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Evening star., 1948-10-07
JET Pilot Escapes Injury
In Flaming Crash. landinq
BY the Assoeiotsd Prsss

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. IAN Army
pilot from Langley Air Force Base
escaped injury yesterday when his
flaming RF-80 Get f1ghter-recon.
naisance) plane crash-landed in q
collard field l mile west of Norfolk
Municipal Airport.
The pilot, 1t. Earl H. Chinook
q, of Minneapolis, Mimi, was at.
tempting to make an emergency
landing in the fast single-place
plane, which he said caught fire
about a mile from the area where he
craSh-landed.
The pilot gave no reason for the
cause Of the crash other than saying
that "it started to blow up" before
he began attempting to bring the
plane into Municipal Airport.
Evening star., 1948-10-07
BY the Associotsd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. IA convicted
murderer says priests advice and
the sight of doomed men trudgine
past his death house cell on their
way to the electric chair led him
to sign a statement absolving two
men sentenced to die with him for
q waterfront Staying.
Andrew Sheridan, 46, formerly OF
Jersey City, N. j., was brought from
the death house at Sing Sing prison
to General Sessions Court yester-
day to tell his story.
Arguments were heard on a mo-
ton to set aside the convictions
of John M. Dunn and Daniel Gen.
tile, both of Queens. They ano
Sheridan were sentenced to death
on first degree murder charges fol
the Staying of Boss Stevedore An.
drew Hintz, January 7, 1947, in 8
waterfront fued.
Dunn and Gentle also are await.
ing execution in Sing Sing.
On August z, Sheridan said in 6
sworn affidavit that the slayinl
was committed by Jef Leport, re-
Evening star., 1948-10-07
Truman Labor Group
Happy at Lewis Blast

The Labor Committee for Truman
and Barkley said yesterday it is
happy that John L. Lewis opposes
President Truman's candidacy be-
cause John L. is usually wrong"
The committee includes repre-
sentatives of some 26 unions. Its
secretary-treasurer, Eli L. Oliver
called a news conference to dis
cuss MIR. Lewis attack on Mr.
Truman.
Mr.. Oliver said past experience
indicates that coal miners favor the
Democratic Party and don't always
follow the political advice of Mr.
Lewis, the United Mine Workers
president.
Mr.. Lewis told his unions con-
vention at Cincinnati Tuesday that
Mr.. Truman is "a man totally un-
fitted for the position of President u
Evening star., 1948-10-07
Shanghai Mayor Demands
FOREIGN Firms Aid Relief
BY the Assoeieisd Press

SHANGHAI, Oct. Eight Amer
lean and seven British firms have
received demands from Mayor K. C
WI for donations to a relief fund.
Mayor WI, American-educated
heads a committee that has become
known locally as the "Soak-the Rich
Committee" This is the first in
stance of foreign-owned firms being
approached for contributions
In one instance wealthy Chinese
was arrested and charged as a
traitor after his refusal to contrib
ute. Oficials denied any connection
between the charges. and his un-
willingness to make q donation.
A note from the Mayor said the
foreign firms must donate funds
for relief on instructions from the
Executive Yuan.
Evening star., 1948-10-07
50 Top Political Writer'S
Predict Dewey Victory
By the Associutsd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-Newsweek
Magazine says so Of the Nations S
leading political writer's unanimous
ly predict victory, for Republican
Presidential Nominee Thomas E.
Dewey.
The magazine reports in its cur
rent issue the following results of
. poll of so writer's:
Average forecasts-Dewey, 376
electoral votes; President Truman,
116; State Rights Candidate Gov.
j. Strom Thurmond, 80.
The Republicans will retain mar
row control Of the Senate and in
crease their majority in the House.
The average of the prediction for
the Senate gives the COP so seats
and the Democrats 46.
Average estimate on the popular
vote for Progressive Party Candi-
date Henry Wallace Is 2,778,700.
Evening star., 1948-10-07
Major Labor Address
Reported Planned BY
Dewey in Pittsburgh
BY the Associoted Press

