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Evening star., 1949-03-22
Soviet Exports TO U. 5. Drop
Is Per Cent in Month
BY the Associoted Press

Russian experts to the United
States dropped IS per cent in jan
uary to the lowest point since the
United States slapped a ban a
year ago on shipments of in
dustrial goods of war potential
to the Soviet.
The Census Bureau, reporting
this yesterday noted that Russian
shipments of two strategic ma
terials the United States is stock
piling against war emergency
manganese and chrome-dropped
to 81, 100000 in January from ST.
700. 900 in December.
Officials said this might indi-
cate the Russians were starting to
carry out reported threats to cur
tail Soviet shipments Of man
ganeSe and chrome, but that a
single months developments could
not be considered conclusive.
Total Russian shipments to this
country in January were $1,6O0,-
900. q $5,000,00O decline from De-
cember. American shipments to
Russia fell so per cent, from $500 :
900 in December to 100000 in
January.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Y Captured in Housebreukings.
Runqe From 7 to Is Years Old i;

him hiding behind a ventilator.
The two admitted entering q
barber shop at 727 T street NV.
earlier in the evening and taking
$12 in change, police said.
Earlier, a young band of five
juveniles was rounded up after
one of them had been caught in
the Fulton Marine Supply Stores
803 Maine avenue S.W., by the
owner, S. King Fulton.
Mr.. Fulton was working in q
second-f1oor Office and in investi-
eating a downstairs noise sur.
prised three boys. AS they fled,
he grabbed one, who later impli-
Gated the others. They have adj
mitted. police say, at least 10.
other housebreakings.
Mr.. Fulton told police one Of
the two youths who fled. ran to q
fire escape door and then leaped
off the platform to the ground
about Is feet below.
Juvenile papers have been filed
against all seven arrested last
night, charging houSebreaking.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
By the Assoeioied Press

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Mar. o.
An explosion caused by young
emotions mixed with alcohol was
blamed by investigators today for
the multiple stabbing of two 16-
year-old girls.
Both are in serious condition
from hundreds of stab wounds.
Salvador Colabelle, II, was
booked of suspicion of attempted
murder and assault with a deadly
weapon. Two other boys. II and
16, were held by juvenile author
tiles for investigation.
The stabbing came as the climax
to a drinking-petting party in two
adjoining shacks in an abandoned
trailer court Saturday night.
Police quoted Colabelle as say
ing he became jealous when the
boys traded shacks and girls be-
Evening star., 1949-03-22

Youthful housebreakers, one of
whom is barely school age, gave
police a full evening yesterday, in
Guiding a rooftop chase which
netted a 14-year-old suspect.
In another incident. one of the
suspects leaped Is feet from fire
escape and kept on running, but
was arrested later.
Arrest of seven, all colored,
ranging in age from Z to Is, holds
the answer to at least a dozen re-
cent housebreakings, authorities
said today.
Tipped off by a passing pedes-
trian, Pvts. Albert F. Fielder and
Clarence S. Muse got to a shoe
repair shop at 642.G street NV.
about midnight, in time to pick up
one boy they described as look
out. Inside the store, they said,
another youth saw the arrest.
climbed out a skylight and took
off across the rooftopS.
Pvt. Fielder went up a fire
escape, chased the boy across at
least four rooftops and caught
Evening star., 1949-03-22
| BIotters Warn
Drivers of BIots
On Safety Record

