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Evening star., 1951-12-09
Lambeau Custer
Made Effective
For Game Today
Three Aides to Direct
Cardinals Against
Redskins and Beers
By Lewis r. Atchison
Stor Stuff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Dec. 8. - Curly
Lambeau, coach of the Chicago
Cardinals, was summarily re-
lieved of his duties today on the
eve of tomorrow's game at
Comiskey Park against the Wash
ington Redskins. The action came
only a day after Lambeau him
self said he was resigning effective
with the expiration of his con-
tract February !, 1852.
Lambeau's assistants will direct
the Cardinals in their last two
games, according to the an
Evening star., 1951-12-09
Griffith and Veeck Win Campaign for Unlimited Night Baseball
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN

THE LATE JOE JACKSON probably one of the 10 best
ball players who lived and his Shoees nickname
has led to any number of fanciful stories about him.
Jackson played the outeld without shoes feet
Evening star., 1951-12-09

seixos' Showing in Australia Boosts U. S.
Hopes in Dovis Cup Play. Pose BE-
Evening star., 1951-12-09

Roms- Lions Come Today Moy Decide
Division Championship. Poee B-5
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(See REDSKINS, Page B-5J
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(See GOLF, Page Bay
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(See CAPS, Page B-3.)
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Totals 21I 10 SO Total
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Chief Jap Buddhist
Due Here Next Week

Chief Abbott Of the Buddhist
Church Of Japan, Kosho Ohtani,
will visit Washington Tuesday
through Thursday as part of a
goodwill tour for promoting
understanding between his coun-
try and. the United States. The
tour started November 21 at San
Francisco and will continue until
February 81,
Chief Abbot Ohtani is being ac-
companied here by his wife, Lady
ohtani; Bishop Bunya Nakagami
of the japanese Buddhist sect;
the Rev. Hozon Seki, Head Rev.
erend OF the New York japanese
Buddhist Church. and Mrs. Seki.
The 40-year-old visitor, a cousin
OF Emperor Hirohito of Japan, is
the twenty-third Abbot of the
West Hongwanji Church System
OF Japan, which comprises the
Buddhist sect there. He has seven
million adherents and $4,000
temples in his jurisdiction. He be-
came Chief Abbot in 1888.
Chief Abbot Ohtani will attend
a conference at 2 pm. Tuesday al
the State Department. He will
place a wreath on the tomb of 6
Japanese-American soldier at II
am. Wednesday in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-12-15

Prophecy and the Coming of
Christ" at a special advent serv-
ice at 5 pm. tomorrow. The Rev.
John r. Anschutz, rector, will
Evening star., 1951-12-15
4 Churches Feature
Handel S 0raiorio

Choirs from four local churches
will sing numbers from Handers
Messiah" at services tomorrow
evening, while many other choral
groups are specializing in Christ
mas music.
Handel'S oratorio will be given
at 7:30 o'clock in Central Presby-
terian Church, and at 8 o'clock in
AuguStana Lutheran Church, First
Congregational Church and John
Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church.
A Christmas carol service by
candlelight will be held at 8
o'clock at st. Thomas Episcopal
Church.
The Young Adult Fellowship of
National City Christian Church
will present a concert at Z o'clock
in the social hall.
At 5 o'clock. the choir of Grace
Reformed Church will sing a can
tata. When Jesus Was Born"
Lutheran Church of the Ref
ormation will present Christmas
music at 7::30 o'clock during can
delight musical vespers.
At Georgetown Presbyterian
Church a program will be given
at 7:45 o'clock by the chancel
choir.
Special Christmas music will be
given at o'clock in Brookland
Baptist Church, Petworth Baptist
Church and Hamline Methodist
Church.
The choir Of Gunton Temple
Memorial Presbyterian Church
will sing "The Song of Christ
mas" at an IL o'clock service to-
morrow morning.
Evening star., 1951-12-15

