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Evening star., 1947-06-18
Troops and Volunteers
Sought as Iowa Flood
Rises 10 New Heights
~ n. A..ee;o,.d Pros.

oAKVILLE, Iowa, June 18.-l
Appeals were made for addi-
tional troops and volunteer
workers to fight the flood waters
Of the Iowa River, which ap-l
preached a record height OF 16.5
feet today, forcing evacuation OF
many of the community's 400l
residents.
Children and the aged in this
Southeast Iowa town were removed
from their homes last night on or
ders of Mayor o. r. johnson and
Sheriff Robert Lewis as the Red
Cross and State guardsmen asked
for trucks, BOATS and added man.
power. Guardsmen were sent to
the flooded areas from Des Moines
and Newton.
Levee Breaks Near Town.
Flood waters moved close to the
edge OF Oakville when a levee broke
q quarter of mile north of town
early today despite 24-hour strug-
gle by men and boys to reinforce It,
The break inundated hundreds of
acres of farm land.
Water was expected to run into
Oakville II the river continued rising
and after lowland areas had been
covered.
Louisa County Red Cross officials
and State guardsmen said the crest
was expected to reach 18 feet be-
fore receding tomorrow or Friday.
Another trouble spot along the Iowa
River near where 1t joins the Mis-
sissippi was Wapello. Iowa, where
crest of 1875 to 10 feet was expected
today. Two companies of State
guardsmen were on duty and a
Coast Guard detail from Burlington,
Iowa, was ordered to Join them.
Engineers Issue Warning.
Meanwhile, Col. w. N. Leaf of the
Rock Island 1ll) Army engineers
warned that levees on the Missis-
sippi River had been weakened by
last weeks floods and urged resi-
dents in four counties to flee to
higher ground. Counties were
Marion In Missouri and Adams, Pike
and Calhoun Counties near Quincy,
Ill.
The Mississippi River already had
swollen to 1888 feet at Keithsburg,
ILL.,. across the river from Oakville.
A Weather Bureau observer at
Keithsburg estimated flood waters
there would reach Is feet before re-
ceding the latter part OF the week.
G. o. Tucker, Federal weather
observer at Burlington, predicted
heavy rains today in the Mississippi
Valley and said they would result III
record flooding conditions. He add
ed that new record crests could be
expected as far downstream as
Louisiana, Mo.
Haiistorm in Iowa.
Mr.. Tucker predicted "a feet or
slightly higher at Quincy and Han
nibal, Mo, Friday or Saturday. The
all-time high reading for these
points was 24.1 set In last weeks
flood.
A severe hailstorm added to the
weather troubles of Northern Iowa
yesterday. Webster County farms
suffered q loss of more than $750, 900
in the storm, County Extension Di-
rector Floyd D. Huling of Fort
Dodge estimated.
About 27 square miles Of CROP
lands representing 1890 acres
planted In oats, corn and soybeans
were affected. The crops were wiped
out, he reported.
Evening star., 1947-06-18

Mexico has q six-year railroad
building plan to unity the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
No Politics PLEDGE
Given Egypt by krim
By the Associated Press

CAIRO. June 4-Abd Ell Krim's
younger brother, Mohamned, said
today the former Riff fighter had
promised to refrain from political
activity during his stay in Egypt
and that his stopover here was for
medical treatment
I'VE have promised to refrain
from political activities during our
stay in Egypt and that is enough, +"
Mohammed said, in commenting on
French Indignation at his brothers
presence in Egypt.
There was no plot against France,
but 1t was necessary for Krim to land
in Egypt to have medical treatment
after 20 years in exile"
French Foreign Ministry off,
Gals said. when they announced
on February IL that Add Ell Krim
was being freed from exile on Re-
union Island to return to France,
that the 65-year-old tribal chief
tain was in i'll healthD
The Riff leader is living at Inchass
Palace, while his six sons are at the
National Hotel, with three doctors.
The Egyptian Premier, Mahmoud
FANNY Nokrashy Pasha. earlier de-
MED that the French had protested
Krim's presence in Egypt. At the
same time, however, Gilbert Arven-
gas, the French Ambassador to
Egypt, said he had been summoned
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04

