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Evening star., 1947-11-02
Virginia, D. Cliff Ban
On Cabs Picking Up
Fares on Return Trips.

A District taxicab taking a pas
senger into nearby Virginia, or a
cab from nearby Virginia bringing
one to Washington, no longer will
be barred from picking up pas
sengers for the return trip.
This Is the principal result of
changes in reciprocal automobile
arrangements announced yesterday
by District Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp. Negotiations on the new
reciprocity agreement have been in
progress since early last summer.
During the war, the Office of
Defense Transportation ordered
that District taxis might bring pas
sengers from Arlington and Fairfax
counties or the city of Alexandria
back to Washington, after carrying
a passenger from the District into
those areas. The same privilege
was accorded cabs from the nearby
counties and Alexandria bringing
passengers into Washington.
That permission was rescinded
after vJ-day. The new agreement
restores it.
Also affected in the change are
private passenger automobiles regis.
tered in the name of the Federal OF
District Governments, which are
used by employees for business ir
Virginia. These now may be garageo
indefinitely in Virginia without be.
ing registered there.
Virginia was unwilling to accord
the same hospitality for cars owned
by Washington business establish.
ments, Mr.. Keneipp said. Such cars
however, still will be allowed to stay
| in Virginia six months without ap.
plying for Virginia registrations.
Under the agreement, a District.
licensed vehicle may be used to hau
goods for profit within the two
counties and Alexandria, provided
| it is garaged in Washington at least
four nights week. The same il
true of cars from nearby Virginia
operating in Washington.
This agreement does not apply II
either case, however, If the vehicle
l. is a common carrier or contract
carrier-operating across State line.
on regularly scheduled commercial
runs.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Porents to See Teachers
OF Purkside School

Classrooms In the Parkside School,
Silver Spring will be open to visitors
tomorrow night preceding the regu-
lar Parent Teacher Association
meeting.
Teachers will be in their rooms
to greet their pupils parents from
7::30 to 8:15 pm. During the PTA
meeting, Mrs. Glenore Horne will
discuss the Montgomery County
child study group procedure and
teachers will explain the work In
the various grades,
Evening star., 1947-11-02
65Petitions
zoning Changes
In Montgomery
Only a Of Properties
Are in Chevy Chase
And Bethesda Area

More than 65 petitions for change
of zoning in the metropolitan area
of Montgomery County, some OF
them highly controversial, have
been filed at the county commits
sioners' Office in Rockville.
Only four of the properties are IN
the Bethesda Chevy Chase area.
The remainder were filed by owners
In the eastern suburban section.
Hearings will begin November 18.
Among petitions filed shortly be-
fore Fridays deadline were those Of
IA families requesting commercial
zoning in the Colesville road to Per-
shing drive area in Silver Spring
bordering on the present CONNER
cial limits.
Landowners File Petitions.
Petitions also have bene filed by
all of the landowners on the north
west side of Colesville road between
Fenton and Spring streets, also bor-
dering the commercial line, for COM
mercial zoning.
The IA families own land on Per-
shlng drive facing the Silver Spring
Armory lot, on the southwest side
of Cedar street between Pershlng
and Ellsworth and on both sides of
Ellsworth drive between Cedar and
Fenton. The move marks the sur
render of a group of home owners
who have fought commercial en-
croachment in that section Tor
years.
Although individual petitions IN
this area seeking rezoning outside
the boundaries outlined by the mas
ter plan have been vigorously op-
posed in the past by civic groups, at
least one civic leader expressed the
opinion yesterday that mass move
ment might change public opinion.
May Change Picture.
Location of the new $2,5OOO00
Hecht Co. building in this area
the center of Silver Springs busi-
ness district-may change the pic
ture slightly, he conceded, and make
1t wise to change the boundaries at
this point. particularly. If all the
residents in an entire block desire
: rezoning reclassiflcation.
1t is expected, however, that
neighbors will protest the petitions.
The Woodside Park Civic Associa-
ton recently went on record as op-
posing rezoning of property in the
e70O block Of Colesville road.
Other controversial applications
are the Watson-Rose petitions for
apartment zoning of more than 20
acres at Colesville road and Dale
drive, Silver Spring. This change
has been strongly opposed at two
hearings in the last six months by
residents of the area, the Woodside
Park Civic Association and the
Seven Oaks Manor Citizens Asso-
citation.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Turkey Dinner, Bozoor
To Aid Woodside Church

