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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29


half of the positions in the De-
Tense Department now filled by
military personnel are in reality
civilian positions" Senator john
ston told the Senate last week.
THE average Government ci-
william employe costs approximate
ly $4,000 a year." Senator john
ston said. THE direct and indi-
rect cost of a soldier in uniform is
established to be at least $1,000
per year. and some estimates place
the cost as high as $4,000 a year
when veteran and other indirect
costs are included"
Senator Johnston said that
"even if one-half of the military
positions were changed to civilian
jobs" it would save the Govern
ment at least SIS billion a year.
This is a conservative estimate
and probably would amount to
twice that amount, the South Car
Gilman declared.
x x
EMPLOYMENT - Government
employment increased by $1,000
during December, but this was
about 1000 less than the rise
shown for November. However,
defense agencies expect their CT
william hiring program to speed up
again during the next few months.
Federal employment in Wash
ington increased by 1000 during
December, for new total of 228,-
100 persons in the executive
branch. The largest increases
were in the Army and Navy De-
partments. and the Commerce
Department National Produc-
ton Authority.
X X
SURPRISE-Don't wager any
money on which Government de-
partment has the most civilian
employees. The result might sur
prise you.
1t isn't the Army. Navy or Air
Force Department. It's the Post
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Washington Youths
Held as Auto Thieves

Police are holding three Wash
lngton teen-agers on car theft
charges after a two-week search,
climaxed early yesterday morning
by their arrest at Twelfth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Meanwhile, Arlington County
authorities prepared papers to
obtain the youths return to Vir-
ginia to face robbery charges, and
the Army was notified that one
was soldier. absent without leave
from Fort Bragg, N. c. All are
colored.
According to Metropolitan
police, the youths, aged Is, Is and
II, stole 1850 automobile from
in front of the Harris Hotel,
Massachusetts, avenue and North
Capitol street, on January 10.
Last Friday night the Westover
Service Center. Washington boule-
ward and North Mckinley road,
Arlington, was broken into and a
safe containing $15C was taken.
Also stolen was a 1907 model type
writer. Police say the youths have
admitted the robbery.
The following morning a resi-
dent of Vista, Md, reported see
ing three colored youths working
on a safe with a hammer and
cl-isel. Prince Georges police were
notified and a lookout alarm was
issued.
Two adults were in the car with
the youths when it was stopped
on Pennsylvania avenue yester-
day morning. They were ques-
toned and released.
In two other robberies in which
no arrests have been made,
total of nearly $500 in money and
goods was taken.
Groceries, cigarettes and beer
valued at $446 were reported
taken from the Macomb market,
3712 Macomb street NV, last
night.
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Chicago Railroad Strike
Strands 10000 Commufer,
BY The Associated Press

CHICAGO, Jan. ga strike Of
IS key employees this morning
halted all operations of the Chi
cago, Aurora & Elgin Railway
which serves about 10000 com.
muters in Chicago's western sub.
urbS.
Eleventh-hour mediation eff.
forts to settle a wage dispute be-
tween the line and three unions
failed last night. No further
meetings were scheduled imme-
diately, said George w. Flanagan
the carriers general manager.
The walkout was called at 3:4s
am. and all trains halted 10 min
utes earlier. The road operated
more than 100 commuter trains
each weekday.
The unions-the AFL Clerks
Telegraphers and Signalmen-had
met with railroad representatives
for several hours last night with
out reaching an agreement. The
unions had asked 48 hours pay for
40 hours work. Current wage
scales were not available.
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Three Ships in Distress
After Heavy Storm
off Spanish Coast
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-At least
three ships were reported in dis
tresS today off the Spanish coast
after encountering a storm and
heavy seas over the week end.
The Coast Guard reported that
messages picked up here or re-
layed from Atlantic vessels gave
a confused picture But the
Coast Guard said it was almost
certain that the Panamanian
tanker Janko and the British
freighters Castledore and Hartle-
pool were damaged.
A report from Coruna, Spain,
said the British tanker "Talisima +"
also had broken in two. However,
the Coast Guard here said this
report seemed to refer to the
"Tahsinia," which had radioed of
the Janko's plight but was in no
trouble itself.
The Janko and the Hartlepool
collided, according to the Coast
Guard, with the Panamanian YES
sci breaking in two. The 1901
ton Castledore was reported drift
ing towards the Spanish shore
near Cape Finisterre.
A Norwegian vessel, the 6,272-
ton .freighter Venus, was reported
standing by the Janko, a 9,720-
ton ship. Rescue of all of the
Janko's crew was reported by Ra-
dio Marine Corp.
The Coast Guard said it did
not know how many men were
aboard the ships, nor if there
were any casualties.
The Janko. built in 1923, is
owned by the Pankos Operating
Co.
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Federal Court Begins
Hearing Poll Tax Suit

