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Evening star., 1947-10-19

The National Symphony Orches-
ira once more is going out into the
various neighborhoods of Washing
ton and the surrounding Metropoli-
tan area to bring the finest in SYM
phonic music to those who do not
find it convenient to visit the down.
town concerts at Constitution Hall.
Another series of Neighborho
Concerts has been arranged by The
Evening Star, which will bring the
full orchestra of 100 musicians to
total of 10 schools starting with
the opening concert on Monday, Oc-
ltober 81, at Central High School
with DR.. Hans Kinder, conductor
of the orchestra, on the podium.
| AS in the case Of the first series
of Neighborhood Concerts last year,
admission will be by invitation. The
invitations will be available at the
information counter in the lobby of
The Star Building tomorrow at 8
Evening star., 1947-10-19
What the Russians
Are Saying of U.s.:

The Mosco1D Radio, broldcGSt-
ing in English to the United
Kingdom, said.
"The political bankruptcy of
American maneuvers to convert
the United Nations into a branch
of the United States State De-
partment is becoming more evi-
dent at the General Assembly
session. ..-
THE brazen violations of rules
of procedure and the shameless
resorting to mechanical voting,
by means of which the United
States delegation pushed through
its resolution on the Greek ques-
ton in the Political Committee,
has aroused beMilderment and
dissatisfaction even among the
representatives of countries de-
pendent on the United States.
THE United States delegates
shameful bargaining with the
democratic Balkan countries after
the failure of the mock trial
staged by the Americans revealed
the moral level of these manipu-
lations, which are quite out Of
keeping with the dignity of an
international orga nize tion Of soy
erejgn countries.
Evening star., 1947-10-19
'Ineffieiencies' Forcing
Many Veterans to Drop
Policies, Report Charges
By GEORGE Beveridoe

The House Committee on Vet
erans' Affairs charged last night
that the Veterans Administra-
tion's insurance service to ex-
servicemen is inefficient and in
adequate" and strongly urged
"a change of top personnel
Harold w. Breining, long time
VA insurance chief, heads the
insurance service.
The recommendation were part
of a blistering committee report,
made after members spent several
months investigating the service. 1t
was signed by Chairman Edith
Nourse Rogers and Representative
Phillips, Republican, of Tennessee,
chairman of the Insurance subcom-
mittee.
While the report did not mention
Mr.. Breining by name, it referred
specifically on numerous occasions
to his title-Assistant Administrator
for Insurance.
The survey, ordered last March
was prompted by complaints from
veterans organizations and in let
ters from individual veterans, it was
learned.
Veterans Dropping Policies.
The report said 'inefhciencies'
are driving veterans who can afford
it to drop their CT policies and pay
higher rates for commercial inSur-
ance.
Records are inadequate, fire.
quently unbeatable and rarely up
to date" the report said. There is
little or no control exercised over
the premium accounting system.
1t added:
THE service is source of g
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Ten Neighborhoods Will Hear
The Stor,s Symphony Concerts

am. Other invitations have beer
distributed to the Community Cen.
ter Department, Central High
School, Roosevelt High School, Mac
farland Junior High School, Powell
Junior High School and Barnard
Adams, Cooke, Bancroft. Powell
Thomson, Park View, Raymond and
West Elementary Schools. There
is no charge for the admission cards
Station WMAL, The Evening
Stars broadcasting station, will
carry the full program.
The. concert will begin at 8 pm
and invitation holders are urged tc
be in their seats BY 8:45 pm. Al
that time and for the next 10 min
utes persons who may have no in
vitations will be admitted as long
as seats are available. The doors
must be closed five minutes before
the start of the concert in order
(see SYMPHONY, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1947-10-19
BY the Assoeiofed Press

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Oct. 18.-
General Electric Co. rainmakers to-
day announced new cloud controls
which they said could modify the
winter weather in the Northern
United States.
They also announced an easy way
for an airplane to make hole in a
cloud in order to descend or ascend
through what otherwise would be
dangerous icing conditions.
The cloud holes already have been
made Not yet done but predicted
by DR.. Irving Langmuir as possible
were preventing hail in thunder
storms and stopping all ice storms,
freezing rain and also the cloud
icing that endangers flying.
DR.. Langmuir said 1t seems pos
sible, by rain-making methods, to
decrease winter cloudiness over parts
If the United States. More sunshine
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Conservation Drive Cuts Sales
OfEggs, Meat and BreodinD C.
Poultry Consumption Remains Unchanged
In First Two Weeks, Survey DscIoses