The Woman's Guild Of Grace
Episcopal Church, Woodside, Md,
will hold a turkey dinner and
bazaar from to pm. Wednesday
In the parish hall. -
Featured in the bazaar will be
many handmade articles for Christ
mas giving, including linens, aprons.
china and jewelry. Special booths
will sell baby accessories, toys and
homemade candy and cake. Mrs.
John o'Shaughnessy heads the din
ner committee Mrs. w. r. Fitch Is
chairman Of the bazaar.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Girl Scouts to RuIIy

Girl Scouts Of Fairfax County will
hold county wide rally at $3.50 pm.
today at Camp Kistinowewi, at Nc
Lean, Va. The program will include
a massing of colors and plays by
a Brownie troop, two intermediate
troops and a senior troop.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Potopsco Cutoff to Be Ready

BALTIMORE, Nov l. P.-A Ave-
and-one- half mile cutoff channel
extending east-southeast from the
mouth of the Patapsco River will
be ready for use by November 10,
George e. McCable, captain Of the
port Of Baltimore. announced today.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Election Returns on Air

Arlington County election returns
will be broadcast over Station
.WEAM Tuesday night until 1870
am. Programs will include inter-
views at Democratic and Repub-
lican headquarters at Has pm. and
l2:45 am.
Evening star., 1947-11-02

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talked of divorce
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Wash would return to a hospital
Evening star., 1947-11-02

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
LOWERING PRICE
TURNS UPWARD
Consumer Resistance Seen
Weakening, Index
Shows
ny THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

n llIG 1AS6O
The high cost of food, forced
down somewhat in a wave OF
stiff consumer resistance after
reaching record peaks in mid
September, has started its up
ward spiral again.
Butter and eggs were the prin-
cipal exceptions at both whole
sale and retail levels.
Wholesale prices reversed
two weeks decline and moved ur
in the Associated Press index OF
35 commodities.
The index advanced to 1926
per cent of the 1925 average
compared with 1908 a week
earlier, 1928 two weeks ago
l94.35 three weeks ago and the
record high of 1851 on Septem-
Der Is.
Food and livestock prices
scored the greatest gains during
the week. The food index jump
ed from 1921 to 1925 and live
stock from 1871 to 241.79.
In Philadelphia The Progress
sive Citizens of America advocat-
ed public ownership of the stee-
industry and a return to price
control and rationing as emer
gency steps to combat initiation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
MARSHALL PLAN
NOT OFFICIAL
Europeans Told Not To
Kid Selves But To
Work Hard

SOUTHAMPTON, England d:
Oct. A. up European nations
were advised today by an Ameri-
can Congressman to work as hard
as they could and stop kidding
themselves" that financial assist
ance from the United States I'm
der the Marshall proposal was a
sure thing.
Completing a 25-day fact-find-
ing tour of Britain and the con-
tinent, Rep. Francis Case (R-SD)
told newsmen that Secretary of
State Marshall never had been
authorized by Congress to make
any offer of American financial
aid to Europe. He added:
"There is no use in them kid
ding themselves on this matter.
These countries which are look
ing for aid would be we'll advised
if they were to do all they could
for themselves and not count too
much on too much aid from else
where"
In a similar declaration yester-
day Rep. John Taber (R-NY)
said in Berlin that he did mot
think people in Europe generally
work as hard as they should
Taber, who is chairman of the
House Appropriations committee
said he had seen mo seriously
underfed" persons during his tour
Of Europe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
FIVE MORE SHIPS
CARRYING HEBREWS
HEAD FOR PALESTINE


HAIFA, Palestine. Oct. Al
Five more Jewish immigrate
ships were reported by a Brit
ish naval informant today to be
headed for Palestine in a late
summer "offensive" to crack the
blockade of the Holy Land.
He said the British had in
formation that three refugee
ships definitely were enroute.
with two other "probables'
either being fitted or on the
way.
The "offensive," the informant
said, was inaguarated by the
sef-styled Jewish defense army
Hagana.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
TWO MEN HELD
in MAIL FRAUD
Had Claimed To Repre-
sent Wilmington,
Other Firms

