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Civil Rights Congress
March on D. C. Turns
Into Wallace Rally
By Malcolm Lamborne, Jr.
The Civil Rights Congress' march i
on Washington to lobby for anti
poll tax legislation turned into a
Wallace-for-President and down
with-the-Administration demonstra
tion, covering a span of eight hours
yesterday.
Some 2,000 persons who came here;
by train, bus and automobile from
New York, Philadelphia and other ;
cities climaxed their day of picket-1
ing the White House, button-holing
members of Congress and testing
Washington’s segregation customs
with a rally at the Sylvan Theater
on the Washington Monument
grounds.
Tire speaker who brought the
loudest applause was Benjamin1
Davis, New York City councilman j
and one of 12 indicted Communist:
Party leaders. He said he brought |
the greetings of the party nowT:
meeting in New York.
After putting in a plug for Henry'
Wallace’s Progressive Party, Mr.
Davis launched into a bitter de- j
nunciation of the Administration, j
He called the President of the i
United States the "biggest dema
gogue in the White House” and said
Mr. Truman “tried to get the fas- I
cist vote” through the indictments
against the Communists, and the
Negro vote, through his civil rights:
program.
Robeson Applauded.
Paul Robeson, Negro baritone ana
cne of the top leaders of the Pro
gressive Party, also was greeted with
great applause.
Referring to newspaper column-1
lsts, Mr. Robeson asserted that, |
"despite the Peglers, Rebecca Wests!
and Dorothy Thompsons, we will j
continue to give the answers until'
we take over with our liberal j
policies.”
Hugh De Lacey, former Demo-!
cratic House member from Wash-!
ington, read to the gathering a j
message from Mr. Wallace. In it,!
the former cabinet officer declared:
"Over Mr. Truman's double talk,
the shrill yowls of the Dixiecrats'
and the demagogic prattle of Mr.
Dewey's party, you are proving that
the angry voice of the people will
be heard.”
Senator Taylor. Mr. Wallace’s
running mate, made an appearance
after waiting some time in the
shrubbery that makes up the w'ings
of the Sylvan Theater.
Get "Burned Fingers."
He told a story about his 2-year
old Gregory, who burned his fingers
on a toaster and then observed:
“All we are going to get out of this
special session is burned fingers.”
Senator Taylor declared that the
new' party “is the only hope of the
American people” and then added:
“It's the one best hope of all
mankind.”
Albert Kahn, jr., author and head
of the Jewish People's Fraternal I
Order, hailed the fact that Negroes j
and w'hites ate side by side in a
Washington restaurant during the
afternoon.
“We were establishing a precedent
that we will see followed here,” he
declared amid cheers.
No Change in Policy.
The manager of the large chain
restaurant located near Union Sta
tion told reporters the incident did
not represent a change in the
company's policy concerning service
of Negroes.
About 50 delegates including a
number of Negroes, descended on j
the restaurant about 2 p.m., ap
parently anticipating they would be
denied service. Afterwards, Mr.
Kahn made a speech in the restau-1
rant somewhat along the lines of
his later remarks on the Monument j
Grounds.
Representatives Marcantonio and
• Isacscn, American-Labor Party
members of New York, addressed
the rally, lashing out a/t the Ad
ministration and the Republicans,
and hailing the Progressive Party.
Earlier, the same group held a
very brief press conference in the
Capitol. Mr. Marcantonio said he
would seek a record vote on a mo
tion to adjourn the special session |
so that “the people will know W'ho
voted.”
In a press statement issued at
the conference, the Progressive
Party members of Congress declared
they would “fight to keep Congress
in session until there has been posi
tive action on the needs of the ]
people for civil rights, low-cost1
housing, price rollbacks, repeal of
the Taft-Hartley Act and the draft.” j
Pickets Carry Placards.
Placards carried by more than
1,000 of the delegates who picketed:
the White House for nearly an!
hour bore legends calling for pass- j
age of such legislation Many signs j
plugged for Mr. Wallace and his
party.
Other speakers at the rally told,
of their difficulites in gaining inter-*
views wTith Attorney General Clark
and Gen. Omar Bradley. Army Chief
of Staff. Instead, they spoke w’ith
underlings, they reported.
