100000 men have
been called to the colors since
1910. Any draft-extension Law
must be considered by this COM
mittee.
Mr.. Short. a committee men,
ber. said he saw no sense in spend
ing millions every year just to
keep an inactive organization
alive.
Hearing Is Promised.
Selective Service has made NO
draft calls since January, 1949
Since the law was re-enacted in
June, 1948-after years lapse
only 10000 inductions have gone
through the draft mill. During
this time the service has been op-
Grating on a standby basis at ar
estimated annual cost Of $10,.
000. 900 to $4,000, 900. .
Chairman Vinson said his House
Armed Services Committee will
accord the Defense Department
the courtesy Of a hearing" when
1t brings an extension bill to Con-
gress. But he is known to op-
pose the proposal.
Military leaders want a draft
law - even. though inactive - II
only as a spur to the voluntary
recruiting program. Without it,
they contend. enlistments prob
ably would fall,
Evening star., 1950-01-05

of the Governments 100000
employees and their families are
potent force at the ballot box.
Secondly. the whole business of
cutting annual leave is tied up
with the move to increase the
IS days annual leave of postal
workers to 20 days. And this is
being frowned on because Of the
already sizeable postal deficit.
There had been talk of upping
the Is days annual postal leave
to 20 days and. at the same time,
trimming the 26 days vacation
time for classified employees to
20 days. But there seems to be
little sentiment in either the
House or Senate Civil Service
Committees for increasing postal
workers annual leave this year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Murray of the House Civil Service
Committee says the subcommitte
that will study the Hoover Com
MISSIONS recommendations for the
overhaul OF the Governments
civil service system probably will
be headed by Representative WILL
Jams, Democrat, Of Mississippi.
The other subcommittee members
in all likelihood will be Repre-
sentatives Herlong. Democrat, of
Florida. and Rees, Republican, of
Kansas.
DISABLED vETERANS-Simi-
lar bills to give disabled veterans
greater veterans preference rights
in Government hiring and reduc-
ton -in-force programs have been
introduced by Representative Gel
Ter and Heller, both Democrats, of
New York.
The bills apply to veterans who
are amputees- or those who suf-
fered other major injuries during
the war that have resulted in
serious disability.
COMMISSION-The Civil Serv-
ice Commission is grooming Re-
publican Member James M. Nit
chell to be its major spokesman
on Capitol Hill this year before
the various congressional COM
mittees.
Until his resignation last year,
Commissioner Arthur 8. Flem-
ming was the commissions sales
man" on Capitol Hill. He did an
outstanding job, with the result
that the commission always en-
joyed happy relationship with
members Of Congress and never
lacked for sufficient appropria-
tionS.
Mr.. Flemming's departure, how
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Chest
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leaves the first budget entirelv
unrealistic,"' leaders explained
and that is why they nave pro-
posed to abandon such budeetine
in the future.
The change, already approved
oy the UCS Executive Committee
viii come up for consideration by
the overall Chest Federation Exc
eutive Committee later this
month. officials said. Approval for
all member Chests, including the
four nearby counties and Alex
andria, is regarded as q virtual
1ormality. 1t was said.
Donations Fall Short.
1t is obvious that the minimum
needs OF the agencies far exceed
the community's current Wiling
ness or ability to give. as eyi-
denced by the final Chest Cam
palgn results" Robert w. Wilson.
UCS budget chairman. said.
consequently" Mr.. Wilson
continued. leach year we have had
to go through budgeting at least
twice-once before the campaign
and again afterward . ., A
third intermediate budgeting step
is involved when the Community
Chest Federation Budget Commit
tee puts the UCS agencies into
the goal for less than the amount
requested by UCS."
One result of this re-budgeting
process is to waste the time of
UCS administrative workers along
with money that might otherwise
go directly to charity needs, Mr..
Wilson pointed out.
Planning Suffers.
Agency planning also suffers.
the budget chairman said, be-
cause there is a gap of eight or
nine months during which the
budget is not definitely settled.
Instead of the advance budget
ing, UCS now proposes to base its
annual request to the Chest on the
amount 1t received the previous
year, with the assumption that it
will need at least as much. No
detailed budget study will be made
until the Chest drive is over and
the exact amount of money avail
able is known.
1T may still be possible to have
an agency's budget need figures
for the following year prior to the
campaign, without going through
the detailed budget study as an
aid to campaign-goal determina-
tion," Mr.. Wilson pointed out.
Other Cities Use System.
The UCS Executive Committee
approved the plan for a three
year trial. Frank r. Jelleff, presi-
dent, said the old system could be
revived whenever it seemed likely
that community giving would
more nearly approximate the ac-
tual needs of the agencies"
Most other large cities already
use the post-campaign budgetine
plan. officials pointed out. They
cited Detroit, Los Angeles, Phila-
delphia and Pittsburgh.
Chest leaders before the start
of the recent campaign recon-
mended minimum budget, based
on a detailed study. of s4,353,91s
for the Metropolitan Area. Cam.
paign leaders said that would be
too much and whitfield it to &c..
S91. .719. The drive by last week
had raised only $3,557.73 Tht
year before, a drive with bigger
goal fell nearly $1,000,000 short
That time the goal was the same
recommended by the Budget Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1950-01-05
Congress in Brief
BY the A.soeiaisd Press

