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Evening star., 1951-01-28
Reuther Says Wage Policy
Must Allow for Raises
By the AsSociofed Press

DETROIT. Jan. 27.-W Walter
Reuther, with nearly 80 per cent
of his unions 1,250.000 members
covered by cost-of living wage
pacts, said today that wage con-
trolls must allow raises for other
workers.
Mr.. Reuther, president of the
ECIO- United Auto Workers. made
the statement in commenting on
the Governments wage price
freeze announced last night.
At the same time he demanded
that the Defense Production Act
under which the orders were is
sued, be amended Immediately "to
permit effective control of all
prices-especially food prices"
When specific wage control Or
ders are issued, Mr.. Reuther said
they must provide f1exibility for
wage adjustments for those work.
ers not protected by escalator
clauses"
Recent cost of living advances
have far exceeded any wage in
creases won by such workers." he
asserted.
Mr.. Reuther reiterated that
there is no basis or justification
for Government interference with
escalator Or so-called annual i'm
provement factor" clauses now
prevalent in auto industry labor
contracts.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Baltimore Transit Offer
Reported 10 Be Allowable
BY the AsSociofed Press


BALTIMORE, Jan. 27. - The
Evening Sun quoted Govern
ment official today as saying a
wage increase the Baltimore
Transit Co. is Offering it's 5000
employees probably would be al
lowed under the new wage freeze
order.
The official was not named.
Undoubtedly such a wage in
crease would be approved by the
Wage Sterilization Board, bu1
very likely it could not be paic
until the board has worked out 6
formula" the spokesman said.
Yesterdays wage freeze order is
a "stop-gap" measure, the Sun re-
ported he said, and will be made
more flexible under regulations
now being drawn up by the sta
bilization board.
The transit company last night
offered its operators, AF'L unior
members, an immediate eight-cent
increase and another four-cent
rise next January.
The union has asked seven cents
retroactive to January 8 ano
another seven cents July 8.
Evening star., 1951-01-28
Stocks and Grains Up
On Price Freeze News;
Cotton Markets Close
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The
stock market greeted the Govern
ment freeze with a lusty advance
in prices today but several of the
Nations leading commodity ex-
changes closed up shop to think
things over.
Price advances on the New York
Stock Exchange added 81 billion
to the value of all listed securities
and grain prices pushed ahead in
the Chicago pits.
The cotton futures exchanges
New York, New Orleans, Chicago,
Memphis = were the first to
suspend operations for the day
pending a clarification of the
price control order from Wash
ington.
It was almost the opening hour
of 10 am. when the New York
cotton market managers made a
brief announcement that trading
would be suspended for the short
Saturday session The suspension
will continue through Monday.
Trading Is Brisk.
The New York produce exchange
opened, but refrained from any
trading in cottonseed or soybean
oil futures.
The Board of Trade in Chicago
took a different viewpoint, saying
lit saw no reason for closing down
on soybean oil trading at the
moment.
The markets that continued
trading as usual did a brisk busi-
ness.
Price advances on the New
York Stock Exchange ran to bet
ter than So a share on sub
stantial list of issues and some
gains were as much as SO and
81 a share.
Steels, rails, motors, oils and
chemicals led the upward surge.
The explanation of market OBJ
servers was that the high level
of the freeze assured continued
good earnings.
The general feeling was ex-
pressed by one broker this way:
What more could you ask?"
he said. With prices frozen at
their highest point that means
more profit for everyone
Bullish Reaction Spreads.
The bullish reaction even spread
across the border to Canada,
Evening star., 1951-01-28

