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Laurel outlook., 1946-04-24
The News
ofLAUREL

Initiatory ceremonies were held
by the Laurel Assembly of Rain
bow Girls at their meeting Wednes-
day evening at the Masonic temple.
Refreshments following the meet
ing were served by Bonnie Barr,
Marilyn Albertus and Margery Lou
Hartley.
The office of public information
at the Bremerton, Wash, naval
base separation center announced
the discharge April 16 of Robert
n. Michael, seaman first class, of
Laurel.
A family dinner at the home
of E. L. Fenton was attended by
Mrs. Nina Clark of Cody, Wyo.,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Bliss, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Fenton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Jacobs, Miss Frances Fen
ton and E. l.. Fenton.
Laurel outlook., 1946-04-24
United States Will Base
500 at Bermuda Field

HAMILTON, BERMUDA. Maj.
Gen. Laurence S. Kuter, command
er of the Atlantic division of the
U. S. army air transport command,
said 500 air force personnel would
be based permanently at nearby
Kindley field.
Forty or fifty BIG Superfortresses
and two fighter squadrons of the
latest type planes-probably jet
propelled-also will be based at the
field.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Nelson Speir, 43, Drowned
In Nevada Flash Flood

Friends of Nelson Speir, 43, former
member of the Touchdown Club
learned today of his death in a flash
flood near Mesquite, New.
Mr.. Speir, who lived in Frostburg,
Md, was drowned by an 8-foot wall
OF water last Wednesday when he
left his automobile in. a canyon
about so miles north of Las Vegas
to check it's erratic steering, rela-
tives in Frostburg were informed
With two other Frostburg men, he
was returning from the University
of California at Los Angeles. where
lack of housing prompted them to
give up plans for advanced study.
His body was recovered Is miles
down the canyon.
His companions were not injured
Mr.. Speir was known here princi-
pally as a football enthusiast. He
attended George Washington Uni
versity.
Unmarried, Mr.. Speir Is survived
by four sisters and two brothers
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Hewitt Robertson, ST.,
District Lawyer, Dies

Hewitt Griggs Robertson, sr., SIS
Washington lawyer for more than &c
years, died yesterday at Garfield
Hospital. He lived at 5512 Center
street, Chevy Chase, Md, and had
offices in the Colorado Building.
A native of the District, Mr.. Rob-
ertson was graduated in law from
Georgetown University.
A veteran of the World War, Mr..
Robertson was a member of Be
thesda Chevy Chase Post los of the
American Legion. He was a member
of the District and American Bar
Associations and the Sons of the
American Revolution. For almost 20
years he had been an active Repub-
lican in Montgomery County.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Mabele F. Robertson, a son, Hewitt
G. Robertson, jr; his mother, Mrs.
Kate P. Cannon. all of Washington,
and brother, Col. William Wallace
Robertson, U. S. A, now stationed at
Fort Jackson, S. C.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. Monday at the Bethesda Chevy
Chase funeral home of William
Reuben Pumphrey. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery.
The following members of the Dis
trict Bar Association have been ap-
pointed by the president. Austin F
Garfield, to represent the organi-
zation at the services for Mr.. Rob-
ertson: John A. Bresnahan. Fred
j. Eden, Wilbur L. Gray, Francis w
Hill, jr Edward C. Kriz and Wilton
w. Wallace,
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Police Hunt Youth Who Flashed
Fake Distress Signal TO Plane

Greenbelt Md police today were
attempting to learn the identity of
a youth who last night combined
his knowledge of Morse code and a
Iflashlight to bring seven pieces of
fire equipment, three ambulances
and Prince Georges County, State
and town police to the Greenbelt
ball park in response to fake dis
tress signal.
Also involved in the confusion
were two commercial transport
planes, Washington police, Ma
tional Airport officials and approx
mately 5000 Greenbelt residents,
who flocked to the scene when they
heard the police and ambulance
sirens.
Greenbelt Police Chief George
Panagoulis said it all started when
an unidentified boy attending
softball game at the park aimed
his flashlight at the sky and started
flashing an sos in Morse code.
An American Air Lines plane en-
route to New York from Washington
picked up the signal and radioed
National Airport officials, who called
Washington police.
Somehow, Chief Panagoulis said.
the message became garbled and
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Restaurants Expect
Higher Menu Prices
Under New 0PALaw