speak tomorrow morning on I'VE
Would See Jesus"
Memorial Evangelical u. B.-Dr
I. S. Ernst. pastor, will preach
tomorrow morning on And On
Earth Peace"
Albright Memorial Evangelical
u. B.-The Rev. George w.
tSpeake, minister, will preach at
both the morning service and at Z
pm. tomorrow.
Georgetown Lutheran - 1.-THE
Gospel of Hope" will be the, SER
mon topic at the. morning service
tomorrow by the Revs Harold E.
Beatty. pastor.
Luther Place Memorial-"The
Lighted Mind" will be the sub
Iject of the third advent sermon
tomorrow morning by DR.. L. Ralph
Tabor, pastor.
Lutheran Church Of the Refor-
matiOn--The Rev. Arnold F. Kel-
Ter, jr., associate pastor, will preach
tomorrow at $3.50 am. and at the
evening service. DR.. Oscar F.
Blackwelder. pastor, will speak at
the morning service.
Augustana Lutheran-The Rev
Clarence T. Nelson, pastor, will
lpreach at both $50 and IL am.
tomorrow on "The Road to Ger
ltainty."
Wesley Methodist-"The Mean
ing of the Trinity" will be the SER
mon topic at $50 and IL am. to-
morrow by the Rev. c. Stanley
Lowell, minister.
Arlington MethOdist-The Rev
Harry Wardell Buckhus, III, minis
ter, will speak at $50 and II am
tomorrow. At the evening service
the Rev. George w. Harrison, as
isistant minister, will preach.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Reviews of Recent Religious Books

book is centered around 10 steps
to right living.
THE SABBATH
by Abraham ]. Heschel. Far
rar, Straus & Young; S2.75.J
! A professor at the Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary of America
attempts to answer the age-old
Question of why there is a Sabbath
day. He examines the days role,
its significance and the part it has
played in civilization.
THE CHRISTIAN IN POLITICS
BY Jerry Voorhis. (Haddam
House; s175.j
/ A former Congressman tells why
Christians should take part in
political life. He views the prime
duty of government from the
Christian viewpoint as acting in
accordance with the Ten Com
mandments and also creating
opportunities for people to solve
their problems through the basic
Christian principle of mutual aid.
SIDDHARTHA
BY Hermann HeSSe. fVGl-BGl-
lou Press; $780,
! A translation Of a book that
seeks to combine the spirituality
of the East and West. 1t tells the
story of a souls quest for the
answer to mans reason for being
on earth. This is a fine tranSla-
ltion of a European classic.
THE WISDOM OF THE
TALMUD
BY Rabbi Ben Zion Bokser.
Philosophical LibrGry; s3.75J
A learned and interesting
analysis of the Talmud. 1t sets
the Talmud against the back
ground of the times out of which
it grew and explains why the work
must be regarded as a major
source Of wisdom in our civiliza-
ton.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
EVERYDAY RELIGIOUS

EVERYDAY RELIGIOUS
LIVING
BY Joseph Fort Newton. (Abing-
don -CokeSbury Press; $1.25.J
Brief messages on everyday liv-
ing and how to meet the problems
that arise each day. These 65
short messages were selected from
those DR.. Newton wrote in his
column. "The Saturday Sermon. -
that appeared in the Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin.
BEGINNING THE DAY
BY Henry M. Edmonds. fAbing-
don -CokeSbury Press; ST.
Short prayers for every morning
in the year. The meditations are
simple in language and clear in
thought.
MEDITATIONS
BY Grace Noll Crowell. (Abino-
don -CokeSbury Press; $780,
Twenty-six meditations for
women on numerous everyday
subjects.
LET GO AND LET GOD
BY Albert E. Cliffe. prentice
Hall, INC; $780,
A series of essays on Christian
living in a confused world. The
Evening star., 1951-12-15

NEW DEAN DIR. E. Felix
Kloman has accepted the post
of dean at the Theological
Seminary of Virginia, Alexan-
dria, Va. He will leave his
charge as rector of st. Adams
Episcopal Church here July 81
to take the position, to which
he was elected several weeks
ago. DIR. Kloman, rector of
st. Adams the past two years,
Is a graduate of the seminary.
Evening star., 1951-12-15

