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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Veteran Regoiins
Gar Stolen While
On Vacation Trip

Members of the police auto squad
today wrote a happy ending to the
Washington vacation trip of two
veterans and their wives which was
nearly spoiled when thieves stole
their car last Friday.
Police reported they recovered the
1871 Ford sedan belonging to Clar-
ence Martin. 81, of South Bend, Ind,
in the 140O block of Orren street NE.
1t was unchanged, they said.
When the theft of the car from
Tenth and B streets NE, was re-
ported by Mr.. Martin, Navy vet
eran now attending Notre Dame, in
estigating officers found 1887 Ford,
also stolen, in its place. The swap
did not appeal to Mr.. Martin.
He was accompanied to Washing
ton by his wife, his brother-in-law,
Robert Lee, 16, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rice Nutting, Wheaton, III.
The visitors have been staying
with Mr.. Martins parents at 1874
Tenth street NE. The veterans plan
to return to the Midwest tomorrow.
The other car recovered was re-
turned to its owner, Orris Butler,
ITO Gales street NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Leq1ess Veteran Wins
Michigan House Race,
Defeating Democrat
By The Associated Press

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Aug.
27-Charles E. Potter. "a, legless
war veteran who won his first politi-
cal campaign by big margin,
planned today to get an early start
On his duties as new Republican
Representative from Michigan's 18th
congressional district. ~
He, was elected yesterday over
Harold D. Beaton, Il, also for
mer serviceman. Late returns gave
MI. Potter. a native of Cheboygan,
1852 votes from 230 of 289 pre-
cints of the Northern Michigan
area, compared to 1924 for the
former Mackinac County prosecutor
from St. Ignace.
Mr.. Potter, who will fill the seat
vacated by the death of Representa-
tive Fred A. Bradley, also Repub-
lican, said the victory made him
feel both proud and humble and
announced.
II intend to show my gratitude by
leaving for Washington within the
fortnight so as to begin work i'm
mediately in the best interests Of my
district"
His Democratic opponent, whose
platform favoring greater benefits
for former servicemen and opposing
communism was similar to Mr.. Pot
ter's, conceded defeat with the
words: II am glad lost to fellow
veteran"
When he takes his seat in Con-
gress, Mr.. Potter will join another
legless House member, William j.
Miller, Republican, of Connecticut,
who lost both legs as an aviator
in World War I.
Mr.. Potter was a Labor Depart
ment official here from December
last year until he resigned in April
to enter the congressional race.
He had been an aide to Edward P.
Chester, who was assistant admin
istrator of the Labor Department S
Retaining and Unemployment Ad-
ministration in charge OF rehabili-
tation.
He and Mrs. Potter retain an
apartment at 1913 East Falkland
lane, Silver Spring, Md.
Mr.. Potter lost both legs when,
while leading the 10sth Infantry
Battalion of the 28th Division, he
was wounded near Colmar, France,
in January, 1945, by land mine.
He was a patient at Walter Reed
Hospital here from November, 1945,
until last summer He was sep
arated from active service as
major.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Networks TO Confer Sept. 8
With PetriIIo on FIN Ban
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 27-Four
major radio networks today notified
James c. Petrillo, president of the
American Federation of Musicians,
AFT, that their representatives
would meet with him in Chicago
September 8 to discuss duplication
Of standard musical broadcasts on
FIN stations.
Mr.. Petrillo issued an order AL
gust 20 banning duplication Of music
on standard and FIN stations. The
presidents of the four major net
works wired a protest that the order
would seriously retard the devel-
opment Of FIN broadcasting." The
networks said Mr.. Petrillo had Of;
fered to meet with them on any Of
four days beginning September 8.
Today's message to Mr.. Petrillo
said that "in view of the public i'm
portance of this issue. (we) desire
our meeting to be held as early as
possible"
The message was signed by Mark
Woods, American Broadcasting Co.;
Frank Stanton, Columbia Broad
casting System; Edgar Kodak, Mu-
tual Broadcasting System. and Niles
Trammell, National Broadcasting
Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Army Names Dr.. Marvin
Actinq Head Of Research

DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
of George Washington University,
has been appointed acting director
of the War Departments research
and development division, the War
Department announced today. He
is the first civilian to hold this post.
DR.. Marvin replaced Maj. Gen.
Robert S. Aurand, who is on sick
leave. The university president has
been serving as deputy director OF
the division since last September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Boy From Africa al Hopkins
Seeking Regain Speech