A spokesman for Washingtons
restaurant industry warned today
of higher menu prices coming soon
as a result of the new OPA measure,
IT'S going to be absolutely neces-
sary for restaurants to make some
increases due to higher prices being
paid for food" Robert j. Wilson,
executive secretary of the Washing
ton Restaurant Association, declared.
Mr.. Wilson said the industry was
awaiting word from OPA on in
creases to be allowed before proceed
ing with markups on menus.
Under a regulation issued before
OPA elapsed June 80 and still in
effect, restaurateurs were permitted
to increase prices on food items then
no longer under price control. In
the main, this affected sea food
dishes.
Assumes Ceiling Increase.
With meat, poultry and dairy
products uncontrolled, at least until
August 81, he assumes that restau-
rants will be permitted to raise CELL
ings on dishes containing these
items, Mr.. Wilson said. The regu-
latlon allowed an eating place to
make markups on decontrolled foods
based on any higher acquisition cost.
Meanwhile, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported foodstuffs dropped
full percentage point in the daily
index of wholesale prices of % basic
commodities computed by the
agency.
Index Fall Reported.
The index fell yesterday from
306.7 to 305.7 per cent, with August,
1899, as the base period of 100.
The agency also reported yester-
day results of a spot check con-
Quoted early this week in a small
group of chain and independent
stores here and of food price changes
from June IS. The survey showed
these changes in food costs:
Flour, up 81 per cent; bread, no
change; round steak, up 81 per cent;
pork chops, up rs per cent: bacon,
up Is per cent; chickens, up IL per
cent; butter. up 43 per cent; milk,
up "a per cent; eggs, up 10 per cent;
canned corn, up per cent: oranges,
up % per cent; coffee, lard and
sugar, no changes.
The agency said its inspection
found the following price ranges for
various foods: Round steak, from
49 to SO cents pound; pork chops,
40 to so cents; bacon, 40 to IS; but
ter, 73 to 83 cents; roasting chickens
40 to so cents; sugar, 68 to IA
cents pound; eggs, SIS to 81 cents,
and coffee, % to 36 cents.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Sea NettIes Return
To Bay in Force
BY the A:soeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 27.-Those
nasty singing sea nettles are back
again in the Chesapeake Bay in
strong force, much to the displeas-
ure of bathers, but the Tidewater
Fisheries News apologized in part
for the nettles.
The jelly fish type creatures do
not exist without reason, the News
limited.
1t declared watermen long have
held the opinion that in years of
great nettle abundance, a good set
or striue of oysters ensues."
Biologists know that water blist-
ers' consume oyster larvae and that
nettles use blisters' freely in their
diet"
The belief thus implies, the News
said, that the more despised nettles
there are in bay waters, the more
oysters will result.
Nettles growing In the bay now
are reaching adult size and by the
first week in August will be full
grown. Then their sting will be pow
erful but not fatally poisonous.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Communists Victorious
In Amsterdam Elections
BY the AsSocio.ed Press

AMSTERDAM, July 27-Commu-
nists emerged as the strongest party
here today after chalking up 1876 ,498
votes of the 395, 900 total cast in
yesterdays elections in the Dutch
capital. The Labor ticket placed
second with 122,429 votes. Each
party obtained IS seats of a total
Of As in the municipal council.
Of the remaining council seats,
the Catholics won eight, the Prot
estants five and the Conservative
Party of Freedom two.
In Rotterdam Labor led the field
with 81 per cent of the vote cast,
while the Communists polled 1875
per cent.
In The Hague, residence of the
Catholic-La coalition cabinet
Labor obtained 307 per cent, and
the Catholics placed second with
% per cent. The Communists polled
Is per cent of the vote.
Evening star., 1946-07-27

Washington police notified Hyatts-
vile police that plane was in dis
tress and was preparing to make an
emergency landing at the ball park.
Hyattsville police Immediately
called the Prince Georges County
control center at Hyattsville, which
dispatched three ambulances and
fire equipment from the Branchville,
Bladensburg, Berwyn Heights and
College Volunteer Fire Departments.
County, State and town police cruis-
ers also rushed to the park
Shortly after the emergency
equipment arrived, the pilot of an
other transport plane, flying low,
spotted the commotion and circled
even lower to get a better view.
Believing that this was the plane
reported in distress, fire and ambu-
lance crews prepared for action.
But the plane then headed for Ma
tional Airport. where the pilot re-
ported what he had seen.
Meanwhile, Chief Panag goulis
called Hyattsville police and discov-
cred that it was all a mistake. Talk
ing with persons in the crowd, he
found that the signal originated on
the ground but was unable to OBJ
tain the youths identity.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Reds Reported Ordering
Horsher Youth Treatment

