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U. 5. Chamber Hears
Rival Leaders Extol
Virtues of Own Parties
Both the Republican and Demo
cratic Parties were hailed today as
the Nation's savior from the mis
deeds of the other.
In addresses before the final ses
sion of the 36th annual meeting of
Commerce, Senator McGrath of
Rhode Island. Democratic National
Committee chairman, and Repre
sentative Brown of Ohio, chair
man of the Republican Executive
Committee, discussed the issues of
the presidential election year.
Mr. Brown made a categorical
prediction that a Republican Presi
dent would be elected in November.
Senator McGrath made no predic
tions.
Hailing unparalleled production,!
profits and employment as boons
of a Democratic administration, the!
Senator emphasized in his criticism
of the Republican Party, the record
of the Hoover administration.
Brown Refers to Record.
Mr. Brown pointed to the record
of the Eightieth Congress and to
the "terrible mess," domestically and
internationally, into which the New
Deal and the Truman administra
tion have plunged the Nation.
The two party leaders spoke at a
luncheon meeting in the Mayflower
Hotel to more than 1,200 Chambers
delegates.
Senator McGrath asserted that
"the whole politburo at Moscow,
backed up by the Russian army and
its third party fifth column in the
United States, is not as great a
threat to the American system of
free enterprise as is the American
businessman who runs around cry
ing •wolf’.”
"I refer,” he continued, “to 'view
ers with alarm’ who like to cry that
American business lies prostrate,
unable to turn a hand, because of
Government activities which they
tike to wrap up in the phrase ’New
Deal’ uttered in scornful tones ”
“We did give the country a new
deal,” he continued, "it certainly
needed it.”
Brown Recalls Vetoes.
Mr. Brown recalled that "in most
Instances we had to override a
presidential veto in order to make
good on our promises.”
Pleading that “with 6 per cent of
the world’s population and 6 per
cept of the total area of the earth,
we cannot go on indefinitely feeding
and financing and policing the rest
of the world." the Ohio Republiaan
asserted that, having elected only
two Democratic Presidents since
1900, the Nation had become in
volved in costly wars under both
of them. Under six Republican
Presidents, he said, we have be
come involved in only one war, "a
comparatively minor conflict with
Spain."
"The Nation is thoroughly tired
of Government by crisis,” he said,
"such as it has been experiencing
for the past 16 years. It is tired of
being told that it must not change
horses in the middle of the stream.
Any horse that has not had sense
"nough to get out of the stream in
16 years is certainly not worth rid
ing any farther.”
The 36th annual meeting of the
chamber will close tonight at the
annual banquet, at which Crawford
Greenewalt, new president of the
Du Pont company, will be the prin
cipal speaker.
Hailing the Full Employment Act
of 1947 as "the most significant
event of the present generation” in
its assumption the United States
must maintain full employment. Mr.
Hedges crararterized the act as a
three-way achievement.
Buying rower Distributed
"It sparks the economy." he said,
“it distributes purchasing power
equitably over a wide area, and it
establishes the basis for economic
democracy."
The act, set up a system of eco
nomic reports to the President to
keep him informed on conditions
throughout the country. He has
made them public from time to time
as they were delivered to him by
the Joint Committee on its economic
report.
Mr. Hedges was one of four speak
ers on the morning session.
A contrary view on these ques
tions was taken by a Seattle busi
nessman who asked if. in view of
our commitments in Europe and
national defense, “w-e should indulge
ourselves now in the luxury of
social gains."
Asks Blueprint of Controls.
The question was posed by William
S Street, chairman of the cham
ber's Economic Policy Committee.
Henry Hazlitt. an associate editor
of Newsweek Magazine, told mem
bers that "profits are today regarded
as sinful * • • only wages are
virtuous."
“Well-meaning reformers and pol
iticians all over the world.” Mr.
Hazlitt said, "have been busily de
stroying the incentives to produc
tion and the sources of production”
because “they do not understand
what makes production.”
The final speaker of the morning.
Charles O. Hardy, staff director of
the Joint Committee on the Eco
nomic Report, expressed "little faith
in progress to be achieved by vol
untary sacrifices on the part of
labor or any other large group.”
Meanwhile, Earl O. Shreve was
slated to be re-elected president of
the Chamber at the closing session.