Soviet Continuing Policy.
The Soviet stand here is viewed as
O continuation of the policy of in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
THE. EVENING STAR, washington, i G. !. As
4

sisting that every nation IN the world
get It's troops on foreign soil texcept
for forces In former Axis countries
OF the Is principles on which the
committee was able to get unani-
NOUS agreement, most were copied
out Of the Charter or stated in
broad, general terms.
The Military Committee, which
submitted the report to meet an
April 80 deadline, meanwhile has
started working on the strength and
composition of the global force. The
military men have made it clear.
however, that no decision can be
reached until the Council works out
the problem Of IDENTICAL versus
comparable contributions Of man
power and weapons.
French Delegate Alexandra Parodi
takes over the Craftsmanship Of the
Council today under the monthly
rotation plan. Deliberations on the
military report will be interrupted
in about two weeks for the Council
to take up the report OF its Balkan
investigating commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Senator BiIbo Faces
Two More Operations
BY The Assoeioied Press


NEW ORLEANS, June 4-Sen-
ator Bilbo, awaiting his third jaw
operation here, says he told his
doctors "the first thing to do is
Ak me up so I can eat"
Then, Senator Bilbo said. "they
can Ak me up so I can speak"
The operation, scheduled for
asome time this week." according
to doctors at the hospital where
Senator Bilbo has an apartment,
is to be followed by a fourth trip
to surgery ''in about three weeks. 7"
The fourth operation will consist
of grating piece of Senator Bilbo's
hip bone to his chin.
When I get through with this I
am going to eat three steaks day
for 80 days-to catch up" Senator
Bilbo said yesterday. I'm going to
have some trouble when they bind
me up with that new chin to heal.
Won't be able to eat, talk, smoke or
even spit, for six weeks"
Referring to his promised return
to Washington to claim the Senate
seat denied him last January, he
said:
My only mission now Is to get
well. Then I'll think about the other
things"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
|AAF to Employ Proximity Fuse
lin Forest Fire Bombing Test

the Forest Service, joint sponsors
OF the Missoula test, say that these
tanks (which hold about 165 gal
lons) could be stored at service and
civilian airflelds, near all large
forests. Even a relatively unframed
pilot could take one of the tanks
aloft, at the outbreak OF forest
fire, and drop it.
Bomb Tested In Florida.
The Air Force has previously
tested this type of fire fighting
bomb at its experimental station
at Elgin Field, Fla. The Missoula
operation, however, will mark the
first attempt to use it over large
forest and under conditions APP
proximating an actual timber blaze.
During the war, water bombs were
used extensively both by the Army
and Navy for bombing practice.
Their new application Is considered
a direct outgroWth of wartime use.
Air Forces ordnance men also
reasoned that If fires could be set
so successfully with bombs, the same
general weapon could also be en-
ployed to quench a confiagration.
B29 to Garry 8 Tanks.
The B-29 will carry eight of the
tanks while the PAT will carry one
tank under each wing.
Meanwhile, the Forest Service Is
planning to use five Army hell
copters, based at March Field, to
combat forest fires this summer in
California. The helicopters will
transport men and equipment to
remote regions.
The proximity fuse was developed
at the Johns Hopkins Applied Ply
sizes Laboratory. 1t was widely used
both as an anti-aircraft and artil-
lery weapon. Small electronic tubes
inside the fuse are activated as the
shell approaches an object.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Leon W. Moffett, GA,
Trade Journal Writer
Found Hanged Here

Leon M. Moffett, 81, veteran
Washington bureau chief for the
Chiffon Co., trade journal publish
ers, was found hanged this morn
ing from the water pipes in the
basement of his home at 1851 Thir-
ty-second street NV.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said he would issue a certificate of
suicide.
Mrs. Mildred Moffett, his wife,
told police her husband was restless
throughout the night and when she
awoke at 7 am. he was not in bed.
She looked through the house for
him then went to neighbours home
The neighbor, AFRO Sheppard, 5347
Thirty second street NV, found
the body hanging in the basement.
Members of the family told police
Mr.. Moffett had been in Ill health
for some time.
He had worked for the publishing
company for "a years, for the last 81
years as bureau chief here. with
offices in the National Press Build
ing. He was a member of the Ma
tional Press Club and the White
House Correspondents Association.
The Chiffon Co. publishes about a
dozen trade journals, including Iron
Age, magazine for the metal in
dustry.
Mr. Moffett was born in Kahoka
Mo. and worked In the Pittsburgh
Office of his company before coming
to Washington.
He is survived by his widow, two
sons, Harry l.. Moffett, a public re-
lations counsel, and George Moffett
War Department employe, both OF
Washington; daughter, Mrs. Mill
dred. Vandergrift, Baltimore, and
six grandchildren.
The body was removed to Hines
funeral parlor. Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Major Powers Oppose
Reds as l. n. Debate
On N ord Army Opens.
sy the A.soeio..d Pres.

