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Evening star., 1948-04-05
New Surgeon General
Urqes World Health Aid
By The Asxoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, April 5.-Dr. Leonard
A. Scheele, who takes over today
as head of the United States Public
Health Service, says the United
States eventually must participate
In world health activities.
He says that while this country
has led in developing plans for the
World Health Organization, it has
not yet "joined the % other nations
which have signed the covenant" Of
the organization.
Speaking at dinner meeting OF
the American Cancer Society last
night the surgean General designate
added:
'1 say to you seriously that the
United States cannot afford to
isolate itself In matters Of health
Cancer kills in Moscow just as it
does in New York. No disease re-
spects a national boundary. We are
not immune because we are Amer
leans.
He said the Public Health Service
Is ready to take part in global health
work under the law of the Nation"
The meeting launched a national
campaign by the society for $16,o42,-
900 to fight cancer.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
u. s. 'hiIitarisfs' Seek
Ito Block Atom Control
|By U. n, Ukraine Says
~ The Assee;otsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, April 5.-The
Soviet Ukraine charged today that
militaristic and reactionary circles
In the United States are trying to
break up attempts to control atomic
energy.
VASTLY A. Tarasenko Soviet Uk-
ranian delegate, told the Working
Committee Of the United Nations
Atomic Energy Commission that the
majority Of the commission appar-
emily had decided to end the COM
mission itself.
He declared the majority proposal
that the Atomic Commission dele
gates discontinue discussion Of the
Russian atomic proposals clearly was
q result Of the position taktn by
militaristic and reactionary circles
in the United States. He said these
circles are preparing for q new war.
Part Of Soviet Answer Given.
Mr.. Tarasenko took the floor when
the committte met to give part Of
Russia,s answer to the four.nation
demand that the U. N. stop discuss
ing the Soviet atomic control pro-
posal.
Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister, held I'D final
action last Monday so he could
present a detailed answer today
to the Working Committee.
Britain, China, France and Cam
ada demanded last Monday that
the Working Committee throw out
Russia's plan. The United States,
Argentina, Colombia and Belgium
Endorsed the demand.
Plan Offered by Baruch.
The U. N. has been discussing
atomic control since June Il, 1916,
when Bernard M. Baruch put for
ward a proposal by the United
States for an international author
ity to control the atom. Mr.. Baruch
barred any veto on atomic punish
ments, position Russia refused
to accept.
On June 19, 1916, Mr.. Gromyko
called for an immediate treaty out
lawing atomic weapons. This would
have meant the United States must
destroy its atomic bombs. The
United States refused to accept
such . proposal.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Columbia HospitoI Gets
Diuthermy Machine

The Pilot Club of Washington.
an organization of business and
professional women, has presented
portable diathermy machine -
the Columbia Hospital for Women.
The machine is to be used pri-
marily in the hospitals welfare
clinic where the presentation was
made by the club president, Mrs.
Mary Malone Moore. Col. Norman
l.. McDiarmid, superintendent Of
the hospital, accepted the machine
Saturday.
Club members in attendance In.
cluded Mrs. Georgena Havlena, dis
trict governor of Pilot Interna-
tional: Miss Helen M. Hoffman,
director of the international organi-
zation, and Mrs. May Thompson.
chairman of the project committee.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
p|ebiseifes Sought
|0n Future Of Europe S
Colonies in America
" ths Asseeio,sd Press !.

BOGOTA, Columbia, April s.
Venezuela plans to propose at the
Pan American Conference that
European colonies in the Western
world decide their future status by
plebiscite.
A Venezuelan spokesman said
Former President Romulo Betan-
court will make the proposal this
week at plenary session.
The spokesman said Mr.. Betan-
court will contend that such colonial
regimes were outmoded by the
United States Revolution of 1776 and
subsequent Latin American liberia
ton from Spain.
Atlantic Charter Cited.
Mr.. Betancourt also will take the
position that the Atlantic Charter
and the Act of Chapultepec con-
demned such colonies, the spokes-
man said.
Observers said the Venezuelan
proposal would be aimed mainly at
British, Dutch and French holdings
in the Western world, other than
in the Antarctic and Falkland Is
lands. Chile and Argentina dispute
British claims in the Antarctic
In the Falklands, Argentina claims
ownership despite British occupa-
ton.
Venezuela and Bolivia are ex.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Italy Porodes Military Might
Two Hours to Reussure Voters