At the same time the board will1
accept the resignations of two vice
presidents and elect two other
businessmen to succeed them. The
retiring officers are Walter J.
Braunschweiger, executive vice pres
ident of the Bank of America. Los
Angeles, and E. H Sexauer. presi
dent of Sexauer Bros. Brookings,
S. Dak.
Would Revamp Monroe Doctrine.
Last night, Representative Mundt,
Republican, of South Dakota, told
members attending a dinner honor
ing American chambers abroad that
"the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 should
be expanded and rephrased to be
come the American Doctrine of
1948." He presented a five-point
program to implement such a doc
trine He suggested these steps:
1 A statement of policy that
American aid abroad is designed
primarily to help resist the outward
march of communism.
2 A vigorous program of Ameri
can mlormation abroad
3. A curtailment of shipments of
war materiel to Red-dominated
states.
4 A discontinuance of the ad
mission of Communist visitors to
this country in view of the refusal
of Soviet authorities to allow
Americans travel visas into the
U. S S R. This rule of reci
procity would also apply to mailing
permits, maintenance of diplomatic
representation and other similar
procedures
t. A revising of the Charter of
COL. HERRON TO RETIRE—Col. Leroy W. Herron (center), advertising director of The Star,
who wfll retire July 1, congratulates Godfrey W. Kauffmann as he announces his appointment
as advertising manager. Frank V. Aiello, named retail advertising manager, looks on at fight.
—Star Staff Photo.
Teacher Conducts Math Exams
Under Guard After Rifle Fire
By th« Associated Pres*
NEW YORK, April 29.—A pretty
blond Brooklyn high school teacher
conducted mathematics exami
nations under police guard today
after her home was the target of
a fusillade of rifle shots last night.
Only a few minutes before the
rifle fire, the mother of Miss Mar
garet Jokiel, the high school teach
er. received two mysterious phone,
calls from an anonymous feminine
caller who said:
"If she doesn't pass every one in,
mathematics tomorrow, something ■
will happen. She'll be pushing up
| daisies,”
Blue-eyed, 24-year-old Miss Jokiel
i said today, "I'm not afraid,” as she,
! supervised examinations in the Fort
Hamilton High School. Beside her
at all times in classrooms and halls
was Police Sergt. George J. Noell, an
uncle assigned to guard her.
Police .hurried a thorough inves
tigation of Miss Jokiel's 165 pupils
and the source of the phone calls
to the teacher's mother, Mrs. Esther
Jokiel, also a Teacher.
As Mrs. Jokiel hung up last nighi
a volley of gunfire broke the silence
of the Brooklyn side street where
they live. Police said about 30
shots, some of which struck the
house, were fired, probably by
.25-caliber and .32-caliber auto-!
matic rifles.
The shots broke windowpanes on
the Jokiel front porch and hit
homes on either side.
the United Nations to enable it
to operate effectively toward the
maintenance of peace.
Mr. Mundt said that the demo
cratic world today controls from
70 to 92 per cent of ' all the vital
elements required to wage a vic
torious war."
The democratic world comprises
i 45 nations, he said, as against 12
i controlled by communism. The 45
democratic nations produce 92.6 per
; cent of the world’s crude oil, 91.5
percent of the world's smelter out
put of copper, 84.8 per cent of the
world's coal production and 70 per
cent of the world's wheat. And
they embrace 87.5 per cent of the
i world's population.
With American foreign policy
clearly understood in the Kremlin,
'he said. Russia and her 11 satellites
would be too weak to risk war with
l the rest of the world.”
Meanwhile, at another -meeting
last night, the delegates unanimously
indorsed President Truman's na
tional defense program, including
the temoorary draft, universal mili
tary training and an enlarged Armv,
Navy and Air Force.
Policies Approved.
Also decided were 30 other policy
i declarations, most approved with
Tittle debate.
One resolution which occasioned
dispute, however, opposed expansion
;Of Federal power developments such
jas the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Specifically, it objected to any Fed
eral construction of steam generat
Tng plants for electric power, such
as a proposed $52,000,000 TV A plant
at New Johnsonville, Tenn.
Southern delegates attempted to
have this policy declaration side
tracked by referring it to the en
'tire chamber, but this proposal was
defeated by a voice vote and the
resolution W'as adopted.
