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Evening star., 1946-03-09
Investment Firm
Buys Westchester

The City Investment Co., New
York, has entered into a sales con-
tract to purchase the Westchester
Apartment development, Thirty
ninth street and Cathedral avenue
NV, it was learned here.
Negotiations for the sale of the
development, now owned by a syndi-
cate headed by Queen Wilhelmina of
the Netherlands, have been under
way for several months, Herbert w,
Thornton, the developments gen.
eral manager, said today
The new owners, he said, prob
ably would take over the property
soon.
Completed in 1881, the develop
ment has $50 apartments in two
buildings occupying Is acres Of the
27-acre site. 1t is assessed at So
318,052. There are five wings and
four lobbies with a garage, drug
store, beauty shop, barber shop,
grocery store, valet shop and dining
room under the wings.
The new owners are said to be
contemplating construction of ad-
ditional apartment units on the
Evening star., 1946-03-09
$4,000 More Claimed Dead
In Famine in China
By the Associoted Press

CHUNGKING, Mar. "a Chi
nese dispatch reported today that
famine and pestilence had claimed
another $4,000 lives in Southern
Hupeh Province adjoining Human
Providence, the rice bowl of
China" where even worse condi-
tions were described by UNRRA
officials this week.
A semiofficial dispatch said the
Central Government garrison and
civilians in Tungming, southern
most section of Hopeh Province,
faced starvation. The dispatch.
blamed a 13-day siege by Commu-
nists. There was no elaboration or
confirmation from other sources.
Meanwhile, the Kuomintang ma
tional party) Congress was told by
Minister of Food -Hsu Kan that
China faced a serious food short
age and that supplies were needed
urgently from the United States
and Canada.
He ascribed conditions to a gen.
eral collapse of village economy
bad communications, a lack of
means to transport food to famine
areas, and the feeding of Japanese
prisoners.
Evening star., 1946-03-09
Spanish Consulate
In Buenos Aires Is
Damaged by Bomb
By the Assoeioisd Press

BUENOS AIRES, Mar. ga
bomb exploded in the Spanish
consulate early today, rousing
many citizens Of the residential
district in which the building is
situated.
The bomb was dropped at the
buildings main door and the blast
was powerful enough to shatter the
door and break windows in the
consulate and neighboring buildings.
The street was Uttered with broken
glass.
There were no casualties. Police
Immediately began an investigation.
Tamborini Leads in Cordoba.
Meanwhile, in the count of bal
lots in the recent elections, DR..
Jose Tamborini, Democratic Union
candidate, moved back in front
in the popular vote count in Cor
doba province last night and cut
down Col. Juan D. Peron's wide
indicated presidential electoral vote
led by So votes.
When the counting in Cordoba
was recessed at midnight, Tam
borini had 53,241 votes to 5O,579
for peron.
The switch in Cordoba. where
Peron took the lead three days ago,
gave the military faction candidate
a lead of 1913 to 70 in indicated elec-
toral votes. Before Tamborini took
the popular vote lead in Cordoba
Peron was leading 232 to 38 in elec-
toral votes.
Peron Victory in Congress Seen.
Political observers said last night
that Peron victory would find the
Labor party candidate with Con-
gress dominated by his own sup
porters and friendly governors ir
half or more of Argentina's Il
provinces.
In districts where the count has
been completed, Peron supporters
have won majority of seats al
stake in both houses of Congress.
All provincial governors elected
thus far either supported Peron
directly during the campaign as
members of his Labor party or were
members of the dissident radical
wing which also supported him.
Evening star., 1946-03-09
Russia
Continued From First Page.)