western powers proposed return Of
Trieste also was rejected.
Police in Nuoro, Sardinia, said to-
day a priest in the neighboring
hamlet of Lei was found stabbed to
death in front Of his church.
An investigation was ordered and
some arrests were made. The Rome
newspaper Giornale Della Sera said,
Police have grave suspicious
against leftist elements"
Dispatches from Genoa said police
there used firearms yesterday to
break up a riot outside a theater,
where the avowedly pro-fascist Ital-
ian social movement was to have a
meeting. Several persons and one
policeman were wounded slightly.
Dispatches from Ferrara said
police there halted a prof. Communist
youth demonstration yesterday to
make the participants remove their
red neckerchiefs.
Under a recently passed law such
distinguishing apparel is illegal.
Meanwhile pressure from Italians
in Trieste was brought to bear on
Italians who will vote April ls for
the republics first parliament. Let
ters from the free territory urging
all to vote according to Christian
conscience were printed in Italian
newspapers,
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Sergeant, Unframed as Pilot,
Takes BIS for 56O-MiIe Hop

Manager Glenn Degner of the
Owatonna air field said Sergt. Nc
Grady landed the plane downw4nd
in dusk. Normal landings are made
into the wind. The plane skidded
on the runway shoulder = short
distance before coming to a stop in
front OF the airport ONCE. Y
II expected to see a normal
peacetime crew of three to five
men step out of the plane" Mr..
Degner said. Instead, only one
fellow stepped out. He asked If this
was Owatonna and when r assured
him it was. he left the field with
out identifying himself. I didn t
know where the plane came from
or where it was going"
Capt. George Donnelly, Mime
apolis air base officer, said Sergt.
McCrady reported he had just re-
turned to Dayton from San Antonio,
Tex, and got an urge" to fly the
BIS as he walked down the field.
All he had with him was q map
of the United States.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
House Members Visit
Blue Plains, Hear Of
Shortage in Food

Two members OF the House Dis
trict Committee today inspected the
Districts Home for the Aged and
the Infirm at Blue Plains and were
told of insufficient appropriations
for food and medicine and fire haz-
ards at the institution.
The home of 453 residents OF
whom about $50 are in the in
firmary.
The inspection was made by Rep
resentative Miller, Republican, OF
Nebraska, and Representative Deane
Democrat, of North Carolina Mr.
Miller is chairman and Mr.. Deane
member of the Subcommittee on
Health, Education and Public Well
fare of the House District Com
mittee.
They were accompanied by A. j.
Driscoll of the Board of~Public We'll
fare and Miss Mabel Haller, clerk
of the House District Committee.
Food Problem Pointed Out.
Otto J. Cass, superintendent of
the home, told the committee men,
bers that 81 cents day per inmate
is allowed for food. He said the
old people at the home get enough
food only by reason OF the fact the
institution operates on deficit.
DR.. John Calarco, staff physician,
said the $1,000 allowed for medicine
this fiscal year, beginning last July,
had been exhausted by January.
He told of economies in medicines
and the inability to get badly needed
supplies. For instance, he said, the
infirmary cannot try to correct any
endocrine deficiencies because the
drugs are too expensive.
He added that the cost of vitamins
last year was close to 81 900 because
of the necessary Of supplying the
vitamins which the old people do
not absorb from their diet.
Fire Hazards Cited.
Mr.. Cass said the Fire Department
makes an inspection every month
and gives the institution clean
bill Of health.
THAT is because we have more
than enough fire extinguishers, but
I'd like to know who's going to man
those extinguishers, particularly at
night" he said. only seven OF the
staff are on at night"
Mr.. Cass said the appropriation
for food permits no butter, no mar
garine and almost no sweets. He said
once a week the residents are served
a portion of ice cream which cost
four of the II cents allowed per
meal.
Budget Officer Fixed Amount.
Questioned by the Representa-
tives as to whether he had asked for
larger appropriations, he said the
District budget officer had set the
amount that could be asked for food.
II can sell the idea that old folks
Evening star., 1948-04-05
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

MINNEAPOLIS, April 5.-An Air
Force sergeant with an urge to ny,
but who had no experience as a
pilot, went visiting yesterday in a
BIS plane and made an un-
authorized solo flight from Ohio to
Minnesota.
Today he was being held at the
Minneapolis Air Base for authorities
at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio,
where he took off on his lone, un-
announced, 560-mile flight to Owa-
tonna, 60 miles south of Minneap-
oils, to visit a brother.
Air base officers identified the
sergeant as Malcolm McCrady, 80,
O crew chief from Wright Field.
While the Air Force and police
within a 1,200-mile radius of Dayton
scanned skies in vain for the BIS,
Sergt. McCrady set it down unaided
on the small Owatonna municipal
field. notified the Minneapolis base
OF his safe arrival and then went to
the home of his brother Norbert to
await military police.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
BY the Assoeiotad Rrssx