BUDAPEST, July 25 (delayed)
GA Hungarian informant said
today the Russians had instructed
Hungarian officials to go even
harder" on Hungarian Boy Scouts
and Catholic youth groups.
This reaction was said to have re-
suited from American objections to
Russia S "unilateral action" in fore
ing the Hungarians to disband some
400 Boy Scout, Catholic youth and
similar organizations a few days
ago.
American informants said Russian
1t. Gen. v. P. Sviridov. acting chair
man of the Allied Control Commits
sion, tod the Allied Council yester-
day the demands he had made, re-
sulting in the disbandments, were
orders from higher up"
Cardinal Calls for Probe.
The Americans protested that
Sviridov's list of demands, charg-
ing the organizations with being
Fascist" and accusing Catholic
clergy of anti-Soviet propaganda,
was delivered to the Hungarians in
his capacity as council chairman
without prior consultation with his
Allies.
Josef Cardinal Mindzenty today
called for an objective investiga-
ton" of the organizations records
and demanded Justice" Numerous
Catholic members of the dominant
Stockholders Party in Parliament
urged Premier Ferenc Macy to take
some action on behalf of the dis
banded Catholic groups.
AS a result of action by Macy,
Communist Matthias Rakosi. deputy
premier, was reported to have asked
Communist Laszlo Rajk, Minister
of the Interior, to reinstate some of
the groups.
A Hungarian informant said
orders for the disbandment actually
were written in the Office of G..
P. Pushkin, the Russian minister,
whose assistant, B. Grigoriev, has
suddenly been recalled to Moscow.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Hungary
nomic stability. Russia has repeat
edly rejected these overtures.
altar IS CfrnnnIxr Nnrdad
Continued From First Page J

nomic stability. Russia has repeat
edly rejected these overtures.
Letter Is Strongly Worded.
In series of strongly worded as
sertions. Gen. Smith told Mr.. Molo-
tov that Russia's reparations and
occupation policies are wrecking
Hungarys economy and insisted
once more that Mr.. Molotov instruct
his representative on the Allied
Control Commission at Budapest to
join American and British members
in helping stabilize conditions for
Hungary's rehabilitation and 'its
early refrigeration with the general
economy of Europe"
Acting on instructions from
Washington, Gen. Smith fatty re-
lected Russia's arguments that its
reparations policies and the activ-
tiles of its troops were not up
setting the Hungarian economy
He also disavowed any American
responsibility for conditions there,
citing evidence to show the United
States controls relatively very little
Hungarian property and is arrang-
ing now to restore that looted by
the Germans, including 1000, 900
of gold.
In long list of accusations, Mr..
Smith declared the Russians are
taking half of Hungary's current
manufacturing production, 80 to 80
per cent of her heavy industry out
put, millions of tons of grains and
other foodstuffs and have removed
$124 100000 worth Of industrial
equipment.
The letter sharply reminded Mr..
Molotov that Premier Stain, Prime
Minister Churchill and President
Roosevelt had agreed at the Yalta
conference to work together to help
the former Axis satellite states solve
their pressing political and eco
nomic problems" Gen. Smith
frankly implied that the Russians
were not living up to this agree
ment.
Smith Outlines Complaint.
Gen. Smith made these principal
points in his lengthy letter:
l. Russian reparations from Hun
gary absorb between 80 and 80 per
cent of the current output" of Hun
garian heavy industry such as coal,
iron. metal and machine production.
Altogether, half of the current out
put of Hungarian manufacturing in
dustry, which is operating at only
one-third of the prewar level, is alb
sorbed by reparations and other re-
quirements of the occupying power" !"
2. The United States has reliable
information" that the Red Army in
Hungary took 100000 tons of
wheat, rye. barley, corn and oats In
1945. mostly during the first six
Evening star., 1946-07-27
ID. f. Courthouse Plan
Is Spiked as House
Votes Down Projects

