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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-08

Charles stonehill, Russ Gratz, Dutch
Lewis, Timer Spaeth and r. Which.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-08

Today's peach is bigger and juicier
and better than the ancients ever
dreamed peach could be.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-09-08

Pears, onions and hens lead the
list of food plentifuls for September.
Evening star., 1949-07-06

Cripps told the House Of Com
mons, but the Treasury will per-
NIT further spending only where
a clear case of urgent national in
terest is established.
Cripps. who is Britain's economic
chief, declared Britain must re-
duce the price of her products to
encourage exports. He said this
can be done through efficiency of
production and I'VE have no de-
sire to see wages cut"
The "standstill" in dollar buy
ing which Cripps ordered will con-
tinue at least until September. BY
then European Recovery Program
funds for the coming year will be
distributed, and a new scheme of
payments among European ma
tions will be in effect.
1--WE shall get out new i'm
portant program in the light of
circumstances which then exist" p"
Cripps said.
The chancellor said he and
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
will discuss "the whole matter
this week end in conferences here.
Canada, which like the Unis d
States is a dollar country. will be
represented at the talks. Then
next Wednesday the finance min
listers of the British dominions
(See british Page AL
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Stock Market Shows
Little Reaction to
Grips Statement
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 6.-Foreign
traders today saw in Britain's
latest curb on buying American
products another push downhill
for the United States sliding ex-
ports.
They also gloomily predicted
further losses of world markets by
American traders to the British,
who today announced renewed
drive to sell more English goods
abroad. 1t came at time when
American-made goods are backing
up in the warehouses because of
dwindling foreign markets.
Sir Stafford Cripps' announce
ment today that Britain will fur
ther cut purchases from dollar
areas was bad news for American
tobacco, wheat and cotton farmers.
and gasoline reflners. They figured
their products would be black
listed by the British as items they
could reduce under a tighter
austerity program. These products
are all in surplus supply in this
country and looking for markets
abroad.
The Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer's report on Britains
finances also was bad news for ex-
porters in general, who only yes
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Stor|ines Reprieved by Senators
Without Peep in Their Defense

Without a peep being uttered in
their defense. Washington's my
riad ill-mannered starlings today
won a reprieve from legislative
efforts to curtail their activities.
The Senate District Committee
postponed action on q House.
approved kill the starlings" bill
when Chairman McGrath sug-
gested that I'VE get some one up
here to tell us the whole story"
The starlingphobes were in full
cry pressing for adoption of the
bill. They were led by Corpora
ton Counsel Vernon West who
said District motorists when they
travel out of town in their
startling spotted cars are met
everywhere with the comment:
That car came from Washing
ton."
When the bill was placed be-
fore the committee. Senator
McGrath asked dryly:
ANY one here to appear for
the starlings."
Evening star., 1949-07-06
$4,000 Fund Voted
For D. T.. Master Plan
OF SIum Clearance
Senate Committee Asks
RedeveIopment Agency
To Set Up Program

The Senate Appropriations
Committee today voted to recon-
mend $4,000 for preparation of
a master plan to study wiping out
Washington's slum areas.
Under the committees recon-
mendation, the District Rede-
velopment Land Agency would set
up a master plan and submit it
to the Senate and House Ap-
preparations Committees by next
May /.
This action was taken after
Senator McCarran. Democrat. of
Nevada, author of the Redevelop-
ment Land Act. pleaded for slum
clearance here. He is chairman
of the Appropriations Committee.
He asserted that an orderly
plan must be presented to show
just where and how the backward
areas of the city will be developed
The plan must be prepared under
the Redevelopment Act, he said.
Congress to Decide.
After the land agency has SUBJ
mitted its master plan. Senator
McCaraan declared that Congress
then can decide how much money
will be spent to put it into effect
and at what rate.
He said the entire $50. 900 should
be used for creating a workable
program to rid the city of SUBJ
standard areas, adding that the
committee would "cut out funds
for printing and binding. because
there will be nothing to print and
bind, before the master plan is
laid before Congress-"
There was some confusion today
as the result of the committee S
action. The National Capital Park
and Planning Commission has
prepared a so-called master plan
for the development of Washington
and the Commissioners have held
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Cripps Stops Britain's Purchases
In Dollar Nations to Meet Crisis;
Rules Out Deva|uation Of Pound
Reserves Now at
Sl,624,000, 0,000,
Commons Told
by The Associated Press

