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Woodward & Lothrop
Elects Tyssowski as
Chairman of Board
John Tyssowski, a member of the
board of directors of Woodward St
Lothrop for the last 30 years, was
elected chairman of the board yes
terday.
He will succeed Bralnard W.
Parker. Bethesda attorney, who has
been c h a 1 rm a n since 1942. Mr.
Tyssowski had served as Executive
Committee chairman for the last
year.
; The new chairman election was
announced by Andrew Parker, pres
ident of the corporation. Several
other elections and appointments
were made at the same time.
They include the election of
Lloyd B. Wilson, former head of the
Chesapeake St Potomac Telephone
Co., as chairman of the Executive
Committee to succeed Mr. Tyssow
jski.
Buckingham to Direct Personnel.
It was also announced that the
personnel division of the depart
ment store will be taken over by
Vice President Donald Buckingham.
The service division and restaurants
will be supervised by D. Randall
Buckingham, secretary, while Wil
liam W. Everett, jr., assistant vice
president, will head the manu
facturing division.
Mr. Tyssowski, who retired from
active business in 1941, devotes most
of his time to raising pure-bred cat
tle and to farming his estate in
Fauquier County, Va. Born in
.Washington, he attended Central
High School here, and started as a
mining engineer after his gradu
ation from the University of Cali
fornia in 1908.
Several years later, he entered
business as assistant to the general
Manager of Childs restaurant chain.
He entered the Army before the
outbreak of World War I, seeing
action on the Mexican border and
later in France.
’ In 1915, Mr. Tyssowski married
ijliss Catherine Woodward, ^ugh
tspr of the founder of the Washing
ton store.
Engaged in Foreign Trade.
In his later business experience
he was associated with the C. H.
Post interests as vice president and
American manager of the American
Foreign Trade Corp. and general
manager and treasurer of the Ben
nett Day Importing Co.
Between 1928 and his retirement
in 1941, Mr. Tyssowski returned to
the mining field as president of the
Copper Deoxidation Corp.
Mr. Parker, the retiring chairman,
practiced law in Washington after
his graduation from Columbian Uni
versity (now George Washington)
in 1901. He was formerly with the
firm of C. C. Cole at one time an
associate justice of the Supreme
Court of the District.
Wilson a Nebraska Native.
Mr. Wilson, who will serve as
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee, is a native of Plattsmouth, Nebr.
He entered the telephone business
in 1899 as a night operator for the
Bell Telephone Co. and rose to be
president and director of the four
Chesapeake & Potomac Co. posi
tions he held from 1929 until in 1945,
whqn he was elected chaiignan of
the boards of directors of the com
panies.
Donald Buckingham was born in
Washington and graduated from
Central High School and George
Washington University. He started
working at Woodward & Lothrop in
1925, and has been there since, ex
cept for service on the War Produc
tion Board and in the Navy dur
ing World War II. He is the son
of Dr. and Mrs. D. E. Buckingham
of Washington.
His brother, the secretary of
Woodward & Lothrop, D. Randall
Buckingham is also a native of
Washington and a graduate of Cen
tral High School and George Wash
ington. He has served with the
department store for nearly 25 years
in many different positions.
Mr. Everett, the assistant vice
president, was born here and grad
uated from the Peddle School and
Lehigh University. He has been
employed at the store since 1934.
Weather Report
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—Part
ly cloudy and humid with high
about 90 this afternoon and some
chance of a brief shower this after
noon or evening. Lowest tonight
about 72. Tomorrow mostly fair and
continued quite warm and humid.
MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA—
Mostly fair and continued warm and
humid tonight and tomorrow except
for a few brief and isolated showers
in afternoon or evening.
Wind velocity, 3 miles per hour;
direction, south-southwest.
Five-Day Weather Forecast—July 20
Through July 25.
Northern Virginia and Maryland—
Temperature will average about two
degrees above normal. Normal max
imum, 87; normal minimum, 68.
Continued warm through the period
with little change from day to day.
Scattered thundershowers likely
Wednesday. Friday and Sunday with
total rainfall about ’s inch.
River Report.
.From U. 8 Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Perry
and muddy at Great Falls: Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
Yesterday— Pet Today— Pet.
Noon .._ 57 Midnight_87
4pm. ... 65 8 a m. _82
8 p.m . 68 1 p.m, _ 59
High and Low for Yesterday.
