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Evening star., 1952-09-21

and Canadian weather station has
been set up on the nearby coast
supported by a small air strip
The post is known as "Alert" and
is perhaps the northernmost land
station In the world.
When our plane passed over II
at altitude the only sign Of habita-
ton was the tiny runway on a vast
expanse Of snow. ice and granite
headlands. Neither the men MOI
their huts could be spotted. The
pilot dipped his wings in salute as
we passed above the lonely out
post.
The route down the straits be-
tween Ellesmere and Greenland
is crowded by mountains, glaciers
and dark granite peaks plumed
with blowing snow. It's no place
in which to get lost.
The weather worsened as we
went south until we were riding
through dark. angry scud which
blotted out the mountains on
either hand. hid the terrain
around Thule and bounced our
C-54 in the up-drafts.
But we knew the base was there
with its long, fiat approach. and
its navigational aids, including q
ground-controlled approach sys-
tenn by which planes can be
talked down If their pilots cannot
see the way.
The round trip from Thule
was about 2,100 miles, including
|dog-leg swings to the west fol
"a look at Fletcher's Island. Fly
ing time, 10 hours. BY direct
route. the distance Is only about
I 800 miles round trip.
Our party Of Danish and Ameri-
can newsmen was flown by the
Military Air Transport Service to
help familiari2e the public with
operations In the Far North.
Base Just Disclosed.
The. trip was planned to CO.
incide with release of first official
information on the giant base
nearing completion at Thule. The
State Department had asked that
Danish reporters be included,
since Greenland il a colonv nj
Denmark.
For years the Air Force has IN
sisted that operations in the Far
North are feasible the year
around, given suitable bases, navi-
gational aides and communica-
tions.
Today's flight. except for the
scenery and distances between
alternate bases. was little different
from any other undertaken by the
Evening star., 1952-09-21

crew, all Of whom live in Wash
ington, were:
M/Sergt. Curtis Michigan, radio
operator; T/Sergt. George N
Gibbins, first engineer; S/Sergt
Alton E. Smitherman. second
engineer, and Sergts. Louis Roman
and Lloyd H. Householder, flight
stewards.
Evening star., 1952-09-21
Gas Stove Novelty in 1873

NEW, ,YORK.-Gas was not used
to any extent in the United States
for cooking until 1856. Even as
late as the Centennial Exposition
in Philadelphia in 1873, gas ranges
attracted much attention as an
innovation.
Evening star., 1952-02-03
.Ickes in Serious Condition
is Taken 10 Hospital

Former Secretary of the Interio,
Harold L. Ickes was reported te
be in a serious but not critical
condition at Emergency Hospital
last night.
| Doctors moved Mr.. Ickes from
his Olney (Md.) home to the hos
pital yesterday after his health
took a slight turn for the better
On Friday. doctors had said the
77-year-old patient cant fight
any longer"
Mr.. Ickes, a leader in the late
President Roosevelt's cabinet, was
visited late yesterday by his wife,
but could see no one else.
Mr.. Ickes long has been both
cred by an arthritic ailment and
has suffered recently from a series
of complications.
Evening star., 1952-02-03