Motorists of the District today
are receiving the first of 175,000
blotters launching a safety cam
paign by the Commissioners
Traffic Advisory Board.
A. Julian Brylawski, chairman
of the boards Education Com
mittee, said the blotters warn
motorists that ignorance of the
law may cause a blot on your
driving record" Each blotter
contains the slogan, Don't Learn
Traffic Rules by Accident" They
are being distributed to license
tag applicants, and also at the
two District inspection stations.
Officials said the campaign is
aimed at preventing the loss of
lives through failure to observe
traffic laws and regulations.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
France ! Investigating
Report French Ford
Violates ECA Pact
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Mar. 22.-The French
Foreign Office is investigating
report in the European edition of
the New York Herald Tribune
charging the Ford Motor Co. with
apparent" violations of the Mar
shall Plan.
The paper said a French sub
sidiary of the Ford Co. had bought
automobile parts under the Euro
pean Recovery Program and re-
sold them to Poland.
AS far as we can find out" q
Foreign Office spokesman said,
The Ford Motor Co. has not
received any parts under Marshall
Plan aid"
$4,000 Worth Shipped.
The paper said the Ford Societe
Anonyme, a French corporation,
had shipped about $4,000 worth
of the parts to Poland.
An official of the plant was
quoted by the newspaper as ad-
mitting having sent "a few
scarce American-made parts" but
insisting most of the material was
of French manufacture. He also
was quoted as conceding that
present orders from the Polish
purchasing agent in Paris totaled
100000 francs (about s60,000)."
The article said the information
had. been turned over to the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administra-
ton Office here. David K. E. Bruce,
ECA administrator, and his immc-
diate assistants met this morning
and issued a statement on the re-
ports.
ECA Making Investigation.
eve were only informed of the
information in the Herald Tribune
article yesterday and are making
an investigation. We have no COM
ment since we are not in pos
session of the pertinent facts"
The newspaper said "such ex-
ports are in apparent violation Of
Article 1177D of the Foreign As
sistance Act of 1948" which d.
rects the American administrator
of the Marshall Plan ito refuse
delivery. insofar as is practicable,
to participating countries of COM
modities which 60 into production
of any commodity for delivery 20
any nonparticipating European
country. which commodity would
be refused export licenses to those
countries by the United States in
the interest of national security"
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Greece 10 Open Trial Of 7
April L in Polk SIayinq
By the Associoted prexx

ATHENS, Mar. 22.-Dispatches
from Salonika said today a moth
er and son will go on trial there
April r.. charged with completely
in the murder of George Polk,
Columbia Broadcasting System
correspondent.
The defendants are Gregory
Staktopoulis and his mother Anna
Staktopoulis, a journalist, is ac-
cused of Turing Mr.. Polk to his
death last May in a Greek Com
munist conspiracy.
The public prosecutor in an Of
fetal report said Staktopoulis con-
feSsed that Mr.. Polk was trussed
up, blindfolded and shot after he
had boarded a rowboat in the be-
lief that he was about to meet
the former Communist leader,
Markos Vafiades, for an. inter-
view,
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Boys Finding Of Nickel
Leeds to His Deuth
BY the Associoted Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Mar. ga
nickel and a penny ballon led a
little boy to his death today.
Seven year = old Johnny Dunz
found the f1ve-cent piece on a
street near his home. With two
older brothers and a sister at his
heels, he dashed around the corner
to confectionery store to buy toy
balloons.
Il want an orange one" Johnny
shouted in his excitement. The
clerk gave him an orange one, and
handed similar colored balloons to
his brothers. Martin, IL, and Ray,
9, and his sister. Cora, 13.
AS they ran from the store the
smallest of the four fell. The
'2alloon lodged in his throat. Two
leighbor women ran to the scene
and applied artificial respiration.
Police and a General Hospital
ambulance team arrived but were
unable to save the boys life.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Mondoted Nation
Citizen Denied
u. S. Suit Riqht

The citizen Of a inundated coun.
try does not have the right tc
sue an American citizen in q
United States Federal Court, un-
der a decision by Judge Albert v
Bryan in Alexandria District
Court.
Judge Bryan held that a citizen
living in the British mandate OF
Palestine before it became the in
dependent nation of Israel was
not the citizen of a sovereign
power, and therefore could not
sue an American citizen. The suit
was filed before Israel became q
nation.
The. decision was rendered In
connection with the suit of Lee
Klausner. a resident of Palestine
against Albert Levy, of 108 West
Rosemont avenue, Alexandria
The suit seeks to recover $52,94s
which the plaintiff alleges is due
him as the result of a business
transaction in Berlin in 1928.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
2 Girls Stobbed15O Times Each
On Wild Party; Youth, II Held

cause he was In love with one girl.
1t. Mort Geer said Colabelle
stabbed one girl. then the other.
T. G. Rogers. chief county
probation officer, said: 1T was an
outgrowth of parents not knowing
where their children are when they
are out at night"
The girls, police said. were from
good neighborhood" families. one
the daughter of an optometrist.
Police Surgeon j. w. Wilholt
estimated each girl had 160 pune
ture wound-some penetrating the
lung cavities. There were also
slash wounds.
Il thought at first they had been
sprayed with a shotgun" he COM
mented.
Police said the party started
with wine and gin in an automo-
bile.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
'Shanghaied' Sailor Listed
As Suspected Deserter
BY the Associotsd Press