High. 87. at 1:20 p.m.
Low. 68. at 2:01 p m.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 95. on June 24.
Lowest. 5. on January 26.
Tide Tables.
(Furnished bv United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today. Tomorrow.
High _8:32 a m. 9.11 a m.
Low ___2:50 a.m. 3:35 a.m.
High_9:04 p.m. 9:41p.m.
Low _3:31 pm. 4:14 p.m.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun. today - 5:58 8:30
Sun. tomorrow_ 5:59 8:30
Moon, today_8:02p.m. 4:08a.m.
Automobile llghta must ha turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Monthly precipitation in tnches In the
Capital (current month to date):
Month 1948. Ave. Record
January _ 4.67 3 55 7.83 ’37
February_* _ 1.67 3.37 6.84 84
March —_ 3.66 3.75 8 84 ’91
April _ 3.06 3.27 9.13 '89
May —. 8.87 3 70 10.69 '89
juna _ 6.28 4.13 10.94 ’OO
July _ 2.08 4.71 10.63 ’86
August __ 4.01 14.41 *28
September-- 3.24 17.45 ’34
October__ 2.84 8.81 3.
November - - - 2.37 8.69 89
December __ 3.32 ..56 01
Temperatures in Various Cities.
High.Low High Low
Albuoueroue 87 63 Miami _ 89 79
Atlanta .91 71 Milwaukee 83 6e
Atlantic City 81 73 N. Orleans. 81
Bismarck .. 57 New York . 86 68
Boston _ 84 67 Norfolk — 90 72
Buffalo . 79 57 Okla. CRX — 93 77
Chicago 84 68 Omaha 91 7(1
Cincinnati. 86 70 Phoenix 112 79
Detroit - 85 67 Pittsburgh 86 69
El Paso_ 99 75 Portland.Me 86 58
Galveston . 93 82 8t Louis 81
Harrisburg 86 67 Salt L City 91 62
Indianapolis 85 66 San Antonio 96 77
Kansas City 84 71 6. Francisco 6s 53
Los Angeles 78 Al Seattle _ _ 67 58
Louisville . 91 “ Tsmpa_• 94 78
Philadelphian Stoned to Death
By Mob in Cairo; Wife Escapes
By fn« Associated Press
An American citizen was stoned
i to death by an Egyptian mob In
Cairo Sunday, the State Department
announced late yesterday.
Stephen Haas, 53, a Philadelphia
real estate man, was set upon while
visiting the city as a tourist with
his wife. Press Officer Lincoln White
said. The American Embassy in
Cairo reported s e v e r a 1 .Egyptian
companions of the couple, as well
as members of a British family,
were hurt by the mob.
Mrs. Haas apparently escaped in
jury.
Mr. Haas, a native of Hungary,
entered the United States at the age
of 3. and became a naturalized
citizen. His wife, the former
Kathryn Maynes of Philadelphia,
was chairman of the Women's Divi
sion of the Treasury Department's
War Finance Committee during j
World War II. She also is a former!
president of the National Federa
tion of Women’s Clubs.
Mr. Haas was a Jew, but a busi
ness associate in Philadelphia said
he took no part in Zionist activity
and was not active in religious af
fairs. Ite was a member of the:
Philadelphia lodge of B'nai B’rith.
Feeling occasionally has run high
against Americans in Carlo and
other cities in the Arab nations at
war with Israel. The Egyptian cap
ital has been bombed by Lsraeli
MRS. HAAS.
—AP Wirephoto.
planes, and some Americans have
been accused of violating blackout
restrictions to guide enemy bombers
into the city.
In announcing Mr. Haas’ death,
Mr. White told newsmen that Jef
ferson Patterson, American charge
d'affaires in Cairo, is pursuing the
matter vigorously with the Egyp
tion government. Mr. White said
he did not know whether news of
the stoning was being held up by
Egyptian censorship.
Pair Held for Grand Jury
In Beafing of Blind Woman
A mother and her son today were
held for the grand jury on the testi
mony of a blind woman that they
cut and beat her during a fight.
Mrs. Anna Henerson, 25, colored,
of the 2600 block of I street N.W.,
who told the court she is pregnant,
said she was assaulted on July 11
after being invited to a home in the
1800 block of Florida avenue N.W.