Hamline MethOdist-The Rev.
j.. A. Leatherman, minister, will
preach at the morning service to-
morrow.
Mount Zion Methodist-The
Rev. James D. Foy, minister, will
preach tomorrow at the morning
service.
\ Ebenezer Methodist-A Christ
mas Candlelight service will be
held at 4:30 pm. tomorrow.
John Wesley A. M. E. Zion-Dr
Stephen Gill Spottswood, minister,
will preach on Everlasting Fa-
ther" at the morning service to-
morrow.
Miles Memorial C. M. E.-The
Rev. Giles r. Wright, pastor, will
speak tomorrow at the morning
service.
Universalist National Memorial
THE Hidden Artist" will be the
sermon topic at the morning serv-
ice tomorrow by DR.. Seth r.
Brooks, minister.
Andrew Rankin Memorial
Chapel Howard University DIR
S. Ralph Harlow, of Smith College
Northampton, Mass, will be guest
speaker at the morning service to-
morrow.
River Terrace Chapel-"Christ-
mas and Social Service" will be
the sermon topic by DR.. Robert
Melvin Charles at the morning
service tomorrow.
Washington Ethical Society,"
DIR. George E. Beauchamp. leader
of the Washington Ethical Society
will speak at II am. tomorrow ir
Barker Hall, YWCA, Seventeenth
and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Hor Tzeon Sisterhood
To Meet Thursday

The Sisterhood of the Congre-
CATION Har Tzeon will meet al
8 pm. Thursday in the Pleasant
View Elementary School, Ken
sington- Wheaton road, Kensing-
ten, Md.
Abe Shefferman, executive di.
rector of the Congregation Ada.
Israel, will speak.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Special Announcements for Sunday Services in Area Churches

All Sunday morning services at
II o'clock and all evening services
at 8 o'clock unless otherwise stated.
Chevy Chase Baptist-Dr. Ed
ward o. Clark. pastor, will preach
lat the morning service tomorrow
on God Is at the Organ"
Congress Heights Baptist -
Keeping Christmas Christian"
will be the sermon topic at both
$3.50 and II am. tomorrow by the
Rev. Alva Lincoln Smith. pastor.
National Baptist Memorial-Dr.
Edward B. Willingham, pastor.
will preach at both 8:45 and IL
am. tomorrow. The Junior High
Choirs will sing at the evening
service.
Brookland BaptiSt-The Rev.
Ward B. Hurlburt, minister, will
preach at the morning service to-
morrow.
Petworth BaptiStL"Doctrine of
the Virgin Birth" will be the SER
mon-topic at the morning service
tomorrow by the Rev. S. Lewis
Morgan, jr., minister.
National City Christian-Dr j.
Warren Hastings, minister, will
preach at 1880 am. tomorrow.
Lincoln Congregational - ION
Making a Choice" will be the
topic of a sermon tomorrow morn
ing by DR.. Robert w. Brooks,
minister.
All Souls Memorial Episcopal
The Rev. Frank Blackwelder, min
ister. will preach on THE Armor
of the Christian" at the morning
service tomorrow.
Christ Episcopal, Georgetown
The Rev. Arthur H. Underwood,
assistant rector, will preach on
Evening star., 1951-05-10
William Henry Rasehe,
VIRGINIA Tech Professor
BY the Asseeiated Press

BLACKSBURG. Va, May TO-
William Henry Rasche. rs, head
Of the department Of graphics at
Virginia Tech for many years until
his partial retirement, died yester-
day at his home here.
A popular figure with alumni
Prof. Rasche was honored by VP1
graduates in 1s4S for so years Of
teaching engineering, drawing and
graphics. He had been a member
Of the faculty since 1895.
In 1910 he led a movement tc
have student engineering societies
in this country honor William
John McQuorn Rankine, Scottish
professor considered chief among
the founders Of modern engineer
ing.
Prof. Rasche had been in bed
since he was hit by a car April
10 on the campus. He suffered q
broken left hip and had just been
brought back from q Roanoke
hospital.
He was born in Petersburg and
educated at Miller school and
VPI.
Services will be held at 3 pm.
today in the Episcopal church
here. Burial will be in Eastview
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-05-10
0kIahoma-to-D. {. FIiqhf
Made on One Enqine