LAKE SUCCESS, June THE
worlds other major powers lined up
against Russia In the United Ma
tions Security Council today rs
delegates pokpare to open general
debate on the long delayed organ
ization of a global police force.
The United States, scheduled to
speak early in the meeting. was
ready to support solidly the basic
report of the Military Staff Conn
rnittee, from which the Soviet Union
has dissented on more than q third,
OF the basic principles.
Other members OF the committee
OF adnirals and generals United
States. Britain, France and China
were In general agreement.
u. s. to Seek Full Debate.
Viewing the international force as
the core of the whole U. N. security
system, a spokesman for Herschel
". Johonson said the American
deputy delegate would appeal for
full and open debate on the issue
within the Council and for early
establishment of the international
army, navy and air force.
Inauguration of debate in the
Council provided the small coun-
tries with their first opportunity to
comment on the report, which was
Is months in drafting. Col. w. R.
Hodgson, Australian delegate. served
notice that he would review the re-
port in some detail and generally
support the majority recommended
lions.
One delegation predicted that it
might take two months to get
agreement on the basic plans laid
down in the report, the first one
submitted by the military men since
they began work in London in jan
usry, 1916.
The 80-page summary published
May 4 included Al general prin-
ciples, and Russia objected to IA Of
them.
Remaining Major Issues.
Major issues on which Russia and
the West still stood far apart after
the long committee. deliberations
included these:
l. Contributions - Russia insists
that every member Of the Big Five
make Identical contributions to the
U. N. forces Same number of troops,
battleships, planes, etc.. Other
powers maintain that, because Of
varied strength in the different
services in different nations. the
contributions should be "compar-
able"
2. Operational bases-Russia says
there is nothing in the U. N. Charter
requiring any country to make bases
available for U. N. force; the
United States says it would be USE
less to set up a force without guar
anteeing rights to bases.
This, of course, raised the old Is
sue of sovereignty, on which Russia
is especially touchy
3. Withdrawals - Russia demands
that all forces contributed to the
y. N. be withdrawn ito their own
territories and territorial waters"
within 80 to 80 days after completing
q mission; the others say only that
the forces shall be pulled back to
general locations" covered-by agree
ment rs soon as possible after an
emergency.
Soviet Continuing Policy.
The Soviet stand here Is viewed as
q continuation of the policy of in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
By A. A. HoehIinq

The proximity fuse, which was
developed during the war at a Sill
yer Spring, Md, laboratory, is going
to be used within the next week or
two in the Army's first large scale
attempt to combat forest fires by
aerial bombing.
Being groomed at the Army Air
Forces Great Falls (Mont.> Air
Field are two P-47 Thunderbolts and
one Bag Superfortress which viii
attack preset fires in the Lolo
National Forest, near Missoula,
Mont.
Their bomb racks, however, will
not be loaded with conventional
high-expIosive missiles-but with
auxiliary fuel tanks, some of which
will be filled with water and others
with chemicals.
These tanks will each be equipped
with proximity fuse attached to a
small destructive charge and set
to detonate at whatever altitude
is desired.
Tank Bursts Over Blaze.
When the pilot spots the forest
fire all he has to do Is get in
position and pull his bomb release
The tank will burst over the blaze,
presumably extinguishing it in q
shower of the AAFs own brand OF
artificial rain.
If successful, the experiments may
point the way to eventual mastery
over destructive force which each
year devastates 100000 acres of
timber land at loss of billions
of dollars. And this despite all the
efforts of forest wardens and their
modern ground fire fighting equip
ment.
Spokesman for both the AAF and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
FOUND

BOSTON BuLLu purebred, found In Ken
wood, Nd. WI. 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Businessmen Predict
Price Cuts, Higher Pay
For Rest Of Year
BY the Asseeiofsd Press


