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Evening star., 1952-12-30
By the Associated Press

The year now closing brought
more strikes and more idleness
from work stoppages than any
period since 1916, the Labor De-
partment reported today.
1t said 1850 stoppages began
in 1852. This was close to the
record of 4,985 set in 1946 when
labor went after it's first round
of postwar wage boosts.
The 1916 strike wave had much
to do with enactment of The Taft
Hartley Industrial Relations Act in
I1947. Stoppages in 1852 exceeded
in number of shutdowns, work.
ers involved. and days of pro-
duction lost-any previous year
under the Taft Hartley law.
Steel Strike Leads List.
Thirty-four major stoppages,
involving more than 10000 work.
erS each, were recorded in the
survey made by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. The biggest was
the tWo-month strike of the CIO
United Steelworkers.
AFL unions were involved in II
of the major stoppages, CIO un-
ions in IL, and independent unions
in six. The industry most hit was
construction; it had seven big
strikes, five of them affecting
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Eisenhower Advisers
On Reorganization
Begins Sessions Here
Group Speeds Action
On Recommendations
For Incoming President

! President elect Eisenhower
Government Reorganization Com
mittee was meeting here today in
an effort to whip it's recommended
tions in order for presentation as
soon as possible after January 20
The group convened at the Ex-
ecutive Office Building. 1t had
been meeting in New York.
Nelson Rockefeller, chairman OF
the committee, said the group
planned to hold daily sessions both
here and in New York.
Three Man Committee.
Besides Mr.. Rockefeller, who is
/ a former Assistant Secretary OF
State and wartime Co-ordinatol
of Inter-American Affairs, the
committee consists of Milton Eisen.
hover, president of Pennsylvania
State College and Gen. Eisen.
hower's brother, and Arthur S
Flemming. president of Ohio Wes-
leyan University and chairman OF
the Manpower Policy Committee
of the Office of Defense Mobiliza-
tion.
! The committee indicated that
it would give no advance publicity
on the reorganization proposals it
would make. The groups men,
bers said the recommendations
would be made directly to Gen
Eisenhower and it would be up to
him as President to disclose them.
Studies Hoover Proposals.
1t is known that the committee
is studying the unacted recon-
mendationS of the Hoover Com
mission, as well as new proposals
to implement the Hoover sugges-
tions. In addition, the committee
is studying the reorganization of
the Governments civil service
system.
Ford w. Luikart, chief of the
Civil Service Commissions exam
lining and placement division, has
been appointed executive director
of the committee. He has taken
a leave of absence from the csc
to assume his new duties. Bernard
Gladieux, former Commerce De-
partment official now with the
Ford Foundation, has served the
committee as an adviser but has
left because of the pressure of his
regular duties.
Working closely with the COM
mittee are task forces of the
Temple University Survey or
Federal Reorganization.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Rain and Warmer Weather
Due 10 Usher Old Year Out

Somewhat warmer weather with
some rain late tonight and tomor-
row was scheduled to usher out
the old year in the District.
The Weather Bureaus five-day
forecast called for some drop in
the temperature New Years Day,
but for nearly normal tempera-
lures generally. The normal
ranges from 26 to Al degrees.
The high mark today will be in
the upper 40s, as compared with
a high of a. yesterday. according
to the forecast. The low tonight
will be about 36, or 10 degrees
warmer than the low at 5:45 am.
today, the forecaster said.
The weather will warm up again
Friday. with more cold likely
Sunday, the forecast said. Rain
is expected Friday or Saturday
for a l2 to 1-inch fall. r
Evening star., 1952-12-30

Department official before filing
report.
The witness also declared that
after the October conference, he
was bypassed on several occasions
by some Justice Department Off
cialS, and that this slowed down
the number of witnesses available
for the grand jury. But he in
sisted that Mr.. McGranery was
not responsible for this.
"Mr. McGranery never asked for
real delay and certainly never
tried to have the jury withhold a
report" Mr.. Cohn said. He knew
of the grand jury investigation
all along and he was for it and
for the eventual filing of a report
He told me he thought the situa-
ton was shocking and disgraceful
where United States citizens with
Red leanings had jobs in the U. N,
organization"
Deputy Attorney General Ross
Malone and United States At
torney Myles Lane of New York,
Continued on Page A. Col. 5.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
There's Sense in Chicken Talk
After All, Recordings Prove