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 7.-Gov
Thomas E. Dewey was reported
today to be planning a major
labor address in Pittsburgh Mon.
day night to open the seconc
round OF his presidential cam.
paign.
Friends of the Republican nomine,
said Gov. Dewey had been hard a
work for several days on a speech
setting forth his labor views. They
said he regarded the Pennsylvania
steel center as good spot for such
an address.
Meanwhile, Gov. Dewey was ex.
pected to decide today whether h,
will be in Albany when Presiden
Truman carries his campaign intt
the State capital tomorrow. Tn,
Democratic standard bearer is slatee
to make rear platform talk from
his train at $50 am, EST.
Will Visit Nine States.
Dewey aides said the Governor
hoped to get away this afternoon
for a couple days of rest at hi.
Pawling, N. Y, farm home before
setting out at midnight Sunday or
his second campaign trek.
That trip will take him into nine
States in eight days. The COP
candidate has 38 speeches scheduled
a slightly faster pace than the 6(
he made during the 15-day Western
tour he completed last Sunday.
Gov. Dewey's new itinerary calls
for only three major evening
speeches. Those will be in Pittsburgh
Monday; Kansas City, Mo-, next
Thursday, and st. Paul, MINI.
next Friday. All three will be broad.
cast nationally.
Most of his other talks will bt
rear platform appearances. Beside.
Pennsylvania. Missouri and Mime.
sofa he will speak in Kentucky
Oklahoma. Indiana, Illinois, Michi.
gan and New York.
Will Stop ut Birthplace.
At Sapulpa. Okla. he and Mrs
Dewey will visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. o. T. Hutt, who live
there
The COP candidates only stor
in Michigan will be at Owosso, hi.
birthplace and the home of his
mother, Mrs. George M. Dewey. HI
will arrive there Saturday night
October 16. and remain over Sun.
day.
Gov Dewey's itinerary fol
next Monday through October II
was announced late yesterday by
his campaign manager, Herbert
Brownell, jr. 1t was disclosed after
the Governor had conferred fol
nearly four hours with Mr.. Brownel
and two other key political advisers
Edwin F. Jackie of Buffalo ant
y. Russel Sprague of New York
Later addresses either already an
nounced or for which dates hav,
been picked include Chicago. Octo'
Der 26: Boston, October 2S, and New
York, October 30.
Evening star., 1948-10-07
National Training School
For Girls Holds Open House

More than 100 persons attended
the second annual open house at
the National Training School TO,
Girls yesterday and heard tribute
paid to the work of Mrs. Rose Coop
er Smith, superintendent.
John w. Tramburg, director OF
the Department of Public Welfare
congratulated Mrs. Smith on her
work, particularly in enlisting q
large volunteer group to help with
the school work. Mrs. Smith was
observing her fourth year at the
school.
The visitors heard a recital by
the school glee club of 16 girls,
made a tour of the facilities and
had tea in the domestic science
room.
Evening star., 1948-10-07
] Held in Gang Killing
On Brooklyn Street.;
BET Dispute Blamed
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-Seven men
were held in high bail yesterday in
connection with the gang Staying OF
Peter Del Pozzo in Brooklyn street
Tuesday.
Del Pozzo's death is blamed by
police on feud growing out of q
S400 race track bet on which they
said the slain man welshed.
The 32-year-old victim, konwn az
Baltimore joe" died in his mothers
arms after being cut down by five
bullets.
Earlier Gunfight Recalled.
Police Inspector Howard c. O'Leary
announced the arrest of Frank
Martella, "a, and Thomas Signorino,
~, both of Brooklyn, on charges of
felonious assault resulting from .
gun fight they allegedly had with
Del Pozzo last May. Both men were
held in $4,000 bail each for hearing
October II.
Martella was described by police
as q petty gambler and Signorino
as his bodyguard.
Inspector O'Leary said feud be-
tween Del Pozzo and Martella de-
veloped over the $400 track bets,
and that the two men had an
other gun fight during the summer,
but neither was hurt.
Material Witnesses Listed.
Five men were held in $25,000
bail each as material witnesses in
the Staying. They are:
Robert Runyon, %, free-lance
jockey, described by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Frank di Lalla as a
native of Winchester, Va.
John Connolly, 20, an exercise
boy at race tracks in this area,
whose home is in Hillsdale, N. J.
Joseph Ryan, "a, a horse trainer,
of Philadelphia.
Peter Chiodo, "a, Brooklyn
building fireman.
Natali Martella, So, uncle of
Frank Martella and described as Q
wealthy Baltimore contractor.
Evening star., 1948-10-07
Mrs. Bernard Heads
Knights TempIur Unit

