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Evening star., 1952-05-08
Legion Asks Senators
To Restore VA Fund
For Hospital Program
BY the Associoted Press

The American Legion asked the
Senate today to restore cuts voted
by the House in veterans funds.
The Legion contended 81 Veterans
Administration hospitals may be
closed and Is now being built may
be delayed.
National Commander Donald
r. Wilson presented the Legion's S
case in statement to the Sem
ate Appropriations Subcommittee
studying a bill to finance certain
independent offices, including the
VA. Mr.. Wilson appeared in
closed session but made a copy
of his statement available to a
reporter before he testified.
Fund for 20 Hospitals.
Mr.. Wilson said in considering
VA funds for the year beginning
July l the House voted $153 6
million to complete the construc-
ton and equipment of some 20
new hospitals in the VA Depart
ment of Medicine and Surgery.
"At the same time, and in an
other item. that covering medical
hospital and administrative ex-
tpense, the House, not fully in
formed. made it impossible to en-
ploy the personnel to staff the
same hospitals" he said.
"At the worst, 81 existing hos
pitfalls will be closed and Is of the
new hospitals will be delayed in
opening. Approximately 10.50O
beds. operating beds, mind you,
will become vacant.
"And all this at a time when
there are approximately 10000
disabled veterans awaiting word
that beds are available for their
treatment in the VA medical and
hospital system. Many of them
have now waited six or more
months. -
Realize Need of Efficiency.
Mr.. Wilson said the members
of the Legion are conscious of the
high cost of government, want
efficiency in government and es-
pecially in the Veterans Admins
tration, but also want "just treat
ment for disabled veterans"
He urged a general restoration
of all reductions the House voted,
saying the work load of the VA
outside its medical Setup is going
to increase due to the increasing
number of Korean war veterans
He said the Budget Bureau had
cut the VAS own budget request
by $405 million before the House
voted a cut of $242, GAO, ,370. One
result. he said, is that Veterans
Administrator Carl r. Gray, jr.,
estimates the agency will have to
discharge about 5000 employees.
The Budget Bureau request of
$4 billion for 1928, he said,
represented a drop of 43 per cent
from the peak figures of 81 bill
lion the VA received in 1946-47.
Dollar savings to be effected if
the House action is sustained,
Mr.. Wilson said, would provide
"a cruel yardstick for the measur-
ling the value of the service that
more than 31a million veterans
who have service connected dis
abilities have given our Nation. -
Evening star., 1952-05-08
Work Stoppoge Settled
At New York AirfieIds
By the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK. May 8.-The CIO
Transport Workers Union an
nounced that a 24-hour work
Istoppage by about 200 American
Airline mechanics at Idlewild Air
port and La Guardia Field was
settled yesterday.
The settlement was accom-
Iplished, a union spokesman said,
when the company reinstated FL
bert Matson to his job as fore
man.
The union said the stoppage-
which it claimed caused the can
Icellations of several" flights
grew out of demotion Of Mr.. Mat
son to inspector.
Evening star., 1952-05-08
PTA Dance Tomorrow

The Oakland Terrace PTA will
hold a square dance and card
party at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at
the school, Plyers Mill road. Sill
Ver Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-03-31
Capital Parks Booklet
Made Available ID Public

"A wide variety Of outdoor activi-
ties is contained in the National
Capital Parks 1852 program. in
booklet form. now available to the
public.
Edward j. Kelly. parks super
intendent, said requests for the
program should be made in writ
ing to the National Capital Parks.
Interior Department, Washington
Is, D. G. Programs may also be
secured by calling at Room 1928.
Interior Building, Eighteenth and
10 streets NV. or by telephoning
Republic 1920, Extension 2557 o.
|2059.
I The booklet lists Sylvan Theater
lectures. historical tours, bird OBJ
lservationS. band concerts, hikes
lall-day caravan trips, astronomy
Outings, garden tours, afternoon
mature walks and canal barge
trips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-03-31
Reds Propose Turning
Truce Deadlock Over
TO Top Negoiiaiors

