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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-11-05
A large petroleum company is

A large petroleum company is
reported to be setting up derricks
to find out whether oil reported
on lot 10 owned by James Erwing
is a real strike. The company is
reported to have obtained drilling
rights from owners of the land if
oil is found on their property.
The area was first settled by
the late Sidney p. Bones about
continued on page 81
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-11-05
Negroes May
Benefit From
Discovery Of Oil

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. CAMP
Negro owners Of land in the Fon-
tana region about 60 miles from
Los Angeles may find themselves
rich overnight if the reports of
discovery Of oil are correct.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-11-05
The OHIO DAILY EXPRESS

Publshed every Evening except Sunday by Paige II. Strickland
at 1907 Germantown street, Dayton z, Ohio. Phone HEmlock 1916.
PAIGE II. and Publisher
@NO01 L. Manager
NATIONAL ADVERTISING, Interstate United Newspapers, Inc,
545 Fifth Avenue, New York II, New York.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Rising Temperatures
Increase Flood Threat
In Midwest Areas
BY the Assoeioisd Press

Threats of floods in Midwest
areas increased today as the mer-
curry headed for above-freezing
marks over the snow-covered
areas of Nebraska. Warmer air
moved across the Plateau States
and Northern Rockies and much
melting of huge piles of snow was
expected.
Temperatures in the 40s were
forecast for Eastern Nebraska and
from Is to IS in the western part
of the State. At Lincoln, Nebr.,
Gov. Val Peterson called a con-
ference Of Nebraska State. local
and Federal agencies tomorrow to
plan for the possibility Of serious
flooding.
Its pretty near a cinch that
we'll be in for trouble-serious
trouble" Gov. Peterson said.
The Weather Bureau said the
temperature trend in the Western
blizzard States was upward. 1t
reported a reading Of 48 at Boise,
Idaho. yesterday. At Ely, New.
which was one of the areas hard
hit by blizzards. the mercury
reached 80. It touched 81 at Sid
ney, Nebr., and As at Pocatello,
Idaho.
Rising temperatures also were
forecast for the Dakotas, with
readings in the 4Os in parts of
South Dakota.
Although heavy rains hit the
Pacific Coast from Northern Cali
fornia to British Columbia, there
were no reports of any major
floods. But there were threats of
rivers overhoWing. Strong winds
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Bucur
Continued From First Page.

had complained that embassy pol
icy was directed against the Rus
slams. At the same time she re-
vealed she had been married for
13 months to Konstantin Lapshin
a Russian singer. She lives in
Moscow now and Is the mother OF
a son.
The 132-page book, published by
the Literary Gazette. Is called the
truth about American diplomats. ~
It is dedicated Ito the bright
memory Of my mother"
I'm dirty speculative affairs
even Ambassador Smith is by no
means sinless," says chapter six
HE committed acts unbecoming
and not corresponding with the
high position of Ambassador to
Moscow"
The book says an embassy work.
er, Mikhail Zagorodny, told her
that more than once, at Smiths
orders. he speculated in gold
coins-American 10-dollar pieces
and Cuban 10-peso pieces-and
watches"
Big Profits Claimed.
"Zagorodny Dragged that in q
recent period he realized for Smith
$4,000 rubles in the sale of gold
coins and watches" (The diplo-
matte rate of exchange is now
eight rubles to the dollar. Before
the revaluation of the currency ir
December, 1947, it was IL to the
dollarD
The book says another embassy
employe named Bender related tt
her experiences in trying to sell
suits. fountain pens and cigarettes
for Gen. Smith. Bender told Mis-!
Bucar he failed to dispose of the
goods and that ''the boss was put
ting pressure on him and demand
ing money" the book relates.
1t states that at the end Of 1914
Cousellor Elbridge Durbrow, q ma
tive of San Francisco, was chief o.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
|Trans.Jordan Sendinc
Delegates 10 Rhodes
For Talks With Israel
BY the ASseeietsd Press