LONDON, July 6.-Britain Or
dered a halt to the spending of
her dwindling dollars, except
where importers can show such
spending is a matter of urgent
national necessity.
Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor
of the Exchequer. said a buyers
market has reduced exports to
the United States and cut earn
ings abroad so that Britain has
had to dig deep into her reserves
of gold and dollars to pay -Ier
bills. The situation likely will
slash purchases of food and raw
materials abroad. This country
now obtains vast quantities of
wheat. cotton, tobacco and gaso-
line from the United States and
other countries demanding pay
ments in dollars or other hard"
currencies.
Cripps did not go into details
today, but promised them later.
Reserves Now 81 ,624,000 900.
He reported the sterling areas
reserves are down to 81 ,624, 900, 900
after dropping radically in the
last six months-but he said Brit
ain has not the slightest inten-
ton of devaluing the pound"
Existing contracts for dollar
area purchases will stay in force,
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Shriners 10 Hear Truman
AT CHICAGO Convention

President Truman will go to
Chicago July 19 to address the
annual convention of the Shriners,
the White House announced to-
day.
The President, a member of the
Masonic organization. will speak
at Soldier Field between 3 and 4
pm. He also will speak at a
formal dinner at the Stevens Hotel
that night in honor OF the retir-
ing potentate OF the Shrine, Gal
loway Calhoun.
Press Secretary Charles O..
Ross said the President would fly
to Chicago and return the follow
ing day.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Third Term for Flanagan
On PUG Backed by Senator,

The Senate District Committee
today recommended confirmation
of the reappointment of James H
Flanagan as a member OF the
Public Utilities Commission for a
third three-year term.
The action of the committee
was unanimous. Some labor
spokesmen recently objected to
his denomination by President
Truman, but when the question
came up in the committee today,
no opposition witness appeared
and no objections were raised by
committee members.
Mr.. Flanagan is chairman OF
the commission. The chairman
ship is determined by members Of
the agency itself. The nomination
now will 60 on the Senate's execu-
tive calendar and probably will
come up for action tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Lodge Proposes
| ~. S. Financing Of
| Presidential Race

Senator Lodge, Republican, OF
Massachusetts,, today started q
movement to have presidential
campaigns financed from the Fed
eral Treasury and a ban placed
on all other methods of finance.
He said it would put stop to
recurrent rumors that public Of
fees sometimes are auctioned on
to campaign contributors.
"If there are no bidders, there
can be no auction Senator
Lodge said.
Senator Lodge introduced a res-
olution calling on the Senats
Rules Committee to prepare suit
able legislation on the subject. He
said he did not contemplate hav-
ing the Government financs
splinter parties and suggested this
could be prevented by applying
the rule to the parties finishing
first and second In the lass
election.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
No one uttered a peep.

No one uttered a peep.
Senator McGrath then appoint
ed James r. Kirkland. commit
tee counsel, to serve temporarily
as starting counsel. He never ut
tered a peep.
Senator Hunt, Democrat, of
Wyoming, said he had no objec-
ton to a startling counsel and
added. but let's not hayes any
hearings"
Senator Margaret Chase Smith,
Republican, of Maine, said she
would like to go along with the
bill, but didn't know what fate
was in for the starlings.
One suggestion, Mr.. West ex-
planned, was to put poisoned Oil
where the starlings would get it on
their feet. When they stepped on
their eggs the embryos would be
doomed, he explained.
We'll, now, wait q minute. I"
Senator McGrath interrupted. IF
you are talking about bird control.
I would have to be against that. |"
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Temperature to Go to IS Today
After Wormest Night of Year
237, SOC, 900 Gallons
Sets Record Here for
Water CONSUMPTION

