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Evening star., 1947-09-03
Far East Commission
Orders Destruction
OF Jap War Potential
ey the Associotsd Press

The 11-nation Far Eastern Com
mission announced today it has or
dered the destruction Of much of
Jspan's industrial war potential and
the designation Of many plants for
reparations.
The basic policy for reduction of
Japanese war potential" was finally
decided August IA, after months of
argument. A directive then was
sent to Gen. Macarthur.
Diplomatic authorities said the
newly decided policy actually serves
to give 11-nation sanction to much
of the work that Gen. Macarthur
has in fact already accomplished.
The directive also lays down va
rious principles, somewhat similar
to those adopted in Germany, for
limiting Japan's total industrial Ca
pacity to a fixed level. The commits
sion currently is debating what this
level should be.
Ordered for Reparations.
On war potential the 11-nation
body directed that all plants and
machinery useful only for the man
ufacture of combat equipment
should be destroyed.
All other machinery and equip
ment which the Japanese employed
in war ar-supporting and related facil-
titles. the commission ruled, should
be made available for reparations
insofar as these facilities exceed
Japan's peaceful needs Japan's
peaceful needs" will be measurable
only after her level Of industry is
determined.
The commission decided that DUR
ing the occupation the Allied COM
mander should prohibit the re-es-
tablishment Of primary war indus
tries and should limit war-support-
ing industries, such as steel. iron,
coal and transportation, to pro-
ductive capacities in line with the
determined industrial level for oc-
cupied Japan.
Different Levels In Germany.
This in general is the procedure
which has been followed in Ger
many. There, however. the failure
of the great powers to treat the
conquered nation as an economic
unit has resulted in different levels
Of industrial destruction or develop
ment In different zones.
In the case Of Japan, Gen. Mac
Arthur has supreme authority, and
even before the 11-nation directive
he already had gone far toward
eliminating the country's war po-
tential and breaking down the in
dustrial combines which made 1t
possible.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
u. 5. Silent on Red Charge
Il Holds Officer In Korea
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Sept. 3.-United States
Army officials today refused com.
ment on charge by Tass, the So.
let news agency, that a Russian
officer had been held in the Amer.
lean zone since June 7.
When the case of three Amer.
leans held in the Russian zone came
up last month, however, suthori-
ties said the Americans returned
promptly all Soviet soldiers who
strayed into the American zone, in
cluding at least one deserter.
Tass charged Maj. Pulaski had
been in swimming and was carried
across the demarcation line by the
current.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Voters Registrar
Takes Arlington Post

Arlington's new voters registrar
and information clerk assumed her
duties at the courthouse today. She
is Mrs. Walter E. Thompson who
succeeds Mrs. Mary Moore Mc1n-
tosh. Mrs. Thompson will receive
$4,000 year.
The new registrar will be on duty
Monday through Friday, from am.
until noon and from / pm. until
pm, according to John w. jackson,
chairman of the county Electoral
Hoard. Mr.. jackson said Mrs.
thompson might be on duty for ad-
ditional time as the deadline rlears
for registration to vote in the Mo-
vember 4 general elections. The
registration books close 80 days prior
co the election day.
The registrars quarters are now
in booth in the lobby of the court
house. but the county board Satur-
day authorized advertising for bids
for small addition TO the building
which would provide space for the
registrar, as we'll as some other Of
flces.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Man Robs Girl Of S53,
Escorts Her to Bus
ey me Assoeioted Press

DETROIT. Sept. 3.-A solicitous
bandit. who robbed a 17-year-old
girl clerk Of $50 and then escorted
her five blocks to bus stop, was
sought by police today.
Miss Barbara Seabert told au.
thorities she was closing up dry
cleaning establishment last night
when the gunman entered.
After robbing her, the bandit then
told the girl it was unsafe for her
to be out at that hour Of night, In
quiring her destination, he walked
down the street with the. girl until
she got to her bus stop.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
0vereII's Finances
Probed by Defense
BY the Asseeiated Press

