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Evening star., 1947-08-16
Delayed Relief
From Heat Due
Here Tonight
60 Degree High Seen
Ending With Showers
This Afternoon

The relief promised Washing
ton heat sufferers should come
this evening in small doses, fol-
lowed by a couple of days COM
Portable for this time of year"
In predicting temperatures slight
ly above 80 degrees today, the
Weather Bureau expected scattered
showers this afternoon and evening
to bump the thermometer off the
record-breaking trail OF the past few
days and hold the maximum to 86 or
88 degrees tomorrow.
That would be eight or 10 degrees
under the seasons record-tying 96
at 5:34 pm yesterday, which caused
two persons to be overcome and
treated in hospitals. Yesterdays
reading also equaled that of August
Is, 1888, the hottest August IS in
Weather Bureau history.
Showers Miss District.
Showers promised for the District
yesterday fell a bit short of the
mark, but residents benefited indi-
rectly from cooler breezes blowing
moisture from nearby areas. In the
30 minutes ending at 7:20 pm. the
mercury dipped from 90 to SO de-
grees.
Contributing to this relief was a
half-inch shower falling west of
Fairfax. Only trace of rainfall
was recorded at the Weather Bu-
reau's National Airport station.
The forecaster hoped this eve
ning's showers would be more
abundant, but saw little chance
that parched crops would benefit
much. Nor was there any indication
Of sizable rains in the near future.
The Districts hope for moderating
temperatures depended on cold
front that had passed New York
City this morning. But most of the
cold air was hanging over the St.
Lawrence Valley.
Low Of 10 Forecast Tonight.
A low of 10 degrees was seen for
the District tonight, mixed in with
some cloudiness tonight and tomor-
row.
One Of yesterdays heat victims.
Jack Brennan, 40, of 302 E street
NV, suffered possible skull frac-
ture and cut nose when he fell in a
restaurant at 629 Fourth street
NV. Casualty Hospital attendants
reported hts condition as good"
Mrs. Lila Wathen, AZ, of $40
street NV, collapsed in the 900
block Of street NV. She was
treated at Casualty for a lacerated
scalp and released.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Adventure Comic
Starts Tomorrow

Johnny Hazard is the kind
Of fellow who welcomes ad-
venture wherever he finds it
i'm the sky, on the ground,
at home or abroad. And the
attraction seems to be mutual
because, wherever Johnny
goes, adventure follows.
Pretty soon--tomorrow, in
fact-you, too, will be follow
ing Johnny. He's the CEN
tral character, the No. l ad-
venturer, Of an exciting new
feature which goes into fast
action in the colored comic
section tomorrow and on the
daily comic page thereafter.
Get acquainted with Johnny
Hazard tomorrow in The
Sunday Star. Then you'll fol-
low his adventures every day
in
Ths Eurntt,g Star
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Chrysler Boosts Prices
S45 10 St43 on All Lines
BY the Associotsd Press

DETROIT, Aug. 16.-Chrysler
Corp. today announced price in
creases ranging from $45 to s143 on
passenger cars and trucks effective
Monday. General Motors, Packard,
Hudson, Kaiser-Fraser and Nash
had previously increased prices this
month.
A Chrysler statement estimated
increases would average $87 on
Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto and
Chrysler cars.
Earlier this week, Chrysler an
nounced net profit for the first
six months Of 1947 totaling $36,122,-
457, equal to $3.50 a share on out
standing stock. 1t compared with
a profit of s4,065, 1881 in the same
period of 1916.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
PoIiceNotifiedt edtoStartAnestino
Pistol Carriers Under NewLow
Search Permitted on .ProbobIe couse,'
But Force Is Wurned Against Abuses

Before issuing the regulation to-
day, Inspector Thomas summoned
all commanding officers to a head
quarters conference to explain how
the new law will work.
The inspector said he did not
plan any raids on the haunts OF
pistol carriers, but he made it clear
that police will be more active" now
in bringing pistol-packing criminals
into court.
In theif efforts to rid Washington
Of trigger men, police were eau.
toned to be sure they have probable
cause to make arrests.
Inspector Thomas said he told the
captains and inspectors to be firm
in enforcing the new law but not tx
aSee WEAPONS. Page A-a0
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Il Krupp Directors
Indicted by u. Son
War Crimes Charges
Heads of Greet Munition!
Works Are Scheduled to
Go on Trial Next Month
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