She said that Mrs. Henrietta
' Smith, 45, colored, cut her face with
a piece of broken glass and that
iMrs. Smith’s son, Clifton, 30, kicked
and beat her.
Mrs. Henerson added that she was
unable to defend herself "in any
way” because of her blindness. The
i Smiths, who pleaded not guilty,
placed blame for the assault on an
unidentified "Georgetown ' man.”
Judge George D. Neilson set bond
at $1,000 each.
Inquest Slated Tomorrow
InWoman'sGallingerDeath
Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald
will hold an inquest at 11 a.m. to
morrow at the morgue in the death
June 29 of ■ Mrs. Elizabeth Burch,
1*27, of the 3000 block of Clifton
I street N.E.
Mrs. Burch died in Gallinger Hos
pital, after being taken there from
the Women’s Bureau, where she was
being detained on a charge of dis
orderly conduct. She was arrested
at Sixth Street and Pennsylvania
avenue S.E.
According to the police report,
Mrs. Burch was taken to the hos
pital when she was found lying near
her cot in the Women's Bureau. Her
nose was bleeding and ahe had a
cut on her head, the report stated.
104 Traffic Tickets
'Fixed' During Week
A total of 104 traffic tickets is
sued to motorists here for various
violations were ' fixed’’ last week by
police.
According to the weekly report
issued yesterday at Police Head
quarters, there were 96 warnings
and eight cancellations, making a
total of 104.
One cancellation each was is
sued by precincts 1 and 2 and the
traffic division, while five were is
sued by precinct 3.
The warnings were as follows:
No. 1 Precinct—10; No. 2—5; No. 3
—12; No. 4—2; No. 5—3; No. 6—6;
No. 7—4; No. 8—3; No. 9—7; No. 10
—6; No. 11—10; No. 12—4; No. 13—
5, and the traffic division—19.
Stamp to Honor Justice Stone
President Truman today directed
the issuance of a memorial stamp
honoring the late Chief Justice
Harlan Fiske Stone. The date of
issue will be set by Postmaster Gen
eral Donaldson.
$817,549 for Airport
BALTIMORE, July 20 (^.—Fed
eral funds of 6817,549 have been
allotted to the city of Baltimore for
initial construction at the Friend
ship International Airport.
Flyer Fined $400;
Followed Horses
In Airplane
By th* Atiocioted Presi
INGLEWOOD, Calif., July 20 —
This is a tale of a man who followed
the horses—in an airplane.
Jack W. Keeley, 25, of Long
Beach, was arrested for low flying a
plane over Hollywood Park race
track July 10. He was so low,
grandstand witnesses said, the plane
was below eye-level as it swooped
around the track behind the horses
in the seventh race.
He was even accused of clipping
a tree or two.
Keeley pleaded guilty yesterday
in Justice Court.
The court, holding there Is a limit
to horse playing, fined him |400.
Arlington Revenue Chief
To Be Honored at Dinner
Arlington Commission of Revenue
Harry K. Green, who is completing
his 29th year in office, will be hon
ored tonight at a testimonial dinner
at the National Airport dining room,
More than 400 persons, including
State and county officials, have been
invited. Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia, and Gov. Tuck are sched
uled to speak. State Senator Charles
R. Fenwick of Arlington will act as
toastmaster. A reception will follow
the dinner.
Jamaica Entries
FOR WEDNESDAY.
By the Associated Press
First Post 1:30 P M . EDT
Wenther Clear: Track Fast
FIR8T RACE—Purse. *3,500: claiming
fillies and mares; 3-year-oids and up; f
.furlongs.
Holidsy Girl , 1W xxiLuk O'Bull'n 10'
8ta»ey Miss __ 114 Lafaity_11!
Martie GUI __ 107 xxxCasue _. ,*101
xxxJumpsic 100 xxCaliper ., 11!
xxXLunch Quest 107 Stars At Night. 11
Marled 114 8hrub 11
Dauntiess Gal. 114 Bcston Babette 111
Full Flush 114 Tintary .... 11<
Zacaplay _112 xxxTiara V. 10!
Percherry _107 Peridot _11
SECOND RACE—Purse. *3.000:' claim
ing: maiden 2-year-olds; 5‘a furlongs.