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 80 (CDN -
Science is beginning to make sense
out of chicken talk.
DR.. Nicholas E. Collias of Cor
nell University yesterday broke
down for the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Sci
ence what hens are saying when
they cluck, chirp and twitter.
When the mother hen clucks
at the rate of about two a second,
1t means the chick should follow
her.
When the hen discovers a
source of food. she gives series
of notes sounding like ''kuk-kuk-
kuk," rapid sequence.
The notes sound excited and
nave an emphatic quality, DR.. Col
las said
When the hen is settled in one
spot for the night and does not
yet have all her chicks beneath
her, she will call them with a
long, low. purring sound.
A spectograph, the instrument
by which these sounds were
analyzed. shows each purr rasts
about 112 seconds.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Pope Asks Crusade
OF Prayer for Church
Behind Iron Curtain
Plight Of Catholics
Of Oriental Rite Moves
Pontiff to Tears
By the Associoted Press

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 30
Pope Plus XII has called for cru
SADIE of prayer on behalf of the
clergy and faithful of the Cath
olic churches of the Oriental rite.
He said the plight of these
churches, most of them behind the
iron curtain, had moved him to
tears.
He made the appeal in an en-
cyclical released today and di-
rected specifically at the hierarchy
and clergy of the Roman Catholic
Church's Oriental rite. But his
words assailed prosecutions in all
Eastern Europe and the Far East
against both the Oriental and
Latin rites of the church.
"In many regions where the
Oriental rite particularly -four
ishes there has been unleashed a
new tempest which seeks to over
throw, devastate and destroy in
misery f1ourishing Christian COM
munities," he declared.
Many Forced From Homes.
In reference to churches of both
rites, he added:
1--WE cannot pass over in silence
those faithful of the Latin and
Oriental rite, who, after being
driven from homeland and hearth.
and deported into unknown and
distant lands, are now deprived
of their rightful priests, who could
console, help and direct them, and
extend to them the heavenly COM
forts of religion"
PreWar figures set the total of
Oriental rite Catholics in Eastern
Europe at about 10 million, most
of them in the Eastern Ukraine
and Romania.
Since the war many have been
forced from their homelands by
Communist authorities-some to
Siberia.
Few Fled to u. S.
Ruthenians in the Eastern Uk-
raine before the war accounted
for more than half of the 10 mil
lion Catholics of Eastern rite. A
few fled to the United States and
Canada.
Hungary. before the war, had a
total of nearly 100000 Catholics
of Eastern rite. Yugoslavia, in
1937-the latest figure available
here-had 49,638 Eastern rite
Catholics.
All Catholics in Eastern Europe.
including both those of Latin and
Oriental or Eastern rite, number
about so million.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
An Air-Borne H-Bomb
May Be Long in Coming

H-BoMB FAR oFF?-Althoush Eni-
wetok's recent blost may have been
some form Of hydrogen bomb. Elton
{. Foy. Associoted Press miiitory affairs
reporter, points out an H-bomb copobis
OF being transported by Dir may be long
in coming. Thot ond vorious possible
methods Of delivering on H-bomb to
enemy soil ore discussed on pose All.
ARMY WANTS NO TRIcKs-Doeton
exomining droftees here know oil OF the
tricks used TO ovoid service. Assoeioted
Press Writer Roy Henry tells Of the
routine examination Of droftees in Alex
ondrio in the second Of three orticIes
on poge Alb.
SPONSORS FOR DELlNQUENTs-
Helping juveniles ot the NotionoI Troin.
ing School for Boys is the profitobIs
hobby Of 30 men who coll themselves
the Society Of Sponsors. Stor stoff
Writer Jock Jonos describes the groups
work in the story Of how on Air Force
colonel helped l3-yeor-oId juvenile
delinquent confined OF the school. Poss
RI
Evening star., 1952-12-30
By J. A. O'Leory

