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Evening star., 1947-08-08
Sunday Reading =.

: Any time an editor sends
around the world to get a story,
it has to be better than good.
THIS WEEK magazine, a reg
ular feature of The Sunday
Star, sent reportorial and
Photographic teams to the far
off corners of the globe to find
out what people are saying
and thinking about two years
after the end of the war.
Americas future may be re-
f1ected in the stories they
brought back-and which ap-
pear this Sunday in THIS
WEEK.
Just when the sun is laugh
ing aloud at mans discomfort,
Milady thinks of furs. Eleni
Sakes, The Stars fashion ex-
pert, has completed a tour of
the Capitals air-cooled fur
riers to see what is in store for
cold weather. Her report,
with pictures, of course, high
lights the Pictorial Magazine.
In the Editorial Section, La
Dor Editor James Y. Newton
introduces the new members
and general counsel Of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board,
and Political Analyst Gould
Lincoln makes some predic-
tions about the Republican
national convention. These
and many other special inter-
est features round out the
usual thorough and accurate
news content of
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Sheet Metal Strikers
Win 25-Cent Raise;
Will Return Monday
39-Doy WoIkout Ended
With l5-Cent Boost Now
And 10 More on Jan. !

The 39-day strike of 500 AFL
sheet metal workers for a 25-
cents-an-hour wage increase was
settled today with a compromise
increase of Is cents an hour
Immediately and an additional
10 cents an hour beginning
January /.
The Labor Department announced
that agreement had been reached
through the efforts of Lucian F. Rye
of the Baltimore Office of the Con-
ciliation Service after both sides re-
manned adamant through more
than five weeks of meetings.
The men will return to work
Monday morning.
Chief among construction projects
affected in the District was the new
George Washington University Hos
pital at Pennsylvania avenue and
Twenty-third street NV. where
some sheet-metal work was halted.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Attention Promised
By Attorney General
To Hughes Charge

Attorney General Clark prom
istd today to give his "atten-
ton" to Howard Hughes charge
that Senator Brewster, Repub-
lican, of Maine offered to call
off an investigation of Mr..
Hughes war contracts if the
plane builder would agree to a
merger of the Trans World Air
line with Pan American Air
ways.
Senator Brewster requested
the inquiry after MI. Hughes,
who controls TWA, accused him
of making the offer during a
private luncheon early this
year.
Senator Brewster made public
Mr.. Clark's reply today. 1t said
the matter would receive his at
tention when the committee in
vestigation is concluded.
The Senator told a news con-
ference later he believed there
was ample justification" for
the Justice Department to push
criminal libel charge against
Mr.. Hughes.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
VAto Fire 8,OOOin Budget Cut;
700 Workers in D. C.. Included
Reduction to Be Made as Soon as Possible:
400 or 500 .Contoet Offices to Be Closed

The Veterans Administration
today announced that it would
reduce its personnel by 5000 en-
ployes "as soon as possible.
IVA officials estimated about 700
OF the dismissals would occur in
Washington, with the rest of the
flrings in various field offices.
Sharp budget cuts suffered by the
agency necessitates this additional
dismissal of 5000, VA officials said.
Already 5000 employees have been
laid off since February.
VA dismissed about 5000 en-
ployes last June in line with per-
sonnel reductions ordered under
President Truman's budget request
for the agencies. But when the
budget request was further slashed
by Congress, the agency inlmedi-
ately had to dismiss another 1000
employees. The agency's announce
ment today said that another 5000
must be dropped soon in order for
it to live within its budget.
Z The reductions will take place "in
every phase OF VA administrative
work" officials said,
Evening star., 1947-08-08
U. 5. Loyalty Drive
Scored by Russian
sy the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 8.-Russia
charged today that the United
Statets was guilty of serious VIOLA
tions of human rights as a result
of the administrations campaign to
remove ~'so-called disloyal employees
from Government positions.
The charge was made by Soviet
representative Alexei N. Krasilnikov
before the Membership Committee
of the United Nations Security
Council after the United States
had opposed Bulgaria's application
for admission to the U. N.
Mr. Krasilnikov, in slashing at
tack ON the United States, chal-
lenged the right of Hayden Raynor,
, American representative to criticize
BULGARIA. Hungary and Romania for
violation of human rights when
the United States might be open to
even more serious charges in this
respect"
He then asked how the United
States would like the three ex-
/. enemy states, or any other state,
to protest against the anti-Com-
munist drive, the "anti-labor legis-
lation" passed by the last session of
Congress or ''the recent trial of a
leader of one of the political parties
In the United States of America" !"
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Employment at ALL ime Hiqh
AS JobIess Rise to 1854 900