livered note on the Bulgarian
problem to Mr.. Byrnes Wednesday
Mr.. Byrnes refused to disclose its
contents at his news conference yes
terday, but last night the Moscow
radio put out what pMported to be
the substance.
1t said the American message to
Bulgaria urged opposition leaders
to seek disruption" of the Mos
COW agreement. and charged this
country had acted "unilaterally, al
though copies of the communication
were sent also to Britain and Russia
The broadcast version of the Rus
sian note also asserted that May
nard B. Barnes. American Repre-
sentative in Bulgaria. has syste-
matically instigated the Bulgarian
opposition not to act in accordance
with the three-minister decision,
but to put forward new conditions
for joining the Bulgarian govern
ment-conditions not provided for
by the Moscow conference"
The Soviet government has be-
| fore now drawn attention of the
United States Government" to Mr..
Barnes activities, it added.
British Back U. S. Demand.
In London Foreign Office spokes-
man said Britain supported an
American demand that Bulgaria S
government be broadened to include
two members of the opposition be-
fore British-American recognition is
accorded the Sofia regime
The spokesman said Richard Tol-
linton, Britain's acting representa-
tive in Sofia, had informed the Bull
garian government several days ago
that Britain was associating herself
with the American memorandum of
February %.
He said Mr.. Tollinton had kept
the Foreign Office fully informed"
of political activities in Bulgaria and
added that there was nothing to in
dicate' that Mr.. Barnes, had ex-
erted pressure on the Bulgarian op-
position.
The spokesman explained, how
ever, that both Mr.. Tollinton and
Mr.. Barnes had been trying to bring
about a stabilization of the Bull
garian political situation so that the
country could be accorded British
American recognition.
Gloomy Forecasts Stirred.
The sharp nature of the Moscow
attack prompted gloomy forecasts
! in Washington on the tone of the
Forthcoming Russian answers to
pending communications, one deal
ing with Iran and the other with
Manchuria.
The note on Iran asked Russia to
withdraw Red Army troops from
that Middle Eastern country i'm
mediately.
Although the one on Manchuria
has not ben made public, it was
reported to protest alleged Russian
looting of industrial equipment and
Soviet pressure on China to con-
sent to joint operation of Man
churian industries.
Evening star., 1946-03-09
"a Per Cent Of District Cabs
Found Defective in Tests

An estimated 84 per cent of the
city's taXicabs have failed to pass
their first inspection for the current
year and have until March % to
to correct the defects, traffic
official said today.
Howard F. Wentworth, in charge
of the departments educational and
public relations section. said the
percentage of cabs found defective
on first inspection was always high
and anticipated very few would be
forced off the streets after the dead
line.
Repairs have been complicated
however, by the shortage Of parts,
it was indicated.
Evening star., 1946-03-09
Text of Reds Bulgarian Note

resentative in Bulgaria, Mr.. Barnes,
has Systematically instigated the
Bulgarian opposition not to act in
accordance with the ee-Minister
decision, but to put forward new
conditions for joining the Bulgarian
government, conditions not provided
for by the Moscow Conference. The
statement made by the United
States Government to the Bulgarian
government February % is actuated
by the same purpose as Mr.. Barnes
action and is only calculated to en-
courage the representatives of the
Bulgarian opposition to resist the
decision of the three Minister con-
ference.
Bulgaria Informed.
Thus, far from taking steps to
further fulfillment of the decision
reached by the Moscow conference
of the three ministers, the Govern
ment of the United States by this
statement of February % impells
the opposition to sabotage the de-
cision taken at the Moscow con-
ference with a United States rep
resentative participating.
In fact, also to be noticed is that
the United States Government
made the statement unilaterally
without any attempt at preliminary
coordination of this step with the
other governments concerned which
had been party to the decision
concerning Bulgaria.
The Soviet government notifies
the government of the United States
that it had thought it necessary
to inform the government of Bull
garia of its present statement mas
much as the United States Govern
ment statement of February % was
brought to the notice of the Bull
garian government.
Evening star., 1946-03-09
Poles Offer Safety Pledge
For Returning Soldiers
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LONDON, Mar. "a Foreign Of
flee spokesman yesterday said the
Warsaw government had given lex
plicit assurances" that Polish troops
abroad returning to Poland would
not be molested because of political
beliefs, and British officials predict
ed their early demobilization.
Whitehall sources said there was
possibility demobilization would
be accomplished by late April or
May.
The British spokesman said the
Polish promise, supplemented by a
British declaration, would be dis
tributed soon among 100000 troops
serving under British command in
Italy, northwest Germany and Brit
ain.
Evening star., 1946-03-09
Monetary Conference
Opens Without Talk
Of Major Disputes
BY the Associoied Press