s. The move to curb Senate fill
clustering spread to the House
today.
1t is possible now that the open
ing session of the 83d CONGRESS
Saturday will be marked by fire.
works in both houses.
The House always adopts new
rules on opening day, and Pep
Iresentative Eberharter, Democrat
of Pennsylvania announced he
will try to restore a rule the House
adopted temporarily four years
ago to prevent bills from being
delayed indefinitely.
Leaders of the anti-filibuster
drive in the Senate called a con-
ference for this afternoon to de-
eide whether they, too, should at
tempt to force a rules fight Sat-
urday.
Senate Rules Hold Over.
The Senate has always been re-
garded as a continuing body, be-
cause the terms of thirds Of
it's members extend over from one
Congress to the next. For that
reason, Senate rules also hold
over from the old to the new Con-
greSS.
A group of liberals led by Sem
ators Lehman, Liberal-Democrat,
of New York and Humphrey,
Democrat, of Minnesota, are con-
sidering a move to challenge the
doctrine that the Senate is a
continuing body" Their purpose
lis to force re-enactment of the
rules, with changes to make it
easier to break a filibuster.
Thirty Senators have been in
vited to the rules conference this
afternoon, but it was not certain
all of them have returned to
Washington yet.
Meanwhile, there were reports
OF a possible contest among Sen
ate Republicans for chairman Of
the Policy Committee. When
Senator Knowland of California
withdrew as an opponent of Sem
ator Taft for floor leader the be-
lief prevailed he would succeed
the Ohioan as head of the policy
group.
Ferguson's Chances Studied.
Friends of Senator Ferguson of
Michigan were reported today to
be checking up on how much sup
port he might get if he made a
try for the policy post. Senator
Ferguson refused to discuss the
reports, but some of his friends
said they were canvassing the sit
uation. They pointed out Senator
Ferguson has more seniority than
Senator Knowland, a factor which
would weigh heavily in his favor
if he decided to go after the Job.
With a Republican Preside in
the White House, the Policy Com
Evening star., 1952-12-30
BY the Assoeioted Press

An informed administration
source said today President Tru-
man will call on the new Congress
to vote about $73.5 billion in new
appropriations next year.
He predicted Government eX-
penditures of somewhat under
$50 billion-subject, of course, tt
changes by the incoming Eisen-
hover administration.
Spending in the present fiscaI
year, the source said, will probably
fall between $4 and SIS billion be-
low the latest official estimate, due
to lags in defense expenditures
but tax collections will be about
what was previously estimated.
That would mean SIS to Sc bill
lion budget deficit at the end OF
next June in place of the present
official estimate of $10.3 billion
Actual Cash Outlay.
In that event, the Govern
ment's outlay of actual cash might
be no more than 81 to SO billior
larger than it's cash receipts, in
stead of the 81 billion now esti-
The present fiscal year-fisca.
1953-ends next June 80; fisca,
1854 runs from next July l tC
June 80, 1854. The budget mes
sage President Truman will senC
to Congress next month will ne
for fiscal 1854.
President-elect Eisenhower car
make any changes he wishes ir
the budget program which the
law requires Mr.. Truman to lay
Evening star., 1952-12-30
|McGraneryAi
Defends Him in
II. n. Red Probe
Cohn Says Chief
Fovored Report
By Grand Jury
By Robert K. Walsh

A Justice Department aide told
a House subcommittee today that
Attorney General McGranery ia
vored Federal grand jury report
to uncover United States sub
versiveS on the United Nations
staff.
Roy NJ. Cohn, special assistant
in the Criminal Division, who
worked with the jury which filed
a presentment December 2 in
New York, testified. however, that
the report was delayed partly for
political considerations from mid
October until early this month.
He said he was outvoted at a
department conference here in
Attorney General McGranery's
office last October when he IA
vored immediate issuance of a
jury report.
He testified that Assistant At
torney General Charles Murray
objected to submission of a re-
port. He explained that Mr..
Murray'S opposition was based
mainly on legal grounds and the
fact that such presentments are
rare in the District, where Mr..
Murray formerly was an assistant
United States attoney.
COhn Assails Weintraub.
Mr.. Cohn also said that "a num-
ber" of Americans known to have
been heavily involved in spying
and other Communist activity in
the past are still employed by the
United Nations. He testified the
State Department gave a clean bill
of health to some very bad" sub
versiveS on the U. N. staff.
The continued presence of Da-
vid Weintraub, as director of eco
nomic stabilization and develop
ment for the U. N. is absolutely
disgraceful. he said.
He added that Mr.. Weintraub
"holdS large and powerful posi-
ton, molding world opinion
although he has admitted hiring
not one, but three, four, five or
more persons who have turned
out to be thoroughly disloyal."
Holds McGranery Blameless.
Mr.. Cohn disclosed that the
State Department made repre-
sentations" to the Justice Depart
ment in October and suggested
that the jury at least hear a State
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Budapest Roll Worker
Executed for Accident
BY the Associoted Press

BUDAPEST. Hungary. Dec. 30
A Budapest railway employe ac-
:cuSed of causing a railway acci-
dent through negligence, has been
sentenced to death and executed
Budapest newspapers reported this
morning
A brief report liftedsthe secrecy
of the December 26 railway scci-
dent which caused the deaths of
several persons" when two trains
crashed in a Budapest suburb.
Imre Molnar. described only as
"a railway man" whose "negli-
Igence and carelessness" caused the
accident. had been tried by court
martial. He was executS yester-
day.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Commissioners Drop
Needle Law Move,
Back disqualification
Compulsory Treatment
Approved in Principle;
Legislation Being Drafted
By Miriom Gutenberg