place at 7:30 pm. Tuesday In the
Archives Auditorium. James Wat
son. executive director Of the Ma
tional Civil Service League will
explain what he feels is wrong
with the Governments person.
mel system. Also on the program
will be o. Glenn Stahl. vice chair
man of the Federal Personnel
Council; and Fletcher C. Waller.
of the Acc.
GAO-Fifteen General Account
ing Office employees have been cited
for outstanding service and
|meritorious suggestions. They are
Nathaniel L. Hunter. Laura
Hunter. NJ. Upton Haley, John
Kiehart, Frances L. Mitchell, Sam
ford H. Cornett, Margarea Estes,
Margaret McFarlane, Marguerite
Clark, Iris E. Joy, Erwin B. Jones,
Hazel K. Meininger, Charles NJ.
Howard. Florence Bellamy, and
Mary P. Nicely.
| MEETING Public Housing
Lodge 476, American Federation Of
Government Employees, will hold
its monthly meeting at 6 pm. to-
morrow in O'Donnell's Restaurant.
AWARD-Mary Frances Clarke
lof the Air Force Department has
been given the meritorious civilian
service award for outstanding
service.
INTERNAL REVENUE - The
following Internal Revenue Bureau
employees have received awards for
long and meritorious service on
their retirement: Charles H. Bair,
Fay. Gingher. Mrs. Flora Josey,
Mrs. Lillian S. Kesecker. Edward
B. Powell, Mary M. Rider. Harry
K. Burman, Mrs. Ethel M. Ham
mer, Leslie H. Rushbrook, Ather-
ton G. Southworth, Talmadge NJ.
Thorne. Theodore c. Uhler, and
John M. Watson.
(Be sure to listen to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast at 6:15 pm. eDery
! Saturday oper station WMAL.j
Evening star., 1952-02-03
D. T.. Drivers Under Is
Barred in New York

Youths under 1s who are L.
censed to drive by the District
were warned by Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp that their per-
mits would not be recognized in
New York State.
As result of New York's action,
Mr.. Keneipp said New York State
permits issued to drivers under
18 would not be recognized in the
District.
The. District issues full permits
to qualified drivers who reach the
age OF 16. Under reciprocal ar
rangements, Mr.. Keneipp said, the
District gives out-of State motor
lists the same privileges here that
the States grant, to District mo-
toriSts,
New York issues junior opera
tors licenses under special circum-
stances to youths at the age OF
16; full operators licenses to IT.
year-olds who have successfully
completed. certain driving courses
in high schools and Junior high
schools, and regular chauffeur's
and operators licenses to persons
Is and over.
The District issues only full op-
orators permits, and has nc
chauffeur permits, MIR. Keneipr
said.
The Traffic Director said the
New York State action leaves the
District no choice under recipro.
city privileges but to refuse tc
recognize New York drivers per.
mits issued to youths under 18.
Mr.. Keneipp said the action was
effective Immediately and police
here have been ordered to enforce
the regulation,
Evening star., 1952-02-03

been mace In S"seDH
the last 10 years, but more re-
mains to be done.
The Federal Safety Council will
open the drive to prevent acci-
dents and reduce injuries at a
meeting Of Government safety
oficials Tuesday in the Inter-
departmental Auditorium.
Presiding viii be William L.
Connolly, chairman of the Fed
eral Safety Council and director
of the Bureau of Labor Standards
Labor Department. Also partici-
pating will be Ned H. Dearborn
president of the National Safety
Council; Charles A. Peters, vice
chairman of the Federal Safety
Council and director of the Gen.
eral Services Administration
building management; anc
Fletcher c. Waller, director Of the
Atomic Energy Commissions divi'
sion of organization and per-
sonnel.
i Additional conferences will bt
scheduled soon with employs
group leaders and experts in the
field of safety.
The officials point out that ac'
cidents In Government not only
occur in arsenals, shipyards anc
Laboratories, but also in Offices
White collar employees are as apt
to be injured as those in manua.
jobs, officials say.
The key to the problem Is be-
lieved to be better and safer
equipment and greater stress on
injury prevention measures by
supervisors and employees. 1t is
pointed out that many accidents
are caused by plain carelessneSS.
*+*
TRUTH CAMPAIGN-The Fed
teral Personnel Council has pre-
pared material for Government
workers and employe groups to
use In appearance before organi-
cations to acquaint the public
with the facts about Federal
employees and their contributions
to the Nation. It is part of the
truth campaign" initiated by
Chairman Robert Ramspeck of
the Civil Service Commission to
dispell myths about the Federal
workers.
*ts* + \
PERSONNEL CRITIQUE-one
Of the most interesting meetings
of the Society for Personnel ADJ
ministration this season will take
Evening star., 1952-02-03
New Defense Order
Will Seek 10 Check
Rising Unemployment
BY the Assoeie..d Press