Also opposed by the chamber
were direct Federal aid to educa
tion, national health insurance
pending further study of the need
for it. Federal outlays for public
housing, new credit control powers
for the Federal Reserve and "Gov
ernment favoritism” with reference
to the tax-free status of farm and
other co-operatives.
Resolutions Favored.
Favored in other resolutions were:
Faster stock-piling of critical
armaments.
j Immediate statehood for Hawaii.
Further congressional inquiry in
to "subversive activities” and more
stringent laws for deportation of
"criminal and subversive aliens.”
Admission of a "reasonable
number" of displaced persons from
Europe.
Application of anti-trust laws to
labor unions to curb "monopolistic
practices."
Extension of social security cover
age to farm workers, the self-em
ployed and other groups not now
covered.
The chamber also reaffirmed its
support of extension of the Re-:
ciprocal Trade Agreements Act,
which expires in June, but it op
posed ratification of the proposed
charter of the International Trade
Organization, drawn up at Havana,
until it is rewritten to include guar
antees for private enterprise.
36 Comic Books Banned
After Detroit Police Check
By tht Associated Press
DETROIT. April 29.—Thirty-six
comic books, which censors termed
' corrupting to youth, were banned
today from city news stands.
Prosecutor James N. McNally said
the Ludington News Co. and Detroit
News Co., distributors of the comics,
had promised to remove the books
from sale immediately.
Mr. McNally said the ban after a
two-week police survey was adopted
in accordance with State laws re
lating to obscene, indecent and im
moral literature.
The following types of comic
books, he said, were listed as ob
jectionable:
1. Those planning or perpetratihg
a crime.
2. Those involving youth in crime.
3. Entire comic dealing with crime
or criminal deeds.
4 Those portraying gruesome or
brutal conduct on women, children
or race.
Macon Fry to Give Talk
A lecture on the elements of
servomechanisms by Macon Fry. en
gineer, will be given at 11 a.m. and
2 p m. tomorrow in the theater of the
Naval Gun Factory, Eleventh and N
streets S.E.
Oleo Supporters Face
Closer Senate Battle
Alter House Victory
By Chalmers M. Roberts
The fight to free oleomar
garine from Federal taxes moved
to the Senate today and another
hot fight is in prospect there.
The House late yesterday voted,
260 to 106, to pass the Rivers bill,
repealing all taxes and license fees
on margarine. The oldest of these
taxes was imposed 62 years ago and
the dairy and butter interests, have
kept them on the books ever since,
j The smashing victory for mar
garine backers proved their oft
stated contention that they could
win a repeal vote if a bill ever
reached a test in the House.
In the Senate, however, the result
is expected to be closer because of
the more porportionate representa
tion of the dairy States in relation
to Senators with big city constitu
encies.
First problem to be settled Is the
committee to which the RivAs bill
, will be sent by President Pro Tern.
Vandenberg. If he sends the bill
to the Senate Agriculture Commit
tee, its chances for approval there
are considered practically nil. If
he sends it to the Finance Commit
tee, where its backers contend it
should go since it is a revenue meas
ure, the chances of a favorable
report are considered good, though
by a close vote.
Senator Thye, Republican, of
Minnesota indicated after House
passage yesterday that he and his
fellow dairy State Senators will “do
our utmost to defeat the bill."
On the other hand, both Senators
Johnston. Democrat, of South Caro
iina and Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida predicted Senate approval.
As in the House, most of the
Southern Democrats will be solidly
behind the bill because of its im
portance to cotton-producing areas
—cottonseed oil is a major mar
garine ingredient. In the House, it
was the additional votes of Northern
Republicans from the urban areas
which put the bill over.
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
has said he is for some form of tax
repeal and his influence, as chair
man of the Senate Republican Pol
icy Committee, is expected to be of
major help to the bill.
One previous attempt in the Sen
ate to pass a tax repeal measure was
defeated earlier this session, 45 to
38. This was an effort to attach a
rider to the tax cut bill. It could
not be considered a fair test, how
ever, since several members publicly
stated they were voting against the
rider on the grounds that it did not
belong in the tax bill.
Millikin Promises Action.