Many businessmen and others
believe that for the rest of this
year most prices will fall while
wages push upward.
Chairman Taft of the Senate
House Economic Committee said
that was the general agreement
among 583 persons who answered
questionnaires in business outlook
survey made in behalf of the COM
nittee.
The group set June 23 for full
scale hearings on the survey and
other data bearing on the State
of this country's economic health
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, OF
Wyoming, a committee member, told
reporter he is impressed by the
large ma jority" of the businessmen
union leaders, farmers, economists
and editors who are against any
voluntary price arrangements under
Government sanction"
Quickest Way to Monopoly.
THAT would be the surest and
quickest way to monopoly" the
Wyoming Senator declared
He said he is encouraged, too, by
the report frem Dunn 81 Bradstreet
which made the survey, that al
most all of those questioned lad
vocated reduction in the level OF
the Federal Government debt"
On the other hand, Senator Taft
could find support for his stand for
immediate tax reduction in the re-
ports statement that large ma
jorities of all groups except farm
ers" favored personal income tax
cuts.
Senator Taft noted that most OF
the missionaries went to business
men. with only a few in other cate
gories represented in the answers
He said the survey in no way rep
resents cross-section of opinion.
In fact the full Senate House
Committee differed with the Dunn
81 Bradstreet summary Of findings
in one respect.
Depression Fears Belittled.
The committee concluded that
businessmen were too pessimistic
about the other fellows prospects
and decided that there is no real
support" for the fear that the
Nation may be travelling toward a
depression.
Members noted that while a ma
jority of those questioned predicted
larger production and sales for their
own firms, they didn't think the out
look was quite as good for others in
their industry and thought pros
poets were definitely poorer for
other types of industries.
1T seems to be story of the bus
inessman who is very optimistic
about his own business, pretty OPP
timistic about his industry In gen.
eral but inclined to think the rest
of the world is going to hell" Sem
ator Taft told a news conference
yesterday.
Report by February / Sought.
He said the committee expects to
hear evidence from all sides in two
weeks of public hearings, includ-
ing representative of labor organ
izations, the United States Chamber
of Commerce, Americans for Dem
ocratic Action, the Committee for
Economic Development and others
The aim Is to have a complete
report ready for Congress by next
February /, he, added
The Dun & Bradstreet survey
disclosed that a majority of those
questioned believe the next six
months will show a higher output
per man hour. higher unit cost OF
labor, some slight decrease in en-
ployment, decrease in hours
worked per week, higher dollar vol
ume of inventories, more plant ca
pacity and lower profits"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
B. & O. Changes Time
Of West-Bound Troins

BALTIMORE. June 4.-The Balti-
more 81 Ohio Railroad said yester-
day its west-bound through trains
to Chicago, st. Louis, Detroit, Cleve-
land and other Midwest points will
depart and run an hour earlier
starting Sunday.
The line said the move was
prompted by general adoption of
daylight time in most eastern cities
East -bound trains from the Mid
West win run IS to 20 minutes
earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Jup Officer Is Convicted
Of Islanders Murder
by the Asseeiatsd Press

GUAM, June Capt. Fumio
Inouye was convicted today by an
American military commission of
the wartime murder of eight Mar
shall Island natives. Sentence was
not Immediately pronounced.
Awaiting trial on Monday are 10
other Japanese officers and en-
listed men charged with the bacteria
and dynamite murders of 10 Amer
lean prisoners on Truk atoll in the
Carolines in January, 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
Fire Kills 5 in France

CLERMONT- FERRAND, France,
June (R.-F'ive persons, including
an infant, were burned to death
and 20 others were injured yesterday
when a railway car caught fire
near here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-06
Greyhound Buys
Washington MOTOR
Coach System

