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Evening star., 1952-01-02
7obocco Men, Tax Collectors
Expect Record Take in 1852

last June 80, the Federal Govern
ment collected 1924, ,0O0,0 900 in
taxes on cigarettes alone. This
was the biggest take in history. It
meant that for every so cents the
grower got, the United States COL
lected SLIT.
Last November Congress raised
the tax per pack from Z to s cents
The tax is scheduled to end April
l, 1854. Under the present tax
schedule. if you smoke one pack a
day in one year you pay $29.20 in
Federal taxes. In addition, at
least Al States and 100 municipal
tiles have additional taxes.
The United States is still the
largest exporter of leaf tobacco.
About Is per cent Of this Nations
unmanufactured crop goes over
seas.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
By Sterling F. Green
Associated Press Financial Writer

The New Year brings the Nation
to the hump" of its mobilization.
But it finds price control under
attack by business, wage ceilings
under bombardment by unions,
and the whole control structure
under scrutiny by Congress.
The heads of 80 new alpha
betical defense agencies and COM
mittees. most of them created
since President Truman declared
a national emergency a year ago,
are pondering questions like these
Will an end of Korean hostili-
ties bring a letdown of public
support? And will the pressure for
free markets, exerted on Congress
in an election year. generate a
major decontrol movement?
Controls Called Insurance.
The mobilization chiefS-not
only administration lieutenants
but the Pentagon's brass and
scores of Republican Industrial
lists donating their services in top
jobs-are united in favor of keep
ing strong controls. For insur-
ance, if nothing else.
They have no notion of slowing
down the preparedness drive. In
their view a. Korean cease-fire
would be merely incidental; the
job is to get ready for Russia.
They believe, in fact, that the par
tial mobilization by now has
gained unStoppable momentum.
Slowly but very steadily, priority
controls have been screwed tight
er. AS of January /, the least
essential consumer goods makers
will get only SO per cent of pre-
Korea steel, 20 per cent Of alu-
minum, 10 per cent of copper.
The country'S nearest approach
to austerity is forecast officially
for the first half-year. Some
business casualties" are predicted.
Not until after midyear will newly
built steel and aluminium plants
come into production to ease the
strain.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
By Richord Fiske
Assoeicfed Press FinaneioI Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. News
print prices rose another $1O-a-
ton to the highest level in almost
30 years during 1851 and supplies
remained too tight for comfort
On the basis of a 1851 United
States consumption of 6 million
tons, the price increase added
some $50 million to the costs of
publishing.
Prices Of newsprint vary with
location of the buyer but on a
New York basis it was $116 a ton
Cranston Williams, general man
ager of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, said, how
ever, the supply situation was not
generally "perilous."
No daily newspaper had to sus-
Evening star., 1952-01-02
CONSTRUCTION Industry
Reports Record Year
BY the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Despite
uncertainties and confusion, the
construction industry during 1851
hit an all-time peak in dollar vol
ume, Harold r. Berlin, vice presi-
Edent of Johns s-Manville Corp, de-
clared in a year-end statement.
New construction and other
building activity ran to a record
l$37 billion in 1851, he said
even though the industry operated
in lone of the most confused
years in American economic his
tory" But physical volume of
building declined about 5 per cent
from the previous year, he noted.
ut appears now, because of the
metal shortages, that there will
be an overall decrease in the
amount spent for all types OF
construction in 1882" the Johns
Manville official said.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
Mobilization Plan Neors HUMP
With Controls Under Attack

, So. the leaders argue. the
strongest inflationary pressures
are still ahead, generated by heavy
deficit spending, the channeling of
18 to 20 per cent of national out
put into defense. and sharp cuts
in civilian goods manufacture.
These warnings of trouble "just
ahead" have been heard since
spring. Trouble still hasn't de-
veloped. Few consumer goods are
scarce. Consumer demand is mod
crate.
Many prices have dipped well
below Office of Price Sterilization
ceilings-soap. fats, oils, clothing.
textiles, many electric and house
hold appliances. High prices have
discouraged sales. Savings are at
a high rate. Stocks of finished
goods are only now getting down
to normal; they are counted on
to carry consumers over the
squeeze" period.
Scrapping of Curbs Urged.
The National Association of
Manufacturers and the United
States Chamber of Commerce
have called for the immediate
Iscrapping of price control. Other
business groups want more f1exi-
BILE ceilings. with the Government
relying for stability chiefly on in
direct controls-taxes, credit curbs
and management of the money
supply.
Under cease-fire conditions, Of
f1cials admit, it would not be sur
prising if the Nation lowered it's
guard a little on the home front.
And Congress, even while swal-
lowing multibillion-dollar mill
tary spending programs without
flinching, already has begun to
balk at some of President Tru-
mans other prescriptions for pre-
Iparedness.
In closing months of the last
session, Congress broke with Mr..
Truman on price-control amend
lments. beef slaughter quotas, con-
sumer credit controls, real estate
credit curbs and sitter tax boosts.
Evening star., 1952-01-02

