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Evening star., 1949-08-07
Greek Army Launche!
FuN-ScaIe Offensive
Against GuerriNas
Troops, Supported by
Tonks and Planes, Open
Attack Near AIbunio
By the Associoied Press

ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 6.-The
Greek army today unleashed a
full-scale offensive, supported by
planes and tanks, against the esti-
mated 5000 Communist guerrillas
in the Grammos Mountains.
The battle started with troops
attacking along two sides of a
$50 -square-mile triangle based on
the Albanian border and with it's
apex at Eptahoriop. The triangle
is anchored on the border north
west of Nestorion and northeast
of Konitsa.
The General staff. announcing
the offensive, said preliminary
action which had been going on
for two days had ended and that
the battle now is in its main
phase.
New Troops Enter Battle.
New troops supported by tanks
and planes are being hurled into
the fighting.
Preliminary successes were
scored on the northeastern front,
where heavily fortified heights
were captured in combined oper-
ations by the air force and infan-
try, the staff said. 1t added that
Communist bandits" counterat-
tackled vigorously several times
but were repulsed in their efforts
to retake Alevitsa, Kapsalia. Lef-
kadia and Tabouri Heights west
of NeStorion.
Other successes were scored by
the army on the southwest front
where heights covering ap-
proaches to Pyrsoyanni and Kam-
enik were captured, the COM
munique said.
The United Nations Special
Evening star., 1949-08-07
.Ozzie the Owl Shot With Arrow
Bu+ ives to Screech About 1t

spring. They watched 1t ana
when an owlet emerged George
caught it and brought it to his
friend. jeff brought up the owl
and it has become remarkably
tame. 1t flies about in the trees
of the neighborhood during the
day. Women neighbors have be-
come used to Ozzie perching on
the sill. looking in the window and
blinking at them.
Every night jeff calls Oswald.
and the owl swoops down out OF
a tree and lands on his wrist.
Then jeff feeds him and shuts
him up for the night in a box in
the back yard. At first the Wen
gers were a little concerned about
this reversal of what Is considered
an owls normal habits, but Ozzie
seemed to like it.
Friday night when jeff called
Ozzie, the owl did not appear.
Just after dark a little boy told
him Ozzie was roosting in a tree
across the street with an arrow
sticking out OF him. JEFF and his
7see OWL. Page A-4o
Evening star., 1949-08-07

from 5000 to 1000 examinations
of the type proposed would be re-
quired annually. The re-examina-
tions may be required without
adding to the departments ex-
listing facilities.
THE Office of Director of We
hicles and Traffic receives many
requests from relatives, friends or
neighbors, that we determine
again the ability of a certain per-.
son 65 years of age or over to
operate a car safely"
Mr.. Keneipp said that the re-
cent experience in New Jersey
where drivers of 65 years or older
took the test shows the need OF
the re-examination here.
OF 5,251 applicants examined In
New Jersey this year, who were
IS years or older, 1,458 permits
were revoked or refused and 2,121
permits were approved condition
ally. Nearly 10 per cent Of drivers
in this class had defects which
would have gone unnoticed and
might have led to a tragic acci-
dent without re-examination, Mr..
Keneipp said.
Evening star., 1949-08-07
Chicago Race Relations Expert
Asked to AidnD.C. Pool Dispute.
Interior Department
Plans Seminars for
Police and Press

A race relations specialist from
Chicago has been invited by the
Interior Department to come to
Washington to give the depart
ment a hand in solving the dead
locked swimming pool situation
here, it was learned last night.
The expert is DR.. Joseph D.
Lohman, a lecturer at the Uni
versity of Chicago and an asso-
ciate director of the Rosenwald
Foundation. He is expected to
arrive tomorrow.
DR.. Lohman is expected to hold
seminars for policemen, neWSpa-
per editors, reporters, recreation
officials, city officials and others
on the race problem.
One source reported that the
Interior Department had agreed
to pay DR.. Lohman $50 a day for
his services while he was in
Washington.
DR.. Lohman may be remembered
Evening star., 1949-08-07
'Five-Percenfer Probe
Twill Come Into Open
AT Hearing Tomorrow
Johnson First Witness;
GrindIe Also to Appear
At Initial Session
By Miriom Gutenberg