them, since Washington does not
have a central agency, as does New
York, to gather such data. How
ever, they do represent the best
obtainable estimates by men en-
gagged in the various businesses who
are in constant contact with others
in the same lines.
The members of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association
who offered the figures in the table
above also had these comments to
offer on the various savings:
Eggs: Sales to restaurants and
other eating places fell the most
this past week-about 80 per cent
Home, consumption, as represented
by sales to grocers and other retail
outlets also was down, but a lesser
amount, bringing the average DROP
to about as per cent. There is nc
doubt that the food drive is the
reason.
Meat: No question that the meat
saving campaign has curtailed sales
Gee r0NCEp pooo AZ
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Hollywood Red Probe
To Hear } Producers
AT Opening Tomorrow
Thomas Says Films
Followed 'Porty Line;
Stors to Testify Later
LOWELL MELLETT DENIES ask

LOWELL MELLETT DENIES ask
ing Robert Taylor to appear in
Russian picture. Page A.
Three movie-makers-Jack L
Warner, Louis B. Mayer and Sam
Wood-will face the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activ-
tiles at the opening tomorrow OF
a projected three-week inquiry
into "alleged Communist infiu-
ence" in Hollywood.
Committee Chairman Thomas
said last night he expects to show
certain movies followed the Com
munist Party line. He refused to
name the movies in advance but
said the hearings wound cover prop
aganda in movies and personnel in
Hollywood"
MIR. Warner is vice president of
Warner Bros, which filmed Mis-
sion to Moscow" The committee's S
interest in that film is indicated by
the fact that former Ambassador
Joseph E. Davies, who wrote the
book on which the film was based,
is listed as a subpoenaed witness.
Produced Song of Russia
Mr. Mayer is president of Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer, the studio which
produced Song of Russia film
which Actor Robert Taylor consid-
ers Russian propaganda.
Mr.. Wood, director and producer,
repeatedly is one of the founders of
the Motion Picture Alliance, which
called for an investigation of Com
munist influence i'm the movie cap
ital..
No movie stars are scheduled to
be heard tomorrow, but Mr. Thomas
said some would be called later in
the week. The prospective list of
witnesses includes such luminaries
Evening star., 1947-10-19
u. S. Can Afford 20-Bi||ion Aid
ToF oreign Areas Without Slash
In Nations S Economy, Krug Says
Returning House Members Spur
Consideration of European Aid
6. o. P. Leaders to Begin Shaping Policy
For Congress Within Two Weeks

of Western Europe is in the best in
terests of the United States.
1t came in the wake of stream
of conflicting opinion about condi-
tions in Europe that has filtered
back during the past mouth from
dozens of travelling Senators and
Representatives. A close look at
these divergent comments indicates
they are too general and incomplete
to reflect the ultimate decision of
Congress on the long range Mar
shall plan, or on any preliminary
emergency aid.
The average American. troubled
by the ruts that have developed in
the road to peace, might we'll be
confused by reading separately,
from day to day, these individual
comments of the members who have
returned, or have been interviewed
abroad.
One day the headlines have a
Senator or Representative proclaim
ing that conditions in Europe are
not as bad as they have been
painted. The next day an equally
prominent lawmaker issues . a
(See LEGISLATORS page AIM
Evening star., 1947-10-19
House Committee Hits Greek Cabinet Closes
VA Insurance Service, Communist Papers
Asks New Leadership BY Police Action
American and British
Embassies Believed to
Have Agreed to Action
By the Assoeioted Press

ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 18.-
The Greek government, acting
on the initiative of it's liberal
ministers, struck hard at Com
munist propagandists tonight
and closed Communist Party
and EAM newspapers by police
action which may have been
agreed to by the American and
British embassies.
The police occupied the offices Of
Rizospastis, the Communist Party
morning newspaper, a Communists
weekly, issued from the same head.
quarters, and the same Offices of Ell
eftheria Ellada, organ of the Com
munist-directed Fam, a so-callee
national resistance group.
A printing plant several blocks
away also was occupied, and tn,
police began carting away furniture
and equipment which will be con.
fiscated under a measure authorized
only last night and signed by the
King this morning.
No arrests were made.
Execution Story Cited.
The Court of Appeals had ordered
the newspapers closed down on com.
plant of the public prosecutor. The
court cited two stories as reasons
for the order, both on yesterdays
execution in Salonika of 10 alleged
Communist accused of bombing q
Greek air force bus and killing
several airmen.
Rizospastis' story, the court order
set out, was headlined, Americans
ordered yesterdays mass crimes anc
suspension of the leftwing demo.
cratic press" Elefetheria E1lada s
headline said: Stream of blood
which Sophoulis (Premier) turned
loose will drown himself and his
predecessors alike"
In addition, the court ruled that
Rizospastis had been serving those
who have taken up arms against
the Fatherland, Systematically re-
fused to abide by the laws, and in
various ways served the rebellion. u
The Liberals in the coalition gov
ernment thus succeeded in doing in
"a hours what the previous admins
tration had not dared to do in 16
months.
Guerrilla Link AssaiIed.
The previous populist administra-
ton had been urged by the rightist
war minister, Napoleon Zervas, and
most of the other ministers to take
such action, but final decision
apparently had been withheld be-
cause of fear of the unfayorable re-
action from international opinion.
The measure authorizing the gov
ernment to close down Communist
publications was written by Chris
tos Ladas, liberal minister of justice,
and Constantine RENTS, liberal min
lister of public order, after consul
tations with Petro Mavromihalis,
populist minister of the interior.
Liberal Premier Themistokles
Sophoulis also placed his stamp of
approval on it this morning when
he told a news conference that the
Greek press was at liberty to criti-
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Mounting Hurricane
Veering Off 10 Sea
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. ia severe
hurricane with winds OF l20 miles
an hour and mounting in size and
fury took northwest turn in the
Atlantic late today without offering
an immediate threat to the eontl-
mental United States
A Weather Bureau spokesman said
the southeastern part of the coun-
try was well out of the path"
of the storm, which at 4 pm. was
about $50 miles east southeast of
Miami.
If it continues on its present
course, the Weather Bureau said,
it will pass well east of Cape
Hatteras, N. c.
Planes reported winds up to 12O
miles an hour near the hurricane's
center which the Weather Bureau
said indicated the storm is still in
creasing in intensity. 1t is moving
about IA miles an hour.
Anxious South Floridians, haras-
sed by three other hurricanes this
season, were cheered by Chief Fore
caster Grady Nortons report that
the storm offered no threat at this
time.
Should the hurricane decide to
strike a beeline for the mainland
Mr.. Norton said, it would be at
least Monday before it hit.
Evening star., 1947-10-19
..Petri|Io Orders
fol End
Recording Jan. |.
| But Big Companies
Have 2-Yeor Supply,
Spokesman Says
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-James c.
Petrillo announced today that
union musicians would be barred
from making any records or ra-
dlo transcriptions after Decem-
ber, 81, but recording industry
sources said they anticipated the
move and had enough unissued
records to last from one to two
years.
The fiery boss of the AFL Fed
Grafton of Musicians said his 225 900
members were destroying them
selves by making records and tram
scriptions and added, There Will
never be any more phonograph rec
ords or transcriptions made by
members of the Musicians Union"
The ban, which Mr.. Petrillo said
was voted unanimously by the
unions executive board in closed
session, brought a quick reaction
from trade sources.
"The big three-Columbia, RCA-
Victor and Decca-have been max
ing records so rapidly in recent
months, both here and abroad that
they can continue to issue records
for at least two years. one New
York man long associated with the
industry said.
Hollywood Productions Recorded.
Another spokesman pointed out
that the major producers have had
access to music for Hollywood pro-
ductions which will not be released
until next year. and that master
recordings already have been made
for future record sales.
Andrew WisWell, vice president in
charge of records for Muzak Cor
poration in New York, said the firm
had backlog of new transcribed
music to last for at least one year"
and a library of 5000 selections
which might be drawn upon for IAN
indefinite period"
Mr.. Petrillo, when informed Of
the backlog of records, told a re-
porter:
Il don't care if they have a back
log for five years. Let them use
them. We will stop making records
and all transcriptions December 81"
Transcriptions were described as
those for both home and CONNER
cial Use.
Also Covers Canned" Shows.
However, Mr.. Petrillo said the
ban also would end the networks
canned" shows and this posed a
different problem. These so-called
canned" programs are produced
expressly for radio broadcast and
are not for sale to the public
Mr.. Petrillo, who announced the
boards action orally, said in dis
cussing the ban on canned" shows:
Unless program has live music
to offer, there won't be any music"
Ban Dates from Convention.
The musicians union chief said
the ban on transcriptions and re-
cordings dated from a convention
of his union last June, but did not
elaborate
However, Mr.. Petrillo limited last
summer that such a step might be
in the cards. He conceded before
a House Labor Subcommittee in
Washington that the "big reason"
for his threat to ban recordings
was to make 603 radio stations
more susceptible to employing
musicians" There were that many
broadcasting outlets using only
records or network music, he said.
Asked what effect he believed the
move would have on the large re-
(See PETRILLO, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1947-10-19
New c loud Controls May Ease
Winter Weather, Scientists Say

