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Evening star., 1947-04-03
Dispensories Will Close
Four Hours Tomorrow

Montgomery County's four liquor
dispensaries will be closed in OBJ
Iservance of Good FRIDAY from noon
until pm. tomorrow, Beryl r,
English, manager of the dispensary
system. announced today.
The dispensaries are located in
Silver Spring, Bethesda. Rockville
and Brookmont.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Governing Boord Named
By New Optimist Club

The newly organized Silver Spring
Optimist Club today announced the
election OF five members to its Board
OF Governors and the appointment
of harold Pierce as chairman OF Its
Boys Work Committee.
Elected to the board were Armin
Clement, Howard Larcombe. VIII
liam Goodman, william Ditzler and
Donald Swain. Two other members
will be elected to the board follow
ing presentation of the clubs char
ter April IL at the Manor Club.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Academies to Nap Games

ANNAPOLIS, April 3.-Naval and
military academy representatives
will meet at Fort Eustis, Va, today
and tomorrow to plan a joint ann
phibious operation in which mid
shipmen and cadets Of the second
classes viii participate next sum-
mer, the Naval Academy announced
yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Chiieun Aide Is Guest

ANNAPOLIS, April 3 tP.-Comdr
Luis Recart of Valparaiso, Chilean
Attache in Washington, was guest
Iof honor at Naval Academy Span
lish Club dinner last night.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
ate Of Master Plan
In PSC Hands After
Bus Hearings End !,

! Fate of the Capital Transit Co.
master plan" for Prince Georges
County was in the hands of the
Maryland Public Service Commis-
sion today after the PSC took the
matter under advisement at the
conclusion of hearings in Baltimore
yesterday.
The commission allowed oppos-
ing sides 20 days for filing briefs
after the transcript of the hearing
is available, probably Monday. In
the meantime the master plan" "
which was instituted last November
II for a trial period, continues in
operation pending decision by the
commission.
Citizens organizations opposed
the system under which suburban
riders are shuttled into the Mount
Rainier Terminal, where they must
change to other buses or streetcars
for downtown Washington. They
presented a counterproposal which
would restore through bus service
from College Park, Riverdale,
Hyattsville. Cheverly and East Riv-
erdale to Washingtcnd also pro-
vide a cross-county linking line.
Brunei Continues Testimony.
Arthur w. Brunei, Riverdale
councilman and secretary of the
Joint Transportation Committee,
continued the testimony he began
last Thursday, shortly before the
hearing was recessed until yester-
day. He cited factors which he con-
tended proved the counter proposal
was economically sound.
Neil Hotchkiss of Hyattsville in
troduced a map of the Mount
Rainier Terminal area designed to
show the hazards to transit pa
irons crossing traffic lanes in max
ing transfers.
Longer travel time and incon-
venience of the required transfer
at Mount Rainier were protested
by several witnesses These in
cluded Louis A. Day, chairman of
the County Civic Federation's Pub
lie Utilities Committee; Fred w.
Cast, chairman of the Cheverly
Citizens Associations Utilities Com
mittee; George Veily of East River
dale, Simon R. Epstein and Mrs.
Bertha Penturff of Hyattsville, and
Mrs. Grace P. Wilson of Sunny
brook.
Fast Transit for Workers Put First.
Mrs. Betty Tayman, representing
10 women,s clubs, said fast transpor-
tation for persons working in WASH
ington was more important than
some advantages which housewives
might find in travel under the mas
ter plan" in non-rush hours.
Arthur H. Koonce, chairman of
the Hyattsville Citizens Transpor-
tation Committee, presented an ex-
hibit showing travel time of 20 per-
sons under the master plan" as
compared with the former direct
service. He said the average in
crease was slightly more than 20
minutes.
4 oCO16C odACA, NAdJOli vi 11CCil-
belt, asked better transportation for
his town and presented a petition,
which he said bore TOO names, and
resolutions passed by the town coun-
Gil.
Walter F. Mulligan, president of
the County Civic Federation, read a
copy OF letter from the county
commissioners requesting through
service for suburban bus lines and a
copy of letter from the Inde-
pendent Trade Association asking
direct service from College Park
and Hyattsyille to downtown WASH
ington.
Dean j. Locke, transit firm engi-
neer who testified at length last
Thursday, took the stand briefly
yesterday to state his companE's op-
position to the citizens counter
proposal, calling it inefficient and
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Stote's MorshoI Confirmed