from 1910 until 1914, when he was
transferred to Washington. His
new duties will include super
vision of corporate and industrial
news coverage for the Journals
four editions published daily in
New York, Chicago, Dallas and
San Francisco.
Succeeding Mr.. Haller as head
of the local bureau will be Joseph
e. Evans, who has been Foreign
Editor Of the Journal with head
quarters In New York. Mr.. Evans
also served on the Journals staff
in Berlin and London.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
Cold Rubber Weors Better

AKRON.-Man-made rubber is
improving. Recent tests show
"cold-rubber'' tires wear 80 per
cent better than natural-rubber
ones. Cold rubber is processed at
Al degrees Fahrenheit, compared
with 120 degrees for standard syn
thetic.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
By the Associated Press

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 2.-To-
bacco growers and tax collectors
should continue to reap record
harvests next year.
Cigarette factories are expected
to exceed the record output of 412
billion estimated for 1851 COM
pared with 1872 billion in 1850.
Domestic consumption in 1851 was
373 billion. Much of the re-
mainder went to American forces
overseas.
Foreign demand is expected to
remain active. But it may not
reach the export volume of 1951's
estimated 500 million pounds of
|unmanufactured tobacco leaf, ac-
cording to the Agriculture Depart
|ment.
During the fiscal wear ending
Evening star., 1952-01-02
Big TruveI Bargains

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 P.-
Ralph S. Damon, president Of
Trans World Airlines, today pre-
Idicted "the greatest travel bar
gains in history for the air.
travelling public in 1882" Mr..
Damon said 1851 was the turn
ing point in mass acceptance Of
air transportation"
Evening star., 1952-01-02

become Indus
trial Editor of
the paper with
headquarters in
New York ef-
fective n e x t
week.
Mr.. Haller has
been with The
Wall S tre e t
Journal since
1887, in New
York, Chicago
and Washing
ton. He was
chief of the
[HhsaA- A.anoan
Evening star., 1952-01-02
More Food Foreseen

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (P.-More
food will be available to Ameri-
cans in the coming year, but de-
mand also is expected to rise be-
cause of higher individual in
comes, Paul S. Willis, president
|of the Grocery Manufacturers of
America, Inc. declared in a
statement today.
Evening star., 1952-01-02
Sulphur Shortage Mounts

NEW YORK, Jan. 2 R.-The
world sulphur shortage will be-
come more acute in 1852, Lang.
bourne M. Williams, jr., president
of Freeport Sulphur Co., warned
today in a statement. Supplies
were tight during 1851 despite
record production of 6 million
llonp tons
Evening star., 1952-01-02
Wall Street Journal
Promotes {. N. HaIFeI

Ellis NJ. Haller, for three years
chief of the Washington Bureau
of The Wall Street Journal and
the Dow-Jones News Service, will
Evening star., 1952-01-02
Cottonseed Rise Likely

BUENOS AIRES. = Argentine
cotton growers expect to produce
|around 250,000 tons of cottonseed
in 1951-52, or some 10000 tons
more than in 1950-51.
Evening star., 1952-04-05
u. ). Offers 10 Permit
Check on Atom Plants
For Size and Location
BY the Associoted Press