10000, 900 from June, but this was
more than offset by gains In the
nonfarm working force.
AS against year ego, the increase
in employed persons totaled z, 2,23s. 900.
while the number of jobless rose
about 100000, the Census report
showed.
Most of the difference inn unem-
ployment from a year ago Is made
up of persons "A to 10 years old who
now constitute about 28 per cent
of all jobless.
while about the same number of
students have entered the labor
force this summer as last year they
are experiencing more difficulty in
finding jobs" the bureau reported.
The average duration of unem-
ployment in June, the last month
for which information is available,
was only 81 weeks, it was stated.
This was a sizeable drop from the
average job-hunting period In pre-
vious months of around II weeks.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Woman Employs Locksmith,
Sends Wrong Buick to Brazil

Somewhere between here and
Brazil today, John Costianes' auto
mobile was taking O boat ride, the
innocent victim of first-class Pan
American mixup.
BY rights, 1T should be 1t. Col.
Jose Vincente de Faria Lima's new
1947 Buick headed for the coffee
country. That was the way Col.
Lima planned it when he bought the
car last month.
An official at the Brazil Aero
nautics Commission, where Col. Lima
is Assistant Air Attache, told this
strange story:
On July 26 Mrs. Othella POM
pier, secretary at the commission,
was about to drive the car to New
York for Col. Lima and arrange
for the shipment to Brazil.
1t was understandable for her
to park the car on Church street
NV, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets while she went
into a store for some last-minute
shopping.
Returning, she got into a black
Buick sedan and tried to put the
key in the ignition lock. It didn't
f1t. Resourceful If puzzled, Mrs.
Pompier called an automobile serv-
Evening star., 1947-08-08
u. 5. Puts Cotton Crop
At 11,844,000 Bales;
Market Drops S4-S6
AqricuIture's Estimate
Is AS, 900 Above Those
OF Private Services
By the Associated Press

The Agriculture Department
today forecast this years pro-
duction of cotton at 1884, 900
bales of 500-pound gross weight,
an estimated 425, 900 bales higher
than the average guess of eight
private bureaus.
Cotton futures Immediately broke
Sc bale in New Orleans and 81 in
New York.
The Federal estimate, based on
conditions of August /, compares
with last years abnormally small
crop of 8,640,000 bales and with a
1o-year (1936-45) average of $780,
900 bales.
When the New Orleans market
opened at 9:15 am. following a
Commute recess for reception of
the report, prices dropped $5.35 to
$6.15 a bale below prices which pre-
vailed at the suspension of trading
at 8::55 am.
First sales after reopening of the
market showed October at 1920
cents pound, or $6.15 lower. De-
cember sold at 1921, or $5.35 bale
lower. March was quoted at 1912,
down 113 points, and May at 1925,
down 120 points.
The bottom range was lot to 1913
points lower.
After liquidation had run Its
course the market recovered more
than 81 a bale from the lows on
replacement buying and short COW
ering attracted by the decline.
Condition of the crop as of August
/ was reported at 78 per cent Of
normal compared with 70 a year
ago and 76 for the 10-year average.
The indicated yield of lint cotton
per acre was reported at 2708
pounds compared with 1853 last
year and 250.6 for the 10-year aver
age.
Cotton from this years crop
ginned prior to August l was re-
ported by the Census Bureau, in an
accompanying statement, at 98,144
bales. Ginnings to the same date
last year totaled 171,64l and 1872, 2,737
for 1945.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Alaska Hunt Pressed
For Plane and 70 Men
By the Associated Press

KODIAK, Alaska, Aug. 8.-Wind-
whipped waters along the Alaska
Peninsula and the adjacent Aleu-
tians today were the center of a
second days air and ship search for
a missing Navy PBY-5-A with 20
men aboard.
Seventeenth Naval District head
quarters said the Kodiak based
plane, with Is passengers and a
crew of five, last reported by radio
at 10:45 am. Wednesday. It said it
was $50 miles from its Dutch Har-
Dor destination, with enough gaso-
line for six hours flying.
Searchers held the hope the plane
might have made safe landing in
sheltered waters along the route,
with its radio damaged.
But the Navy yesterday notified
next of kin of Navy personnel that
they were missing. Names were be-
ing withheld, 1t was reported, until
all Army personnel's kin were noti-
fed.
The ply had participated in sew
eral rescue missions itself. The last
one was July 8 when it picked up
critically ailing fisherman from
trawler at sea.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Netherlands Reported
Planning TO Reject
Forced Arbitration
Dutch Said to Be Set to
Refuse U. N. Commission
In Indonesion Dispute
By the Associated Pres,