BALTIMORE, Aug. 27.-Johns
Hopkins Hospital doctors yesterday
examined a 12-year-old boy flown
from South Africa in the hope they
can restore the power of speech he
lost nine years ago.
The boy, Douglas, and his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Sutherland,
arrived in the United States after
a flight from Bloemfontein in the
Orange Free State
: The father, a railroad clerk, said /:
"Our boy has been afflicted FOL
nine, years. When he was 8
he underwent very minor opera
ton, but. suffered some sort of
mental shock.
He has never spoken since"
The father said doctors believe
the problem of restoring his boy
speech is psychiatric.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Bond Set for Mother
Accused Of Choking Baby

A 7-month- baby allegedly
choked by it's mother last night
was reported in critical condition at
Gallinger Hospital today.
The mother, Mrs. henrietta Fay
Curry, "a, of 1886 Morse street NE,
was held under $4,000 bond in
Municipal Court today on charges
of assault with intent to kill.
Assistant United States Attorney
John B. Diamond III recommended
d medical examination of Mrs.
Curry,
The alleged attack on the child,
Richard Keith Allen, took place
about 1880 pm. police said, and
grew out Of an argument between
Mrs. Curry and her husband, Dale
Curry, Is, a railroad brakeman.
Police said Mrs. Curry told them
her husband had threatened to have
authorities take the baby away from
her.
The woman was charged at the
ninth precinct and held overnight
at the Womens Bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
JUS. Urged 10 Operate
Coal Mines in Ruhr
by the Associated Press

Representative Kelley, Democrat.
of Pennsylvania describing coal as
the key to European economic re-
covery. proposed today that the
United States take over the German
Ruhr mines from, the British and
get the coal production Job done
Back from Europe, where he at
tended. the recent International
Labor Conference, Mr.. Kelley also
told reporters: ,..
/. There Is "a good deal Of fear"
of a new war and Il don't see how
things can go on indefinitely there
without leading to conflict. feel
Russia doesn't want war but is
promoting our failure over there,
hopeful we will pull out so they can
move in" For that reason I'VE can't
pull out"
2. The Marshall plan for Euro
pean aid would go long way toward
answering the problem of restoring
the economy.
3. The United States might well
invest more money in European re-
covery to shorten the occupation
job to Is to 20 years. The occupa-
ton might 60 on for rs years "if we
continue as we are doing now in
Europe. We are not doing much to
build up the economy"
OF Ruhr coal production, Mr.. KEEL
ley said it is only about one-half the
pre-war level. He said the British
blame the situation on food and
housing shortages and added:
I'VE should relieve the British of
all responsibility for Ruhr coal pro-
duction. They can't operate their
own mines. How can we expect
them to operate the Ruhr? We are
footing the bill anyway. We should
send our technicians over there.
They would get the job done"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Safe Stolen in Arlington;
Alexandra Effort Fails

Theft Of a safe in Arlington and
an attempt to steal another in Alex
andria were reported by police
today.
In Arlington thieves carried away
a small safe from Manning's Serv-
ice Station, Wilson boulevard and
North Garfield street, last night. The
safe contained an undetermined
amount of cash and some papers,
Capt. Hugh Jones, Arlington detec-
tive chief, said. Entrance to the
service station was made by smash
ing lock on the front door.
In Alexandra. thieves rolled a
heavy safe about 80 feet across a
room In the Beachcomber Restau-
rant, but abandoned it at a window
without opening it. Detective Chief
Russell Halves said the robbers, who
took quantity of wine, beer and
cigars, apparently we're frightened
away or became discouraged at the
weight of the safe. The restaurant
is on the water front at the foot of
Prince street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Dozen Planes 10. Fly
Qualifying Runs for
Thompson Race Today