HapDy Task_118 Mark High .. Ilf
Ring Kay . .118 Westgate Blvd. 11!
Platoon Leader. 11H Ted M._ Ilf
THIRD RACE—Purse, *3.500; claiming
4-vear-oltis and up; 8 furlongs.
xxFlying Taxtar 108 xxJoe Spagat .. J 08
Don Miller ... 113 Mr. Chap _11:
Friendly Don _. 113 Stan Tracy_ 113
Pheecla _ 108 Shifty Mae ... 117
Jim Jr. _113 Hi Bunty _115
Alemannla_113 Smart SutfT_115
Around Town . 122 Rlngoeg _122
xxxNew Chall ge 108
FOURTH RACK—Purse. *4.000; allow
ances; 4-year-olda and upward; 8 fur
longs
Whipsaw_108 Flambeur _113
Sonadora _108 xxHellotropa __ 108
Halsgal _117 Gay Song_118
Sir Helix.113
FIFTH RACK—The Albany Handicap;
fiurse, *10,000 added; 2-year-olds; 6 fur
ongs
Dry Fly_108 a Ourduest _107
Blue Grip_112 Noble Impulge. 124
Greek Blond... 113 Magic Words.-. Ill
Foray Vina_ 116 a Prince Quest. 122
a B. F. Whitaker entry.
SIXTH RACK—Purge. *5 000; allow
ances: class C; 3-year-olds; l,1. miles.
Marine Charger 116 Alalrne _116
Fire Point_116 Realtor . _116
Control _113 Word of Honor 113
SEVENTH RACE—Purge. *3.500 claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up; 8 furlongs.
She's Home_113 xxCopacabana 108
xxOllb Lady.. 103 x*81r Gallascene 108
Punchestown.. 113 8w«epson _ 118
xxxSweepatake. 110 xxLandlord_121
Iwo Jima _ 113 xxCoronet Star 116
xxxHead Smart 101 Excitement- 113
Pharalua_113 Mountain Mars. 113
xx Five, xxx seven pounds apprentice al
lowance claimed.
Horses listed In order of post positions.
CHICAGO.—MODEL LOCOMOTIVE RAISES CURTAIN ON FAIR
—A model of the Pioneer (foreground), first steam locomotive to
operate out of Chicago, rolled through the Loop on State street
yesterday followed by a streamliner I na parade marking the
curtain-raiser for the Railroad Fair which opened on the Lake
front today. The exposition, sponsored by 38 of the Nation’s
carriers, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first steam
train from Chicago. It also marks the centennial of the joining
by rail of tJjfr East and West. ® —AP Wirephoto.
Personal Income Reaches
208-Billion Rate in May
•y tti* Allocated Prm
Personal income rose In May to
an annual rate of $308400,000,000,
the Commerce Department reported
today.
That was the highest since last
January. Total income received by
individuals then reached a record
annual rate of $211,400,000,000.
The May increase' over the April
rate of $207,400,000,000 was credited
to full work schedules in the soft
coal mines.
Miners worked a full month in
May against only two weeks in April,
the department aaid. Railroads also
rehired workers who had been laid
off when the strike partly disrupted
rail operations.
Wages and salaries, largest single
item of personal income, rose to an
annual rate of $126,700,000 in May
from $125,000,000 in April.
This more than offset a sharp de
cline during May in veterans’ bonus
payments as New York, one of sev
eral States currently paying bonuses,
neared completion of its program.
Sea-Level Panama Canal
Is Urged by Engineer
By Associated Press
SEATTLE, July 20.—Conversion
of the Panama Canal into a sea
level waterway at an estimated cost
of $2,483,000,000 was urged today by
the executive secretary of the Amer
ican Society of Civil Engineers.
The alternative, said Col. William
N. Carey of New York, is the possi
bility of having the canal put out of
operation by a “determined enemy”
for periods up to four years.
New weapons of war such as
atomic bombs, rockets and guided
missiles present dangers that “dic
tate” conversion of the lock-and
dam canal, he asserted.
Mr. Carey, here for the society’s
four-day national convention open
ing tomorrow, said the sea-level
Isthmian waterway had been recom
mended to Congress by the Governor
of the Canal Zone.