SANTA ANA, Calf, Sept. s.-Tht
financial condition of Mr. and Mrs
Walter z. Overell becam an issue
today in the trial of their daughter
Louise and her fiance, George Col
lum, accused of killing her parents
and blowing up the Overell yacht
with dynamite.
Otto Jacobs. counsel for the 10.
year-old heiress to the Overel
estate, called as witnesses an &C.
countant for Mr.. Overell's Washing
ton Finance Co. and an auditor WHIT
recently completed an investigation
Of the concern.
1--WE intend to show that Overell's
business was not on sound finan'
Gal basis" Mr.. Jacobs said, "anc
that he had been acting strangely
shortly before his death March Is"
The Overen estate has been esti'
mated to have a value of $550,000
Miss Overell is the sole heir.
Defense lawyers failed yesterday
in an effort to show by testimony
that CALIFORNIA; Attorney General
Fred N. Howser. released to the LoE
Angeles Examiner the love letters
exchanged between Gollum anc
Miss Overell in jail after their ar.
rest.
Mr.. Howser denied emphatically
that he had any advance knowledge
Of the letters publication.
Didn't you ccme to Santa Ans
April % (the day before the letters
were published) and take the letters
to Los Angeles?" Mr.. Jacobs asked.
Il came to Santa Ana after th'
exposure in the Los Angeles Ex'
: aniner," answered Mr.. Howser. g.
came here for the specific purpose
of getting the letters"
Evening star., 1947-09-03
GondhiAppeorsC Cheerful
On Third Day Of Fast
BY the Associated Press

CALCUTTA, India, Sept. s.
Mohandas K. Gandhi, now entering
the third day Of fast he says will
continue until sanity returns to
Calcutta appeared cheerful
though weak" today. his doctor,
D. K. Mehta reported.
kilograms. letters and kilograms
are said to be pouring in inquiring
about Gandhis health and appeal
ing to him to give up his fast.
Gandhi embarked on the fast
monday night as a protest against
new waves Of communal rioting
which killed more than so persons
and injured hundreds of others In
Calcutta during the day.
Professors of Sydney University,
in Australia, plan to form union.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Leave Bonds Cashinq
Drops After 0ne-Day
Rush al Banks Here

District bank tellers were having
comparatively easy day today after
doing out hundreds of thousands of
dollars yesterday to World War II
veterans who rushed to cash their
terminal leave bonds.
The first day for cashing the bonds
conceded with the end of the Labor
Day week end to make yesterday
one of the busiest banking days
since the hectic days preceding the
1888 bank holiday.
The Treasury Department re-
ported that banks here drew more
than s5,000000 above their usual
quota in preparation for the ex-
pected increase in business. 1t will
be some time next week, however,
before the effect of the bond CASH
ings begins to show up In the Treas
ury's daily reports.
Line at One Bank.
Banks are permitted one month
after cashing a bond in which to re-
port to the Treasury. Hence no
oficial total for yesterdays with
drawals was available.
Some veterans were cashing bonds
today, but bankers reported their
numbers were nothing like yester-
day" The rush yesterday. while
heavy, did not exceed expectations
here nor find banking houses un-
prepared.
There was line again this morn
ing at the National Capital Bank,
316 Pennsylvania avenue Sc, where
some 400 veterans collected a total
of about $4,000, but, as at other
banks, the demand was abating.
| An Associated Press survey Of
major cities brought reports ranging
from a moderate" to heavy" rush,
as approximately 100000 ex-serv-
icemen became eligible to cash about
81 300 900 900 in bonds.
Seek Cash to Pay Bills.
President Truman had urged that
those who do not actually need the
money keep the bonds as nestegg
The bonds carry az per cent in
terest.
The general trend appeared to be
that veterans were seeking the
money to pay bills rather than pave
the way for an orgy of spending.
Students, newlyweds and fathers
Of big families made the heaviest
inroads on their war savings, ac-
cording to reports. Merchants said
there was no immediate big-scale
buying rush as ex-GIs left the banks
with wads of bills, but many of them
expected a big day today.
The heaviest cash-ins appeared to
be in the South.
Here the Riggs National Bank re-
ported $405.499 paid out to 1857
veterans. The American Security
and Trust CO. cashed 1,434 bonds for
a total of $34o,590. the Hamilton
National Bank 2,445 for $3.50, 6,199 and
the Union Trust Co. 467 for $l19,437.
The National Savings and Trust CO.
paid 270 veterans a total Of about
$4,000.
Evening star., 1947-09-03

service with the Italian Navy In
World War I. MIR. Suraci was told
they were buried under the rubble
and was shown wooden crosses In
their memory in the cemetery.
Last July Mr.. Suraci learned
from a boyhood friend-another
barber whose chair he happened to
drop into In Atlantic City-that his
brother. who was also believed killed
the same time. was still alive in
Italy. That was the link that led to
Mr. Suraci's contact with hts
mother.
He has been living in this country
since 1920 and Is married to the
former Mary Flory of Lancaster. Pa,
whom he expects to take back to
Italy by plane soon for family re-
unions.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Alexandra Man to Fly to Italy
And Mother He Believed Dead