The House late yesterday virtually
scotched chances for passage of
legislation at this session providing
for start on the proposed s12,72O,-
900 District Court and Court of Ap-
peals Building for Washington,
three other top priority Federal
building projects in and near WASH
ington and s30,000,000 for land pur-
chase and planning for buildings
throughout the country.
The House turned down the bill
after Representative McGregor, Re
publican, of Ohio, contended the
measure would divert materials and
manpoWer from the construction
of housing and hospitals for vet
Grams. Mr.. McGregor is member
of the House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee.
The bill yesterday was before the
House under suspension of the
rules and failed to get the re-
quired two-thirds vote, necessary
under such a condition. The vote
was 161 to 1873.
Bill Not Killed Outright.
Chairman Lanham of the Public
Buildings Committee said he still
has rule from the House Rules
Committee for one-hour debate on
the building bill. But time is grow
ing SO short that he feels there is
little hope now of bringing the
measure up under the rule. The bill
however, has not yet been killed
outright by the House.
Mr.. Lanham, who sponsored the
legislation at the behest of the
Public Buildings Administration
sought in vain to convince the House
the bill would not have the effect
Mr.. McGregor claimed, stating it
merely provides for planning and
site purchase funds with one minor
exception.
The bill does call for construction
OF about 230 nitrate film storage
vaults to be built of reinforced con-
crete at Suitland. Md. The Admin
istration asked for the vaults be-
cause the Government is faced with
a critical shortage of storage space
for valuable war and copyright film.
Doubt Action in Senate.
A companion bill is on the Senate
calendar. but observers doubted to-
day if action would be taken now
that the House has refused passage
Defeat of the bill, in addition to
delaying plans for essential public
buildings, delays adoption of Con.
gress of formula. incorporated If
the bill, for crediting the District
with the value of the land choser
for the courthouse site.
The site at Third street and Con.
Istitution avenue NV, is valued at
s2,420,0 900. Earlier payment plans
would have charged the District with
half the entire cost of the project
Thus it would have received credit
for only half the value of the land
The formula carried in the bill de.
feated yesterday would have made
the full value credit against what.
ever share Congress should decide
the District must bear in the future
Beside the film vaults. the bill au-
thorlzed funds for planning a Gen
eral Accounting Office Annex, which
would be built in addition to the new
GAO structure slated for construc.
ton at Fifth and G streets NV,
and for a combination office-recorc
building at Suitland.
Evening star., 1946-07-27

from atomic bomb experiments
many nervous callers asked whether
such activity was causing the lights
The Pickering. vari-colored illum-
ination, reaching high into the sky
from the northern horizon, caused
general excitement in the Water
Gate audience.
Radio stations explained the phe-
nomenon when the volume of in
quiries became large.
The aurora. seen throughout the
East, was called the brightest in 10
years by observers in Chicago and
was visible as far south as Texas
the Associated Press reported.
An airplane pilot flying over Rock
ford, ILL.,. radioed that he could read
a newspaper by the lights. Another
reported seeing them along the full
length of his Atlanta Birmingham
run.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Teachers Retirement
Bill on Senate's LIST
For Final Action Today
By Harold B. Rogers