UMW Pickets Continue
To Sit on Governor's Lawn
By tht Associated Press
| CHARLESTON, W. Va., July 20.—
' Pickets carrying signs attacking Gov.
Meadows for intervening in a strike
continued to demonstrate today on
the Capitol steps and at his man
sion.
The Governor advanced a new
proposal for settlement of the dis
puted point: Does United Mine
i Workers’ District 50 still have a
1 work contract covering 4.000 em
ployes at Du Pont’s big Bell am
monia plant? The strike started a
week ago last night.
The Governor would not give the
details of his new suggestions, which
followed union rejection of an
earlier proposal.
The first one was understood to
call for a court test. What ar
rangement it would have made
pending the legal action was never
explained.
There were eight pickets today
| on the Capitol steps. Four more
sat with their signs at a corner of
the Governor's lawn. .
Leon Yablonski, regional director
for the union, said they would be
theie "six months if we have • io.”
He reiterated a charge thabtStfete
police are being used as “strike
j breakers.” One of the signs par
ried by the pickets said Du Pont
Sas telling the Governor how to
in the statd> i'a 1
l ’ Gov. Meadows said the picketing
' is “ill-advised action on Use, part
of a few Individuals (which) will
not help their cause.”
Cumberland Entries
ly the Associated Press
FOR WEDNESDAY.
Weether Cloudy. Track Good.
First Post, 2:30 P M. EDT
FIRST RACE—Purse. $1,00(1: claiming;
3-year-olds and upward; 5 furlongs.
xDouble Risk.. 103 Double Eddy ._ 108
Hippy Hannah. 108 Fast Talk _108
'Grade A_120 Roman Bov_117
My Exit _ 115 Idaho Maid 108
I Iale of Man_113 Vitesse _108
! xRung __108 No Quota_113
. xLlttle Jayho. 108 Concluded _115
SECOND RACE—Purse, $1,000; claim
ing; 3-year-olds; H'/a furlongs.
Westings Rival 106 Knight* Ac#_115
1 Betsy Bones_100 xMlss Okapi .. 101
Blue Smoke ._ 100 Lily’s Melody.- 1J3
Ringside Table. 106 xSpring Flag_106
xNaughtr Lass. 101 Sir Haywood ._ 114
xSundty _103 Spanish Bride. 106
xVera Q_101 xDusty Moment 103
THIRD RACK—Purse, $1,000; claiming;
4-year-olds and up: 6Va furlongs.
Stick To Kate. 108 Pete s Gold ... 117
Blits Dart _117 Hard Loser _113
Water Light 113 Easter Bonnie. 116
Marandan .108 Scuttlemate ._ 115
xStrollinng Don 113 xKohlnoor . . 116
Rebllne _ _113 Prlncees V. L.. 108
xThe Huntress. 103 xDemarls _103
FOURTH RACE—Purse. *1.000: claim
ins: 3-year-olds and up: 6% furlonas.
Junior Girl_105 Gem D'Esprlt-. llo
xPrime Minister 111 Outsthlsworld. 114
Barber Buck _. 110 To You_108
Idle Gogalp_120 xBla oose_loo
xSand Rose _. 107 Joy Wes_105
Coral Water .108 Shalam _105
Knlahts Hurry. 115 Flylna Moose .114
FIFTH RACE—Purse. *1.700: allow
ances: 3-year-olds and up: 5 furlonas.
Shadow Dance.. 100 Alimony _ 115
Double Duty __ 110 xTakum Spray. 107
Erato _115 xLiahtfoot Lass. 101
xTandis_ BB Bachelor Belle . 10«
Gunner _105 xCedar Bunnle. 101
xRom _108 Bel stan_ 117
Post Boy_111 Bulrushes_111
SIXTH RACE—Purse .81.000; elalmina:
3-year-olds and up: It'. miles.
You Must ..... 103 Web’a Miss_100
Roush Honey ._ Ill xGallant _111
Calendar ... Ill Hannah B. ... Ill
xTap Liahtly _. Ill Get Set _ 114
Flylna John — 11B Nlknot_118
SEVENTH RACE—Purse, *1.000: claim
ins: 4-year-olds and uo: 1A miles.