MuNsAN, Korea. Mar. 81
Communist stair officers today
proposed that the top-level nego-
tiators try to break the deadlock
over whether Russia should help
police Korean truce.
The Reds suggested the joint
subcommittee on armistice super
vision meet tomorrow for the first
time In more than two months.
Col. Don o. Darrow said the
United Nations command reply
would be in Communist hands
two hours before the meeting
would begin. The Reds suggested
III am. 20 pm. EST Monday.
The Reds nominated Russia as
lone Of their three representatives
ION a neutral inspection commits
sion last February is.
Prisoner Talks Continue.
They say Russia qualities as a
neutral and has every right to
inspect troops and supplies NOV
ing into Korea during q truce.
The Allies say Russia is in effect q
belligerent and is unacceptable.
Staff officers have made nc
Roadway toward an agreement
and for several days there have
been reports that the issue would
be handed to top negotiators.
\ A second group of staff officers
working on plans for exchanging
prisoners Of war completed a full
week Of secret sessions.
AS usual there was no hint as
to whether the negotiators have
made progress.
Col. George w. Hickman told
lpewsmen I'VE continued our explo-
lrations in an amicable session. y
Other Problems Remain.
Only the issue of forced repa-
Itriation" remains unsolved in the
lpriSoner-exchange debate.
Two problems must be ironed
out before an agreement is
reached on truce supervision. One
is Communist nomination of Rus
STA as a neutral inspector. The
other is Allied insistence that air
field construction be banned dur
ing an armiStice.
The q. N. command protested
yesterday that Communist prison.
ers Of war camps are too close to
Communist supply lines in North
Korea. The Reds refused fatty to
move the camps.
If your side is sincerely con-
|cerned about the security of
prisoners you should not carry
out wanton bombings," said Chi
|uese Col. Wang Chen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-03-31
PTA in Chevy Chase
To Choose Officers

The Chevy Chase Elementary
School PTA will meet at 8 pm. to-
morrow to elect officers for the
next school year. Members Of
the school band will play after the
business meeting.
Fifth and sixth grade students
will sing 1.-THE Legend of Sleepy
Hollow" at 1880 pm. Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-03-31

KimboII on Carrier While Navy Flyers
BIost Rail Lines. Poae A-l6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-03-31
Horny Sweitzer to Speuk

sosy SWSstASi ~ SPSuN
Harry Sweitzer. assistant treas
urer OF the Suburban Trust Co.,
win address a meeting Of the
College Park Business Association
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in the
College Park Firehouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
Veterans
Guide
By Moi. Thomos M. Mol

From E. M. of New York: I'm
going into service soon and would
like to know how stand on get
ting my job back. And what hap
pens to the seniority I've built upl
on my job? Will continue to earn
1t while I'm in the service?"
In general, under Federal legis-
1ation you are entitled to re-em-
ployment in your former position,
but whether you continue to earn
seniority while in the service de-
ponds to degree on your en-
ployer. You should try to work
this out with him before you leave.
incidentally, the Government
has printed a folder on this sub
ject. Vets who would like to know
about complete unemployment
rights may drop me a line in care
of The Star, and I'll send it to you.
Just be sure TO inclose a stamped,
self-addressed envelope.
From M. A. c. of Philadelphia
"Please let me know within what
period of time the Servicemen'S
free indemnity Insurance. must
be picked up after a man gets out
of the Service?"
A man must apply for the in
demnity within 100 days after he's
released. Remember, this is a
special type of insurance and he'll
only have to pay small premiums.
But he'll get no dividends and will
never be able to convert the term
policy to a permanent type.
From Mrs. E. K. Of Louisville.
KY; My husband was in World
War I and is buried in a national
cemetery. Are there any provi-
sions for me as his unmarried wild
oW to be buried there too?"
Federal law provides that wives,
husbands, widows, widowers and
minor children of veterans may be
buried in national cemeteries. If
you wish to be buried in partl-
cular national cemetery. write to
the superintendent of the ceme-
terry where burial is desired. It's
wise to make arrangements for the
burial ahead of time.
From Mrs. r. D. S. OF Mlsna-
waka, Ind: my husband is in the
service and is due to be discharged
in the near future. We've been
wondering whether he'll receive
mastering out pay when he is dis
charged or will he have to apply
for it?"
Your husband will receive $lO0
of the mastering out pay when he
is discharged. Then depending on
how much of the $500 possible
total he has coming, he'll receive
monthly payments of 500 until
the remainder is paid to him.
From A. r. of Washington, D.
c.: II believe I'm eligible for train
ing under the new Korean CT bill.
Can you tell me how to apply?"
You can get an application form
at any VA Office. Fill out the form
and send it, along with a photo
stat of your discharge. to your VA
regional Office. If the VA approves
the application. it will send you
a Certificate for Education and
Training" which you present at
your school when you enroll"
From AP NewsfeatureD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
The Most
Important Question
Put to Jesus

