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Evening star., 1947-07-10
After Dark
Don't Say You Were Not Warned
About Those Flying Saucers"
By HARRY MACARTHUR.

"I watched them long time and
know how they travel. Nobody s
said this before, but you wait and
you'll find out that it's true" Tana
went on. "They sort OF nudge each
other. The third one pushes the
second one and the second one
bumps into the first one, pushing it
That's how they travel.
They didn't spin off and disap-
pear, either. I watched them about
an hour while they circled the city
Then I had to go down and pour
myself a drink. 1t was horrible
sensation, watching these Things.
X X X X
What do you suppose they were?"
we asked, properly impressed.
well, I'm not sure" Tana said.
II believe these flying saucers'
people are seeing are the same as
the Things I saw and I'll tell you
what I think.
Il think another planet-I'm not
sure which one-is at war with the
earth!"
We'll, at least they haven't very
good aim," someone suggested.
They haven't hit anything yet"
you can laugh" said Tana dark
ly, "but it's not funny. These fly
ing saucers' are not good. It's an
other planet at war with the earth.
Either that or they've been fool
ing around with that damn atom too
much and nobody knows what might
have happened"
X ~ y *
Orson Welles came along just a
shade too late with his denial that
he is in any way responsible for the
spinning discs" Before he man
aged to get his comment into the ear
Of the nearest newspaperman, a
man we know was speculating in the
Carlton cocktail lounge. When the
first authentic flying saucer" was
located, this man said, it would be
found to bear the legend: See Or
son Welles in Macbeth.
There has been some talk around
the ringsides, too, limiting that the
spinning discs" are somehow con-
nected with a war between the disc
Jockeys of radio. Before long one
of them, with an amplifier aboard,
is going to turn up talking instead
of making a noise like several ex-
press trains. "If you think this
disc is spinning" it will say as it
whooshes overhead, tune in WTOP
tonight and listen to Eddie Gallaher
really whirl platters on the Moon
DIAL"
X n n Il
For some, reason we have been
reminded of Jim Moran. Mr.. Moran,
among other things, has hunted
whales in San Francisco Bay, found
a needle in haystack, sold an ice
box to an Eskimo. imported snow
blind Alaskan heas, hatched an os-
trich egg and startled the inmates
of a Hollywood night club by ap-
pearing in the garb of an Arabian
prince to scatter phony rubies about
the floor.
Wonder what Jim Moran has been
up to lately.
Evening star., 1947-07-10

as the Western delegations got out
of town.
But in six short weeks, since ]
left Russia. there have been such
important developments as:
/. Press radio tolls to New York
have been more than doubled
from less than to 4 cents a word.
This was accomplished by suddenly
forcing correspondents to pay press
tolls. in foreign exchange at the
official rate of $50 rubles to the
dollar. Previously, correspondents
were allowed to pay the tolls il.
rubles obtained through their, En-
bassies at the diplomatic rate of II
rubles to the dollar.
Censorship Rigid.
2. Censorship has become so rigid
that even the official final report
story of the United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitatio Administration,
was cut in vital sections. Among
the parts deleted was mention of
how much UNRRA had been of help
=
to Russia.
3. A new list of what constitutes
state secret" was recently drawn
up and proclaimed in a decree of
the presidium of the Supreme Sow
let. This completely dries up any
news sources outside Of the con-
trolled press, by specifying that not
only military data but even news
of farms and factories is a state
secret" 1t is a crime punishable
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by long Imprisonment to divulge
such secrets"
AS a consequence of the tight
ened censorship even weather
stories are sometimes censored-and
the dried up news sources, there
is nothing left for foreign corre-
spondents except to quote from
Pravda, Izvestia and other official
mouthpieces.
Radio Men Banned Again.
Foreign radio correspondents, re-
admitted briefly for the Big Four
Conference, again are banned from
broadcasting from Moscow. The
Russian press has reacted in the
usual manner to legitimate criticism
of Soviet Russia by printing raging
denunciation Of, and naming by
name. those conference correspond
ents who wrote critical articles after
leaving the country.
The impression correspondents on
the spot are getting is that the
Russians have thrown down the
gauntlet to the Western press. We
all are bunch of capitalist spies"
and Lying Fascist beasts" and the
Soviet Union would be glad to see
the last of us-leaving the presenta-
ton Of the Moscow case to those
two shining purveyors of truth
Moscow radio and Tass.
(Copyright, 1947)
The African Gold Coast is seeking
Jobs for it's eX-Seryicemen,
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Russia Seen Trying
To Squeeze Out U. 5.
And British Press
By William McGoffin
Foreign Correspondent Of The Stor and
Aha Shie..1 n.:I,. A~....