One delegation managed, how
ever, to see Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan on the subject of breaking
the “meat and milk monopolies.” j
The head of the delegation said j
the Secretary “threw up his hands J
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CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP HEARS WALLACE RUNNING MATE —Senator Taylor (extreme right),
vice presidential candidate on Henry A. Wallace’s Progressive Party ticket, addresses the rally of
the Civil Rights Congress yesterday on the Monument Grounds. —Star Staff Photo.
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in despair over doing anymmg
about the monopolies.
The speakers were introduced by
Len Goldsmith, national director of
the Civil Rights Congress. Bob
Claiborne, guitarist, led in singing
both at Turner's Arena, where the
day’s oratory began, and at the
Sylvan Theater. They were the;
songs made familiar at the recent •
Wallace convention in Philadelphia j
—•‘We're Building for Tomorrow,”
'It’s the Same Merry Go Round” j
and one having to do with fertilizer. [
Like Philadelphia, youth pre-!
dominated in yesterday's activities. I
Many of the girls took off their
shoes on the Monument Grounds
to rest feet weary from the day’s
grind.
Ford Price Increase
Of 5 Pet. in Effect
By the Associated Press
DETROIT, Aug. 6 —Price tags on
new Ford cars were up about 5 per
cent today after the Ford Motor
Co. put in effect its third boost
in les$ than a year.
The company added $75 to the
price of each model except the six
cylinder business coupe. That one
was cut by $5.
Rising material and labor costs
and the necessity of reducing pres
ent production volume because of
material shortages which cause
stoppages were blamed by Ford for
the new increase.
On January 15, 1947, the firm
reduced its prices by $15 to $50 in
each model. President Henry Ford,
II said than his company was try
ing to help halt inflation.
But seven months later, on Au
gust 24. 1947, the prices of Ford
cars were increased $34 to $90. Then,
when the concern introduced its
new models last June 18, it added
another $85 to $125 to the cost
of each.
Ford’s latest price advance fol
lows similar action by nearly every
other major car producer this year.
The move also comes on the heels
of wage boost granted to 116,000
Ford production workers, members
of the CIO United Auto Workers.
18 Canadian Unions Bolt
Labor Parley on Red Issue
By th* Associated Pr»*»
OTTAWA. Aug. 6.—Eighteen in
ternational railway unions in Canada
have bolted a Trades and Labor
Congress meeting here because, their
leader said, “we will not support
Communists."
Frank Hall, head of the unions,
said last night his group withdrew
when the congress tried to get its
entire organization behind the
Canadian Seamen's Union in its
dispute with four Canadian steam
ship companies, ’ He said:
"We have disassociated ourselves
from this policy of the congress.
The entire question will be thrashed
out at the congress convention 'in
October.”
The Trades and Labor Congress
is a counterpart of the American
Federation of Labor. The Canadian
Seamen's Union, now on strike
against four Canadian shipping
firms, is affiliated with it.
Hoover Commission Due
To Urge Personnel Slash
By the Associated Pres*
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6.—The per
sonnel committee of the Hoover
Government Reorganization Com
mission probably will recommend re
duction of the 2,000,000 people on the
Federal Government payroll.
Committee Chairman James Al
ford Stevenson told a news confer
ence yesterday: “I personally will
be amazed if we don’t recommend a
reduction in personnel.”
However, Mr. Stevenson said the
committee decided that Government
employes, especially those in the
higher brackets, must receive sal
aries equal to those in private in
dustry for the same work. The Gov
ernment is losing too many valu
able men because of low Federal
salaries, he said.
Russians Attack Family
In U. S. Zone of Reich
By the Associated Press
STUTTGART, Germany, Aug. 6.—
Three Russians crossed into the
American zone, wrecked a German
household and attempted to attack
one of the women, the American
constabulary reported last night.
Five shots were fired during the
disturbance and two Germans were
struck over the head with rifles, the
announcement said. Most of the
furniture was WTecked.
Constabulary headquarters said
the incident occurred at Welitsch,
300 yards inside the American zone,
Wednesday.
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Two Planes Collide
In Air Near Miami;
10 Die, Leaps Save 2
By the Associated Press
MIAMI, Fla., August 6.—A Navy
board of inquiry today studied the
charred wreckage of a Navy trans
port plane in which 10 men were
killed. Reports that there was a
WAVE aboard, making the toll 11,
later were found to be false, the
Navy said.