NUREMBERG, Aug. 16.-Twelve
directors of the $2,500,00 200
Krupp munitions combine. which
for 1873 years has been supplying
Germany with guns, were in
dicted by United States authori-
ties today for war crimes.
They are scheduled to 60 on trial
next month.
In a 50-page bill presented to an
all-American court, prosecutors
charged the giant steel and arma-
ment firm with waging aggressive
war, plundering peaceful countries
and exploiting slave labor.
Principal defendants under the
indictment was Alfred Krupp von
Bohlen und Halbach, son of Bertha
Krupp, after whom the giant big
Bertha" which shelled Paris during
World War I, was named.
Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor, CHIEF
American prosecutor, said the United
States would prove that Alfred
Krupp and his associates were Naz
Party members, confidants of the
Gestapo, supporters of Adolf Hitler
instigators Of rearmament. and VIC.
lators OF the Versailles Treaty.
Gen. Taylor accused Alfred Krupr
Of carrying on the policies Of his
father, Gustav, sWhoasis now senile
and unable to stand trail.
At the outset Of the Nuremberg
war crimes trials In November, 1945
American prosecutors, backed by
France and Russia, asked that
Alfred Krupp be made to stand trial
in place of his ailing father. The
request was turned down by the
international war crimes tribunal
and neither was tried.
Gen. Taylor charged that the
Krupp works, under the aegis OF
Hitler, expanded to ITS domestic
companies and foreign subsidiaries
that the Krupp staff jumped from
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Reds Reported Pressing
For Iruniun Oil Poet
By the Associated Press

IEHERAN, Aug. 16.-A source
close to Premier Ahmed Qavan said
today that the premier was under
heavy pressure from the Soviet
Union for action on a Russian oil
concession in Iran, and that the
premier would ask parliament to
act on the measure Immediately.
Iranian official sources said the
premier repeatedly has advised the
Russians he did not believe parlia-
ment would approve the agreement
for Russian -Iranian oil company
reached negotiations last year while
Russians still occupied Iranian
AZerbaijan.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
UNIV Journal Says
Truman MaFned NLRD
On 'Dietafion' by Ball
''Weok-K -Kneed Members
Not TO Be Reuppointed,
President Reported Saying
By the Asseeiafed Press

The United Mine Workers
Journal said today President
Truman has warned" the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board
that he will not reappoint MEM
bers who permit the Joint Con-
gressional Committee on Labor
Relations to Interfere or die
tate policy"
The John L. Lewis union publica-
ton described the committee, Great
ed by the Taft-Hartley Act, as a
witch hunting vigilante outfit" and
declared Chairman Joseph Ball, Re-
publican, of Minnesota has tried to
persuade the NLRB not to make a
move without calling joe"
A report was published several
days ago that the President had
told the NLRB in rather emphatic
language that the agency was re-
sponsible to him and not to Con-
gress, after he had been advised
that members were looking to Capt.
tol Hill for advice on administering
the new law.
Truman Admitted Discussion.
The President was asked at his
news conference if this was true
and if he had really laid the law
down" to the board.
Mr.. Truman said he had discussed
the situation with the board and
that the members we're of the same
frame OF mind as himself-that they
are a branch of the executive depart
ment of the Government. There has
been no argument on that subject
and no necessity for laying the law
down, Mr.. Truman added.
Under the Taft-Hartley Act the
three-member board was expanded
to five and the new post of general
counsel created. The President
nominated J. Copeland Gray and
former Senator Murdock OF Utah as
new board members and Robert N
Denham as general counsel.
Congress, however, adjourned
without Senate confirmation of the
nominees.
The miners publication said con-
Evening star., 1947-08-16
By Miriom Ottenbero

Police today got their signal
to start arresting persons they
have good reason to believe are
carrying deadly weapons.
Acting Police Supt. Walter H
Thomas issued the new police reg.
ulation, designed to give Washing
ton citizens the protection they
never had before from pistol-carry-
ing criminals.
This protection is carried in the
tighter firearms law signed by
President Truman August 4. The
law was passed after long cam
'paign in The Star to curb illegal
pistol carriers by giving police. more
authority to make arrests
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Brazil Warns
Rio Par|eyof
Peace Urgency
Leaders Must Set Up
Safeguards or Quit,
Fernondes Says
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