Silver Ace_114 xSticky Fussy _ 108
Miss Stevie-114 xFree Speech _ 100
Cantharis _114 Duelcan _107.
xSalmart_107 Hard Guy_112
Valiant Dot._10P Inmate _118
Just Great _ 118 Step Up _ 117
xPsyehlc Polly. 102 Dinner Belle_112
EIGHTH RACE—Purse, *1,000: claim
ins: 3-year-olds and up: li'« miles.
Runnlna Riot.. 107 Qustre Dom_10B
Shlnlna Sea_107 xBalbar .. Ill
xDiscmont_102 Miss Economy.. 107
Koxler _104 xFlre Broom_ 10H
sBZ _112 xCalaboso _107
War Chain_112 xGay Array... 108
xTwink Shot 10B Red Torch . _ 118
x 5 pounds apprentice allowance
claimed.
Daughter Found
By Mother After
16-Year 'Trip'
By Hi* Associated Press
LYNCHBURG, Va., July 30.—After
16 years Mrs. Nellie Arthur of
Lynchburg was able to say: “A fairy
tale come true.”
Sixteen years ago a childless couple
took Mrs. Arthur’s 3 %-year-old
daughter Joyce with them on a trip
to New York. ’ •
The last word Mrs. Arthur heard
from the couple was' two weeks later.
They wrote that the trip would be
extended. , ;
The eflorts of Mrs. Arthur^a fac
tory worker and mother of two chil
dren, to locate her daughter were
unsuccessful.
But last spring Joyce—now Mrs.
William Elldridge of Pocatello, Idaho
—who thought she had been adopt
ed, asked the Juvenile Court here
for legal papers.
Mrs. Arthur was notified and the
mother was off to visit her daughter.
And the couple who took Joyce to
New York 16 years ago? They died
ieaving two children. 'Joyce is going
to adopt them.
3 Nazi Field Marshals
To Be Tried by British
By th* Associated Pr*tt
NUERNBERG, Germany, July 20.
—Top-ranking German field mar
shals long sought for trials as war
criminals by the Americans will in-1
stead be tried by the British, it was
reported yesterday.
War crimes sources said they had
been told the British intend to bring
the case against Field Marshals
Gerd von Rundstedt, Walther Von
Brauchitsch and Fritz von Mann
stein.
The trials will be held in Ham
burg, it was said.
All three have been British pris
oners since the war ended. Brauch
itsch, former comander-in-chief of
the German army, was returned re
cently to Germany, sick.
Rundstedt and Mannsteln still are
in the British Isles. They are ex
pected in Nuernberg later this week
to appear as witnesses for German
generals now being tried for war
crimes.
All three now are aging, especially
Rundstedt.
Brauchitsch was the chief of the
Wehrmacht when France fell.
Rundstedt commanded the South
western front in Russia and later
became famous 'for his “Battle of
the Bulge.” Mannstein was a com
mander in the Northwest Russian
sector.
Charges against the three, lawyers
here believe, will include mistreat
ment of prisoners of war on the
Russian front. Thousands died
from exposure and hunger.
Stocks Make Steady Gain
After 3 Days of Losses
ly th« Associated Press
NEW YORK, July 20.—Prices
rose steadily in the stock market
today following three days of severe
losses.
In an active opening, railroad and
oil ■ shares led the list higher and
despite trading lulls prices remained
around the highest point.
In the absence of any outstanding
new political or economic develop
ment at home or abroad, brokers
viewed the turnabout as a techni
cal correction—much as a falling
rubber ball will bounce up when it
hits the floor.
Among the rising stocks were
Atchison, New York Central and
Southern Pacific in the railroads.
Union Pacific, which was especially
weak yesterday, lost around $1 dur
ing the first hour.
Both Texas Co. and Gulf Oil
gained better than $1.50 and Su
j perior Oil of California, which yes
: terday fell a full $20, -bounced back
$6 after today's opening. Superior
i is a high priced inactive stock.
United States Steel and other
leading steel makers held their
steady gains of less than $1 as did
motors, metals and aircrafts and
airlines.
Volume the first hour was 360,000
shares compared with 540,000 shares
yesterday.
Rifes for W. G. MacLean
To Be Held in Minneapolis
Funeral services for William Gor
don McLean, 51, economic advised
on Mexican affairs for the State
Department, were to be held today
in Minneapolis.