CLEVELAND. Aug. n. - Timing
crews at the National Air Races ex-
pected. busy session today, with
about a dozen planes lined UP for
two-lap qualifying runs around the
15-mile Thompson course.
Only two planes qualified for the
$4,000 race which will feature the
Labor Day program during the first
two days assigned for the speed
trials. However. pilots showed more
eagerness to get their planes into
the air after officials reminded them
there will be no exceptions to the
pm. Friday deadline.
The second bail-out by race pilot
increased interest at the box office,
where officials had noted less crowd
ing than year ago.
Claude P. Smith of Reidsville,
N. c., 23-year-old pilot-mechanic,
deserted his midget racer, a red and
white hand-built model entered in
the $4,000 Goodyear classic, when
the left wing failed during trial
flight late yesterday. 1t was Smiths
first parachute jump, but he did it
like a veteran and landed safely
near the small heap of splintered
wood, torn fabric and bent metal
that had been the Falcon Special.
The rate of arrivals of racing
pilots, mechanics and planes in
creased rapidly yesterday and
should reach a peak by tonight.
Among the days newcomers are
Dot Lemon Of Oklahoma City, red
haired and youthful-looking mother,
with four sons in military service
during the war, who arrived in a
slicked UP ats Texan, to fly in
the Halle Trophy race for women
Saturday. The race Is restricted to
AT-6s, .an intermediate trainer type
used by both the Army Air Forces
and the Navy. Miss Lemon finished
fifth last year.
Another Halle contender who
came in during the night is Jane
Page of Wilmette, III. She finished
second by less than second last
year. After qualifying her plane,
Miss Page intends to return to the
West Coast by airline, fly back Sat-
urday morning in the $25, 900 Bendix
cross-country race. then rest for an
hour and race in the women's event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Finnish Planes, Boats
Hunt Missing Trio
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

HELSINKI, Aug. ~. - Finnish
planes and patrol boats searched
q wide area of the Gulf of Fin
land today for the 30-foot sailing
yacht Sea Shark, which vanished
three weeks ago with two Amer
lean students and a British artist
aboard.
The craft left Stockholm, Swe-
den, July Is, and had been ex-
pected back there IL days ago.
Swedish and Finnish newspapers
have specialized that the party
might have drifted into the Rus
sian Porkkala zone or into waters
Of the Estonian Soviet Republic.
Official Finnish inquiries to Rus
SIAN authorities In Porkkala have
not yet been answered.
An official said the Sea Shark
did not call at the Baroesund Pilot
Station, usually passed by all YES
sells bound for Helsinki by the in
ner route, which is near the Rus
sian area.
The missing trio are Robert
Storch, Is, former United States
Army sergeant from Newark, N. j.;
Miss Ann Bloomenfeld. 20, of San
Rafael, Calf, and Gordon Thomas
McGill Lawson, 80, the Briton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
500 Truce Violations
Charged 10 Indonesia
As Dutch Losses Rise
BY the Associated Press

BATAVIA. Aug. 27.--Netherlands
army headquarters accused the IN
donesian Republican Army today of
500 separate violations of the United
Nations cease-fire order which be-
came effective August 4, and listed
IS Dutch soldiers as killed, 234
wounded and missing since that
date
These casualties, a communique
declared, compared with "a killed,
l78 wounded and Is missing during
the two weeks of active military
operations which preceded the truce.
Eight Dutch soldiers were reported
killed and IA wounded yesterday
alone.
The Netherlands, meanwhile, took
another step toward formation of a
projected United States of 1ndo-
nesia by announcing establishment
Of the self-governing territory Of
East Borneo, which embraces the
rich oil regions of Balikpapan and
Tarakan.
West Borneo and East Indonesia
previously had been set up by the
Dutch as self-governing units.
Acting Governor General HUI
bertus j. van Nook of the Neither
lands East Indies, who flew to Sa-
marinda yesterday to install the first
federated council of East Borneo
indicated that Dutch plans for the
new federal government called for
a division Of the territory heretofore
claimed by the Indonesian repub-
| lie.
"Today's ceremony" DR.. van Nook
declared, lis another step toward
the constitutional reorganization OF
Borneo and the whole of Indonesia
In Borneo, East Indonesia, Banka
Billiton and the Riouw Archipelago
the way has been followed whereb..,
real authority and order have not
been undermined. Let us hope also
that In West and East Java. in the
Palembang area of South Sumatra
and The east coast of Sumatra way
of strong construction will soon be
laid"
All the areas he mentioned, except
Borneo and East Indonesia, origin
ally had been considered a part of
the Indonesian republic under the
Cheribon agreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Go||inger's $4,000 Laundry
Starts Solving Big Wash Problem