/ here is deep meaning for
us all in Jesus answer to
Johns searching question
(Luke y. Art thou he that
should come? or look we
for another?"
He gave his ~ork5 as
proof of the truth of his
words: Go your way, and
tell John what things ys
have seen and heard; how
that the blind see, the lame
walk, the lepers are oleansed,
the deaf hear, the dead are
raised, to the poor the gos-
pei is preached" (Luke y.
In the same way Christian
Science is presenting to the
modern world unmistak-
able proof. through many
authenticated cases of heal
ing, that it is the demOn-
stra5h ruth taught by Jesus.
1t shows that spiritual
understanding is natural to
man. 1t helps him. 1t heals
him, as Jesus proved and
promised. Study of the
Christian Science textbook
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01

These pure irish linen hondkeT-
chiefs will make perfect gifts for
any occasion. Popular l8-ineh
size. Stock up now, save.
MEMS FURNISHINGS, Down Stoirs Store
Moin Building -. :. also Bethesda Budget
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
misses bed jackets

Specially purchased for this event.
All wool or spun nyIon in pink.
blue, coral or white. Not every ,
style in every color. styI
ROBES, Down Stors Store, Main Building
s.. also Bethesda Budget Store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
mems better hose

IN group Irre9uIors or Tonous
make cotton sports hose. nylon
foneys and nyIon and royon
foneys. Anklet style only; l0-l3.3 I
MEMS FURNISHING, Is
Down Stoirs Store, Main Building 40
olso Bethesda Budoet Store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
girls wool hats

There's good VorIety from which
to choose including eIip-on and
knit styles. CoIors are red, green,
blue and brown.
GIRLS APPAREL, Down Stoirs Store, NJ
F.. also Bethesda Budget Store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
ironing board covers

Hos unburnobIe obestos iron rest. a
Made Of top quality sheetine. Fits
all metal boards. No tockine or ,...,
Iocine needed IL
NOTIONS, Down Stoirs Store, North Building
also Bethesda BUDGET Store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
girls snow suits

Reprocessed wool Melton cloth in green wine, n m
bsown, royo blue. Cotton flannel inernne, zip wv
closure Sizes to II. ~
GIRLS APPAREL, Down Stors Store, Main Building
also Bethesda Budget Store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
ironing board cover, I

Viii Fit oil metal boards. Cover q
with elastic thot gives perfect
fit. Waffle knit pad. No pinnine !.
or tockine needed.
NOTIONS, Down Stoirs Store, Main Building
. olso Bethesda BUDGET Store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01

Long wearing, quick drying nyIon
sweaters in cordieon style. Pastel
and dark shades in the group. -,
Sizes 3 to 6x.
INFANTS. Down Stoirs Store, Main Building
:. oIso Bethesda Budget Store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01

Washable ToIex plastic covering,
wood construction, snop-out cosmetic
pocket celonese lining. Blue or GIN
ger with white piping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01

Sove ZOO on these lamps
with Sway lighting,
weighted base, parchment
shades in wine or green.
LAMPS, Down Stoirs Store.
North Building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01

group Of nationally advertised shoes for boys and girls
Priced at savings because they're factory rejects Many
styles including oxford and sop Shoes Irregularities won't
OBJECT wearing qualities Sizes 81 to and growing girls
sizes 4 to 9. Not all widths in group
CHILDREN's SHOES, Down stoirs Store, Main Building
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-01
Chapter Three