In addition, Chairman Millikin of1
the Finance Committee told Sena
tors that a vote against the rider
would not be considered a vote
against margarine. He has prom
ised no delay in hearings if the bill
is referred to his committee.
Taxes to be repealed by the House
bill, sponsored by Representative
Rivers, Democrat, of South Carolina,!
are 10 cents a pound on colored mar
garine and a quarter cent a pound
on the uncolored, mix-it-yourself!
type. Also repealed would be these
Federal license fees: *600 for manu
facturers, $480 for wholesalers of
colored margarine and *200 for
white, *48 for retailers of the col
ored type and *6 for white.
The taxes would end the day the
President approved the bill, while
license fees would continue at the
lower rates in each category until
July 1 when they, too, would end.
House Fight Bittler.
Yesterday’s House battle was one
of the most bitter and personal in
a long time. Members traded
threats of retaliation and indulged
in name calling, much to the amuse
ment of crowded public galleries.
Two amendments, to force mar
garine manufacturers to market
their product in triangular or round
shape, were defeated, 114 to 83 and
119 to 87, respectively.
The nearest the butter backers
came to victory was on an amend
ment by Representative Murray.
Republican, of Wisconsin to repeal
certain domestic excise taxes on
vegetable oils which are in com
petition with cottonseed oil. This
was defeat*dM27 to 125.
Committee Approves
Sawyer and Others,
But Buchanan Waits
By th« Attocioted Pr*ti
The Senate Commerce Committee
approved today the nomination of
Charles Sawyer, Cincinnati Demo
crat, to be Secretary of Commerce.
The nomination now goes to the
Senate for action.
Mr. Sawyer, a former Ambassador
to Belgium, was named by Presi
dent Truman to succeed W. Averell
Harriman, who has resigned to be
come roving Ambassador to the
countries being aided by the Euro
pean Recovery Program.
Chairman White told reporters
the committee also recommended
confirmation of:
1. Harrington Wimberly of Altus,
Okla., to be a member of the Fed
eral Power Commission. He has
been on the commmission since 1945.
2. Russell B. Adams, a native of
Wheeling. W. Va., to be a member
of the Civil Aeronautics Board.
3. Delos Wilson Rentzel of Alex
andria, to head the Civil Aero
nautics Administration.
Buchanan Nomination Waits.
The committee took no action on
the nomination of Thomas C. Bu
chanan of Pennsylvania to be a
member of the Power Commission.
Senator White called a hearing
on Mr. Buchanans selection for
next Thursday. He said he had
heard from "three Senators voicing
opposition or at least suggesting
a full hearing."
Senator White did not name the
Senators.
Meanwhile. it was reported that
two top men are leaving the Com
merce Department, but theif de
parture, it was said, is not con
nected with the change in secre
taries.
The officials are Undersecretary
William C. Foster and Assistant
Secretary David K. E. Bruce.
Both Invited to Stay.
Both, it was said, were invited-by
Mr. Sawyer to remain and have
promised to stay on while Mr. Saw
yer familiarizes himself with his
job.
Mr. Foster, a Republican who is
serving as Acting Secretary now, is
reported undecided whether to re
turn to his private business or to
accept offers of other Government
posts.
Mr. Bruce, whom Mr. Harriman
brought into the department as his
special assistant last year, will be
come a deputy to Mr. Harriman in
the latter's new post.
Congress in Brief
®y th* Associated Press
SENATE.
In recess until tomorrow.
Appropriations subcommittee hears
Secretary of the Army Royal! and
others on money requirements of
the armed forces.
Commerce Committee meets to
consider nomination of Charles
Sawyer to be Secretary of Commerce
and amendments to the Natural
Gas Act.
Judiciary’ Committee meets be
hind closed doors to consider bill to
make lynching a Federal crime.
HOUSE.
Debates Federal Security appro
priation bill.
Armed Services Committee seeks
agreement on draft bill.
Havre de Grace Entries
FOR FRIDAY
By th« Associated Press
Weather, clear: track, fast.
First post. 2:15 PM. EDT
FIRST RACE—Purse. $2,500; claiming
3-year-olds; t> furlongs.
Battle Scarred, 11? xSilk Man
11? Hunter F.
IT- xxSpantal
105 £>ela Sand
Renes Hero
Comedy
xx Bo ness
xxDuchess Eddie 105 xxVera Q
xWiil Win
Dolly Morse
107
IT.
xAbbes First
xxKings Book,.