The Senate subcommittee in
vestigation of inf1uence-peddllng
"five-percenters" who traffic in
Government contracts will come
out in the open tomorrow with
Secretary of Defense johnson as
the first witness.
The long awaited public hear
ings are desired to cite examples
of favoritism in Government deal
ings and to emphasize the need
for laws to curb the operations
of "five- -percenters."
Paul Grindle, the Massachu-
setts businessman who touched
off the investigation by telling the
New York Herald Tribune he paid
a $1,000 fee on the strength OF
assurances he would get contracts
through influence, also will testify
on the opening day.
Hunt Will Sue Paper.
On the eve of the public hear
ings, James V. Hunt-the man
agement counsellor to whom Mr.
Grindle said he paid the fee an
nounced he has instructed his
lawyers to file a libel suit against
the Herald Tribune.
Mr.. Hunt, former Army
lieutenant colonel now GONZALES
cling from a leg operation. ISSUED
a statement through his lawyer
Roger @. White, declaring tht
nooo AZ ro1 <
Evening star., 1949-08-07
| Woman, 63, Misses
Brass Ring, TumbIes
| OFT Merry-go-Round

A 63-year-old woman fell
from the merry-go-round at
the Great Falls Park yester-
day when she leaned out In an
attempt to grab the brass
ring.
Mrs. Margaret Wuenschel,
who is visiting, here from
Pittsburgh, was admitted to
Arlington Hospital suffering
from head, eye and shoulder
injuries. The hospital last
night described her condition
as fair"
With Mrs. Wuenschel at
the Fairfax County amuse-
ment park were her two sons
and Mrs. w. j. King. 3036
Otis street NE. The Wuen-.
schels are staying ct the
Kings during the visit here.
Evening star., 1949-08-07
'Co|Iege Kid Porochutists, Lost
In Fire, Jumped for Sport
Failed to Understand Move to Burn Out
Safe Area and Died Fleeing up Mountains

the history of the regional Forest
Service parachutist unit-a pion-
eer in the field.
Two physicians who served to-
gether in the Navy during World
War II teamed up again to aid
the stricken 'chutists.
DR.. Thomas l.. Hawkins of
Helena and DR.. r. S. Haines, OF
Phoenix, AriZ., accompanied a
stretcher party across the still
flaming brush grass area.
They administered blood plasma
and a narcotic to one man, and
treated others still alive.
C. j. Hansen, reporter for
the Helena Independent. said
one of those found alive. but
badly burned, stood on rock to
point out companion to rescuers.
The three crew members known
safe were Wac Dodge of Missoula,
Mont, the foreman, and Walter
Rumsey, Larned. Kans.. and Bob
Salee, Samuels. Idaho, both
jumpers.
Mr.. Dodge insisted on going
back into the fire area to hunt
missing members Of his group.
Speedboats and other water
craft patrolled the upper reaches
of the Missouri River along the
fire area. They carried rescue
workers and supplies to and from
tiny Hilger Landing.
Eugene Naecele, who was across
the river from the fire, described
it as awe inspiring" and said trees
exploded and the flames made a
horrible roar"
Some of the deer fleeing ahead
of the flames swan the river to
safety. he said.
Evening star., 1949-08-07
Stainback Pfoc|aims
State Of Emergency in
Hawaii Dock Strike
Governor Coils on Both
Sides to Resume Work
After Siqninq Seizure Bill
BY the Associoted Press

