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Evening star., 1947-10-01
Student at Severn School
Found Dead Near Railroad
BY .hc Associated Press

SEVERNA PARK, Md, Oct. l.
George E. Kindel, II. postgraduate
student at Severn School, was found
dead in the brush alongside the
Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad
tracks adjacent to the school grounds
today.
Medical Examiner John M. Claffy
said the youths skull was fractured
and one foot covered at the ankle.
Prof. ROLAND M. Teel, head of the
school. said the boy was the son Of
Capt. and Mrs. N. w. Kindell and
had graduated last year from the
Oceana Va) High School. Capt.
Kindell is now an aeronautics officer
in Washington.
Prof Teel said he and Parker
Lindsay. football coach, had searched
for the boy from $50 pm. yesterday
until early today. After working out
with the Severn football team, the
boy was quoted as saying he "felt
stiff and would take walk.
A recent arrival at the school, he
was a backfield candidate.
His body was first noticed by
Motorman John Bryant from an
Annapolis train, about 300
yards south Of the Severna Park
Station.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
'Adopted Dutch Town Thanks
Church With 1000 Tulip Bulbs

Tulip beds will burst into bloom
on the lawn of the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church next spring
gift from the little Dutch village
adopted" by the church.
A shipment of 1000 tulip bulbs
has arrived from the farmers, trades
people and laborers of Hedel, a
hamlet between the Meuse and the
Rhine.
The village was adopted by the
congregation two years ago at the
suggestion of the church's pastor,
the Rev. j. Hillman Hollister. The
village, which housed about 1900
persons, most of them tillers of the
|eight-acre farms surrounding it, had
been bombarded for six months near
the end of the war.
The first need of the villagers was
clothing. The Chevy Chase COIL
,gregation gave their clothing-not
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Congressman Lay Wreath
On Petkov Grave in Sofia
By the Assoeiofsd Press

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Oct. IAN
American congressional delegation
laid a wreath on the grave of Nikola
Petkov, executed leader of the op-
position to the Communists in Bull
garia, before leaving Sofia for Is
tanbul, the group disclosed here
today.
The delegation of II Senators and
Representatives, headed by Senator
Smith, Republican, of New Jersey
issued a brief, unsigned statement
which said:
Members of the congressional
party laid a wreath this morning
on the grave of Petkov in Sofia as
a token of appreciation Of his serv-
ices as one of the greatest democrats
of all time"
Mr.. Petkov, convicted Of plotting
against Bulgaria's Communications
mated government, was hanged
September %. The execution was
denounced by both the United
States and Britain.
The delegation. arrived here
aboard a CAT plane for an over
night stop in its fact-finding tour
of Europe.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Truman Calls on U. S. to Save
100 Million Bushels of Grain to
Cut Prices, Help Hun9ryNotions
President Addresses
New Food Committee
Plan Promised Today
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman today called
on the American people to save
"at least" 1OO,0O0,00O bushels oil
grain in the next few months to
get prices down and help hun
cry people in other countries
Addressing his newly organized
Citizens Food Committee, which
met at the White House for the first
time to launch a national conser-
vation campaign. the President sale
approximately 47o,OoOooO bushels Of
grain is the most I'VE can plan tc
export under present conditions
and that the public must supply the
deficit IF we are to do our share il
meeting the absolute minimum
needs of distressed people in othel
countries"
'The saving asked of each indi.
vidual is actually very small" Mr.
Truman told the new group, headeo
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Star Prize Snapshots Compete
In National Contest Oct. Ia

will be made to the second and
third prize-winners in each class.
Seventy Special Merit Awards of
$50 and "a Honorable Mention
Awards of $25 also will be made.
The Stars entries, which won
prizes of $25 each tn the contest
conducted by The Sunday Pictorial
Magazine, are the work of Robert
r. Krout, 6817 Fifth street NV;
Henry Gichner, 6115 Thirty-third
street NV; Miss De Anne Hays,
1915 Stratford road, Bethesda, and
s. w. Morris, SIT Montana avenue
NE.
The judges will be Yousuf Karsh,
internationally famous p1otog-
rapher of celebrities; Toni Frissell,
nationally known Photographic
illustrator; Charles B. Phelps. jr..
president of the Photographic So
ciety of America; Kenneth w. Will
liams, associate Of the Royal Pho
tographic Society and manager OF
the Photographic Illustrations Divi-
sion, Eastman Kodak Co., and
Lowell Thomas, radio commentator
and amateur Photographer.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
North Carolina u. President
Named to Arbitration Unit

