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Evening star., 1947-07-29
1000 Refugees Reported
III on ; British Ships

PORT DE BOUC, france, July
20 P.-Led by the Liberty ship
Runymede Park, three British YES
sells steamed into French waters off
this tiny port today to return 4,50o
Jewish refugees who tried unsuc-
cessfully to enter Palestine some
10 days ago.
All three ships anchored just out
side the port at 7:30 am. and re-
quested medical inspection and a
pilot.
Medical authorities announced
shortly after boarding the first ship
from patrol boat that there was
no sign of contagious illness aboard
which would prevent the refugees
from landing.
Aboard the patrol boat-a craft OF
the French sanitation service-was
the secretary-general of the Bouches-
du-Rhone Department, who carried
with him the printed text of well
come to the refugees from the French
government.
1000 Reported Ill.
Nearly 1000 of the refugees have
been reported i'll, and arrangements
to give them medical care were made
here. Barracks previously had been
prepared in the Port-de-Bouc area
and hospital facilities were waiting
in Marseille, some 10 miles away, for
those needing attention.
Ambulances and three special
trains waited in the tiny port for the
Jews to disembark. The hotels were
crowded with Jewish Agency repre-
sentatives and neWsmen.
In addition to the Runymede Park
the vessels assigned to bring the
Jews here from Palestine were the
Empire Rival and the Ocean Vigour.
Crowds of Jewish men, women and
children thronged the forward decks
of the ships, which were inclosed
with wire grills, but they showed
little or no emotion and evinced only
slight interest in the waiting f1otilla
of small fishing craft. hired by the
scores of newsmen assembled here
to await their arrival.
The Associated Press correspond
ent, accompanied by photographer,
flew so miles out over the ocean in
four place plane late yesterday in
an effort to spot the sl1ips-whose
delayed arrival here had suggested
they might have been detoured
elsewhere.
Before the vessels could be located,
however, one of the planes engines
caught fire and it had to glide back
to land.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
London Stock Prices
Drop for Second Day
In Wave of Selling
By the Associated Press

LONDON, July 29.-Prices
siumped today for the second
day this week on the London
Stock Exchange as public ap-
prehension over Britain's eco
nomic future brought the great
est selling wave since last Feb
ruary'S fuel crisis.
British bends, however, were
steadier than yesterday. Old
Consols and "Dalton's" treas
ury 21z per cent loan dropped
another Is shillings each, but
recovered S shillings later.
Oil shares suffered sharp
losses. Anglo-Iranians dipped
at one time from 8 3-16 to 97s,
rallying later to 10.
These new falls came after
the authoritative Financial
Times blamed most of the sell
ing on fears that the talked-of
economic crisis may precipitate
a political crisis"
Evening star., 1947-07-29
District Institutions to Reduce
Use of Meat as Prices Mount
Menus Will Be Filled Out With Substitutes
And 'Extenders'; Top Of As Cents Ordered

-four, vegetable outlets, frankfurters,
bologna and veal than heretofore
used and less beef, ham, bacon, pork,
and lamb will be found on District
menus.
Mr.. Bennan today listed few of
the wholesale meat price rises that
go into effect Friday and are the
reason why the District feels it must
cut down on it's food bill.
Bacon in 6-to 8-pound pieces will
60 from 53.47 cents a pound to 58.42
cents, and in g. to 12-pound pieces,
from 52.47 to 58.42 cents.
Fresh beef of the commercial
grade used by the District except in
hospitals, will go up as follows
backs, from 1852 to 1878 cents a
pound; rounds, from 35.43 to 1890
cents; loins, from 1892 to 44.90
cents; ribs, from 32.87 to 1890 cents,
Evening star., 1947-07-29