Defense Mobilizer Charles e
Wilson plans to issue a new order
tomorrow aimed at easing grow
ing unemployment in widely scat
tered parts of the country, mobili-
cation ofiicials said yesterday.
The order will implement q re-
cent ruling by the Controller Gen.
eral that defense procurement
agencies may legally make con-
tracts on a negotiated rather than
on low bid basis under the fol-
lowing conditions:
/. The contract must be placed
in an area which the Labor De-
partment cites as having surplus
workers.
2. The distressed areas must
have production facilities which
can be used to turn out defense
items.
8. The national welfare must
profit.
No Areas Named.
The new manpower policy direc-
tive will name no areas. That will
be up to Labor Department man
power experts, who will work
closely with a special distressed
areas task force set up three
weeks ago under Mr.. Wilson s
Office.
A Labor Department ofIicial
told q reporter some unemploy-
ment areas may not lend them
selves to quick recovery through
military contracts.
He singled out northern textile
regions and said it is question
able how much use could be made
of textile plants for turning out
defense items"
Detroit Hard Hit.
The task force already has been
at work in Detroit. one of the
hardest hit unemployment areas
in the country An estimated
10000 workers are unemployed
there. mostly because of cutbacks
in critical aluminium and copper
ALLEGATIONS for the auto industry.
The Labor Department lists II
areas besides Detroit in its group
four" category - areas in which
unemployment is critical.
Negotiated contracts are ex-
pected to head into those areas
first, as much as possible. and
then filter down into the group
three" OF less critical unemploy-
ment regions.
Up to now, the Defense Depart
ment has made no negotiated con-
tracts as a result of the Control
Ter Generals decision. 1t has been
waiting for word from Mr.. Will
sons Office.
It was. learned, meanwhile, that
as result of pleas from the
northern textile industry the
Army Jumped into one three
months period all the textile con-
tracts for uniforms for an entire
year. This indicates a future scar
city Of new military textile con-
tracts unless, as one official said,
I'VE decide to get a new uniform. T"
Evening star., 1952-02-03
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
|Moqruder Seeks Aid
For Virqinio Libraries

Additional State aid for public
libraries will be proposed in the
Virginia General Assembly tomor-
row by Delegate j. Maynard Ma
gruder of Arlington.
He has prepared bills to aid
libraries already established. and
to encourage development Of new
libraries. The legislation provides
for State grants. based on popu-
lation. Mr.. Magruder said the leg
.islation is designed primarily to
help the 70 counties without
county wide library facilities.-AP
Evening star., 1952-02-03
Toft in Virginia

The largest Republican turnout
lin the history of Harrisonburg, Va.
is expected Tuesday when Senator
Taft makes his second bid for Vir-
ginia support in his campaign fol
the COP presidential nomination
Republican leaders said there
will be LOSS persons attending
Lincoln Day dinners in five halls
Senator Taft will speak briefly tt
each group, and will address an es-
timated audience Of 1,400 after
the dinners in Wilson Hall of Mad.
ison College. He addressed the
Richmond Junior Chamber o.
Commerce last month.
Evening star., 1952-02-03
MARYLAND Senate Race

Representative Sasscer, Demo-
|crat, of Maryland. gained the sup
port Of one more county State
central committee yesterday in his
Senate campaign, but another
lined up with a possible rival.
The Kent County Democratic
lState Central Committee gave its
support to MIR. Sasscer as the
lparty's Senate candidate. The
State central committees of II
counties and Baltimore City are
now aligned behind his campaign
The Garrett County committee
however, has announced its in
dorsement Of George p. Mahoney
He also is supported by the Talbot
County committee, but Mr.. Ma
honey has not stated whether hi
intends to seek the nomination.
Evening star., 1952-02-03
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

highest, 47-52 degrees; tomorrow
mostly cloudy with rain probably
ending by morning and colder at
night. e
Virginia--Cloudy with rain to-
day and tonight: highest today
47-52 in west portion and in the
lower Sos in east portion. Mostly
Evening star., 1952-02-03
Ninth District Convention

