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Evening star., 1946-09-15
Greeks Report Attack
Push Across Frontier
By Albanian Guards
BY the Assoeioied Press

"A aEuo, OcpL. lf.-1ne Press
Ministry said tonight that Al
banian border guards fired on
Greek guards last week and lat
er crossed the Greek frontier be-
fore withdrawing under fire.
A Ministry announcement said
Albanian border guards opened fire
on Greek guards on September 8.
On September 9, the Albanian con-
tingent took positions opposite the
Greek border guards and opened
fire with automatic weapons from
four different points"
Later" the report continued.
"the Albanian contingent entered
Greek territory to depth of 40
meters (about As yards but with
drew when fired at.
Before opening fire, the Alba
mans, using loud speakers, uttered
insults against Greece and fired
smoke missiles which burst near our
guards. Albanian losses are un-
known. One of our men was slightly
injured"
Specific Location Withheld.
The announcement did not state
specifically where on the Greek
Albanian border the attack occurred.
The Ministry also said a band of
900 Greek Communists today at
tackled a mountain village near Ka-
terini, south of Salonika, in the
Mount Olympus region. The Min
istry Of Public Order, however, said
it had no report of such an action.
Reinforcements were dispatched
from the three garrison towns of
Elasson, Larrissa and Tyrnavo and
the attack finally was repulsed, the
Press Ministry said.
New violence. including the Slay-
ing Of one British soldier and the
wounding of another, plagued
Athens today as military courts
sentenced two persons to death
under the drastic emergency powers
invoked by the government in its
attempt to quell alleged Leftist-
inspired disorders.
British military authorities said
bandits, dressed in uniform of the
Greek gendarmerie, ambushed five
British soldiers in a truck, killing
one and wounding another with
Bren and machine-gun fire.
Ty, Cot~ II 4
sentenced two Greeks to death, one
for throwing grenade into a pri-
vate dwelling and the other for
possession of explosives. A railway
bridge near Karditza in that area
was blown up yesterday and traf-
flc halted between TheSsaly and
Volos.
Leftist Editor Sentenced.
The court also sentenced the edi-
tor and four assistants of the Leftist
newspaper Laiki Foni to Jail for pub
fishing an article criticizing the
establishment of the courts. The
editor was given a five-year term
and each of the assistants three
year terms. The newspaper was
suspended for year.
The Athens police said they had
detained Athanasios Georgiou, poll
tical' reporter for the Communist
newspaper Rizospastis for question:
ing in connection with the Staying
of Anthony Voritis, a Rightwing
mathematics professor, three days
ago. Two men entered a class
room, shot Voritis and wounded
two others.
The public prosecutor barred
Greek newspapers from making any
reference to the investigations.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Alexandria Students
Receive Nurses Cops

Gaping exercises for four student
nurses in the Alexandria Hospital
School of Nursing who have com.
pleted six months of their course
will be held this afternoon at 4
O'Clock at Carter Hall, 7o6 Prince
street.
The four students, who will be
graduated in March, 1949, are Mary
T. Balwanz of Arlington, Shirley
M. Pritt Of Washington and Heller
Mae Gearllart and Dorthy Anr
Briscoe of Alexandria.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
COP Picks 3 States
In Drive for II Seats
To Control Senate
BY the Axsoeicssd Press