114
117
105
112
105
110
105
SECOND RACE—Purse. $2,500: maiden i
f-year-olds and upward: 0 furlongs.
xxSerena _ 108 Reno Ultimate 120
W;arrenton ... 120 Wellfret ... 1201
Kulina . _ 120 Bay Orders __ _ 120i
xx a Helen M'ler 108 Pol _ . 120
Swing Along 115 xxUncle Cecil _ 113
xMad Mariner 115 Pretty Nymph llo
<xBlitz Dart _ 113 Johnnie C. . 120
xx a Follow Me 113 Invictus 120
a Kaden and Brooks entry.
third RACE—Purse. $!3,5AO: claiming,
4-year-olds and upward; rt furlongs.
xElre - 113 Coronet Star.. 111
Handwave _ H:i Sweep Torch 118
Lower Egypt _ lift Bronze Medal 11.'1
Ticker ... 118 Gloriana _108
xxOn March _ 111 In First - 111
Country Dude. 134 xSecond Try.. 108
Sweet Melody 114
FOURTH RACE—Purse. $'1,500: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and upward 6 furlongs.
She's Scotch . lilt High Shine 118
Quick News. . 110 Tryout 110
Vittore -_ 118 Fenty O. 118
xFrapia - ll'ISobre Todos 111
xAylesbury ... 11.1 a Snow Phantomlll
Fair Ann . Il l xGay Rocket. .1 06
a Cedar Brand 118
a Carter and Bromley entry.
FIFTH RACE—Purse. $3,500: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and upward: 6 furlongs.
xPanacea _ 103 Glen Heather. 134
Leadership . 11 o Valdina Decoy 113
Nicht Count 115
SIXTH RACE—Purse. $3,500; allow
ances: 3-year-olds: 4’/i furlongs
War Monger.. 11? C'k of the Walk 117
a Just Lovely. 114 Nifty 11?
Daddy Joe- 107 a Eternal D'ger 114
Var _ . 117
a Bryson and Babylon entry.
SEVENTH RACE—Purse. $3,000. claim
ing 4-year-olds and up; 1 mile and
<0 yards.
xa1 Tattler . 106 Mary Knoll... Ill1
a Reigh Morse. Ill Kentwig _ 111!
Poolesvllle .. 133 xLUac Lad» 101 I
xJunior Four . 117 xGay Wildly 106
xWary Flight 111
a Forbes and Gibson entry.
EIGHTH RACE—Purse, $3.5'00: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up: 1H miles.
xFrench Nine. 106 Headline _ .116
Awaahonka ... 111 xCasset _ 11?
a Salmart 133 xxb Dunde 11 n
xa R ning Riot 106 Alworth 133
xReno Untied. 106 xxDon OS li'n loo
Steven Peter. 110 xExploration _ 111
xKhaygram 114 xb Relious _ 10P
Water Level.. Ill Fieldfare _116
a Marsano and Burton entry,
b Taney and Bonuomo entry,
x 5 pounds, xx 7 pounds apprentice al
lowance claimed
Horaes^lsted in order of post position
a
Col. Herron to Retire
July 1 as Advertising
Director of The Star
Col. Leroy W. Herron, advertising
director of The Star, announced
today that his request for retirement
has been approved as of next July
1, at the end of his 52d year of
service to this paper.
He called his associates to his
office in- The Star Building to tell
them. "This doesn't mean I'm going
to stay away.”
Col. Herron announced that God
frey W. Kauflmann. 31, has been
appointed advertising manager,
effective today, and that Frank V.
Aiello, 39, has been appointed retail
advertising manager, to fill the
I vacancy caused by the appointment
of Walter S. Furlow to a new assign
ment of directing statistical re
search for The Star's advertising
department and local advertisers.
Col. Herron, who suffered a seri
ous illness during the early winter,
came to The Star as a $3-a-week
messenger boy in 1896. He has
worked nowhere else except while on
leave for military duty. He organ
ized the 313th Field Artillery here
! and was its commander for 20 years,
i In October, 1940, that unit resolved
unanimously that Col. Herron be
'made an "honorary colonel • * *
forever.” He is a veteran of the
I Spanish-American War and World
| War I.
| In 1937 and 1938, he served two
j terms as president of the Newspaper
Advertising Executives’ Association,
I a national organization which has a
| tradition against re-electing Its of
I fleers.