ALAMEDA, Calf, Mar. 90
The Navy has placed Seaman
James Patrick Ryan in forma
custody as a suspected deserter
a spokesman said today.
Ryan arrived from the Orient
yesterday aboard the plane Mari
anas Mars-escorted but not then
under arrest.
Ryan. who says he was shang-
haied into the French Foreign
Legion after missing his ship at
San Reno, Italy, in July, 1947,
was taken to the Yerba Buena
Island Naval Station, where he
will be held until his transporta-
ton to the Naval Hospital at
Bethesda. Md. is arranged.
Formal desertion charges have
not been filed against Ryan. He
has insisted ever since his return
to Navy jurisdiction at Tsingtao
China, that he did not desert.
The French Defense Ministry
in Paris has stated officially that
Ryan enlisted in the Foreign
Legion. The Ministry denied that
he was shanghaied into the service
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Campbell Bequeaths Part
OF Estate 10 First Wife
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Mar. 22.-Sir NAL
colin Campbell. the speed king,
who died last New Years eve, left
part of his G171,775 ($687. .10O es-
tate to his first divorced wife, but
none to his second.
His will was published today.
His first wife, Lady Dorothy
Campbell. who was divorced by the
world speedboat recordholder in
1910. received $500 ($2,000) plus
an annuity of f400 ($1 ,60O. Aside
from three small bequests to his
racing car mechanic and two SER
wants, the rest of the estate went
to his son Donald and daughter,
Jean, born of his first wife.
Lady Betty Campbell, whom he
married in 1945 and divorced a
year later, charging adultery with
a French count. was left nothing
"as she has adequate means of
her own"
Evening star., 1949-03-22

owner, Jacob Krokower, by tele-
phone, he and the boy sat down
to wait 1t out.
Inspector George R. Wallrodt
suggested the fire department, and
No. 2 truck company was called.
BY this time Pvt. Vinson was
bored. He ordered the boy to
squeeze back through the window
into the waiting arms of another
policeman.
Just before the fire truck ar
rived, Mr.. Krokower appeared and
Pvt. Vinson walked out in ortho-
doX fashion.
Capt. Anthony Richitt of No.
presinct, said arrest of the boy
and his implication of 18-year-old
Allen Tilman, colored, of the 2300
block of Virginia avenue NV,
clears up at least five recent
housebreakings. Tilman was
charged with housebreaking and
the boy captured in the pl1arma-
cy has been turned over to juve-
nile authorities.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
'48 Second Best Safety Year
For B. & O., Meeting Told
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 22.-Presi-
dent Roy B. White of the Balti-
more g. Ohio Railroad told an
executive safety conference of
company officials today that 194e
was the roads second safest year
with 7.09 injuries for each million
man-hours worked.
THE railroads provide the
safest form of transportation for
the public" he said, "but there
are still too many injuries to the
people who make that safe trans
portation possible. We must
keep in mind that most personnel
injuries are avoidable.'
Ned H. Dearborn, president OF
the National Safety Council. COM
mended the B. & o. for its safety
record.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Rules Unit Delays Action
On OIeo to Thursday

House Rules Committee action
on the oleomargine tax repeal bill
was postponed today until Thurs
day.
Chairman Cooley Of the House
Agriculture Committee said the
measure should come up for House
consideration next Tuesday or
Wednesday.
The bill would lift Federal taxes
on margarine. but ban the inter-
state shipment of the colored
variety.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Circulation Managers
Open Pittsburgh Session
BY the Assoeioted Pres.