A. We've already talked about
farm products and goods. Other
exemptions include professional
fees, prices in the publication and
communications fields, insurance
rates, utility rates, train. bus and
plane fares and real estate prices.
@. What is meant by profess
sional fees?
A. There are still some uncer-
tainities on that. Officials say
however, that the exemption ap.
plies only to an independent pro.
fessional contractor (such as g
doctor, lawyer, or engineer who
charges feeS), and not to people
who work for wages or salaries
! @. What about BARRIERS?
A. The officials said it is pretty
clear that BARRIERS are not exempt
from price control, but they made
no formal ruling on any occupa.
ton.
@. How will price controls af-
feet commodity exchanges?
A. Officials said that under the
present order each seller has hi
ceiling price, which is the high
est price he achieved on the com.
modify actually delivered during
the base period December 19-Jan-
uary 25 or offered for delivery
then. The officials said they are
considering whether to change the
order to bring a different result
and will try to issue a statement
on this Monday.
Food Controls Different.
@. Why are some foods con-
trolled differently from others?
A. This is partly because of the
parity" provision in the Defense
Production Act, and partly be-
cause the Government went even
further in its list of exemptions
than required by the law, To illus
trate this last point, it would be
possible under the law to freeze
the price of cattle and hogs but
the order didn't freeze the prices
of any live animals or in fact any
other raw, Impressed farm prod
ucts when sold by the producer
@. What do you mean by the
parity provision?
A. Parity is a flexible standard
designed to give the farmer what
Congress considers a fair pur-
chasing power. 1t fuctuates with
the prices Of the things farmers
buy. The law bans farm price
ceilings on products selling at less
than parity, and it also limits the
power of the Government to con-
troll retail prices or such products
because it requires the setting of
fair" ceilings. 1t would not be
considered fair to hold a retailers
price stationary while the farm
price-and the prices of middle
men-rose to a point where the
retailer would not make profit
Therefore the retailer is allowed
to raise his prices in order to re-
fleet rises in the farm prices of
products now below parity, like
butter and eggs.
Evening star., 1951-01-28

where prices on the Toronto
stock exchange moved up to the
highest ground in 16 years.
Buying was heavy in the Chi
cago grain pits and there were
sharp price advances all along
the line.
Soybeans jumped 2A to 6la
cents bushel. Rye was up 25s
to 65a cents a bushel. Wheat
moved ahead 11s to 35s cents.
Corn gained IA to 37s cents and
oats 15s to 23s.
The price freeze exempted farm
commodities selling below parity
or below the highest price scored
in the May "a to June "a period
and brokers explained that all
gains were selling below these
levels.
Evening star., 1951-01-28

can, of New Jersey. said in a state
ment prices should have been
rolled back to levels of last July
Is. Failure to do that, he de-
clared, is "tantamount to ad-
ministration approval of the self
ishness and greed of the prof.
teers who, since the beginning of
the war in Korea, have taken un-
due advantage of every oppor-
tunity to rig prices of essen
tial items beyond the reach of our
average citizen"
Evening star., 1951-01-28

partial Federal rent control law
still is in force.
Criticized by Labor.
Attacks on the wage freeze came
from AFL and CIO officials.
AFL President William Green
protested:
Prices have been steadily rising
while wages have been pretty
much standing still. Unless we are
accorded the opportunity to work
out inequities, the freeze is unjust
to labor"
Said CIO Vice President Michael
Quill:
"A shocking blow to American
wage earners and consumers"
The wage action demonstrated
the emergency nature of the sta
bilization move.
The order was handed to Chair
man Ching of the wage board by
his chief, Economic Stabilizer Eric
Johnston. just 10 minutes before
it was announced. Both the wage
board and Mr.. Di Salle'S price
agency are technically branches
of Mr. Johnston's Economic Sta
biliZation Agency.
Mr.. Ching's board had beer.
unable to agree on a wage freeze
because the three labor members
refused to approve such a step.
That's why the order had to be
signed by Mr.. Johnston who in
sisted the two orders on prices
and wages should be issued stimuli
taneously.
Must Act Quickly.
1t is Mr.. Ching's position that
wage controls to be effective must
have agreement of labor and
management, and he observed as
the order came out:
Now we'll be forced to act as
quickly as possible"
Officials say the quicker the
board is able to set up a wage
policy with flexible features, the
better the chance of keeping
peace in the labor management
field.
An attack on the price order
came from Allan Kline, president
of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, who said controls
would cost the United States 10
to Is percent of its potential pro-
duction in five years "in compari-
son to free economy methods" He
said that balancing the budget
would be the best way to fight
imitation.
The American Meat Institute.
representing most major packers,
said controls on any meat bring
on black markets"
On the retail selling front, the
National Retail Dry Goods AS
sociation offered every aid" to
halt initiation and further the
defense effort.
Rankin Asks Currency Curb.
Representative Rankin, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi. said price
freeze without curbing imitation of
the currency will flood the coun-
try with black markets, wreck the
economy and bring on an eco
nomic disaster the likes of which
this Nation has never known"
Price imitation is caused by an
increase in the volume of the Ma
tion's currency and the velocity
of its circulation, his statement
said. He added there is four times
as much money in circulation now
as in 1920, previous price peak.
Representative Seely Brown.
Republican, of Connecticut, said
If the administration wanted price
controls, it should have imposed
them "on the date the President
decided to send troops into
Korea" Now, he said in a state
ment, the move has been so "tele-
graphed" as to nullify any bene-
fits.
Senator Hendrickson, Republi-
Evening star., 1951-01-28
|Price-Woge Cotechism
BY the Associated Press