Joseph Suraci hopes to leave his
BARRIERS chair before long for a fly
ing trip to Italy and visit with the
mother he had believed dead for 30
years.
Mr.. Suraci was at his home, 1120
Mount Vernon boulevard, Alexan-
.dria, the other day when the tele-
phone rang and startled him with
the words: Joseph, Joseph, this is
your mother"
Only the words were in Italian
and for the first time in many years
Mr.. Suraci was called "Pepino."
From the conversation he learned
his mother and sister, believed killed
at Gioia Tauro in the earthquake OF
1917, had fled to Cera in the province
of Naples. Returning In 1919 from
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Decision on Ignoring
NLRB Unlikely at Clio
Meeting Tomorrow
By james Y. Newton

Although officers of the CIO
will meet in Pittsburgh tomor-
row for discussions of various
phases of the Taft-Hartley Act,
there we're indications today the
dicision on whether to bypass
the National Labor Relations
Board will not be made until
next month.
The C1O Executive Board meets
In Boston just before the October
13 convention. The board rather
than the CIO officers makes policy
for the organization. However, most
of the important unions of the CIO
have announced individually they
would have nothing to do with the
NLRB.
Meanwhile, George Meany, AFL
secretary treasurer, declared in a
radio interview that Republican
leadership In Congress "has demon
strated beyond any question that
it is the Tnouthpiece and political
instrument of big business" He
described Senator Taft, Republican,
of Ohio as "the real leader of the
Republican Congress-
Hostility to Labor Charged.
Mr.. Meany accused the Repub-
licans of having toward labor IAN
overbearing, hostile attitude which
the workers of the country will not
soon forget"
He indicated the AFL may alter
It's traditional non partisan political
policy.
This whole question of political
policy will come UP for discussion
and possible revision" at the AFL
convention In San Francisco IN
October. Mr.. Meany said.
The C1O meeting tomorrow will be
attended by the nine vice presidents
Of the organization, President Philip
Murray and James B. Carey, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Will Discuss Affidavits.
Among other problems, the meet
ing will discuss the issue OF anti
Communist affidavits which the
Taft-Hartley law requires union Of
ficers to file and which Robert N.
Denham. NLRB general counsel, has
ruled officers of the two big labor
organizations must also file.
Under the ruling, failure of any
officer of the C1O or AFL to file the
afhdaNts would deny recourse to
NLRB to all unions in the organiza-
tions. The AFL Executive Council
will meet In Chicago Monday to de-
eide the point.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Capehart Sees Million Tons
OF Newsprint From Alaska
by tke As,oe;ossd Pres,

JUNEAU. Alaska, Sept. g.
Southeast Alaska's rich Tongass
National Forest should easily pro.
duce more than one million tons oi
newsprint each year. Senator Cape.
hart, Republican. of Indiana, chair.
man OF the Senate Small Business
Subcommittee on Newsprint, sale
here yesterday OH the committee
return from five-day tour of pro.
posed mill and power station sites
Senator Capehart said the esti.
mated capacity would more thar
meet the 1947 shortage OF newsprint
and estimated shortages Of the fu.
ture without harming the ter.
ritory's fishing industry or its great
attractions to tourists"
The committee is confident the
project Is worthwhile in every de.
tail" he said.
The committee will hold a public
hearing here today and tomorrow
then move to Anchorage and Fair.
banks for dual investigation OF
newsprint possibilities and mum.
cipal airport construction.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
o4-Pound Watermelon
lis Sent to Gov. Lone
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. 3.-The
Governor and Mrs. Lane stored a.
pound watermelon in their icebox at
Executive Mansion yesterday.
It was raised on Mrs. John E. Pet
tebone's farm at St. Margarets and
sent to the Governor by former State
Senator Frank Duval, a brother OF
Mrs. Pettebone.
Mr.. Duvall said it was about the
largest watermelon ever grown In
Maryland. Harry Barer, butler al
the mansion. agreed. It was so heavy
he and an aide had to push 1t into
the kitchen and roll 1t over board
into the refrigerator.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Mystery Blast Sinks
Tanker at Venice Dock
BY the Associated Press