FAYETTEVILLE, Oct. 4-P-
United States postal inspectors
are holding two men here, iden-
titled as from Richmond and
Charlotte, on charges of using
the mails to defraud by repre-
senting themselves as agents for
North Carolina and Wilmington
concerns in securing from out-of-
state wholesalers $4,000 worth
of merchandise.
The defendants identified
themselves as Thomas Albert
Pope, SO, of Richmond, and Sam
Whitford, IS, of Charlotte.
Postal inspectors gave this re-
port of their alleged operations
They printed letterheads Of
North Carolina firms, mostly
department stores. They said the
firms were about to oper
branches in small North Caro-
lima towns, and ordered merchan-
disc valued at $1,000 0 over the
last few months. Delivery or
about 100000 worth was secured
The goods were shipped tc
Dunn, Monroe, Gastonia, San
ford and Warsaw, authorities
said. They added that the. mer
claimed they. represented firms
in Wadesboro, Lumberton, Dur
ham, and Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
ITALIAN PREMIER
WINS ENDORSEMENT
FOR NON-RED STAND

ROME, Oct. 4-W.H-Premiel
Alcide De Gasperi won an en-
dorsement for his non-Commun-
list government tonight when the
constituent assembly rejected 271
to 179 a motion of non-confidence
presented by left-wing Socialist
Leader Pietro Nenni.
Communist Leader Palmior To-
gliatti Immediately Withdrew a
similar non-confidence motion
when results of the balloting
were announced. The 93-vote
majority was more than double
the 43-vote margin the assembly
gave De Gasperi in June when
the last vote of confidence was
taken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
STAYS SELF AFTER
SEEING MEN DIE
In GAS CHAMBER

NEWTON, Oct. 4-(P-Sheriff
Ray Pitts said today that a 20
year-old navy veteran, died in
stantly of a shotgun blast through
his head shortly after witnessing
the execution Of a relative of his
wife in the state prison gas cham
Der at Raleigh.
The sheriff said that Hopper
had told a friend that the execu-
ton of Earl O'Dear made him so
sick he wanted to blow his brains
out.
O'Dear was one of five men
executed by the state yesterday.
Hopper was found dead at his
home last night by his wife, the
former Katherine Beach Of New
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
YOUNG WIFE DIES
AS HOME BURNS
jacksonville Woman's Hus.
band Plea For Help
Fails

JACKSONVILLE, Oct. "A Is
year old woman, wife of a
Marine sergeant was burned to
death here at about Ais am.
today.
Police officers who took her
body from the burning two
story house 311 Ann street, said
that there was no visible sign
of life in Mrs. Le"oy Patter-
son, whose home is in Savannah,
Ga. She was rushed to OnsloW
county hospital.
Sgt. Patterson was on top the
building shouting for help, when
police and fire fighting equip
ment arrived. He had crashed
through a window which led to
the roof.
Coroner Talbot Jones said that
death of Mrs. Patterson was
caused by severe burnes and suf-
location.
The house, which was almost
destroyed throughout the second
floor is owned by Mrs. Beulah
Miller. It was used as a rooming
house. All other roomers es-
capped uninjured. Fire depart
.ment officials estimated the pro-
perty damage at between $4,000
and 81, 900. .,
Fire Chief w. D. Aman said
fire was caused by a faulty
second story heater in a room
adjoining the death room.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
HEN LAYS EGGS
IN ENGINE ROOM
OF MANS JALOPY

FAIR BLUFF, Oct. Aloe
Butler drove into Richardson's
garage for minor repairs to his
automobile. When the mechanic
opened the 'cooter she'll" to look
for the trouble, out flew a
cackling Plymouth Rock hen as
if she we're heralding the produc-
ton of another egg.
Sure enough, a look inside and
a half dozen fresh eggs were
there for everybody to see.
Farmer Butler was all smiles
and found a ready market for
the eggs, but his travelling pro-
Queer was rounded up to be
taken home for further service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
Yankees Clip Dodgers, FL;
Duke Wins; UNC Beaten