Officers for the new Ladies' Aux
il.ary Of Potomac Commandery
No. 3. Knights Templar, were
elected last night at the first meet
ing of the group at the Masonic
Temple, 1910 Wisconsin avenue
NV.
They are Mrs. Helen Bernard,
president; Mrs. Virginia Argo, vice
president; Mrs. Doris Miller, sec
retary; Mrs. Lucy Douglas, treas
urer, and Mrs. Barbara zimmerman,
chairman for entertainment,
Evening star., 1948-10-07
Trumun's Cincinnati HoteISuite
Will Be Under John |. Lewis

tin (Speaker Of the House of Repre-.
sentatives got Senator Styles
Bridges, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire appointed as trustee on the
miners pension fund.
THE second was when Senator
Eugene Millikan, Republican, of Col
orado blocked appointment of DR..
James Boyd as director OF the Bu-
reau of Mines
Mr.. Krug declared the action
against DR.. Boyd, former dean OF
the Colorado School of Mines, was
at Mr.. Lewis request.
Evening star., 1948-10-07

make its recon-
mendations on
each case to the
head of the de-
p ar t m e n t OF
agency involved
If the boards
recommendation
is not carried
out, it will re-
port the case to
the President
for such action
as he finds nee
essary.
Each Govern
Inent denart-
Evening star., 1948-10-07
CSC Names 7-Member Board
On Fair Employment Practices

velt on personnel affairs. With tn,
end Of the war, Mr.. Moffett ono,
more resigned from the Government
and now lives in Paeonian Springs
| Va.
Commission officials say Mr.
Moffett will make an ideal chair.
man of the FEPC group. They say
that. during his long public service
career, he always has been fair but
also firm in his decisions.
In announcing the composition
Of the boards membership commits.
sion officials declared the member.
were not selected because they rep.
resented some group or class" but
were appointed solely on their quail.
flcations to "do a good job
Although the board comes under
the commissions jurisdiction, it /:
expected to operate generally on 8
independent basis, somewhat on the
order OF the Federal Loyalty Review
Board.
Mr.. Mitchell is a member of the
National Association for the Ad-
'vancement Of Colored People. Ac-
lively interested in politics, he was
an alternate delegate to the Re-
publican Convention in Philadelphia
last June. Mr.. Mitchell also ha;
taken an active interest in civic
affairs and is a member of the
Bloomingdale Civic Association. Be-
fore joining the Industrial Bank, he
was employed in the Navy Depart
ment about 20 years ago.
Judge Matthews served for many
years In the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau. She has national reputation
for her interpretations of the various
tax laws.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Fed
eral Recreation Committee, which
plans recreational programs for
Government workers. meets tomor-
row morning at the Federal Per-
sonnel Council, 1926 K street NV
: The AFL National Association
OF Mail Handlers, a member body OF
the Government Employees Council
is moving here from New YORK CITY
It's ofnces will be at 900 F street
NV.
Evening star., 1948-10-07
The Federal Spotlight
CONTINUED From First Page.

to carry out the FEPC program for
the Federal service.
1t will have the authority to re-
view all appeals made by Govern
ment employees and Federal job ap-
Evening star., 1948-10-07
Indio Film Output High