President Truman today appointed
DR.. Frank P. Graham, president of
the University of North Carolina, to
be the American member on the
United Nations Security Council
committee arbitrating the dispute
between Indonesia and the Neither
lands government.
The American representation was
invited by Australia and Belgium,
which previously had been asked by
Indonesia and the Netherlands, re-
spectively, to name two of the three
delegates.
DR.. Graham often has served on
Government assignments and most
recently was public member of the
National War Labor Board.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Advisers Tell Truman
Return to Rotioninq
Must Be Considered

President Truman was told
today by his Council of Eco
nomic Advisers that the return
! OF rationing and price control
VIII be one of the corrective
measures that must be co1sid-
cred if the price situation grows
any more acute.
These conclusions were en-
bodied in a memorandum &C
companying the councils third
quarterly report on economic
trends, but DR.. Edwin G..
Nourse, chairman, would not
hazard a guess for reporters as
to when the situation might
grow more acute, nor would he
say at what point of seriousness
he would favor restoration of
controls to deal with conditions.
DR.. Nourse said his report
embodied no recommendations
for dealing with skyrocketing
prices.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Barrett Orders 24-Hour Police
Supervision, Effective Tonight
.Cuptoin Assigned to Midnight to-8 AN. Shift
To Assure Honest 8-Hour Tour of Duty

Around-the-clock supervision
to see that Washington gets "an
honest eight-hour" tour of duty
by every member of the Metro
politan Police Department was
ordered today by Police Super
intendent Robert J. Barrett.
Effective Immediately, a captain
will have supervisory charge of the
entire city between midnight and
8 am. and will keep personnel on
its toes by visiting precinct stations
at unannounced times and otherwise
checking on police operations during
those hours. Maj Barrett said.
Never before, so far as Maj. Bar
rett knows, has a police officer of a
higher rank than sergeant kept a
supervisory check on men working
between 2 am. and the start of the
8 am. tour of duty.
The present day supervision will
continue, with supervisory officers
assigned to the shifts from am. to
4 pm. and 4 pm. to midnights Maj
Evening star., 1947-10-01
McGrath Sees Truman,
Says He'll Be Active
As Party Chairman
Plons to Work in Field
As Well as at Democrat
Headquarters Here
BY the Associated Press

Senator McGrath of Rhode
Island, who is slated to become
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, said after a
talk with President Truman to-
day that he intends to "be more
active than his predecessor.
The Senator told reporters that
Robert E. Hannegan. who is giving
up the assignment October 20 be-
cause of health, necessarily could
not give party activity as much at
tention as he wished.
Senator McGrath was chosen by
Mr.. Truman as one of great
teamst to direct the Democrats 194a
presidential campaign. The other
team member is Senator McGrath's
old school chum, Gael Sullivan, who
has agreed to stay on as executive
director at Mr.. Trumans request.
Assumes Responsibility.
Reporters asked Senator McGrath
how the responsibility would be
divided between the two.
Il want it understood" he replied,
that the responsibility rests with
me and I intend to assume it."
He added that he plans an active
leadership and will work in the field
as we'll as at lArty headquarters.
This apparently was intended as a
reply to some criticism that Sen.
McGrath would be unable to give
sufficient attention to party affairs
while keeping his Senate seat.
Mr.. Sullivan is expected to spend
most of his time in the field, using
the political talent he developed
under former Mayor Edward j.
Kelly of Chicago.
Both From Providence.
Senator McGrath and Mr.. Sulli-
van were brought up together in
Providence, R. l., attended the same
school, played on the same ball clubs
and campaigned together. Senator
McGrath will be A on November
% and Mr.. Sullivan 43 the same
day.
Mr.. Sullivan finally went West
and made his home in Chicago
where he learned the game of big
city political organization while
serving as assistant to Mr.. Kelly.
Senator McGrath stayed in Rhode
Island, worked his way up the polit-
ical ladder, and in November, 1946,
was elected to the Senate.
Evening star., 1947-10-01

worn out apparel but extra CLOTH
ing. They had them dry Cleaned
and all buttons sewed on and sizes
marked before shipment.
Mrs. Oh. j. H. Daubanton, wife OF
the Minister of the Netherlands
Embassy, who toured Holland in
the spring last year, reported Hedel
was the most stylish community of
Holland.
The church then asked what was
needed next and the answer was
tools" One letter said, 'the car
penter is without a hammer to
strike nail" The church asked for
an inventory of the needed tools
and sent them. The requisition list
included cues for the coffee house
billiard table and dram cocks for
the bar in the inn.
The tulip bulbs which just arrived
are Hedel's thanks. h
Evening star., 1947-10-01
By Harold B. ROGERS