his Far Eastern tour and fly home
within a few days to advise the
Labor government concerning re-
duction of the armed forces these
informants said.
Gn Tokyo 1t. Gen. C. H. G.
Robertson, commander Of British
occupation forces in Japan, de-
MED reports from London that
Lord Montgomery had cancelled
his visit to Japan.
"a. D. F. Gascoigne, head Of
the British liaison mission here,
said TT Is news to me" when told
of the report and added that the
British staff in Japan is prepar.
ing to receive Lord Montgomery
as scheduled)
" Selling Drops Securities. .ss
Whitehall sources said tapping
the gold and dollar reserve would
be a stopgap between the time when
the $3,7so,o0o, 900 loan from the
United States is exhausted late this
year or early next and the time
when the projected Marshall plan
or some other American : pro-
gram Of financial aid to Europe be-
came effective. Congress, adjourned
until January, would have to ap-
prove and appropriate any addi-
tional billions for Europe)
A wave of selling dropped some
British securities as much as 81
yesterday on the London stock ex-
change. The Financial Times at
tributed the bearishness to "disquiet
over the economic situation with
possible political repercussions."
The possibility that Prime Min
lister Atlee's government might call
a new general election was consid-
cred seriously In financial and po-
litical circles. The Labor Party's
Daily Herald said talk of a possible
coalition government was "fantas-
tic"
Newspapers criticized the govern
ment, saying it was allowing the
country to drift into crisis. Labor
Party members of Parliament were
to meet in a closed session tomor-
row with Mr.. Attlee.
Scheduled to Visit Macarthur.
Lord Montgomery was to have
gone to Tokyo to visit Gen. Mac
Arthur August 5. He left Britain
June 81 and has spent most of his
time in Australia and New Zealand.
Whitehall sources said Lord Mont
gomery was returning on his own
initiative because of the increasingly
serious view taken in high govern
ment quarters of the industrial and
financial crisis.
The acute need for greater pro-
duction, stressed last week end by
leaders of all major political parties,
may we'll mean that Britain's armed
forces will have to be cut to provide
more men for coal mines and fac
tories, Official quarters said.
Lord Montgomery, they explained,
will be on hand to advise the gov
ernment what cuts can be made
(See BRITAIN, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Smoke of Burning Rubber, Tea,
Quinine Estates Darkens Java
Correspondent on P|one Trip Over Western
Areo Finds 'Scorched Earth Flaming Reality

trunked rubber trees have been cut
down and lie in a crazy tangle on
the ground.
Scores of other fires are burning
in what crew members told me were
tea and quinine growing areas.
One rubber mill was burning,
sending up a tower of black smoke
I quit counting after seeing more
than 200 fires.
Dozens of fires which cast their
pail of smoke over hundreds OF
square miles seemed to have been
set without logical reason, just the
"scorched earth" for the "scorched
earth's" sake. 1t was apparent that
many were racing across brush
areas of no economic Importance.
Others were normal burnings of
rice straw expected at this season,
and I made allowances for these.
But far more important was the
obvious large scale destruction of
estates.
Rarely over an area where flames
were burning did see human beings
during this first complete flight by
a reporter across West Java. There
was no sign of battles and no bull
lets menaced us.
Twice we saw field artillery pieces
standing below at Dutch road blocks.
Once I saw a Republican gun on a
road. But there was no Republican
infantry-only fingers of flame
scrambling up the hillsides and
across groves of rubber trees.
Water Buffalo Stampeded.
This plane was specially provided
through the Dutch commander, 1t.
Gen. S. B. Spoor. 1t now is pointed
back toward its base at Tjililitan
after flying west to Tangerang,
north to the Java Sea, south again
across the cut off Republican tip of
West Java to the Indian Ocean at
Wijnkoops Bay, east across 12o
flaming ridge hills to the Repub-
lican base at Tasikmalaja and then
north across Java to Cheribon and
now westward once more.
AS we flew across alternating
green-and brown paddy fields with
their crazy quilt pattern Of dikes,
water buffalo stampeded in fright
ened awkward lurchings.
The first signs of destruction were
at Tangerand, IS miles west of Ba-
tavia, where we flew over the empty
ruins of hundreds of houses whose
Chinese residents died in a massacre
just year ago.
Native Bazaars Thronged.
A few trees were felled across a
road, but beyond this, there was. no
sign of war or uneasiness in this
northeast quarter of Java running
up to the sea. Peasants with great
sloping straw hats looked up at
lis, apparently curious but unafraid
from their work in the fiat coastal
rice fields. Native bazaars in the
villages were thronged.
1t was the same as we doubled
back across the unoccupied western
tip of Java and stabbed down to the
sea. But flying in across the ridged
green hills from Wijnkoops Bay,
flames danced across the hills below
us.
For the next three quarters of an
hour. there were fires everywhere.
Roads were clogged with trees.
Once I saw tank trap below.
At one point, I saw lone man
dive into a ditch as the plane ap-
preached. Otherwise there was
nothing but the noise of the two
engines, clouds of smoke and ir-
regular lines of flame.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
1850 Refugee Jews
Refuse 10 Land in
South French Port
They Will Only Get Us
Off Here Dead Leader
Of Group on Ships Says
By the Associated Press