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. g.
The Netherlands government
was reported ready today to re-
ject any plan for compulsory
arbitration OF the Indonesian
dispute.
Informed quarters described the
Dutch position as follows:
l. They already had agreed to ac-
cept the good Offices" of the United
States to help settle the undeclared
war.
2. They would have no objections
to a United Nations commission to
supervise the present truce.
8. They would accept no U. N
commission either to mediate or ar
bitrate the dispute.
The Netherlands views were made
known as the Security Council put
the Indonesian question aside until
Tuesday afternoon to give the dele
gates chance to study a new COM
munication from the Indonesian
government proposing creation OF
an arbitration commission.
The Indonesians informed the
Council that, while accepting the
good offices" of the United States
the Jogjakarta government had
asked the United States to try to
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Federal Union Chiefs
Reject LANCER Plan
For Political League
North Dokoto Senator's S
Proposal Is Seen as
Hatch Act Violation
By Joseph Young

Senator Langer's plan to set
up a new national political pr
ganization will have to get along
without the support of Federal
employees.
The North Dakotan, who is
chairman of the Senate Civil Service
Committee, had asked the various
AFL Government employees unions
to interest their members in the
establishment of a national non-
partisan league, with the goal Of
electing the leagues own choice for
President next year.
Most of the unions were cool to
the idea, but one large postal group
tentatively promised Senator Langer
it would go along with the plan.
Following The Stars exclusive
story on Tuesday revealing Senator
Langer's proposal, however, Civil
Service Commission officials said
participation in the new movement
would definitely be a violation of the
Hatch Act, which forbids political
activities by Federal employees.
The various AFL union leaders
met yesterday and the postal group
decided to follow the lead of other
AFL employees unions and reject
Senator Langer's proposal.
Senator LANCER had asked the
unions, which have a combined
membership of more than 100000
Government employees, to send to
each of their members a copy of
his Call to Action" program, which
outlines the goal of the proposed
nonpartisan league. The league
plans to hold national convention
next year, with the object of captur-
ing control of either the Democratic
or Republican Party convention and
nominating its own candidate.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Ferguson C|imaxes Bitter Clash
With Hughes by Subpoenaing
Papers and Calling Back Meyer
Odom sBon1bsheIIa at Coiro
Third of Way Around World
Flyer Averages BIS Miles On Hour on Hop
From Paris, Third Leg of Record Flight

Mr.. Odom stopped in Paris for
rest and a brief refueling before
his takeoff for Cairo.
He left Chicago at l :53 pm. (EDT)
yesterday, paused briefly to take on
1900 gallons of gasoline at Gander
and then continued on to Paris
where he took on 1000 gallons more
Mr.. Odom was offered toasted tur-
key sandwiches to eat on the stop
at Orly Field in Paris, but ate only a
chunk of the turkey from one sand
wich, with some tea, leaving the
toast.
He said his average across the
Atlantic was 800 miles an hour and
he expected to make good time to
Karachi, since reports of weather
along the way were good.
Mr.. Odom said the transatlantic
flight, was pretty rough" and that
he had to climb to $4,000 feet to get
above icing conditions.
While field attendants were re-
fueling his plane in Paris, Mr.. Odom
underwent a physical cneckup by an
Army doctor to determine whether
(See BOMRSHEIJ. page A-41
Evening star., 1947-08-08

During hearings on VAS 1948 ap-
preparations requests, VA officials
warned Congress that additional
personnel cuts would mean a cur
tailment of essential services to vet
erans.
Largest reductions are scheduled
for the vocational and education
program, with approximately 1000
slated for dismissal. Another sharp
reduction will eliminate some 1,70O,
or more than Is per cent, of the
employees engaged in contact work.
VA officials say this will necessi-
tate the closing of 400 or 500 contact
Offices throughout the country.
Another effect of the personnel
reduction will be, a halt to recruit
ment Of personnel requested in the
original VA budget for the purpose
/ of actuarial work in the insurance
program, officials said. They added
that this will mean the postpone
ment of computing dividends and
refunds to National Service Life
Insurance policyholders.
The personnel cuts will bring VAS
employment down to 1871, 900 persons
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Koisers Widow Dead