Col. Herron's father, the late J.
Whit Herron, was business and ad
: vertising manager of The Star when
| he died in 1910.
Mr. Kauflmann has been with the
paper since 1939. His father is R.
M. Kauffmann, secretary of The
Star Co..
Mr., Furlow came to The Star In
1930, while Mr. Aiello has been em
ployed in the advertising depart
ment for 15 years.
FormerWashingtonWoman
Is Released in Hungary
By tht Associated Press
BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 29 —
Mist Elizabeth Proiszl-Pallos, 30,
Pittsburgh-born American citizen,
was released from prison today.
She was convicted of neglecting to
report to police on the activities of
her employer, a former Associated
Press correspondent here.
Miss Proizl-Pallos plans to return
to the United States. She is now
; the guest of William P. Cochran,
i counsellor of the American Embassy.
Mr. Cochran said Miss Proiszl-Pallos
is in good health and complained
only that her cell had been over
crowded, with only two cots for six
prisoners.
Miss Proiszl-Pallos attended St.
Martin's parochial school here while
I her father was a member of the
j Hungarian Embassy staff until 1928.
| She then went with her family to
j California.
Weather Report
District of Columbia—Consider-:
able cloudiness with some sunshine;
highest temperature in upper 50s
jthis afternoon. Partly cloudy, with
lowest temperature about 42 de
grees tonight. Tomorrow partly
cloudy and cool.
Virginia—Partly cloudy and cool
■ tonight and tomorrow; some scat
! tered frost likely west and north
portion.
Maryland—Partly cloudy and
i cool tonight and tomorrow, some
scattered frost likely.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, west.
RlTff Report.
'From United States Engineers.'
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls; Shenandoah
j clear at Harpers Ferry. *
! Yesterday—
: Noon _
4 p m.
p.m.
High and
High, 4rt. at
8
Humidity.
Pet Today—
Midnight
8am
1:30 p.m.
for Yesterday.
am.
87
80
79
•02
Pet
84
07
48
Low. 43. at 4:00 a m.
Record Temperatures Thl* Year.
Highest, 88. on March 21.
Lowest. 5. on January 20.
Tide Tablet.
(Furnished bv United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today.
Hich 32:09 a.m.
Low _ . _ 0:44 a m.
High
Low _ 7:29 p.m.
The Sun and Moon
Rises
jSun. today _ 5:12
Sun. tomorrow 5:1]
iMoon. today 12:34 a m
Automobile lights must be
: one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in th*
Capital (current month to date):
Month. 1948. Aver.
3.55
Tomorrow.
12:45 a m.
7:40 a m.
1 2:59 p.m.
8:24 p.m.
Sets.
8:58
7 :00
9 38 a m.
turned on
| January _ 4.57
| February_ 1.88
March _ 3 68
April ... 3.05
May _
June _
July _
August _
September _
October _
November _
December _
Record.
7.83 '37
3.37
3.75
3 27
3.70 10.89
4.13 10.94
8.84
8.84
9.13
4.71
4.01
3.24
2.84
2.37
3.32
'84
*91
’89
•89
*00
'80
’28
$
'89
'01
Temperature* in Various
High. Low
Albuquerque 8ft 58
Atlanta 75
Atlantic City 4ft
Bismarck
Boston
Buffalo _
Chicago
Cincinnati
El Paso
Galveston
Harrisburg
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
New Orleans
New York_
Norfolk
Okla. City_
Omaha
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
69 Portland Me.
38 fit. Louis
42 Salt Lake C.
47 San Antonio
46 San Fran.
46 Seattle
50 Tampa
53
37
38
40
37
40
45
ft 5
10.63
14.41
17.45
8.81
8 69
7.50
Cities.
High. Low
8ft 70
54 39
91 65
50
52
81
70
97
54
48
70
80
91
49
49
88
43
43
55
4ft
62
41
34
4ft
55
41
38
65
Degree Days.
