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Evening star., 1947-07-30
Judge Frees Lawyer Accused
By Policeman in ruffic Row

A disorderly conduct charge
against War Assets Administra-
ton attorney was dismissed in Mu-
nicipal Court yesterday by Judge
Nadine l.. Gallagher, who decided
the defendant had not used loud
and boisterous language to a po-
liceman last Sunday near Griffith
Stadium.
John Kenton Chapman, 81, as
sistant chief counsel of the litiga-
ton section of WAA, was accused by
Policeman Robert B. Lewis OF the
Seventh Precinct Of walking against
the lights at Seventh street and
Florida avenue NV. while on his
way to the ball game.
Pvt. Lewis testified he repri-
manded Mr.. Chapman. After the
game, Mr.. Chapman approached
him and said. Il don't like the way
you addressed me the last time,
Pvt. Lewis testified.
The policeman told the court Mr..
Evening star., 1947-07-30
Buildings Crack, Sidewalks Rip
In West Virginia Earth Slide

their city, were considering what
steps should be taken. There was
no indication whether geologists
would be called in to study the
mystery.
Nine downtown buildings have
been reft by wide cracks.
The brick post Office has burst its
seams with a f1ssure at the rear,
running the height of the building.
The Mcdowell County, National
Bank has fought balky doors which.
an official said, have to be realigned
every few weeks.
The Ellwood Hotel, the Appala-
chan Electric Power Co. and tracks
.of the Norfolk g. Western Railway
also have felt the effects of the sub
soil movement.
One sidewalk has pulled away
from a building, leaving a wide gap.
A brick pavement has sunk several
inches
Residents said their homes have
been settling for years, but the sink
ing has grown worse recently.
Evening star., 1947-07-30

Chapman then began arguing
"boisterously" and that finally he
arrested him on a disorderly con-
duct charge.
Judge Gallagher dismissed the
charge, saying that, although Mr.
Chapman had shown '"poor judg-
ment to interrupt the officers duty
she had q reasonable doubt louo
words were used.
Mi. Chapman was represented by
william T. Lennon, chief counseI
Of the WAA litigation section, who
took time of from his JOB to handle
the case. u
Evening star., 1947-07-30
BY fhs Assoeioted Press

BATAVIA, Java, July 30.-The
Dutch Army said today it would
be a cause of great regret" to
the Netherlands government
should it develop that a plane
reported downed by Dutch fight
ers near Jogjakarta was indeed
an unarmed transport carrying
medical supplies from India.
Shooting down of the plane as
it came in for a landing was an
nounced yesterday by the Indo-
nesian government radio at jog
jakarta, which said nine persons
were killed in the crash.
Commenting on the Indonesian
broadcast. an Official statement from
Netherlands Army headquarters
said two Dutch fighter pilots yes
terday had reported intercepting a
plane which they believed to be a
former Japanese Betty bomber"
and seeing the plane crash near
Jogjakarta after warning bursts
from their guns.
Fhe statement declared, however,
that the identity of the plane was
mot clearly established and added:
If it is indeed the case that the
aircraft shot down was a Dakota
loader in Singapore with medical
supplies for Jogjakarta, those re-
sponsible have been guilty of culp-
able carelessness, the serious out
come of which is greatly regretted
by the NEI government"
The Dutch pilots were Australian
trained 1t. B. J. Ruesink, 27, and
Sergt. Maj. w. E. Erkelens, who
was trained at jackson, Miss. They
flew companion P-40s. Both denied
their bullets hit the plane. saying
the pilot crashed into tree in try
ing to get away after they fired
warning shots.
II probably could not have seen
a Red Gross on the side of the plane
since it was taking crazy evasive
action and going $50 miles an hour"
1t. Ruesink told newsmen, adding
that ne was still unconvinced the
craft was Dakota.
The Dutch said they had no ad-
vance notice that any plane bear
ing medical supplies was en- route
to Jogjakarta.
Under present conditions the
Dutch statement declared the mill
tary air force naturally has re-
ceived instructions to put stop to
all Republican air activities.
ANY aircraft flying above Re-
publican territory without clear
identification marks and whose
pilot acts as though he were trying
to remain unobserved or attempt
ing to escape, is running serious
risk"
The official Dutch version of what
happened Yesterday Is this:
Evening star., 1947-07-30
u. 5. Dropping Project
For Scholar Exchange
with Soviet Russia
BY Steffon Andrews