ROME, April 5.-The Italian
government has replied with a
two-hour display of military
might to Communist election
campaign threats.
Nearly 100000 Romans cheeree
as $4,000 tanned troops marched
through the heart of the capita
yesterday. Scattered Communist
jeers were drowned out by tn,
plaudits of the crowd.
In the procession were 40 tanks
including eight American Shermans
scores of British armored cars ant
more than 80 mobile artillery pieces
1t was the most impressive military
display since prewar Fascist days
"It's just like Mussolini's time
said one watcher.
Russia's military attache in Rome
Col. Serge Zotov, and 1t. Col. Janez
Jerzersek of the Yugsolav Embassy
watched the procession with other
foreign military observers.
Officially the parade was called te
mark reactivation of the historic
Sardinia Grenadier Division. The
government made it plain, however
the display was intended to warn
Communists and to reassure anti
Communist voters as the April Ia
elections approached.
Luigi Longo, Italy's No. : Commu-
mist, recently warned that leftists
will seize the government by force
if denied "the power the majority
will give us" in the election.
The government has accused
members of his partisan army, esti-
mated at 10000, of preparing for un-
derground violence.
The peace treaty limits Italy's
army to 250,000 men, including 65,-
600 military police and 200 heavy
and medium tanks. There Is no
strict limitation on civil police.
Last week Interior Minister Mario
Scelba said italy had some $50, 900
armed men, including shock force
of 100000, ready to smash attempts
at election violence.
Italian Defense Minister Ciprano
Facchinetti, who reviewed the pa
rade, told q reporter:
"The army is ready to defend
Italy's independence"
Political orators addressed crowds
yesterday in cities and towns
throughout Italy.
Some 1000 Italians swarmed up
to the Italian-Yugoslav frontier
near Trieste yesterday after break
ing up a Communist rally in
Gorilla.
Shouting Long live America" and
Death to Tito" the demonstrators
were halted by italian troops.
Gorizia is just within the border
from what Is now Yugoslav terri
tory. It has population of $4,000.
Marshal Tito offered to swap
Trieste for Gorilla two years ago,
but Italy turned him down. A SIM
liar Yugoslav offer made after the
Evening star., 1948-04-05
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. 80 As
5,

pected to ask the United States
to increase its aid to the Amer
icas, recognizing. however, Secre-
tary of State George G. Marshalls
dictum that European needs have
priority.
Tire ON Plane Blows Out.
Gen. Marshall and william d.
Pawley. former Ambassador to Bra
zil and a member Of the United
States delegation, few to the In
dustrial city Of Medellin, Colombia.
yesterday in Mr.. Pawley's private
plane.
The American statesmen received
q tumultuous welcome from some
1000 persons in Medellin. A tire
blew out as the plane landed, but
the pilot halted the ship without
damage
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Reynolds Flying Home
From Tokyo After
Fleeing From China
D. HE Asseeiafsd Press

TOKYO, April 5.-Millionaire
Milton Reynolds, acting quickly
to evade any attempt to return
him to China, took OF at s:47
pm. today (6:47 am, EST for
the United States.
(The Chinese government asked
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
10 send the Reynolds party back
10 Shanghai because 1t had left
China without authorization. The
request presumably was made
after Mr.. Reynolds had received
United States Army clearance to
leave Tokyo)
Mr.: Reynolds few out of China
hnrriedly-dramatically by his &C.
count-in the midst of a row over
his Cancelled mountain peak explor-
alton mission.
Vows Never to Leave U. 8.
r1ll be so happy to get back to the
United States" the wealthy Chi.
cagoan declared here, that I'll never
leave there again."
His flight plan called for a stop
ats Midway Island to refuel his
specially equipped C-s7. He ex-
pected to reach Hickman Field
Honolulu, st 10 o'clock tonight
g am. Tuesday, EST. His wife
and two children will be waiting
for him there.
The Chicago millionaire got into
Stiff with Chinese officials and
scientists for canceling his search
for mountain higher than Everest
then going of on a secret trip.
An expedition member said it may
have taken him over Western
C1ina's lofty Anne Machin range.
The Chinese ordered him to remain
in Shanghai pending an inquiry.
Instead, Mr.. Reynolds flew out sud-
denly yesterday.
Shakedown Attempt Charged.
Mr.. Reynolds told newsmen on his
arrival here that he skipped out
Of. China to escape a financial
shakedown.
He got out Of Shanghai, he said,
bys tossing so Of his ball-point pens
to.armed guards-and roaring def
ar1tly down the runway without
either permission or passports.
However, Chinese officials in
Shanghai said no guards were post
eds around the plane at the time of
takeoff. They said the guards were
withdrawn after Mr.. Reynolds
proniised not to leave.
As he neared Tokyo last night,
Haneda Airport here ordered him
back to Shanghai. Mr.. Reynolds
radioed in reply: I'D rather be in
jail in Japan than 60 back to China.
We are coming in!"
He was not jailed. He and his
crew were given quarters in an
officers barracks until the Army
decided whether he might proceed
home.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
U. S. Urged to Remove
Palestine Arms Bon
BY tho AssoeiafAd Prsss