HONOLULU, Aug. 6. -. Gov.
Ingram M. Stainback tonight pro-
claimed q state of emergency in
Hawaii's 98-day-old dock strike
and called on the stevedoring
industry and the strikers to re-
sumo operations.
The governor acted under q
law passed early today by the
Hawaii Legislature in emergency
session. He signed the bill this
afternoon.
Mr.. Stainback said that if dock
work is not resumed Immediately
he would issue orders taking pos
session of any or all Stevedoring
companies"
No Discussion With Union.
The proclamation was issued
after a three-hour meeting of the
territorial Attorney Generals staff
officials of two Honolulu stevedor-
ing companies and the president
Of Hawaii Stevedores, Ltd. nom
union firm formed after the strike
began.
There was no discussion with
the CIO International Longshore-
mems and Warehousemen'sU Union
The union had announced earlier
it would not work for the govern
ment.
Harry Bridges, ILWU president,
declared that Legislation will not
load or unload ships"
The union furthermore an
nounced it would challenge con-
stitutionality of the act as soon
as the government made its first
move to operate the docks.
May Get Nom Union Men.
Attorney General Walter D.
Ackerman, jr., said the meeting
with employers was to discuss the
problems of Government opera
ton.
Chairman Ben Rush Of the
Evening star., 1949-08-07
7 New Lay Ministers
Appointed in Bulgaria
BY the Assoeioted Press

SOFIA. Bulgaria, Aug. 6.-Bul-
earia got new foreign minister
and minister of the interior to-
night. Several cabinet changes
also were announced.
Vassil Kolarov. who. was named
premier July 20 to succeed the
late Georgi Dimitrov, resigned his
old post as foreign minister. The
new foreign minister is Vladimir
Poptomov. editor -in-chief of the
country's official Communist news
paper. Rabotnichesko Delo, and
a member of the Politburo.
The Ministry of the Interior
the job that controls the police
and internal security of the coun-
try-went to Russi Hristozov. He
succeeds Anton Yugov, who re-
mains as deputy premier.
(This dispatch from Sofia
contained no speculation or
mention that a cabinet shakeup
was under wayD
Other announced changes in.
cluded:
Vulko Chervenkov was sue.
eeeded as president of the culture
science and arts committee by
Karlo Lukanov. Chervenkov, sec.
retary of the Communist Party
in Bulgaria, remains as vice pre-.
nier
Cyril Lazarov was named presi.
dent of the State Planning Com.
mission to succeed Dobri Terpe.
shev, who remains vice premier
Prof. Petko Kunin was named
finance minister, succeeding Prof
Ivan Stephanov, who resigned.
Evening star., 1949-08-07
Blaze Kills 10
Forest Service
Parachutists
One Other Man Dead ;
Fire Out of Control in
Montana Mountains
By the Associated Press


HELENA, Mont, Aug. 6.-At
least IL men are dead and two
are missing in a forest fire that
formed a raging death trap for
Federal Forest Service parachut-
lists.
The blaze is centered in a prim-
tive mountain area 25 miles
northeast of here.
Nine charred bodies have been
found and eight of the nine are
believed the bodies of young
smoke jumpers" who parachuted
into the Gates of the Mountain
sector yesterday y fight the
flames.
Only 3 Of IS 'chutists dropped
from planes over the area are
known to be safe.
Two of them died in a Helena
hospital today.
The lightniHg-caused blaze has
ravaged more than 5000 acres
since it burst out of control yes
terday. Tonight it was roaring
ahead of reinforcements and COM
munications with terrifying noise
and speed.
400 to Stay on Fire Lines.
S,lperyisOr A n Moir of Helena
National Forest said 400 men
mustered to fight the blaze
would stay on the fire lines all
night. He said uncomfortable
flames were running ahead of fire
fighters and up Mann Gulch and
Willow Creek, along the Missouri
River.
The two Forest Service jumpers
who died of burns in a Helena
hospital today were Joseph B.
Sylvia. "a, of Plymouth, Mass,
University OF Minnesota student,
and Bill Hellman, "a, of Kalispell,
Mont.
Mr.. Moir tonigh identified one
Of the victims, who died at the
fire, as Robert j. Bennett, %, Of
Paris, Tenn.
P. D. Hanson, MiSsoula, regional
forester, identified another body
as that Of Eldone E. Diettert of
Missoula.
Still another victim, James o.
Harrison, Missoula. Mont, was a
Forest Service employe at the
nearby Canyon Ferry ranger sta
ton.
Hundreds Join Fire Lines.
Hundreds of men poured into
the area today to augment fire
lines around the Gates of the
Mountains fire and another blaze
nine miles to the southeast.
BY airplane from Idaho, by
truck from Montana cities, volun-
teers joined professionals working
on the blaze. Fifty soldiers came
down frem the Great Falls air
base.
Bulldozers and other heavy
equipment were ruled out by the
steep terrain in the Missouri River
canyon and steep mountain
gorges.
To the southeast. 200 freight
ers brought flames under control
in the Bull Run Gulch area near
York, after more than 2,000 acres
were burned over. Mr.. Moir said
these men will hold their 'lines
unless a high wind comes up.
Storm Whips Flames.
A mid afternoon thunderstorm
sprinkled only few drops of wa
ter on the men fighting the larger
fire, but it did knock the mercury
down from a sizzling 101 degrees
in the steep canyons.
The wind gusts which came with
the storm enabled the fire to out
run the men. Flames cracked
through timbered gulches, moving
(See FIRE. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-08-07
.Tydings Seeks Details
On Weapons Needed
BY Pact Nations
Committee Chairman
Wants Chiefs Of Stoff
To Back up Figures
U. S. CHIEFS OF STAFF optimis-
tic at end Of defense talks
Page A-3t
by the Assoeioted Press