The State Department is quietly
abandoning its two-year project to
get Soviet Russia to cooperate in
exchanging students, professors and
other cultural personnel with the
United States.
This was made known today as
officials in the departments Euro
pean Area Division scanned an Off
cial transcript Of the Soviet decree
forbidding Soviet citizens from giv-
ing out information under penalty
of 20 years in prison.
Officials who analyzed the latest
Soviet PRONUNCIATION said that its
provisions are so broad it shows in
unmistakable language that the
Russian government actually does
not want to participate in any re-
ciprocal exchange of scholars.
Bids Made Recently.
"The tone of the decree is such, )"
said department official, that it
indicates the major concern Of the
Soviet government is to stop the
leakage of any kind of information
rather than to- promote the ex-
changing of cultural information.
I"In view of this decree. 1t Is
impossible to see how there could
be any kind of exchange. Students,
doctors and educators could not be
told anything by Russians even if
they could get into Russian lab
oratory or schoolroom."
The United States, according to
department officers, twice in recent
months made unpublicized proposals
for the reciprocal exchange of so
scholars in such fields as astronomy
medicine, chemistry, botany, music
and history.
The second proposal was made
directly by Ambassador Walter
'Bedell Smith after Premier Stain
had warmly assured both Elliott
Roosevelt and former Gov. Harold
Stassen on separate visits to Mos
COW that Russia desired nothing
more than friendly cultural CO.
oeration.
No Direct Response.
But no direct response has been
made to either proposal, according
to department records.
After more than 20 months Of al
most continuous prodding, officials
say they have come to the con-
clusion that the situation is "hope-
less" and that it is useless for the
department to press the Soviet gov
ernment further on the program.
Department officers said the ex-
cuse voiced by minor Soviet Of
ficials is that lack of housing and
other facilities in Moscow and
other parts of the Soviet Union for
bids undertaking such a project.
But this factor apparently has
not prevented an exchange between
Russia and those European coun-
tries that are in the Soviet sphere.
officials point out. The latest figures
show that approximately 700
students from Balkan countries are
now in the Soviet Union.
North American Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1947-07-30
Husband Discovers Body
OF Wife in Bathroom

Mrs. Catherine Weber, 63, of 1916
T street Sc, wife of Navy Depart
ment employe. was found dead in her
home shortly before noon today and
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said he would conduct an imme-
diate autopsy.
Police said that the. body had been
found by her husband, John Weber,
IS, who summoned neighbors and
asked them to call police. Her body,
police said, was found fully clothed
on the bathroom floor.
Neighbors told police that the
couple, who had been married for
eight years, had lived at the T street
address for about five years.
Evening star., 1947-07-30
10 Diabetic Children Start
Camp Vacation Tomorrow

Ten diabetic youngsters, aged 6
to 13, will start a month of camp
ing at the Christ Child Farm for
Convalescent Children, Rockville,
Nd, tomorrow.
The farm, a Community Chest
agency. normally accommodates 80
children convalescing from other
illnesses. To accommodate the 10
diabetic children, the playhouse has
been converted to domitory for 10
children sufficiently recovered to re-
turn home shortly. The diabetic
children will sleep in the regular
dormitories.
Mrs. Margaret Gardner is super
intendent of the farm.
Evening star., 1947-07-30
Hacker S Permit Suspended
On LeqisIator's S Complaint