Tar Heel grid fans were both
gleeful and gloomy today after
results of yesterdays football
clashes were all tabulated.
The glee followed news that
Wallace Wade's Blue Devils of
Duke were apparently much
stronger than preseason reports
had them, and had battered the
Tennessee Vols by a 1877 margin.
The gloom came when the Texas
Longhorns, for some reason la
beled an underdog in the pre-
game predictions, lambasted
Charley Justice and his Tar Heel
teammates by a lop-sided $40
margin.
Wake Forest defeated Clemson
1914 and William and Mary
trounced the Citadel 56-7.
In other games throughout the
nation, Georgia upset mighty
Louisiana State by a 1918 score,
Georgia Tech continued it's win
ming ways by defeating Tulane
200, Mississippi battered South
Carolina $50, Army whipped
Colorado 40, Notre Dame open
ed it's season by slugging Pitts
burgh 1875, and Michigan slap
ped down Stanford 49-13.
The North Carolina State
Wolfpack came out on the long
end of a 40 score by downing
a scrappy Davidson eleven.
Other scores and results will be
found on the sports page.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
Soldier Dead
Begin Return
The U.S..
Solemn Service Conducted
In Antwerp Before
Crowds
$500 ARE FIRST
Cen. Clay, Belgian Chief
Give Farewells And
Praise

ANTWERP, Belgium, Oct
Thousands of Belgians
ioined high American officials
today in reverent tribute to
$500 American soldier dead
who sailed for home aboard the
Y. S. Army transport Joseph
Y. Connolly.
The crowds massed in the
4o0-vear-old grand place of this
ancient city to honor the first
boming contingent of soldier
sead from the last war whose
return was requested by their
families. The transport is seized,
uled to arrive in New York har-
Dor about Oct. Is.
Gen Lucius D. Clay, Ameri-
can military governor in Ger.
many, stood before a coffin OF
n of the soldiers anonymous
" chosen and declared 1--WE
have not yet found the lasting
neace for which these men died
in their youth"
Robert Grillon, president OF
the Belgian senate and official
representative of his govern,
ment, said farewell to "those
sacrificed themselves for the
triumph of liberty" and pledged
that his country would care for
the graves of those who remain
"as their tombs were our chill
dren's."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05

Wilmington area.
Relentlessly I have croaked
'Nyah, nyah, nyah!" at Mr..
Hess. l believed he caused it
to rain when I wanted it to be
fair, and vice versa; I've be-
lieved he caused it to blow when
I wanted zephyrs, and vice YER
sa; I believed he gave use cold
when l wanted heat, and vice
versa.
In short, I've felt that Mr.
Hess has been an onery, old
meteorological meany.
I wish to apologize today-and
I haven't got my tongue in my
cheek nor my fingers crossed,
come what may in the way of
weather after this screed gets
jelled into type.
Mr.. Hess was a dripping drip
most of the past Summer and
right up to what should have
been the beginning of Indian
Summer. But he's apparently
dripped himself out. From far
and wide I hear that Mr.. Hess
has repented. I talked with AL
bert Setter, who as President OF
the New Hanover County Farm
Bureau was no doubt thinking OF
taking drastic measures against
Mr.. Hess in behalf of his, Mr..
Seiter's-fellow farmers.
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
RIVER STEAMER
RUNS DOWN PLANE
LANDED IN ITS PATH

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct. 4.
-(P)-The oldest accident on
record was logged at South Char
leston's police headquarters to-
day a steamboat ran over an
airplane and demolised it.
The Mascot flying school re-
ported that Frank Isaacs, plotting
a seaplane, miscalculated the
shadow of electric wires on the
Kanawha river and altered his
course.
Result was he crashed landed
in the path of an oncoming ship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
She Smiled,
And Died

CHICAGO, Oct. s. up -
An unidentified woman knelt
on railroad tracks today and
smiled at the engineer of an
onrushing train that crushed
her to death, the engineer
reported to police.
Charles HI. Thiede, IS, told
Police Sgt. Frank Conway he
saw a woman crossing the
Chicago and North Western
tracks on the northwest side
of Chicago. Suddenly, Thiede
said, she turned and knelt on
a rail.
1T seemed to me she turn
ed and smiled at me-" Thiede
said. II tried to stop but 1
didn't have time"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
Would Stop
UN From Use
OF NY. Site
International Catholic
Truth Society Head
To Act

NEW YORK, Oct. 4-R-The
Rev. Edward Lodge Curran, pres
ident of the International Catholic
Truth society, has notified the
United Nations that he will file a
court action in an attempt to
bar the UN from using the Man.
haitian site. for it's proposed
world capital.
Patrick I. Flannelly, counsel
to the priest, filed copies of a
formal complaint yesterday
with the city corporation coun-
sci and also notified the UN
by telephone of the proposed
action.
The complaint charged the
UN has failed in it's peace fun
ctions, and added that the in
ternational organization had be-
come a sounding board for the
Soviet Union to "insult and de-
fame" the United States.
Father Curran, who is pastor
of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic
church in Brooklyn and former
managing editor of The Tablet,
a church publication, indicated
he would file a suit in New York
Supreme court, Queens, which
would name Secretary General
Trygve Lie of the UN and Mayor
William O'Dwyer.
The complaint said it was il
legal for the Congress, state
and city governments to give
the land for the site to a "for-
eign sovereignty" 1t also sought
return of the building in Flush
ing Meadow being used as a
temporary general assembly
hall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05