The Senate yesterday confirmed
the nomination Of Rich G. O'Con-
nell as United States marshal for
Maryland. He succeeds the late
August Klecka.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
5000 Tons Of Newsprint
Lost in New York Fire
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. Five thou
sand tons of newsprint scheduled for
delivery to New York City news
papers was destroyed or damaged
this morning in a five-alarm fire in
warehouse in Lower Manhattan.
Fire Commissioner Frank J.
Quayle estimated the loss at $500, 900.
The fire was discovered shortly after
midnight by passerby. It's cause
was not determined.
The blaze swept through the
three-story warehouse of Daniels &
Kennedy, Inc. Although two Sec
tions of wall of the 75-year -old
structure tumbled down, there were
no serious injuries among the scores
of firemen who fought the persistent
blaze.
For time the fire threatened to
spread to- nearby tenement areas,
and firemen ordered 80 families
evacuated.
These New York papers had news
print stored in the building: Daily
News, Times, Sun, World Telegram
and II Progresso, Italian language
newspaper. -
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Griswo|d Asserts j. ).
Fights Greek Bandits
By the Associoted Press

ATHENS, Aug. dwight Girls
void, chairman of the American
aid mission to Greece. said at news
conference today that the mission
was not here to support Greek forces
for international war" but only to
help in "antibandit" enforcement.
(The Greek government often
refers to guerrillas as bandits
Mr.. Griswold declared that his
policy had been outlined by con-
gressional committee in the course
of debate on Greek aid.
Press dispatches said today that
guerrillas had killed Is women and
children and looted and burned Is
houses yesterday In the village OF
Pedhinon, 20 miles north of Saloni-
ka, to avenge themselves on Leftists
who refused to join them.
The reports said the guerrillas at
tackled shortly after midnight. They
drove out the small military garri-
son but withdrew before reinforce
ments arrived, leaving two of their
number and one armed civilian dead
Evening star., 1947-08-07

to pay for the leave of the employees
being dropped and handle other
liquidating expenses, leaving insult
f1cient money for current opera
tions.
In her letter OF resignatioi Miss
Blackburn told the President "As
you know, I have championed this
organization for IA years, but with
the recent action taken by Congress,
I see nothing left except my rosigna-
ton"
In response, the President praised
Miss Blackburn's service and said,
II fully understand the regrettable
circumstances which impel your
resignation, which is accepted here
with"
Evening star., 1947-08-07
-Four Die in Flames When Plane
PIunges in OI-PIont Chimney
Massachusetts IndustriaIist and Daughters
Perish With Pilot After Losing Way in Fog

have become lost in the murky early
morning fog and to have mistaken
the lights atop huge gasoline stills
of the Beacon Oil Co. for those Of
an airport, fire officials said.
Witnesses said that the small
Stinson aircraft-its motors silent
dropped into the mouth of the
chimney-like furnace like dead
pigeon" after narrowly missing sew
eral towering tanks containing high
explosive petroleum products.
The Misunderstanding a huge
brick silo-rises about so feet in the
middle of the oil plant. The small
plane was completely swallowed up
as it dropped into the 20-foot wide
field burner"
An explosion rocked the area as
the plane crashed. The body of one
girl fell between the outer and
inner walls of the great twin
walled brick and steel cylinder. The
ether three plunged into the red
hot flaming interior and were
Evening star., 1947-08-07
DC. Home-RuIe View
Asked Of 352 Experts
On Political Science
House Subcommittee
Seeks Suggestions to
Strengthen Setup Here
By Harold B. Rogers