An all-time high of 231,-
100000 gallons of water was
consumed yesterday by WASH
ington area residents seeking
relief from the heat.
E. A. Schmitt. chief of
water supply at the Washing
ton Aduequct, said there is
no need for economy because
there is plenty of water in
the Potomac River. The vast
demand for water. however,
is a definite overload on city
filtration plants and is a strain
on the machinery.
The District water system,
whose previous high con-
sumption was recorded June
27 this year with 223, 3,000, 900
gallons, serves Washington.
Arlington County and part of
nearby Maryland. g
Evening star., 1949-07-06
(See SLUMS, Page A-5.)
Grove Is Given 3 Years
In Theft of 1888 $50
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July g. Richard
H. Grove, Al, charged with steal
ing 1888 $50 from the National
City Bank Of which he was as
sistant manager. was sentenced
today in Federal Court to three
years in jail.
He was placed on probation
also for five years after compile
tion Of his term.
Grove. who pleaded guilty May
"a. to four counts Of an indict-
ment, faced a possible maximum
penalty Of As years in prison and
. fine Of $4,000.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Petain's S Mind Slipping,
Lawyers Seek Release
BY the Associoied Press

PARIS, July 6.-Marshal Henri
Philippe Petain's mind is slipping
and he should not be left to die
in prison, his lawyers told French
President Vincent Auriol today.
In a letter to the President ap-
pealing for the old soldiers re-
lease or transfer, the lawyers said
Marshal Petain's mind has en-
tered little by little into the dark
ness of the night"
One of the lawyers said the 93-
year-old Petain no longer remem-
bers why he is imprisoned on the
bleak lie d'Yeu off the southwest
coast Of France.
Marshal Petain was one of the
nations heroes of World War I.
In World War II he served as
chief of state of the Vichy regime.
After Frances liberation from the
Germans he was sentenced to life
imprisonment on treason charges.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
LiIienthaI Calls u. ).
Virtually Unarmed'
in 1947
Bocher Tells of Shock
At Small Bomb Stock
When Acc Took Over
BY the Associated Press

David E. Lilienthal said today
the United States was virtually
unarmed atomically" in 1947 when
the Atomic Energy Commission
was created.
Formally answering charges of
incredible mismanagement" by
Senator Hickenlooper. Republican,
of Iowa, Mr.. Lilienthal said the
Acc couldn't be poorly managed
if its production of A bombs was
as good as the Iowa Senator ad-
mits it is.
DR.. Robert F.. Bacher, atomic
scientist and former member of
the commission, backed up Mr.
Lilienthals claim that the atomic
project was in bad way when
the commission took over.
Il was deeply shocked to find
how few atomic weapons we had
at that time" DR.. Bacher said.
DR.. Bacher added the project
had had "a dramatic decline at
the end of the war;" which wasn't t
any reflection on 1t. Gen. Leslie
r. Groves and the Army officers
who built the wartime develop
ment.
"It is more or less inevitable
that at the end of the war the
atomic development should col
lapse and it did,"
Cites Market Success.
In contrast DR.. Bacher said,
under two years Of Acc direction
there has been Every marked sue
cess" in rebuilding the Los Alamos
IN. Mex) laboratory into a strong
research and development center.
He said that technical problems
at the Hanford (Wash.) site which
were very serious" now have been
rather successfully solved"
Mr.. Lilienthal said the commits
sion's whole program was directed
toward giving this country "un-
questioned and unqualified leader
ship" in the atomic field.
For that reason, he said the
commission had to ignore many
useful things it might have
done and had to put up with some
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Acheson Sees Britain
Making Readjustment
With Empire, u. 5. Aid
Secretary Says Situation
Is FoIseIy Played Up
As Great Crisis
By Gornett D. Horner

Secretary of State Acheson said
today he is confident that Great
Britain can make the economic
readjustment facing her success
fully with help of the British
dominions and the United States.
Mr.. Acheson discussed Britain's
dollar crisis at a news conference
at about the same time as Sir
Stafford Cripps. British chancellor
of the exchequer, was outlining
to the House of Commons a pro-
gram to meet it.
Mr.. Acheson said the situation
tends to get played up as a great
crisis, but that he does not think
it Is a great crisis.
He explained that the ending
of the postwar inflationary period,
with world trade changing from
sellers to buyers markets, faced
the British with a readjustment
which they will have to make.
Silent on Snyder Talks.
He has every confidence, Mr..
Acheson added, that the British
can make the necessary changes.
He said he was sure the British
dominions, Western European
countries and the United States
would approach the situation in
cooperative way and assist in
working out solution.
The secretary told reporters
that he obviously could not say
anything regarding the exact ma
ture of talks now being conducted
in Europe by Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder. He said Mr..
Snyder, as the senior American
official present in Europe, is in
charge of the situation there as
far as this government is con-
cerned.
A reporter asked Mr.. Acheson
for comment on yesterdays report
by the National Advisory Council
on International and Monetary
Problems that some" European
nations might well cut the value
of their currencies.
Mr.. Acheson said he understood
that the council had recon-
mended that the question of cur
rency valuation should be studied
through the international None
Evening star., 1949-07-06
u. S. Foreign Traders Gloomy
Over Halt in British Buying
7rumon's Economic
Report Expected in
Congress Monday
By the Associated Press