PARIS, July 29.-The French
Press Agency reported today
from the Mediterranean city of
Port de Bouc that 4,500 Jewish
refugees who arrived there this
morning aboard three British
transports had refused to land
in protest against being denied
admission to Palestine.
The agency quoted a spokesman
for the refugees as saying "they will
only get us off here dead"
The agency said M. Colaveria,
secretary-general of the Bouches-
du Rhone Prefecture, declared he
was getting in touch with Premier
Paul Ramadier Immediately.
The dispatch said it was planned
to land only one passenger-a
woman suffering from lung con-
gestion.
The agency added that "in spite
Of official silence the correspondent
Of the AFP is In d position to affirm
that the emigrants are refusing to
leave the ships-the women and
the sick likewise refusing.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
WMAL to Broadcast
Sworthout Concert

The Star has arranged for
the broadcast of a portion OF
the final Water Gate concert
tonight over. Radio Station
WMAL beginning at $50.
The National Symphony Or
chestra will be conducted by
Richard Bales, with Gladys
Swarthout as guest soloist.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Burmese Revolution Plot
Reported FoiIed by Police
BY the Associoted Press

RANGOON, Burma, July 90
Armed Burmese police, striking
northward from Rangoon, were re-
ported today to have frustrated a
plot to overthrow the government,
only recently reorganized after the
July 10 assassinations OF Acting
Premier U Aung San and six cabi-
net ministers.
After the July 10 assassinations
police arrested former Burmese Pre-
mier U. Saw, leader of the Myo-
chits, and 10 Of his neutenants.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
U. S. Coal Ship Reported
Afire Off Pontu DeIqudu
By the Associated Press

LISBON, July 29.-The 7,177-ton
American freighter George Davis
was reported af1re today near the
island of Ponta Delgada, in the
Azores.
The George Davis was carrying
cargo of coal from the United States
to Lisbon. Lloyds register lists her
as registered at Wilmington, N. G.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
By stonIey Swinton
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

IN A DUTCH WARPLANE
OVER REPUBLICAN JAVA, July
29.-The threatened scorched-
earth policy of the Indonesian
Republic is a flaming reality to-
day over a huge part of South
west Java, one of the richest
areas of this island.
Hundreds of fires are cracking
across the ridged, green hills be-
tween Wijnkoops Bay and Task
malaja, more than II miles to the
east.
From the glass nose of this BIS
photo reconnaissance plane I have
been looking across Republican ter
ritory in the cutoff tip of West Java
during the past four hours. Most
of the time, 1t. Mol van der Veen,
pilot of the Hague, who was trained
during the war at Jackson, Miss,
kept the plane flying lower than 100
feet.
I have seen at least three rubber
estates ablaze. On others, the gray
Evening star., 1947-07-29
DouaIus in Hospital

