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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
) New Cases Of Polio
Lift Area Total 10 48;;
z Stricken in District

Three new cases of infantile pa
ralysis reported to the Health De-
partment yesterday raised the total
number of cases in the Washington
area to 48.
Two of the new cases are from
the District, and one is from Airing
ton. The District cases were two
one-year-old boys. One lives in the
$500 block of E street Sc, and is
at Gallinger Hospital. and the other
lives in the 600 block of E street
Sc. and is being treated at his
home.
The Arlington case was a four
year-old boy, who lives in the 400
block of North Twentieth street
Arlington, Va. He is in Gallinger.
Two Alexandria Victims.
The seven new cases reported by
the State Health Department OF
Virginia yesterday also included two
in Alexandria, one a 25-year-old
woman and the other a 28-year-old
man.
The new cases sent Virginia S
1948 polio total to 1875. One of the
victims is an 11-year-old Chester
field County girl, the fourth case
in that area this year.
Other victims included a 14-year-
old Norfolk County girl, 4-year-
old Norfolk City boy, an 8-year-old
Elizabeth City girl and the Airing
ton County boy included in the
District Health Departments report.
DR.. L. J. Roper, State Health
Commissioner, expressed the hope
that cases in the Commonwealth
would stay under the 300 mark for
the year.
Cold Spell May Act as Brake.
The figure, while we'll above the
normal incidence of the disease in
Virginia, would be considered a for
tunate minimum in view of the cpl
demic now affecting North Carolina,
he explained
Normally polio reaches the height
of the season in Virginia in the last
week of August or the first of Sep
tember. A protracted cool spell be-
tween now and September may well
serve as a brake on the crippling
disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
ParoIee, ~, Is Held
In Staying Of Youth !.
And Firing on Bishop
BY the Associated Press

BOLTON, Mass, Aug. GA young
gunman who, police said, admitted
firing two wild shots at 71-year-old
Suffragan Episcopal Bishop Ray
mond A. Heron and the fatal shoot
ing and axing of 17-year-old youth
in the clergyman's home, was held
on a murder charge today.
Frederick S. Pike, 10, of Boston
was brought from Providence. r. l.,
where he was captured yesterday
in the Bishops car three hours
after the shooting.
Pike waived extradition and was
turned over to Massachusetts, au-
thorities, after, Police Chief Charles
A. Higgins of Providence said, he
admitted in a signed statement he
shot at the Bishop and killed Paul
Zayka, a youth who lived with the
prelate.
Arraigned in Clinton district
court this morning he pleaded not
guilty to the murder charge, was
held without bail for the grand
jury.
Pike. Concord Reformatory
parolee, was taken into custody fol-
lowing a bullet-spattered 75-mile-
an-hour chase through heavy traf-
fic.
Youth Resisted Robbery Attempt.
Chief Higgins and Capt. John ].
Lang said the young gunman ad-
mitted shooting Zayka three times
with a 24-caliber automatic pistol
and then striking the youth with
an ak before dragging the body to
the cellar of the Bishops home.
He was quoted as saying he shot
Zayka when the latter put up a
struggle after being robbed of 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Drive for Prosecutions
In GI Home Frauds SET

A stepped-up program to detect
! law violators engaged in building
selling and financing homes for vet
Grams is being undertaken, Tighe E
Woods, the Housing Expediter, to-
day told a meeting of 81 United
States attorneys at the Justice De-
partment.
Attorney General Clark sum-
moned the prosecutors. from the
areas where complaints on veter-
ans housing are most acute for a
special tWo-day closed session to
discuss ways and means to speed up
prosecuting violators of Federal
laws relating to veterans housing.
The conference opened yesterday.
Mr.. Woods explained to the prose-
cutors that because Congress has
voted his office funds to hire some
300 additional compliance officers,
he will be able to undertake an ex-
banded program. Last fiscal year he
had funds for only is compliance
officers, he said. Under the acceler-
ated program of compliance, Mr.
Woods said, the backlog of cases will
be tackled and new complaints can
be handled more speedily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Artificial dissemination Ban
Outside Marriages Urged
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. 5.-A commission
appointed by the Archbishop of
Canterbury has approved the prac-
tioe of artificial dissemination when
it involves husband and wife.
But it condemned the artificial
dissemination of woman from a
man other than her husband. 1t
urged that the practice be outlawed
outside the marriage relation.
The commission of doctors, theo-
logians and lawyers published its
findings in a 7O-page report.
1t held that between husband
and wife assisted dissemination
may be justified and, if that fails
to produce offspring, other methods
may be justif1able.'
But the practice of artificial in
semination of woman from a man
other than her husband, the COM
mission said, involves a breach OF
the marriage. 1t violates the ex-
elusive union set up between hus-
band and wife. 1t defrauds the
child begotten and deceives both
his putative kinsmen and society at
large"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06