RHODES, FEB. GA Trans
Jordan delegation is due here
Thursday to begin armistice talks
with Israel.
A United Nations official made
the announcement and said the
acting mediator. DR.. Ralph
Bunche, had been. advised Of
Trans-Jordan's intentions by a
U. N. representative at Amman,
Trans-Jordan capital. The nego-
tiations are expected to get under
way on Friday.
Trans-Jordan will be the second
Arab country to undertake arn1i-
stice negotiations with Israel.
Cairo Announcement Due.
An Egyptian delegation, which
has been negotiating here since
January 13. may make known to-
day the decision Of the Cairo gov
ernment on a compromise draft
agreement for an armistice which
the Israeli cabinet is reported to
have accepted.
The agreement, it is reported,
calls for a general recognition of
the present truce lines In the
Southern desert, the Negeb. If the
agreement is approved by Cairo,
the Egyptian government would
thus accept most Of the victories
scored by the Jewish forces last
October and December.
The Jews would not be per-
mitted to use Beersheba, impor-
tant Arab town in the Southern
Negeb as a strategic base. They
could still garrison it, however.
They would also be required to
surrender Sir Asluj. south of
Beersheba. to demilitarization.
Faluja Evacuation Included.
Other provisions of the agree
ment, it Is reported, call for evac-
uation Of Egyptian troops from
the Faluja pocket southeast of
Tel Aviv and from the Jerusalem
area, an exchange of war pris-
oners. relaxation of anti-Jewish
measures in Egypt and establish
ment Of several small demili-
tarized zones on both sides of the
Egyptian-Palestine border.
A seven-man commission-three
Jews, three Egyptians and a U. N.
chairman-would supervise the
armistice.
Evening star., 1949-02-22

tour of duty as head of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
Thus cut loose from the "old
school tie" type Of loyalty to his
own branch, knowing that his jot
was to give the Defense Secretary
and the President a picture OF both
sides of any controversy within
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, together
with his own professional views
the broadly national aspect OF de-
fense measures. including budget
ary ALLEGATIONS. would prevail
without being influenced by pres
sure from his own service.
That. of course. is the whole
principle behind unification OF the
services, but the principle has
broken down at times under rival
ries and service loyalties which
unification. thus far. seems to
have stimulated rather than sup
pressed,
Taxpayer Is Concerned.
The American taxpayer Is in
timately concerned with the sue
cess Of Gen. Eisenhower's mis-
sion. Decisions which are inf1u-
enced by service loyalties and de-
she for prestige. or the compro-
Evening star., 1949-02-22
in front of the store at the time.
Rush for Fur Goats.

in front of the store at the time.
Rush for Fur Goats.
Another scene of early activit.
was Zlotnick the Furrier, Twelfth
and G streets NV. and small
wonder when the ads statee
plainly: 13 fur coats. at S. eacf
and 8 more at $40 apiece.
At many of the stores. lines o.
shoppers continued to stand on
the streets throughout the shop
ping hours, waiting to be let into
the stores in small groups. The
large number Of men taking their
chances with battle sharpened
women shoppers was outstanding.
One of the long lines stretched
to the corners Of F and G streets
from Philipsborn's. 608 Eleventh
street NV. O. S. Hallett. rs, OF
8503 Greenwood avenue, Takome
Park, at the head Of the line, said
he had been there since $3.50 am,
waiting for "one of those women's
spring suits for 27 cents It de-
veloped that the suits, priced at
SGT, were listed enormously at, 27
cents IN an ad in an early edition
Of The Star yesterday. The ad was
corrected in later editions.
j. Goldstein, manager OF the
store, expressed regret over the
error. He said that about Is Gus
toners who had come III from the
suburbs were unwilling to accept
the explanation, were sold suits
for a. cents.
Started Back in 1920.
Most of the larger department
stores packed their bargain day
into 3la or hours, closing at
pm, but some of the smaller
shops opened as early as 7 or 8
am. and ran on into the after
noon.
Oldtimers who have seen the
birthday sales day steadily grow
until it now has become part OF
the Washington scene recalled
how it originated back in 1920.
They said 1t began at the Mode
mems furnishings store at Eleventh
and F streets NV. Walter Nord-
linger, the present. owner and
president, gave credit for the idea
to Sidney H. Reizenstein, former
proprietor and now vice president
and executive director.
Together with the late George
A. Lewis, advertising agent. they
worked out the publicity and for a
few years had almost a monopoly
on the idea. But merchants who
saw lines stretching for blocks
eventually got into the swing. and
now it is a city-wide event.
Evening star., 1949-02-22