Senate:
Continues debate on House
passed bill to repeal oleomargarine
taxes.
Democratic leaders call closed
conference of all Senate Demo-
Gratis to talk over legislative pro-
gram.
House:
Adjourned until Friday.
Foreign Affairs Committee con-
siders new legislative program.
Evening star., 1950-01-05

ever. left a void the commission
found hard to fill last year. It
ran into considerable trouble be-
fore several committees last year
and as a result found it's ap-
preparations cut and its relation
ship with some lawmakers con-
siderably strained. That's why
the youthful and personable Mr.
Mitchell is being groomed for
the job. Oddly enough, Mr.
Flemming also was the Republi-
can minority member of the COM
mission.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE-Presi.
dent Truman's State of the Union
message to Congress yesterday
didn't hold very much of interest
to Government employees, except
for broad proposal that the GOV.
erage of unemployment compensa-
tion benefits be extended. Fedora.
workers do not now have unem.
ployment compensation bene.
fits, and the Presidents message
could be interpreted to include
them in his appeal for widened
coverage. However, a more spe-
cif1c proposal will have to be forth
coming from the White House, II
such legislation can be said tc
have official Administration sup.
port this year. In past years, the
White House has specifically
asked for such legislation.
+ X +
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Davie
Luke Hopkins and DR.. Paul E
Klopsteg have been appointed tt
the Atomic Energy Commission
security survey panel w
Roy Dillon. chief of the admins.
tration division in the Fish anc
Wildlife Service. Interior Depart.
ment, has retired after 81 years
of service. Interior Secretary
Chapman presented him with the
distinguished service award-the
Departments highest award to it,
employees Miss Selene Clifford
has been appointed chief of the
welfare and placement branch o1
the Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Federal Recreation Committee
has cited one of its members
Charles Hausler, for his work
in obtaining large discounts fol
Federal employees on purchases o1
Christmas candy and fruitcake.
/. Eric H. Biddle has been ap.
pointed a consultant on civil de.
fense planning for the Nationa
Security Resources Board.
Evening star., 1950-01-05

fThe Federal Spotlight radio
program featuring additional
rleDs and vietDs OF the Gopern-
nlent is heard each Saturday at
6:45 pm. ouer WMAL, The Star
,St1tion.)
Evening star., 1950-01-05
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Effort to Cut 70 Days Leave
Held Unlikely in This Session
By Joseph YOUNG

Barring unexpected change plans
won't the Is of leave employees
last several months there
enson employees that their 26
might be fact there and
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special detail OF Hong Kong police
is on duty at the airport to guard
against sabotage to the disputed
planes.
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would consider with utmost SYM
pathy" the requests of their new
friends, the Chinese Communists.
The parties directly concerned,
as well as some of the American
military in Japan. suspect that
some of the DC-3s and DC-4s
might be used as military trans
port planes
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who were prepared to take the
lead in reducing leave time.
Key members of both the House
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Weather Report

District of Columbia-Cloudy
and mild followed by light rain
late this afternoon and tonight.
Colder tonight with lowest tenn
perature about 40 degrees. To-
morrow rain and colder.
Considerably colder
with rain mostly in north portion
tonight and tomorrow. Some sleet
or snow with hazardous driving in
extreme west portion.
Virginia-Cloudy and mild in
the southeast portion but colder
with rain in the west and north
portions tonight and tomorrow.
Some sleet or snow likely with
poor driving conditions in noun
tain areas Of west portion.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, west.
River Report.
From United States Engineers.
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
ana at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1950-01-05