The Republican Senatorial Com
mittee picked % States yesterda,
where Vice-Chairman Brewster O
Maine said the party will make
stin fight to elect II additiona
members 1t needs to control tn,
Senate next January
Senator Brewster said before h,
left to address a Republican meet
ing in Rhode Island, that he i
convinced by reports of field agent:
that COP prospects for winnin,
the Senate are very encouraging. ;
"A gain Of six to eight seats /.
practical certainty, and Their
are three or four more where tn.
prospects are excellent" he said.
The Republicans now hold 81
seats, with a vacancy in Vermont
where Senator Austin resigned te
become the United States delegat.
to the United Nations Securit,
Council.
With the campaign about to entel
Its final phase, the Maine Senator
said he feels Republican chance:
have been enhanced by indication,
OF Democratic discord and division. ,
High up in that category, he placed
the controversy over Secretary oi
Commerce Wallace's recent state
ment on foreign policy.
Yugoslav Aid Cited.
Democratic disavowals of Com
munist support indicate they are
becoming worried about the close
tie-up between the regular party
organization and the left wingers.
Senator Brewster continued.
He mentioned recent decision.
to continue shipping commoditie.
TO Yugoslavia through UNRRA
despite Yugoslav attacks on Ameri-
can planes, as another instance in
which he believes the Administra-
tion is on the wrong side of the
political fence.
II have heard of biting the hand
that feeds you but never of feed.
ing the hand that bites YOU" he
said.
Senator Brewster refused to esti.
mate the Republican chances on a
State-by-State basis, but from an
other quarter it was learned the
COP committee has listed IA States
where 1t believes 1t has much bet
ter than a $3.50 chance OF win.
ming.
Five of these States now have
Democratic Senators Delaware
Idaho, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Washington. Eight of the others
have Republican incumbents-Con-
necticut, Indiana, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Nebraska, New Jersey, North
Dakota and Vermont. The 14th seat
formerly was filled by Senator La
Toilette, Progressive, Of Wisconsin
defeated in the Republican primary
No Claim Laid to South.
In a second classification, where
the Republicans figured their
chances as little better than those
Of the Democrats, the committee
listed nine States as follows:
Arizona, California, Massachu-
sets, Missouri, Montana, New York
New Mexico, West Virginia and Wy
oming. Only one of these seats
that in California, now Is held by
4 Republican.
In a third category, where they
apparently thought their chance.
were simmer. the Republicans listed
Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode
Island and Utah. One of these seats
that in Kentucky, Is held by a Re-
publican.
For obvious reasons, the commit
tee gave no indication of doing any,
thing about such Solid South seats
as those in Alabama. Florida, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee, Texas and Vir-
ginia.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
N. L. Nee to Address Trode

Maurice L. Nee, treasurer Of P
j. Nee & Co.. Seventh and H streets
NV. will speak at tie ,nree-day
national conference of the furniture
industry at Atlantic City from Sep
tember 80 to October 2, the National
Retail Furniture Association an
nounced yesterday.
Evening star., 1946-09-15

and prices would reach a constant
level shortly" but did not elab-
crate.
Mr.. Hannegan refused to COM
ment on reports Of cabinet split
over Secretary of Commerce Wal
lace's foreign policy speech and said,
II haven't read it,"
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Damage to Compliance.

Another major objection to the
Taft amendment was the damage
lit would have done to compliance
and enforcement. OPA has de-
veloped uniform dollar-ar1d-cent
prices for many important products.
This is the most readily understood
and easily enforced kind of pricing
Since prices under the Taft amend
nent were based on each individual
manufacturers own 1S41 price, uni
form prices could not have been
maintained in any case where prices
in 1941 varied. The present bin
cures this defect. The formula
works from the average price for
the industry in the base period. and
this permits the continuance Of en-
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Maryland and Virginia
tenants Told by 0PA
To ignore Rent Boosts

Nearby Maryland and Virginia
tenants who received rent increases
or notices Of impending raises from
their landlords after expiration of
price and rent controls June 20 can
disregard them. according to area
rent directors IN the two States.
Frank C. Taylor, director for Prince
Georges, Montgomery. Charles and
Calvert Counties said that under
the OPA bill signed by President
Truman, rents will be rolled back to
the June 30 figures. /. Chance Bu-
ehanan, director for Arlington,
Alexandra, Fairfax and Prince VIII
liam Counties issued a similar state
ment, but both admitted that their
Offices could do nothing about rents
already collected In excess of those
in effect when OPA expired.
Tenants should ignore notices OF
rent increases received from land
lords after June 30 unless they got
an official notice from this ofiice au-
thorizing such increases" MIR. Tay-
lor declared. mo such action was
taken by this Office since June 80"
Few Tenants Have Paid Rise.
MIR. Taylor explained that in al
most all instances in (which rent
increases were ordered by the land
lords. the increases were to become
effective August ! or September J.,
so that very few If any" tenants
actually paid them.
Although several cases of pro-
posed rent increases were reported
to his office after June 30, Mr.. Tay-
lor said the great majority" Of
landlords in the area under his
Jurisdiction held the line
Mr.. Buchanan said that none Of
the many large apartment operators
in Arlington and Alexandria hiked
their rents.
One Extreme Case Cited.
There were numerous individual
complaints, he said, and one ex-
trerne case involved a house where
the landlord increased the rent from
$50 to $3.50 monthly. This rent, as
Evening star., 1946-07-26
D. {. Drafts CHARGES
In Pie Company Case