BRISTOL. Va, Feb. . tF
Democrats Of the Ninth Virginia
Congressional District win hold q
convention here March is 10
nominate q candidate for the seat
now held by Representative Fu-
gate, the Bristol Herald Courier
said. Republicans Of the District
will hold q nominating conven-
tion February % in Bristol.
Evening star., 1952-02-03
Gas for Foxes

Fairfax County is preparing to
use gas capsules in fox dens as an
anti-rabieS measure.
This is one Of the steps to be rec
commended to the Board Of Super
viSors in preventing the spread of
rabies. which has haraSSed neigh
boring -Loudoun and Fauquier
Counties. Fairfax also is planning
to recommend fox-trapping and
dog incubation. One cow died in
Fairfax of rabies.
Evening star., 1952-02-03
.24-Hour Search Yields Body

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla, Feb
p (R.-The body of Charles Hays,
Ijr., IA, was found by searchers
today in IA feet of water $50 feet
of the eastern zone of Clear
Lake. He drowned yesterday wher
ia rowboat capsized. Eighteen
boats, two divers and scores OF
men searched the lake for nearly
H24 hours before locating the body
Evening star., 1952-02-03

District of Columbia and vi
cinity-Cloudy with rain today
and tonight probably ending to-
morrow morning; high today in
low sos. Clearing and colder to-
morrow night.
Maryland-Cloudy with rain
this afternoon and tonight with
Evening star., 1952-02-03

know that a
more effective
accident pre-
vention pro-.
gram W o VI d
save the Gov
ernnent mil
lions Of dollars
in reducing loss
Of man hours
a n d in ury
claims. 2
Some strides
against acci-
dents in Gov
ernn1ent have
Evening star., 1952-02-03
! Poverty Amid Plenty
BY james Newton
Stor Staff ccrrsspondent

LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. IA
threat Of extinction hangs heavily
over Lawrence. Mass. and it is
not caused by fear that q Russian
plane may drop an A-bomh.
This once-prosperous textile
manufacturing center, almost due
Evening star., 1952-02-03
The Federal Spotlight
Safety Council to Meet tuesday
To Map Plans to Cut Accidents
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

Safety Council win meet this week to plans
Ito injuries Government employees.
Government employees total than 10000
mshaps but accidents which
injuries In the injuries
Evening star., 1952-02-03

Rain will fall Sunday the Atlantic States from Maine
where IL NAV be mixed with to Florida where there will
he showers Valley Central and Western Great Lakes win
have showers with urrs in Lake Superior will
he little along the Appalachans and cooler in New
EnrIand and Plains Otherwise there win be little tenn
nerature change around the country.A
Evening star., 1952-02-03

cloudy and windy tomorrow with
rain probably ending by morning
and colder at. night.
Wind: Turning easterly this
afternoon. at 20 miles per hour.
River Report.
From U. S. Engineers.l
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy ai
Hafpers Ferry.
Humidity.
Readings at Was hington Airport.)
Yesterday Pct. Pct
Noon SIS s pm 81
pm. 4S 40 pm. SO
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, "a, on January Is.
Lowest. Is. On January 30.
High and Low Of Last "a HouFa.
High, 60 at ] :35 pm.
Low, 43, at 6:45 am.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1952-02-03
Precipitation.

one-half hour after sunset
Monthly precipitation in inches In Il
Evening star., 1952-02-03

Besides the humanitarian aim
to protect employees from In
juries. Federal safety officials
Evening star., 1952-02-03

This edition contains This
Weeks Magazine of "a pages, a
12-pGge comic section and 20
pages of rotogrdUure.
Evening star., 1952-04-13

$500" Mons Pin Morocco BilIfoId in black
or brown. Has removable Poss Cose and two
open bill compartments plus hidden Iorger bill
compartment All Leather Goods Initioed
Without Charge, except on COD. orders.
$3.957
plus s0T Federal
Evening star., 1952-04-13

