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Evening star., 1950-07-31
'Leukemia Is Fatal
To 2-Monfh Bride

Mrs. Cecil G. Neal, a bride Of
two-and-one-half months, died
Saturday of leukemia in Doctors
Hospital.
Mrs. Neal was the former Miss
Esther Mae Bottoms of Sharps-
burg, N. c. She and her husband,
construction worker, were mar
ried last May II. A month later
she was stricken with the blood
disease.
A District resident since 1896,
Mrs. Neal had been employed by
the Franklin Duplicating Co., in
The Star Building. before her
marriage.
She lived at 30o5 Clinton
street NE
In addition to her husband,
she leaves her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Bottoms and three
brothers, Carl, David and Douglas
Bottoms of Sharpsburg. She also
is survived by two other brothers,
John H. Bottoms, jr., of Annap
oils, Md, and James K. Bottom
of Seabrook, Md, and five sister
Mrs. Fred Whitehead Of Elm Cit,
IN. c.; Mrs. Floyd Joyner of Mac
clesfleld, N. c.; Mrs. Julian Cabe
of st. Petersburg, Fla; Mrs. julia.
Abrams of Tampa, Fla, and Mrc.
Harold Mccall of Rocky Mount,
N. G.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow at Chamber
funeral home, 5801 Cleveland ave-
nue., Riverdale, Md. Burial will
be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-07-31
Arms Aid
continued From First Page.

be met. He pointed out that the
legislation could be expedited by
bringing representatives of these
key committees to the White
House to explain the new pro-
gram.
The 81 billion will be in addi-
ton to 1922, 100000 already
voted for foreign arms aid.
"WiH Give Anything"
Senator McKellar, in a state
ment before a White House con-
ference of the President and IL
top leaders, indicated he thinks
Congress is in a mood to "give
the Government anything it needs
to win this war"
Senator Bridges of New Hamp-
shire, top Republican on the APP
preparations Committee. said in a
separate interview he has no
doubt that Republicans generally
will support any boost in foreign
military assistance funds that
seems justified.
Tydings Stresses West Europe.
Another of the conferees, Chair
man Tydings of the Armed Serv-
ices Committee, said yesterday
that, crucial as the Korean fight
ing is. the important thing is te
keep the nations of Western Eu-
rope strong.
II strongly believe" he said
"we should keep after them tx
constantly increase their defense'
in Western Europe and that WI
should give them arms aid wher
ever it is desirable"
On the subject of joint mill
tary action by the Democrat,
nations, Senator H. Alexandel
Smith, Republican, of New Jer'
sey, suggested in an interview tina
a start be made soon on an at
tempt to assemble a mobile Unitee
Nations striking force to meet an,
Communist outbreak in the fu'
ture.
Evening star., 1950-07-31
Atomic
Continued From First Page

been in operation. Both deaths
and eight of the injuries occurred
from 1912 to 1946 when the war;
time Manhattan Engineer District
operated the project. Since the
Acc took over there have been
five injuries.
A major development of the
year has been discovery of new
uranium sources in the United
States. These had been limited
IN the past to vanadium ores on
the Colorado plateau, while major
sources in the world were the
great pitchblende deposits ir
Northern Canada, the Belgian
Congo and the mines in Czecho.
slovakia now controlled by the
Russians.
Now fairly good deposits ot
uraninite, closely allied to pitch
blende, have been found in Utah
Pitchblende itself may be founo
at greater depths. An actua
pitchblende deposit, hitherto un.
known in the United States. has
been found in the upper penin-
sula of Michigan, and Idaho ha;
yielded some valuable ores.
The report states merely that
~studies on the feasibility of ra-
biological substances as a method
OF warfare were continued" Thi,
would involve spraying an ares
Evening star., 1950-07-31
First Aid
Continued From First Page.)