Call OCCupdClOll SOluleIS
Fourteen clergymen made the
trip. The Army released the re-
ports it received from the first
four. They were written by DR..
George Pitt Beers, executive
secretary of the American Bap-
fist Home Mission and chair
man of the Council of World
Evangelization, Northern Bep-
fist convention; DR.. Alfred Car
penter, director of the Chaplains
commission. Southern Baptist
convention; DR.. W. o. H. Gar
man, director Of Civil affairs of
the American Council of Chris
tan churches, and DR.. Harold
j. Ockenga, pastor of the Park
Street church of Boston.
The refusal of Russia to CO.
operate was noted generally in
the reports, and was emphasiz'
ed by DR.. Ockenga. He assert
ed that ''from the stalemate
tactics of the Russians, it is
obvious that the communist
seek a disorganized, confused
poverty-stricken Germany, or
which Communism breeds" He
added that the cline taken by
the French communists to block
any attempt to lift German in
dustrial levels reveals this. The
Marshall Plan is can effective
conference.-the to this threat
said DR.. Ockenga. Then he ad'
ed:
Nevertheless it has drawn
the lines of division between
Eastern and Western Europe
which may well lead to a thire
war. Either we must retrea
: from the Truman Doctrine ane
the Marshall Plan or we mus
be prepared to implement these
words with force, if needed.
"The U. S. forces in Europe
are pitiably weak. Statesmen
generals and civilians know tina
in any showdown Russia coule
occupy Europe in a week. 1
is thoroughly possible for thu
iron curtain to drop owe:
Europe at any time. If France
has an atom pile, Russia may
have one also. To allow thu
possibility of Russia's being OF
the Atlantic and the possibility
of some 200, 900 to $50, 00'
Americans in Europe to become
hostages is extremely short
sighted. To meet this threat
America must have adequate
military forces. Build our de-
lenses by having two or three
adequate operational forces
strategically located in Europe
and e~nlisting with greater in
centive for longer periods
DR.. Garman contended that
Russian policy is to make the
people of Europe poorer and
poorer to foster revolution. He
ror4;,uad IN Dora Q fol ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
0VERELL JURY,
ELEVEN TO One
But Which Way Not Told;
Verdict Due During
Sunday

SANTA ANA, Calf, Oct. A.
lR) - The jury trying Louise
Overell and George (Bud) Col
lium for the murder of her par
ents advised Judge Kenneth Nor
rison tonight that it stood numer-
ically II to l, without disclosing
whether the vote was for con-
viction or acquittal.
Jay Porter, Orange, Calf, fore
man of the jury, informed the
court he believed the jury could
reach a verdict.
The jury was summoned to the
courtroom at $50 p. m. (PST)
$50 p. m. (EST) by Judge Nor
rison after it had been deliberat-
ing for 26 hours.
"Mr. Porter" Judge Morrison
said, 81 should like to ask you a
few questions and I would like
you to answer without divulging
secrets that belong to the jury
alone. Please tell me what the
vote of the jury is numerically in
the case Of Mr.. Column"
"Well, your honor" Porter re-
piled. eve have been consider
ing the cases"
At this point the court adj
monished Porter against any dis
cussion of whether the jury was
considering the case of Gollum
and Louise jointly.
Porter explained, however that
the vote was II to l, also in the
case of Miss Overell.
do you believe you will be
able to reach a verdict" asked
the jurist.
eve hope so,' answered the
foreman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-05
CHURCHILL DEMANDS
AN EARLY ELECTION
TO DESTROY LABOR

BRIGHTON, England, Oct. 4
Up - Winston Churchill today
demanded an early national
election which he said would
destroy the labor government.
Addressing a cheering con-
servative party convention at
its closing session, the wartime
prime minister delivered a
sharp attack on the labor gov
ernment, declaring "the ma
chinery for the totalitarian grip
on British society is being built
up and perfected"