The youth turned over to Provi-
dence police a spent bullet which
he said he had fired through
young Zayka's head.
After dragging the youths body
downstairs. police said, Pike waited
an hour and a half for Bishop
Heron to return from Boston.
Recounts Attack on Bishop.
Chief Higgins said the gunman
recounted how he confronted the
Bishop with pistol in the drive
way of his home, fired two wild
shots at him as he fed, and then
forced him to return to the house
where he robbed him of $25 and
keys to his automobile.
Il wish I hit him." Chief Higgins
quoted Pike as saying.
Capt. Lang said Pike also told
police he took a 22-caliber target
pistol and a double barreled shot
gun and cut the telephone wires to
the Bishops home before he escaped
in the car.
The three weapons and ammuni-
ton were found in the car when
Pike was arrested.
Bishop Heron told police the gum
man told him how he had killed
Zayka and placed the youths body
in the basement.
Telephone Wires Were Cut. ..
The clergyman reported he was
fired at after Pike declared lone or
two more dead ones do not matter"
The Bishop said he followed
blood stains down the cellar stairs
and found Zayka's body with Sc
we're wounds in the abdomen, chest
and head.
Then, he related, he returned up
stairs, found the telephone wires
cut and ran a quarter of mile to
a neighbours house and called police.
Police said there were signs of a
violent struggle in the living room
and kitchen.
Had Worked at Bishops Home.
Police Chief Primo Bonazzelli OF
Bolton said Pike had worked at the
prelate's home several years ago
Pike was paroled from Concord
last fall after serving little more
than a year of a five-year sentence
for breaking and entering and
larceny.
Young Zayka, whose parents live
in Boston, had resided with the
Bishop for seven years. He grad
uated as an honor student from
Hudson High School in June.
Bishop Heron. native of Antrim
Pa, has been Suffragan Bishop OF
Massachusetts, since February, 1888
Ordained in 1916, he served in
Chicago, Menasha, Wis, and Law
renee, Mass, parishes before he be-
came archdeacon of the Massachu-
sets Protestant Episcopal Diocese
in 1897
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Two Union Officials Refuse
Yes-or-No on Communism
BY the Associated Press