an embassy board which made ar
investigation of black market
operations.
Many workers at the embassy
know for a fact that he was one
of the most active spectators al
the embassy" the book asserts.
Mr.. Durbrow now has an execu.
tive position at the Army War Col
lege in Washington.
Entered Through Warsaw.
For example," the book con-
tinues, certain embassy workers
knew that when Durbrow came tt
the Soviet Union he entered
through Warsaw and there
acquired on the black market
whole trunkful Of Soviet money al
rates of up to one-tenth their lega,
value. Thanks to the immunity o1
diplomatic baggage he brought
this money into Moscow and used
it for his own purposes-probably
selling and transferring 1t into
dollars by various means open tt
a person closely connected with
embassy bookkeeping"
The book claimed that large
spectators" at the Embassy &C
back to the United States with
items of thousands Of dollars often
In the form Of valuable art pro-
ductions illegally exported"
Referring to Durbrow. the book
said an American girl who lived
with Miss Bucar a long time in
Moscow mot only knew about this
matter, but even informed the
State Department of it. Durbrow
therefore feared her and soon got
her transferred out of Moscow"
Miss Bucar's roommate for
many months was Celia Was, a
State Department worker who
was transferred from Moscow
shortly after the author resigned
from the Embassy.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Smith
Continued From First Page)

the official revaluing Of the ruble
Ambassador Smith way away at q
Council Of Foreign Ministers
meeting in London.
Says Reasons Different.
MIR. Durbrow recalled that he
wanted to make sure that al
money exchanges were 100 pei
cent above board-that the EN-.
bassy's skirt was completely clear
and that every one got his reval.
ued rubles through the embassy
finance officer at the Official rate
of exchange"
In other words" Mr.. Durbrov
said. what we did was Tor the
reason exactly opposite from thai
given in this book"
AS for his alleged trunkload ol
money on the trip from Warsaw
Mr.. Durbrow said he made thu
journey with an air-bag and q
small suitcase and that his trunk!
reached Moscow by way of Scan.
dinavia two OF three lconths' later
Jailed by Russians.
The employe Bender mentioned
in Miss Bucar's book. Mr.. DurbroW
recalled, was Philip Bender. Rus.
sian who had lived in America
and who was an "expediter"-s
man who got things done arounc
town-for the embassy. The
Russians threw him into Jail or
what American officials considered
a trumped-up charge in the fall
of 1947.
Mikhai Zagorodny, also men
toned in the book, left the en-
basSy some months later wher
apparently the Russian govern.
ment was tightening the pressure
on Russian contacts with Ameri.
can officials. At that time. early
in 1948, several Russian employees
of the embassy left the staff.
Miss Bucar is understood tt
have been in propaganda work fol
the Soviet government from time
to time IN the past. Some months
ago reports reaching Americans
in Moscow said she was travelling
around Russian factories telling
the workers that they lived much
better than workers in the United
| States.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
ChiIIum Heights Citizens
Ask Keene School Addition

Early construction of an addi-
tional wing of classrooms anc
auditorium at the Keene Ele.
mentary School, Rock Creek and
Riggs roads NE, was asked last
night by the Chillum Heights Citi-
zens' Association.
The group asked that this item
be included in the 1850 budget.
The association also urged adop-
ton of the sales tax for the
District.
The metnig, conducted by Olaf
P. Solen1, president, was held in
the Luther Rice Memorial Church,
1914 North Capitol street.
Evening star., 1949-02-22