A new model twin-engine COM
Imercial plane landed in Washing
ton yesterday after completing a
Inine-hour fight from Oklahoma
City on only one engine.
The stunt was undertaken by
the manufacturers of the small
plane to demonstrate its safety
qualities. known as the Aero
Commander, the ship will be pro-
duced by the Aero Design and En-
gineering Corp.
With one of its two propellers
removed, the plane took off from
Oklahoma City early yesterday
completing the 1.160-mile trip in
about nine hours. Pilots Bert
Bantle and E. r. Morris described
the fight as uneventful.
Officials of the Civil Aeronautics
and a number of political and mill
itary figures were at the airport to
watch the arrival.
Evening star., 1951-05-10
New York Elevator Strike
Is Expected 10 Spread
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, May 10.-Elevator
operators and other maintenance
employees in commercial buildings
were set to strike more Manhat-
tan skyscrapers today in continu-
ing walkouts ordered as previews
|of an all-out business-apartment
strike Monday.
The strikes. principally over
wage and welfare issues in
the commercial buildings, started
Tuesday against 100 business
structures. with so more affected
yesterday.
Thousands of workers were
stranded in the lofty buildings
with employees forced to trudge UP
and down innumerable steps to get
to and from their jobs.
However, agreements have been
reached with all but 4 of the
160. The union, Local 32-B of the
AFL Building Service Workers
says 125 Office buildings of SOC
under It's jurisdiction still have
not signed contracts, and thai
many of these will be the target.
to-day.
Evening star., 1951-05-10
Defense Up 10 Peoples,
Eisenhower Declares
BY the Assoeiutsd Press
AMSTERDAM. The Netherland,

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands
May 10.-Gen. Eisenhower said
today it is up to the people OF
Holland to decide whether Their
defense effort is adequate. He
stepped gingerly around a ma
tional controversy.
The supreme commander oi
Atlantic pact forces was asked al
Ia news conference If Holland was
doing enough in military pre-
Iparedness. After his first visit tc
the Netherlands last January, he
was reported to have expressed
dismay over inadequate govern.
Iment plans.
Gen. Eisenhower turned aside
reporters queries today with tn.
statement:
"There is only one gauge o.
Iadequacy-for each nation to dt
its utmost. The only judge O.
what they can do are the peopl,
of that country themselves. The,
know how much they value thei
freedom and independence am
how much emphasis they wa 4
to put on their security"
After a three-day inspection O
Dutch forces, he said he wa!
gratified over "the fitness, en-.
lthusiasm and technical instruc.
Ition which seemed very higt
indeed"
Evening star., 1951-05-10
Valentino Lady in Black
In Critical Condition
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

HOLLYWOOD, May 10
Marion Elizabeth Watson, 46, once
Ireputed to be the LADY in black
who annually visited Rudolph VAL
entino's tomb. was reported in a
critical condition today at the
County General Hospital.
Police Oficer E. N. Wells and
wv. L. johnson said her doctor
told them she had taken an over
dose Of sleeping medicine and was
in coma when he arrived at her
home yesterday. The physician,
DR.. w. B. PEBBLES, said Mrs. Wat
son called him and told him she
was i'll.
The doctor said he believed she
had accidentally taken an over
dose Of sleeping pills.
Mrs. Watson, former Follies
beauty. was divorced from DR..
Blake Watson in 1941. At that
time she testified that she had re-
|ceived a $228.000 settlement in
Switzerland from her first hus-
band, Baron Rupprecht Won
Boecklin.
Evening star., 1951-05-10
George |. Phelps, s.,
Carpenter Born In District

Funeral services for George l.
Phelps. So, who died Tuesday of a
heart attack, will be held ut Q
am. Saturday at st. Michael'x
Catholic Church, Silver Spring,
Mr.. Phelps, who was a carpen.
ter. was born in the District and
lived in the Washington area all
his life.
He is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Madohn Rose Phelps. and
four children. James L. Phelps.
Hollywood. Md: Mrs. Rose e.
McNall, Berwyn, Md; Mrs.
Audrey v. Hall and Mrs. Carlys
M. A, Carroll. both Of Avenel.
Silver Spring.
Before the requiem mass satur-
day, prayers will be offered at hia
home in Avenel at Sis am.
Burial will be in George Washing
ton Memorial Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-05-10
Veteran, Masonic Employe,
Ruled Suicide by Coroner

A disabled World War II vet
eran and an employe Of the Ma
sonic Order yesterday were termed
suicides by Coroner A.. Magruder
Macdonald.
The veteran, Clarence Eugene
McC Clintic, IS, Of 2217 Rand place
NE, shot himself in the abdomen
Sunday and died Tuesday night at
Gallinger Hospital.
Police said Mr.. McClintic left
this note:
II am committing suicide all by
myself. Good-by. P. S.-Tell all
news reporters to drop dead"
Members of MIR. McClintic's 4
family, according to police. said
they knew of no reason Mr.. Nc
Clintic might be antagonistic to-
ward the press. Before the war
Mr.. Clintic was a florist here.
The Masonic employe, Earl A
Ellis, SO. of 518 E street NE.
jumped to his death from o Sec
ond floor window OF his home
early yesterday. Police said the
screen had been removed from
the window.
Evening star., 1951-05-10
Charles prummer, II, Vasi|yv. U|Hch Dies;
Dies; Pastry Chef Had Presided at Soyiets'
Bakery on Capitol Hill Blood Purge Trials