The Districts commission form
of government was sharply criti-
cized today by a Budget Bureau
official, who recommended in
stead an elected legislative coun-
Gil, with an appointed city man.
ager to be subject to approval by
the President.
Raymond C. Atkinson, principal
administrative analyst for the
bureau, told the House District Sub.
committee on Home Rule and Re-
organization he was voicing his
personal opinion only. He empha-
sized bureau officials dealing with
the District have "widelyvaryine
opinions" on the District govern
ment.
Two other bureau officials were 8
bit more cautious in discussing pro-
posed home rule for Washington
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Lewis Douglas Returns
For European Aid Talks
By the A. ed Press

NEW YORK, Oct. .1.-Lewis
Douglas, United States Ambassador
to Great Britain, arrived today on
the liner Queen Elizabeth and said
that most people miscalculate and
underestimate the amount of de-
struction' in Europe and the Far
East.
Mr.. Douglas, who returned for
consultation with the State De-
partment, added that unless the
nations of those areas were to be-
come "flrther dilapidated" the
United States would have to aid
them in rehabilitation.
William L. Clayton, Assistant
Secretary of State for Economic
Affairs, returned on the same ship
from meeting of the international
Trade Organization, which is af-
filiated with the U. N.
Evening star., 1947-10-01

Barrett explained. The only change
so far as those officers are con-
cerned, he added, is that the second
shift supervisor will go on duty
earlier than he does now and leave
at midnight instead of 2 am.
Capt. Clarence Lutz Of No. 10 Pre-
cinct will be the first supervising
officer on the midnight to 8 am
shift. starting tonight. He will have
the rank of acting inspector. In
spector Clarence Talley will take
the pm. to midnight shift. Super
intendent Barrett said he plans to
rotate the assignment among other
precinct captains.
While Maj. Barrett was putting
the stricter supervisory system into
effect, the Police Trial Board pre-
pared for trial Friday of four police
men on charges ranging from Sleep
ing on the beat to willful disobe-
dience.
Pvt. Franklin R. Cue of the eighth
precinct and Pvt. Malcolm R. Lueb-
(See POLICE. Page A-61
Evening star., 1947-10-01

by Charles Luckman, Massachusetts
industrialist. "One bushel of grain
saved by every American in the next
few months will do the job"
The President also called for re-
duced feeding of grain to cattle. ane
made clear that most of the saving
must come there.
eConcurrently, the White House
released the text of the Presidentt
letter to the four key committees
of Congress asking for an early
meeting here to map further stop.
gap plan to aid for Europe.
Hits Political Groups, Activity.
Significantly, the President TOLD
the House and Senate Foreign At
fairs and Appropriation Commit
tees that political groups that hope
to profit by unrest and distress are
now attempting to capitalize on the
grave fears of the French and Ital-
ian people that they will not have
enough food and fuel to survive the
coming winter
Mr.. Truman added:
THE prospect of a successful gen.
eral economic recovery program fol
Europe is one of the major hopes fol
peace and economic security in the
world. The Congress will soon be
called upon to consider the part
which the United States should
play in aiding this program. But
the program will have no chance Of
success If economic collapse occurs
in Europe before the program can
be put into operation.
Prompt and effective aid to meet
the urgent needs Of the present is
essential, lest the strains become toe
great and result in an expanding eco
nonic depression which would en-
gulf Western Europe and, eventu-
ally, spread over much, of the rest
Of the world"
The Citizens Food Committee met
to draft what Mr. Luckman called a
definite and specific plan At the
close of the session about 4 pm, Mr.
Luckman said, neWsmen will be ad-
mitted to hear details of the pro-
gram.
In response to Mr.. Truman's ap-
peal, Mr.. Luckman declared that the
American people VIII not fail in this
war on hunger"
The text of the Presidents re-
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Rent Rise Is Expected
To Start in 10 Days on
Small Housing Units
Order Allowing ; to a Pct.
Average Increase May
! Affect 5000 Families
TWO SENATORS predict extension
of rent control next spring.
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TWO SENATORS predict extension
of rent control next spring.
Page Al
District rent control officials
today predicted the first in
creased rentals for single-family
dwellings and buildings with
eight or less units would start
going into effect here within 10
days.
They estimate an eventual $4,000
washington families will be affected
| by last nights order of Rent Ad-
Iministrator Robert F. Cogswell, al
flowing landlords to increase rent
ceilings an average of to per
cent, for housing units accommodate
ing up to eight families.
The order is effective today, but
officials insisted 1t would require a
week or more for property owners
to fill out forms and check on tax
data before an increase is allowed.
They stressed the order does not
apply to buildings of more than
eight units, hotels, rooming houses
Or boarding houses.
Existing Leases Unaltered.
Furthermore, it does not alter
existing leases. officials stressed.
Mr.. Cogswell explained Septem-
Der 6 that a study convinced him
smaller dwelling units should be
considered apart from larger struc-
lures, such as apartments, because
the tax and other rate increases
were proportionately heavier on
the single family and small unit
group. He said his Office had
granted upward rental adjustments
mainly for apartments. The smaller
units, he said, were entitled to
separate consideration as a matter
of equity and justice"
The order, known as General Or
der No. II. raises the possibility of
the Rent Control Office here receiv-
ing even larger numbers of petitions
for individual adjustments in all
TYPES of housing.
officials said landlord petitions are
increasing steadily, indicating that
many property owners have decided
that rent control will be extended
here beyond next March 81.
The new ceilings on single-family
units and structures containing a
maximum of eight units are based
on Increased real estate assessments
and taxes and higher water rates
since l941.
| The administrators ruling brought
vigorous protest and threat of
Evening star., 1947-10-01
u. 5, Britain 10 Razt
Reich Plants Worth
Billion, Clay Says
Project Will Complete
.Reporotions From West
Germany, He Declares
BY the Asseeioied Press