BOSTON, April 5.-Representative
Kennedy. Democrat, OF Massachu-
setts urges the United States to lift
the embargo on arms to Palestine
in the name of common justice"
Mr.. Kennedy told the 17th annual
convention dinner Of the Massachu-
setts Jewish War Veterans last night
that the United States stand on Pal
estine was lone Of the most unfor-
tunate reversals Of American foreign
policy"
He called for the lifting of the
arms embargo to give the Jewish
people chance to defend them
selves and carve out their own par
tition Of Palestine"
Evening star., 1948-04-05

need more food than Others" he
said. He explained that although
they lead sedentary life they do
not get the same nutrition from
their food as younger persons.
Mr.. Cass said that last week he
argued with Raymond Clapp, acting
executive director of the Board of
Public Welfare, and won a conces-
sion of cents more a day for food
for the new budget. He said he
asked for 5000 for medicine, but
this was cut down to $4,000.
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Truman Will Not Attend
Fete at Monticello
BY the Asseeioted Press

The White House said today
President Truman has no plans to
visit Charlottesville, Va, next week.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Foundation, New York, had an
nounced that the President would
attend a ceremony at Monticello
April IS in observance of the estates
25th anniversary as q national mu-
scum and patriotic shrine.
Asked about it, Charles G. Ross,
presidential press secretary, told re-
porters no such visit "is on the
Presidents program"
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Cor Crashes Bridge, Kills Z

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 5 (P.-
An automobile which police said
was speeding 100 miles an hour "or
more" smashed into a bridge south
OF here yesterday, killing two young
men and injuring two others. The
dead were Alvin Aughey, 81, and
John r. Thomson, 90 The injured
were Winfred A. Wright, 20, and
Leon Perkins, 10, all of Memphis,
Evening star., 1948-04-05
Public Relations Meetino Set

The American Public Relations
Association yesterday announced 1t
would hold its first international
public relations institute from May
"a through May ~ at American
University, 3
Evening star., 1948-04-24
'AIesandro Counsel!
Building Inspectors
MOT 10 Quit Jobs
By the Assoeiated Press

BALTIMORE, April pa report
Of a planned mass resignation OF
Baltimore building inspectors sent
Mayor D'Alesandro to the inspec-
tors offlce yesterday with an appeal
to the men to be loyal" and "stay
on your jobs"
The resignation threat apparently
was based on the current grand jury
investigation of veterans housing
Four building inspectors have been
charged with conspiracy to defraud
CT home buyers and violate the
building code.
Public works officials said they
have been told Of instances where
inspectors wives have wanted them
to leave the city service. There have
been some cases, they said. of in
spectors being called crooks by
Baltimoreans who come into the
office.
City Solicitor Thomas N Biddison
went with the Mayor to the Bureau
of Building Inspection office. Mr.
Biddison warned the more than sc
inspectors gathered there that fun
damentally, one essence of criminal
law is that flight is an indication OF
guilt"
The Mayor told the group:
1T was brought to my attention,
he said, that a wholesale reSigna-
ton is being planned among you.
Il came here to appeal to every
one Of you to stay on your jobs. Il
you have done no wrong, you have
nothing to fear. Thse who run away
subject themselves to the inference
that they have improperly performed
their duties"
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Ten Workmen Get Awards
For Heroism in Rescues
BY the Associated Press

