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Evening star., 1951-11-27
Mckinney Says Party
Is Ready 10 Expose
Political 'Termites'
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Nov. z7.-Demo-
cratic National Chairman Frank
E. Mckinney says he and Presi-
dent Truman are ready to help
expose and punish the few"
political "termites" in government.
I'm my opinion" Mr.. Mckinney
adds, "99 9I10 per cent of those
entrusted with public Office are
honest and incorruptible."
He describes the others as "the
termites we shall always have
with u.s." and continues:
The only way to deal with
itermites is to keep a sharp watch
for them md get rid of them
whenever they show up. That is
Just what the Democratic Party
lis doing"
Mr.. McKinney's comments
were made last night in his first
major speech since becoming
national chairman October 81.
He addressed a $1O0-a plate ban
quet of the Democratic National
Committee.
| Message From Truman.
President Truman sent the
diners, a message appealing for
preparations that will make the
Democratic Party strong morally
and strong in enthusiasm and
strong in the material resources
that will be required for a hard
fought campaign"
/ Both Mr.. Mckinney and Mr..
Truman, some observers believed,
were laying the groundwork for
the Democratic position on recent
Government scandals, including
the Investigations of the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. and the
Internal Revenue service. Re-
publicans already are using these
issues to warm up for the 1852
presidential race.
| Mr.. Mckinney said that so long
as he is Democratic chairman, his
''watchword" will be a public
office is public trust"
ANY man who betrays the peo-
pies trust in public Office is a
public enemy" he said. ANY
man who betrays a public trust
in Democratic administration is
an enemy of the Democratic
Party"
No Monopoly on Virtue.
The chairman said neither party
has "a monopoly on virtue" nor
"a monopoly on evil" He de-
clared his own party ais deter
mined that no malefactor in pub
lie office shall go unpunished.
Mr.. Mckinney reviewed nearly
20 years of Democratic national
administrations, sprinkling his
history with praise of President
Truman and jabs at Republican
Party that he said has never
caught up with the American
people since 1882"
/ On the international side he
said G. o. P. leadership still is
committed to isolationism, while
the Truman administrations for
eign policy has erased the posi-
bility that Soviet Russia might
dominate the world today"
! A number Of other Democratic
Party leaders spoke at the fund
raising dinner, attended by more
than 1000 persons.
Former National Democratic
Chairman James A. Farley re-
ceived the most applause among
the honor guests.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Tokomo Zone Practices Hit

The Takoma Park City Council
last night voted TO urge the Mont
gomery County Council to take
immediate measures to halt viola
tions of zoning regulations in the
area.
The City Council has received
complaints that property owners
are renovating private homes for
apartment use in Residential.
zones. At present there are re-
ported to be- between 900 and
1000 violations in the city. The
County Council controls all zon-
ing matters in Takoma Park, but
efforts are being renewed to have
this function assumed by the
Maryland-N National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
Evening star., 1951-11-27

A legislative study commission
on annexation reported today that
the conflict of interests between
Virginia counties and cities makes
the problem essentially insolu-
BILE"
1t recommended, however
changes in the present annexation
laws designed to go as far as pos
isible toward doing justice to both
parties when annexation suits are
brought. Two such suits in the
suburbs are now pending against
Fairfax County-one by Alexan-
dria and one by Falls Church.
/ Among proposed amendments
suggested by the Virginia Advisory
Legislative Council are: To bal
institution of suits more otter
than once in five years: give cities
/ the right to decline territory sci
by court decree; prohibit taking
territory from counties which
would be reduced below 25 square
miles in area arlington has 24)
permit counties, for the first time
to institute annexation proceed
ings to place part of its territory
In a city or tOwn.-AP.
Evening star., 1951-11-27

District of Columbia-Cloudy
windy and cold today; high near
a. degrees. Cloudy. colder to-
night; low near 80 degrees. To-
morrow, cloudy and cold.
Maryland-Cloudy tonight and
tomorrow; low $3.50 degrees ex-
cept for 20-25 degrees in noun
tains. Little change tomorrow.
Virginia-Cloudy today and TO-
night. Low tonight $3.50 degrees
in west and north portions and
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Kefuuver Gets Decree