District officials today were draft.
ing charges of insanitary condition.
against the Connecticut Pie Co. a
I3l5s o street NV. preparatory t.
granting the firm hearing at which
1T must show cause why it shoult
not be closed.
Date for the hearing will be sci
some time within the next 10 days
according to Assistant Corporation
Counsel John O'Dea, chairman o1
the District License Revocation
Board.
Mendel Behrend, pie company
ofncial, was notified to appear at the
hearing after Health Department
inspectors visited the plant July "A
and reported "all units unclean."
The company, which was ordered
closed for like reasons last Novem-
ben continued to operate, mean
while, under close Health Depart
ment scrutiny. The previous shut
down came after the Agriculture
Department obtained q restraining
order in District Court following the
illness of some 40 persons said to
have eaten cream pies made by the
Connecticut Co.
Health Omcer George c. Ruhland
said today no effort to take similar
legal steps this time was contem-
plated
Evening star., 1946-07-26

quires that a law be administered
consistently in all the fields where
it is applicable. Consistency of pol
icy is difficult to achieve when, as in
the present bill, the Congress has
provided for division of RESPONSE
bility. ! am confident, however, that
the Price Administrator and the
Secretary of Agriculture will work
closely together to maintain unified
policies.
/ shall proceed promptly to ap-
point the Price Decontrol Board
provided for by this statute We
are all anxious, ON the one hand,
not to cling to these controls too
long and. on the other hand, not to
release them too soon. The stand
ards prescribed by the Congress for
removing and restoring controls are
reasonable standards. As / said in
my veto message, have not been
opposed to the creation Of an inde-
pendent board to resolve these diff
flcult questions of timing the re-
mCval of controls. I propose to
appoint as members of the board
men in whose judgment and fairness
the Congress and the country will
have complete confidence
Price control is but one of the
means of combating imitation. Un-
der the best of circumstances price
control alone could not preserve
economic stability. Because of the
defects in the present legislation
and because Of the months of delay
in its enactment, it is all the more
apparent that more extensive use
of the power to allocate scarce ma
terials may be required and that
sterner fiscal and monetary meas
ures than would otherwise be call
ed for may prove to be necessary.
Spending Balance.
In order to bring spendable In
come more closely in balance with
the supply Of goods, attention must
be given to strong anti-inf1ationary
policies such as further reduction
of Federal expenditures. If. despite
such measures, imitation still threat
ems, consideration must then be
given to the formulation of q more
rigorous tax policy. Such tax pro-
gram would, realize, be unpala-
table at a time when we are doing
our utmost to increase production.
but If it is the only alternative to
the ravages of imitation, we would
have no choice.
I pledge the administration to do
it's full part in this struggle, but
1t must not be forgotten that the
battle against imitation Is not the
Government battle alone-it is the
peoples battle as well. Consumers
must vigorously resist exorbitant
prices. Black markets cannot be
suppressed solely by enforcement
measures. Businessmen must, as
controls are progressively removed,
exercise self-restraint and forego
the opportunity for short-run gain
from profiteering in favor OF the
Evening star., 1946-07-26