BY the Assoeiaied Press
Here are some questions and
answers about the price-Wage
freeze that was ordered Friday
night:
@. Are all prices frozen?
A. No, most of them are, but a
lot of exemptions are listed in the
order. No farm prices are frozen,
for example.
@. Does that mean no food
prices are frozen?
A. No. Your retail grocer is
forbidden to raise prices on meats
and a few other things. On many
foods. such as canned fruits and
vegetables and bread butte, eggr
G --?, may re Use prices
only' Icnccc increases in the
farmers price, and for no other
reason. But on some food he is
not under any price control at all
for example, fresh fruits and
vegetables, fresh fish, tree nuts
All Wages and Salaries.
@. Are wages frozen?
A. Yes, all wages and salaries,
but a list of exemptions is eX-
pected to come out in a few days.
For example public school teach
ers and other governmental en-
ployes may be exempted from
wage controls. Besides, the Wage
Sterilization Board (WSB) prom
ises to quickly clarity the situa-
ton concerning wage raises that
have geen granted but are not
yet in effect.
@. Then these freezes are only
temporary?
A. Yes The wage board, after
listing some exemptions and clari-
flying the freeze order, expects to
issue an overall wage formula
that will be pretty flexible and
will replace the freeze altogether
@. And the price freeze is tenn
porary, too?
A. Yes. the Office of Price
Sterilization (OPS) admits that
any general freeze works an un-
fair hardship on some business
men. They are working on new
orders that will control retail
prices by limiting the retailers
and wholesalers margins" in
place of freezing his present
prices. They also plan to issue
separate orders industry by in
dustry.
Hardship Cases.
@. II an employe or a business
man feels that he is a hardship
case under the present orders,
what should he do?
A. The officials are asking these
people to give them a little time
to prepare the new orders, which
they say will take care of most
hardships faster than if they
dealt with the grievances one by
one Later there will be detailed
procedures for appeals.
Q. Prices were frozen as of what
date?
A. At the highest levels of the
period December 19 through Janu-
ary 25.
Q. And wages?
A. At the level of January 25.
Q. There was lot of talk about
a roll back of prices to January
2 levels, or to January IS. Why
didn't they do that?
A. They decided at the last
moment not to try it. They ex-
planned that they would have had
to give businessmen three or four
weeks to make the changeover-
during which time prices would
still be uncontrolled. But they do
say that roll-backs may be
achieved in some of the industry
orders that are coming. To il
lustrate this. two days ago the
price of cowhide was rolled back
10 the highest levels of November.
Q. Are automobiles prices still
frozen at December l levels?
A. Yes, but that order is ex-
pected to be relaxed soon.
Q. Will there be any rationing
of retail goods?
A. Officials say not for a long
time, if at all. They say there
are plenty of goods to go around.
Q. What are some of the ex-
emptions in the price freeze order?
Evening star., 1951-01-28
w. and M. Celebration

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Jan 81
P.-The College of William and
Mary will celebrate the 258th an
niversary of its founding here
Feruary 8 with a Charter Day
convocation featuring an address
by Dean John A. Krout Of CO.
lumbia University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27
Chang Addresses Bid
To Japanese People
By the Associated Press