The House District Subcom-
mittee on Home Rule and Reor-
ganization has asked 352 out
standing experts on local gov
ernment throughout the country
for suggestions as to how the
District of Columbia govern
ment might be revised and
strengthened"
This was announced today from
the Office of the subcommittee chair
man, Representative Auchincloss,
who is now vacationing in his home
State of New Jersey.
In his statement Mr.. Auchincloss
explained that each of the experts
on local Government had been mailed
copy of the elaborate, illustrated
document prepared by his unit
showing the present setup Of the
District Government.
The list of experts, it was learned
was obtained from the American
Political Science Association ane
includes professors of political sci.
ence and others in colleges anc
universities throughout the country
who have indicated a specific in.
terest in local Government.
In his letter, Mr.. Auchincloss tolo
1.-THE experts: 1.-The Government es.
tablished for the District of Colum-
bia, as provided by the Constitution
of the United States, is the sole
responsibility of the Congress ano
during the years past it has ex-
panded and grown in more OF
less haphazard fashion. 1t is well
known that the residents in the
District of Columbia do not enjoy
suffrage and this is matter which
is being given a great deal of atten-
ton in our studies"
Mr.. Auchincloss in his letter said
he would appreciate hearing from
them at an early date, because our
work is going forward and we hope
to crystalline our thought before
the meeting of the second session
of the Eightieth Congress in jan
uary next"
It was learned from the commit
tee staff, the first replies to the
letter already have begun to ar
rive. They will be considered by
the staff and the committee in
preparing the draft of a proposed
charter for the District government.
Mr.. Auchincloss recently indicated
the committees thought was tending
toward an elected city council which
would appoint a city manager The
control by Congress, as established
by the Constitution, he has empha-
sized throughout. should continue.
Bill Will Be Prepared.
Mr. Auehincloss expects to have
the proposed charter prepared in
the form of a bill for introduction
early in the next session. Hear
ings then would be held on the pro-
posed measure.
In g statement issued in >connec-
(see HOME RULE, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Dalton bIan1es
u. ). Prices for
British Crisis
Increasing Surplus
Of American Exports
Over Imports Cited
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. IA British
official blamed rising American
prices and "the rapidly increas-
ing surplus of United States ex-
ports over United States i'm
ports" today for the sudden
worsening of Britain's economic
crisis.
Britain's plight is linked to a
worldwide dollar famine, caused by
Americas selling to foreien Eoun-
tries more than twice as much as
she buys, Hugh Dalton, the chan
>cellor of the exchequer, told the
House of Commons. =.
Mr.. Dalton was replying to criti-
cisr1s by Conservatives and leftwing
Socialists that the Labor govern
ment "squandered" the $3,75o ,O0o,-
600 American loan and that Prime
Minister Attlee's new work more
and-eat-less program promised "too
little, too late"
Mr.. Dalton disclosed that because
OF CanadaS dollar shortage the
United Kingdom has agreed to pay
dollars from the American loan for
half Of its Canadian purchases and
draw on its Canadian credit for the
other 80 per cent of the costs.
Left Wants Bigger Army Cut.
The leftwingers were discontented
because the announced reduction in
Britain's armed forces under the
new plan would leave more than
100000 men under arms by next
Spring-far more than the reduced
number they have been advocating
ever since they attacked Foreign
Secretary Bevin's foreign policy
last November.
The Conservative opposition blast
ed the Attlee program on the
Evening star., 1947-08-07
AdmirerShoo Widow to Death
On Street, Then Kills Himself

A few moments later he fired two
shots which struck Mrs. Bradley in
the arm. She fell to the street, the
States attorney said. Collins then
fired two bullets into her head,
crossed the street and shot himself
once.
The States attorney said he found
a note, dated July 80, on Collins
desk.
The note accused the widow of
being friendly with another man
and stated that Collins intended
that the couple leave here to-
gether." The note contained pro-
visions for disposition of his pro-
perty, Mr.. Edmondson said.
Mrs. Bradley is survived by 20
year-old son. Collins, who was di-
vorced, Is survived by daughter.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Woman Chief Quits in Protest
Against Slash in Reports Office

Miss Katherine c. Blackburn has
resigned as acting director of the
Office of Government Reports in
protest against the action of Con-
gress in drastica1ly reducing the
agency's operations, it was disclosed
at the White House today.
An exchange Of letters between
President Truman and Miss Black
burn disclosed that she submitted
her resignation Monday.
Congress cut the agency's person.
mel from 157 to 10 and allowed only
$3.50, 900 as against 100000 for the
next year.
At the Office Of Government Re-
ports it was said the funds allotted
would be little more than necessary
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Midwest Heat Wave
Ends After CIaiminq
So Lives in a Days
Yuma, Ariz., With 1l3,
Is Hottest City; District
Area Will Escape