The plane crashed and burned
after a collision with a Stearman
training plane 23 miles north of
here late yesterday. The two occu
pants of the trainer parachuted to
safety.
Plane En Route to Cuba.
The Florida highway patrol said
six bodies were found outside the
plane and the others inside the
wreckage. The weather was good.
The plane, an R4D which cor
responds to the C-47 and the DC-3
jwas en route from Norfolk, Va., tc
'Cuba, with a scheduled stop at the
Naval Air Station’s master field
j in suburban Opa Locka, almost
I within sight of the scene of the
crash. It had reported to the con
| trol tower seconds before the col
' lision.
A Navy enlisted man flying in
the area said both pilots apparently
saw each other and pulled up, one
on top of the other. He estimated
they were flying at about 2,000 feet,
The Navy released the following
names of those killed in the collison:
Lt. Comdr. Walter Bascom Shrout,
Norfolk, Va., pilot; Lt. Comdr. P. F.
Peters, jr., Mobile. Ala., co-pilot; W
J. Robb, Norfolk; J. C. Hodges, Nor
folk; W. Hernandez, Brooklyn; C.
A. Aliengena, Mpnson, Mass.; J. L.
Alden, Brooklyn; W. A. Gradiner
Waltham, Mass., and H. A. Tollet
i son, Detroit.
Two Leap to Safety.
Occupants of the training plane
were Thomas M. Poe, jr., 27, and
John Hackett, a student. Mr. Poe
is an Army Air Forces veteran. Mr.
Hackett was treated at a hospital
for cuts on his forehead and
j cheeks.
I Mr. Hackett said Mr. Poe was
at the controls and neither saw
the Navy plane until just before
the collision. He said the planes
were going in the same direction
and as soon as they saw what was
happening, they threw off their
safety belts, pushed the door open
and jumped.
School of Catholic Action
To Start 6-Day C.U. Session
The Summer School of Catholic
f "tion vi 1 open Monday at Cath
olic University with more than 1,00C
persons from throughout the coun
try r-pccted to attend the six-day
session.
The school will be under the di
rection of its founder, the Rev
Daniel A. Lord. S. J., who will bring
a faculty and staff of 30 priests and
lay Catholics to Washington for
the session. It is one of eight being
held in the United States and
Canada this summer by Father
Lord.
During the session there will be
some courses, roundtable, workshops
and demonstrations offered.
Now In its 18th year, the school
is sponsored by the central office of
the Sodality of Our Lady, St,
Louis, Mo.
U. S. Mediation Sought
In Ship Contract Talks
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 6. —Federal
mediation will be sought to speed
contract talks between a longshore
men’s union and shipping owners
an employers’ spokesman said last
night.
The New York Shipping Associa
tion, which represents about 15E
steamship firms, and the AFL Inter
national Longshoremen’s Association
have been negotiating since last
month to replace existing contracts
which expire August 21.
J. V. Lyons, chairman of employer
group, said the Federal Mediation
and Conciliation Service would be
asked to step into the talks between
his organization and the ILA.
Issues under discussion were not
disclosed.
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New York Woman
Picket Collapses,
Dies at White House
An elderly woman demon
strator from New York col
lapsed and died during the
picketing of the White House
by the Civil Rights Congress
yesterday afternoon.
She was identified as Mrs.
Arthur Cohen, of 945 East 163d
street, the Bronx, about 60. An
Emergency Hospital physician
pronounced her dead after she
collapsed while sitting near the
northwest gate of the White
House about 3:20 p.m.
The body was taken to the
District Morgue. Acting Coro
ner Christopher J. Murphy
issued a certificate of natural
death from a heart attack.
Phone Workers'Union
Will Reopen Wage
Negotiations Soon
The Communications Workers ol
Ameirca announced today that it
will reopen wage negotiations soor
with Bell System affiliates for all
of its members, including about
6,500 workers represented by twc
locals in Washington.
In making the announcement, Jo
seph A. Beirne, president of CWA
warned that his members would be
free to take strike action unless a
wage increase is forthcoming.
Mr. Beirne said nine of the 22
Bell System companies will be noti
fied of the reopening of wage ne
gotiations August 16. The contracts,
covering about 87,000 of the 230,00C
CWA phone workers, were signed
last spring without providing foi
higher pay. The agreements provide
for two wage reopenings within a
three-year period.