The Commissioner today threw
out the controversial needle law
that would have attacked the drug
traffic by making it against the
law to carry a hypodermic needle
without a doctors certificate.
At the same timeA the Commits
sioners formally adopted the prin-
Iciple of compulsory disqualification
of drug addicts and specifically
approved sitter penalties for mar
coticS offenders.
The Citizens Advisory Council
had recommended the so-called
needle law" which was vigor-
ously opposed by physicians. The
council had also recommended in
creased penalties and legislation
to require commitment of dope
addicts for treatment.
The Commissioners explained
they were approving the hospitali-
zation proposal in principle be-
cause they have not yet seen the
still incompleted draft of legis-
lation now being prepared by
United States Attorney Charles
M. Irelan.
In Line With Federal Laws.
The proposed sitter penalties
would bring the sentences in line
with those provided in Federal
narcotics laws.
When the needle law" came
up for discussion at today's board
meeting. Commissioner F.. Joseph
Donohue declared:
IF we're so impotent in en-
forcement of the narcotics laws
as to depend on the prosecution
Of misdemeanor, I'm against it,"
He said the proposed needle
law was unnecessary and would
cause a lot of embarrassment to
persons who needed to use a
needle for medical reasons.
He pointed out that thousands
of visitors come here. He said he
didn't want a diabetic patient
from California to be picked up
in Washington for carrying a
needle and have to go to the
trouble and embarrassment of get
ting a lawyer.
Burden on Physician.
Health Officer Daniel L. Seek
niger added that the needle law"
would put a tremendous burden
on physicians who would have to
keep detailed records of those en-
titled to carry needles.
The opposition of the Commits
sioners to the needle law was
revealed last night during the
commissioners Report" television
broadcast over Station WMAL-TV.
At that time. they indorsed COM
pulsory disqualification of addicts.
Commissioner Donohue added
that the District should provide
its own facilities for treatment of
drug addicts if the compulsory
commitment bill is passed. He
said he did not believe the Dis
trict should lean on the Federal
government and rely solely on
the Public Health Service facility
at Lexington, KY.
He proposed that the now un-
used walled penitentiary at Lor-
ton, Va. might be converted to
an institution for drug addicts.
Evening star., 1952-12-30
Truman to Order
New Procedure to
Handle u. N. Reds

President Truman is expected
to issue an executive order soon
probably late today or tomor-
roW-setting up new proce-
dure for dealing with the prob
lem of pro-Communist Ameri-
can employees of the United Ma
tions.
Heretofore, this Government
has not attempted to screen or
clear any U. N. employees. 1t
has made only adverse COM
ment" on the basis of merely a
name check of Government files
relating to some employees.
Civil Service Commission and
Justice and State Department
officials have been cooperating
in working out the new pro-
cedure.
Evening star., 1952-12-30

ers for important agricultural
products in mid-December. These
prices. taken as whole. have
dropped nearly per cent since
the start of 1852. A further set
back was expected to be shown
in today's report.
Largely because of farm price
declines this year. agricultural in
come in 1852 will be slightly be-
low that of 1851, the department
has said. although production this
year set new record.
A lower income level has been
forecast for 1853 by department
economists.
Farm prices have been de-
clining gradually since reaching D
record in February, 1851. FL
Evening star., 1952-12-30
New Farm Price Drop
due in Report Today
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Agriculture Department
readied for issuance this after
noon a report on farm prices
which may give the incoming Re-
publican administration cause to
worry about agricultural problems
ahead.
The report was due to show
average prices received by farm
Evening star., 1952-12-30

6. o. P. Moy Revive "Self-Finoneine'
Form Proerom. Poee Al
Evening star., 1952-12-30