Irwin Rison, 20, of 5029 Hanna
place Sc, received a 15-day 'sus-
pension OF his District cab drivers
license as a result Of a complaint
by Representative Jackson, Demo-
crat. of Washington, District off,
cials have announced.
Mr.. Rison's license was suspended
July % by the Commissioners after
the case was heard by the Board of
Revocation and Review. Mr.. Jack
son charged that the cab driver re-
fused to take him and his secretary
John Salter, to different addresses
in Northwest Washington on June
20. The driver ordered them to get
out in the rain and seek another
cab, the Representative declared.
Evening star., 1947-07-30
New UItimatum Given
Budwesky on Delay in
Acquiring School Sites

City Manager Carl Budwesky Of
Alexandra today had a new ulti-
matum, after the City Council &C
cepted his report on the recent
designations Of the police and FIRE
chiefs last night.
The Councils new ultimatum,
however. did not carry with it q
resignation" threat, as did the
resolution adopted at special
session Saturday ordering Mr.. Bud
wesky to report on the police and
fire chief designations.
Mr.. Budwesky was ordered, by a
unanimous vote Of the councilmen
present, to make complete" report
on reasons for delay in the acquisi-
ton of school sites. His report Is to
include all letters received from the
School Board or superintendent of
schools relative to the school sites,
with a notation of action taken on
each letter since 194l when. accord
ing to the councilmen, acquisition
of sites was ordered.
The councilmen ordered that this
report be furnished by August 8 SO
that the matter can be taken up at
the August n meeting.
Time Of Order In Dispute.
The resolution calling for the
school site report was made by
Councilman Paul Delaney who asked
Mr.. Budwesky why there has been
such a delay in purchasing the
school sites
The city manager explained that,
as soon as he was authorized to
buy the land needed, he had started
to do so when the necessity of con.
demnation proceedings halted his
plans.
well. did that take four or five
years." asked Mr.. Delaney.
ITO the contrary-it has only
taken about 10 months MIR. Bud
wesky replied.
The point they disagreed on was
when the Council actually ordered
Mr.. Budwesky to 60 ahead with
purchase of the sites and when
funds were made available for the
purchases. Mr.. Budwesky's report
is expected to supply the answers to
those questions.
Councilman Charles Nash
brought out that the sites would
cost the city r1uch more at this
time than when their purchase was
first contemplated.
Charter Provisions Cited.
The report Mr.. Budwesky gave to
the councilmen last night cited
provision of the Alexandra Charter
that requires him to report on such
designations at the next regular
Council meetings after they occur.
He pointed out that Fire Chief
James M. Duncan. jr., submitted
his resignation late in the afternoon
on July % after docket for that
nights Council session already had
been prepared. Mr.. Budwesky also
pointed out he did not attend that
Council meeting,
The resignation of Police Chief
John s. Arnold, he said, was sub
mitted last Wednesdays day after
the last regular Council session.
He told the council both resigna-
tions had been acknowledged and
informally" accepted and that he
already had mailed formal accept
ance to the police and fire chiefs.
His report added that, "since the
council has abolished the ONCE Of
chief Of police, there Is no vacancy
in the police department" and
Capt. Edgar A. Sims Is thereby head
of the department.
Evening star., 1947-07-30
New Telephone Center
To Hold Open House

The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. will hold an open
house at its new $3,300,000 Victor
Twining Center, Twenty eighth and
N strets Sc, from $50 to $50
o'clock tonight, tomorrow and Fri
day.
Telephone users are invited to
take the companys conducted tours
of the new dial center.
Evening star., 1947-07-30
One of Two Men FIoiIed
'Bv Mill Wheel Dies
By the Asscciotsd Press

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. July
30.-Isaac Spencer, so, one of two
men failed into unconsciousness
by a chain attached to a whirling
mill wheel, died today in Com
munity Hospital here.
His companion in the freak mis-
hap yesterday. William Kaninsky
40, was reported recovering.
The men were trapped beneath a
cogwheel when gate holding back
waters at the Weidman (Mich) Mill
ing Co. broke.
AS the wheel began to spin. a
heavy chain attached to it lashed
the two men.
Evening star., 1947-07-30
Farm Prices Increase
2 Per Cent in Month,
u. 5. Survey Reports