VENICE, Sept. 3.-venice police
said today that an explosion Of ,un-
determined origin sank, the 4, ,570- ton
Panamai1ian tanker Pan Crescent t
a dock in Venice last Saturday.
Contrary to first reports last night
that the tanker sank when it struck
a mine in Venice harbor. police said
the explosion occurred as the vessel
lay at the repair docks Of the Pagan
Co., tearing a large hole in its side
below the water line. No one was
injured, they said. -.
Police theorized that the tanker
might have been hit by . magnetic
mine from destroyer which was
sunk nearby during the war and
now Is being salvaged.
A multigraphed letter received In
the Associated Press Office at Rome
yesterday-purportedly from the
"Denfenders Of Arabian PALESTINE
said that organization had Checked
our enemies by an attack on the
Pan Crescent, as the vessel pre-
pared to leave for Palestine The
letter did not give the place or time
Of the attack.
A similar letter was received at
the Associated Press office in Paris
today,
Evening star., 1947-09-03
II New Polio Cases
Reported in Akron in Day
sy the Asseeiatsd Press

AKRON, Ohio. Sept. 3.-Summit
County's infantile paralysis cases
rose to 1856 for the year, UP IL IN
the last "a hours. but city schools
opened on schedule today.
schol Supt. Otis c. Hatton said
the decision to proceed with the
opening was on the advice Of pub
lie health authorities. Akron has
$4,000 enrolled in public schools and
about 1000 in parochial schools.
Children's hospital still Is caring
for 122 patients, including 20 In a
nearby church, but A cases have
been released.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Schools Forced to Close
As Teachers Stoy Home
by the Associated Press

NEW BRITAIN. Conn.,, Sept. a.
Schools opened here today for the
first day of the 1947-48 term and
closed Immediately because there
were no teachers. Approximately
$500 pupils were affected.
The New Britain Federation of
Teachers. AFL, claiming $50 men,
bers, was standing pat on its de-
mand for a salary scale ranging
from $4,000 to $4,000. compared with
the Board of Educations offer of
So, 200 to $4,000.
A federation spokesman said 1t
was mot a strike, because the
teachers have no contracts
Evening star., 1947-09-03
8 Cars Of Express Train
DeroiIed in Georoio
BY the Associated Press

SYLVESTER, Ca, Sept. 3.-Eight
cars of the Dixie Flyer, southbouno
Chicago-Jacksonville express train
we're derailed a mile east of here
today. There were no casualties.
Deputy Sheriff E. s. Burke said
only one Of the cars carried passen.
gers. The others were loaded with
mail and express. The engine was
not derailed.
MIR. Burke said a broken rail ap-
parently caused the accident.
The accident happened about AIS
am. Sylvester Is located in South
vest Georria
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Final Snapshot Contest Winners
To Be Published in Star Sunday

The four final prize winning
photographs in The Stars ANA
teur Snapshot Contest have been
chosen by the judges and will be
published next Sunday in the
Pictorial magazine. Each of the
successful photographers will be
awarded a prize Of $25.
The winning pictures will be
entered by The Star in the News
paper National Snapshot Awards,
to be held next month In Explor-
ers' Hall. National Geographic
Society, Sixteenth and M streets
NV. They will compete for
$4,000 in prizes-a grand prize
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny with
highest temperature about SO this
afternoon. Clear tonight with low.
est about IS. Mostly sunny to-
morrow with highest temperature
about 80.
Maryland and virginia-Clear and
cool tonight. Tomorrow mostly
sunny with afternoon temperatures
near 30.
Wind velocity, 8 miles per hour
direction, west.southwest.
District Medical Society ragweeo
pollen count for "a hours ending
$50 am, September 3-192 grains
per cubic yard Of air.
River Report.
CFrom United States EnsineersD
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Gdest Falls; Shenandoah clear o.
Hsrpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Stephen B. Peddicord
To Run for Congress
By the Assoeiafsd Press