A Midwest heat wave which
caused SO deaths in the past four
days began abating today and
the Weather Bureau predicted
Washington should escape alb
normal temperatures at least the
next two days.
In Chicago, where a reading of
1o1 degrees yesterday pushed the
city's death toll to Is for the hot
test three-day period since 1911,
the wave was broken with a shower
early today, tumbling the mercury
TO u degrees.
All points north and west of Chi
cago experienced relief, but high
temperatures were predicted again
today through the Southern plains
States.
The heat trend apparently is by
passing the Washington area at
least temporarily, moving through
Ohio into Upper New York and
the New England States.
Mostly cloudy skies and a few
showers were expected to keep the
temperature down to about 88
degrees this afternoon. There will be
little change tonight and tomorrow.
Tonight's low should equal the To-
degree reading of 6:44 am. today.
Fatalities due to the heat, includ-
ing some drownings, were reported
as II in st. Louis and Wisconsin,
eight in Ohio, three each in Iowa,
Alabama and Arkansas, two in
Louisville, KY, and one each in
Indiana, Pennsylvania and Tenne-
see
Yesterdays highest reading in the
Nation was the 113 degrees recorded
at Yuma, Ariz., while Phoenix was
only one degree lower.
Other points reporting 100 or more
degrees included Fresno, Calf, and
Advance, Mo-, 106; Batesville, Ark,
and Paris, Tenn, 105; st. Louis,
Shreveport, La, and Ef1ngham, ILL.,,
104; Little Rock, Ark, and Pelleston,
Mich. 1903: Nashville. Tenn, 101;
Grand Rapids and Traverse City,
Mich, 100,
Evening star., 1947-08-07
|Dr. Hansen Due to Be Named
Associate School Head Today
Action Is Expected
eWide Agitation
For Local Person
By Colt HendIey, Jr,

DR.. Carl F. Hansen, who came
from Omaha, Nebr., six months
ago to be executive assistant to
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing, will be named associate
school superintendent in spite OF
widespread agitation for ap-
pointment of a local person" to
the vacancy, The Star learned
today.
Announcement of the appointment
is expected late today.
A poll of Board of Education
members this morning lacked only
one signature to make the appoint
ment official. DR.. Mansen came to
Washington from a post as principal
of the Technical High School in
Omaha in February.
Miss Lind Was Considered.
The other candidate being con-
sidered for the job has been Miss
Ida M. Lind, co-ordinator OF ele-
mentary instruction, who has been
Evening star., 1947-08-07
BY the Associated Press

EVERETT, Mass, Aug. IA
small airplane plunged out of a
fog-shrouded sky early today
into a flaming waste-gas burner
of a monster oil plant-carrying
to fiery death the ships four
socially prominent occupants as
the pilot apparently thought he
was shooting down into brightly
lit Boston Airport.
The dead were:
Thomas Mandell, 46, treasurer of
the Carrier -Mandell Air Condition
ing Corp. of Boston and son of the
late George S. Mandell, publisher OF
the old Boston Transcript.
Mr.. Mandell's two debutante
daughters-Anne, %, and Harriet, 10,
both of Boston.
Pilot Nelson Pell, 32-year-old vet
eran flyer and member of socially
prominent Long Island family.
Flying the Mandells back from
Montreal, Mr.. Pell is believed to
Evening star., 1947-08-07