The general level of prices re-
ceived by farmers increased per
cent between mid-June and mid
July, the Agriculture Department
reports.
A monthly Government price sur
vey noted yesterday that prices for
most farm products increased and
more than offset lower prices re-
ceived for fruits and truck crops.
Meat animal prices averaged is
per cent higher than in mid-June.
An increase of 16 cents a bushel in
the average farm price of corn-to
$2.01 a hushel-set a new record, the
report stated. The old record was
s1.96 set last July.
Food Exports Increased.
The Commerce Department re-
ported that United States food ex-
ports during the first five months
of this year amounted to $l,O47,-
177,OO0. This is an increase Of $49,-
311 900 over the same period last
year.
Greatest increases in exports this
year were in wheat -four, corn. grain
sorghums. peanuts, milled rice, oil
cake, oil cake meal, horse meat and
sausage castings.
The Agriculture Department said
prices Of most dairy products turned
up during the month as milk pro-
duction began its normal seasonal
decline. Likewise. prices Of poultry
and eggs increased.
Prices of truck crops turned
downward a little more than nor
NAL during the month.
The index OF prices received by
farmers in mid-July was 276 per
cent of the 1910-1914 average. COM
pared with 271 per cent in mid
June.
The index Of prices paid by farm
ers for commodities and materials
used in farm production and family
living was 23l OF the 1910-1914
average, unchanged from month
earlier.
Average Prices Received.
Average prices received and parity
prices, respectively, as of June Is
for major commodities included:
Wheat, $2.14 and $204 a bushel;
rye, 1896 and $1.66; rice roughO, p,
1882 and $l.SS: corn, $2.01 and ST. .4S;
oats, 92.2 and e2.2 cents; barley,
s1.57 and s143; graf. sorghum,
s2.78 and $3.50 per 100 pounds.
Hay, $3.50 and S2740 ton: cot
ton, 1888 and 1854 cents a pound;
cottonseed. $40 and s5210 a ton;
soybeans, 5000 and $2.22 bushel;
peanuts, e.55 and Ill cents pound;
faxseed, s5.75 and $500 a bdshel.
Potatoes, $1.69 and $1.70 bushel;
sweet potatoes, $2.51 and $2.03;
grapefruit, s1.22 and $3.50 box;
oranges, SO cents and S3.4s.
Hogs. $23.60 and $3.50 per hun
dred pounds; beef cattle, 1890 and
$3.50; veal calves, $1,000 and $3.50:
lambs, $2l10 and 1880; wool, 39.2
and 42.3 cents pound; butter fat,
68 and 56.8 cents a pound; milk,
wholesale, $3.75 and s3.44 per hun
dred pounds: chickens, live, 2S.1
and 1858 cents pound; eggs, 45.7
and 46.7 cents a dozen.
Evening star., 1947-07-30
Military Funeral Given
Nine Killed in Transport

JOGJAKARTA, Java. July 80 CP).
The Indonesian republic gave a
military funeral today to nine per-
sons-four British, four Indonesians
and one Indian-killed yesterday
when two Dutch fighters machine
gunned a Dakota transport plane
carrying medical supplies to the
republic.
Premier Amir Sjarifoeddin. Gen.
Soedirman, commander in chief Of
the Indonesian army, and Air Com
modore Suridarma headed the
crowd which filled a public hall for
the service.
Evening star., 1947-07-30
Britain Prohibits Arms
Going to East Indies

LONDON. July 80 tF.-Foreign
Secretary Bevin said today Britain
had prohibited the supplying of
war materials to the Netherlands
East Indies from British territories
in the Orient and that none will
be permitted from this country"
He made the statement in an
swer to questions in the House Of
Commons after the Communist
newspaper Daily Worker charged
British-made war supplies, includ-
ing Bren guns and helmets. were
being loaded on the Dutch ship Sa-
paroea at Southampton.
Evening star., 1947-07-30
Cost Accountants to Meet

A board meeting of the Washing
ton Chapter, National Association
of Cost Accountants. will be held at
the Blackstone Hotel at $50 o'clock
tonight, James Costello. director,
announced TODAY,
Evening star., 1947-07-30
BuIquriu Sends Relief