| forceable dollar-and-cent prices.
The Wherry amendment would
have restored to wholesalers and re-
tailers the percentage markups
which prevailed on January /, 1916
In the months since that time OPA
has not passed ON to consumers all
the increases granted to manufac-
turers. Instead, the distributors
have been required to absorb some
of the increases. This was a fair
policy because the sales volume was
so high that even with reduced
markups distributors were generally
faring far better than in any recent
peacetime year. The present bill
gives to distributors the markups
which prevailed ON March 81, 1916
This change in date means that,
without hardships to distributors
consumers are assured of consid-
erably lower prices than would have
been required under the Wherry
amendment.
/ Ihus, price increases will be far
fewer, and those that occur will be
far smaller, under the present bill
than under the vetoed measure
The saving will be most significant
IN the basic industries, like steel
Since price increases in basic mate
rials mean price increases in all the
industries using those materials, an
alarming upward spiral of costs and
prices on a wide front seemed in
tescapable under the vetoed bill
Now there is sound basis for the
hope that such spiral can be pre-
vented.
Furthermore, by drastically reduc-
ing the number and size of required
price increases, the present bill
mlnlmizes two other dangers in
herent IN the vetoed bill. First, the
administrative burden on the Office
OF Price Administration, while still
serious, Is not impossible, as it was
under the vetoed measure. Secondly
the danger of widespread INTERRUPT
tlons Of production while industry is
waiting for price increases Is ma
terially lessened. Unless, however
the Congress promptly provides OPA
with an adequate appropriation
there are bound to be serious DELAYS
in the granting of required price ad-
Justments. These delays would In
turn mean slow downs in produc-
ton. And it is maximum produc-
ton that will hasten the day when
price control can safely be aban-
doned.
Wage Work Can Go On.
Finally, the vetoed bill contained
a clause which would have DESTROYED
wage Sterilization by requiring the
inclusion of unapproved wage in
creaSes as costs in the price increase
formula. That clause has been
omitted from the present bill. The
Invaluable work of the Wage Stabi-
lization Board can therefore be con-
tinued.
regret that the Congress did not
comply with my request to refrain
from compelling administrative
changes that will make our task
more difficult. Good government re-
Evening star., 1946-07-26

any other OF lesser amounts, will
revert to the June 30 level. he said
Mr. Buchanan said one reason
few persons were affected by higher
rentals was State law requiring
30 days notice of intention to apply
q raise. Any landlord Issuing a
notice during July, under the State
law, could not apply the increase
August l but would have to wait
until September !.
Mr.. Buchanan said that there
were many cases, however, where
landlords already had collected
higher rents in violation of the
State hw, but anxious tenants, seek
Evening star., 1946-07-26
1000 Servicemen Due
On Three Ships Today
By The Assoeioted Prsss

Three transports, carrying nearly
2-000 service personnel, are sched-
uled TO arrive today at New Yorh
and San Francisco.
Ships arriving:
At New York-Westminste Vic
tory from Bremerhaven. 1,455.
At San Francisco-Glynn from
Pearl Harbor, 1.341 Navy, 80 Ma
rines; ARD No IS, 10 Navy.
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Bill for Memorial Coins
Goes to White House

The Senate completed Congress
sional action yesterday on lesisla-
tion authorizing the coinage OF
5000. 900 memorial 5O-cent pieces to
commemorate the life and teachings
Of Booker T. washington. The biz
now goes to the White House for
Presidential action.
Evening star., 1946-07-26

long-run advantage of stable prices
and fair profits.
If it appears that all the efforts
OF the Government and the people
will not be enough under the present
legislation, I shall have no aiterna-
tive but to call the Congress back
In special session to strengthen the
price control laws and to enact
such fiscal and monetary legisla-
tion as We need to save US from
the threat OF economic disaster.
Evening star., 1946-07-26

God governs in the affairs of men,
and II sparrow cannot fall TO the
ground without His notice. neither
can a kingdom rise without His
aid.-Frankiin.
Evening star., 1946-07-26

A STATEMENT FROM SAFEWAY
REGARDING THE NEW 0PA BILL
We have tried to keep informed what Saay would do
about food there OPA price Now that
OPA has been revived know about position
der the bill
Few realized the task required the
chant complying with the hundreds of technical details of OPA
regulations.
There provisions the OPA bill which make
complicated than the old law which
confusion producers merchants OPA
ministrators.
Safeway proud its AZ living
spirit control from January 1912 June 1916 and Saeway
will make effort comply with the law. However,
make mistakes believe will understand that they
intentional and that all Safeway people doing their
comply and the and deliver
the maximum amount of food the lowest possible prices
Meat poultry eggs dairy products prn
pal items which continue without price control but
subject possible econtro after August 2 We believe
made decision providing for continued market for
these commodities From knowledge and with
and dairy products believe that
alike will be benefited the long dairy
not reconroed free market the only contnu.
alton of adequate black market supplies nonback market
prices
SAFEWAY
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Circulation, June, 1916