Charles Prummer, a Washing.
ton pastry chef whose creations
have been served aboard a presi-
dental yacht and eaten in the
Capitol, died Tuesday at his home
at 1928 Fifty fifth avenue, Hill
side. Md.
The 71-year-old chef, owner oi
Prummer's Bakery. which was al
800 Pennsylvania avenue Sc, was
born in Dueren, Germany.
Mr.. Prummer received his early
training in Germany and worked
as a journeyman in Scotland be-
fore coming to the United States
in 1900. On his arrival here he
worked as pastry chef at the
Sherry -Netherland Hotel in New
York,
In 1907, Mr.. Prummer came te
Washington as head pastry CHEF
at the Raleigh Hotel.
He opened the bakery on Capitol
Hill in 1916 and operated it as a
bakery and lunchroom until he
retired in 1888 owing to poor
health.
During it's operation the bakery
often was patronized by Congress
men, and its products were used
aboard the presidential yacht
Mayflower.
Mr.. Prummer was a member of
Thistle Lodge No. 81 In Glasgow
Scotland.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Rosanna Prummer, and his
daughter, Mrs. Peggie P. Burgess
1901 L'Enfant square Sc.
Masonic services will be con-
Quoted by Fort Dupont Lodge No
So at 8 o'clock tonight at Lee fu-
neral home. Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NE. In
ternment will be private.
Evening star., 1951-05-10
DFathH
ELIZABETH T.. HAWKTNs

SMALLWoOD. ELIZABETH l.. HAWKINS.
aSRsiSi ssE w9Sl j aiI1zARFHH sa9 T..
Maurice smallwood; one ones Brother, 9th usae; James
l. Hawkins; fiye uncles, James T. Davis,
Kermit, Elmer. James and RAYMOND
saTins sn Eds zs fgs5 Wsss 1Rss qsns. and Elmer
and Lucinda Pinkney. After IL noon
THURSDAY; May 10 friends may call at
Eussne F1rds Funeral Home i2,3, ,4th
Gam. Friday, May ii, at ST. Vincent De
PaulS Catholic Church. South Capitol
and M SITS. Interment Arlington Ma
tional CemeserS. 10
sTRoUT; HELEN Z; On Tuesday, May 8.
sretis I. Nichols. mother sfA of e EVELYN Lu1
Paw paws zain and sister Of Marcelene Brown.
Deal Funeral Home, 1872 Georgia ave.
nv. on Friday. May H.. at Q pm. REL
Fort Lincoln Cemetery. 10 ~
TALBERT, ELLA ". On Wednesday. May
y: 1851. at her residence. liz Tennessee
ave. ne, ELLA v. TALBERT. beloved
asrSay.t aSausts5 Of ths s,,.at late william H and
private, at the above residence on Friday,
May |. at $50 am. Requiem mass ct
Holy Comforter Church at 8 am. Inter
ment Congressional Cemetery.
SkAA III MONDAY, May z, 1851,
at, at { George ,Wyashinston University Hos
beloved husband Of Mrs. Si choa ave Jonah mar;
TSeng and father of Maurice H. Tseng.
Home. 3I7 Pa. ave. Sc. on Friday, May
IL, at 9:15 am. High requiem mass
EiilI be offered By his exeellency, Most
Church @ raa 18th upa T. apd pat At .Te st. s1ephep
am Relatives and friends invited. In
terment at Mount olivet Cemetery. 10
s, 1851; Willie 3; SATsoS w Ts5oossoof' q I1s5 ns5
eta watson Also surviving are i've
sisters, two brothers, other relatives and
many friends. From to 10 pm. Fri
Mcguire Funeral Home. 1890 9th st st.
Nv; nSa. SERVICES and interment at Rocky
WEAVER. SAMUEL EARL. On SUNDAY
May 6; 1851. SAMUEL. EARL WEAVER
Mrs. Edith Weaver. father Of fSIsl' Mrs.. Es. 81
telle L. Thornton, Mrs. Helen Frederick,
Mrsr MIS-, Doris HUGHES, Eleanor and Earl
passing two sisters, four brothers and a
host OF other relatives and friends. Re
ma mains resting At the John T, Rhines a.
DAY; May II; Funeral Saturday, May I2.
a. st l Pm. from the above address, Rev
samuel Kelsey ofaeiatins. Interment in
WILMER. JACK. On Wednesday May o,
1851. JACK WILMER of 2503 l4th st.
ne. beloved husband of Hilda Wilmer
ana devoted father of Mrs Flora ScLloss-
berg and Jerome Wilmer. He also is sur
yiVed by six sisters, Mrs. Bella Fast, Mrs
Fannle Goldberg. Mrs Freda Weiss. Mrs
Lillian Brooks. Mrs. Dorothy NasoY and
Mrs. Harriet Bernstein. and three broth
ers, Morris. Samuel and Albert wilmer
Funeral services at the Bernard Dan
zansky d Son Funeral Home, 350I I4th
81. NV, on Friday. May IL. at II am
Interment National Memorial Park Gene
Mtery' King David Section, Falls Church,
MARY CARTER. On We'd
neSday. May 8, 1851, MARY CARTER
WlNGFlELD, beloved wife of the late
James Henry WinRfleld, mother of Mrs
Malcolm s. Sharpe and Mrs. Henry G.
johnson. Friends may call at the Chevy
Chase Funeral Home. 5101 Wisconsin
ave. NV, where services will be held on
Saturday, May 12. at 2 pm. Interment
Rock Greek Cemetery Ii
Evening star., 1951-05-10
|Rocketing Prices Are FIotteninq
French Family Pocketbook