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y, April
5.-The United States offered to-
day to allow U. N. inspectors to
check the location and size of
all atomic energy installations as
the first step in a world census
on ornaments.
Benjamin Cohen, United States
alternate delegate. proposed a
working plan to a U. N. Disarm-
ment Commission subcommittee
taking up the study of census and
verification of all armed forces
and weapons. including atomic.
Insist on Census First.
The United States has insisted
that census and verification must
be the first step in any balanced
reduction of ornaments.
Jacob Malik, Soviet delegate.
insists that prohibition of the
atomic bomb must be the first
step and has attacked the Amer
ican census plan as only a move
to provide spying data for British
and American intelligence.
A United States delegation
spokesman said the new American
plan marks a change in the old
atomic control plan drawn up by
Bernard Baruch by proposing
some measures of atomic inspec-
ton during the first stage instead
of in later stages.
Evening star., 1952-04-05
Plane That Fell in Queens
Was Carrying Florida Cargo
By the Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla,
April 5.-The cargo plane which
left here at lit am. and was be-
lieved to have crashed in New
York carried a load of cut flowers
and fresh vegetables.
j. A. Wooten, president of
United States Airlines, said the
craft had a crew of two-Capt.
William B. Crockett and co-pilot
John Waederhoff, both of Fort
Lauderdale.
Mr.. Wooten said he was "9O
per cent sure" it was his airplane.
The C-46 cargo plane departed
from Fort Lauderdale at lit am
(EST). made a refueling stop at
Charleston, S. c., was due at Idle
wilde at $50 am. and was cleared
to land but failed to appear at
the airport.
Evening star., 1952-04-05
Feinsinger Confers
With Labor, Industry
In Steel Peace Move
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 5.-Federal
Wage Chief Nathan Feinsinger
conferred separately with industry
and union officials today in a last
ditch attempt to avert strike of
700 900 steelworkers on Wednesday.
He gave no hint whether he was
making any progress.
Mr.. Feinsinger, chairman of the
Wage Sterilization Board. issued
this statement just before noon:
Il had an industry meeting this
morning from 9:15 to 1890. I
have tentative meeting with in
dustry representatives at 2 pm.
I am now going into a meeting
with the union representatives"
The WSB has recommended a
III 2 -cent-an-hour wage increase
The CIO United Steelworkers have
agreed to accept the proposal,
but industry has refused unless
it gets Government authority for
a balancing price increase.
Set for Midnight Tuesday.
Negotiations on the Govern
ment wage pattern collapsed
Thursday, and the union served
notice that it would strike at mid
night Tuesday against the vita
defense industry.
Even as Mr.. Feinsinger worked
here to hammer out an agreement
in the controversy. Government
officials in Washington gloomilS
studied emergency steps to take
if the strike is not averted.
Seizure Considered.
Possible seizure of the industry
has been under consideration by
the Government. There also has
been talk of the President invok-
ing the Taft-Hartley law and ask
ing an injunction to restrain the
union.
! In addition to the 17l2 -cent-an-
hour pay raise. the WSB has rec
commended fringe benefits it esti-
mated at 5 cents an hour, plus
a union shop.
/ The industry said these pro-
posals actually were worth 30
cents an hour, and on Thursday
it made an offer which it said
Evening star., 1952-04-05
SPECIAL NOTICES

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my Arthur Murray dance lessons.
Sacrifice greatly for immediate sale.
Box l94-S. Star. -
i WILL NOT BE responsible for debts
myself, JESSE ROY WILKINS, 1910
BRiDEs-To .BE-Beautiful room in
club house available for receptions.
any, size group. Nearby, Md. Ample
service if desired. oil. 1880. g"
WILL NOT BE held responsible for
any debts other than my own. c
D. T. BAGWELL. %
A SPECIAL MEETING Of the share
holders of the Equitable Cooperative
Building Association heretofore called
for Thursday April gath 1859. will
6e held on o'S,edp Wedpesday APFil ota S1th
of the Association, 9l5 F Street.
NV. for the purpose of considering
an amendment to the Constitution.
The proposed amendment is as fol-
lows: SECTION VI. All unmatured
stock of the Association outstanding
on June 30; 1852. shall be considered
crued earnings to that date in such
amount as may be determined by
the Board of Directors shall be de-
clared as dividends on such stock
and on previously matured stock.
and tne dividends so ,IeelaIed shall
shares on June 30. 1852, and shall
be available thereafter to the share
holders on demand, subject only to
the customary notice of intention
to withdraw. and from and after
sad date said shares shall be con;
respects as share savings accounts.
E. l.. McALEER, President.
Evening star., 1952-04-05

described as "Shambles" by one
onlooker.
The crash was the fifth aerial
crackup in the greater metropoll-
tan area recently.
Three of the crashes were in
nearby Elizabeth, N. j., causing
I119 deaths. Another alrliner
crashed in the East River, adjoin-
ing Manhattan. but all aboard
escaped death.
Protests against planes flying
over congested areas forced the
closing of Newark Airport. Resi-
ments in Queens also protested
against loW-f1ying planes. but
those normally using Newark were
shifted to La Guardia and Idle
wild,
Evening star., 1952-04-05
FOUND.