BERLIN, Oct. 1.-Gen. Lucius
D. Clay said today that the pro-
jected new reparations disman-
things in the combined Anglo
American zones would involve
plants worth about 81 900, 900, 900
He indicated at news conference
that this would complete repara-
tions to be taken from Western Ger
many.
Answering questions whether the
bizonal area also would be expected
to pay additional indemnities from
current manufactured production,
the American military. governor
said:
mo allowance has been made in
the bizonal level of industry for
Preparations out of current -produc-
ton"
German Objections Ignored.
Gen. Clay was firm, however, in
reiterating that American and Brit
ish authorities intended to carry out
dismantlings of the plants regarded
as surplus to the new level of in
dustry, despite German objections.
He said the value of the plants to
be removed would amount to less
than what Germany receives in aid
from the United States and Britain
in one year of occupation"
Questioned about threats by Ger
man labor unions to strike against
further dismantling, the Military
Governor said:
IF we say a plant is going to be
dismantled, it is going to be dis
mantled."
Asked If troops might be used tc
overcome resistance to dismantling
Gen. Clay said the Military Govern.
ments actions would depend on cir.
cumstances, but that the authorities
would be ready to face eventualities
Objections Held Exaggerated.
The Military Governor indicated
he considered published German OBJ.
jections to the projected new dis.
mantlings as exaggerated. Ever
under the best conditions, he said
the bizonal area could not expect
to attain until 1851 the new per-
mitted level of industry which is
equivalent to the areas production
of 1886.
Furthermore, he asserted that
plants which we're sent out to repa-
rations claimants would be put to
quickly producing for European eco
nomic recovery.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Former French Official
Here jailed in Paris
By the As.ocioted Press

PARIS, Oct. Police announced
today the arrest of Gen. Paul
Etienne Beynet, SO, former high
commissioner of Syria. on charges
of "traff1cking In gold"
The arrest grew out of his pur-
chase of a mansion on the Riviera
for 100000 francs ($41, 600, part
of which he paid In British gold
sterling. Gen. Beynet was chief of
a military mission to Washington
in 1943.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
By Burton Hawkins
S.or Stoff Correspondent