By the AsSocioted Press
Senator Tydings, Democrat. of
Maryland called on military lead
ers yesterday to fix in the terms
of guns, tanks and planes the
arms aid needed by Western
European signers of the North
Atlantic Treaty.
Senator Tydings. who heads the
Senate Armed Service committee.
said he thinks President Truman's S
request for $1.450,000,000 to
finance a foreign arms program
will stand or fall on the detailed
needs shown by the Chiefs OF
Stats.
Congressional criticism of the
proposed program has centered
on the amount involved since the
State Department agreed Friday
to strike out of the bill the board
powers first asked for the Presi-
dent to give arms to any nation.
A strong segment of opinion in
House and Senate. clung to the
idea that the sum asked is far too
large. The administration views
it as the minimum needed at once
to discourage any Russian idea OF
aggression.
AchesOn to Testify.
Secretary of State Acheson goes
before the combined Senate
Foreign Relations and Armed
Services Committees tomorrow to
testify on the revised measure.
The committees will hear the
chiefs of staff Wednesday, just
after their return from a survey
of the Western European military
situation.
At that time, Senator 'Tydings
said the plea for the appropriation
will have to be justified thor
oughly.
Its up to the chiefs of staff
to explain in terms of guns, tanks
and planes the need for the full
$1,450, 900, ,0O0," the Maryland Sen
ator said. Il think Congress will
give them what they say is neces-
sary to carry out the best defense
plan."
But Senator George. Democrat.
of Georgia, a Foreign Relations
member, said he thinks the
amount is too big"
Il am not committed to spend
ing any such amount on this pro-
gram" he said.
Taft Is Still Opposed.
Senator Taft, Republican, OF
Ohio, chairman of the Republican
Policy Committee, said that while
the revised bill is more palatable
to him than the original proposed
-~1ry~N ADNEC pooo A-6 J
Evening star., 1949-08-07
By John M. Hiehtower
AsSorioted Press Stoff Writer