SAVANNAH, Mar. 9.-The Inter-
national Monetary Conference held
at least breath of promise today
that it might become a modern
day phenomenon Ia multination
meeting without a major fight.
At least, that is the American
plan.
AS such meetings go, the first
formal session this morning hardly
gave cause for controversies mes
sage from President Truman, a
speech by Secretary Of the Treas
ury Vinson as protein chairman
of the 42-nation conference, well
coming passages by spokesmen from
Georgia and appropriate replies
from the foreign delegations.
Perhaps it was the influence of
cocktails served by the American
foreign governors of the Interna-
tional Bank and Monetary Fund, at
their inaugural get-together late
yesterday, but it was pretty hard
then to scare up any major fight
talk.
Controversies Possible.
OF course, there are differences
of opinion. Some of them may
grow into man-sized controversies.
But one American official went so
far as to tell newsmen that they
might as we'll go home-there would
be no f1aring story"
Some of the differences. most
of them Of deep-seated monetery
nature, include:
Whether some countries will be
able to increase the quotas in the
s8,800,000,000 monetary fund. The
higher their quotas, or subscriptions
the more they will be able to borrow
Paraguay. for one. and possibly sew
eral others, would like to get their
quotas increased.
Whether the fund and bank
should be located in Washington or
New York-single delegates also
mentioned Boston and Philadelphia
1t appeared, however, that feeling
was not running high about this
issue
Admittance of New Members.
How many and which nations be-
yond the Breton Woods signatories
should be admitted to the bank and
fund is question which might be
settled automatically at this meet
ing by creating individual rather
than general categories.
Who should get the coveted posts
of executive directors of the fund
and bank-with seven places open
for each after allowing automatic
seats to the financial Big Five" in
each case. Some 'politicking" was
expected on this. In fact, any one
of these questions might produce a
tangle between nations, but the
tenor displayed here so far gave no
evidence that these issues would
cause any big-scale war"
Nevertheless, as one delegate said,
something else might come up.
Evening star., 1946-03-09

Benjamin Franklin, the first
United States postmaster general,
has 81 post Offices named for him.
Evening star., 1946-03-09
Churchill Laughs Off
His Narrow Escape;
Returns 10 Capital
BY the Assoeiafed Press