Chapter Three
CHE awoke late, the sun hot
- upon her face and hair, and
lay quite still for a long time,
like a person emerging from an
anaesthetic, her nerves numb and
her brain doped after q long, tired
sleep. There came vaguely to her
ears the murmur Of downtown
traffic, but this throb vanished at
the moment that she distinguished
the closer, personal sounds Of
somebody moving around up
stairs. Her mind swiftly sped back
to the fears and uncertainties of
the previous evening and she got
out of bed, wonderingly, still per-
picked and confused, and her
morale low.
AS she dressed she wondered
if he'd breakfasted yet, and il
he hadn't should she return his
hospitality Of last night and offer
him something? But firstly she
had to find shop. She would
ask him where the shops were.
She hadn't noticed any yesterday.
He spared her the enquiry by
half lurching. half walking down
the narrow staircase and squat
ting easily on the bottom stair.
"You look fine" he said. Sleep
You can't beat it. What miracles
it can work on a woman's face
and eyes!"
~ slept very WELL" Melisande
said, Gin spite of the ghosts that
are supposed to walk in these old
convict places. BY the way, when
one wishes to eat in these parts
what does one usually dot"
Zone walks down the hill to
Circular Quay. You see, colony
of sixteen houses cannot support
a shop. So you walk. It's a good
thing, / find. Makes eating bur-
den. Which is as it should be"
I'D like to shoulder my burden
right away, then. Care to walk
down and show me where to
shop?"
They caught a wave Of heat on
their faces as they stepped out
upon the narrow footpath.
what a cool house yours must
bel" exclaimed Melisande, shad-
ing her face with q scarf. 81 had
no idea it was like this outside. !"
Paul was silently contemplating
the sprawling recreation centre
beyond the tall fence and didn't
reply for several minutes. Finally
he said:
That's the playground over
there. It's wonderful! Wait till the
kids come out of school. I'll take
you across. You won't like the
supervisors, excepting one. but
the kids-they're wonderful--lots
of funny little refugee kids"
What funny thing for Paul
to say. Melisande reflected. and
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4sakw Passage
~ W;lliona lynch
By WilIionn lynch

she scarcely stopped thinking
about it until they were making
the return journey up the steep
hill. Then suddenly she said:
you're about the funniest.
phoniest bloke I've ever known.
Last night ] admit / was a little
scared Of you. In fact, ! even
thought about leaving"
why did you want to leave!"
THE way you spoke last night.
II scared me. ] thought you were
trying to put q little fence round
me. Tn q fugitive from fences. !"
You should talk to Taylor
about that. He's an expert on
fences.
who's Taylor"
1.-THE Supervisor at the play
ground. A nice bloke. He'd have
taken the Cloth years ago if il
hadn't been for an unfortunate
tendency towards Atheism. He's
got q funny little religion all his
own, though. Works, too"
II forgot to tell you, Paul, that
another thing I'm a fugitive from
is boredom"
"What a strange little creature
you are, to be sure! But don't
worry about Taylor. He's quite
innocuous-and quite out-of-this-
world. We get along very well
together. That, fancy, is the
triumph of mind over matter or
soul over soil, If you like"
They ate breakfast together in
silence, each preoccupied with a
fresh assessment of the other.
Melisande's reflections were con-
centrated upon the strange affili-
alton that apparently existed be-
tween Paul and the man Taylor,
for, as yet she hadn't succeeded
in "typing" Paul. saw, in fact,
only new complexities to an al
ready obscure and complicated
personality.
He was studying Melisande's
face with the ever-present, ever
distant contemplation of one who
wishes to look without appearing
to stare and only at occasional
moments did their gaze meet in
any slight degree of recognition,
They discovered, after several
minutes, that they approved each
others silences; that there was
no real need for prolonged and
constant falkland that each could
make q roughly accurate stab at
what was drifting through the
others mind. So, WordleSsly they
conversed through the meal. and
at the end of it there was the
gesture Of clearing away the scat
tered crumbs and smiling a little
at the brevity Of the meal.
WHEN you're through down
W here you might care to see
my studio, Melisande."
I'D like to very much" H.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-01
HOLLYWOOD
NOTES
BY COB THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD R-"Brandon. do
you know your lines for the next
scene?"
II don't know and don't care"
And with that. Brandon deWilde,
nine year old Broadway star,
hoped on bicycle and sped away
from the movie set. But he soon
returned and went through flaw
less rehearsal for the film version
of Member OF the Wedding" He
is starring with the two perform.
ers who appeared with him in the
play--Julie Harris and Ethel Wa
ters.
This sort of caper is exasperat-
ing to the boy actors father, Fred
eric deWilde, who shares with his
wife the responsibility of keeping
Brandon in hand during working
hours.
"He leads US a merry chase"
admitted the father. himself an
actor and stage manager. But
Brandon is no more trouble than
any boy his age. It's an age when
they like 10 raise a little cain"
DeWilde told me about their
unique family life. ALI three are
in show business, and so far the
whole family has managed 10
work in Brandon's plays. which
have been Member Of the We'd
ding" and Mrs. McThing." The
father has functioned as stage
manager, and the mother as un.
derstndy.
When he's In show, Brandon
gets to bed at midnight" Dewilde
remarked. HE rises at IL. 50 he
has a normal amount Of sleep.
He spends ar hour with . tutor
to make up the school he has
missed Ia the morning. Then he
goes to regular school In the after
noon.
lie added hat be and his wife
have striyen to keep Brandon
normal boy.
That's Why we send him 10
public shoot" the father Ell
planned. 81 didn't want him 10 70
10 a professional school. where the
kids compare each others salaries.
Artang is Just fua TO Brsadon. WHY,
fer .he first year. be didnt even
kn0w he got paid for II. His un-
dsrstndy Isf the inaormasion sip
one day.
~ Likewise, we 6nnat allow Bran.
ssou To read anythlnz about him
sell In TIE paper. We dant even
Igs hsm see his pscsare In the sss-
PEGS. exexps for carscasures. which
~ lskes. Our main trunkae Is with
ether peopar whzo ten klfa hGw
grssa hs IL. We Try 10 discourage
shat, bot rs r0s slwsYs possible "
Brarson became az actnr by ae-
essens A sgsend ok the D~WE<sxs
vas hookEnx Ger . yeGzng boz 10
psay IN Memb~r Of TIE Wsss3lnx =
Sc was hzvsng scanE sEaeeezs ard
asked Il HsanzsEa soaxst ~ Css tDr
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-01
ToduY's
Business
Mirror
BY SAM DAWSON