COCKER SPANIEL, small black. male, in
karpess, found in vic. of Naval Hospital
Snursday night. Oh. 5427.
Evening star., 1952-04-05
Gov. McKeIdin 10 Confer
With Eisenhower in Paris
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 5.-Mary-
lands Gov. McKeldin. who once
said he would like to run for Vice
President on the Taft ticket, says
now he will confer with Gen
in Paris tomorrow.
The Governor said a meeting
with Gen. Eisenhower had been
arranged by Gov. Dewey of New
York, close political ally of Gov.
McKeldin and a leading backer
of the general for the Republican
presidential nomination.
Gov. McKeldin was scheduled to
leave New York by plane at pm.
today. He expects to visit Gen.
Eisenhower en- route to Israel for
a speaking tour.
Evening star., 1952-04-05
Engineering Colonel
Relieved in Morocco,
Defends Housing Job
BY the Associated Press

CASABLANCA. April Sit.
Col. Leonard L. HaSeman denied
today he and his wife were re-
Sponsible for an extra million
dollars being added to the cost
of housing at a United States air
base under construction here in
French Morocco.
Col HaSeman is United States
Army engineer recently relieved of
his post here by Secretary of the
Army Pace in a Shakeup following
hot congressional criticism of the
Government North African air
base projects.
Charges were made Monday in
the Senate Preparedness Subcom-
mittee that Col. Haseman's wife
Violet halted a crew of workmen
putting up houses at nearby Nou-
aSSeur Air Base and arranged for
them to start over again to pro-
vide more space between her Gov
ernment-built house and others
going up nearby.
Generators Installed.
The subcommittee was told Mrs.
HaSeman complained that IS feet
was too close and "the plans were
redrafted at her inSiStence" for
120-fOot lots, causing additional
expenses which may range from
several hundred thousand dollars
to more than a million dollars.
Testimony put in the Senate
record said Army engineers and
their wives were quartered in
Casablanca hotels, but Col. Hase-
man had his Government home
built on the air base. Contractors
said there was no water supply or
electric power, SO they built
30,000-gallon tank and hauled
water miles by truck and in
stalled two Government power
generators at a cost of 5000 each.
Col. HaSeman told reporters to-
day Mrs. Haseman had nothing
to do with determining the dis
tance between the houses. He
said an architect-engineer firm
made a mistake by starting to
put the houses Is feet apart in
stead of the so feet specified in
the plans.
He said his wife noticed the
error and told him about it, "and
I had the error corrected"
Equipment Transferred Since.
The generators and water tanks,
he said. were installed to furnish
lights for the night shift and
water for concrete during the con-
Struction of the village and since
have been shifted to work else
where.
Col. Haseman, a 1910 West
Point graduate, said at the time
he and his wife and four chill
dren moved into the house at the
airbase he was i'll and had been
told by a doctor unless he moved
from the two hotel rooms in which
his family had been living he was
in danger of dying from a COM
bination of tropical diseases in
cluding malaria, jaundice and
dySentery. His wife was expecting
their fifth child-now four months
old-at the time.
Col. HaSeman has been ordered
back to the United States on April
16.,
Evening star., 1952-04-05

Jamaica, said the plane was afire
and that its wings fell off as
it neared the ground.
Mr.. Boyle, who saw the crash
from a distance of about five city
blocks, said:
There was a huge ball of flame
surrounding the plane as it was
going down"
He also commented on the "ter-
rible noise" as it plunged earth
ward.
|, Towering billows of smoke and
flames shrouded the area for sew
eral blocks.
Eyewitnesses said the plane
smashed through two buildings
and rammed into another across
the street.
Plane Shakes Houses.
Mrs. Alfred Eisenhardt, a near
by resident, said she was in bed,
and that the crash made such a
tremendous noise, I thought it
was in my own back yard"
A Jamaica girl, Pat" Casey. 16,
who lives two houses from one
that was wrecked, said:
THE plane shook the house SO
hard coming over that I thought
lit was thunder. Then I saw q
terrible blast of light"
Fifth Crash in Area.
The plane apparently struck
one house, skidded across park
ing lot, hit another house. setting
| it af1re, and glanced across 6
street, hitting still another build.
ing.
The area, consisting of small
apartment houses and stores, was
Evening star., 1952-04-05
Byrd and Harrison Urqed