ice agency for locksmith. He fixed
her a key that would fit.
So off she drove to New York to
fulfill her mission. Yesterday she
breathed sigh of relief when she
saw Brazil-bound freighter pull
ing out with the car aboard. She
came back home to report her sue
cess, and TO laugh with her friends
at the embassy about the key ip-
cident.
Somebody thought that was bit
odd. So did the police when they
heard about it and remembered that
Mr.. Costianes of 6501 Sixth street
NV, reported a missing car on
July 26. He owns the Trio Restau-
rant at 1887 Seventeenth street NV.
They sent a man around to
Church street anS he found new
1947 Buick, just like the one Col.
Lima bought. That was no coinci-
dence, because it was Col. Limas car.
1t appeared there had been slight
mistake on the part of Mrs. Pompier.
who drove of with Mr.. Costianes
1916 vehicle.
Col. Lima and Mr.. Costianes agree
their cars look alike, except for the
year and $4,000 miles difference on
the speedometer.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

Civilian employment mounted to
new all-time record of SCOTS, 900
in July, the Census Bureau reported
today.
Joblessness climbed also, reaching
2,534, 900 as students sought summer
work and graduates hunted their
first jobs. This was $4,000 above
June.
The month was the second in
which the working force topped
$4,000, 900, the full employment
goal as defined by former Vice Presi-
dent Wallace. July employment
topped June, the previous high, by
"a, 900 workers.
Counting those in the armed
forces, the Nations July total of job
holders was 62,664,0o0.
The Census Bureau noted that in
June and July employment lis at
summer peak, and includes many
seasonal and part-time workers" :"
Agricultural employment declined
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Principal Of Central High
Hurt SLIGHTLY in Car Crash

L. G. Hoover, 81, principal OF
Central High School here, and Mrs.
Hoover, 81, suffered slight injuries
late yesterday in a collision between
their car and truck on Williams
burg road, 13 miles east of Rich
mond, Va, according to the Associ-
ated Press.
Mrs. Hoover was taken to Rich.
mond hospital for treatment OF cuts
and bruises on the head and
shoulders but Mr.. Hoover. after be-
ing treated for cuts by a doctor.
spent the night in a Richmond
hotel. He reported to relatives mere
that neither was seriously injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover, who live ae
1ls Baltimore avenue, Takoma Park.
were returned from Williamsburg.
Evening star., 1947-08-08

House in the Hughes reconnaissance
plane in July, 1912.
The clash between Senator Fer
euson and Mr.. Hughes came when,
shouting We're not going to argue
with you" Senator Ferguson in
structed committee aides to issue a
subpoena to seize Mr.. Hughes
papers, supposed to be in custody
OF one of the Hollywood millionaire S
auditors In downtown hotel room.
Mr.. Hughes has been staying at
the Carlton Hotel.
Mr.. Dietrich told the committee
that, although he had been served
with a subpoena to produce the
documents, he legally does not have
nossession of them because they
comprise Mr.. Hughes personal
papers.
Mr.. Hughes.
II don't have them on my per-
1See HUGHES, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-08-08
u. 5. Reported Getting
Brazil Oil Rights in
Exchange for Loan
Deal for Exploitation of
Fields Said to Depend
On $50, 200, 900 Grant
By Ernie Hill
Foreign Correspondent Of The Star and
the Chicago Daily New.


RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug.
ga tentative oil rights-for-
loan agreement that would open
Brazil up to exploitation by
American oil firms is reliably re-
ported to have been reached be-
tween Brazil and the United
States.
Americans will be allowed to drill
for oil, if the deal goes through. But
it is contingent on a $50, 900, 900 loan
which Brazil needs badly for public
improvement projects.
This deal is said to have been
reached about 10 days ago, when
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
completed survey of BRAZILIAN eco
nomic potentialities.
If there are no snags, all of the
big American companies are ex-
pected to make major play for
concessions here. Foreign firms have
been barred from exploring for sub
surface minerals and oil in Brazil
until recently. There has been some
relaxation of this restriction, but oil
companies have not been included.
Efforts to find oil in large quanti-
ties, with the exception of small
oil and gas field around Bahia, have
proved discouraging to date Amer
ican exploration would pour dollars
into this country and help ease its
growing shortage of dollar exchange.
Some Brazilians, however, oppose
United States drilling. They say all
subsurface wealth should be ex-
plotted only by Brazilians for their
benefit.
Brazil's Communist press ham
mers away at United States par
ticipation daily on the grounds that
If the United States has even partial
control of Oil discovered, it will
work to the disadvantage of the
Soviet Union.
Some of the leading newspapers
also are in the opposition camp.
They fear that American oil drilling
would give the United States an
economic interest that would affect
Brazil's policies.
While it is generally agreed that
President Eurico Gaspar Dutra
badly needs American dollar loans
and is ready to use oil concessions
as a trading point, oilmen want
our State Department to get quar-
antees in writing. They recall that
in some instances Latin American
countries have changed their minds
after agreeing tentatively to similar
ARRANGEMENTS.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Report Of Wreck Spurs
Andes Search for PIone
By the Assoeiofed Press

SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. "a
British South American airways
spokesman said today that search
would be resumed for four -engined
BsA plane. missing since Saturday
with II aboard, on the strength of
reports of wreckage seen in the
Andes mountains.
The plane-a transport model of
the wartime Lancaster bomber
was en- route from Buenos Aires to
Santiago when 1t disappeared.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
By the Associated Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
CAIRO, ga third of the
way aroul. e world, William
P. Odom - ed Cairo in his
BombShell p4a1e at 5:44 pm.
Q:44 am. EDIT today.
The Roslyn, N. Y, airman, flying
solo in the converted A-26 bomber,
was 81 hours 81 minutes out of
Chicago, his starting point. He
hoped to complete the circum-
navigation feat in 80 hours, beating
the 186-hour solo record set by
Wiley Post in 1888.
i Mr. Odom averaged about 315
miles an hour on his flight from
Paris, where he set the plane down
earlier today after an overseas hop
from Gander, Newfoundland. Tail
winds were expected to help him on
the next leg, to Karachi, India.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Back in Nunkinq

NANKING, Aug. 8 (P.-Lt. Gen.
Albert c. Wedemeyer returned to-
day from fact-finding tour of
North China and Manchuria.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Late Bulletins
Films to Britain Halted

NEW YORK P,.-Eric john
ston, president of the Motion
Picture Association of Amer
lea, announced today that di-
rectors of the Motion Picture
Export Association had voted
to discontinue Immediately
shipments of American fea-
ture films and short subjects to
Britain. Mr.. Johnston said
the ban would continue in
definitely.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Koiser's Widow Dead
BERLIN P.-Princess Her.
mine Won SchOenaich- Caro-
lath, 60, widow of Gcrmany's
last Kaiser, Wilhelm II, died
yesterday at Frankfuram Oder
in the Russian zone of Ger
many, the Soviet t-controlled
German news agency reported
today.
Evening star., 1947-08-08
Millionaire Says
Senator Is Trying
ToGrub Publicity
BULLETIN

ing Subcommittee his private
papers, which Chairman Fer
guson had ordered seized
under subpoena. AS the af-
ternoon session began, both
committee officials and MIR.
Hughes attorneys said they
had been unable to locate John
w. Meyer.
Senator Ferguson, Republican,
OF Michigan, capped a bitter
verbal exchange with Howard
Hughes today by issuing a sub
poena for private documents and
papers Mr.. Hughes has in a
downtown hotel.
Senator Ferguson's action, as
chairman of the Senate War Inves-
tigating Subcommittee, came after
Mr.. Hughes had refused to produce
John Meyer, his publicity man, and
had said he would make available
from his papers only those cleared
by his attorneys. A subpoena also
was issued for Mr.. Meyer.
This latest in a series of bitter
rows that frequently have inter-
rupted the hearings overshadowed
these other developments this morn
ing:
l. A charge by Noah Dietrich. a
Hughes Tool Co. official. that Maj.
Gen. o. P. Echols Tetired) once
said he would not deal with Mr..
Hughes as a plane builder during
the war because the general dis
liked Mr.. Hughes personally.
2. Disclosure by Mr.. Dietrich that
Russell Birdwell, another Hughes
publicity man, had admitted he
padded" an expense account and
incorrectly listed former Secretary
of Commerce Jesse Jones as one of
those he entertained during visit
here.
3. Admission by Mr.. Hughes and
others in his organization that Mr.
Birdwell tried to interest the, White
Evening star., 1947-08-08
BULLETIN

CAIRO(P.-William P. Odom
left Cairo today at 6:39 pm.
12::39 pm. EDIT for Karachi,
India.
Evening star., 1947-08-08

(See BRITAIN Fage A-4D
Evening star., 1947-08-08

(See U. NJ, Page A-4.)
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