injuries, but DR.. Carl ]. Potthoff
national director for first aid, said
the National Security Resources
Board has not yet issued its plans
on which the instruction program
will be based. The NSRB is pre-
pairing its complete blueprint for
civilian defense to be made public
at a meeting of State government
representatives in Chicago on
September 8.
DR.. Potthoff said he is concerned
about the slowness in the devel-
opment of plans.
Compared with England" he
said. I'VE have a lot to do in
organization and training. The
British have a three-year plan
which provides for 60 hours OF
instruction for the civilian defense
workers in the first year"
Blood Program Pressed.
DR.. Potthof said that the Ma.
tional Red Cross had received in.
structions only to go ahead with
first aid and a program for obtain
ing blood donations. He conceded
that, based on the experience ol
Japan in atomic bomb attacks
caring for burns, shock, fracture:
and the like, would be a major
part of the initial work.
| Only about S to Is per cent OF
the deaths were due to radiation
he said, and the necessity of blooo
transfuSions for these cases woulc
build up until the second ano
third weeks.
The NSRB said that while the
civil defense arrangements are
far from completed, effective
measures could be put into opera.
ton at once in case of an atomic
bomb attack.
The present long-range plan
ming calls for a combined Federal
State and local Set-up in a veal
and a half to two years. but
which could be reduced to si1
months if necessary.
Taking Refresher Course.
Mr.. Aronoff said the Distric'
Red Cross has a group of /:
supervisory instructors in frs
aid, now taking a refreshel
course so they can train addi.
tional instructors. In the mex
week or two. he said, the organ.
ization will start a training course
for persons to serve as instruc.
Evening star., 1950-07-31
Bride to Be Attired
In Nothing as King
OF Nudists Morries
By the Associoted Press

MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, July 81
The newly crowned king and
queen of the Eastern Sunbathers
Association are going to be mar
ried but both insist it wasn't love
at first sight.
No sooner had the unrobed
royalty been crowned yesterday
than King Frank Molnar and
Queen Vicki Atkins announced
they would marry Aug. Is.
Molnar and Miss Atkins, both
residents of New York and both
27, said they have known each
other for more than a year.
Their engagement was an
nounced as 800 other men and
women who believe in enjoying
the sun without clothes were
winding up their four-day annual
convention.
Before most of the sunbathers
packed to head home they elected
Eugene Holzer, Easton. Pa. pres
ident, and Agnes Scoles, Miami,
Fla. vice president.
Some of the association mem
bers remained at the camp to at
tend the Molnar-Atkins nuptials-
without clothes. of course.
Evening star., 1950-07-31
North American Newspaper AIIiones


Almost everybody these days
conscious of subversives. Presiden
Truman has asked citizens to re
port to the FBI persons suspected
of subversive activities.
In industry employers canno
get classified Government con
tracts if they employ persons whit
are disloyal or poor securit.
risk. Still other employers, whethel
or not they are engaged in Gov
eminent work, want to rid theil
plants of Communists and keer
out those trying to get in. Wha1
can they do?
That question was put to Of.
ficials in the Justice Department
Defense Department, Civil Service
Commission and National Wal
Labor Board. There were answer!
from other sources. too. Here are
some of them:
@. Can you refuse to hire 6
Communist or one suspected oI
Communist leanings?
A. Yes. But you must guarc
against being accused of discrim.
mating because of union activity.
Q. Can you fire a worker be-
cause of communism?
A. Legally, yes. If you have 9
union contract, it will depend or
what grounds it provides for dis
charge.
2. Suppose you are accused Of
firing a worker because he is toe
active in the union?
A. If that is not true, Genera
Counsel Robert N. Denham of ths
National Labor Relations Boarc
will not issue any complaint
against you.
@. Suppose he believes it il
true?
A. Then Mr.. Denham will issue
a complaint and you will have tt
prove communism was the rea
reason when your case is heard
If you are found guilty of an un.
fair practice, you may have tt
rehire the individual and make VI
any lost wages.
@. Can you make communism
basis for dismissal in your unior
contract?
A. Yes. Some contracts f1lee
with the Bureau of Labor Stats.
tics have such a provision.
Q. Can you require employees tt
sign a non-Communist affidavit
or face dismissal?
A. You probably can if youl
labor contract doesn't bar it
NLRB has this question before il
in a case involving Stewart War.
ner Corp, Chicago.
@. Can you also insist tina
union officials pledge not to ad.
vocate Socialism and put up &
performance bond?
A. No. NLRB told STANDARD
Generator Service Co. that wa.
going too far, was not bargain.
ing in good faith"
@. Suppose you have a Govern.
ment defense contract?
A. If the work is classified "Se.
cret.' the contracting agency viii
screen your employees before giving
you the contract.
@. And If the contract is not
classified?
A. You are on your own.
@. viii the FBI investigate any
Evening star., 1950-07-31
Here Are Ways for Industry
To Protect Itself From Reds