would get through, changing tenn
peratures and modifying winter cli-
mate.
The cloud cutting was done last
April 7 in Northern New York and
the Massachusetts, Berkshire noun
tain country. 1t was done in cloud
filled with unfrozen moisture that
had been chilled to below freezing.
This is the kind of cloud that puts
ice on plane wings. 1t is also the
kind of cloud that turns into snow,
and sometimes rain, whenever it is
seeded with dry ice.
The plane few an L-shaped
course, each leg of the 81" being
about 5ia miles long. Twenty five
pounds of dry ice particles were
dropped,
The color of the "L' changed in
a few minutes. It's moisture turned
into snow. some of which at first
(See CLOUD CONTROL, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Luckman's S Aides See
Even Chance Ending
No-Pou|try Thursdays
Food Committee Head
And Producers to Confer
On Proposal Tomorrow

The fate of poultryless Thurs
day may be decided tomorrow
in a conference between Charles
Luckman, chairman of the Cit
izens Food Committee, and Of
ficials of the National Poultry
Producers Federation.
The chsncesl that this phase OF
the food conservation drive may be
abandoned appeared last night to
be about fifty-f1fty in the view OF
some of Mr.. Luckman's associates.
Poultrymen, feed producers and
numerous members of Congress
from poultry raising States have
called poultryless Thursday useless
or worse than useless in the drive
to save 100,000,000 bushels of grair
for shipment overseas.
Luckman Reconsiders.
Mr.. Luckman at first was opposed
to any change in Tuesday-Thursda!
phase of his campaign but he al
ready has somewhat modified meat
less Tuesday and he said last weel
he was open to conviction abou
poultryless Thursday.
Poultrymen say storage facilities
already are jammed with the biggest
cold storage holdings in history ano
that another 300,00O,000 fowl nor
mally bound for market at this time
are held on farms, eating the grain
Mr.. Luckman is trying to save.
AS a result of jammed storage ia.
cilities and what the poultrymer
call low prices which have brought
about a weak wholesale market, the
fowl are being kept on the more
than 100000 farms which raise
poultry. One estimate is that all
birds on farms consume 100000
bushels of grain daily.
Egg Problem Cited.
Eggless Thursday also is at stake
since it is. difficult to separate the
egg problem from the chicken prob
lem. Eggs in cold storage, however
total somewhat less than year ago
Meanwhile, the food committee
announced organization of 1.-THE
greatest consumer service ever at
tempted on Nation wide basis" for
what Chairman Luckman called
"one concerted endeavor to help
the homemaker in the face of ris-
ing food prices" Mr.. Luckman said
the idea is to take care of our own
people while we meet our response
bilities to the hungry people over
seas"
Mr.. Luckman added that his con-
servation drive would defeat its
own end" if it simply resulted in a
rise in retail prices and inadequate
diets for our own people. Meatless
Tuesday, he said was not designed
to reduce consumption by one
seventh" but rather to get each fam
lily to give UP meat one day week
whether that family ordinarily uses
meat seven days a week or only two
or three days" Tuesday was Sc
lected in order to get uniformity ir
public eating places"
Miss Fisher Heads Group.
The consumer group is headed b!
Katherine Fisher and includes {
staff of practical experts in tht
food field" who will offer daily, be.
ginning this coming Thursday, tn,
following: a peace plate" recipe
marketing advice on what foods art
abundant and lower priced, sugges.
tions for good cooking methods" tt
make food 60 farther and ideas fol
Evening star., 1947-10-19
LIMIT ON DEALER supplies seen
only was to save bread Page A-9
By ChoImers M. Roberts