STAUNTON. Va. April 5 (P).-
The Augusta County Democratic
Committee has urged Senator
Byrd and Representative Harri-
son Of the 7th district to stand
for reelection so they can con
tlnue to render service"
Evening star., 1952-04-05
.CAA official Here Leaves
For New York Crash Scene

Acting Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministrator Frederick Lee left by
plane for Idlewild Airport shortly
afternoon today.
He will confer with CAA and
Civil Aeronautics Board officials
on the crash scene.
Evening star., 1952-04-05
would amount to a 16-cent hourly

would amount to a 16-cent hourly
raise.
But Philip Murray. president Of
both the steel workers and the
CIO. said the company offer came
to only 14l2 cents. He turned 1t
down and insisted on the WSB
pattern. This was when the joint
talks broke down.
Present wages average $1.88 an
hour.
Meanwhile. Government price
officials in Washington continued
to insist that steel deserved no
special consideration. This would
mean the industry could get about
$2-a- ton boost under current pol
icieS,
Evening star., 1952-04-05
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Evening star., 1952-04-05
Oregon Steel Mill and Union
Aqree on 12H-Cent Raise

VIZ - ~'s S'SS
PORTLAND. Greg, April 5 (P.
-CIO steel workers and the Ore.
gon Steel Mills announced agree.
ment last night on a wage con-
tract calling for 12la cent hourly
wage increase. The agreement
also provides for S cents more
an hour to be added later.
The mill. Oregon's only steel
plant. employs 426 men, 327 Of
whom are covered by the agree
ment.
Wages at the mill now are $2.29
AN hour, including production
bonuses,
, 1952-07-31
Armed Forces at any time af- ing the. closed season from
ter June 26, 1850, will be January first to September
eligible for these benefits after thirtieth. Any person purchas
q IL -. ..L# -. - -

report such purchase to the
Police Department or to the
G a Commission within
twenty-four hours. An area
east Of the town Of Christian
sted has been set aside as a
game preserve and deer can
not he taken or hunted in this
area for five years. Violation
Of this law are punishable by
fine and imprisonment.
Continued in next issuel
, 1952-07-31
ron SALE
1850 FORD CUSTOM
4-DOOR SEDAN

Leather upholstery, six ply
whitehall tires. Excellent con-
dition. 100 miles. For imme-
date sale $4,000. Also
Kenmore Electric Washer, like
new $4,000
J. L. FIcKLER,
Phone C.A.A. al Airport.
Christiansted, v. /.
, 1952-07-31
SUPPERTIME CHAT
81 Governor Morris F. de Castro over radio station VISTA
on Monday July %. 1852

there is a state unemployment
compensation law, the benefits
are to be paid according to the
provisions of state laws except
as to amount and duration Of
benefits. Where there is no
state unemployment compen-
sation law, as in the cases Of
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Is
lands, benefit determinations
are to be made in accordance
with the provisions Of the UNI
employment compensation law
Of the District of Columbia ex-
cept that the weekly benefits
and duration shall be as fixed
in the federal law, namely
$26 a week for rs weeks.
The law provides that the
Secretary Of Labor shall make
agreements with States for
operation of the federal UNI
employment compensation be-
nefits to veterans. / have
recommended that the admin
istration Of the law here shall
be under the Employment Ser
vice Director for the Virgin
Islands whose Office staff will
be increased by one competent
person who will be selected
Immediately and who will 60
to Washington for training in
the District Of Columbia I'm
employment compensation
Act which will govern the
administration Of the Act in
our islands.
Veterans Of t h Armed
Forces, who are natives and
WNWM9A 1904
residents Of the Virgin Islands,
will begin to be mustered out,
we believe, in August because
the first group Of inductees
left here IN August 1850. Be
ginning in October this year
therefore, UNEMPLOYED vet
Grams W h . served in the