NEW YORK H--The steel strike
lin its fifth week ~ will begin
strangiing industrial output fast
from now on.
Layoffs in industries using steel
will come faster. BY the middle OF
next month most big manufacture
ers would be cutting back. Already
hundreds Of thousands are being
idled - not only in steel fabricating
plants. but In coal. railroad. auto
and appliance industries.
Even il the strike should end
this week. it might be mid-August
before all the supply pipelines
could be filled again. and al com.
panies have balanced inventories
Of steel products, industry sources
estimate.
And the effect Of the strike may
be felt next March - In Q pinch
Of iron ore supplies. The bic iron
ore boats ply the Great Lakes in
summer TO bring Minnesota ore TO
the steel mills 10 be stockpiied for
use In the winter when the lakes
are frozen.
These boats are Idle now because
the iron ore workers also are on
strike. Total iron ore shipments for
the season. have been cut about
one tenth by the strike 20 far. Steel
mill stockpiles Of ore may b ex-
hausted next March before the
boats can start up their nexi spring
runs.
Most businessmen thought TIE
strike would be halted By govern
ment action before this. Therefore,
few made any attempt 10 build up
steel inventories before II started.
With steel inventories mating
fast. the steel industry h assured
nog that when the strike ends the
steel mills wta DC running II full
capacity well into next year.
Before the strike. steel capacity
TO produce was oyertaking Steal
demand and most steel executives
had felt that By late fan they would
be cutting back steel prodnetian.
Now the steel Industry feels that
demand for is products WIN stag
high for months 10 coma.
This nseaEs. among other thinss.
that IL steel prices are raised sftsr
the strike ends. the steel mills are
nnt likely 10 ran into eustcmsg
price resistance.
he growinz steel pinch wiIl b
fell nexs na0nth when ia
many Industrial plants start fheir
annual shutdouns for vacations. n
TIE STRIKE ID settled soon. tkese
plants nnlghs get enough steel dur.
lng July 70 BE- sure q fsili produe
TIA shen theY reopen in AHzusf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-01

The term hollasy~ derives fsen
holy 6ay.