The Indian Motion Picture Pro-
ducers' Association of Bombay
claims that India's motion picture
production is now second In quantity
only to Americas.
Evening star., 1948-10-07

crowd of young boys. splattereo
against his leg and on his machine
The President was unaware O.
the incident, according to Pres
Secretary Charles G. Ross.
The Presidents next stop was or
Roosevelt Plaza, in front of the
Camden City Hall, where he hearG
his civil rights stand praised by
Archibald S. Alexander, Democratic
candidate for the Senate.
Before his evening speaking date
which brought the President back
to the site Of his nomination, he
saw a number of State Democrats
at his hotel, the visitors including
members of the committee engaged
IN raising campaign funds.
He was introduced at the hall by
Senator Myers Of Pennsylvania, who
jeered at the patent medicine man
from Albany" and dwelt on the
virtues of "old family doctor Pres
ident Harry S. Truman" for at
tending to the Nations ills,
Evening star., 1948-10-07

American manufacturers have
been advised that Hong Kong uses
few paper cups.
Evening star., 1948-10-07

parted company with the publisher
of the books, however, after a law
suit involving the ownership of
"Superman."
While Mr.. Siegel was in the Army,
Evening star., 1948-10-07

(Be sure to listen epery Sun
day at U:15 am. oUer WMAL,
The Star station, for Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight broad
cast featuring additional ne,ps
and e'etUs OF Government affairs
and personalities y,
Evening star., 1948-10-07

High and Low For YESTERDAY,
High, 81. at 1:06 pm.
Low, 46, at 4:44 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest. 90. on August 81.
Lowest, 8. on January 20.
Evening star., 1948-10-07
Krug Calls Lewis BIost
Poyoff to Republicans

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Oct. 7 (R.-
Interior Secretary Julius A. Krug
said yesterday John L. Lewis attack
on President Truman was the pay
of" on deals with Republicans.
He declared in an interview with
the Daily Journal here, before de-
parting for Central California:
The first deal was when Joe Mar
Evening star., 1948-10-07
Weather Report

District OF Columbia - Mostly
cloudy with highest about 68 this
afternoon. Cloudy tonight, followed
BY light showers late tonight o,
early tomorrow. Lowest tonight
near "a.
Maryland-Cioudy with showers In
west portion tonight and in east DOR
ton tomorrow. not much change In
temperature.
Virginia-Showers west portion to-
night and in east portion tomorrow
Clearing west portion tomorrow
afternoon. Not much change in
temperature.
Wind velocity. S miles per hour:
direction, north.
River Report
Omitted States Engineers)
fotomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
ana muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
muddy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1948-10-07

Tide Tables
'Furnisheo 5y United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1948-10-07

SIXTH RACE-Purse. $4,000: allow.
Roman Road I05 Lookout Son l1s
gray gray. Bear ssrs I155 King Dorsett- l21
lonys Flno--- 1l5 Hearth Mouse 121
HSenooH --- lib Valhalla 115
Evening star., 1948-10-07

FIFTH RAcE-Purse. $500; allow
xSassys King l16 xxButler I17
STiaI 81 az white IL Shoe Buckle liz
xPrinee Favor ii9 bsinser bins 1Gil Girl liz
, 1948-08-06
Local SeIective Service
Officials Named

Governor Haste has been
advised that pursuant to his
recommendation appoint
ment.s are being issued in
Washington to the following
persons to serve on the local
Selective Service Boards: For
st. Croix: Attorney R. H. Am
phlett Leader, C.. v. F. Daniel,
Ralph de Chabert, Reginald
Mac Farlane and Norman S.
Olsen.
For st. Thomas: C. Freder-
lex Dixon, Reginald Davis,
William Lewis, Moses D.Sasso
and William A. Turner.
An appeals board has also
been set up and will comprise
the following persons: j. An
tonic Jarvis, Herbert E. Lock-
hart, DR.. D. G. Canegata, Hon.
Ludwig Harrigan and Attorn-
ey Lewis Hoffman.
, 1948-08-06
President Optimistic On Talks
with Moscow

President Truman has
voiced the hope that talks
held in Moscow recently will
lay the foundation for peace
in the world. He held a con-
ference with Secretary of
State George Marshall yester-
day, but said there was moth
ing that he could give news
men as yet. All discussions
were still strictly secret.
Mr.. Truman took occasion
to deny the charge by a Rus
sian newspaper however, that
General Lucius Clay would
be relieved from his post in
Berlin so that the United
States could regain its lost
prestige.
Secretary of State Marshall
Continued on Page a
, 1948-08-06
Proclamation Calls
For Registration
Of Males 1926