Mr. MacLean, whose home was at
1511 North Ivanhoe street, Arling
ton, died Sunday in St. Joseph's
Hospital, Brainard, Minn., after be
coming ill Saturday at Lake Cross,
Minn., on a vacation trip with his
family.
He had been with the State De
partment since 1941.
Before that, Mr. MacLean was an
administrative officer for the Pres
byterian church abroad. He spent
14 years in .Colombia and five in
Mexico, teaching and serving as a
superintendent of schools
A native of Minneapolis, he was
a graduate of the University of
Minnesota and had served as a ser
geant with the Army overseas in
World War I.
He Is survived by his sister, Mrs.
Alice Spencer MacLean of Arling
ton; a daughter, Mrs. James Flass.
Martinsburg, W. Va„ and two sons.
MaJ. William MacLean, U. S. M. C.,
Quantico, and Norman MacLean
Arlington.
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Civil Service Drafts Program
To Get Emergency Personnel
By Joseph Young
The Civil Service Commission quietly has begun drafting a
program to recruit the necessary civilian personnel for the Gov
ernment that would be needed in the event of an emergency.
The commission began its work at the request of the National
Security Resources Board, which has the job of advising the Presi
ripnt. nn t.hp co-ordination of mil-?————
itary, industrial and civilian mobili
zation.
Also, the commission, as well as
oiner reaerni
agencies, are
drafting plans
for possible de
centralisation of
| Federal activ
ities here in the
event of war.
Government
officials empha
sized that the
plans aren't be
ing formulated
on the assump
tion that war is
inevitable. They
say it is only a
precautionary y*»<.
measure, "just to make sure that
we are not unprepared if anything
happens.”
Recruitment of civilian personnel
offers a far greater problem than it
did in the defense days of 1939 to
1941. At that time, there was con
siderable unemployment in the
country, and people were glad to get
Federal jobs. But there is relatively
little unemployment today, and sal
aries in private industry are greater
than ever before.
That's why Federal officials an
ticipate a lot of difficulty in getting
adequate personnel in the Govern
ment if the situation aslses. The
plans being drawn up call for a
direct recruitment program, with
hundreds of Government agents
scouring the country for all per
sonnel that might be needed.
* * * *
HOW ABOUT THAT?—Senate
Civil Service Committee staff mem
bers say a survey of Federal agencies
shows that 5 per cent of all Gov
ernment workers are chronic
"gripers.” In other words, they’re
always complaining about some
thing that doesn't suit them in the
offices where they are employed.
Twenty per cent of Federal em
ployes gripe occasionally, but not
very often. And 75 per cent of all
Government workers never com
plain at all. They just go about
their work doing the best they can
and never gripe.
T T T »
QUIET PLEASE—Veteran Ad
ministration employes in VA’s main
office here are complaining about
all the noise there lately.
Some partitioning work is going
on in the building, and those close
to the hammering and sawing say
the din is terrific. They suggest
that, for their own peace of mind
VA arrange to have the construc
tion work done at night.
* * * *
MEETING — The AFL Govern
ment Employes’ Council, which rep
resents more than 500,000 Federal
workers, is holding a special meet
ing this afternoon to map its legis
lative program during the special
session of Congress.
The No. 1 item on its list will
probably bb the bill to increase com
pensation benefits to Government
employes who are injured on the
job. Present rates were fixed back
in 1927 and axe greatly in need cl
upward adjustment.
The measure already has been ap
proved by the House Labor Com
mittee and would increase the
present $116 a month rate to a
maximum of $225. It would cost
$4,000,000, which is not very ex
pensive.
Chairman Hartley of the House
Labor Committee pledged he would
lead the fight to push the bill
through Congress, but he was de
tained at home on other matters
during the closing weeks of the ses
sion and was unable to take an ac
tive part.
That's why the Government Em
ployes’ Council will remind Mr.
Hartley of his promise and urge
that he assume the lead in fighting
for the bill’s enactment.
Another bill the Council is ex
pected to put high up on its legis
lative program is that which would
grant salary Increases for District
government employes. Council mem
'bers say they are determined to
! win enactment of a $330-a-year pay
raise for District government work
; ers,- the same as the rest of the
: Government’s classified employes re
| ceived.
* * * *
POLITICS—Complaints are being
made that more and more personal
patronage is seeping into the filling
of jobs in the Commerce Depart
ment’s Office of International Trade
and its Office of Domestic Com
merce.