The Bulgarian Red Cross sent six
tons Of food to Rumania and tTo
tons to Albania, for sufferers from
floods.
Evening star., 1947-07-30

In the manufacture of glass. soda
is used primarily ~ fiux to aid in
melting.
Evening star., 1947-07-30
Soldiers Reburiol Sought

The Wales Legion is insisting that
bodies of British soldiers be brought
back from German soil for burial in
England.
Evening star., 1947-07-30
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny with
highest temperature about go this
afternoon. Mostly clear with lowest
near IA tonight. Mostly sunny and
quite warm tomorrow with high
.about "a.
+. Virginia and Msryland-Fair and
warmer tonight and tomorrow.
: Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, west-southwest.
River Report.
(From United States EnEineers)
= Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and sliehtiy muddy at Great Fails Shen-
.sndoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity.
sfrsadinxs at washington National Airporto
Evening star., 1947-07-30

Record Temperatures This Year.
- Highest, 90. on June IL,
= Lowest, 4, on February 3.
Tide Tables.
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The Sum and Moor
Precipitation

a. Monthly precipita tion in inches in tht
capital (eurrent month to date):
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FURNISHED By United states Coast and
Evening star., 1947-07-30

IlC OIIIOldI 11UOOII ' C8 StVH1 Of W
happened yesterday is this:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-29

CAROLINA BEACH-Lake Park
boulevard. The Rev. Ben B. Us
sery. minister. Sunday school 9:45
am. Worship II am. and 7:3O
MAFFITT VILLAGE = The Rev.
Paul c. Nix, pastor. sunday
school. 9:45 am. Worship, IL am.
and 7:30 pm. BTU, 6:15 pm.
LELAND - The Rev. Woodrow
". Robbins, pastor, Sunday school
10 am. Worship first and third
Sundays, IL am, second and
fourth Sundays. 8 pm. BTU $50
pm.
SOLDIERS BAY - The Rev.
Woodrow W. Robbins, pastor. Sun
day school, 10 am. Worship first
Sunday evening, 8 o'clock, sec
ond Sunday morning IL o'clock.
BTU, 7 pm.
LEBANON-The Rev. Woodrow
W. Robbins. pastor. Sunday school
1890 am: Worship, third Sunday
evening, 8 o'clock, fourth Sunday
morning 1870 o'clock.
MASONBORO-Rev. J. H. Black
more, pastor. Sunday school, 1920
Am: Morning worship. 1880 am.
$500" Pill. LVell1Ilg worship,
10 pm.
! CATHOLIC
st. MARY'S - Fifth and Ann
streets. Very Rev. Msgr. Cornell
US y. Murphy. pastor. The Rev.
Michael F. O'Keefe, assistant pas
tor. Sunday masses, 7 am, 9 am.
and IL am, daily Masses 7 and
$3.50 am. Confessions, Saturday
from 4 to s pm. and 7 to 9 pm.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
- Carolina Beach, St. Joseph's
street. The Rev. Thomas Roche,
pastor. Mass on Sunday at 8 am.
CONFESSIONS before mass,
ST. THERESE'S - Wrightsville
II am: Morning Prayer and Ser
mon: Rev. Richard l.. Sturgis.
ST. PHILIP'S-Tar Landing. 700
pm. Evening Prayer and Address.
Messrs. Raymond Wildman and
ALL SAINTS-Carolina Beach.
11:0O am. Morning PRAYER and
Sermon. Rev. Thos. P. Noe.
ST. Philips - Southport. HOO
am. Morning Prayer and Address.
Mr.. Edwin A. Nets.
ALL SOULS-North West. ago
pm. Evening PRAYER and Sermon,
Rev. Richard L. Sturgis.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEP-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-29