Senate. Vandenberg. Republic
can foreign policy leader, said
last night that the United States
must take a fresh look at It's China
policies and determine its course
"unhampered by past prejudices
or emotions"
Speaking out on the Govern
ment's China policy White Paper.
the Michigan Senator said this
country must make "relentlessly
clear" it's support for the Chinese
people and for freedom in the
Far East.
Patrick J. Hurley. who headed
a wartime mission to China. as
sailed the White Paper in state
ment as "a smooth alibi for the
pro- o-Communists in the State De-
partment.
Views Coincide in Part.
In several ways Senator VAN
denberg's statement conceded
with views expressed by Secretary
of State Acheson.
Mr.. Acheson, who has aban-
doned hope Of saving China by
propping up the Nationalist re-
gime. has before him the problem
of shaping a positive new ap-
proach.
Aides and associates expected
him to move along three lines in
directing new administration
moves against Communism in the
Far East. This possibly includes
assistance to anti-Communlst
forces which may remain or spring
up to oppose Chinese Red control.
Senator Vandenberg. top Re-
publican on the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee. declared the
United States must not accept
results of aggression. He said he
did not believe the aggression in
China can permanently succeed.
Secretary Acheson had declared
in a statement on The Whita
Paper yesterday that he was not
"defeatist."
The Michigan Senator called for
"a fresh look, unhampered by past
prejudices or emotions" Secretary
Acheson has announced that hs
was bringing in outside advisers
to work with State Department
officials on devising new moves
with respect to China and the
Far East.
/ Senator Vandenberg further de-
clared that the United States must
deal with the realities" of the
situation. The Secretary likewise
had demanded that the country
adopt realistic" attitude toward
it's problems in China.
In line with what the Republic
can leader advocated, Secretary
Acheson had pinned American
policy to support of the Chinese
people when. through release Of
the White Paper. he effectively
ended support of the Nationalist
government.
Points of Agreement Stressed.
The points of agreement in thee
statements issued by, the two men
were regarded by diplomatic OBJ
servers as important. They indi-
Gated a possible new approach to
the development of China policy
with a degree of bipartisanship.
as between the State Department
and Senator Vandenberg. which
has not existed in the past.
There appeared to be no doubt
that Senator Vandenberg's views
would receive careful considera-
ton by Secretary Acheson and
his advisers.
Officials believe that the Secre-
(See CHINA POLICY, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1949-08-07
Ford Loses Court PIei
To Delay Strike Vote
By JAW Tomorrow
Compony Ad Appeals
To Employees to Weigh
Decision Carefully
By the Associated Press

DETROIT. Aug. 6.-The Ford
Motor Co. failed today to obtain
a court order to halt the holding
of a strike vote among its en-
ployes at polling places close to
headquarters of the CIO United
Auto Workers.
In Lansing, Supreme Court JUS
tice Leland w. Carr denied the
company's plea fer an order to
force the State Labor Mediation
Board to change the election set
up.
The decision meant that the
strike vote among Ford's 10000
employees in Michigan will start
Monday as scheduled.
Ford Appeals to Workers.
In a full-page advertisement in
all three Detroit Sunday morning
newspapers, Henry Ford II ap-
pealed to Ford employees to weigh
carefully their strike decision. The
ad appeared over his signature.
1T is the apparent hope OF
union leadership" Mr.. Ford as
serted, that you will vote yourself
into another long strike. In fact
they seem to want only those OF
you who favor a strike actually to
cast ballots in the coming election
THAT is why we are doing every
thing we can to have polling places
located where the greatest possible
number of you may vote"
Mr.. Ford gave the company's
version of the wage negotiation
(See FORD, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1949-08-07
Six Reported Killed
In Crash of Plane
Going to Quake Area

GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR.
Aug. Ga dispatch to the
newspaper Ell Telegrapho said
tonight a plane flying to
earthquake-stricken Ambato
crashed and killed its six
occupants.
The crash occurred at
Pelileo. The plane took off
from the Shellmera oil camp.
Evening star., 1949-08-07

Rodio Programs, Poee CO
Complete Index. Pose Az
Evening star., 1949-08-07
NewPo|icyLine
On China Urged
By Vdndenberg
Acheson Expected to
Follow ) Courses to
Bolster Anti-Reds

CHANG OPENS TALKS with
Rhee on Pacific anti-Red pact.
Page AS.
Evening star., 1949-08-07