The contracts specify a 30-da1,
notice of reopening to be followed
by a second 30 days of bargaining
None of the agreements carry a
no-strike clause.
Another 130,000 workers are rep
resented by contracts still in the
negotiation stage. Mr. Beirne said
all of the workers are free to strike
unless they get a wage increase.
The CWA president said State
and Federal Government agencies
would be notified of the negotia
tions "so there will be no leeal
hurdles in the way of possible strike
action by mid-October if the com
panies fail to come through with
a satisfactory increase.”
Telephone workers have lagged
far behind other industries in
wages, he said.
The union of operators here rep
resent about 3.500 workers, w'hile
the maintenance employes local
represents another 3,000.
Caretaker, 79, and 4 Horses
Killed in Race Track Fire
By th« Associated Press
BUTLER, Pa., Aug. 6—A 79-year
old caretaker and four race horses
perished last night in a blaze that
destroyed a large barn on the Butler
County fair grounds.
The body of Lou Patton, caretaker
who had living quarters on the
grounds, was found in the ruins oi
the barn after the flames had been
extinguished.
Firemen expressed the belief Mr
Patton had been asleep when the
fire started.
The horses were owned by A. J.
Richards of Butler, president of the
Butler County Fair Association.
Mr. Richards, who estimated his
loss at $30,000, said the horses
burned to death were two colts by
Billy I Direct; their dam. Grattan
Maid, and a horse named R. J. Rich
ards.
School Contract Awarded
ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 6 (/Pi. — A
$1,589,425 contract for enlargement
of Bates High School here has beer
awarded the Costanza Co. of Balti
more.
The Hall of Fame for Great
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York University.
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Americans Are Duped
On Charity for Reich,
Ex-AMG Officer Says
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—A former
American Military Government of
ficial maintained today that Amer
icans “are being taken for a ride on
charitable shipments” of food and
other gift parcels to needy Germans.
The one-time official, Earl Rein
sel, charged that private stores and
agencies handling the parcels are
reaping “unbelievable profits” and
hat in many cases markups range
—f-nd 100 ner cent.
Mr. Reinsel, a resident of Ham
burg, Pa., was AMG's chief of prop
erty control in Germany. He re
turned here six weeks ago after re
tiring from his post.
Last year, he sa<d, benevolent
Americans sent 22,000,100 gift par
cels to German civilians at a cost
of about $250,000,000. The cost, he
added, was 50 per cent more than
they should have paid.
Defends CARE Reputation.
Mr. Reinsel emphasized that these
figures did not include shipment
made by such charitable agencies ar
CARE (the Co-operative for Ameri
can Remittances to Europe), but
ortly stores and private agencies in
business for profit.
He said that CARE has “a won
derful reputation in Europe.
Mr. Reinsel mentioned no specific
stores, but several New York firms
that handle gift parcels denied there
was profiteering in the field as far
as they, individually, were concerned.
Bloomingdale Brothers, Inc., said
the gift parcel customers in most
cases made their own selections
from the grocery store shelves “Just
as they would shop for their New
York City homes.” The only addi
tional charge, the store spokesman
said, is for postage and insurance.
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Frazer-Morris, which specializes
in the gift package field, said that
“some fly-by-night outfits” might be
reaping exorbitant profits on their
parcels, but "there’s no gouging in
the legitimate business houses.” An
official of the firm added that “no
body can turn out parcels similar
to ours for any less.”
Profit-making stores and agencies
that advertise their parcels and
! make “unbelievable profits” on their
contents are "playing on the heart
strings of emotion,” Mr. Reinsel said.
Besides the higher prices, he added,
the food and goods in many cases
are of poor quality, “with the coffee
undrinkable and soap unusuable.”
In one instance, the former AMG
official said, a large New York de
partment store advertised gift pack
ages at $10.95 each. Actually, Mr.
Reinsel added, the average retail
cost of the commodities in the pack
age was $5.32. Counting the post
age, the package could be sent for
$7.85 if the sender shopped for it
and mailed it himself, he said.
' Mr. Reinsel also criticized agen
cies that send gift certificates to
Germans to buy American goods in
German stores. The prices in these
stores, he declared, are from two to
four times the prices in this coun
try, and "it's Mr. and Mrs. America
who are paying for this.”
The Germans are aware of this
alleged profiteering and the “Com
munists tell them this is how Ameri
can capitalism works,” Mr. Reinsel
said.