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 27 (P).-
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, OF
Tennessee. received an honorary
degree of doctor of laws last night
at Pepperdine College. At press
conference yesterday. he said he
would mot run away from the
opportunity of running" for Presi-
dent on the Democratic ticket.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Soldiers Aid Convent

BERLIN, Nov. q tP).-Thirty
American soldiers exchanged their
weapons for ST ovels today. They
got time off to dig a 100yard
trench and lay a cable to pro-
vide electricity for the convent OF
Notre Dame, which has provided
teachers for Catholic children o1
the American community since
1916
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Virginia Commission
Pricing Hit as Jayeees
Ask Milk Imports

The Washington Junior Cham
Der OF Commerce today charged
that District milk prices actuall,
are set by the Virginia Milk Com.
mission and demanded that tn,
District Commissioners adopt tn.
uniform milk code of the Public
Health Service.
The code. now in effect in "a
States, would allow the importa.
ton Of milk from outside the
District milkshed. The junior
chamber declared that adoption
OF the code here would foil any
monopolistic practices.
In four-point resolution. the
trade organization also urged the
Commissioners to recommend an
investigation by the Agriculture
Department into pricing practices
OF the Maryland Virginia Milk
Producers Association; which, the
chamber asserted, controls IS per
cent Of the milk entering the Dis
trict. Prices paid members of the
association as of October were 25
per cent higher than a 100-city
average, the junior chamber de-
clared.
The chamber asserted that the
milk association, following the
minimum prices set by the COM
mission, naturally foisted the same
rate scale on the District, with
the result, it said. that the COM
mission actually sets the price
here.
Consumers Denied Fair Return.
The chamber, while admitting
that the association performs a
valuable function insofar as it
protects the farmers minimum
prices" and prevents destructive
competition, went on to charge
that lack of an equally strong
consumer body has abolished
such competition as is necessary
to assure the consumer "a fair
milk return" for his money.
At another point, the trade
group asserted that the consump-
tion of milk in the District has
dropped below a pint a day per
capita, decrease which. the
Junior chamber said. is below the
minimum requirements recon-
mended by the United States Pub
lie Health Service. The chamber S
position was that "a freer play of
competitive forces and lower
prices could greatly increase con-
sumption"
Certain health regulations based
on congressional statutes we're
also aSsailed by the Junior cham
ber as playing part in tighten
ing the milk association control
over the District supply.
Chemical Sterilization Penalized.
Citing the regulations, the
chamber went on to say: "One
of these is the penalty placed on
chemical sterilization on the farm
as compared with the so-called
steam at 180 degrees. The
United States Public Health
Service. and even the District
Health Department, have ad-
mitted that the chemical method
is as acceptable as steam for sani-
tatlon purposes.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
HyottsviIIe Parking Lot OKd

The Hyattsville City Council last
night authorized lease of a 23O-
car parking lot in the business
section of that city.
A rental of not more than $12.-
900 a year would be paid for the
3 z acre tract. The city would
take an option to purchase the
property for not more than $125,-
900. providing the Maryland Gen
eral Assembly extends it this
power. Revenue from parking
meters on the lot and on adjoin-
ing streets would pay for the lot.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Closed Sessions Studied

The Montgomery County Coun-
ellis policy Of holding sessions
closed to the pubic and press was
scored by members of the Allied
Civic Group of Silver Spring last
night as they referred the matter
to a special committee.
The Councils close sessions
have drawn the fire of the county
press association and other
groups. The Silver Spring civic
group declined to act on a resolu-
ition of censure last night until the
measure has been redrafted by a
committee.
Evening star., 1951-11-27