TAIPEH, Formosa, May &c.
Chang Kai-shek said today that
Asia could be stabilized only by
the cooperation of a free China
and it's old enemy, Japan, which
must be both peaceful and demo-
cratic.
An official announcement said
the president of the Chinese
Nationalist made the statement
in an interview with a visiting
japanese, Masao Kawsaki of
Kyodo news agency.
so long as Soviet Russia con-
trolls the China mainland" he was
quoted as saying, there can be
no security for Japan.
IT hope the Japanese people
understand that the Free China
struggle against Communism will
very greatly affect the future of
the peoples of Asia"
Chang told the Japanese news
man that the Chinese on the main
land no longer were hostile to
Japan and wanted to see both the
Chinese Communists and the
Russians overthrown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. latD, couples must
apply for marriage license on
one day, iUGit three full days and
receiue the license ON the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Thomas Horner.- jr.,. 50. 1908 I st. Sc.
and Antonio Sanchez, 4s, l705 Upshul
sst Ra q ssss.s e. sns Nellie Knapp
John .Buttimer. 80, 712 Monroe st. ne:
Robef d E5 cG d k.2a Sessys en st h
william fha M sSsfao afS? srd g. pa s
NV. and Ruth Nelson, %. 1851 \
Morton Horen, 90, and Beverly Goldman
-. both OF Arlington: Va,
4f lam u fa' 1913 st. NE A'' anu ASns'
st. NV and Adele Dots Is. Biadsnsb Sds'
NV. and Aifrieda Evans. y. 1925 1r y
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land and H sars TrimSie 6. 5$Gl Broad
Donald Meekins, 20, 733 Hobart pl; NV,
John ai MeHush' a s.. 54as Connecticut ave
n Nv. and Frances Gildea, 80, 14a'
BeRisno Tods: H. liz %. Manila, P. l., and
Richard Rumble. IS. 5532 30th pl. NV,
ana Bernice Blease, Fl, Silver Spring,
Harold shobe,, 81, MT: Rainier, Md. and
Roman Nancy s1 sTO0ks q ch chi s,s M WHIT,
hurst. %; both Of Silver Spring. Md.
Rebecca. Smith. 81, Beltsville, Md
lobe Fodder. "a. 24S0 10th st, NV. and
Constance Laker, 20. 4142 18th ST. NV.
Robert Smith. rs. and Mary Pyron. II,
Richard Tener' A. 1fo7 21st St. NV. and
Frances oppenheimer, "a. 2517 Mozart
Ray Kinton. 90, 1909 Rhode Island ave
ny, and Jeanne Rochefort. 3s. 1925
Robert Hueston. 20. 2011 Wyoming ave.
NV, and Voncille Holley. rs. 6707 18th
Harvey Lyons. So, and Bessie Kinnion, A.
both of 613 Half st s.w.
Jack Rice, -2s. Chevy Chase, Md. and
Mar" Hoffman, 27, Hyattsvile Md.
Jose Esclusa. %, and Judith Casterline,
%, both OF "s17 Connecticut ave. NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27

Although oysters are edible In
all months of the year, hot weather
shipping problems helped the
legend that they could not be
eaten except in months, the names
of which contain an "R."
Evening star., 1951-06-04
William STEEL Jackson,
Once Patent Office Lawyer

William Steel Jackson, 80, for
merly an attorney with the United
States Patent Office here, died
Friday at his home in Bala-
Cynwyd, mainline suburb OF
Philadelphia, it was learned here
today.
Mr.. Jackson was born in Dun
cannon, Pa. He was graduated
from Lehigh in engineering and
later earned his law degree in
Washington. He was with the
Patent Office for about 10 years.
For nearly 40 years he operated
his own law firm in Philadelphia.
His wife, the former Vanette
Louise Began of Washington, died
several years ago.
Surviving are three sons, Joseph
Gray jackson. Van Steel jackson
and Edward L. jackson, all of
Philadelphia. A brother-in-law,
DR.. Joseph B. Began of 1890 In
graham street NV. is q physi-
clan on the staff Of Garfield Hos
pital.
Funeral services were to be held
at 2 o'clock this afternoon from
Mr.. Jackson's residence in Bala-
Cynwyd.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Mrs. Edna D. Grove, IS,
Widow Of Baltimore Man

Mrs. Edna D. Grove, 5a who
died of stroke Friday at her
home, 2709 Lee boulevard, Arling-
ton. will be buried tomorrow in
Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Ar
lington. The services will be held
at 9 an. in st. Charles Catholic
Church, Arlington.
Mrs. Grove was found dead by
a son. Arthur v. Grove, jr., a
Bureau of Internal Revenue agent,
on returning from work. Another
son, Robert w. Grove, employed
by the Defense Department, also
lives, at the home.
A third son. Franklin N. Grove,
flew here last night from Ger
many to attend the funeral. He
is United States resident officer
for the State Department In the
Eschwege area.
Mrs. Grove was born in Balti-
more and came here in 1914. Her
husband, a Baltimore business
man, died a number of years ago.
A sister, Mrs. Marguerite L,
Fishback. also lives in Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Mrs. William 0urand,
Silver Spring Resident