The peacetime draft of
males between the ages of Is
and 26 years of age has reach
ed the Virgin Islands, as is
evidenced by the Proclama-
ton issued by Governor Viii
liam H. HASTE, in accordance
with one issued by the Presi-
dent of the United States.
In his proclamation theG Gov
ernor urges "all employers
and Government agencies Of
all kinds-federal and local
to give those under their
charge sufficient time in
which to fulfill the obligations
of registration Incumbent up
on them under the said Act,
the Presidents proclamation
and also his proclamation.
, 1948-08-06
Approves Loan
For IN Headquarters

Congress has finally approx
ed the SOS, 100000 loan for
building Of the permanent
headquarters of the United
Nations in New York City.
Passage of this bill was held
up after the House had acted
favorably on it. Many UN del
egates had suggested that UN.
headquarters be built else
where in Europe, when the
Senate refused to pass it. This
was an item Of legislation
CONTINUED ON Page ~ Z
, 1948-08-06
Congressman Wunts
Wulloce Questioned

Congressman Rankin has
suggested that Henry Wallace,
Third party candidate for
president, be called by the
committee now investigating
un-American activities, and
questioned about his placing
Of a number Of individuals
charged as communist spies,
in the Department of Com
merce while he was head.
It was charged also that
uranium was shipped to Rus
STA during the war, the first
was 100 pounds and the sec
ond 1000 pounds. Heavy
water, used in atomic ex-
was also shipped
to the Soviets, the Committee
was told.
, 1948-08-06
Smoll Growers
To Receive
Payment Tuesday

The final settlement from
the Commodity Credit Corp
Grafton, total 890.51 for small
growers delivering sugarcane
during the Crop of 1947 will
be distributed in accordance
with the contract between
the Virgin Islands Company
and the Commodity Credit
Corporation, as amended, COW
ering the sale of the 1916 sugar
production.
Payment will be made to
the individual growers from
Continued on Page a
, 1948-08-06

Mr.. Chapman said 1t is sur
prising how many people
want to come to the Islands.
He pointed out that there is
no place to accommodate the
number of people who would
come down. The Islands are
on the verge Of a new era. You
are right at the bottom Of the
economic problem, he said,
and you have to go up. You
have shown that this thing
can be done. He admits that
we need private capital which
he predicted, we are going to
get. It is optimism without
TACT but thinks his belief is
justified,
In introducing Mr.. Chap
man, Governor HASTE remind
ed his hearers that the Secre-
tary was one of the directors
and founders of the Virgin Is
lands Company. and that he
wanted to spend the after
noon to see what is happening
at the plant.
In his opening remarks Mr..
Continued on Page a
, 1948-08-06
Service or Govt. Employees
COntinuedA Year

The services of two govern
ment employees, Robert A.
Fredericks, Assistant to the
Municipal Council of St. Croix
and Daniel Bastian, Custodial
Worker at the Leper Asylum
will be continued another year
Governor HASTE announced
today.
Both having been found in
good health and received the
recommendation of their SUI
periOrs for continuation on
duty, they are permitted to
continue in the public service
until their respective seven
tieth birthdateS are reached
early in 1949.
, 1948-08-06
Jews Make Peace
Overture TO Arabs

The Jews have made a
peace overture to the Arabs
when they handed a note to
Count Folke Bernadotte re-
questing the Arabs to meet
them in a peace conference.
The Arab reaction was to
take no notice of the offer
since it would be tantamount
, 1948-08-06

to recognition of the new Jew
ish State.
Count Bernadotte has in
formed the UN that he is still
convinced that the Arabs
Should be allowed to return
to their homes as early as pos
sible.
, 1948-08-06
Chapman, Sherman Optimistic
Of Islands Future