Two officers of the United Elec-
trical Workers tCIO). asked if they
are Communists, told House sub
committee yesterday the inquiries
are smear questions"
Both said they were standing on
their constitutional rights in de-
clining to give yes-or-no answer
to the question.
Witnesses were Lou Kaplan, Day.
ton, Ohio, union field organizer. and
Herbert Hirschberg, Cleveland, in
ternational representative for the
union.
Both testified before House La
Dor subcommittee hearing into a
three month strike of union mem
bers at the Univis Lens Co., Dayton.
Asked by Chairman Hoffman if he
Is a Communist, Mr.. Hirschberg said
that in his experience that the ques-
ton always is used to smear trade
unionism.
Then you refuse to answer"
asked Mr.. Hoffman.
That is my answer" Mr.. Hirsch-
berg said.
Mr.. Kaplan earlier declined a
es-or-not answer. He said las an
American I say it is my own bust
ness" and added that regardless of
whether he answered yes or no
your smears would continue
Mr.. Hoffman said the hearing
is to determine whether amend
ments are needed to the Taft
Hartley Labor Act and also whether
strikes and denials of the right to
work grow out of labor disputes or
are carried on by subversive in
f1uences or racketeers."
The committee heard testimony
from Miss Marilyn Hasselbeck. one
of the strikers who helped on the
Univis picket line, and Mrs. Pearl
Hupman, local organizer for the
union at Dayton.
Miss Hasselbeck, 20 and comely,
told the subcommittee without hest
tation that she is not member of
the Communist Party and never has
been. Mrs. Hupman refused to an
swer, saying: Il am not going to
enter any political discussion. I
don't feel that l have to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Break in Meat Prices
Due Soon, Retail Chief Say,
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The head of
the National Association of Retail
Meat Dealers is looking for sharp
break" in retail meat prices-rang-
ing between l and 5 cents.
James Elliott of Minneapolis, here
for the associations annual conven-
ton, said the break will come in
the next 10 days or two weeks. He
said he based his forecast on talks
with packers, producers and dealers.
The drop really depends on how
heavy receipts flow" he said. The
fall run of cattle that has been on
pasture and fattened in the spring
and summer is due to hit the market
now. Therell be a sharp break in
retail prices then, mostly in beef,
but eventually spreading to other
meats" ....-
He said increased receipts coupled
with consumer price resistance
would spur thes drop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
FIame-Charred Debris
Picked Up in Hunt for
Missing French Plane
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Flame-
charred, splintered wreckage,
found off the African coast in
the South Atlantic, was be-
lieved today to have come from
a giant French flying boat miss
ing since Sunday with 50 per-
sons aboard.
The wreckage. including airplane
seats, was found by the United
States Coast Guard cutter Campbell
whose commander told headquarters
here there was little doubt that 1t
was the remains of the 73-ton, six
engine Air France Lateorere 631.
The mammoth craft was en- route
from Martinique to West Africa
and was 1900 miles from Dakar
when its last radio signal was heard
shortly after midnight Saturday.
None of those aboard was an Amer
lean.
BPS Spotted Wreckage.
Early yesterday United States
Air Force BIG bomber. part of a
large feet of ships and planes
searching many hundred square
miles of ocean for the lost seaplane,
spotted Wreckage and radioed the
cutter Campbell, searching nearby.
The Campbell reported later that
it was steaming slowly through a
sea literally covered with debris
The vessel said it found itself In
the midst of numerous Tits Of
wreckage a short time after con-
nected seats had been plucked from
the ocean with graphing hooks a
scant 10 miles off the normal course
of the Air France plane
Capt. Beckwith Jordan, the
Campbells commanding officer,
radioed headquarters here that
there is little doubt that. the
wreckage and debris came
from the plane being sought ."
Leather Seats Picked Up.
Aboard the cutter was John Folk,
Coast Guard correspondent, who
radioed the dispatch to New York
headquarters of the Coast Guard.
He said an intensive search of the
area followed the discovery of
leather trimmed, rose upholstered
seats
The plane seats thus far are the
largest of several items taken aboard
the Campbell to aid in determining
the cause of the tragedy and are
comparatively unmarried in sharp
comparison to charred bits of ply
wood, a table top and locker door"
he reported.
i Coast Guard officers on board
the Campbell believe there is no
doubt that the plane was stricken
by fire either before or after an
explosion.
Area to Leeward Searched.
Following a thorough combing of
the debris-laden area /" the
Campbell has changed its course to
the leeward, pursuing the theory
that any survivors who managed to
escape the ill-starred airliner by
raft would have been driven in that
direction by the steady wind that
has prevailed for several days.
The search will continue tonight
with powerful searchlights as Coast
Guardsmen on board the Campbell
cling tenaciously to the hope that
survivors might yet be alive and
waiting rescue"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Greek Rebel Leader
Reported 10 Have
Fled Into Albania
BY the Associated Pres,

ATHENS, Aug. 6.-Communist
Leader Markos Vafiades and his
rebel government were reported
in press dispatches today to have
fled into Albania before the surg
ing Greek offensive in the Gram
mos Mountains.
Greek divisions have compressed
his insurgent territory adjoining
Albania to an area containing only
four villages of any size The rebels
started seven counterattacks, but all
were beaten down.
A communique said Markos Va
fades forces mounted their attacks
in the HISTORIAN area in an effort
to hold the vital Aliakmon River
valley following the loss of Steno
yesterday. Steno was the key to
Vaflades' supply route from Albania.
Nationals Advance Swiftly.
National forces followed up their
most successful week of the two
year war with advances so swift :,
they were unable to tabulate enemy
dead and captured war booty, the
communique said.
Earlier, remnants of Vafiades'
men were reported fleeing toward
Albania after a 48-hour hammering
by Greek Army forces.
Frontline dispatches today said
the army is pushing forward sup
plies and equipment quickly in an
effort to prevent Vat1ades from
regrouping his forces.
Yesterdays attack toppled one
rebel position after another, gen.
eral staff spokesman said. In the
entire Mount Grammos area the
guerrillas now are said to be hold
ing only four villages.
Western Front Collapses.
The spokesman said government
forces seized Kastaniani, PyroSo-
yanni, Kantzikon and Langada yes
terday, clearing the whole area
south Of the Sarandaporos River of
guerrillas.
Vafiades' western front also COL
lapsed. Vourbiani on the slopes OF
Mount Kaemenic on the Albanian
border was reported held by Greek
troops.
The four villages still in rebel
hands are Aetomilitisa, Lykorrachi,
Assimohori and Grammos itself,
barely a mile from the Albanian
border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Public Relations Group
Names ; to Committee