$50 Five-Pieee Leather Desk Set in maroon,
chestnut or ereen Smooth oniIine-dyed
Leather complete with eoIo-tooled pad meos-
urine l4"x24"; perpetual calendar, letter rock,
rocker botter and metal envelope opener:
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Evening star., 1952-04-13

Sl2e5" Leother Lined coIfskin Hondbos with
zipper inside pocket and convenient change
purse. A lovely accessory for your elegant
costumes At worthwhile savings during
Beckers Spring Sole! $l0.95S
.prus 20E Federal tar
Evening star., 1952-04-13

S.. so Women's Double-Wo NYloN Gloves
by ShaIimer. For lovely, graceful hands these
versatile WHITE NyIon Gloves in sizes to
7K will wash like your own skin and they
dry quickly. ModestIy priced during this
Spring Sale! pair $l.s8
Evening star., 1952-04-13
No Federal tor

Women's Top-Groin Cowhide Leather Lussose
in the popular Redwood shade. Photographed
are the Wardrobe Hanger Cose for dresses and
accessories and matching Weekend Cose.
S42 so" Wardrobe Hanger Cose. $685.
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'plus 2oes Federal tai
MAIL
Evening star., 1952-04-13

Sl2OO Porsolono Flower Arrangement will
make welcome addition to any home. Famous
for its soft, warm eoIorine and graceful de-
sign everlasting centerpiece . forever,
washable! Ideal for Mothers Day Giving!
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Evening star., 1952-04-13

So. so Genuine Alligator, Cordovon Or Ostrich
NYLoN Stitched Leather Belts brilliantly
styled by master craftsmen. Choice OF 28 to
a. You'll want several for smart eft-eivine
at this modest price! each $Z.95
Evening star., 1952-04-13

Fine Top Groin cowhide Leother Mans z,
Suiter and componion Cose made with steel
fromes The 2-Suiter carries suits wrinkle-tree
and accessories; the Companion Cose tor
O'Nite Or Weekend Trovel Both Guaranteed
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$50" Sunton Leather Two-SuiteT $3.50
S4o 5O@ Matching Companion Cose. $3.50.
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Evening star., 1952-04-13

$500 "Noveity" UmbreIIos in the PoPulor
lO-Rib style with covers in sturdy Acetate
Royon . in your fovorte Spring and Summer
coors The Iotest long e-hondIes ore just as tos-
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gift-oivin9, too! each $3.9o
, 1952-01-04

will approve any new boost al
though the President is expected to
make such a request in line with
his policy for keeping the defense
program on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Foreign aid fund requests will
get a rough going over, especially
by legislators who visited Europe
during 1851 and returned dissat-
isfied with some phasas of the eco
nomic assistance program.
However, the Legislative mills
grind more speedily this session
, 1952-01-04

They should not have had it in
the first place regardless of what
has happened in the games. There
is no valid justification for the
Big Ten to tie up the Coast con-
ference for a price of that Rose
Bowlmoney every year when other
schools are ~scuffling just as hard
for same, meaning money.
This pact has had some effect
on recent thinking concerning
Bowl games and there may be a
mighty upheaval in the next few
months, starting at Cincinnati
next week when the NCAA goes
into session.
Bowl games have been under
. fire for some time among those
who once applauded them, and may
finally be ruled out or restricted
into a semblance of amateur SAM
ty - not to be confused with pro.
f~essional sanity.
, 1952-01-04