February % event the store has
seen.
Kann's spokesmen said the
crowds we're at least as good as
last year, and last year was the
best we ever had"
Goldenberg's also reported what
appeared to be a record crowd.
Other places said they were too
busy to talk about it." Everybody
agreed that Christmas shopping
crowds were slight by comparison.
Lines Block or More Long.
Long before most sales forces
had braced themselves for the
shock, lines had formed for a
block or more at the store fronts.
F street, G street and many cross
streets in the central shopping
area were criss-crossed with
queues of patient folk, protected
against the rain and 40-degree
temperature as best they could.
They were Government en-
ployes and others lucky enough
to get the day off who had spent
yesterday evening gazing at un-
believably priced bargains offered
in newspaper advertisements.
Such items as typewriters. SO
cents; fur coats. SIS: ties, 10
cents; skirts, SO cents, $239 sofas
for 500; mems wool suits, two for
$29; women's wool suits, $3.50,
and an interminable string OF
other amazingly priced articles
acted as magnets that even the
rain and cold could not suppress.
Among the champion walters
were six persons who camped all
night long in front of the United
Typewriter Co., 813 Fourteenth
street NV, hoping to buy s9-cent
typewriters. There were five re-
built machines in stock for the
first five customers.
Policeman Keeps Order.
When the store opened at 8 am.
the line stretched a block. A
policeman was on hand to keep
order, permitting a limited num-
ber to enter the store. At the
same time the sixth man who had
stood the all-night vigil was
forced to settle for a $3.50 port
able. The No. / man in line, who
had been waiting since Sis pm.
yesterday, wearily trudged of with
one of the 99-cent super specials.
The lucky five were j. c. Vance,
1434 r street NV; Ray Ivie, 1877
North Utah street, Arlington; Ed
die Towster, 1905 Trenton place
Sc; Carl Wallace, 1925 Sixteenth
street NV, and Silas Prioleau,
1910 Third street NV.
Most of the crowds were orderly
and good humored, but they be
came a bit overanxious in front of
the Electrical Center, 514 Tenth
street NV, and in pushing
against a display window, cracked
1t slightly.
Police then took charge, order
ing the shoppers to deploy in a
asngle file. About 125 persons were
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Gen. Eisenhower Making Progress in His Job
OF Persuading Joint Chiefs of Staff to Agree

misses which are necessary in such
an atmosphere, can cost hund-
reds of millions Of dollars which
might be saved or which woulc
be better spent in other directions
if the decisions were reached or
the basis of completely disinter.
ested strengthening Of national
defense.
There is no one optimisti.
enough to believe that a mere
change of the organizationaI form
and operation OF the Joint Chiefs
Of Staff will Immediately smooths
out the many kinks in the ulifica'
ton Of the armed services.
Some Of those closest TO the ex.
perience thus far under uniflca.ior
believe that one generation o.
military men must be succeeded
by another before many Of the
things hoped for in unification arr
realized.
Joint Chiefs Place to Start.
Much remains to be done in al
tering the training Of future ON
GERS at the military academies 81
that all the graduates get a smat'
tering. at least. Of the problem!
of the allied branches Of the serv'
ices. Steps IN that direction arr
being taken now. and with the an
ticipated authorization in the fu'
ture of separate academy fol
the Air Force. undoubtedly will bt
continued and broadened.
But there Is agreement among
many of the top men. including
the President and the Secretary
of Defense. that the place to begir
now is on the Joint Chiefs o1
Staff. 1t has made important de.
cisions and has reached then
unanimously in many cases and il
would be mistake to picture II
as completely hog-tied by indeci'
sion.
But if Gen. Eisenhower is sue.
cessful in what he has been as.
signed to do, it will function more
smoothly and set the good ex.
ample of unification throughout
the services that qualified observ-
ers seem to feel is badly needed
eou,
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Anna Louise Stronq,
U. 5. Writer, 0usted
By Russia as Spy
By Eddy Gilmore
Asseeiotsd Press Foreign Correspondent

Asseeloted Press Foreign Correspondent
MOSCOW, Feb. %. - Anna
Louise Strong. American newspa.
perwoman charged by the Rus
slams with being a spy, has beer
deported from the Soviet Union
The Soviet press carried briei
announcement this morning, say.
ing "the arrested American woman
Journalist. A. Strong. was deportec
from the U. S. S. R."
The brief announcement did moi
state where she was deported.
Miss Strong's arrest was an.
nounced in the Moscow press Feb.
ruary Is.
U. S. Embassy Not Advised.
Two days after her arrest the
Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs
confirmed to the American EN-
bassy in Moscow that she hac
been arrested for spying ano
"subversive activities" and woulc
be deported.
Foy Kohler, charge d'affaires al
the embassy, said he had received
no word of the disposition OF the
case of Miss Strong.
Miss Strong, 65-year- old writer
has consistently expressed a pro-
Soviet point of view in her prolific
literary efforts. She has been in
Moscow most of the time for the
last % years, during which time
she wrote many books and articles
A native of Friend, Nebr., Miss
Strong married a Russian, Joel
Shubin, in 1882. Two years earlier
she had organized the Moscow
Daily News, first English-language
newspaper in the Soviet capital
The newspaper suspended opera
tions recently.
Second Correspondent Ousted.
At the time of her arrest, she
was listed as representing the
Allied Labor News.
Miss Strong was the second
American correspondent in a year
to be charged with spy activities.
Robert Magidoff. correspondent
for McGraw-Hill and NBC. was
ordered to leave Russia in April,
1948. when the government news
paper Izvestia published a letter
from his secretary accusing him Of
spying.
Mr.. Magidoff denied the charge
and said he believed the expulsion
was for internal propaganda pur-
poses.
There has been no word from
any other world capital Of Miss
Strong's arrival from the Soviet
Union.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Return of Miss Strong
Throuqh Berlin Doubted