Continued on Page AS, Col. D.
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(See HAWAII, Page A-4.)
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(See FORD, Page A
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(Continued on Page AS, Col
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(See FOREIGN ARMS, Page A-6D
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(See GREECE, Page A-6D
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lSee POOLS. Page A-60
Evening star., 1949-03-10

dergast said. That was also when
I hit the deck. When porter
came back and told me to get in
there and lock the door, there's a
robbery going on, I thought he was
kidding"
Passengers credited DR.. Prem
dergast with treating some of the
injured as he crawled on the floor.
Engineer Charles Moore was one
of those slugged by the WELD
ing bandits. A waiter, William E.
Swan, IS, of Connellsville, was
struck when he turned over his
money-$1-to one of the men.
What do you mean by getting on
a train with only a dollar?" the
man asked him.
Passengers agreed generally that
they were trough and quick to hit
anybody that didn't snap into
line" but Miss Dorothy Nicholson.
%, of Connellsville, insisted they
were polite"
"One of them struck a woman
across the face with the butt of
his gun. Then he walked back
to her and apologized."
Mrs. Alice Miller of Hagerstown,
Evening star., 1949-03-10
High Austrian S Death
In Red Camp Reported.
Nv NE Assoeiotsd Press

by me Assoeiatsd Press
VIENNA, Austria, Mar. 10.-An
Austrian who escaped Russian
custody said today that Paul
Katscher, go, a high Austrian
government official. died Of star
vation in a Soviet prison camp.
Mr.. Katscher was seized by
Soviet authorities in December,
1947. A government informant at
the time said he was kidnapped by
three men in Russian uniform as
he was leaving his office. A rail
expert, Mr.. Katscher had been
preparing to attend the interna-
tional conference on railway car
exchanges at Geneva, Switzerland.
The escaped prisoner said he
shared a cell with Mr.. Katscher
in Soviet jail at Baden. Russian
headquarters in Austria. He said
he and two other Austrian prison.
ers later visited Mr.. Katscher in
the prison hospital at Lwow in the
Ukraine. This was in August.
1913, he said, when they found
Mr. Katscher wasted py starva-
| ton,
Evening star., 1949-03-10

narrative. saying "One of the men
held a gun to the back Of my
head and made me pull up the
track about a mile. Then they
noticed a tavern and made me
back up. .
They made us get out and told
me to lie down on the roadbed-
and I didn't argue"
Mr.. Perdue had been ordered to
pick up the bags and was marched
to the tavern where they told me
to go in and order beer.
when I got about six feet from
the bar, one of the men went to
the rear of the tavern and the
other stayed at the front. They
told every one to lie down on the
floor, but they robbed only a few
of them
The last the fireman saw Of
them, he concluded, was when
they went out of the front door
and went out the back and re-
turned to the train.
1T was 7:30 pm. when We
stopped the train" he sighed. "and
$50 pm. when we pulled away"
Evening star., 1949-03-10
FOUND.

COCKER SPANIEL, purebred. found in
Silver Spring, Md. owner must identify.
PccIe 81. 6709.
81 BERNARD, in Beltsville, Md Owner
call PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY ANIMAL
RESCUE LEAGUE, WA. 3579.
SMALL DOG. part Chihuahua, part terrier,
black and tan. Call Otis 9639
WALLET, identity; found in vicinity Of
Woodley I'd. NV. WO. e464.
Evening star., 1949-03-10

of the head with a pistol he said.
Then he told me to lie down on
the hoor-and I didn't argue. I
couldn't see him very well. Every
time some one turned his head,
the two men would point their
guns and tell him not to look"
Mr.. Perdue said he was sitting
in the cab wondering what was
going on. All of a sudden black
haired man with slick hair jumped
into the cab. put a gun on me
and ordered me back to the COM
bination car.
LAS I walked in, he clipped me
on the right cheek and made me
lie down in the aisle. All the
passengers had their heads against
the seats and their hands on the
back of the seats in front Of
them"
Then, the fireman continued,
they made us go back to the
baggage car and asked where the
money was. We returned to the
cab with those guns at our backs
and took our places"
Engineer Moore picked up the