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 3.-Stephen
3. Peddicord of Baltimore, peren-
nially unsuccessful candidate for
State offices, filed yesterday his Ger
tificate to run in the May 8, 194S
primary election for the Sd district
congressional post.
Mr.. Peddicord, a Democrat, last
ran In the 1946 primary. when he
received 1,477 votes for the guber-
material nomination in a field OF
seven candidates.
Evening star., 1947-09-03

of $500 and 165 other awards
ranging from $25 to $500. A board
of nationally known experts in
photography will select the win
ners.
The Stars entries in the Ma
tional Awards were picked from
1855 snapshots judged during
the IA weeks of the contest.
Sixty-one pictures received after
the close of the contest brought
the total entries to ATS, an in
crease of 100 over the number
submitted in 1912. The contest
was suspended that year because
of wartime shortages in photo
graphic supplies.
Evening star., 1947-09-03
Art Produced in DeIirium

The great italian etcher. Gio-
vanni Piranesi. Is said to have
originated some of his most ia
NOUS plates during a period OF
delirium induced by fever.
Evening star., 1947-09-03

Hirh and Low for Last "a Hcurs.
Hish, Sc, at IA pm.
Low, 66, at 6.35 am,
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hisnest, o6. on August 4.
Lowest, z, on February b.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1947-09-03

Senators in the Philippines Leg.
islature serve six-year term, Rep
resentatives A four-year term.
Evening star., 1947-09-03

Menthly precipitation in inches 1
Eanital lcurrer1t month TO date):
Evening star., 1947-09-03

Professors of Sydney University,
in Australia, plan to form union.
Evening star., 1947-09-03

The Sum and Mo
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-26
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-26
Club Has Provided Well
Equipped Lunch Room
AT School
Special to the Star

Bolivia, June 25,-Instead of
having a PTA the Bolivia school
has a ~self-created District Club.
1t operates along some of the same
lines as are followed by the PTA,
but Principal o. c. Bruton be-
lieves that it beats the PTA, at
least so far as his district is con-
cerned.
Without a lunch room last sum-
mer. Mr.. Bruton and a number of
the patrons of the scbcc' get to-
gether. The upshot of the heart-to.
heart talk was that they organized
the District Club to meet once
each month the year-round. The
PTA meets only during the months
when the school is in session.
The Bolivia District Club held
its monthly meeting Tuesday night
and Prof. Bruton and the patrons
of the school went over a well ap-
pointed lunch room, where good
lunches were served about $50 STU
dents daily during most Of The past
session. All of its obligations for
sinks, stoves, refrigerators and
tableware are paid and it already
has a fund of $1,000 towards fill
ing the pantry and huge refrigera-
tor with supplies before next ses-
sion of the school starts.
One of the important things
about the District Club at Bolivia
is that each member, and that in
cludes about all of the patrons of
the district, feel themselves per-
sonally responsible for the lunch
room and the general welfare of
the school. When the work on the
lunch room started they had an
old building. a relic of WPA days.
1t was built Of solid juniper logs
but was unsealed and unheated.
The window and door arrange
ments wer poor.
Lumber for most of the ceiling
and other needs was donated. Pa
irons who were handy with their
tools Clipped in with labor. Will
ing hands made a quick job and
the building was ready in short
order. Other willing hands and
heads had meanwhile been get
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-26
COLUMBUS BAPTIST
GROUP TO MEET AT
FAIR BLUFF FRIDAY
Special To The Star

WHITEVILLE, June Is - The
Rev. Eugene Olive, of Wake Forest
College, and DR.. Claude Gaddy,
of Raleigh, will be the principal
speakers at a meeting Of the Co
lumbus Baptist Association Friday
at Fair Bluff Baptist church.
This will be the summer meeting
of the association and will begin
at 1920 a. m.
The association sermon will be
delivered by the Rev. r. J.. Ras-
berry and will complete his pas
toral duties in Columbus at the end
of July and viii go to Virginia to
become pastor of severa', churches.
The Rev. Winfrey Davis, pastor
of Mount Tabor Baptist church
in Tabor City, is moderator Of
the association and will preside at
Fridays meeting.