service toward clVll-SerVlce re-
tirement benefits.
However. Section requires that
an employe shall have at least
five years of Federal service be- /
fore military service can be
counted toward retirement pur-
poses.
It's this gimmick that has raised
doubt about the military credit
feature of the new leave law.
There's no doubt that veterans
who were in the Federal service
before the last war and who re-
turned to Government are entitled
to credit for their military service
But it's uncertain now whether
veterans who came into the Gov
ernment for the first time after
their military service are entitled
to credit for their military service,
| if they haven't five years in the
Government.
/ Six or seven extra days leave
year are involved in the situa-
ton. The Controller General is
expected to issue a decision on it
soon.
/ The Civil Service Commission
has sent letter to the Controller
General, urging that veterans be
given credit for military service,
regardless of whether they have
served five years in Government,
if this possibly can be done. Com
mission officials believe it was the
intent of Congress that all vet
Grams be given full credit for the
military service, so far as leave
purposes are concerned.
/ X =
/ AGREEABLE SURPRISE-The
3 to II cents an hour pay raise
for $4,000 per diem (blue collar
Defense Department workers in
the Washington area came as a
| pleasant surprise to most of them
Incidentally. the exclusive story
of the pay boosts, which take ef-
feet next Monday, appeared in The
Star yesterday.
A pay increase had been ex-
pected, but the amount proved
to be greater than anticipated
Previously. defense officials had
predicted it would be from 3 to g.
cents an hour. However. the final
wage survey showed a somewhat
greater increase in private in
dustry salaries in this area, with
the result that the increase for
Army, Navy and Air Force per
diem workers here was a little
higher than expected.
LEAVE PAY - Thousands of
Government workers who left the
Federal service between July /
and October 80 are going to re-
ceive additional cash payment for
unused annual leave. They'll get
up to two days extra salary, de-
pending on how much of the
period they worked. The Con-
troller General ruled in their
favor yesterday.
The situation stemmed from
the fact that the new leave law
wiped out the Douglas 20-day
leave rider, which had been in
effect for that four-month period.
and gave Federal workers 26 days
annual leave for 1851. Since en-
ployes who left the service be-
tween July l and October 80 were
paid on the 20-day basis, they are
entitled to more leave money.
Those eligible for the payments
may apply for it at their former
agency.
LONG HOLIDAY WEEK END
The White House is expected to
issue, within the next week, the
Executive order giving Govern
Iment employees a four-day Christ
mas week end and a three-day
New Years week end. It's re-
ported that President Truman
has approved the plan and that
all that remains now is to work
out the wording of the directive. /
The final wording will be f1exi-
BILE enough so that key defense
Evening star., 1951-11-27

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 90. on June 2.
Lowest, II. on February 6.
High and Low of Last "a Hours.
High. 55. at 7:1O pm.
Low, 81. at ITO pm.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Cigarette Tax Approved

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Nov. 81
itP,.-A 2-cent a package cigarette
tax. designed to net the city $780,
900 year. was approved by city
council yesterday.
Evening star., 1951-11-27

Guilty Is tilE plO-
v iSion tn a t
counts military
service as part
of Federal serv-
ice for leave
purposes.
The new law
says that this
provision shall
be applied the
same way that
Section 6 of the
Federal Retire
m e n t Act is
used in credit
ing m ilit ar y
ron1.inn tn.u.nnI
Evening star., 1951-11-27

and 80 degrees low. Rain is likely
Saturday or Sunday totaling one
tenth to three-tenth inches.
River Report.
(From q s. Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
The Federal Spotlight
Civil Service Urges Maximum
Leave Benefits for Veterans
By Joseph Youno

The Civil Service Commission
General the liberal
annual leave law order maximum
Government
The which January gives
13
Evening star., 1951-11-27

to Is years of service. and 26 days
for those with more than Is years.
But what is causing some diff
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Maryland
and
Virginia
in Brief

Vrginio's Annexation Woes
Found Essentially InsoIubIe'
Evening star., 1951-11-27

Az THE EVENING STAR
*** Washington, D. C,
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER -, 1881
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Humidity.
Readings at Washington Airportl
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Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in tn,
Capital tcurrent month to date):
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Tide Tables.
Furnished by u S. Coast and Geodeti
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The Sun and MOol
Evening star., 1951-01-22

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Evening star., 1951-04-22
TwoD. Residents;
Installation to Be at Mt. Vernon