Trial of a suit challenging the
eonstitutionality of Virginia's poll
tax began today before a three
judge Federal Court in Alexandria.
Mrs. Jessie Butler, colored, OF
Arlington, claims in the suit that
her constitutional rights were
violated when she was not per-
mitted to register because she
had not paid a poll tax.
Defendants are Mrs. Mary A.
Thompson, Arlington central reg
istrar; Levin Mock Davis, secretary
OF the State Board Of Elections;
Matt G. Anderson and Robert c.
Bayliss, members of the State
Board of Election, and Marie H
Ewers. Robert Hilleary and Eileen
B. Gilligan. election judges at
Woodlawn precinct, where Mrs.
Butler lives.
Attorneys representing Mrs. But
Ter are John Locke Green, Airing
ton County treasurer; Frank L.
Ball and j. Foster Hagan.
The attorneys contend Virginia
poll tax requirements are uncon-
stitutional principally because of
an act Of Congress in 1870, under
which Virginia representatives
were admitted to Congress after
the Civil War. They say a section
of the 1870 act requires Virginia
to maintain the franchise clause
Of the State constitution un-
changed, but that this franchise
clause was changed in 1902, the
poll tax clause being inserted.
Representing the defendants are
Virginia Attorney General j. Lind
say Almond and Walter E. Rogers,
an assistant attorney general.
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Truman 10 Help Dedicate
Chapel Of -Four ChapIains

President Truman will 90 to
Philadelphia Saturday to speak at
the dedication of the Chapel of
the Four Chaplains, erected to the
memory of the four men who VOL
UNFAIRLY sacrificed their lives when
the troopship Dorchester was tor
pedoed in the North Atlantic on
February 3, 1943.
The dedication was arranged on
the eighth anniversary of the sink
ing. The President is expected to
speak about five minutes.
He will leave here around mid
day for the ceremonies which will
be held in the afternoon. When
the Dorchester was sunk, the four
chaplalns - two Protestants. a
Catholic and a Jew-gave their life
preservers to other men and went
down with the ship.
The heroes were LIST Its. Alex-
ander D. Goode, Clark v. Polling
John P. Washington and George
L. Fox.
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Board Directs Communists
To File Answer by Feb. IA

The Subversive Activities Con-
troll Board today gave the Com
munist Party until February IA
to file an answer to the Attorney
Generals action seeking to force
it to register under the McCarran
Act. 1t also set a hearing date
for 10 am. February rs in the
Lafayette Building.
At hearing last Monday, John
Abt and former Representative
Vito Marcantonio, attorneys for
the party, sought to delay hearings
until the board or the courts pass
on the constitutionality of the act.
In a unanimous decision. the
board rejected this last Wednes-
day. The board also held it was
constituted legally despite the
failure of the 81st Congress to
confirm it's five members in the
last days of the session. President
Truman has not yet sent the
nomi1ations to the new Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-01-29

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rain to-
night Is to 20 west and Is to 80
extreme west portion. Colder in
the interior tonight with low near
Is in western valleys. 20 to 80 on
the piedmont and about 40 on the
coast. Cloudy and colder tomor-
row with some rain in southeast
and freezing rain or snow in west
and north portions.
Wind velocity at 1870 o'clock
this morning, 10 miles per hour;
direction, north.
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Locusts Threatening
Punjob Wheat Harvest
By the Associated Press

NEW DELHI, India, Jan. 90
A swarm of locustS some 10 miles
long swirled over India's capital
today and headed toward the
Punjab wheat harvest.
The cloud of insects-So thick
that it delayed departing COM
mercial planes-came from the
south. Warnings were wired to
agricultural agents in the north
to try to save the grain crop in
this critically grain-short country.
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The Federal Spotlight
Senate Group Plans Probe
OF Military in Civilian Jobs