(See SOUTHWEST, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1952-12-30

Continued on Page A, Col. S.
Evening star., 1952-12-30

the project during their weekly
Itelevision broadcast last night. A
few hours before that the Citizens
Advisory Coupcil had approved
the redevelopment plan.
Officials of the District Rede-
lvelopment Land Agency and the
National Capital Planning Com
mission. who were on hand for the
.formalities today. hailed the Com
,miSSionerS' resolution.
The Miami times., 1952-03-01
BILL INTRODUCED
TO PUNISH
INSTIGATORS OF
VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON (ANP) -
Because of violence which Is run
ming rampant in certain sections
of the country, bill, providing
several penalties for acts Of van
dalism growing out of racial or
religious prejudice, was intro
duced into the house Of repreSen-
tativeS last week.
Sponsored by Rep. Louis B.
Heller 3D., NY), the bill intro
duced in the wake of recent
bombings in Miami and Minis,
Fla, of Negro and Jewish prop
erty.
Commenting on the need for
such legislation, Rep. Heller said:
''The problem touches every
American citizen and every
American home, since racial ten
sion unfortunately is found in
many communities throughout the
country"
The bill specifically states that:
whoever damages any place
of worship, dwelling, or other
property real or personal, out of
malice toward any race or re-
ligion, or with intent to ridicule,
intimidate, or otherwise injure
any person on account of his race
or religion, shall be fined not
more than $1,000 or imprisoned
not more than l year, or both,
except that whoever in violating
this section causes property dam
ages in excess of $1,000 shall be
fined not more than $4,000 or
imprisoned not more than 20
years, or both, and who ever in
violating this section causes the
death of bodily injury of any per-
son shall be punished by death"
The Miami times., 1952-03-01
YWCA HOLDS
ELECTORS
ASSEMBLY

Murrell Branch YWCA held its
first Electors Assembly Thurs
day, Feb, 81, at 8 pm. in Richard
son chapel. Mrs. Harold Berney,
president of the Miami associa-
ton, presided. and Mrs. David
BoSworth. recording secretary of
the Board of Directors, served as
secretary for the assembly, which
was attended by about go electors.
Miss Helen Fisher, executive
director of Murrell Branch, led
discussion on the responsible
ties of an elector. Mrs. Osceola
Hogan, member Of the associa-
TONS constitution committee, re-
ported on the new constitution
and bylaws of the association,
adopted late in 1851. Mrs. Gladys
Robinson led discussion of Muir
re1 Branch finances.
Members of the Business and
Professional Girls club and Y
Teen advisors from Dorsey high
school presented a skit "Void if
Detached"
New members were recognized
by Miss Fisher and closing re-
marks were made by Evelyn
Brownlee Dean, executive direc-
tor of the Miami YWCA.
The Miami times., 1952-03-01
TESTIMONIAL
DINNER HONORS
LIVINGSTON
PRESIDENT

SALISBURY, NC. - (ANP)-
In recognition of some 27 years
of service to Livingston college,
President William J. Trent re-
Gently was honored at testi-
monial dinner.
The dinner was sponsored by
the board of trustees of the COL
lege and bishops of the AME
Zion church. President Trent,
graduate of the college in the
class of '98, became president in
1925. During his presidency, Liv-
ingston advanced from class c
school to a, class A institution.
Meanwhile, the board of bish-
ops presented on Founders Day
to the college a gift of $76, 1858
for current expenses.
The Miami times., 1952-03-01
NORFOLK
CHURCHES PLAN
UNSEGRATED
MISSION MEETING
BY CARTER JEWELL

NORFOLK, Va. - (ANP) -
The first step toward interracial
cooperation and non-segregation
in plans for the 1853 Preaching
Mission in Norfolk was made
here recently when a group of
Negro ministers met with the
executive committee of the Nor
folk Minister'S Association at the
Central YMCA.
The Negro ministers were in
vited to sit in with the commit
tee of white pastors to map plans
for inviting Billy Graham for the
Preaching Mission next fall. The
last Preaching Mission was held
in January.
The segregation of the races at
Norfolk'S six Preaching Missions
eral Christians, White and Negro.
The majority of Negro ministers
has been a sore spot among lib.
and hundreds of Negro laymen
who wanted to hear the mission
speakers refused to attend the
services because they did n o t
want to be segregated.
The Miami times., 1952-03-01
Final Rites For J.
Finley Wilson
A Salute To
Elliott J. Pieze

A man of his word is he.
That speaks from his heart,
Likewise our faithful helper,
Who has given tremendous
start.
He has the mind to 60 onward,
And to help the failing ones;
Those who care for life,
And even the slothful buns.
You're a father to our generation;
You've sacrificed your time;
In helping prepare our future,
You've been extremely kind.
But you shall be honored greatly,
And you shall remember my
theme;
Mr.. Elliott J. Pieze, keep upward;
AS rugged as the road may seem.
For one day when the tolls are
DER;
And there, my future lies;
/ shall thank the Eternal God,
For one like Elliott ]. Pieze.
By Irene Vashti Burns
Peotess Laureate
Booker T. Washington
High School, Miami