The Children of the American
Revolution will install two District
area residents as their new lead.
ers at traditional exercises under
Ia spreading elm tree at Mount
Vernon today.
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig. o,
$500 Ingomar street NV, ane
Miss Caroline Brown, of Sic God.
dard road, Bethesda will taks
office as senior and junior nationat
presidents respectively. The cere,
mony will be held under a tret
planted by the organization ir
1895.
Mrs. Haig will succeed Mrs
Donald Bennett Adams, Mis-.
Brown. a freshman at George
Washington University viii sue.
coed D. Stuart Pope III. Bott
were elected on an uncontestee
slate yesterday.
Delegates to the annual con-
vention of the organization will
dedicate a c. A. r. tree on ths
grounds Of Memorial Continental
Hall and place wreaths on the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier In
Arlington Cemetery before pro-
ceeding to Mount Vernon for the
installation ceremonies. En- route
Evening star., 1951-04-22
Managers Strike Shuts
40 Detroit Food Stores
By the As.oeic,ed Pres.

DETROIT, April 21-The C. F
Smith Co. reported today thai
about 40 of its 275 food stores In
the Detroit area were closed today
by surprise walkout of man.
ayers.
The walkout was accompanied
by violence and threats. police re-
ported.
Mrs. Katherine Sandie, non
striking manager of a Smith
store. told police she was knocked
down by man and woman who
had tried to persuade her to close
Several other non-striking store
managers told police they had
been threatened.
The company said the stores
would be re-opened as soon as the
managers could be replaced.
A company spokesman said the
National Labor Relations Board
ruled recently that the store man.
ayers were not entitled to belong
to a CIO union of clerks. The
board held they were supervisory
employees.
None of the strikers was avail
able for comment.
Evening star., 1951-04-22
Two Argentinians Reported
Held in Atom Secret Theffs
BY the Assoeia'ed Press

BUENOS AIRES Argentina
April 21.-A newspaper reported
today that police arrested two men
on charges they were stealing
atomic energy secrets for q for
| eign government.
The newspaper La Reforma
published in the town of General
Pico, said federal police found
documents on the two men-for-
mer Argentine army cohscripts-
which had been reported missing
from the atomic development
plant on Huemul Island in South
ern Argentina.
At this plant, the government
announced last month. a German
born scientist discovered new ways
lof producing atomic energy.
The newspaper said one Of the
arrested men formerly was en-
Iployed in Buenos Aires at for
leign embassy but did not identify
the embassy.
Buenos Aires newspapers did
nob carry stories on the reported
arrests nor would federal police
here comment.
Evening star., 1951-04-22
Family
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Continued From First Page)
ably never before experienced by
any man. -
It began on April is tJapanese
time) when hundreds of thou
sands of persons who fought bit,
terly against the United State:
six years ago lined Tokyo's street.
to give him the first Of the cheer.
ing tributes.
From Tokyo the four-enginee
plane "Bataan" carried him Il
Honolulu where Hawaii's greatest
outpouring in history gave him 9
foretaste Of the welcome awaiting
him back on the mainland.
Disclaims Political Ambition.
He landed in San Francisco
April II and the following day
welcomed by a half million Cali
fornians. declared:
II have no political ambitions
whatsoever. / do not intend to
run for any political office, and
hope my name will never be used
in a political way.
THE only politics I have is con-
tanned in a simple phrase
God Bless America"
More than a half million per-
sons greeted him Thursday as
he rode in a procession to the
Washington Monument.
But the whole Nation crowded
around radios and television sets
to hear his memorable address
that day before Congress.
Then came the New York re-
ception-the largest in the city's
history. Gen. Macarthur de-
clared:
This Is America. And
this, with Gods help, we shall
keep American"
Evening star., 1951-04-22