Winston Churchill, a man who
wore out his admirers but not his
welcome, rolled into Washington
with his party this morning
after laughing off a narrow es-
cape in the Colonial town of
Williamsburg.
A denly-frightened pair of gray
horses bucked, reared and plunged
yesterday, and almost ran away with
an ancient, f1imsy open coach in
which the former British Prime
Minister and Gen. Eisenhower, Army
chief of staff, were seated.
Frantic efforts of bewigged and
Colonial-costumed Negro coachmen
finally quieted the horses. Then Mr..
Churchill, putting a black cigar and
apparently unperturbed, and Gen.
Eisenhower, obviously worried about
the British statesman's safety,
climbed to the ground.
Perhaps the calmest woman in the
crowd was Mrs. Churchill.
AS one member of her party pro-
tested gracious, to think that they
had to come through the war to face
this" she turned to say quietly of
the coaclman:
He's good driver. They'll be all
right"
The near accident evidently was
due to the bright flash of photog-
raphers' bulbs, and was aggravated
by the excited screams of scores of
spectators outside the stately repro
duction of the mansion of the Co.
lonial governors here.
Alphabetically. John D. Rockefel-
Ter, Sd, Mr.. Churchill's host on a |
sightseeing tour of the town, later
told him that "I am afraid we've
let you down"
He didn't say whether he meant
that literally.
For Mr.. Churchill, jauntily swing
ing his cane, was forced to trudge
his way by foot to the next two
stops on the itinerary while a mill
ing, cheering crowd pressed around
the party.
Not at all, old boy" Mr.. Church.
I'll told Mr.. Rockefeller, at didn't
mind it. I am enjoying it,"
He proved it later-and his ability
to take it-by attending a dinner
party which Mr.. Rockefeller gave
in his honor. 1t was a private
eight-course affair with a menu
which listed sherry, champagne,
three liquors, three kinds of brandy
and cigars and after dinner mints.
Gen. Eisenhower went along in
the role of an "old friend" and at
times, he almost stole the show.
For everywhere that Mr.. Churchill
went, there were cries of I'VE want
Ike"
Grinning and gracious, Gen.
Eisenhower waved back his appre-
citation of the tribute. So did Mr..
Churchill
Earlier in the day, Mr. Churchill
addressed a joint session of the Vir-
ginia Legislature at Richmond.
While here, Mr.. Churchill is ex-
pected to sit again for portrait by
Douglas Chandor. The sittings be-
gan in Miami.
Evening star., 1946-03-09
|436 Communities Vote
In Itoiy Tomorrow
BY the Associated Pross

ROME, Mar. 9.-Local elections
will be held in 436 towns and vii
lagos throughout Italy tomorrow.
with approximately 100000 voters
eligible.
Six provincial capitals win partic-
ipate in this first Democratic test
|of public opinion since the Allied
invasion nearly three years ago.
The vote will be predominantly ag-
ricultural, however, since no local
balloting is scheduled in the larger
cities until after the spring general
elections.
Evening star., 1946-03-09
U. S. Bills GL for S2.08

STANFORD, Conn. (P,-Some-
times it takes long while but an
Army paymaster always catches UP
with a mistake. S/Sergt. Sam Neale
on recruiting duty here. has received
a request from the U. S. Army that
he forthwith remit s2.08-for over
pay he received in Newfoundland
five years ago.
Evening star., 1946-03-09

tense seriousness all day as he chal-
lenged all of the arguments raised
against his entry into the Navy De-
partment, smiled as he started to
read Gen. MacArthur's radiogram
from Tokyo. 1t began, For Secre-
tary Pauley, Navy Department"
Gen. Macarthur was a little
premature" Mr.. Pauley observed, in
good nature. "He hadn't heard of
Senator Tobey, I suppose"
Evening star., 1946-03-09
Eisenhower to Visit
Chicago With Truman
BY the Asseeiated Press

CHICAGO, Mar. 9.-Mayor Kelly
announced yesterday that Gen.
Eisenhower would accompany Pres
ident Truman to Chicago for the
Army Day parade April 6.
The presidential party also will
include commanding generals Of
the Army air, ground and servics
forces, the Mayor added.
Evening star., 1946-03-09

BRACELET, Identification engraved, Jesse
Hughes" found March 6, vicinity IIth
and = SITS. NV. Ia. 1886
HOUND-TYPE DOG, brown female, black
stripe down hack, white feet, well kept,
Brookland section. DU. 2416. 10
TRUCK Ss TIRE, 1o-ply, on rim. Call Lin
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Louise Hooper,
Bride-Elect Of
April Honored
Mrs. Jack Morgan Entertains
AT Bridge Party And Kitch-
en- Shower On FRIDAY