“Degree days’’ yesterday __ 21
Accumulated “degree days’’__ 4,348
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By Joseph Young
A major space consolidation program in Federal departments
and agencies is being considered by the Public Buildings Admin
istration to meet the increasingly acute Government housing prob
lem here.
Instead of decreasing. Government activities and employment
in Washington are growing. Federal employment has climbed
over me juu.uuu marie again, ana'
indications are that it will climb
still higher. To add to the prob
lem, tne Gov
ernment has
turned back to
private concerns
all but 2,300,000
of the 7,000,000
square feet of
space it rented
here during the
war. Meanwhile,
new agencies
such as the Eco
nomic Co-oper
ating Adminis
t rat ion, the
Atomic Energy
Commission, the
! I n t e r n ational
Joieph Yount.
Bank and Monetary Fund and oth
ers have come along to complicate
the problem.
Federal officials had been hopeful
that new Government buildings
would be the answer to the prob
lem, but high building costs have
made it necessary to postpone most
Government construction for some
time to come.
Consequenlty, PBA officials are
studying plans for consolidating
various offices and shifting oth
ers around to use every square foot
of Government floor space avail
able in Washington.
* * * *
PAY PICTURE—Federal pay raise
prospects have brightened consid
erably. As we predicted on Tuesday.
House Speaker Martin has joined
Chairman Allen of the House Rules
Committee in support of the $468
and $585 pay raise measures for
Government employes and postal
I workers, respectively.
But Mr. Allen and his Rules Com
: mittee will give the measures the
all-important rule for House action
| only if pay raise sponsors agree to
accept a "closed” rule. A “closed’’
rule means that no amendments to
the bill may be offered from the
House floor.
In other words, it would mean the
House could vote only on the original
$468 and $585 amounts. No amend
ments could be offered to increase
[the amount.
House Republican leaders realize
: that under an "open” rule, the pow
| erful postal groups probably could
i win rank-and-file Hquse support
; for an $800 pay raise amendment.
And Republican leaders will not
j stand for an $800 postal increase—
i they feel It is much too costly.
So. with the choice of the $468
i and $585 amounts or nothing, it's
virtually certain pay raise sponsors
will settle for the “closed” rule. They
have no choice.
* * * *
JOBLESS BENEFITS—Full Sen
ate Civil Service Committee ap
proval is expected next week on the
very important bill to grant unem
ployment compensation and sever
ance pay benefits to Government
employes. The measure was ap
Senator Longer Hails
Joe Young for Part
In Jobless Pay Bill
Chairman Langer of the Sen
ate Civil Service Committee
singled out the part played by
Joseph Young and the Federal
Spotlight in getting committee
action on the unemployment
compensation bill. The column
last month called attention to
the fact that the bill had been
on the committee’s shelf for
many months and urged that
prompt action be taken on It.
Senator Langer declared at
yesterday’s session: "I might
say the bill was called up be
cause of Joe Young. Govern
ment employes all owe him a
vote of thanks. It was Mr.
Young who called the attention
of this committee to the fact
that it had been slumbering
with reference to the bill for
a long time. I want to ac
knowledge my personal grati
tude to you, Mr. Young."
proved by a subcommittee yester
day.
The bill would give Federal em
ployes most of the benefits enjoyed
by employes in private industry,
which Government workers now
lack. Budget Bureau officials have
indorsed the measure on behalf of
the administration and say it would
not be very costly.
Everybody was surprised by the
speed in which the measure won
approval yesterday. It was regarded
as a good omen for quick Senate
action.
* * * *
FINE APPOINTMENT — No ap
pointment in years has created Such
genuine approval as President Tru
man's selection of Frederick J.
Lawton as one of his administrative
assistants.
Both Government officials and
members of Congress who have come
in close contact with him during his
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distinguished years of service in the
Budget Bureau have nothing but
high praise for the appointment.
Mr. Lawton. 47, typifies the civil
service career man at his best, win
tering the Government service in
1920, he compiled a brilliant record
in the Budget Bureau. During the
past few years, has served as ex
ecutive assistant to Budget Direc
tor James E. Webb.
Although he undoubtedly could
have taken far more lucrative jobs
in private Industry, Mr. Lawton
preferred to stay in the public serv
ice which he has served so well.
His appointment as a trouble-shoot
ing administrative assistant to the
President is a fitting tribute to his
ability and a shot in the arm to all
career Government employes.