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average net paid.)
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-06
ICC Hears Rails Bids

Washington, May 6-(UP)-The nations railroads today marshalled their most compelling statistics to show the Interstate Commerce Commission their need for large and early freight rate increases about $1, COG, 100000 a year on pres ent traffic.
 They have asked the I.C.C. for a 25 percent boost, effective May IS, on one days notice to the pub lie. After receiving wave of pro- tests against such nasty action, the Commission scheduled hearings on the immediacy of the carriers need. They began today and are expected to last at least week.
 The Commission also re-opened 1942 rate case in which the rail- roads were permitted 3 to 6 per- cent boost in freight rates and a 10 percent rise in passenger fares. The higher freight charges were suspended the next year and have not been in effect since.
 The Commission plans to, deter mine by the current hearings whether the 3 to percent freight increase should be re-instated May Is pending a more thorough in- quiry into the railroads financial condition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-06
Lnpasse Reached Halia1, Pact Shelued;
 Biz 4 Ve1u Balkans.

Paris, May 6 =. (UP) = The Big 4" foreign ministers appeared ready today to turn away from the prob- lem of drafting an Italian peace treaty, on which they had become so firmly deadlocked that the entire conference was threatened.
 Miniterial deputies were meeting this afternoon to take up Balkan treaties for the first time, putting material in order for, discussion by the ministers. This indicated that the ministers would turn to the Bal kans tomorrow without awaiting an agreement on Italy.
 The ministers at midday meet ing the only one of the day, dis cussed Trieste, reparations and col onies. Spokesman said after the ses- sion that "a certain amount of pro- gress was made" but no final agree ments were reached.
 It was an informal meeting amidst indications that Secretary ot State James F. Byrnes had failed to make any worthwhile progress on the Italian deadlock in a private talk with V. M. Molotov.
 Byrnes was reported determined to resist Russian efforts to make Trieste a Yugoslav city and get a foothold in Tripohtania.
 Ernest Bevin was aligned strongly with Byrnes in their efforts to resist the Soviet moves in the Adriatic and Mediterranean.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-06
P. .GW. Plant Will Reopen

West Hartford, May 6-(UP)- President Charles w. Deeds an- nounced today that the Pratt & Whitney Division of Niles-Bement- Pond Co.,, closed by strike since March l5, would reopen Wednesday "for employees wip wish to work on the basis of management'S last wage increase offer"
 Office help, foremen and supervis- ors were advised they could return Wednesday at a. m., and all other workers at their usual hours May 13.
 The final offer of the company was for a sliding scale, ranging from seven to IT cents an hour, against an across-the-board demand of the CI.O., United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers Union of 1872 cents.
 Deeds said that the company re- mained willing to negotiate other points pertinent to the situation, but that so far wages and method of payment were concerned, there isn't anything left to discuss"
 The reopening of the plant, he said, was decided after a several hundred telephone calls and letters were received from employees say ing they were satisfied with the company wage proposals and want ing to know why they couldn't re- turn to work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-06
Bross Mills ToFeeI Loss In Coal Dip
 LocoI Industry
 Will Be Dealt
 Serious Stroke :,

Production of brass mill products, centered in Waterbury, will face a great loss if the soft coal strike is continued, says a White House statement on the coal situation. The White House made public 8 report from the Office of War Mobili1a- tion and Reconversion, based on data submitted by the Civilian Pro- duction Administration. The government report only takes into account production cur. tailments that will result directly from coal shortages. It does moi cover effects of the Office of De- fense Transportation ban on vir- tually all freight shipments, effec- tive Friday; which will deal another serious blow to local industry.
 Two large brass mills report on- ly four to five. weeks supply of coal, and when that is used up there will be production loss of 50,000,- 900 pounds of brass mill products a month, says the White House re- port.
 The report says that no copper plants have yet been shut down but major plants will have to close soon If the coal strike continues Total domestic refining capacity will go down to fraction of normal the report points out.
 The ODT freight ban will force local industry to depend on motor trucks for shipment of materials in and finished products out. Nor mally trucking accounts for only a fraction of such shipments.