ground that it was "too little, too
late" They made three specific
points in their criticism:
l. They said the government was
dealing with the crisis too hurriedly,
at too late time.
2. They said the plan was not de-
tailed enough.
3. They said the government had
failed to give the country a full
statement of the peril it faces.
Several London newspapers pre-
dicted the Conservatives would vote
against the government tonight on
the adjournment motion under
which the crisis debate was being
held. Such a step would constitute
protest without involving a vote
of censure.
The Daily Express said dissident
Laborites had called on Mr.. Dalton
after a postmidnight meeting and
added that Mr.. Dalton will try to
appease these critics"
Gambling" Laid to Government.
Mr.. Attlee. in his grim and gloomy
speech yesterday, told Britons that
his program would mean less food,
less gasoline, less wood for new
houses, less goods in the stores, few
er Hollywood movies and longer
hours of work. He said 1t entailed
limited" labor controls, some sac
rifice" of personal liberty and SPAR
tan hardship.
The Financial Times contended
that the government was gambling"
on getting back on its economic feet
by mid-1948 and questioned the wis
dom of reducing the standard of,
living in order to boost exports for
gain.
Even if production goals are
achieved, the paper grumbled, ",the
export market may crumble" 4
Both the Financial Times invest
ment advisors suggested that the
governments announced policy of
buying less and selling more in
world markets might touch off an
other worldwide depression.
When a large importing country
cuts its purchases abroad,'i the
Times asserted, "one must be pre-
pared for the contingency of a
worldwide defationary moyement. :"
Lords Pass Measures.
Meanwhile, almost unnoticed in
the preoccupation with the eco
n0noic crisis the Mouse of lords
quietly passed three key measures
of the Socialist governments pro-
gram - naturalization of inland
transport, the agricultural bill and
the town and country planning
measure.
Royal assent was given at once
and all three became law.
The transport bill authorized ex-
penditure of an estimated $4,225,-
noo. 900 for naturalization of rail-
(see BRITAIN, Page A-23
Evening star., 1947-08-07
u. n. Council Sets Up
7-Nation Unit 10 Study
All Balkan Proposals
Dendromis Says Greece
Will Become q VussuI
Unless Action Is Taken
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. T.
Spurred on by Greece's warning
that she would be swept into the
Russian sphere unless the
United Nations acted, Security
Council delegates today explored
new avenues in efforts to reach
agreement on quelling Balkan
disorders.
Greek Ambassador Vassih Dem
dramis said Russia's veto of the
American plan for a watchdog COM
mission in the troubled Balkans
clearly indicated Moscow's aim.
THE object is to give the appear
ance of a solution and to lull the
world into a false sense of security
until it is too late-until the news
papers have reported that it is all
over and that one more country
has been reduced to vassalage," Mr..
Dendramis told the delegates last
night in one of the bluntest at
tacks ever made on Russia in the
Council chamber.
Delegates Pessimistic.
"The moment will come when
there will no longer be any from
tiers between Greece and her
northern neighbors," he concluded.
With an air of pessimism, dele
gates set up a subcommittee of
seven nations tO 90 over all pro-
posals submitted so far and. try to
find common ground. The first
meeting was set for 10:30 am. with
a deadline of next Monday for a
report.
The subcommittee had before 1t
the newest resolution-from Aus
tralia - calling on Yugoslavia,
Greece, Bulgaria and Albania to
cease all acts of provocation" i'm
mediately and enter into direct
negotiations to settle their frontier
differences. However, Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko
already has announced that he will
oppose the proposal. Observers in
terpreted this to mean he would
veto it.
Col, w. R. Hodgson. Australian
delegate, said virtually the same
formula had worked in the Indone-
sian case and sit is imperative that
this Council act now" He advanced
the plan after the Council had re-
lected by the familiar 9-to-2 vote,
Evening star., 1947-08-07
Ship BIost at Melbourne
Kills ;, Burns Newsprint
By the Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Aug. Three
Australian dock workers were killed
today by an explosion which set fire
to the 10,0o0-ton British motorship
Mahia, loaded with a cargo of
matchsticks and newsprint from
Montreal.
The explosion occurred as the
vessel was being unloaded at the
Victoria docks. Firemen pumped
tons of water into the Mahia in an
effort to quench the flames.
A published report said the ex-
plosion was. believed caused when
two drums of sodium chlorate,
which were being unloaded, bumped
together.
No immediate estimate of damage
was given.
Evening star., 1947-08-07
j. ). Joins Britain
In Protest 10 Reds
On Austrian Seizure
Ownership of Refinery
Neor Vienna Claimed
By Americans, British
BY the Associated Press

The State Department an
nounced today that the United
States had joined in a strong
British protest to the Russians
against seizure of the Lobau oil
refinery near Vienna.
Ownership of the refinery has
been claimed by the Americans and
British as being vested jointly in
the American Vacuum Oil and Brit
ish Shell Oil Cos.
The Russians seized the property
last Saturday while a four power
Austrian treaty commission was
looking into questions of German
assets and their susceptibility to
seizure by the Soviets.
Tine German assets issue is crit
ical one between the western powers
and Russia in the problem of trying
to arrive at an Austrian treaty set
tlement.
Statement in Vienna.
The State Department said today
that the American representative
on the treaty commission, Joseph
M. Dodge, had made this statement
in Vienna on the situation: y
"The United States delegate joins
completely in the statement made
by the United Kingdom delegate
britain protested at once when the
seizure became known and gives
unqualified support to the protest
made against this action
Il may have an additional state
ment to make later. For the mo-
ment it is sufficient to say that it
is the view of the United States
delegate that this action is particu-
larly inappropriate because the
United States delegate had on July
% submitted detailed documents on
the facts related to this very COM
pany for the information and con-
sideratiop of this commission.
The British protest declared the
seizure action was difficult tc
reconcile with efforts to reach ar
Austrian settlement and said that
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