Three new appointments to the
executive committee of the National
Capital Forge of the American
Public Relations Association were
announced yesterday by Robert
Harper. forge president.
They are Mrs. Hall Rider, Wash
ington publicity woman. secretary
Of the local unit; Max R. Shohet
of Radio Reports, Inc. chairman OF
the publicity committee, and Jear
H. Du Buque, president of Jean H
Du Buque and Associates. adver-
tising and publicity consultants
chairman of the program com
nittee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Shaw Seeks AnnuIment
From Kathleen Winsor
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, August 6.-Band-
leader Artie Shaw will file suit
today for annulment of his mar
riage to Kathleen Winsor, author
of Forever Amber" according to
his attorney, Stanley j, Dorman.
Anticipating the action. Miss
Winsor yesterday filed petition in
State Supreme Court asking $500
weekly temporary alimony and
$4,000 counsel fees to dof"' en-
self against the annulment suit.
She said she also d, he
money to press her counterclaim for
separation.
Az parers in marital cases are
sealed by the court under New York
o.ate law.
The couple married in October,
1916, Mr.. Shaw for the sixth time,
Miss Winsor for the second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
White House Gets Bill
Approving Loan for
u. n. Headquarters

A $65, 900 900 loan to the United
Nations for building its head
quarters in New York City had
congressional approval today.
The bill authorizing the loan
went to the White House for Ptesi-
dent Truman's certain signature as
the first measure complying with
his requests to the special session
of Congress.
Final House passage came on a
l64 to 81 standing vote late yester-
day. The Senate approved the bill
during the regular session but it
was stalled in the House during the
adjournment rush.
United Nations officials were
iubilant over the House action
Byron Price, assistant secretary
general, predicted in Lake Success
that the new skyscraper headquart-
ers on the. east side of Manhattan
would be completed in two or two
and one-half years.
RFC Advance Authorized.
The bill authorizes the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. to make
SIS ,000, 900 available Immediately so
work can begin. The RFC advance
is to be repaid when Congress passes
separate bill actually appropriate
Ing the money for the authorized
loan.
Interest free, the loan is to be
repaid by the U. N. in annual in
stallments starting July. /, 1851,
and ending not later than July /,
1882.
If the U. N. should cease using
the buildings, they would revert to
the United States.
Will Remain in U. S.
Approval of the loan apparently
eliminated any possibility that U. N.
headquarters would be moved to
Europe. There had been some senti-
ment among U. N. delegations for
moving when Congress adjourned
without action on the loan.
Mr.. Price said that the U. N.
would attempt to continue tempo
rarily the arrangement under which
New York City authorities have per-
mitted the General Assembly to use
the big assembly hall at Flushing
Meadow Park for its meetings.
He said demolition of existing
structures already had been COM
pleted on the new headquarters site.
He expects to let the contract for
excavation by October l.. Plans will
be ready for the 39-story secretariat
building by September l, Mr.. Price
added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Coal Dust Blust Kills a.
In Russian Zone of Reich

BY the Associated Press
FRANKFURT Germany, Aug. g.
Fortx -four men in a Russian zone
power plant were killed in coal
dust explosion, the newspaper
Frankfurter Neue Presse said last
night. In a dispatch from Leipzig
the paper said lack of repair
equipment that normally is shipped
in from the Western zones led to
the explosion in Troeglitz.
Because of a Russian order nc
freight traffic is running between
the Western and Eastern zones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Network Spokesman
To Testify on Political
Speech Policy Today