Earlier 'Trouble' Blamed
In Ambush Killing of Two
By the Associated Pres«
HYDEN, Ky., Aug. 6.—A flareup
of previous “trouble,” relatives said,
| brought death from ambush to two
' cousins yesterday near the Leslie
County Courthouse,
i Sheriff Wiley Joseph said one man
was arrested on a charge of murder
and the arrest of four others was
expected.
Dead were Burley Sizemore, 25,
'and Henry Sizemore, 19, distant
cousins who lived near this South
east Kentucky town
The two were shot down early
yesterday as they drove on the
courthouse square. Gillie Woods,
21, and his 16-year-old sister Mary,
also in the automobile, were the
only known witnesses. They esoaped
injury.
Sheriff Joseph said Albert Napier,
20, was arrested and murder war
rants had been issued for Herbert
Shell, James Feltner and two
brothers, Ray and Roy Morgan.
American Who Entered
Red Zone Is Released
By the Associated Press
BERLIN, Aug. 6.— The Russians
today released Rene K. Oshana of
Chicago, a civilian who entered
their zone four days ago with a
pass.
American military police said
Oshana apparently entered Soviet
territory by mistake by making a
wrong turn en route to Tempelhof
airdrome.
Last of Legion Boys
Leave Capital After '
White House Visit
The last of 90 teen-age “states- ]
men” who have attended the Amer- 1
ican Legion's National Boys’ Forum 1
here this week left for home today, ij
To the displeasure and embarrass- j
ment of more than 2,000 members of 11
the Wallace Progressive Party and!1
the Civil Rights Congress picketing j
the White House, the group con- j
eluded its five-day sessions on a
made-to-order note of patriotism. ’
Waiting beside the slowly moving j
line of unhappy-looking pickets, the
boys spontaneously broke into a lusty
rendition of "God Bless America.” ,
The best the pickets could do was
to raise a disgruntled hiss or two. .
The presidential reception cli- ,
maxed an exhausting five-day
schedule for the boys who were
picked on a competitive basis which
took into consideration character,
intelligence and leadership. ,
President Truman, in a brief ad
dress to the boys, put it up to them
“to keep the United States on a i
firm footing.”
Expressing his belief there was
nothing wrong with the younger
generation, Mr. Truman said he was
perfectly willing to leave the future
of the Nation in the hands of its
->ys.
Earlier, at exercises at American
University, the group was congrat
ulated by the Legion’s national
commander, James F. O’Neil. In
the morning they were guests of
Attorney General Clark at the Jus
tice Department and then toured
the Federal Bureau of Investiga
tion headquarters.
One of the highlights of the week
was election of a “national govern
ment.” William L. Geary, 17, of
New Orleans was elected president.
Others were: Albert D. Hildreth,
17, of Houston, Tex., vice president;
Billy Ray Clark, 19, of Jonqsboro,
Ark., secretary of the army; Thomas
York, 17, of Dedham, Mass., secre
tary of commerce; Richard D. Han
ner, Jr., 17, of Asheville, N. C., Sec
retary of Labor, and Howard D. Her
mansdorfer, 18, of Huntington,
W. Va., attorney general.
Frisco Bridge Suicide Nofe
Written Off as Red 'Plant'
By the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. !.-A
“suicide note” and women’s cloth- ,
ing found on the Golden Gate ,
bridge were written off by police (
today as a Communist device to ,
discredit a witness at the Washing- ,
ton espionage hearing. ;
This conclusion was reported by
Police Inspector Thomas Fitzpat
rick, who specializes in Communist
investigations.
The clothing and typed note were
found early Wednesday on the
bridge. The unsigned note was ad
dressed to “E. T. B.” which are the
initials of Elizabeth T. Bentley, lm- \
portant witness at the hearing. The \
unsigned note seemed to indicate \
the writer had jumped from the \
bridge with her baby because of j
Miss Bentley’s testimony.
Inspector Fitzpatrick’s conclusion i
was supported by a motorist who
reported he saw a bundle of what
appeared to be clothing thrown
from a car on the span in the early,
foggy hours before dawn on
Wednesday.
Commission fo Probe Rafes
For Susquehanna Power
By the Associated Press
The Federal Power Commission
yesterday ordered an investigation
into rates charged for power from
the Conowingo project on the Sus
quehanna River in Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
The commission will study rates
collected by the Susquehanna Pow
er Co., the Philadelphia Electric
Power Co. and the Susquehanna
Electric Co.