PORTLAND, Greg, July 20 R.-
Justice Douglas of the Supreme
Court was expected to undergo a
tonsilectomy today In the Physicians
and Surgeons Hospital.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Broadcasts 10 Russia
Others Cut
On Voice Of America
Programs Concentrated
At Night to Save Costs
Under Reduced Budget
JOINT COMMITTEE maps plan to
study broadcasts overseas.
Page AS
By Gornett D. Homer

The State Department today ex-
panded its Voice of America broad
casting to Russia while curtailing
other programs because of reduced
appropriations allocated by Congress
Oficials said a new one-half hour
program, including Is minutes OF
news in the Russian language and
Is minutes of recorded music, would
be beamed to Moscow at midnight
Russian time, starting tonight.
This is an addition to a one-hour
nightly broadcast of news, scientific
and cultural features and music
which is beamed to Russia from 9 to
10 pm. Russian time. The 9 pm.
program was started several months
ago.
officials said the additional half
hour broadcast later in the evening
would not involve any additional
cost, since it will be prepared by the
same staff.
Assistant Secretary of State Ben
ton announced the Voice of America
programs are being reduced as a
whole by 40 per cent.
Concentrated at Night.
The program reduction, Mr.. Ben
ton said, is one of series of major
steps planned to bring the depart
ment's international information
and cultural affairs activities within
the limits of the $12,400,000 appro-
priation voted by Congress. More
than $30,000,000 had been asked.
The new budget includes 5000, 900
for the Voice of America during the
current fiscal year, as compared to
ICoo UOTrE pooo AL
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Bulletins
, Sullivan Loses Permit

PROVIDENCE, r. l. R.-
State Motor Vehicle Registrar
Laure b. Luss:er announced
today he had suspended in
definitely the Rhode Island
driving rights of Gael Sullivan,
executive director of the DEM
ocratic National Committee.
The action was taken, MIR.
Lussier said, because of MIR.
.Sullivan's conviction July IA
on a charge of dangerous driv-
ing.
Evening star., 1947-07-29
Major Exoneruted

A coroner's jury today exon
Grated Marine Corps Maj. Will
liam J. McKennan, 30, of ia
North Dinwiddie street, Arling-
ton, in the traffic death July
IL of Joseph Mecera, So, Sol
diers' Home resident. Mr..
Mecera was pronounced dead
after being run over in the 600
block of Independence avenue
S.W,
Evening star., 1947-07-29
9 Killed in Bomber Crash

EGLIN FIELD, Fla. R.-Nine
crew members of a four-engine
bomber were killed today when
their plane crashed near VAL
pariso, Fla, soon after taking
off from Eglin Field.
Evening star., 1947-07-29

INDONESIAN SABOTAGE reported
as Dutch extend hold on oil
Page AS
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(See VOICE, Page A-6.)
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(See MEAT, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-07-29

(See POLICE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-07-29

(See HUGHES, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-07-29

(See BRITAIN, Page A
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-08-07
IL County Assessors
Attend Annual School

Wilton T. Allen, Supervisor Of
Assessments, has conducted several
classes in advanced land appraisal
while attending the Second Annual
School for Assessing Officers at
Maryland University this week.
Francis X. Metzger, Assistant
Supervisor; Craig Bowman, MUIR
ray Hamilton, William Aud, and
Garner Duvall, all of whom were
at the school last year, attended
classes Monday through Thurs
day. Leonard Brashears, Perry G
Burdette, Henry Smally, Francis
Maloy and William Garrett are at
the school for the first time. They
attended classes on Saturday and
Sunday, as well as Monday through
Thursday.
Glasses are under the joint spon-
sorship of the Maryland Associa-
ton of Assessing Officers, the Ma
tional Association of Assessing Of
ficers, the Maryland State Tax
Commission, the State Department
of Education, and the University.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-08-07
COunty's Only Daily
Dispersed By Sale