QUITANDINHA, Brazil, Aug.
l6.-Brazils Foreign Minister
told the Donation Inter-Amer-
ican Conference today that if it
failed to set up machinery
to preserve continental peace,
others "less fitted to accomplish
it will take our place"
Raul Fernandes, 69-year-old diplo-
mat elected yesterday as president
OF the conference, opened its second
plenary session with an appeal to
the delegates for Safeguards for the
defense of individual rights, liberty,
justice and well being"
The conference was called for
formulation of an inter-American
defense treaty. A compromise seemed
in the making on the issue of the
vote needed to invoke treaty sane
tions against an aggressor.
Mr.. Fernandes said, "Our work is
not only possible and opportune, but
also urgent, since the San Francisco
Omitted Nations) Charter gave the
Pan American Union the first re-
sponsibility for the preservation of
continental peace"
Nicaraguan Regime Opposed.
Before the delegates assembled,
Ricardo Alfaro, Panama's foreign
minister, told a news conference
Panama would never recognize the
present government of Nicaragua
and said it was "a certainty that
Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela and
Bolivia will join Panama in opposing
the admission to the conference of
any representative except one from
the rightful Nicaraguan leader"
He said Panama considered Leon
ardo Arguello, deposed in a recent
coup, as the rightful leader.
Fiallos Gil, exiled Nicaraguan
political leader, arrived here yester-
day from Guatemala as an Arguello
representative. A representative of
the new Nicaraguan government al
ready was on hand, calling himself
an observer.
Hope for settlement Of the voting
issue was raised last night when
Secretary of State Marshall told
correspondents the United States, in
response to Mexican compromise
proposal, had modified its stand.
Unanimous Vote Urged.
Argentina has insisted that a
unanimous vote of treaty signatories
be necessary to putsinto effect any
measure against nation attacking
any American republic.
The United States, on the other
hand, has held that q two-thirds
majority vote should be sufficient
for all such measures.
In last nights news conference.
however, Gen. Marshall said the
United States, while still recon-
mending that the two-thirds rule
apply on most varieties of sane
tions, had agreed to except the use
of armed force from this rule.
The new position, as he outlined
1t, Is that mo state shall be re-
quired to furnish armed forces with
out its consent"
Under the Act of Chapultepec,
armed force is only one of series
of possible sanctions to be pro-
vided for in the proposed treaty.
Others include the breaking of dip
lomatic and consular relations with
AN aggressor and the interruption
of economic, commercial and finan-
cial relations.
The hemisphere defense treaty
> is being drawn up in accordance
with recommendation in this act,
wartime defense pact adopted
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Finding Of ; Miners
Raises Slight Hope
For Safety Of 50 More
81 Bodies Located
After Blust in British
Underseu Tunnels
BY the Assoeioted Press

WHITEHAVEN, England, Aug.
16.-Three dazed, bruised miners
caught in an explosion which
trapped LOT in an undersea coal
mine, stumbled out alive today
after a 21-hour ordeal and raised
slight hopes for so miners still
missing below.
The National Coal Board an.
nounced that the bodies of 54 mer
had been located and said it had
virtually given up hope for the
other So.
Then the three blackened mer
emerged from the mine, bringing
to IS the total of known survivors
They told officials they were some
distance away when the blast shat.
tered the shaft of the 135-year- -ole
mine stretching out several miles
under the Firth Of Solway.
is Bodies Brought Up.
Cut off from the pithead, the mer
scrambled. to the mines farthest
reaches to avoid deadly gas. They
were met by rescuers as they made
their way back, hours later.
The Coal Board said 1T men
rather than 121 as previously an.
nounced, were in the mine. Ter
miners escaped soon after the blast
Sixteen bodies were brought to thu
surface from the clear end Of thu
blasted passage and others wers
discovered by rescue workers whe
broke through $50 yards of rocl
falls.
Wives of the miners, some crying
and others too stunned for tears
watched silently, clinging to any
slim hope for their men, while res
cuers in oxygen masks toiled for
hours to reach the pit, miles out
under the Irish Sea. It's tunnels ex-
tend 4 miles undersea at depth o1
300 to 1900 feet.
Fourth Rast This Year.
The women clustered in small
groups. along the rocky road lead
ing to the shaft. Knots of children
sat on the bleak hillside, looking
down toward the pithead.
Ten of the lit men in the mine
at. the time of the blast escaped
because they were on the side of the
explosion toward the shaft leading
to the surface.
The blast was the fourth in British
mines since the pits came under
public ownership last January l.
The previous three killed 26 men
The biggest recent British mine
disaster killed So at Stokes-on- Trent
in 1912, and the worst on record
caused 436 deaths at Senthenydd
South Wales, in 1918. Whitehaven's
worst blast was in 1919, when an
explosion in the Wellington pit, nea,
the William mine, killed 1856 men.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ATHENS, Aug. 16.-The rebel
headquarters radio declared last
night that the headquarters of
Gen. Markos Vifiades, guerrilla
chieftan, had assumed authority
for the administration of a
democratic government" until
"such time as a provisional gov
ernment is formed"
This appeared to be the first step
toward the establishment of what
some sources have termed free
Communist state in Northern
Greece, such as has been predicted
for some time by the Athens gov
ernment.
According to the broadcast, a
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Russian Radio
Says About Us:

The OFFICIAL SoDiet radio yesterdd
to the ,Dorld an attack OF
United States policy in Japan. Tn
broadcast said, in part:
"Just what is the policy of the
American occupation forces in
Japan, which should see to 1t
that Japan carries out the terms
of the Potsdam agreement? The
Americans are repeating the
errors made after the First
World War, as history shows.
The American ruling class is not
afraid of a revival of japanese
militarism, but they are afraid
of the growth of japanese
democracy.
'"The American ruling class is
afraid that the Japanese people
win be able to rule themselves
after several years. If the Japa-
nese people are awakened and
learn to rule themselves, those
who have thus far been the
slaves of the japanese capitalists
viii not wish to be the slaves Of
American monopolists."
Evening star., 1947-08-16
8 japanese known Dead
In Mt. .Asunu Eruption
BY the Assoeioted Press

KARUIzAWA, Japan, Aug. 16.-
Bodies of five more Japanese, ap-
parently killed in the eruption o1
Mount Asama Thursday, have beer
sighted by searchers, bringing the
number Of known dead to eight.
The victims, Japanese mountain
climbers, were killed by hot ash
thrown up by the VOLCANOES sudden
eruption. The Japanee press esti.
mated IS other persons still were
unaccounted for. No Allied per-
sonnel were involved.
Evening star., 1947-08-16
Oil Is Pledged
For Services
Critical Needs
Civilian Supplies
Will Be Affected,
Krug Reveals

U. s. TO ALLOW oil drilling near
jackson Hole area. Page As
OMAHONEY CITES oil industry in
monopoly charges. Page As
BY the Associated Press
The Nations armed forces to-
day had an industry pledge that
their petroleum needs-described
as "critical"-will be met.
Howard W. Page, a member of the
Nationa. Petroleum Councils Com
mittee on Military and Government
requirements, made the promise in
reply to an appeal by Secretary Of
Defense Forrestal and other officials.
Mr.. Page at closed-door confer
ence conducted yesterday by secre.
tary of Interior Krug, said the in
dustry will give top priority to mill
tary requirements. Remaining sup.
plies will be parceled out to other
consumers, including motorists.
The air forces recently announced
1t had only 90-day supply of gaso-
line on hand. The Army and Navy
also are faced with an urgent need
for more petroleum.
Officials Confer.
Along with Mr.. Krug, the Govern
ment was represented at yesterdays
conference by Secretary Of War Roy.
all, Admiral Chester w. Nimitz and
1t. Gen. Hoyt s. Vandenberg, deputy
commander Of the air forces.
Mr. Krug told reporters that CIV
ing right-of-way to military require
ments would have some effect on
civilian supplies and local shortages.
He indicated a belief the overall
result In this direction would not
be too serious" Scattered Mid
western areas have been experience
ing shortages for three months.
Bruce Brown of the committee
said the military situation resulted
from the fact that after the war
the military used reserve stocks
and made small purchases. Later,
as reserves dwindled, the Army and
Navy again became the petroleum
industry's main customer.
Air Forces Hampered.
MIR. Royal told the conference,
according to an Army statement,
that shortages had particularly
hampered the Air Forces, whose
needs are "the most pressing from
the standpoint Of the Army"
Admiral Nimitz termed oil the
Nays 'life blood" and explained
that enlistmentS would extend
training requirements aboard ships
at sea. The Navy looks also to
accumulation Of oil reserves. he said.
\ ii 5epsi iNandenberg related that in
the last so days all air force com.
nlands had been instructed to con-
serve fuel.
without aviation fuel necessary
to training and essential operations,
and lacking q reserve Of such fuel,
the air forces will become, instead
OF a fcrce-in-being and ready to go,
a force on paper only" he declared.
Needs Estimated.
Estimating 1948 military petroleum
requirements at 100000 900 barrels,
or about 3 per cent Of domestic pro-
duction, MIR. Royall said:
I'VE urgently need this petroleum
and we must have 1t to carry out
the important occupations and de-
Tense missions of the armed forces. /"
He added that the military does
not want "any type of compukion,
legal or moral" and expressed the
Evening star., 1947-08-16
BULLETIN