NEW YORK, Oct. l.. - The
Yankees began hitting for dis
tance in the second game of the
World Series today and led the
Dodgers, to 2, in the fifth in
ming.
Long New York hits, including
triples by Snuffy Stirnweiss, Johnny
Lindell and Billy johnson gave the
Yanks runs in the first, second and
third innings.
Dixie Walker hit homer for the
Dodgers in the fourth.
The Yanks got their run in the
first off Vic Lombardi on singles by
Snuffy Stirnweiss and Tommy Hen
rich. the score coming when Johnny
Lindell hit into a double play.
Both teams shifted their line-ups
for the second game With Lombardi,
a left handler. pitching, Yogi Berra,
Yankee catcher, was dropped to
eighth place in the batting order and
Lindell hit third. Skeeter Rizzuto
batted seventh. 4
The Dodgers shifted Peewee
Reese up to seventh place In the
batting order, trading places with
Johnny Jorgensen who hit eighth.
FIRST INNING.
DODGERS-Stanky worked the
count to three and two, then famed.
Reynolds struck out Robinson on
four pitches. Reiser lifted a high
fly to Lindell. No runs.
YANKEES - Stirnweiss smashed
Lombardi's first pitch into right field
for single. Heinrich took q strike
then singled to center. sending
Stirnweiss to third. Stirnweiss scored
as Lindell hit into a double play,
Jorgensen to Stanky to Robinson.
Di Maggie smashed a single of
Reese's glove. McQuinn famed.
One run.
SECOND INNING.
DODGERS-Di Maggie came in
quickly to snare Walkers liner.
Hermanski fouled to johnson. Rey-
nolds threw three straight balls to
Edwards. then famed him. No runs.
YANKEES-Johnson flied deep to
Walker. Rizzuto hunted and was
whipped out by Jorgensen. Stanky
threw out Berra. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
DODGERS-Reese walked. Jor-
gensen lined to Heinrich. lombard
flied to Di Maggie. Reese stole
second. StirnWeiss made a fine
Evening star., 1947-10-01
General Strike in Egypt
Called on Palestine Plan
By the Associated Press

CAIRO, Oct. L. The Egyptian
bloc of the Moslem Brotherhood,
the Nile Valley Liberation Com
mittee and several other Egyptian
organizations called on their mem
bers today to stage a general strike
Friday in protest against the pro-
posed partition of Palestine.
The action was taken in response
to an appeal which the Palestine
Arab Higher Committee addressed
recently to the Arab world.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
CropLoss Is Reported
In Area as Cold Hits
31-Year Low for DATE
Montgomery Damage Put
At $50,O00 to $4,000
As Mercury Falls to 80

COnSIQeraple laCe-crOp damage
was reported by District area
farm agents today as October
got off to its coolest start in 81
years with the temperature
notching SO degrees at 6:12 am
Montgomery County's loss in to-
matoes, other vegetables and late
corn will run between $4,000 ano
$4,000, Agent o. w. Anderson re-
ported.
Two heavy Ifrosts last week hurt
the crops and another blanketing
the ground this morning "just about
finished" them, Mr.. Anderson said
He estimated the loss is 10 per cent
of the nomal seasons yield.
Frost Two Weeks Early.
"Of course, we always expect some
loss from frost, but this years came
about two weeks early and caught
everybody unprepared for an early
harvest" Mr.. Anderson explained
He said the loss in field corn woulo
be about $4,000.
Ten to Is per cent loss of the late
crops susceptible to frost damage
was reported by T. E. Clark, Prince
Georges County agent. Most of the
corn crop was made, but some of the
late corn was injured, he said.
Farmers believed the cold stopped
the growth of snap beans and re-
tarded tomatoes and other late
crops. Sweet potatoes also were
slightly damaged.
Fairfax Damage Slight.
In Fairfax County, Va, little
late corn and tomatoes suffered
from the cold, but most Of the cror
has been harvested and was out OF
danger, Assistant Farm Agent K. c
Peterson said.
Today's low mark was the chill
liest recorded by the Weather Blu
reau this season, ,sthe previous being
Al degrees on September q.
The coldest October / was 36
registered in 1899, and today's low
temperature equaled the 38 degrees
of this date in 1916. The normal
minimum for today of So degrees.
The suburban areas were ever
colder than Washington. The OIL
cial low reported to the Weather
Bureau was 20 degrees, with a KILL
ing frost. Annandale, Va, reported
80 degrees and Rock Creek Forest
station 81 with killing frost. II
was 35 at West Falls Church ano
Clarendon, Va.
More Frost Predicted.
Frost and freezing tempera-
lures are expected in the suburbs
tonight, with a low of 40 forecast
for the city. The Washington area
usually does not see frost before the
middle of October.
No higher than 56-degree tempera-
ture was seen for today, but although
there will be some cloudiness, things
should begin warming tomorrow, the
bureau said. The air over Canada
whence came the current chill
breezeS, is now warm, denoting a
rising thermometer here.
The best feature of the cold snap
is that in slipping over the Great
Lakes and mid-Atlantic regions, il
missed the Corn Belt and thereby
saved an already diminishing croE
from further damage.