Office Department, with a total of
495, 300 employees. The Army is
second with $4,000 civilian
workers.
CONGRATULATIONS w. E
Reynolds, Commissioner of Public
Buildings Services of the General
Services Administration, will dis
cuss Problems of Dispersal and
Decentralization" at 1880 pm. to-
morrow at meeting of the So
ciety for Personnel Administra-
ton in Archives Auditorium
Other speakers will be A. r.
Mackey, deputy commissioner OF
the immigration and Naturaliza-
ton Service, and Henry w
Rempe, assistant field operations
chief of the Civil Service Com
mission.
Government employees are in
vited to attend the meeting and
participate in QUESTIONABLE
answer session.
x X X
ECA-ECA Administrator Will
liam c. Foster said recently he
had never seen more competent
group of men and women" than
those employed by the Economic
Cooperation Administration. The
| former industrialist also praised
Virgil Couch. the ECA's personnel
director, for his efficient and
imaginative personnel policies"
x X
MARINES-The Marine Corps is
keeping it's officers open at Arl-
ington Annex on Saturdays to
accept civilian job applications.
X X X
AFTERMATH - This columns
story last week about the CLOS
Industrial Union of Marine and
Shipbuilding Workers protesting
the pay raise given to the Nays
per diem civilian employees, has
promoted another CIO union to
dispute the stand taken by it's fell
low officials.
Richard Shoemaker, legislative
director of the CLOS new Govern
ment Workers Union, says his
group disassociates itself from any
protest that the pay raise was
too high.
Our union is fundamentally
in support of higher wages for
Navy per diem employees as well
as pay increases for all other Gov
eminent workers." Mr.. Shoemaker
declares. I'VE can't help what
any other union says, but we
certainly feel that the trend in
wages should be up"
BE sure to listen at 6::15 pm.
every Saturday over WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young'S Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
neDS and DieDs OF the Govern
| mental Scene.)
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7 Boys Hurt by Autos;
Rail Yard Engine Kills
Two Virginia Youths

Two young boys are in the hos
pltal today with broken legs suf-
Tered when they ran in front of
moving automobiles in separate
accidents yesterday. police report
ed.
One of the lads, four-year-old
Richard E. Mundy of II Sixth
street NE, is in serious condition
at Casualty Hospital. He suffered
q broken right leg, and possible
conclusion yesterday evening
when he crossed A street at Sixth
street NE. In front of stopped
car and was hit by a car in an
other lane of traffic.
No charges were placed against
the driver, Charles L. Harmon, SO,
of the 6400 block of Marlboro
pike. Prince Georges county.
In the other accident, Robert j.
Haas, 8. of 1904 Tenth street NE.
suffered a fracture of the right
leg when he ran across the 1900
block of Montello avenue NE.
from behind two parked cars. He
was hit by a taxicab driven by
David E. Cross, "a, colored, of the
1900 block of Montello avenue
NE, police said.
Young Haas was reported in
good condition today at Provi-
dence Hospital. No charges were
filed against Mr.. Cross.
In Virginia. six persons lost their
lives in weekend traffic mishaps,
the Associated Press reported.
The State toll for the year rose
to 81.
In addition. two Colonial
Heights boys-Neil Madison Car
penter, IL, and Geddey Casey, 10
were killed when a yard engine
of the Atlantic Coast Line rail
road struck them near Colonial
Heights.
The boys, who had been watch
ing a passing train from an ACL
bridge that crosses Seaboard Air
line tracks. apparently were about
to cross the trestle when they
were hit. police said. Trainmen
said they did not see the boys in
time to stop the engine.
State police listed the following
traffic dead:
William E. Coburn, 81, of South
Norfolk.
George Washington Fitz, jr., 10,
of Richmond.
Mrs. Gertrude Loeb, AZ, of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Shirley Temple Johnson, IL, of
Route 2, Crewe.
James Hudson, IS, of Richmond.
James Ira Vince, 81, of Danville.
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Church Annex Dedicated
By Metropolitan Baptist

Members and friends of Metro.
polltan Baptist Church yesterday
attended dedication ceremonies
for a $250,0O0 addition to its
education building adjoining the
church, Sixth and A streets NE
The ceremony marked the addi-
ton of three stories to the build
ing named for DR.. John Compton
Ball, who served as pastor of the
church for Al years and as pastor
emeritus for six years until his
death in April, 1850.
More than 1900 persons were
present. Speakers included DR.. j
Walter Carpenter, present pastor;
DR.. M. Chandler Stith, executive
secretary of the District Baptist
Convention, and the Rev. Frank
Burress, pastor of Fountain
Memorial Baptist Church. DR.
Balls daughter. Mrs. Ruth Mills
OF Harrisburg. Pa, also spoke.
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Truman Tax Message
Twill Be Delivered 10
CONGRESS Next Week