ATHENS R.AGreek Army
announcements and press dis
patches today reported a sharp
increase in guerrilla activity
with hundreds of village homes
burned and many casualties
on both sides.
Evening star., 1947-08-16

(See UAW, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1947-08-16

(See CONFERENCE, Page A,
Evening star., 1947-08-16

(See OIL, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1947-08-16

(See KRUPP, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1947-08-16

(See LABOR, Page A-3.1
Evening star., 1947-08-16

(See GREEK, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1947-08-16

aSee WEAPONS, Page A
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
Burgaw Cooperative
Poultry Dressing
Plant Ready Soon

BURGAW, Dec. 20. A modern
poultry dressing plant, an addit-
ion to the Pender Cold Storage
and Freezer Locker cooperative
IS expected to be completed here
early in January, the cooper
ative has announced.
Foundation pouring has al
ready been completed and work
on the upper structure is being
planned.
The new plant will include a
smoke house and lard rending
department, and upon compile
ton, machinery will be installed
for dressing turkeys, according
to the management.
The cooperative has an
nounced that weather conditions
permitting they hope to have the
addition to their processing ia
cilities completed early in Jan
uary
Poultry growers in Pender
and surrounding counties will
have a modern and well
equipped dressing plant in the
new structure, the management
announces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
Tax Listing To Begin
In City And County
Friday, January z

Tax listing in Wilmington and
New Hanover county will start
Friday, January 2, according to
an announcement at the court
house yesterday.
The listing will be under the
direction of Addison Hewlett,
who is tax supervisor in addi-
ton to being chairman Of the
board of county commissioners.
All tax listers and assessors
in the city and county were
named by the county commits
sioners at their last meeting.
Courthouse employees said the
new books would be in readi-
ness for the opening of the an
nual listing. They are being pre-
pared now.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21

Gin every possible way"
Belts, the governor said, will
call in representatives of tn e
oil companies, Independent
dealers and other interested
persons for a meeting in the
governors Office mot later
than" next Tuesday to discuss
the the fuel oil emergency
and plans steps to be taken to
meet the situation.
"The various producers of
fuel oils,'' the governor said,
"have apparently done all in
their power to prepare for our
present predicament, and due
to lack of steel they have been
unable to drill enough n ew
wells, build refiners, tank cars,
tankers and pipe lines in suf-
ficient numbers to cope with the
unprotected and unprecedented
demand for fuel oil that has
come about since the end of the
war, and which is estimated to
be about Is per cent greater
CONTINUED on Page 9, Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
BENSON OFFERS
SEASONS CHEER
Announces Closing OF City
Offices Friday AS
Well

Christmas greetings were sent
to all city employees yesterday
by City Manager James R. Ben
son, who announced that the
city hall would be closed from
Wednesday noon until Saturday
morning, and that any employe
who desires to be away Satur-
day for an extended holiday
may do SO by making arrange
ments with their department
mead.
Benson's message follows:
ITO each and every one of
you | wish a very Merry Christ
mas and a Happy and Prosper
Gus 1948.
"As we look back on our
years work we can feel a sense
Of satisfaction at the many
things which we have accom-
phShed, often times under diff
tlcult circumstances. 1t has only
been thru your loyalty and de-
votion to duty that these things
nave been accomplished and
want you to know that this Of
nee fully appreciates your eff
1ortS during the year.
AS we look forward to 1948
We caa only strive to make it
credit to our City and to this
end l hope that each one of you
Will pledge your best efforts. 1t
is pleasure to work with such
1lne group of people and /
WlSh you to always know that
ulS office has the welfare of
each one Of you at heart
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
MEYERS COURT
HEARING SET
Meanwhile Air Force Take
Precautionary
Measures

NEW YORK, Dec. 2o.-R-
Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers
indicted on perjury charges by
a federal grand jury, probably
will be arraigned here Monday,
a government attroney said to
day.
Assistant United States At.
torney Mario Pitton said the
retired air forces procurerAe>'
officer was expected to appear
before a U. S. Commissioner ir
Brooklyn, and that bail woulc
be set during the hearing.
A government attorney ir
Washington has asked that Mey
ers' bail be set at $4,000 for his
appearance in Washington Jan
u.
He was indicted on six counts,
three charging perjury before {
Senate committee investigating
war contracts, and three charg
ing he induced a former associ
ate to commit perjury.
His associate, Bleriot H. La
MARIE, was also indicted or
three perjury counts.
In Washington the air force
announced tonight creation o1
"office of the director general,
the duty of which will be to spot
such instances as the wartime
business transactions laid to Maj
Gen. Bennett Meyers by witness
before the Senate War Investi-
eating committee.