he was sentenced to Is years i'm.
|prisonment on February u, 1850.
A British associate, Edgar
Sanders, was sentenced to 13 years.
Two Hungarians, Imre Geiger.
manager of the Hungarian sub.
|Sidiary of I. T. & T., and Zoltan
Rado, q ministry official who con-
fessed he was a Trotskyite, were
sentenced to death. Three other
Hungarians, including a Catholic
priest, were sentenced to 10 and S
years.
Sanders Not Mentioned.
The brief Foreign Ministry com.
Imunique said:
THE Budapest legation of the
United States, instructed by its
Government, commenced negotia-
tions several months ago. The
negotiations aimed that Robert
Vogeler, an American subject con-
victed in the Geiger spy affair,
should be expelled by the Hungar-
ian government.
They (the United States Gov.
Iernment) declared themselves to
be ready to accede to various lust
Hungarian claims not fulfilled so
far.
Negotiations carried out on this
basis were successful"
Since the communique did not
mention M. Sanders, it seemed
likely the negotiations did not
affect him and that he would re-
main in prison. British diplomats
were not available for comment.
The British government cut OF
trade talks with Hungary in De-
Icember, l949, in protest against
his arrest. The American Govern
.ment in sthe same month banned
tourists from going to Hungary
and later ordered the closing Of
two Hungarian consulates in the
United States in protest against
Mr.. Vogeler's arrest.
Evening star., 1951-04-22
Hungary Will Free VogeIer After II Months
Continued From First Page.)

NSolltIA4ucQ rTOm cHSI Fage.J
dom, exclaimed: "I am crazy
with excitement at the news"
During the evening Walter j.
Donnelly, United States high
commissioner for Austria, tele-
phoned Mrs. Vogeler. He con-
graduated her and said his
Office had been in contact with
American authorities at Buda-
pest. He said the Budapest le-
cation had not been notified
officially whether Mr.. vogeler
had been released.)
No Light ON Claims.
No light was shed here on what
constituted the "just Hungarian
claims" mentioned in the govern
ment communique. On the basis
of various Hungarian notes to
the United States, however, these
claims could refer to the return
OF Hungarian property carried off
to West Germany by the Nazis in
1914.
However. reports abroad last
June that the Hungarians were
demanding the return of the an
cient crown Of st. Stefan as a
price for Mr.. Vogeler's release
have seemed here too romantic
to be true.
(The crown not only is a be-
JeWeled religious relic, but also
a symbol for nearly 1000 years
OF Hungarian sovereignty and
independence. It was recovered
from the Nazis by the American
Army and presumably is in
American hands in Germany.
High Roman Catholics, includ-
ing Francis Cardinal Spellman
OF New York, and Hungarian
anti-Communits refugees abroad,
strongly protested last year
against granting the Budapest
governments reported demands.
(The crown figured in the trial
OF Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
OF Hungary. He was accused Of
trying to prevent its return to
Hungary. The anti Communist
Hungarian National Council in
New York last June said return
Evening star., 1951-04-22

they will stop at Christ Church
in Alexandra for memorial serv-
ices.
Brig. Gen. Bonner Fellers
U. S. A. (Ret.o. who served on
the staff of Gen. Macarthur from
1886 to 1916, was the principal
speaker at yesterdays convention
session.
Gen. Fellers warned that this
country faces grave danger from
the threat Of dictatorship al
home.
THE danger we face today
he said. sis as great as Japan
faced from its military regime. >
IF the American people take
their obligations of citizenship
seriously, they can continue their
freedom" Gen. Fellers added. ''I1
they continue to delegate powers
to others. the country will have a
dictatorship"
Yesterdays convention program
included reports of committee
chairmen and presentation OF
awards to outstanding partici-
pants in c. A. r. programs. At the
close Of the meeting the delegates
toured the city. A dinner dance
was held last night.
Evening star., 1951-04-22
Detroit Strike
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Hutchinson Act. a State law for
bidding strikes by public employees
The transportation system here
is munieipally-owned.
Under the Hutchinson Act, dis
charged employees can be rehired
II they meet certain conditions
The Street Railway Commits
sion. in an emergency session q
few hours after the walkout, de-
clared the walkout in violation OF
the Hutchinson Act.
Mayor Cobo invoked the Hut.
crimson Act several months age
and fired hundreds Of strikine
city public works employees. Mosi
OF them were rehired after thu
settlement.
The law provides penalties ot
up to one year in prison and 81 ,G0(
fine for persons found guilty o.
insigating strikes cf public EN-,
ployes.
Any such employees who strik,
automatically lose their jobs. Il
they are rehired. they are placec
on probation for two years.