The Montgomery Independent
Standard, "the county's first and
only daily newspaper" was sold
Monday in an auction sale held
in the printing plant at 207 East
Montgomery avenue, Rockville. The
purchaser of the plant was r. X.
Edwards, Of Hagerstown, who told
reporters that a county newspaper
would probably be started with the
equipment, for which he paid $751;
900.
The sale followed foreclosure by
the Citizens Bank Of Takoma
Park, for nonpayment of a note
for $4,000 by the former publish
ers, J. w. and r. G. Musser.
Officials said a total Of 1923, 1000
plus a 81 1000 judgement was owed
the bank on the property. Listed
as co-worker on the chattel mort
gage was Eugene ]. c. Raney Of
Kensington.
The sale which was conducted
by Auctioneer Brake r. Fraley,
was attended by about fifty buyers
and newspaper people.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-08-07
Suburban Sanitary
Awards Contract

The Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission has awarded a
contract for the construction Of the
Potomac River interceptor trunk
sewer to the Intercounty Construc-
tion Co. Of Hyattsville on the low
bid Of $71,697.
The sewer will run from the Dis
trict Of Columbia line to Brook
mont and will eventually eliminate
pollution conditions in the Cabin
John area. The District is expected
to extend It's sewer To the Mary
Land line to Join this proposed sec
ton.
Contract for the construction Of
water and sewer lines in Brook
side Forest was also awarded To
the Intercounty Construction Co.
on the low bid of $24,991. This
project will serve 45 new G. /.
homes. at
Wilson & Williams Of Brookville
were awarded the contract for wa.
ter and sewer construction to serve
rs new houses in Nimitz and New
port Mill roads, North Kensington,
on the low bid of. $10y605.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-08-07
Craver : GLAND
Reunion Draws
Two Hundred

Over 200 Cravers and Glands
and everyone of them Maryland
er!-met at Wildwood Park, Mt
Airy, on Sunday, August 8, for
their 18th family reunion.
Basket lunches, nearly all of
which featured fried chicken, were
enjoyed before a short business
session. New officers were elected
for the year: Tom GLAND, of Balti-
more, is president; Paul Howes, of
Woodfeld, is vice-president, and
William Wachter, Jr., of Balti-
more, is secretary-treasurer.
The usual afternoon program
was dispensed with when it was
learned that the people getting to-
gether so infrequently just want to
talk. Their regular gift-giving
custom was followed. Mrs. Carrie
GLAND, Brookeville, was presented
with a beautiful breast-pin-being
IA years old, she was the oldest
woman present. John D. Hett, o.
ney, II years old, was given a tie
for being the oldest man there. The
youngest child was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Benson, Wash
ington Grove. Dorothy Ann, 10
old, was given sectional
feeding dish.
A gift also went to Mr.. and Mrs.
John D. Hett for being the couple
there married the longest time.
They celebrated their 5Oth wedding
anniversary in March.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-08-07
Commissioners
Put In A Busy
Tuesday Morn

The Rev. William b. Adams
Pastor of Rockville Baptist
Church, opened Tuesdays meeting
of the County Commissioners with
a prayer for guidance in their de-
alterations.
Reading of the minutes disclos-
ed that the Board in executive
session the previous week had ap-
proved the suggestion of Chief of
Police Charles M. Orme that full
retirement credit be given five
policemen who were laid off dur
ing the "Fusion Administration. "
Dismissed in 1885, the five were
reappointed four years later when
the Democrats came back into
power. The men are 1t. Jerry
Hobbs and Sgts. Thomas DeNell,
Ralph Howard, Frank Soper and
Gassaway Linthicum. The motion
was made by Commissioner Es-
worthy and seconded by Commits
sioner Youngblood.
The Hecht Co. asked the Board
to widen three streets in Silver
Spring before the opening of their
store on November LIST. Milton
Shlesinger, manager of industrial
research for the Hecht Co., who
will become manager of the new
store, warned that congestion will
create a traffic hazard unless the
streets are widened. He also urg-
ed that the 100000 parking lot
be completed. He presented the
Commissioners with the deed to a
6400 square foot tract to be used
as part of the lot. F. Barnard
Welsh, attorney to the Board, voic-
ed objections by remarking that it
looked like the Hecht Co. was 60
ing to take over the County Com
niissioners and later suggested
that "the Hecht Co. build their own
parking lot" Mr.. Shlesinger poiAt-
ed out that the lot was to serve
all stores in that vicinity and Blair
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-08-07
Unity Resident
Marks 96th Year