Face Congress

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 GNS)
flood of Investigations and in
quiries threatened to over
shadow economy and foreign aid
as the central issues before the
second session of the SIND Cong
ress.
Legislatively, Congress must
deal with such subjects as ratifi-
cation of theJapanese peace treaty
and the extension of price-wage-
rent controls which expire June
SO unless extended.
The congressional economy bloc,
now stronger than ever, will be
bent on trimming President Tru-
mans appropriation requests to a
bare minimum to avoid a huge de-
ficit in the fiscal year beginning
July [.
But all of these matters appar-
emily will play second fiddle inthe
legislators rush to expose waste,
corruption, and malpractices in
government departments and a.
gencies.
The investigative bent flouts
historic precedent in an election
year when probes and inquiries
normally are soft pedaled.
Among Investigations scheduled
or proposed re:
/. A continuation ofthe inquiry
by a special house subcommittee
under Rep. King (D) Calf, int
tax scandals stemming from tht
Internal Revenue Bureau. Th'
King unit opens hearings on thu
revenue office at San Francisco
Jan. Is.
2. A senate judiciary subcom
mittee probe of the alien propert!
office which Sen. Wiley (R) Wis.
has labeled a "super gravy train
3. A report on alleged interven
ton on behalf of applicants TO.
government loans by Charles E
Shaver, former senate committe'
lawyer, and Mrs. Flo Bratten
secretary of Vice President Bark
ley.
A. A senate elections committe
decision on what to do about tn
resolution of Sen. Bentan ID
Conn, aimed at ~unseating Sen
Mccarthy (R) Wis.
5. A preparedness committe
probe of alleged fraud and cor
ruption" in procurement a
Wright-P Patterson Air Base, Day
ton, Ohio.
President Truman admittedl
) faces a forlorn hope that congress
, 1952-01-04

or mas OVeF-fnaCCneQ lCS6lI II
After six years of the exclusive
pact with the Big Ten for the an
nuaI Rose Bowl game at Pasadena
victory still in a will-o'-the wisp
for the far west.
Not only that, the outcome
sometimes has been downright
humiliating, like Illinois 40 to 7
victory over Stanford in this most
recent renewal Of the grandpappy
of bowl games.
Moreover, the Big Ten has scor-
ed more than three times as many
points in the games as the Coast.
They had better tear up that
pact with the BigTen and givethis
one back to everybody in the in
terest Of saving whatever athletic
prestige is left in the far west,
producer ofgreat athletes in every
thing except ability to win their
own game on home grounds.
There should not be that much
difference between the football in
two sections. Boys come in about
the same sizes and shapes no mat
ter what coal mine you dig them
out of or the farms from which
they are plucked to be given a
higher education, including the adj
visibility of making your tackles
low.
That's the answer for this the
Coast would like to know in these
hours of humbleness after another
catastrophe setback, which I hope
means they are DANCED well nettl-
ed about being whip sawed again.
This, however, apparently is not
the ned yet. Either coast football
for a long time was a delusion, now
dissipated by the Big Ten, or fo1
some unaccountable reason under
the talent shortages of recent
times the coast has been hit hard
err than other sections.
Even admitting that there is 3
growing scarcity of standout
athletes in all sports, due to the
retarding effects Of military ser.
vice, the coast still produces it,
share, and more, or what stars
are twinkling now.
Why is football alone so veal
out that there way, out yonder
where they excel in so manythings
except in meetings with the Bis
Ten? I don't know and neither d.
they, but presumably they wisE
by now they did not have tina
Big Ten contract.
, 1952-01-04
osssrlbvfsd BY l@sss@sfssBa
news Segvsee

In this golden year opening to
us it is proper for girls to pursue
boys this may not come as a
startling revelations but merely
as a confirmation Of the calendar.
How it was that one year in
each four was set aside for the
tracking down of the male by the
female is not clear but there is
some evidence that there have
been early starters in the women's
division, poaching in the off-years.
Few men Of my acquaintance
will admit to having dropped on
one knee to ask twill you be
mine?" as the story books have it
most claim to have been de-
toured into a jewelry store in a
weak moment and there inveigled
into making a deposit on a ring
which seemed to carry the propos-
al with it, unspoken.
All I know is that the outlook
, 1952-01-04

since Republicans and Democrats
alike will endeavor to clear the
slate in time to take abreather for
their presidential nominating con-
ventions in July.