PITTSBURGH, Mar. 22.-News-
paper distribution problems were
discussed yesterday as the Inter-
state Circulation Managers Asso-
citation opened its 32d annual two
day spring conference.
Among the speakers were Grove
Patterson, editor in chief of the
Toledo Blade, and DR.. George
w. Crane. newspaper columnist.
Round table discussions. occupied
much Of the time of the $50 news
paper representatives from Penn
sylvania. Maryland, New Jersey,
Delaware, West Virginia and the
District Of Columbia.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
zionists Told Arabs
To Be Paid for Land

The state of Israel will pay the
Arabs who do not return to Pales-
tine for the land they abandoned,
DR.. Abraham Granovsky, head Of
the Keren Kayemeth Leisrael Of
Jerusalem now on visit to the
United States. declared yesterday.
1T is not our function to rob
the Arab landowners" DR.. Gran
ovsky told a meeting of the Jewish
National Fund at Hotel 2400 yes
terday. I'VE will not build our
future on robbery
The speaker, head of the World
Jewish National Fund. which serves
the Zionist movement in ac-
quiring and reclaiming land in
Palestine for the Jewish people,
asserted the Israeli government
regards itself as trustee for the
land. The government will pay
prices based upon the returns OF
the land ana not on exaggerated
values, DR.. Granovsky said.
The National Jewish Fund
hopes to raise 100000 this
year for the Israeli government.
About $35, 100000 of this amount
will be set aside to purchase the
land needed, the remainder being
used for other portions of the
program.
DR.. Walter c. Lowdermilk, for
merly of the Agriculture Depart
ment's Soil Conservation Service,
was presented with citation by
DR.. Granovsky on behalf of the
Keren Kayemeth L'Yisrael for his
"beneficent and and unselfish de-
votion to the sacred ideal of the
redemption of the soil of Israel
and the restoration of the people
of Israe -
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Dr.. MilIikun Receives
Presidents Merit Medal
By the Associotsd Press

bV me NssocIofsd FIe5s
PASADENA, Calf. Mar. "a
DR.. Robert A. Millikan, retired ex-
ecutive head of the California In
stitute of Technology, received a
birthday present from President
Truman yesterday.
DR.. Millikan, who is 81 today
was presented with the Presiden-
tial Medal of Merit by Air Force
Secretary Symington.
Similar citations. highest dec
orations given by the Government
for civilian wartime service, were
given to his son. DR.. Clark B. Mil
likan, and to DR.. Louis G. Dunn,
Evening star., 1949-03-22

MARYVILLE TENN.-PLANE CRASH VICTIMS RECOVERING
the Detroit residents who escaped death in the
their twomotored plane in the Great Smoky Noun
Friday left the hospital today and the other two planned
later. Here Stephen Walker, 46 rgh who walked
40 hours get help talks with James Hardy 81 the
pilot who suffered broken leg Both of them left the hos
pI with Hail. 49, Mr. Halls wife made plans to return
with and Mrs James O. Hardy the pilots parents Orve
Rich the fifth member of the party will return with friends
driving up Florida All except Mr. Walker brought
heicopter Yesterday. AP Wrephoo
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Fishing Industry Aided

1celand's new anti-infation act
provides financial aid to the fish
ing industry by compensating for
losses from last summers poor
herring fishing, thus enabling the
industry to continue operations.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
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Kodiak mirror., 1949-04-09
Services
 For Easter

The Reverend R. N. Wilkin- son yesterday outlined services for Holy Week at the Commun- ity Baptist Church.
 He has chosen as his Palm Sundays sermon topic, "A chalo enging decision".
 Services start at II ana tomor- row. The Palm Sunday Droces- sional will be sung by the senior and youth choirs, and the child Fen's choir will sing "children osanna".
 For his evening services, Rev. Wilkinson has chosen for his ser mon: "Who is He?" Five believ- CTS will be baptized. There will also be spec al music Services begin at 7:30 pm
 Thele will be DO services on Wednesday evening.
 Thursday evening Rev Will inson will present a meditation and the Reverend Glenn l.. Chandler, skipper of the Evaugel. will conduct the communion ser. vices, assisted by the deacons. Henry Brooks will present organ nausic
 On Easter Sunday, five choirs ee the church will present Easter masic, with Mrs. c. F. Ekelof as the soloist. Services begin at lf am
 At 7:30 pm Ea ster evening she adults of the church will give . play. entitled. The Challenge of the Cross. The senior choir ot the Hillside Chapel, NOE, will sing
 Monday, April IS. at 7::30 pm, the Sunday School will give it's annual Easter program with re- citations plays and music.
 The public is invited to all the services of the church
Kodiak mirror., 1949-04-09
Petersburg Principal To Head Kodiak Schools