Over fifty of her friends and
relatives called to bring gifts and
good wishes to Mrs. Sue Burton
Dwyer upon the occasion of her
96th birthday on Sunday. Mrs
Dwyer and her daughter, Mrs. Ma.
thaniel G.. Elkins, were assisted in
entertaining the guests by Mr.. and
Mrs. Marbery Gates of Rockville;
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel E. Rollins
Arlington, Va, and Miss Jean Blue
of Unity.
Born in the now almost forgot.
ten town of Triadelphia buried
under the waters of the Brighton
Dam, Mrs. Dryer has lived al
Bleakewood, near Unity, since her
marriage in 1879. Her husband
DR.. John David Dwyer, a dentist
built the house. Daguerreotypes Of
Mrs. Dryers mother and her
Grandmother Burton are among
her treasures. The Burton home
near Burtonsville was granted the
family in the early 1600's.
Besides her daughter, Magma
Dwyer Elkins, Mrs. Dwyer has a
granddaughter, Mrs. VILLA m
Woodfield, and three great-grand-
children living near Norfolk, Va.
Sharing attention with the guest
of honor on Sunday were the relics
of the Burton and Dwyer families
with which Bleakewood abounds.
Outstanding are a handsome old
sofa and petit point picture made
by Mrs. Dwyer when she was a
student at Catholic school on the
site now occupied by Woodward
and Lothrop garage in Washing
ton. 1t was while q student there
that Lincoln was inaugurated for
the second time and shortly after
ward assassinated.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-08-07
MersOn Asks
Dump Permit
L e n e w al

On Friday, Judge Stedman Pres
colt overruled a demurrer to suit
filed against the County Commits.
sioners by Blake d. Merson, presi-
dent of the Montgomery County
Refuse Co. By overruling the de-
murrer,. Judge Prescott, in effect,
declared unconstitutional an act
passed by the 1947 Legislature
which provided that no dump
should be operated within three
miles of county municipality. The
act would have exempted the towns
of Washington Grove and Cal
thersburg whi.c h, Mr.. Merson
claimed, was a discrimination.
Since receiving the favorable de-
cision, Mr.. Merson has applied for
renewal of permit to use the dump.
If granted, the newly-purchased
incinerators for the town of Rock
vile will also be placed on the Mer-
son tract.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-08-07

? Fish Pond: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Poole.
Auto stands: Thomas Slater.
chairman; Jack Leaman, o. H.
Perry, William Simmons, Maynard
Hudson, c. o. Poole, John Norris.
Arthur Watkins, Leonard Beall.
Thomas Viers, Jr., Frank Will
liams, Robert Fulcher, John Hit
selberger, Clayton Alderman,
Charles H. Shorts, Willis p.
Thompson, Franklin Wilson, Lloyd
Brewer, Jr., Robert Slater.
Hoopla: James Ankney, Ray
Mullican.
Hooligan: Conard Schneider.
Norman s. Gettings, Lee Hooker,
Justin M. Swain.
Aluminium ware: William Bur-
rows, Robert Yokley. va.
Penny Pitch: Raymond Fisher.
Candy Stand: Albert Hamke,
Robert Fisher.
Cigarette shooting gallery: Har-
ny Beane, Norman C. Anders,
George Boice.
Cigarette wheel: Clarence E.
Anders.
Continued on Page 81 W