Mrs. William H. Ourand, sc, q
lifelong resident Of the Washing
ton area. died Friday night at
Suburban Hospital.
Funeral services were to be held
at 2 o'clock this afternoon in ST.
Luke's Lutheran Church. High
land drive and Colesville road.
Silver Spring. Burial was to be
in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Ourand, who lived at 8414
Queen Anne drive. Silver Spring
Md, was the wife Of retired
chief of the Patent Offices draft
ing division.
Born Wilhelmina Hartig in
Washington. she was the daughter
of the late Louis and Emma
Hartig. She had been married
for 40 years.
Mrs. Ourand formerly lived in
North Woodside, Md, and her
husband was a past president Of
the North Woodside Citizens As
sociation. Both were leaders in
work to improve that area. She
was active there in the Grace
Episcopal Church. Later she was
an active member Of st. Luke's
Church.
Besides her husband, she leaves
a son, Calvin II. Ourand. of Gin
cinnati. and two grandchildren.
She is also survived by a sister.
Mrs. George H. Estler. 8410 Queen
Anne drive. Silver Spring. and two
brothers, Louis Hartig, Fort
Lauderdale, Fla, and Ben G.
Hartig, Bay Ridge, Md.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Frank 0. Parker, II,
Patent Attorneyfor
More Than 40 Years

Frank o. Parker, 72, a patent
attorney here for more than 40
years, died yesterday of a heart
attack at his home, 1925 Twenty
first street NV.
Mr.. Parker was born in Wash
ington and lived his entire life
here. He earned a B.A. degree
from Georgetown University and
was graduated from National Uni
versity Law School in 1908.
The attorney had practiced here
since his graduation in law, with
offices in the Washington Loan &
Trust Co. Building. He had done
patent work for many industrial
firms throughout the country.
Mr.. Parker served as an Army
captain in ordnance during World
War !.
At one time he was a member
of the American Bar Association,
University Club and the Army,
Navy Country Club. He was ad-
mitted to practice before the Su-
preme Court. He had a summer
home in Brookeville. Md.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Frances A. Parker; a son, Gordon
S. Parker Of 301 Indian Spring
drive. Silver Springs. and a grand
daughter. Margaret r. Parker.
Funeral services will be held at
/ pm. Wednesday in the Hines
funeral home, 1901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be at
2::30 pm. in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Mrs. J. Alan Coad,
Wife Of State Senator
BY the A.seeio,sd Press

LEONARDTOWN, Md, June 4.
Mrs. Clara Carter Hyatt Coad,
|83-year-old wife of former State
Senator j. Alan Coad, died yester-
day after long illness at Porto
Bello. her home on the st. Mary's
River.
A native of Erie, Pa. Mrs. Coad
spent her youth there and was
married in 1895 to Alpheus Hyatt,
whose family founded Hyattsville.
She bought the 250-year-old
Hebb House at Porto Bello in 1920.
Hyatt died there in 1911.
Six years later she married
Coad. who was president Of the
County Trust Co. of Maryland un-
til five years ago when he retired.
Funeral services were to be held
today at Porto Bello with burial
in the family plot at Woodlawn
|Cemetery. N. Y.
Surviving, in addition to her
husband. is a daughter, Mrs. Clara
Tyler Kent of Frederick.
Evening star., 1951-06-04
Henry R. Cover Dies;
Was Attorney in D. c.
For Nearly 50 Years

Henry r. Cover, "A. an attorney
here for nearly half century,
died yesterday at his home, 222o
Twentieth street NV, after q
brief illness.
Since 1908 Mr.. Cover had been
a member of the law firm Of Ham,
ilton 81 Hamilton. with Offices in
the Union Trust Co.. Building.
He was born In Lawrence. Kans.,
and reared in Iowa City. Earning
a B.A. degree from Georgetown
University in 1898. he was grad
uated from Harvard Law School
in 1903. He then joined Hamilton
81 Hamilton.
Mr.. Cover was a member Of the
Lawyers Club of Washington. the
District Bar Association, the
American Bar Association, the
Chevy Chase Club and the Uni
versity Club.
Mr.. Cover was one of the best
known attorneys at District Court,
where he spent much Of his time,
Associates described him as a
kindly man, well liked by those
with whom he worked.
Although in his early years of
practice Mr.. Cover did a great
deal of trial work. In recent years
most of his time was devoted to
research and preparation of cases
for Hamilton g. Hamilton.
For many years he was active
in bar association work and his
name frequently appeared on en-
tertainment programs as a singer
during the associations outings.
Surviving is a sister, Miss Bor-
redell Cover of the Twentieth
street address. His wife, Mrs.
Gertrude Hastings Cover, died in
1943.
Funeral services will be held at
IL am. tomorrow in st. Matthew's
Cathedral. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Representing the District Bar
Association at the funeral will be
Charles w. Arth, George A. Cas-
sidy, jr., John w. Davidge. Charles
D. Drayton, j. Spalding Flannery,
Blaine Mallan. George E. Mcneil,
Daniel w. ODonoghue. jr.. Fred
erick Stohlman and Leon To-
briner.