The Civil Service Commission is
being urged to investigate the sit
uation.
* * * *
INEQUITY CLEARED UP—The
Federal Loyalty Review Board has
taken steps to correct an injustice
that threatened to work great hard
ships on some Federal employes.
The situation involves Govern
ment employes who are accused of
being disloyal, but who are sepa
rated from their agency during a
normal reduction-in-force program
before they have a.chance to answer
the charges.
j After this column disclosed the
I Inequitable Situation last week, the
I Loyalty Board decided these em
ployes are entitled to a hearing and
a chance to clear themselves.
This is welcome news, since other
wise these employes always would
have the charges hanging over their
heads, and their Chances of obtain
ing other employment, either in the
{Government or in private industry,
would be practically nil. Now, at
least, they’ll have a chance to refute
the charges, if they can, and get a
clean bill of health.
* * * *
CAPITAL ROUNDUP — Various
secretaries on Capitol Hill are get
ting frantic long-distance telephone
calls from their grosses, asking them
to find them apartments to occupy
during the special session. It seems
many members of Congress sublet
their apartments during the recess
and now are in a housing jam of
their own. . . . The Federal Club
will hold its annual summer picnic
on July 24 at Stephenson, Va. . . .
Applications now are being accepted
by the Civil Service Commission for
jobs as policemen and firemen in
the Metropolitan departments here.
The starting salary is $2,720 a year.
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.
Insurance Book Approved
BALTIMORE, July 20 </P).—The
State Insurance Department yester
day announced its approval of a
new rate and rule book governing
the writing of fire insurance by
members of the Maryland Fire Un
derwriters Rating Bureau.
NMU Tells Labor Board
Loss of Its Hiring Halt
Would Destroy Union
ly th« Ai»oc total trm»
An attorney for the CIO-National
Maritime Union told the National
Labor Relations Board today that
the union will be destroyed if its
hiring hall system is wiped out by
the Taft-Hartley Act.
The union of Great Lakes and sea
going sailors on the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts has about 90,000 mem
bers.
The board heard arguments on a
report of Trial Examiner Howard
Myers. The Pinion is accused of
violating the act by insisting on re
taining the hiring hall. It also is
accused of refusing to bargain with
the Texas Co. and three other oil
tanker companies operating on the
Great Lakes.
Herman Rosenfeld, attorney for
the MNU, argued that the hiring
hall—where “'the first to register are
the first to be hired"—had stabilized
the industry. Before that, he said,
potential seamen were forced to
hang around a certain grocery store
or similar favorite spot to get a
job on board a lake ship.
Stand “Not Arbitrary.”
The union’s insistence on the hir
ing hall “is not an arbitrary, ca
precious stand,” Mr. Rosenfeld said.
It was the outgrowth of years of
experience under “free hiring," he
added.
“Even employers say the hiring
hall is sound,” Mr. Rosenfeld argued.
A strike of NMU members on the
Great Lakes was nalted by injunc
tion. Similarly, walkouts on the
Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf Coasts by
seven unions—five CIO, one AFL
and one independent—were re
strained by court order.
Mr. Rosenfeld is making argu
ments this week in hearings before
another NLRB examiner in New
York. He said the history and argu
ments all would be the same and
asked the NLRB to consolidate the
records. The board reserved deci.
sion on that.
To Take Fight to High Court.
The union attorney said the NMU
will fight the loss of the hiring hall
to the Supreme Court, if necessary,
on the grounds that it would be tak
ing away rights of the workers (to
set the terms under which they
would work i without due process of
law. That would violate the Consti
tution, he said.
NLRB Chairman Paul M. Herzog
reminded Mr. Rosenfeld that the
board can rule only on whether the
hiring hall violates the Taft-Hartley
Act. Examiner Myers ruled it is
a form of closed shop, prohibited by
the act.
"Whether it is good or not is not for
us to determine," Mr. Herzog said.
He indicated it is up to Congress to
amend the legislation if it is not a
good thing.
Reeves B. Milton, representing
NLRB General Counsel Robert N.
Denham, said that the ship owners
and the union on the Great Lakes
had done all their hiring through the
hiring hall since 1937.
In Durban, South Africa, a man
recently killed a 7-foot black mam
ba snake in his bathroom.
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