Ten heroes from the ranks Of
American labor were awarded
medals yesterday for risking their
lives to save fellow workers.
The awards were given by the
Joseph A.. Holmes Safety Associa-
ton, founded in 1916 in honor Of
the first director of the Bureau
of Mines. Eight Of the workers
honored are miners.
The medals and citations went to:
Howard F. Terrell, foreman, In
ternational Salt Co., Scranton, Pa;
Elijah B. Whatley, an oil field
worker, Norman, Okla; Steve
Dandish, jr.; Haywood Feathers.
Richard Hornbeck and g. L. Kelly,
employees of the Mccartney Coal
Co., Mona, w. Va; Ray Williams
and Everett Jordan of the Prince
ton Mining Co., Princeton, Ind;
Lee j. Ledet, production foreman,
Pan American Petroleum Transport
Co., Wilmington, Del, and James
0. Rivard, electrician, James Min
ing Co., Caspian, Mich.
A special award for outstanding
leadership in safety work went to
Daniel Harrington, who is retiring
April 80 as chief Of the Health and
Safety Division Of the Bureau OF
Mines.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Hearing Called on Ban
On Federal Workers
In Partisan Elections

Representative Smith, Democrat,
of Virginia announced today that
the Civil Service Commission has
called a public hearing next week
on the question of Federal workers
participation in partisan elections
at the local level.
The hearing, scheduled at 10 am.
Wednesday, was requested by Mr..
Smith and Representative Sasscer,
Democrat, of Maryland after pro-
tests were filed on the exclusion OF
Federal workers from the Arlington
Democratic convention July l.
The Civil Service Commission
ruled recently that Federal workers
could not attend the Arlington
Democratic convention because all
who participate in that meeting are
required to pay s5 filing fees. 1t
held that participants thereby be-
come partisan candidates, which Is
forbidden for Government employees
under the Hatch Act.
Representative Smith said, how
ever, the Hatch Act permits Fed
eral workers to take part in political
activities on the local level If the
Civil Service Commission determines
that unusual circumstances exist In
areas contiguous to Washington.
Observers said, however. regard
less of the csc decision after We'd
nesday's public hearing, Federal
workers cannot attend the Airing
ton convention this year. This is
because the deadline has already
passed for filing notices. The Ar
Ington Democratic Committee is
now screening the applications OF
90 residents who filed as delegates.
Evening star., 1948-04-24

Maryland's 18th annual House and
Garden Pilgrimage, which started
today in St. Marys County, will pro-
ceed tomorrow to Montgomery and
Charles Counties.
Ten estates and the Friends
Meeting House at Sandy Spring will
be open in Montgomery from 10
m. to 6 pm. tomorrow.
Mrs. v. L. Ellicott of Bethesda,
county chairman, and Mrs. Wilfred
Goodwin, Chevy Chase, vice chair
man, announced that tickets for the
tour may be purchased at any OF the
estates. Part of the money raised
in Montgomery will be used for
planting at Suburban Hospital
Bethesda, and other proceeds will
90 into the general fund for upkeep
of the old Hammond-H -Harwood
House in Annapolis, now used as a
museum under sponsorship OF the
Federated Garden Clubs.
Estate Dates From 1874.
| One of the Oldest Montgomery
estates included in the tour is
Fertile Meadows, which dates from
1874. Now owned by Mrs. Lee
Counselman, it is widely known Tor
its early American furnishings.
On the other extreme is Green
bank, a California style ranch
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Prague Demands Italy
Return Tennis Stars
By the Assecioted Press

PRAGUE, April 24.-Sokol, the
government controlled central ath-
letic organization, asked the Ital'
ian Lawn Tennis Federation today
to bar Jaroslav Drobny and three
other Czech players from further
tournaments in italy and send them
home to Prague.
DR.. Josef Bertl, secretary Of the
Czech Tennis Federation, wired the
Italian federation the order, he
said, on instructions from the cen
trail body.
Drobny, Vladimir Cernik and Mi
Ian Matous, members of the Czech
Davis Cup team, and the woman
star, Helena Straubeova, were
scheduled to play in Palermo, Sicily
today and tomorrow.
The drastic action was taken BY
Sokol. Bertl said, because DrobnJ
and Cernik had failed to keep ar
engagement to play in Budapest
Yesterday. The other two player:
were not exempted from the order
although they were not scheduled
for Budapest.
At Mondello, Sicily, where they
were staying, the Czech stars tole
a reporter early today that they in
tended to return here in 10 day:
to be in training for Davis Cur
play. The are scheduled to play
Brazil in Prague May $40.