suspected employees on request?
A. No.
@. How can you tell if a worker
is Communist or has Communists
leanings.
A. Unless it is admitted, yor
cannot be sure. You can be sus-
picious, however, by their state
ments, actions or membership in
any of the 100 organizations listed
by the United States Attorney
General as Communist or Com
munist inspired.
@. Where can you get the list
A. From the Information Di-
vision, Civil Service Commission
Washington Is, D. C.
@. How can you find out If a
person was dismissed from Fed
eral job for security reasons9
A. BY writing to the personnel
division of the agency for which
he worked. If you don't know
whether the individual woi ked for
the Government, or in what
agency, this information can be
obtained from the Service Record
Division, Civil Service Commits
sion, Washington 25, D. =.
@. Can you refuse to bargain
with a union whose officers have
not signed non-Communist atfi-
davits under the Taft-Hartley
labor law?
A. NLRB's view has been that
you may refuse to bargain with
such union. Some doubt has
been cast on this, however, by
the dictum of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals here. Ir
the West Texas utilities case, the
court limited that you are obliged
to bargain. although you might
require the union to obtain a GER
tification as bargaining agent
from NLRR. Thus the union could
not do without filing non-Com-
munist affidavits.
Evening star., 1950-07-31

ter plan for emergency operation
at its big Hanford (Wash.) plant
The design of the Hanford
structures is such. the commission
said, that it is almost inconceiv-
able that anything short of a
severe earthquake or successful
enemy action would cause a
runaway chain reaction there. But
if one comes, workers are all set
to get out fast.
The commission did not say
whether such disaster plan is in
the works for any of its other
facilities.
Evening star., 1950-07-31

week made a quick sampling
through it's field offices, of the
viewpoint of business men regard
ing price control. The survey was
said to indicate surprising sup
port for controls.
The presidency of the Inde-
pendent Grocers Association, j
Frank Grimes of Chicago, said
yesterday that food boarding
seems to have simmered down.
At the same time, Mr.. Grimes sale
that good prices, boosted by panic
buying, are continuing upward.
Evening star., 1950-07-31
Controls
Continued From First Page)

products before turning to the
mandatory powers in the bill.
The other Taft amendments are
designed to spell out in more de-
tail the mandatory powers.
In both houses the plea of Ber-
nard M. Baruch for ceilings on
everything caught hold and began
to gain many recruits.
Fifteen House Republicans Joined
in a statement calling for enact
ment of a plan for standby con-
trolls on prices, wages, profits and
rents, with Congress retaining the
right to pull the trigger" on when
they should go into effect.
Rules Committee Meets.
Meanwhile on the House side
the Rules Committee met to f1S
the length of debate on the con-
troll bill when it is taken up In
the House tomorrow.
House Republican Leader Mar.
tin of Massachusetts is not COM
mitting himself on the Baruch all
out controls until he has a meet
ing of the House Republican Pol
icy Committee tomorrow after
noon.
Gov. Chester Bowles of Connec-
ticut, OPA head during World
War II. came out over the week
end for price ceilings Immediately
at the wholesale level and a price
roll-back to June Is on such COM
modities as steel, feed grains ano
building materials. Under his plan
consumer controls would follow
only if the situation showed signs
Of getting out of hand.
Prices Continue Upward.
One well-placed source who asked
that his name not be used said a
high Federal official suggested to
Mr.. Truman late last week that
he ought to consider asking Con-
gress for authority to freeze" all
prices, and perhaps roll them
back to a level in June.
The official was quoted as say
ing the buying rush and consum-
er boarding had not subsidized, anc
that prices were continuing te
climb. He repeatedly advised
against any standby program or
the theory that an ever-present
threat of controls only would ag-
gravate the situation.
1t also was learned that the
Commerce Department late last
Evening star., 1950-07-31