HiEh and Low for Yesterday.
High. Il, at 2:2O pm.
Low, so, at 6:16 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest, II, on January 4.
Lowest, "a, on January /.
Evening star., 1950-01-05

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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-02-16
WILL MEET

WILL MEET
The Montana Hotel associa-
ton convention will be held
May SIS in Miles City. Robin
MacNab of Bozeman aSSocia-
ton president, has approved the
dates.
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HGdin Tribune-Herald. Thursday. February ls, 1850

niece Eaglebear and John Buff
falo Horn.
The Busby Cubs have compil-
ed a total of 1874 points, against
the oppositions SO. Gabe Will
liams is their coach.
Webster Schneck was in Bill
lings Monday on school busin-
eSS.
Carl K. Aldrich and George j.
Smith attended Lions club at
Hardin Monday night. 80.
MI and Mrs. Adam Metzker
returned Sunday from Sacaton,
Ariz., where they attended the
funeral of his brother, Phillip
Metzker, former resident of
Busby. En- route home, they
visited their daughter and fam
lily, Mrs. David Schafer, at Den
yer.
Carl K. Aldrich has been ap-
pointed Red Cross chairman for
the Busby area.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1950-02-16
Widths Return From
Deuler Meetings.

MI. and Mrs. Albert Wildin,
owners of the local C~oast-to-
Coast store, recently returned
from a four-day meeting of the
Coast-to-Coast Stores organiza-
ton in Minneapolis. A total of
545 stores. located in Is states,
were represented.
1.-THE annual meeting of the
organization left nothing to be
desired" Wildin said, both
from the standpoint of educa-
tional and entertainment fea-
lures. One of the highlights was
a stirring address by DR.. Will
liam (Bill) Alexander, pastor of
the First Christian church, Ok
lahoma City, and candidate
for United States senate from
his state. Other speakers on the
program were the executive and
m e rchandise departmental
heads of the central organiza-
ton"
Predictions for business in
1850 were highly optimistic. Re-
ports of farm incomes were
highly encouraging. Owners of
Coast-to-C Coast stores were urg-
ed to follow through thoroughly
on their advertising programs
that have been planned for the
current year, and especially to
use more newspaper advertising
in connection with the organiza-
TONS "20th Anniversary" pro-
motions.
Prominently displayed and
discussed at the meeting were
electric home appliances such
as refrigerators, freezers, ranges
and washing machines, for
which an increasing demand,
particularly in rural areas, was
indicated.
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CALL FOR RIDS

The Board of County Com
missioners of Big Horn County,
Montana, will receive sealed
bids up to 200 P. M. on the
oath day of February, 1850, in
the Commissioners room in
the Court House, at Hardin,
Montana, for the following:
Item lone Cd new four
door sedan, or sub
urban sedan, COM
plete with all stan
dard equipment, F.
o. B. Hardin, Mon
tana.
Item 1.-TWO (2) new Y ton
pickup trucks, COM
plete with all stan
dard equipment, F. o.
B. Hardin, Montana.
Bidder will enclose specifica-
tons, list any additional or OPP
tional equipment and their
prices separately, and specify
delivery dates.
The Board reserves the right
to rejects any or all bids.
BY Order of the Board of
County Commissioners of Big
Horn County, Montana, this 9Th
day of February, 1850.
Andrew Miller, Chairman
pub. Feb. 9, Is, 23)
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CALL FOR BIDS

The Board of County Com
missioners of Big Horn County,
Montana, will receive sealed
bids up to 200 P. NJ. on the
27th day of February, 1850, in
the Commissioners room in the
Court House at Hardin, Monta-
ma, for the following:
One ID new Diesel Crawler
Tractor, having seventy
or more draW-bar horse
power rating, and equipp-
edWith a double drum
power control unit.
The Board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids. ,
BY order of the Board of
County Commissioners of Big
Horn County, Montana, this 9Th
day of February, 1850.
Andrew Miller, Chairman
(Pub. Feb. 9, Is, 23)