BERLIN, Feb. % (P). The
Soviet News Bureau here expressed
doubt today that Anna Louise
Strong would be repatriated
through Berlin.
Most American travellers from
Moscow are brought by Russian
plane to the Schoenfeld Airport fr
the Russian sector of Berlin. They
then are escorted to the American
sector by a liaison officer.
1t. I. J. Barat, American liaisor
officer for Soviet affairs. said, he
had received no word that Miss
Strong would arrive here.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Police Warn Motorists
On PubIic-Space PARKING

Police have started warning
motorists who park in public
spaces that they soon will be
ticketed unless they park else.
where.
If the warnings are not observed
tickets will be given, beginning
next week, under Police Supt. Rob.
ert J. Barrett's order to enforce
the ban on public-space parking
which covers sidewalks. driveway
areas and all other places between
the curb and the building line.
The order. issued last week, di-
rected police to start making ar
rests Of habitual offenders week
after next.
Chilean farmers complain Of q
shortage of tractors and horse
drawn euuipment,
Evening star., 1949-02-22
President Signs Bill
Extending Life of WAA
BY ths Assoeioted Press

Legislation extending the life
Of the War Assets Administration
to next June 80 was signed yes
terday by President Truman.
Without 1t the WAA would have
been required to liquidate at the
end Of this month.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Purodi Leaves for New Job

NEW YORK, Feb. % (P.-Alex-
ander Parodi. head of the French
delegation to the United States
Security Council. left by plane for
Paris today to become secretary
general of the French Foreign
Ministry.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Continued From First Page. J

NSOnCluueQ from f1TSG FdReJ
the designation of a responsible
head for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(In my opinion, this official should
either be designated from among
the three remaining members Of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff or. in the
alternative, should be designated
as a fourth person. In either
event, he should be the person
to whom the President and the
Secretary Of Defense look to see
to it that matters with which the
Joint Chiefs should deal are han
died in a way that will provide the
best military staff assistance to
the President and the Secretary
Of Defense.)"
1t is in this later category that
Gen. Eisenhower now is function
ing and after he has reached a
decision himself as to the best
permanent setup. he is planning to
recommend to Mr.. Forrestal and
the President either:
/. An amendment of the law
under which a permanent chair
man or chief Of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff will be designated. or
2. An arrangement carried out
under existing law under which the
Presidents Chief of Staff (the Of
flee now filed by Admiral Leahy,
who is ILL would in effect serve
as the chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and give to Secre-
tary Forrestal and the President
the opinion on military and pro-
fessional matters which the Joint
Chiefs of staff may not be able to
give unanimously.
Principle Has Broken Down.
There does not seem to be any
great difference of opinion at the
| Fentagon that there are men in all
three branches Of the service who
would be qualified to assume the
post now held by Gen. Eisenhower.
But one strong opinion has been
expressed by those familiar with
the problem, that whoever 1t Is
should not return to his own
branch of the service after his
Evening star., 1949-02-22
Firms Use Prefob Garages

inexpensive. prefabricated Ma
seva" garages, easy to erect or
dismantle. are among Finland S
latest developments. They are
made of planed boards and lined
with tared paper, Helsinki- re-
ports.
Evening star., 1949-02-22
accompanied the rain along the

accompanied the rain along the
coast.
Scores of dairymen in the
Smith River Valley area in Cali
fornia, near the Oregon border,
were warned to take their cattle
to higher terrain in anticipation
of flood peaks. The Weather Bu-
reau at Medford. Oreg., said fast
melting snow and new rain was
expected to send the river over
its banks throughout the lower
valley. A similar warning was
given to Dairymen in the klamath
Valley.
Bombay, India, plans to estab.
lish model children's town.