Representatives of major radio
networks were scheduled to present
to a congressional committee today
their views on whether radio sta
tons can be held responsible for
libelous or slanderous statements in
broadcast political speeches.
The inquiry is being conducted by
special House committee headed
by Representative Harness, Repub-
lican, of Indiana.
While the inquiry at present is
limited to the effects of a Federal
Communications Commission ruling
that radio stations cannot censor
political speeches, Mr. Harness said
it is the beginning of searching
investigation" of all FEC activities
Cannot Be Held Responsible.
Wayne Coy, FEC chairman, told
the committee yesterday he thinks
that If radio stations can't censor a
speech, it follows that they cannot
be held responsible for what is said
State libel laws to the contrary
Notwithstanding
Two other witnesses, w. Theodore
Pierson. Washington lawyer, and
C. K. Richards, assistant attorney
general of Texas disagreed. They
said radio stations can't count on
any such immunity unless Congress
specifically says so.
Sees Supreme Court Action.
Mr. Coy also recommended that
Congress spell out radio stations
immunity from libel suits arising
out of political broadcasts. But even
then, he said, the issue probably
would have to be settled by the
Supreme Court because of the con-
f1ict of Federal-State jurisdiction.
In answer to Mr.. Harness, who
said the public would have no pro-
lection against "scurrilous" broad
casts, Mr.. Coy said a speaker is
liable to suit even though the sta
ton is not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Ida Lup;no Is Married

LA JOLLA, Calf, Aug. 6 LP.-
Ida Lupino, blond motion picture
actress. and Collier Young, film
studio executive, were married here
yesterday The British-born Miss
Lupino, naturalized a month ago,
and actor Louis Hayward were di-
vorced in 1915. Mr.. Young's divorce
from model Valerie Edmons was
final last April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Letter Brings 500 for Candy
ToChiIdren of Spared SLAYER

The five children of Floyd p
Wilson, convicted murderer, whose
death sentence was committed yes
terday by President Truman. are
going to have lot of candy to eat,
if the instruction of an anonymous
letter writer are followed.
Wilson's attorney. Charles E.
Ford. today displayed two notes
turned over to him by Maj. Robert
J. Barrett superintendent of police.
One was addressed to Major Bar
rett. 1t read:
Your Excellency Us that the
correct way?) Please forward or
deliver this to Mrs. Wilson"
The second note was addressed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06

in this way to Wilson's wife, who
lives at 1904 Cleveland avenue
Riverdale, Md.
Mrs. Wilson, $500 block of Cleve-
land avenue, Riverdale ~, D. c.
(?D, Va. Co. Nd. CO."
1t read. Buy the kids some candy
bars for me-
Folded between the notes was q
500 bill.
Maj Barrett said both notes were
in an envelope delivered to him by
messenger this morning.
Wilson was sentenced to death
after his conviction for the Feb
ruary 8, 1947, fatal shooting of a
Giant Food store employe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
American Nurse Hurt
In Korean Rail Wreck
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Korea, Aug. 6.-Miss We
ronica Welsko, 40, a civilian nurse
from White Haven, Pa, was injured
and seven Koreans were, killed today
when four cars of a passenger train
were derailed and tumbled into a
300-foot ditch near Seoul.
Miss Welsko, attached to the mill
tary government health depart
ment, suffered a fractured pelvis,
Her condition was described as sat-
isfactory at an Army hospital.
American and Korean disaster
teams aided almost 100 Koreans in
jured in the wreck. The possibility
of sabotage was being investigated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Another Czech Genera,
18th 10 Date, FIees 10 Reich
BY the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug O.
Fifteen CzechosloVak Army and Air
Force generals have fled into Ger
many since the COMMUNIST coup last
February in their homeland, it was
revealed last night.
Czech refugee officials said the
latest general to arrive was Mira
slav Naumann, wartime command
ing general Of Czech troops in
Britain.
The Czech officials said he was in
"disfavor" with Czech Communists
because of his wartime activities
He quit his post and escaped across
the frontier into Germany last week,
the officials said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
D. G. Man Is Elected
Hiberniun Director
BY the Associated Press

BY the Ns3oeiofed PfesS
MONTREAL, Aug. 6.-The Ancient
Order of Hibernians last night Sc.
lected Boston for its next conven.
ton in 1850.
Earlier the 500 delegates from
Canada and the United States
elected Michael A. McGrath OF
Cleveland president. ]. ]. Smith OF
Sydney, Nova Scotia, was named
Canadian vice president and John
w. Lawless of Dover, N. H., became
United States vice president.
Michael J. Dowd of Washington
was named national director.