President Truman'S mid
year report on the Nations
economic health is due to
reach Congress Monday.
That is the target date"
for its submission, Press Sec
retary Charles G. Ross told a
news conference today. And.
Mr.. Ross added, lit looks like
the message will be ready
then.
Mr.. Ross described the re-
port as quite long, and said
"a certain amount of polish
ing" remains to be done. There
will be further study and con-
sultation" and possibly some
rewriting of the rough draft.
Mr.. Ross said.
Among Mr.. Truman's callers
today was Budget Director
Frank Pace. They talked
about the budget, including
the current deficit.
Evening star., 1949-07-06

pected to come showdown in
the century -old battle over ter
ritorial rights in the fishing
grounds where the Maryland and
Virginia State lines merge.
States Attorney E. McMaster
Duer of Somerset County, Md.
said he is satisfied that Mr.. Nell
son, widower father OF six chill
dren, was fishing in Maryland
waters when David Acree. %, who
had been deputized as a Virginia
conservation officer only few
hours before, boarded the 60-year-
old fisherman's boat and mortally
wounded him in a struggle over
a rifle.
Initial statements of witnesses.
Mr.. Duer said, have convinced
him that Maryland has authority
to prosecute the case.
Won't Surrender Acree.
But across the bay at Exmore.
Va, where Mr.. Acree reported fol-
lowing the shooting, Common
wealth's Attorney E. Elmer Ames,
jr., of Accomack County was
equally positive that Virginia has
authority over the case and said
Mr.. Acree would not be surren-
dered to Maryland authorities
while he conducts a full investi-
cation.
Meanwhile, out in the bay where
Maryland and Virginia waters run
together, indignant fishermen de-
bated whether the fatal shooting
will be legally avenged.
These same hard-working men
had clustered in little knots along
Crisfeld's long water front yes
terday, aroused by the Staying.
Two of them told States At
torney Duer how they saw q
plane land near Mr.. Nelson's crab
boat, and put man aboard.
Both States Investigating.
Minutes later there was a shot.
the plane returned for the man
and Mr.. Nelson was found
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Evening star., 1949-07-06
AFL Union 10 Boycott
British Ships in u. 5.
By the Assoeioted Press

MONTREAL, July 6.-Hal c.
Banks. international repre-
sentative of the Seafarers' Inter
national Union (AFL), said today
British ships in Eastern United
States ports will be boycotted to-
night, because British dockwork-
ers refuse to work Canadian
vessels.
He said Prime Minister Attlee
was advised of the decision in a
cable which read: Regret to in
form you that all British ships
will be boycotted in Eastern
United States ports of July T."
Mr.. Banks is leader in Canada
of the strongly rightist union
which signed with Canadian East
Coast shipowners, precipitating a
Canadian Seamen's Union strike
March 81. The British dockers
boycott of two Canadian ships in
London was in support of the
Communicated CSU.
LONDON, July 6 P.-The
Labor government ordered troops
into the London water front to-
night to unload food ships
paralyzed by a strike of steve
dores.
Most of the more than 100
cargo ships harbor locked by the
Thames River strike carry food for
rationed Londoners. Labor Min
lister George Isaacs told Parlia-
ment the government had decided
to use troops as means of safe
guarding food supplies"
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Hiss Lawyer Makes
Final Plea Before
Packed Courtroom
Perjury Triol Summation
Begins After Motions for
Dismissal Are OverruIed
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.,
and Robert K. Welsh
Stor StoH CORRESPONDENTS