degrees. Then laundry workers
place 1t in a basket, hook the basket
to an overhead cable and 1t Is
automatically carried to an lex
tractor.
There, 1t is whirled about for II
minutes at great speed until it is
nearly dry, picked up on another
conveyor and carried to a series Of
rollers, which complete the drying
process. Clothing that needs IRON
ing is given the finishing touches on
a humber of ironing machines.
To Shift More Equipment.
Today, only one OF the rolling
machines was in operation. The
other must be transferred from the
old laundry room and reassembled,
a process expected to take three or
four weeks. AS soon as it is in place,
the Gallinger laundry will be able
to handle all the hospitals wash.
Linen from the operating room
now is marked green, and hospital
authorities hope to give each de-
partment a similar distinguishing
mark to facilitate sorting.
Transfer to the new laundry
room has enabled the hospital, by
increasing its staff from 40 to As,
to eliminate completely the night
shift formerly employed on laun-
dry work. The greater capacity is
made possible by an increase in
the number of washing and rolling
machines. the greater mechanical
ton of the washing process and the
provision of more space in which
to operate. .
According to DR.. Sweeney, the
new laundry can handle not only
the washing needs of the present
hospital but will be able to take
care Of an expansion to 2,090 pa
,tients If long-range plans for Gal.
fingers enlargement are carried
out. The new kitchen and boiler
plant also were built with the en-
larged capacity in view.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Chinese Plane Jettisons
Huge Cargo Of Currency
By The Associated Press

SHANGHAI, Aug. 27.-Pilot Rob-
ert Rousselot of Noel. Mo-, jettisoned
a huge cargo of Chinese currency
Monday when his Chinese National
Relief and Rehabilitation Admins
tration plane developed engine
trouble en- route from Canton to
Peishiyi, in Western China.
The Shanghai office OF the Chi
nese Air Transport Service said
five cases of the money had been
recovered and flyers were searching
for the rest. The service. for which
Mr.. Rousselot Is pilot, said 1t did
not know how much money was
involved but other sources said such
shipments usually were valued at
81, zoo, 900 Omitted States.
The service reported that one
engine failed after Mr.. Rousselot
left Liuchow, Kwangsi province, and
the pilot probably would have
crashed into the mountains had he
not jettisoned the load. The cur
'rency was being taken to Peishiyi
for the Central Bank of China
for trucking to nearby Chungking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Ship Held in Baltimore
After Search for Arms

BALTIMORE, Aug 27.-A con-
verted infantry landing craft was
being held under guard at pier
here after "a fruitless search by
customs officials for arms and am
munition.
In Washington, State Depart
ment spokesman said the ship is
being detained in line with the de-
partment request to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation to prevent
the possible use of American soil
"as jumping off place for revolu-
tons in other countries
Capt. Dowel Sherwood, Puerto
Rican skipper Of the large landing
craft, said the customs search was
made Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
chennau|i's Speech,
Banned by Army. =
Broadcast in u. ).
By the Assoeiosed Press

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 27.-The
recent Air Force day address of
Claire L. Chennault. retired major
general, criticizing congressional in
ertia. which was banned from the
Army station in China, was broad
cast today in the United States.
Gen. Chennault warned that what
he called Official conservatism sis
one of the greatest foreseeable
hazards to the development Of our
air power"
On request of former Gov. James
A. Noe OF Louisiana. Gen. Chennault
sent a copy of the speech for broad
cast over the Noe stations. VINCE
at New Orleans. KNOE, Monroe, La.
and other radio stations desiring a
transcript of the talk.
| In his speech. the former Flying
Tigers commander warned that
n either tradition nor inertia
Should be allowed to characterize
any aspect of our national defense"
adding that the danger of conserva-
tism could not be laid at the doors
of the aeronautical engineers, de-
signers or technicians.
Polished Desk Conservatism.
1T is rather the conservatism
that sits at polished desks and in
legislative halls in Washington"
Gen. Chennault said.
ut is the penny-wise and pound
foolish conservatism that would
rather spend hasty billions in war
time tor catch up than invest mil
lions in peacetime to keep abreast
of technical advances
Gen. Chennault further scored
conservatism that prepares for the
possibility of the next war with the
weapons and tactics of the last;
and the conservatism of those
charged with planning our pre-
paredness who once saw aircraft
only as means of reconnaissance
and observation, and not as
superlatiye weapon /
The United States can i'll af-
ford any lag between technical de-
velopments in the air and their
practical application to our national
defense" Chennault said.
Time Running Out.
And We can much less afford
to ignore these developments as
we have tended to do several times
in the past. There Was q time
when we could dawdle and bubble
and postpone. That time Is. fast
running out"
In repeating the text of his ad-
dress, Gen. Chennault commented
that "it so happened the record
was never broadcast as intended"
He added:
LAS I said in my only public
statement on the suppression Of
that speech, ! regret that what I
had to say should have caused any
embarrassment, but I felt even
more deeply the necessity Of say
! ing it,"
| Maj. Gen. John P. Lucas, com.
handing the United States mill
tary advisory group in China. re-
fused permission for broadcast Of
the speech over the Armed Forces
Radio Station in Marking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
78-Month-OId Baby
Found Floating in Surf
Revived and Lives
by the Assoeiated Press