Mrs. Jack Morgan entertained
yesterday afternoon at her home
on Grace street at bridge party
and surprise kitchen shower hon
orlng Miss Louise Hooper, bride
elect of the late spring.
Guests were invited for 3 O'Clock
and bridge was in play during the
afternoon at two tables. Mrs. Will
liam Raney was winner of the high
score prize and Mrs. Richard
CantWell was winner of the second
high score award.
At the conclusion of the game a
delicious ice course with dainty
bridal cakes were served.
Guests included: Miss Hooper.
honoree, Mrs. William Raney, Mrs.
Raiford Trask, Mrs. Richard Cant
well, Mrs. Robert C. Cantweu, III,
Mrs. Hampton Tillery, Mrs. Will
liam Averette, Miss May Taylor,
Mrs. Joseph w. Hooper, Mrs. J..
W. Kirkpatrick and Mrs. William
o. Towson of Baltimore, Md,
of the hostess.
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Miss Moss And 1t. Col. Biggs
Are Wed In Presbyterian Church

the Pacific as commanding officer
of surgical unit. The couple will
be at home in Lumberton, where
ne will resume the practice of medi-
cine after being released to mac
tive duty.
A reception was given at the
home of the bride Immediately
after the ceremony. Guests were
greeted by Mrs. James L. Moss,
Jr., of York and Mrs. o. P. Owens
of Lumberton, sisters of the bride
groom. Others assisting in receiv-
ing were Mrs. John Latta, Mrs. A.
Y. Cartwright, Jr., Mrs. R. D.
Alexander, Jr., Mrs. c. r. Gillian,
Mrs. H. ]. McCorkle, Mrs. Joseph
R. Moss, Mrs. N. E. Smith, Misses
Frances Lewis, Mary S. schott,
Nancy Burge, Mary Burge, Helen
Burge, Jean Scott, Carolyn Leake.
The Biggs-Moss party was honor.
ed with a buffet supper given by
Mrs. James L. Moss, Jr., and Mrs.
Joseph R. Moss preceding rehear-
sal. Hostesses at the bridal lunch.
con Saturday at the Clyde-Ora Inn
were Mrs. w. R. McCausland and
Mrs. Fred D. Shirley. Assisting in
serving were Mrs. c. B. Smith,
Mrs. Howard Leake, Mrs. r. D.
Alexander, Jr., Miss Carol n
Leake,
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Methodist Conference
Delegates Return Home

Among those returning from the
annual conference of the Woman
Society of Christian Service held
at Duke Memorial Methodist
church in Durham the latter part
of the week included:
Mrs. A. C. Craft, Mrs. E. L.
Watkins, Mrs. J. Frank Collier,
Mrs. Herbert c. Davis. Mrs. S. M.
Marlborough, Mrs. S. D. Hurst, Jr.,
Mrs. C. T. Farrar, Mrs. Leon l..
Motto, Mrs. M. H. Shepard, Mrs.
A. D. Craig, Mrs. w. C. Davis,
Mrs. E. R. Clarke, Miss salle
Swing, Miss Mary Nichols, Mrs.
W. W. Higgins and Mrs. Walter
Burnett.
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YORK, S. c., March 20 - Miss
Anne Ives Moss, daughter of Mrs.
James L. Moss and the late Mr..
Moss Of York, became the bride of
John Irwin B;Ggs, lieutenant colonel,
USA, son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Jhon Thomas Biggs Of Lumberton,
N. c., in ceremony performed by
the brides pastor, DR.. W. W..
Boyce, at the Associated Reformed
Presbyterian church here on March
16. Wedding music was rendered by
Miss Claudia Calhoun, organist,
and Mrs. Joseph r. Moss, soloist.
The bride, given in marriage by
her brother, Joseph r. Moss, chose
for her wedding a dress of pale
pink, with lace bodice and full net
skirt, fashioned with sweetheart
neckline and three-quarter sleeves.
Her short veil, designed with coro-
net and orange blossoms, was OF
pale pink net. She carried bou-
quet of white carnations, hyacinths
and roses conferred with a purple
orchid and wore a double strand
of pearls, gift of the bridegroom.
Attending the bride as maid-of-
honor was Miss Carrie Belle Stray
horn of Charlotte, N. c., whose
dress in pale blue matched that of
the bride. She carried rose carna-
tons and Dutch iris tied with two
toned illusion in pink and blue.
Bridesmaids were Mrs. Paul AL
britton of Hookerton, sister of the
bridegroom, and Mrs. w. W. Mat
tox of Charlotte, Mrs. w. R. Nc
Causland and Mrs. Fred D. Shir-
ley, all sisters of the bride. Their
dresses were duplicates of the
brides in pale blue and they wore
shoulder length wells of blue net
trimmed with pearls and carried
bouquets of pink carnations and
iris. Jane McCausland, niece of the
bride, was flower girl and wore
dress of pink net, with veil and
nosegay.
T. Beverly Biggs of White Lake,
NC, attended his brother as best
man. Groomsmen were James L.
Moss, Jr., brother of the bride,
Carlyle and H. Franklin Biggs of
Lumberton, brothers of the BRIDE
groom, and DR.. Sam Holbrook of
N. C.
The mother of the bride was
dressed in pink.
The bride was graduated from
college. where she was
a member of Senior Order and
Beta Pi Theta. She taught for sew
eral years in Lu1nberton and Flor
ence county and had recently been
connected with the War Price and
Rationiag Board here and in Rock
Hill.
Lieut.. Colonel Biggs was gradu-
ated from Wake Forest college and
University Medical
School. After interning in the U. S.
Marine hospital at New Orleans,
he did postgraduate work at Tul-
a-e, Harvard and POSTGRADUATE
hospital in New York City. He has
served in the Medical corps for 45-
one year of that time in
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BIRTHDAY PARTY GIVEN