CllCl I'll, oAANSV
Director Easonls, member OF a
committee now working Oh the
moving of Wake Forest college to
Winston : Salem, used the project
ns the theme of his talks.
He told the pastors that far
reaching endeavors will be neces-
garv to effect the removal OF the
school from its old and familiar
haunts. and discussed briefly a
general outline Of necessary work
fer the project.
The conference welcomed Rev.
A. P. Stephens as a new pastor
in the association. Rev. Mr.. Ste
phens comes from Hocutt Me-
mortal Baptist church at Burling-
ton, to Evergreen d Lemons
Cross Roads churches.
Present besides Mr.. Easom and
Mr.. Stephens were: Rev. R. j..
Raspberry of Hallsboro church;
Rev. Winfrey Davis of Mt. Tabor
church; Rev. B. G. Early of Hin,
sons Cross Roads church; Rev.
S. N. Lamb of Whiteville church
end his assistant, Luther Morphis;
Rev. j. B. Dosher of Council
church: Rev. A. c. Prevatt, sec
rotary Of the conference of Chad
bourne church; Rev. D. c. Britt
of Whiteville; Rev. A. T. Peacock
Of Corinth church, Rev. Ed Ulrich
D. White Marsh church: Rev. E.
Evans Ulrich of Lake Waccamaw
church, president of the confer
ence: and Rev. A. D. Frazier of
Western Prong church; and STAN
ley Howard of Lake Waccamaw
The Columbus Association Mission
airy. Rev. H. S. Strickland of
Wrightsboro church in Wilmington
Was a guest of the conference.
Resolutions of appreciation and
respect for the loyal and faithful
services of Rev. f. J. Raspberry
we're adopted on the eve of his
departure from Columbus county
10 serve in Chatham, Va.
Following the conference, the
pastors and their wives enjoyed a
FISH fry at the parsonage.
After dinner, a Presbytery was
convened d e instruction of
Waccamaw Baptist church to ex-
anime Stanley Howard as to his
qualification for ordination to the
vcnd doubt to be well qualified
Baptist Ministry. Howard stood an
excellent examination proving be-
md his ordination was recon-
mended.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-29

am, and 7:30 pm. Sunday school
WOODBURY. - The Rev. J. D.
WithroW, pastor. Sunday school,
10 am. Worship II am. and 7:3O
MCCLURE MEMORIAL - The
Rev. c. C. Myers, pastor. Wor-
ship. IL am, second and fourth
L llftFfG. CHAPEL ON THE
B o A D WALK = Wrightsville
Beach. Conducted by the. First
Presbyterian church of Whining
ton. Church school 10 am. Young
People 7 pm.
observation-disclosures Fifth ave-
nue. and Meares streets. The Rev.
Wade H. Allison, pastor. Sunday
school, 9:45 am. Worship, IL am.
and s pm. Youth Fellowship
and Pioneers, 7:15 p. m.
MYRTLE GROVE The Rev.
John D. Macleod, pastor. Sunday
school, GAS am. Junior league,
1915 a. m. Song service, 1880 pm.
NEIGHBORHOOD CHAPEL -
BIT South Second street. The Rev.
ing and Sunday school at 8 o'clock.
CAROLINA BEACH = Charlotte
Avenue. The Rev. John D. Mac,
Leod, minister. Sunday school, 10
am. Worship, II am. Young Peo-
pie 7:30 Wednesday evening":
CAPE FEAR - Maffitt Village,
The Rev. Paul Hollar, pastor: Sun
day school, 9:45 am. Worship, IL
am. Young People, 6:15 pm.
Worship z pm. Wednesday pray
PEARsALL MEMORIAL - East
Wilmington; The Rev. Frederick
Andrew J. Howell. pastor emeri-
tus, conducting service, Sunday
school, 9:45 am. Worship, II am.
Pioneers, + pm. Young Fellow
ship 6:45 pm.
MURRAYVILLE CHAPEL
The Rev. William c. Bennett, as
sistant pastor of St. Andrews
Covenant church, pastor. Sunday
school 3 pm. Services first and
third Sundays.
PRINCESS PLACE EXTEN-
SION - The Rev. William c. Ben
nett, assistant pastor of St. An
dr. e W S : Covenant PRESBYTERIAN
Church. pastor. Sunday school 9:45
am. Service first Sunday in month
IL am.