LONDON, July 1O.-Russia has
embarked on deliberate policy
aimed at squeezing out the few
American and British correspond
ents who remain in Moscow.
This is the belief expressed in
well-documented reports reaching
me from Moscow.
The Soviet authorities are using
the triple technique of boosting
costs, tightening censorship and
drying up news sources. The aim
Is to make it not worth the huge
expense for a newspaper to keep
a correspondent in the Soviet capi-
tai, according to these reports.
Visas Being Refused.
This new policy comedies with
the Soviet refusal to grant visas
for more correspondents to enter
Russia, and follows the "red plush
and vodka" treatment dispensed in
giddy, glad-hand days of the Big
Four Conference, when Moscow was
on show. Staying on in Russia for
2z weeks after the conference end
ed, saw the Russian authorities
begin cracking down again as soon
Evening star., 1947-07-10
Peru's Foreign Minister
Addresses Lowyer Group

DR.. Enrique Garcia Sayan, Foreign
Minister of Peru, yesterday told the
Inter-American Bar Association
that the spirit of friendship that
exists among it's members should be
guide for nations of the Western
Hemisphere.
DR.. Jorge Prado, Peruvian Ambas-
sador to the United States, and
Prentice Cooper, United States AM
Evening star., 1947-07-10

The African Gold Coast is seeking
Jobs for its x-servicemen,
Evening star., 1947-07-10
Chile Films Reorqunized

After producing nine films in more
than two years. Chile Films has
reorganized because of financial
losses and criticism throughout
Chile of its policy of using imported
talent and scripts.
Evening star., 1947-07-10

bassador to Peru, also spoke at the
luncheon which was held in the
University Club in honor of the
Foreign Minister. The association
will meet in Lima, Peru, from No
vember Is to December s.
Evening star., 1947-07-10
Rail Ticket Black Market

Visitors report that ur-flfths OF
all railroad tickets in Spain are
sold on the black market, for triple
prices, and not over the counter
Evening star., 1947-04-18
| Gen. Nimmer 10 Retire
From Marine Corps

Brig. Gen. David r. Nimmer, 50.
Marine Corps linguist, who partici-
pated IN three wartime Roosevelt
Churchill conferences In Washing
ton, Quebec and Cairo, will retire
July l with the rank of major gen.
eral after 80 years in the corps.
Gen. Nimmer will 60 on leave
May l. He is commander of the
rear echelon Of the I'd Marine Di-
vision and acting commanding gen.
eral of the Marine Barracks, Camp
Lejeune, N. G.
A native Of st. Louis, he en-
listed in the Marine Corps in No
vember, 1912, and became a cap
tain in World War I. Later he
returned to civilian life briefly and
re-entered the corps In 1921.
Gen. Nimmer was assistant Naval
Attache at the American Embassy
In Moscow when William c. Bullitt
was Ambassador there. He served
IN Harbin, Manchuria, when the
Japs occupied that country in the
early 1930s. During the recent war,
Gen. Nimmer was attached to the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff.
He participated In the Guadal-
canal and Okinawa campaigns and
won the Legion Of Merit as COM
manding general of the Sd Marine
Amphibious Corps Artillery at
Okinawa.
In addition, he has seen service
aboard the battleship Mississippi
and the cruiser pittsburgh, and in
China, Russia and Cuba, among
other places. He also served at the
Marine Base in Quantico, Va.
He commanded the 1st Special
Marine Brigade during maneuvers
and landings in Puerto Rico last
spring.
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Hatch and Ferguson
Back From Balkans,
Differ on Aid Terms
By j. A. o'Leory