n...rol of the Washington Mo-
Eoach Co., which operates in
TOT tor pacific Northwest states, has
i s"en acquired by the greyhound
peenoration of Chicago, following
h purchase of 96 per cent OF
Casn a,,tctanding stock. Clifford E.
ue ,,as : veteran of Greyhound
u sr.t;ons in the East, assumed
ehe presidency on March !, ac-
tns TO Orville S. Caesar, Grey
s Sarnd Corporation president. On
nv came date Mr.. Caesar and r.
~ Ropan. executive vice-preSi-
asrt If the Corporation, arrived in
, S Cattle for an inspection of the
pr Tbe transfer of control was ap-
by the Interstate Com
I p Commission on February
- Negotiations for the purchase
, -. started last August when
Greyhound agreed to buy the out
s.andine common stock at $50 per
share More than $1,500,000 was
evolved in this purchase. Prior
- that transaction, Greyhound
had held approximately 20 per
l cent Of Washington stock. There
Is no preferred stock. -. =.
The corporate name of the firm
w;ll be changed to Northwest
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
The principal purpose of the
acnuisition is to extend Grey
hound service into the Pacific
Northwest. Washington Motor
Coach operates 1913 BUSES in in
tercity service in Washington,
Oregon. Idaho and Montana, with
approximately $500 miles ex-
Vending from Helena and Butte,
Mont, to. Portland, Ore, and
Seattle, Wash. It's lines connect
with Northland Greyhound at
Butte and Helena, with Overland
GREYHOUND and Pacific Grey
hound at Portland, and with West
ern Canadian Greyhound at
Kingsgate, B. c. ...-.ass-
Graves, who will have his
headquarters in Seattle, has been
president of Capitol Greyhound
Lines and Valley Greyhound
Lines, with principal offices in
Cincinnati, Ohio. He is pioneer
in the intercity bus industry, hav-
ing been one of the first drivers
employed by C.. E. Wickman, now
chairman of the Greyhound sys-
tenn, when Wickman started his
original bus line in Minnesota
more than 30 years ago.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-06
VALLEY GRANGE

The Kennewick Valley Grange
will hold its regular meeting Fri
day, March It'll at 8 o'clock.
Pomona Grange will meet with
us the next day, Saturday, March
9Th.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-06
SISTER DIES

Word was received Monday by
relatives of the death of Mrs. Guy
Harris Bertha Owens) at her
home in Yuba City, Calf. Her
brothers Harry, Pat and Herb
Owens left Immediately to attend
the funeral services.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-06
DAUGHTER BORN

Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Moran are
parents of a daughter born Feb.
u at the Pasco hospital. The
young lady weighed S lbs. IL OF.
and they have named her Donna
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-06
WSCS

First Circle Of WSCS of the
Methodist church met Wednesday
with Mrs. Minnie Rector in Rich
land. A pot luck dinner was
served.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-03-06

HIGHLANDS AUXILIARY
Highlands Grange Auxiliary
will meet Tuesday, March II with
Mrs. Earl Reymo for an all-day
meeting. Pot luck lunch at noon.
All members are urged to at
tend. @
The Republican., 1947-09-25

One of the speakers thoughts the Chamber
dinner last Wednesday evening didn't the proper emphasis
due last weeks because of the time element involved
but deserves special mention because is considered problem
Of utmost Importance Mr. EWalds talk full of good Amer
principles.
In concluding his remarks he referred to the Communist in
fuence in national life noted the booklet exposing
Communist nfaon in the United States which the National
Chamber of Commerce recently published.
This book he said anazes the nature of the eciques and
devices employed by the Communists and their fellow travel
weaken ndustriy and miary These groups have
penetrated the labor movement the church, literary
other segments society and their influence the
is considerable.
and with the because Communism denies basic
liberties the individual and trampes deroot the dignity of
man."
If America to remain strong and it must preserve
self from the encoachment of system which utterly alien
its ideals
Mr. EWad confident that the business of America
when they of the facts about Communism, would
the challenge freedom and way of fe which, he
said based upon freedom of choice for the individual equality
of opportunity fair and healthy competition characterization of
the production and the assess exercise of by
people whole rather than any GLASS; group ndi
vidual.'
majority persons in this county will agree with Mr.
Ewald one hundred percent.
The Republican., 1947-09-25
Congressman Beall
To Be Next Speaker
At Chamber Dinner

That J. Glenn Beall, Congressman
from this district of Maryland, would
be the speaker at the next meeting of
the Mt. Top Chamber of Commerce,
was announced yesterday by Charles
L. Briner, president.
The date set for the meeting is
Thursday evening, October %, and
the place is to be announced later.
Mr.. Briner said the organization
was considering a display of Garrett
county products in some department
store in Baltimore to acquaint the
people there with what the county
has to offer He also announced that
the November issue of Holiday maga-
zine and the October issue of a
magazine published by the city of
Baltimore, would carry pictures and
a write-up concerning Garrett county.
He said they would attempt to get
reprints or extra copies of the maga-
zine for anyone desiring them.
Other matters under consideration
for the improvement of this area will
be announced in the near future, he
concluded.
1t was announced this morning that
the October 23rd meeting would be
held at the William-James hotel.