President Truman expects to
send his tax message to Congress
late next week, House Speaker
Rayburn said today after the Pres
ident had held his weekly con-
ference with congressional leaders.
Mr.. Truman is working on the
message now. the Speaker. ex-
planned. but he said no figure was
discussed at this mornings meet
ing which Vice President Barley,
Senate Leader Mcfarland and
House Leader Mccormack at
tended. ..,-
1t has been generally assumed
that the President would ask $16.5
billion in new revenue, the amount
necessary to balance the projected
budget for the new fiscal year.
House May Act Wednesday.
Mr.. Rayburn said the House ex-
poets to take up legislation We'd
nesday to extend the reciprocal
trade agreement for three years.
Senator Mcfarland said the Pres
ident was told the Senate was
marking time awaiting committee
reports.
Senator Mcfarland voiced sat
Iisfaction with the briefing which
the Democratic leaders got this
morning from Gen. Bradley,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. The Arizona Senator char
acterized the situation in Korea
as progressively favorable"
One highly placed member of
Congress. who did not want his
name used, said it is a fair guess
that the administration recon-
mendations will call for:
| l. A reduction in personal ex-
emptions from 5000 to- $500. and
an increase of percentage points
in the rate applied at all levels of
taxable income. The 20 per cent
rate on the first $4,000 of taxable
income would go to %: the rate
for the next $4,000. from % to
Is, and so on up the scale. Also,
he said, there maye be some steps
to offset part of the advantage of
split-income reporting by hus-
bands and wives. These measures,
he said, would add about STA mil
lion in revenue, if approved.
Luxury Tax Boost Seen.
2. A broad expansion and boosts
In the excise list, aimed especially
at so-called luxury" items. This
member said the administration
probably will ask that the liquor
tax be increased from 50 a gallon
to $12. and that the imposts be
raised on wine, beer, cigarettes,
gasoline. and many other items.
3. An increase in corporation
income rates, probably from the
present Al per cent rate to SIS,
to bring in close to So billion
more. The top normal corpora
ton rate has been raised from SO
to At per cent since the Korean
war commenced. Its top in
World War II was 40 per cent.
4. Broad action in the loop
hole plugging" field, along with
stern efforts to crack down on per-
sons who do not now list all their
income in making tax reports,
especially from dividends and in
terest.
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PIeven
Continued From First Page.

mier Pfeven will address a Ma
tional Press Club luncheon tomor-
row and he will start home Wed
nesday morning, going by way OF
Ottawa.
Inasmuch as the French Premier
is not chief of state. many of
the trappings that go along with
international conferences were
missing as the French visitor
came to the Capital this morning
However. he will be followed
here in March by President Vim
cent Auriol of France, for whom
there will be an elaborate pro-
gram.
The Premier arrived on the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad about
$40 o'clock this morning and re-
manned in his special car until
shortly before 9 o'clock, when he
walked with members of his party
to the east vehicular entrance OF
Union Station to be greeted by
President Truman and members O.
the cabinet. headed by Secretary
of State Acheson and Secretary O,
Defense Marshall.
Truman Arrives Early.
Ambassador Henri Bonnet oil
France introduced the Premier
to President Truman, who shook
his hand warmly and said how
glad he was to see him and Their
introduced him to his cabinet
aides.
With the introductions com.
pleted, the President and the
French visitor made their forma,
exchange of remarks for the bene.
fit of microphones. and Their
chatted as innumerable pictures
were taken. '..o. hf'
The 49-yar-old French leader
speaks excellent English, and ha.
met several of the cabinet previ-
ously so today's greeting was or
the order of a reunion.
The Truman-Pleven meeting
had been scheduled at about
O'Clock and President Truman, al
ways prompt, reached the scene
about 10 minutes early and stood
around talking to cabinet aides
until Premier Pleven arrived.
After the greeting at Union
Station. the French leader drove
to the French Embassy with Am
bassador Bonnet. whose guest he
will be in Washington.
Premier Pleven reached New
York yesterday by plane and told
reporters who met him that there
is absolutely no cleavage be-
tween France and the United
States on foreign policy.
He explained that the great
purpose" of his trip now is to
strengthen the cooperation be-
tween the two historic friends on
the world front.
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Alexandra Council 10 Get
Milk Price Boost Protest