Two Senators just back from
Eastern Europe brought different
impressions today of how long
the United States will have to
continue financial aid to Greece
and Turkey, under the bill to be
voted on Tuesday.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, Of New
Mexico predicted the 500, ,000, 900 tt
be allotted Turkey from the pend
ing $500, ,000, 900 authorization should
enable that country to stand against
further spread OF communism. He
sees q longer period of assistance te
Greece.
Conditions in Greece are deplor-
able" said Senator Hatch. "I am
afraid we are going to have to help
them for q long, long time, but ]
believe we ought to be able to get
out Of Turkey by July 1, 1948, If ali
goes well there"
Ferguson Sees Long Delay.
Senator Ferguson. Republican, o1
Michigan came back with q feeling
this country will not be able to get
out Of either Greece or Turkey until
I'VE settle the larger problem that
revolves around their boundaries"
I'VE must get Russia to agree, or
lacking her cooperation, get the
other nations Of the world to agree
on permanent borders for Greece
and Turkey, with the stipulation
that any violation Of those borders
is an act Of aggression" said SEN
ator Ferguson.
Senator Revercomb, Republican
Of West Virginia, Is due to take the
floor against the bill this afternoon
but none OF the pendinng amend
ments will be voted on until 4 pm
Tuesday.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, Of
Florida held the floor for several
hours yesterday, appealing for more
consideration for the claims Of Rus
sia to a hand In controlling the
Dardanelles. As he repeated his
arguments-that the United States
should leave these problems to the
United Nations instead of taking
unilateral action-he was challenged
by Senators Hatch and Baldwin
Republican, Of Connecticut.
Argue About Concessions.
Senator Baldwin said it seemed
to him "our difficulty with Russia
lies in the fact that up to now we
seem to have made all the conces-
sions and they seem to have made
none"
Senator Pepper came back with
this suggestion: Suppose somebody
were to say, See how generous Rus
STA has been with Great Britain
she has let her have Singapore, and
she has let her have the Strait of
Gibraltar. See how generous Rus
sia has been with the United States,
in letting her have the Panama
Canal"
THAT would be a very generous
gesture, since we built 1t with our
money after others had failed," !"
Senator Baldwin replied.
Senator Pepper said the question
he was raising was whether this
country is being generous in laying
down conditions to govern another
part Of the world, when they are
not having anything whatever to
say on what happens in the British
and American sphere of the world. :"
Senator Hatch broke in to deny
the United States has laid down
conditions to Russia about the
governing of the Dardanelles. -
Evening star., 1947-04-18
Dimes Drive Reports
1888 Theafer Gifts

Washington theaters collected
$79, ,353 during the 1947 March Of
Dimes drive, Commissioner John
Russell Young, general chairman
of the drive here, was informed
yesterday.
The final check was turned over
to Commissioner Young by John
j. Payette and Carter T. Barron,
co-cl1airman Of the theater unit
Of the campaign to fight infantile
paralysis with dimes.
The theater officials pointed out
the total was obtained without
Evening star., 1947-04-18

benefit OF midnight shows, tlas
command performance at the Na-
tional Theater. or other fund actiy-
tiles held Ii previous years.
Assisting In the theater collec-
tions for the March Of Dimes were
Julian Brylawski, president Of the
Motion Picture Theaters Of Metro
politan Washington, and Fred
Evening star., 1947-04-18

Kosod. Sidney Lust. Lloyd Wine
land. Louis Bernheimer. Samuel
Ashman, Harry Bachman. Mrs.
Louise n. Miller. Nate Gerber. Nate
Evening star., 1947-04-18