Miss Shirley Potter celebrated her
18th birthday at a birthday party
given by her sister, Gloria Pot
ter. Games were played during
the evening and prizes were won
by Doris Potter, Barbara Skipper
and Ray Scott. Refreshments were
served by Mrs. A. L. Potter and
Mrs. D. L. Potter to the follow
ing guests:
Shirley Potter, honoree, Gloria
Potter, Doris Potter, Inez Skipper,
Patsy Willetts, Glenda Willetts,
Betty Skipper, Barbara Skipper,
Rosie Fisher, Ray Scott, Robert
Baumgardner, Ronald Skipper, Ira
Jacobs, Jr., Edgar Potter, Jimmy
Mintz, and Murray Mintz.
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Exchange Club Hears Talk
By Rev. John R. Edwards

Guest speaker of the Exchange
Club at yesterdays weekly meet
ing Rev. J. R. Edwards pastor
0f the Fifth Avenue Methodist
Church used as his subject 1.-The
Mission of the Church in the New
World Order" The postwar era is
here with all the broken hopes and
dreams of millions challenging us
to help them rise on their feet
again" The church is the basis
Of organized religion and as mem
bers you have great responsible
ity in helping adapt the world to
tle new order, he said.
Committee reports were heard in
the order of business and presi-
dent Pigford read letter from
Senator Bailey addressed to the
club assuring cooperation in the
development of the Cape Fear
channel.
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Wiener Roast Fetes
Durema Gurganious
And Lorine Johnson

A weiner roast was given in
honor Of Miss Drema Gurganious
md Miss Lorine johnson on their
birthdays, on Tuesday.
The group met first at the home
# Miss Gurganious on Ann street
and from there went to Greenfield
axe for the roast.
Those attending included: Miss
Gurganious and Miss johnson
1onorees. Bill Hayes, Jerry Tant,
Elsie Kelly, Julia Moss, Betty
Walker. Rusty HUM, Eva Hewette,
weaster Myers, Eva johnson,
Marian Bordeaux, Ellen Hewette,
ION Register Maxine Cooper, Lee
Cooper. Jr., Cornelia Lockamy,
Theodore Rhode, Charles Hester,
William Moore, Roberta Hinson,
Maxine Peterson, Robert Armand,
Gwen Kennedy, Robert Green,
Edith Mclean, Lucille Wood. Eve
Ign Barefoot, Buck johnson, Julia
Hewette, Shirley Bennett, and Mr..
and Mrs. J. C. Adams.