NEW YORK, July 6.-Lloyd
Paul Stryker began his last speech
in defense of Alger Hiss shortly
before noon today. after hearing
Federal Judge Samuel H. Kauf-
man deny his plea for dismissal
of the perjury indictment against
the former State Department Off
cial or a directed verdict of &C
quittal.
THE case will go to the jury"
Judge kaufman declared, setting
the stage for the final act of the
drama which began in a quiet
courtroom here more than five
weeks ago.
The defense attorney. one OF
the Nations foremost courtroom
orators. opened his summation in
quiet tones, leaning on the railing
of the jury box as he spoke di-
rectly to the 10 men and two
women who begin deliberations
tomorrow on whether Mr.. Hiss
lied when he denied giving Whit
taker Chambers secrets for Com
munist Russia while working for
the State Department before the
war.
Stryker Has Cold.
Mr.. Stryker was suffering with
a slight cold. but beyond that his
entire manner seemed in deliber-
ate contrast to the f1ambouyant
dramatics which the jurors have
come to expect from him during
the course of the trial.
The jurors listened in solemn
silence as Mr.. Stryker thanked
them for the careful attention
they have given throughout pres
entation of the case.
AT last" the lawyer said, II
have a chance to look at you with
out being criticized for it."
Recalling that the prosecutor
Assistant United States Attorney
Thomas F. Murphy. had objected
to his watching the jurors too
much during trial proceedings, Mr.
Stryker said:
Il don't know what too much
is, but I'm afraid I will have tc
plead guilty on that. I have been
watching this jury very carefully
because so much depends on it."
Courtroom Packed.
Then, turning to the bench, the
white-haired, fatherly little attor.
ney made his bow to Judge Kauf.
man. He called him "a distin.
guished and able jurist whose con-
duct of this case may well serve
as an example to every Judge in
the United States"
The courtroom was packed with
spectators. most of them appar-
entity friends of the defendant
who had come to hear Mr.
Stryker's speech, which probably
will take most of the rest of the
day. A new figure in the audi
'ence was Timothy Hobson, Mr..
Hiss 22-year-old stepson, husky
and handsome in a crew-cut and
sports jacket, sitting next to the
Rev. Duane Wevill. the defend
ants boyhood pastor.
Mr.. Stryker called for a copy
of the two-count indictment
which charges that Mr.. Hiss lied
Evening star., 1949-07-06
District Building
Releases Workers
To Escape Heat
AREA EAST OF ROCKIES Swell
tiers With no Relief in Sight.
Page Az.

Washington today got another
dose of the hot and humid weather
that is believed to have contrib
uted to two deaths and caused five
heat prostrations yesterday when
the temperature equaled the
years record of 96 degrees.
The mercury will reach at least
IS degrees this afternoon, the
Weather Bureau forecaster said,
with some cloudiness expected but
only slight chance of rain. To-
morrow will be just as bad.
The temperature stood at 90
degrees at ! pm. .r..
On the strength Of the a5-de-
gree forecast, the Commissioners
today decided to let employees in
the District Building-which is
not air-conditioned-go home at
3 o'clock for the second consecu-
tive day. City employees in Mu-
nicipal Center were not released
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Murder Warrant
Out for Deputy
In Bay Staying
Maryland Officials
Also Seek Arrest of
Virginia Plane Pilot
BULLETIN

CRISFIELD, Md. (SpeciaD.-
States Attorney E. McMaster
Duer of Somerset County to-
day swore out a murder war;
rant against David Acree, Vir-
ginia State Conservation Com
mission deputy, in connection
with the fatal shooting of Earl
Nelson. Maryland fisherman,
He also swore out a warrant
against George Colonna. pilot Of
the plane. charging him with
being a accessory after the fact
in aiding the escape.
additional Pictures on Page BID
Evening star., 1949-07-06

CRISFIELD, Md, July 6.-State
police of Maryland and Virginia
agreed today to conduct a Joint
investigation of the fatal shoot
ing yesterday of Fisherman Earl
Nelson by an airborne Virginia
State Conservat ton Commission
deputy.
Detachments of troopers rep
resenting both States planned to
leave Crisfield by boat later this
afternoon for Smith Island, sew
eral miles offshore in Chesapeake
Bay. to interview a group of angry
eyewitnesses to the shooting.
Out of the report of the joint
police investigating group is ex-
Evening star., 1949-07-06

terday were told by the Commerce
Department that further slides in
export volume in May carried
American outgoing trade well be-
low the monthly average of the
first quarter of the year.
Stock exchange traders. how
ever, showed little immediate re-
lSee REACTION. Page A-4.l