A resolution urging revocation
of the Virginia Milk Commission
order raising retail milk prices a
half cent per quart will be con-
sidered by the Alexandria City
Council at its next regular meet
ing.
Councilman Marshall j. Bever-
ley said he would introduce such
resolution. Similar action was
taken by the Arlington County
Board on Saturday.
The councilman said he felt the
milk commission was established
to protect the consumer 'but it
has not done so, and has only
protected the producer and dis
tributor."
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Provdo SpecuIotes
On Pleven Demands

MOSCOW. Jan. 20 (FD.-Pravda
said today that President Truman
during French Premier Rene
Pleven's visit to Washington, will
demand unconditional French
support of United States pro-
posals in the United Nations and
greater French efforts In prepa-
ration for war.
The Communist Party organ
also reported the French press
as saying Mr.. Pleven would seek
support for expansion of the wal
in Wet Nam Qndo-China) and
acceleration of the arming OF
Western Germany"
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Occa-
sional rain and becoming colder
this afternoon. Colder with some
sleet or freezing rain late tonight.
Snow likely tomorrow. Low to-
night about Is.
Maryland-Colder with sleet or
freezing rain in west and rain
changing to sleet or freezing rain
late tonight in east portion. To-
morrow cloudy and colder with
some chance of snow. Low to-
night Is to 20 ives and Is to 80
east.
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DR.. Nourse Believes
Freeze Inadequate 10
Cone With Initiation

The price freeze was pictured to
a congressional committee today
as a somewhat unscientific pill"
instead of the radical surgery"
needed to cope with imitation.
In a panel of seven non-Goy-
eminent economists invited to
advise the Joint Committee on
the Economic Report, DR.. Edwin
G. Nourse, former chairman of the
Presidents Council of Economic
Advisers, urged stricter controls
on consumer credit and nom
defense spending, as well as
further curbs on material.
He and the other experts on
the panel differed among them
selves frequently not only as to
methods of fighting imitation, but
as to the extent of imitation now.
DR.. Nourse, who resigned from
the Government position in 1949,
after controversy with the
White House on the councils
policies, told the committee today
that the newly applied controls
have too many loopholes. He
added that the public itself shows
too great a disposition to demand
easing of the burden.
Fears Much Relaxing.
prices have not gone into the
deep freeze locker" he contended
but only into the kitchen
refrigerator where the kids can
come in and open the door every
time they want a snack.
Moves since last Friday to
relax some of the price controls"
DR.. Nourse said, indicate that
hardship cases won't have to be
very hard"
He explained that he did not
wish to minimize the ability of
the sterilization officials or the
immense difficulties they face.
But" he added, "active inter-
vention by the Government in the
price making process reduces
flexibility of business adjustment,
and such fiexibility in the hands
OF practical businessmen is the
very thing we need in the chang
ing conditions of war prepared
ness"
Calls for more Zeal"
DR.. Nourse called for more
zeall' in holding down non-defense
spending, but voiced a fear that
in the fiscal field we may prove
lavish spenders."
Others on the panel were v.
Lewis BaSsie, Illinois University
professor of economics; Roy A.
Foulke, of the American Journal
of Economics and Sociology; Mar
tin Gainsbrugh. chief economist of
the National Industrial Confer
ence Board; Stanley Ruttenberg,
director of research for the CLIO;
Donald Woodward. vice president
of the Mutual Life Insurance Co.
of New York. and Miss Persia
Campbell, professor of economics
at Queens College, Long Island.
Il think we can wait bit and
see what happens, Chairman
O'Mahoney said before the round
table opened.
Parity Is Floor.
Under the present law, farm
product prices cannot be estab-
lished below parity.
Senator O'Mahoney noted that
the parity formula is geared to
industrial and other prices which
are under control.
Since the farm parity level is
determined at least in part by the
prices for those other things,
think We may find the parity level
declining" Senator OMahoney
said. IF farm prices and food
prices did not go down too. they
probably then would be above
parity and would be subject to
price control"
Secretary of Agriculture Bran
nan said yesterday the fact that
below parity farm prices were not
included in the freeze won't ma
terially affect the consumer"