Golden, Edmund Plohn, Samuel
Cummings, Sol Sorkin, Roland Rob-
bins, Ashley Abendshein, he Weiner,
Jimmy Lake. John Allen, Gene
The Valley settler., 1947-10-16
DR{SSfS~ fOR I TffN- AoERS

Ms.' Joe Gentz and her daughter Ramona are opening a dres sanaking shop in. the Lentz home for teen-age or High school girls. Mrs. Lentz will do the sewing h1d Ramona (Pudgyl who is very good at de- signing, will work out, your pattern. for you. They plan to cater to the younger set and will make dresses as we'll as formals s. Girls here is a chance for you to have the kind of formal you have heretofore only dreamed about.
The Valley settler., 1947-10-16
I H l S-...
.AnnUAL BAZAAR; +
 ~ SRTUI2UAY

St. Michael's Catholic Church members are completing plans this week for the Annual Bazaar which is to be held in the Comnlni- ty Hall this Saturday evening at 7:3o. A6ri ssion to the Bazaar is free. Tickets on the prizes vi llbe sold at $l .oo each. The prizes are we'll worthwhile for they consist of a Wash ing Machine Radio, ,CoH- Gorter and Afghan. Drawing for the prizes will be held at t he Bazaar.
 Other features of the Bazaar are linens Tor sale, a ish pond, Bingo, Fortune Tell ing Booth and Food Table.
 The Fubl ic is invited to attend this an- nual event.
Evening star., 1947-09-24
Henriette Metzerott,
Who Aided Blind , Dies

Miss Henriette Metzerott, II, who
devoted her life to the service of
Washington's blind, died today in
Emergency Hospital after an ILL.,
ness of several weeks.
Miss Metzerott was born in Wash
ington, the daughter of the late
William G. and Henriette C. Metz
croft. She attended schools in the
District and then went to live on
her family's estate on Riggs road,
near Hyattsville.
Her interest in welfare work for
the blind was acquired from her
mother, who was the first president
OF the Henry and Annie Hurt Home
for the Blind in Georgetown. Miss
Metzerott was herself associated
with the project from its founda-
ton nearly half-century ago, and
had been president for many years
at the time of her death.
She was also a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Washing
ton Society for the Blind and be-
longed to the All Souls Unitarian
Church at Sixteenth and Harvard
streets NV.
Surviving are a brother, Oliver
Metzerott, former State Senator
from Prince Georges County; two
nephews, Col. Kirk A. Metzerott,
Washington, and John H. Metz
croft, Rochester, Mimi, and a
niece, Mrs. Gertrude H. Metzerott,
st. Petersburg, Fla.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star., 1947-09-24
Harry 7. Taylor Funeral
To Be Conducted Today

Funeral services for Harry T. Tay-
lor, 81, were to be held at 2:3o o'clock
today at Chambers funeral home,
SIT Eleventh street Sc. with burial
at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Mr.. Tay-
lor died Sunday at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Stanley Craig, Perryville,
Md. after a long illness.
Mr.. Taylor was born in Marlboro,
Md, and attended school near
Bowie. When he was II he began a
45-year career with the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. He began as pump
man and when he retired in March.
1914, he was a draw bridge tender.
For the last three years Mr.. Taylor
had lived at 4507 Lily Ponds drive
NE.
Besides Mrs. Craig he is survived
by two sons, William H. Taylor,
Bowie, and James r. Taylor, 612
Eighteenth street NV, and a
daughter, Mrs. Vera Mae Gibbs, of
the Lily POnS drive address.
Evening star., 1947-09-24
Rites Set Tomorrow
For Pilot Killed inB-17