* * * *
LP TO CONGRESS—The Arling
ton Farms' situation has taken a
new turn. If new Government girls
are to be accepted in the residence
halls. Congress will have to act
soon.
Public Housing Administration
officials recently announced no new
girls would be allowed to live at
Arlington Farms. Then the agency
extended the deadline until the
| end of this month. Because of the
Government’s expected recruitment
program of stenographers and cler
ical personnel. Federal officials have
been urging the agency to change
its mind.
But now it develops the agency
has no other course, unless Congress
gives its approval for the Farms to
remain open. The law requires that
Arlington Farms be closed by July 1,
1949. That’s why PHA officials must
start early in gradually closing down
by barring new residents.
* * * *
CAPITAL ROUNDUP—Here’s a
convenient place for Government
employes to cash their pay checks
if they’re in the vicinity. You may
cash them in the Treasury Depart
ment’s cash division in its main
building, Pennsylvania avenue and
Fifteenth street N.W., Room 2125,
any time between 8:30 a.m. and 3
p.m_Representative Buffett, Re
publican, of Nebraska, has intro
duced legislation designed to "keep
pinks and left-wingers’’ off of the
new Economic Co-operating Admin
istration's pay roll. Mr. Buffett's
legislation would make ECA publish
a quarterly list of all of its employes
for perusal by Congress.
(Additional news of Govern
ment affairs and personalities
make up Joseph Young’s broad
cast version of the Federal Spot
light at 3:15 p.m. every Sunday
on WMAL, the Star station.)
Bay State Society to Meet
The Massachusetts Society of
Washington will hold its annual
business meeting at 8 o'clock to
night in Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and
Harvard streets N.W. The society's
April dance will be held at 10 p.m
tomorrow in the Shoreham Hotel.
Soviet Plan to Change -
Name of German Reds j
Facing Veto by U. S.
ly th« Ai>ooot*d Prtii
BERLIN, April 29.—A Russian j
plan to change the name of the j
Communist Party in Germany's* \
western occupation zones headed I
for trouble today.
Taegliche Rundschau, the official ;
Soviet newspaper, announced thia
morning the Communist Party in_~
the American, British and French
zones would be renamed the So- 5
cialist People’s Party.
It said the change was made "to ^
bring the name of the party into *
harmony with the new policy de- *
veloped since 1945." A Communist ?
Party statement said: "The partv £
today leads the fight not only for j
the interests of the German work- •
ers but for the interests of the Ger- ?
man people." S
An American Military Govern- £
ment political official took issue f
with the statement and predicted *5
the occupation authorities would j
bar it. To change its name in the S
American zone, a party must re- '
ceive AMG authorization.
“When the Communists apply to
us for such sanction,” he said, “we
shall point out to them they are
making an unwarranted and de
ceitful claim when they say they*
represent the interests of the entire”
German people. ;
"Apparently they are trying to£
hide under another cloak because^
communism under its right namer
has not been able to make any?
progress in Western Germany. Why*-*
should we now let them get rid of.*
a name they are ashamed of?” J
91.5 Per Cent of Industry S
Nationalized by Czechs |
By tht Aisociattd Presi
, PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, April*
29.—Czechoslovakia’s industry wail"
nationalized to a total of 91.5 pet-’
cent yesterday. Parliament accepted^
six bills that added more than 6<fc
per cent of the country's industry,,
to the 30 per cent already national-T
ized. -
Parliament voted the bills unani-u
mously, standing and singing the1,
national anthem when the vote wai
called for. j.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, April 2$;
(/P).—The National Assembly yester*
day voted an absolute end to all
private industry in Yugoslavia.
The bill also turned into state
ownership all real property of for- _
ieign citizens except in a few in
| stances. Foreign peasant farmers
working the land personally, the
[property of foreign diplomats serv
ing official needs, and apartments
which serve the owner as a residence
jwere excluded.
WhattheRussians
Are Saying of Us
The Moscow radio, broadcasting'
jin Polish to Poland, said:
j “The Latin American peoples
see that the anti-Communist
! hullabaloo initiated by reaction
ary press organs in the United
States and in Latin America ia
only a screen to disguise the ac
tivities of the monopolies aiming
at subordination of the Latin
i American countries.”
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