Both Under-SecretaTy Of the Department Of the Interior
Oscar Chapman and Attorney Irwin Silvermann. Chief coun.
sci Of the Division Of Territories and Island Possessions, in
speaking with members Of the Municipal Council and Of the
Executive Committee Of the Chamber Of Commerce. express
ed great optimism for the futur re Of the Virgin stands.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-04-08
Forest Timber For Sale

Sealed bids will be received by
the Forest Supervisor, Libby, Mon
tana, up to 400 p, m. May 10, 1948,
for all the live timber marked or
designated for cutting and all mer-
charitable dead timber located on an
area embracing about 159 acres
within Surveyed Sections 80 and 80,
T. "a NJ. R. "a W., M. p M. Curley
Creek, Kootenai National Forest,
Montana, estimated to be 225 M feet
ponderosa pine, so M feet larch, $50
M feet Douglas fir and small uneS-
timated amounts of white fir and
western hemlock. No bids of less
than $500 per M feet for ponderosa
pine and $500 per M feet for larch
and Douglas fir and $500 per NJ
feet for white fir and western hem
lock will be considered. In addition
to payments for stumpage, pur-
chaser will be required to deposit
into special funds in the Treasury
of the United States, $500 per M
for total timber cut to cover cost
of stand Improvement, and SIPS per
M for all species gut to- cover costs
of slash disposal $4,000 must be
deposited with each bid, to be APP
piled on the purchase price, re-
funded, or retained in part as liq-
Undated damages, according to con-
ditions of sale A bond of not less
than $500 will be required. The
right to reject any and all bids is re-
served. Before bids are submitted,
full information concerning the
timber, the conditions of sale, and
the submission of bids should be
obtained from the Forest Ranger,
Troy, Montana.
(2t-April May g.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-04-08
. THE libby ACTIVITY DIRECTORY .
Service Organizations

Libby Chamber of Commerce:
Paul Church, president; Dexter
Shaurette, secretary.
American Legion Auxiliay No.
81 meets 3rd Thursdays. Mrs.
Sam. Vartanian, president; Mrs.
Alma Mount, secretary.
Lions Club meets End and 4th
Mondays. l. J. Brown, presi-
dent, H. Zwang, secretary.
Libby Woman'e Club meets
End Tuesday at 200 p. m. in COM
munity room of courthouse. Mrs.
Sherman Noel, President; Mrs. W.
R. Littell, Secretary.
American Legion Post No. 81
meets 3rd Thursdays at Legion
HallF irwin ]. Flesher, Post Com
mander, Francis Mcclure, Adj.
Libby Farm Woman's Club
meets lst Wednesday. Mrs. Mabel
Vanderwood. pres; Mrs. Dolly
Bowen, sec'y.
Libby Modern Art Club meets
End Tuesdays at p. m. at COM
munity room, court house. Mrs.
Clarence Brown, president and
Mrs. Stella Reid, secretary.
Kootenai Valley Grange meets
first and third Fridays at the
American Legion Hall. - A. c.
Grambauer, Worthy Master, Rose
J. Robertson, Secretary.
Regular meeting of Information
al Hold Carriers, Building and
Common Laborers' Union of
America, A. F. L., Libby, End
and 4th Friday at City Hall, Lib
by. Ole Bondahl, pres, H. M.
Rorke, Sec.-Treas.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No. 1881. Meets End and
4th Tuesdays at 7:30. William
Shawl, president; William Baeth,
rec. sec'y; A. G. Role, Bus. Agt.
Veterans Foreign Wars Post
No. 1548. Fred Metzger, COM
mander; Harold Miller, adJu-
tant; Fred F. Clarke. Jr., Quar-
termaster. Meets LIST and Bird
Wednesday at club.
Auxiliary to Y. F. w. Post No.
1548. Mildred Flesher, pres;
Mrs. Mabel Solem. sec'y. Meets
lst and Bird Wednesday of each
month in Moose Hall.
Libby Garden Club meets Bird
Tuesday in each month. Mrs.
Kappa Rice, pres; Mrs. Doris
Chapman, Sec'y.
Loggers' Union Local 1862. Ed
Dutton, pres; Allen Goodgame,
sec'y.; A. C. Role, Bus. Agt.--
Meetings on call.