Funeral services for 1t. John
Whitney, "a, Arlington Army pilot
who died September Is in the crash
of Bit near Aberdeen, Md, will
be conducted at 10:30 am. tomorrow
in Fort Myer Chapel. Burial will be
in Arlington Cemetery
1t. Whitney's body was recovered
from the Bush River yesterday, from
which eight other bodies had pre-
viously been removed. There was
only one survivor of the crash.
Army investigators still are piecing
parts of the wreckage together in
an effort to determine the cause of
the tragedy. The big plane appar-
emily exploded in midair.
1t. Whitney was a native of
Davenport, Iowa. His widow, Vir-
ginia, whom he married last year,
is expecting a child early next year,
his family said.
She lives at 2811 South Eighth
street, Arlington.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by his father, Carl D. Whitney, an
official in the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration, Of the Arlington ad-
dress; a brother, Capt. Morton
Whitney of haywood, Ill; his sister,
Miss Kathryn Whitney, a student
at Iowa State Teachers College,
Cedar Falls, Iowa, and his grand
mother, Mrs. J. L. Whitney of At
talla, Ala.
Evening star., 1947-09-24
Board in Montgomer,
Extends Schedule
For Registration

The Montgomery County Board
Iof Election Supervisors yesterday
announced a new schedule for the
registration of county residents who
will vote in the 1948 Presidential
election.
The revised schedule. providing
for more time to register and for
boards to sit in nine communities
more than first contemplated, was
adopted at the request of citizens.
Mrs. ]. R. Hemingway, Takoma
Park, president of the League of
Women Voters, and j. Bond Smith,
chairman of the Montgomery Dem
ocratic Central Committee, were
among those advocating rowing
boards" and a registration period
longer than one week.
The new schedule follows:
Clarksburg, October z; Damascus,
October 8; Gaithersburg, October
9, Masonic Hall; Kensington, Oc-
tober 10, fire department; Burtons-
vile, October II, Grange Hall; Ia
koma Park, October 13 and IA, fire.
house; Olney, October Is, Murphy's
Shop; Barnesville, October Is, Com
munity Hall; Glen Echo, October II
and Is, f1rehouse.
The board will sit at these places
from noon to pm. and from pm.
to 9 pm.
The board will also sit in the Be-
thesda County Building and the
Silver Spring Armory the same
hours as at the other locations.
Mondays through Saturdays, for
three weeks commencing October 13
The main Office in Rockville will
be open for its daily hours and also
from pm. to 10 pm. from October
27 to November |.
Evening star., 1947-09-24
Sloan Scores Criticism
OF Business Profits
By the Associoted Press

BOSTON, Sept. 24.-Alfred p
Sloan, jr, chairman OF the Board
of General Motors, said yesterday
there has been too much criticism
of the profits of business" and that
the profit men" of free enterprise
are the forgotten men,"
Mr.. Sloan told 600 Boston busi-
ness, industrial and civic leaders
that instead of a PHILOSOPHY of
more money for less work" a feeling
shoulds be developed that more
money is an incentive to more work.
The General Motors executive said
no ceiling" must be placed on ex-
pansion of American business, add
ing that only by more and new pro-
duction can the standard of living
be rasied and the American econ
orly made sound.
Evening star., 1947-09-24
Execution Of Petkov
AssaiIed by U. 5. in
Blast al Bulgaria
From Yesterdays Last Edition.

(From Yesterdays Last Edition.)
BY the Associated Press
The United States today de-
nounced Bulgaria,s execution of
Nikola Petkov, leader of the opposi-
tion to the Communist-supported
Bulgarian government.
The State Department in formal
statement said that 'in the court of
world opinion" Bulgaria's Com
munist-dominated government "has
shown itself wanting with respect to
elementary principles of justice and
the rights of man.
Mr.. Petkov was hanged in Sofia S
Central Prison early today on
charges of plotting against the Bull
garian government.
His trial, the State Department
said, constituted but one of series
of measures undertaken by the
Communist dominated Fatherland
Front government to remove from
the Bulgarian scene all save purely
nominal opposition and to consoli-
date, despite its professions to the
contrary, a totalitarian form of
government"
British Plan Protest.
The statement was read to re-
porters by a department official who
gave no indication whether this
Government plans to join Great
Britain in formal diplomatic pro-
test or to take other measures
against the repressive tactics of the
Bulgarian government
In London, British Foreign
Office spokesman said Britain also
plans a protest and that Foreign
Secretary Bevin will handle the
matter personally.
Both the United States and Brit
ain made number of unsuccessful
bids to save Mr. Petkov's life after a
Bulgarian peoples court sentenced
him to death.
The American denunciation, cit
ing Mr.. Petkov's leading role in
setting up the postwar Bulgarian
government, recounted the efforts
the United States had made in the
last three months to assure that he
received justice.
"Travesty on Justice"
The department said his trial and
conviction on charges of Con-
spiracy" against the government of
Prime Minister Georgei Drnitrov
was a "travesty on justice"
Evening star., 1947-09-24
Duncon c. Kennedy Dies
Retired Coal Operator
BY the Assoeiot.d pra..