By ChoImers M. Roberts
Egg, meat and bread sales in
the Washington area have tum-
bled in the first two weeks of
the food saving drive, but poul-
try consumption has not been
cut, a survey showed last night.
Figures obtained by The Star
from the various divisions of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation, the only group which at
tempts to check on wholesale sales,
show these changes from what are
considered normal sales for this
time of year:
First Last
Week Week
Egg sales down 1917 down 259o
Meat sales down go down 109o
Bread sales down 3is % down To
Poultry sales unchanged unchanged
These figures are estimates, it was
stressed by the men who collected
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Russia Boycotts
TestVoteonU.N.
Overhaul Plan
Will Refuse to Sit on
AII-Yeur Assembly
If it Is Approved

BRAZILIAN ANNOUNCEMENT of
diplomatic break with Russia be-
lieved imminent. Page Ais
JEWS ASK PARTITION, Arabs op-
pose it in final pleas to U. N.
Page A-3
Evening star., 1947-10-19

Complete Index, Pe. AZ
Radio Programs, Poee C-8
Evening star., 1947-10-19

tSee FOOD, Page A-4.)
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(See GREEK, Page A-4D
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(See KRUG, Page A-5o
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(See uN-AMERICAN, Page A-4o
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See INSURANCE, Page A-9)
Evening star., 1947-10-19

(See CONSERVATION, Page A-5.]
Evening star., 1947-10-19

Cloudy in morning becoming mostly sunny
warm and humid. highest near 50. Gentle
south and southeasterly winds Tomorrow
sunny and less humid Full report page Az,
Evening star., 1947-10-19

Presidents Truman was told
last night by Government ad-
visers that American production
can support a s2O,Oo0.OOO 900 for
eign aid program, spread over
a period of five years. without
impairing the national economy
Evening star., 1947-10-19

(See CLOUD CONTROL, Page A-6D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-25
BIDS ASKED FOR
 EMERGENCY JOB
 ON GOLD CREEK

Bids are being asked by the U. s. Engineer Office at Seattle for construction of a new con- crete revetment along 400 foot length of Gold Greek, it was an nounced today by Walter Huston Area Engineer.
 The new revetment, which will extend along the left bank on the side of the Government Hospital from Willoughby Avenue to Ninth Street, will take an estimated $40 cubic yards of concrete. The job which is classed as emergency re- pairs, is to be done to prevent a serious washout of the bank which would endanger the foundations of the hospital.
 Huston said that $22,00O had been appropriated for the job, and that no final date has been set as yet for bids on the work. Com plete specifications are available in the Area Engineers office for local contractors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-25
SENATOR'S HAVE
 FULL CALENDAR
 FOR TOMORROW

This morning, the Alaska Sen ate reaped the results of leaving yesterday afternoon free for com mittee work; the following mea- sures being reported out:
 From Judiciary-S. B. 36, with out recommendation referred back to Labor; s. B. 45. do not pass Senator Walker, do pass), to Education; H. J. M. 10, without recommendation Senator Rivers, do pass, to Rules for replacement on the calendar; H. B. IA. report ed do not pass (report signed only by Senators Walker and Col lins who reported without recom- mendationD, to Rules; H. B. 21, do pass with amendment to delete section two considered useless, to Rules; H. B. 58. do not pass, to Rules; H. B. 62, do not pass, to Rules; H, B. 39. do pass, to Rules: H. B. 40, do pass. to Rules: S. B. 5l, do pass, to Rules; s. B. 50, do pass, to Rules; s. B. 52, do pass, to Rules; S. B. 53, do pass, to Rules.
 From Printing and Purchasing. H. B. 36. do pass, to Rules.
 Another harvest of bills is ex- pected from committees tomor- row morning, as the Senate has again left the afternoon free. ad- journing until 10 o'clock a. m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-25
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-GOP Congress men are accusing General Marshall half jokingly-of being as good at filibustering as Senator Bilbo. Members of the House Foreign Af- fairs Committee say that in their closed door session with the new Secretary of State, he kept on talk ing until just before the bell rang calling Congress into session. By that time there was no chance for them to fire any embarrassing questions.
 Several Republican Congressmen came to the secret Committee ses- sion primed with questions on Pal estine and Russia. However, Mar shall, with one eye on the clock, gave brilliant monologue on for eign affairs for more than an hour. Members listened, eagerly waiting to ask questions, but had time to fire only few nasty shots before running to answer roll-call.
 Marshall's monologue, however, gave a well-rounded picture of U. S. foreign policy. Here are the high lights:
 Russia-The Byrnes Policy Of be- ing fair but firm with Russia will be continued. Marshall has given this policy careful study and is convinced Byrnes was right.
 Austria-Will be the first treaty to be taken up in Moscow, largely