Ivor A. Schott, now principal at the Petersburg, Alaska, school, has been hired as superintendent of the Kodiak schools for the coming year, John Hughes, pres ident of the Independent School Board, announces.
 MT. Schott is we'll schoeled in the teaching profession and isr highly recommended by the Ter ritorial and Petersburg boards of education, MT. Hughes added
 While at Petersburg he was. acting superintendent for year He has a B. s degree from Kan. sas State Teachers College, and! masters degree from the Unfr vers,ty of Southern California, He has attended Washington, State College at Pullman and Central Business College in Kan sas City, Mo.
 Resides 5 years at Petersburg, he has taught for 6 years in the school at Bartlett, Kansas, 5 of which he was principal, and 4 ,es,s in ( ceui q Alene, Idaho. MT. Schott will go 10 the states at the end of the school year and work on his thesis for h g doctor 8 degree. He will come to Kodiak the latter part of August.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-04-09
DenaIi Sails, Due Thursday

The Alaska Steam freighter Terminal Knot IS due to sail from Seattle for Kodiak and is- land ports about April l5, Gene Marian said yesterday
 The Denall sailed Thursday from Seattle, the R reported, with more than 200 passengers, most of them cannery workers and fishermen
 Crews are aboard for Alitak, Uganlk, Chignlk and Uyak, the F reported.
 The Denali IS due here Thurs day, MT Marlar sald, with 35 passengers and 2sU tens
Kodiak mirror., 1949-04-09
Center Teas1, Wins
 wolleybaII Tourney

Refusing to give up after a l5. 3 3shellacking by the NOE Civili- an Club Butchers in the first game. the Community Center B team won the Volleybalt Cham. wirnship in a tourney ending Thursday night.
 The B's sparked by the spik. isg of Charles Jerling. woh the second game 1858 and the final tstle tilt, 15-l3.
 Third place in the tourney went to the Center A squad, led by Marian Sautner, who were G. eliminated by the Butchers ir Che third round.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-04-09
Britain On Feet In 1852, Says Consul

Great Britain should be on her feet economically by 1852, George Edgar Vaughan, British Consul at Seattle, said yesterday. The aid received from the Mar shall Plan will contribute heavily to the recovery program now un- derway, he added.
 At a dinner sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce last night at the Montmartre Inn, MT. Vaughan spoke on Britain's for eign policy, gave an economic picture of present day England and discussed the Atlantic Pact. He also spoke of relations bet- ween the U s. and Great Brit. an and the duties of his office.
 Mr. Vaughan said he was "qulte impressed with the pro. g,ess the territory has made spce my first visit in l947"
 Friday afternoon he gave a tslk at the Kodiak Pubic School and later attended a cocktail patty at the home of Dr A. Holmes Johnson
 Anotner party will be given in his honor this afternoon by Ad- miral A. E Montgomery. com. mandant of the l7,h naval dis. trlct.
 Friday morning he met and talked with city sthclal and bus- mess men of the town Mi Vaughan arrived on Thursdays plane aud was met by Mrs Ben Kraft, Mrs. Water Kraft and L. J Nortnsu, Lresi dent of the Chamber Of Com- merce
 Following the admiral's par. ty he will depart for Ancho age and from there go to Fairbanks, be ore returning t. Seattle
Kodiak mirror., 1949-04-09
Meeting Called Or local History

A meeting of persons interest ed in local history has been call. ed by Mrs. Grace Stafford, for Thursday evening, April IA, 7:30 pm at the community cent r
 Mrs Stafford is interested m finding and preserving spots of local historical interest and has already asked the Chamber of Commerce for it's support. Mrs. Stafford urges all who are interested in restoring thai , which can yet be restored, gath ering data, relics, to the end of ' furnishing a museum for a per 1 manent monument to the early history of Kodiak" to attend the
 RI eting
Kodiak mirror., 1949-04-09
Chandler Tells Evangeg Plans

The Evansel, Kodlak's float ing mission. IS dedicated to mak. ing God known to residents around the island. the Rev. Glena Chandler told the Rotary Club Tuesday.
 The boat is operated by Mir. and Mrs Chand CT, and is equip. ped to show religious and other movies
 The first trip this year will be made as so n as minor repairs are completed and the weather becomes favorable. Rev. Chandler expressed his appreciation for the help he has received from local residents in making the Evangel possible Other guests attending the meeting were Gene Rose ane John Remboldt.