WINSTON-SALEM, N. c., Sept.
24.-Duncan c. Kennedy, "A, retired
West Virginia coal operator and
former labor consultant to the coal
mines administrator in 1943, died
Monday night in Winston-Salem,
where he had made his home for
the last two years.
Formerly resident of Charleston
w. Va, MIR. Kennedy was executive
secretary Of the Kanawha Coal
Operators Association there until
his retirement two years ago.
Mr.. Kennedy attended the 1898
international labor conference in
Geneva, Switzerland, and was desig-
mated United States employers rep
resentative to the technical confer
ence on conditions in the coal
industry.
In 1943 he was appointed by Sec
retary Ickes to serve as labor con-
sultant to Carl E. Newton, coal mines
administrator.
Evening star., 1947-09-24
Mrs. George {. Winke!!man,
Native Of District, Dies

Mrs. Nellie Hunt Winkelman, wife
of George E. Winkelman, old time
professional ball player now con-
nected with Griffith Stadium, died
yesterday in Garfield Hospital after
a long illness.
A resident of 1853 Columbia road
NV. Mrs. Winkelman was a native
of the District. Her husband former
ly was employed in the city post
office for over 40 years.
She also is survived by a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Marie A. Dissinger, De-
troit; brother, jeremiah, and a
sister, Miss Julia Hunt.
The funeral will be held from
j. T. Ryan funeral home, BIT Penn
Sylvania avenue Sc, at $50 am,
Friday. Mass will be sung in st.
Peters Church, Second and c
streets Sc, at 8 am. Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-09-24
Funeral Rites SET Here
For William Yates, 81;
Was Marine Engineer

A high requiem mass for William
F. Yates, 81, who died Monday in
st. Petersburg, Fla, after a long
illness, will be sung at 10 am. Fri
day at st. Aloyslus Church, 10
street NV. Burial will be in
Arlington National Cemetery. His
son, the Rev. Gerard F. Yates, S. j.,
of the Georgetown University fac
ulty, will off1ciate.
Mr.. Yates was born and educated
in Catskill, N. Y, and lived in
Washington from 1926 until 1914.
His home here was at 4307 Thir-
teenth street NE.
During World War I he was a
lieutenant commander and served
as engineer enrolling and detail
officer in the Naval Reserve. AS
a marine engineer he was one of
the earliest members of the Marine
Engineers Beneficial Association
and served as national president of
the organization for 13 years both
in New York and after he came
to Washington.
After World War I he was con-
nected with the United States
Shipping Board in New York. Later
in Washington he worked for the
Department of Labor and the Mari
time Commission. While he was
with the latter organization he
aided in developing the cadet train
ing program of the Maritime Serv-
ice. He was retired in 1941.
Mr.. Yates was descended from
English settlers who came to this
country in 1700 and settled in New
York.
Besides his son, Mr.. Yates is sur
vived by three other sons, John w.
Yates, Staten Island, N. Y: William
B. Yates, st. Petersburg; 1t. G.g)
Paul F. Yates, U. S. NJ, and eight
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. His wife, Mrs. Rose
Jennings Yates, died in 1945.