with radioactive dust obtained a.
by-products of the production oi
plutonium.
Experiments Elemental.
At a press conference pre-.
ceding release of the report il
was explained that, quite asid.
from the restrictions about giving
information on about the mos
restricted of all military subjects
the experiments are in an ele.
mental stage.
There are several hundred
radioactive by-productS of the
great uranium ovens. Only about
ten of these would be of any value
for Pathological warfare and sep.
aration of these Is an extremely
laborious. costly procedure at the
best.
Separation" explained one OF
the Commissions experts, may
be possible but perhaps not prac-
tical at present" Not enough
progress has been made, it was
stressed, to justify any comment
even if this would be allowable.
At the reactor testing station OF
the commission at Arco, Idaho
the experimental breeding reactor
which will test the possibility OF
creating fashionable atoms faster
than they are consumed, anC
which will cost $18 million, ha.
made such progress that its com
pletion is expected early mex
year. Here also a prototype i!
being built for the projected sub.
marine power plant. A group o.
scientists has been formed to worl
on the problems of an atomic mo
tor for airplaneS.
Aureomycin Helps.
During the year has come a bet
ter understanding of radiation
sickness and the finding that tn,
new anti-biotic, aureomycin, is {
potent drug against border-lin,
fatal cases. In case of an attack
it was explained, a certain pro.
portion of the population will di'
in from three days to two weeks
Often there will be no externa
evidence of injury. Many more
however, will fall into the So
called so per cent lethal group
Left untreated, half of these car
be expected to die in a week tt
eight weeks, but recent evidence
has shown that many can be savee
by blood transfusions and the ad.
ministration of aureomycin tt
check the bacterial infection.
which follow the reduction Of
white blood cells caused by radia.
ton.
Some alarm has been expressed
lest an atomic bomb could b,
smuggled into the country, per.
haps in bits, and assembled in {
strategic spot, perhaps with a tim,
fuse attached. So far as is known
it was explained at the press con
ference, there would be no means
whatsoever of detecting the pres
ence of such radioactive materia
in a ships hold or a freight train
The radiations of U-235 would no
pass through an ordinary pack.
ing box. Plutonium could b,
4 shipped without fear of detection
in pasteboard carton.
The AEF even unfolded a disas
Evening star., 1950-07-31

tors. About 80 have volunteered
for this in the last week.
Mr.. Aronov said evacuation o1
injured persons from an atomic
bomb target area as rapidly az
possible would be necessary tt
avoid the fire storm" AROUND
the devastated area it is planned
to set up aid stations manned by
first aid workers and, if possible
by doctors and nurses.
Evening star., 1950-07-31
Special Hobby Show
To Be Held for
Persons Over 90

A Hobby Show for Older Per-
sons" sponsored by the District
of Columbia Recreation Board and
the United Community Services,
will be held November II through
20 at the lobby of the Departme mt
of Commerce, the Recreation De-
partment announced.
Exhibits may be submitted by
anyone 60 or older who lives in
metropolitan Washington. Pur-
pose of the project. according to
Mrs. Albert w. Atwood, chairman
of the show planning committee,
is to recognize and encourage
the achievements of elderly
people.
Evening star., 1950-07-31
Defense Step-Up Adds Strain
To Housing, Office Space

Expansion of employment in the
defense establishment will put a
further strain on low-rent hous-
ing in Washington, although a
more critical shortage is develop
ing in Office space.
Meanwhile, all hope has been
abandoned, at least for the dura-
tion of the current war threat,
that the Government can reduce
the number of temporary" build
ings, which sprang up during
World War I and were further
multiplied because of the last war.
Government agencies were seek
ing 350.000 additional square feet
of Office space before the Korean
crisis, and this untitled demand
has increased sharply since the
rearmament program began to
take shape.
The tentative estimate of 8,617
new employees to be hired by de-
fense agencies in the Washington
area probably will mean both the
crowding of workers into space
already occupied and the rental
of some additional buildings.
New employment is expected to
run largely to stenographers and
typistS in an income group which
scarcely can be expected to pay
the comparatively high rents be-
ing asked for thousands of new
apartment units now being COM
pleted.
Many Already Here.
The Civil Service Commission
however, believes most of the new
employees are now living within
committing distance and will not
require new homes here. Too,
wage-earners can be expected to
team up in groups of two or more
to rent apartments otherwise too
expensive for them.
The new employment figure
based on preliminary plans covers
an area from Laurel, Md. to Fort
Belvoir, Va. The Nationwide
total of new employees is estimated
at 237 900. Those to be employed
in Washington will be civilians,
mostly white-collar workers.
This new employment picture
could change rapidly, especially in
Washington. New personnel and
Office space will be required if the
Commerce Department takes over
price control and ALLEGATION of
materials, or the Labor Depart
ment gets the job of manpower
supervision.
At the same time, there has
been some decline of employment
at the Census Bureau and the Vet
erans' Administration agency en-
gagged in paying out dividends on
CT insurance policies. The re-
sulting space available for new
work, however, is relatively small.
Temporary Buildings Triple.
Office space in so-called tenn
porary buildings increased from
some Q million square feet during
World War I to a total of more
than s million now. The Govern
ment recently took over as Office
space part of four residences
erected for women workers during
the war. and the remainder of the
space was absorbed by the mill
tary. a.
John L. Nagle. deputy commits
Evening star., 1950-07-31