likely to follow this general pat
tern.
Since the government is the
largest employer in France, it had
to find some place to get the
money to pay the wage increases.
That meant more headaches for
Nine. Dupont. the housewife.
She will now have to pay 10 per
cent more for electricity, 5 per
cent more for gas. Z to 8 per cent
more for coal. 20 per cent more
for her telephone.
She will also eventually pay for
a los per cent raise in railway
freight rates, the increase of I'D to
Ii per cent for industrial coal and
a boost in the price Of steel.
Taxes Going Up, Too.
Taxes are going up, too, because
government clerks are getting a
raise and many nationalized in
dustries run at deficits which the
wage raises will widen.
Imposition Of new taxes will be
complicated because this is an
election year and no politician
likes to go before the voters lust
after hitting him in the pocket
book. ,..,
/ Unlike the United States
France gets only small propor-
tion OF its revenue from income
taxes. Evasion is widespread. That
puts the load on indirect taxes.
When these indirect taxes are
added on, prices go up.
The fault can't be laid entirely
at the doorstep Of the French
government. France Is a heavy
importer Of raw materials for her
manufacturing needs. The raw
materials index rose from 1865
IN January, 1850, to 17o.5 last
January. This reflects the rise in
world prices.
Where 1t all might end, no one
dares guess. Before World War I
the franc was worth about 10
cents. BY 1888 it was down to 3
cents. Now its about "a of a cent.
Evening star., 1951-05-10
las Life Goes on-Abrood
BY The Asseeiaisd Press

PARIS, May 10. - Rocketing
prices have flattened most French
pocketbooks and may knock out
the French government.
The rapidly mounting cost of
living caused the recent wave of
strikes in France. The government
quieted things by granting wage
increases. Then, to meet the wage
boosts, it started raising prices.
The last round is not yet in sight.
When Mime. Dupont, the aver
age French housewife. goes shop
ping, she must pay these prices
compared with last fall:
A pound of ham, $50 francs
now, up from 500 francs last fall.
(There are $50 francs to the dol
lar at the official rate).
A pound Of calf's liver, TOO
francs, up from 500.
A bar of laundry soap. 36 francs,
up from SO.
A quart Of cooking oil, 322
francs, up from 269.
A pound of butter, 385 francs,
up from $50.
A ride on the subway, 20 francs
up from IS.
A daily newspaper. IL francs, ur
from 8.
12.5 Per Cent Living Cost Rise.
Prices like this add up to ar
increase of 12.5 per cent in the
cost Of living between August
1850, and March, 1851, the Ma
tional Committee on Collective
Bargaining reported. Premier
Henri Queuille's figures were just
a shade under this.
1t was at the height of the 49,
day strike of Paris subway and
bus workers and a nation wide
walkout by railway employees that
the government decided to act
The legal minimum wages were
raised by lis per cent in Paris
and up to Is per cent in the prov
inces. Almost all other wages are