OCEANSIDE, Calf. Aug.
27.-An unconscious baby, iden-
tilted later as iS-month-old
Suzanne Marie Rodriguez, was
swept ashore yesterday at the
feet of q fisherman.
The fisherman, L. D. Hurl-
burt, began applying artificial
respiration. 1t. Dick Trotter of
the fire department quickly ar
rived with a resuscitator. He
administered oxygen and the
child's eyes fiuttered open.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Renaldo Rodriguez of Los An
geles, told police the child had
toddled away from their tent
without being missed. She was
released from the hospital last
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Lineage in Newspapers
Coins 1879 in July

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Newspaper
advertising lineage in So cities dur
ing July totaled las, 262,633. an in.
crease of 10.7 per cent over the 49,
279, 664 reported in the same month
a year ago, summary by Media
Records showed today.
For the first seven months this
year the total of 1,096, 484 ,059 was
1855 per cent ahead of $40, 49,, 948 in
the same period of 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Admiral Byrd Reported
Improved at Hospital
By the Asseeiqted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 27.rJohns
Hopkins Hospital reported today
considerable Improvement" In. the
condition Of Rear Admiral Richard
E. Byrd, Antarctic explorer who en-
tered the Institution last. Friday
night for diagnosis and treatment
of medical condition"
A hospital spokesman said Ad-
miral Byrd was resting comfortably
today and doctors are completely
satisfied" with his progress.
Attending physicians have de-
clined to detail the nature Of his ILL
ness beyond a statement that 1t does
not involve surgery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Grubb Named Professor
At MARYLAND University

Kenneth A. Grub. 2 East Saul
road, Kensington, Md, has been
appointed professor of advertising
and retail store management at the
University of Maryland College Of
Business and Pubic Administration,
1t was announced today.
Formerly with George washington
University. and past president of
the Washington Chapter. American
Marketing Association. Mr.. Grub
has worked with the War Assets
Administration, the Office of Civil
ian Requirements, the War Produc-
ton Board and the Bureau OF Labor
Statistics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Lone 81 Bettor Takes
SLIT Daily Double

DADE PARK, KY, Aug. 27.-One
lucky--or skilled-student of racing
form walked off with the entire
daily double pool at this little Ken
lucky track yesterday. The uniden-
tilted 50 bettor picked up s7,711.20
for coupling Hollybon in the first
race with Last Waltz in the second.
Mutuel payoffs were $31 on Holly
bon and $500 on Last Waltz. 1t
was the largest daily double in
Dade Park history and the fourth
largest ever paid in this country.
The top is the s10,772.40 at Wash
ington Park in August of 1889.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
Thief Who Missed Gems
Returns Loew Clothing
Rx the Assoeiated Press

BOSTON, Aug. pa remorseful
thief, who missed jewelry valued at
$40. 500 in looting the automobile OF
Mrs. Elias M. Loew, wife of the
operator of chain of Boston
theaters, directed police yesterday
to clothing worth $500 stolen from
the car.
In a note saying. II was drunk;
am returning ALL" the thief directed
authorities to locker in the Park
Square bus terminal where they
found the clothing in suitcase.
The jewelry was locked In a rear
compartment of the car when 1t
was entered early yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-27
|ranian Envoy in Moscow
Reported Due 10 Go Home
By the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Aug. 81. - Prince
Mozaffer Firouz, Iranian Ambassa-
dor to Moscow, was reported today
to be packing his personal belong
ings and putting his affairs in order
before returning to Teheran.
This dispatch gave no indication
of the reason for Firouz's impending
return home, but as long ago as last
June sources close to the Teheran
government were quoted as saying
that his dismissal was imminent.
Dispatches from Teheran have
suggested some tension between the
Russian and Iranian governments
over the latter's delay. ins ratfying
a 1916 agreement granting the Soviet
Union Gil concessions in Northern
fran. Action on the agreement is
now pending before the Iranian
Parliament.