sioner for real estate management,
General Services Administration,
said his staff is making survey
of the Office space situation, along
with tentative plans for future
expansion, although he does not
know as yet how many new en-
ployes must be accommodated.
While about 10000 new dwell
ing units have been completed in
the Washington area in the last
10 years, the rentals asked are for
the most part beyond the reach
of the average Government en-
ploye supporting a family, it was
said.
Rent controls here have been
extended until January 81, 1851,
although new apartments built at
high cost since the war rent from
$3.50 to $99 a month for eff
cheney units and $110 to $135 for
two-bedroom homes.
Room Rent Rise Reported.
Recently. there have been re-
ports of increased rates at room
ing houses since controls were
removed last month, according to
Robert F. Cogswell, District rent
control administrator.
National Capital Housing Au-
thority officials said the low-cost
housing field here offered little
hope for any newcomers in the
lower-income brackets. That Of
flee now has on file 5000 active
applications for any vacancies
that may crop up in the 5000
dwelling units it is now managing.
Newcomers would have to await
their turn.
Provision will have to be made
for low-inconIe groups, If the de-
mand becomes acute among Fed
eral workers. John Ihlder, execu-
tive director of NCHA. says he
hopes the Government will not go
into the unsatisfactory and ex-
pensive expedient of temporary
housing and that some perma-
nent construction will be made
available.
The District Housing Center,
1400 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
stands ready to help in getting
accommodations, officials said.
Recently there has been an in
crease in inquiries. The Washing
ton Board of Trade, real estate
interests and the District Gov
ernment are cooperating in aid
ing in solving housing problems,
officials explained. There is a de-
mand for apartments renting
from $40 to $40 monthly, but they
are practically unobtainable, they
said.
The Civil Service Commission
sees no need for temporary Gov
ernment residence halls at this
stage. 1t will take 80 days or
longer to get any appreciable
number of people on the job, un-
less there is a real employment
emergency, officials said.
At the peak of the war, 1944-46,
a total Of $500 Government civil
ian women workers were housed
in four residence halls. These
were: Arlington Farms, LangSton,
Suitland and West Potomac Park.
Now all these are either assigned
to the military or are Office build
ingS.
Evening star., 1950-07-31

Shell scientists, using the fines,
available crude, activate the mole
cules by splitting and rearrang.
ing them according to Shells
formula for perfectly balanced
gasoline. The result-Shell Pre-.
MUM, the most powerful gaso-
line your car can use.
Evening star., 1950-07-31
Scarlet Fever Most Common

VIENNA.-Scarlet fever, with
19,649 cases reported, was the
leading contagious disease in Aus
tralia last year. Diphtheria was
second. In all, 52,393 cases of
contagious diseases were reported.
, 1950-09-11
Pohdng Airfield
Still in Hunds of
United Notions Forces


The Pohang airfield is still
firmly held by the United Ma
tons forces, the latest Mac
Arthur communique stated.
North Korean communists
launched a strong attack on
the western Naktong river
front about 1870 yesterday
but were thrown back.
American defense forces
stopped the communists just
North Of Taegu and rolled
them back. Indications are
that the Reds are losing.
heavily. Allied lines in that
sector are said to be very de-
finitely secure.
US. and South Korean
troops are counter-attacking
from Yongchan to Pohang.
Communist troops fled north
ward ahead Of the Republic OF
Korea forces
, 1950-09-11
''Speciul Delivery
Defects Bobby Sox"
In Exciting Race

In probably one of the most
exciting races seen around
here Special Delivery own
ed by Mrs. Almeric Christian
won over Bobby Sox' owned
by Christian Hendricks and
DR.. Randall James Malaria"
The winner, was leading at
the start when Bobby Sox"
passed him and later he again
took the lead. Paying six to
one. The "Sox" was the favor
tie.
Winner Of the first race was
"Silver King; the second was
ELAINE" "Wistful" won over
Mi-Janine; Duke" won Over
"Citation" and "Stymie."
The winner of the Seventh
race was HWar Cloud"
E
, 1950-09-11
Rurul Electrical
Division Plunninq
Program

Plans are being prepared for
a five-year program by the
Rural Electrical Division in st.
Croix to take care of the
needs Of the population, it was
made known by Nicasio Nico,
manager of the RED" here.
Persons planning to build or
establish any industry that
will require the use of electri-
cal energy within that period
are invited to contact the Di-
vision and discuss their plans
with the manager.