Several District bills, including the
important teachers retirement meas
ure, are awaiting congressional ac-
ton as leaders were speeding up the
legislative mill towards adjournment
The use-approved bill, providing
substantial liberalization of annu-
tiles and encouragement for earlier
retirement, is now ready for Senate
action, after being approved. along
with other bills, yesterday by the
Senate District Committee.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada, who had told the committee
earlier in the day he wanted to salts
fy himself as to some questions about
the measure, added his approval last
night, and the bill was formally re-
ported to the Senate to go on the
calendar.
Hospital Bill to Truman
The hospital center bill, whipped
swiftly through the Senate, was to
be at the White House today to await
President Truman's signature. Con-
greSsional and civic leaders who have
been fighting for improvement in
"dlsgraceful" hospital conditions
here expressed qualification today
over passage of the measure.
The bill would authorize Federal
funds up to maximum of $35 ,0O0,-
600 for the center, but the actual
cost, for which funds must be ap-
propriated later, will be shared
among the non-proft participating
hospitals and the District and Fed
eral Governments.
While there was some regret evi-
dent today over the fact that the
bill now before the President was
stripped of all provisions to aid
other hospitals in the city outside
the center, most persons appeared
to be glad the bill was passed, even
in modified form.
John A. Reilly, president of the
Advisory Board of Providence Hos
pital, called congressional approval
Of the center "a step in the right di-
rection"
Not Complete Solution.
However, I am satisfied that con-
struction of the hospital center will
not solve the hospital problem in
the Washington Metropolitan Area, -
Mr.. Reilly added. Sooner or later
the hospitals which are not due to
participate in the center must re-
ceive assistance if they are to go on
serving the city"
A similar view was expressed re-
Gently by Charles D. Drayton, preSi-
dent of Children's Hospital which,
like Providence, is not committed to
participation in the center.
Meanwhile, the House passed an
other hospital bill yesterday after
noon, when 1t adopted by vote of
1856 to %, the so-called Hill-Burton
measure for Federal aid to hospitals
throughout the country, including
the District. The House adopted an
amended version of the Senate
passed bill and sent it back to the
Senate
About S1,170,000 for d. C.
The Districts share of the bills
Federal aid would be somewhere
around $1,170,0O0. it was estimated
by Alan Johnstone, general counsel
of the Federal Works Agency But
the District would have to raise
twice as much as that to make the
grant available.
Other bills reported out yester-
day by the Senate District Com
mlttee and placed on the calendar
for action are one to authorize a
speedy pasteurization of milk by
dairy firms here, and one to in
crease the number of municipal
Judges from 10 to 13
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Byrnes
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Continued From First Page.)
to exert our influence on the affairs
of the world, we must be united.
After months of preliminary
effort, difficulties have been over
come. I hope and believe that after
the Paris Conference, we will be
able to sign the first peace treaty
This is necessary in the road back
to peace. Peace must come from
the hearts of men and their will
ingness to share peace with all their
neighbors. A united America must
dedicate herself to this task"
Vandenberg Speaks
Senator Vandenberg, who spoke
next, said he was very proud to have
labored with Secretary Byrnes "in
the spadework of peace for the
world" He gave assurance that he
stands ready to assist at any time.
Concluding the Michigan Senator
bade Mr.. Byrnes, bon voyage" add
ing, God bless you"
After the speeches Secretary and
Mrs, Byrnes went aboard the Sacred
Cow and waved to the crowd, which
applauded. AS members of his party
went aboard the great, four -engined
plane, the motors began to turn over
and the Army Band played.
Mr.. Byrnes was dressed in a dark
blue suit. After he was seated in
the plane, he waved to the crowd
from the plane window.
The plane was scheduled to stop
for about half an hour at Step
henville, Newfoundland, on its way
to Paris.
The Navy Band in white summer
uniforms under the direction of
Ir. Charles Brendler played at the
State Department. The band was
standing before the 1st Division
Monument on State place opposite
the south steps of the State Depart
ment Building.
The guard of honor of 81 SOL
diers, wearing the shoulder patch
of the Washington Military Dis
trict and white leggings, formed
lane down the long series of steps.
and presented arms when Secretary
Byrnes passed through.
A colorful crowd lined the curb
of State place and the curb in front
of the Corcoran Gallery. Half the
onlookers were women wearing gay
printed dresses.
Cabinet members arrived at the
White House about II to accompany
the Secretary of State to the Ma
tional Airport.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Jefferson High Teachers
Roting Hearing Put OFF

The Committee on Complaints and
Appeals of the Board of Education
Yesterday continued indefinitely a
hearing for R. A. White, jefferson
Junior High School teacher, who had
appealed from an unsatisfactory
rating received at the end of the
school year.
John H. Wilson. committee chair
man. informed the group the post
ponement was occasioned by Mr..
Whites failure to receive notice of
the hearing scheduled yesterday. A
new date will be set after the teach
er's summer address is determined.
Evening star., 1946-07-27
Sun Spots Cause 'BIockouts'
OfWneIess and Liqhts in Sky

International communications con-
tinued to be disrupted today by sun
spots which produced an impressive
aurora borealis show for Washing
ton and most of the rest of the Ma
ton last night.
In New York City, The Radio Corp.
of America, Press Wireless, Inc, and
Mackay Radio reported a total
blackout" of communications with
Europe, according to the Associated
Press. Only very slight interfer-
ence was met on circuits to Latin
America.
Last nights brilliant northern
lights display here, expected to be
repeated tonight. resulted In the us
ual food of telephone calls to news
papers, radio stations, the Weather
Bureau and the Naval Observatory.
Remembering speculation as to pos
sible far-reaching chain reactions