The commission said the rates
“may be unjust, unreasonable, un
duly discriminatory or preferential.”!
The Susquehanna Power Co. and,
the Philadelphia Electric Power Co.
hold a joint commission license for
the Conowingo projects.
Susquehanna owns the dam and
powerhouse and other portions of .
the project in Maryland, while the
Philadelphia company owns the
project properties in Pennsylvania.
'New Look' Becoming
'Old Look/ Fashions
In Paris Indicate
By the Associated Press
PARIS, Aug. 6.—Capt. Moly- j
neux raised his hemlines to
15 inches from the ground for
daywear in his new fall fash
ions shown yesterday.
This is 2 to 3 inches shorter
than last season and 4 inches
shorter than the dresses shown
earlier in the day by Jacques
Heim.
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Six Face Death in Killing
3f Trenton Store Owner
By the Associated Press
TRENTON, N. J„ Aug. 6.—Six
men accused of killing William Hor
ner. a 67-year-old secondhand store
proprietor, today were convicted of
murder in the first degree and sen
tenced to death.
Judge Charles P. Hutchinson, whoi
imposed the mandatory death sen-1
tence after a jury of nine women1
and three men returned the verdict,
set the week of September 19 for
the execution.
The six defendants, all Negroes,
were James Thorpe, 24; Coll is Eng
lish, 23; Ralph Cooper. 23; John Mc
Kenzie, 24; Horace Wilson, 37, and
McKinley Forest, 35. Wilson is trom,
Robbinsville and the others are from
Trenton.
They were charged with beating
Mr. Horner to death in the rear of
his shop the morning of January 27,
1948, in an attempt to rob his store.
25 Shipping Lines
Accused of Monopoly
ly the Associated Press
Attorney General Clark said today
25 shipping lines have- been accused
of conspiracy to monopolize the
cargo trade between Atlantic and
Gulf ports and points in the Far
East.
Mr. Clark said a civil action
against the lines was filed today in
the Federal District Court at
Newark, N. J.
He said 19 of the defendants are
foreign lines and 6 are American
flag lines. He described all of the
lines as members of what is known
as the Far East Conference.
The Government’s suit alleges the
ship companies involved have, re
quired shippers to ^gree to patronize
the lines of the conference members
exclusively in order to get the bene
fit of “contract rates substantially
lower than regular tariff rates.”
The Justice Department said that
“by means of such oontracts the
defendants have secured control of
virtually all the commercial cargo
transported in the trade involved.”
It said the defendants “are exclud
ing competition from such trade”
between the Atlantic and Gulf!
coasts of this country and ports in I
Japan. Korea, Formosa. Siberia.
Manchuria, China. Indo-China and
the Philippine Islands.
Mr. Clark described the Far East
Conference as being made up of the
dominant lines in the trade. He
said their action “effectively fore
closes competitors from engaging in
a substantial part of the foreign
trade of the United States.”
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Army Allots 3 Million
For Special Work at:
Guided Missile Center
The Army gave its engineers $3,«
525,100 today for special military
construction at the secret guided
missile center at White Sands.
It also aUoted $40,907,085 to bol
ster the Nation’s ramparts in Alaska,
where a lack of housing has forced
a delay in plans to increase ground
force strength.
Funds for the New Mexico and
Alaska projects were among top
Items in a $612,700,000 expansion
program announced by Secretary of
the Army Royall. Of this total.
$151,000,000 was earmarked for Army
and Air Force construction in 27
States and 10 overseas areas.
The Army engineers also will
spend $429,000,000 during the fiscal
year ending next June 30 for such
things as equipment, maps, research
and maintenance operations. In ad
dition, Congress gave them $32,700,
000 extra to continue work underway
in Guam, Okinawa and Alaska—
mostly housing.
The major item in the Whit#
Sands allotment is a dust-proof as
semply plant for guided missiles.
Army, Air Force and Navy ordnance
experts have been testing captured
V-2 rockets at the desert proving
ground for some time. Plans for an
assembly plant indicated progress in
producing similar missiles of Ameri
can design.
The Army also set aside $1,228,800
for an experimental hydro-electrio
pilot plant and a mixing building at
the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.
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