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Evening star., 1949-10-09
Truman Predicts Fair Weather,
Wins 5O-Cent BetFrom Hostess

and proved-to his own satisfac-
tien-that rain was unlikely.
At lunch time today Mrs. Wood
ward paid of. At $3.50 am. her
distinguished guest had arisen for
a hike over the dew soaked estate,
accompanied only by Secret Serv-
ice men.
BY the time his aides had risen
and breakfasted, Mr.. Truman was
ready for another walk.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
who didn't make the walk, said
most of the staff got back to Cole
dragging along" but Mr.. Truman
was fresh and ready for lunch.
AT nccn the White House party
and t'-e Woodwards drove a mile
to the home Of Mrs. Edwin M.
Watson, widow of the late PA"
Watson, military aide and secre-
tary to President Roosevelt.
The President spent the after
noon listening to the Yankee
Dodgers baseball game, and nap
ping. He expects to leave Char
lottesville after lunch tomorrow,
reaching Washington about 5 pm.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
By George Kennedy

When most readers come upon
this, Lee PERI. 29-year-old ex-
ecutive of a Washington adver-
tising agency. will be flying to
Europe with joy in his heart to
marry girl he hasn't seen since
she was five years old.
His Pan American Always
plane was to leave New York at
9 am. today. He left Union Sta
tion at an early hour this morn
ing to make the connection.
Mr.. PERI. who is the $7.o00-a-
year art director of the Court
land D. Ferguson advertising
agency in the National Press
Building, was so excited yester-
day that he could hardly talk
about it.
"I'm seeing about visas,' he
said. "Everybody's helping me.
Senator Tydings and Representa-.
tive Stefan. They're asking the
consular service to clear the pa
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Vinson Declares Pentagon Chiefs
Want to Destroy Naval Aviation;
Pilot SAYS 3 Jets Can Down B-36
Thousands of Czechs Reported
Sent to Mines, Labor Camps
Flying Squods Of Security Police Still
Roaming Streets Of Feor-Stricken Proeue

in the West. who approves Of the
colonial wars and sympathizes
with Tito's treason is committing
a crime and the hard hand OF the
working class must fall upon him.
"Not only support and propaga-
ton of Fascism must be punished,
but everything that smells OF bour-
geoisie, nationalism and chauvin-
ism must be destroyed by the
roots"
Incitement to racial and relig-
ious disturbances" must be pun
ished, it added.
Persons seeking relatives or
friends caught in the net found
their trail led to the nation S
understaffed mines.
inquiries at the huge Pankrac
political prison showed those ar
rested were not held there, but
were shipped Immediately to the
twin labor camps of Prosecnice and
.Lesany near Debris, Is miles south
of Prague.
From there, it was reported. the
prisoners were filtered out to the
coal mines or the Russian-oper-
~0rCrI nora AOA
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Austria Votes Today
For New Government
To Seek Independence
Right Wing Peoples Porty
Expected to Keep Slight
Morain in Parliament
By the Associated Press

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 8.-Aus-
trians elect a new government to-
morrow, which they hope is des-
tined to steer the country into
full independence after seven
years of Nazi goosestepping and
four of Allied occupation.
The right-wing Prople's Party
is expected to maintain its mar
row advantage in the 165-seat
Parliament. However, even IT the
almost equally strong Socialist
Party should upset expectations
and win a majority, there will be
no major policy changes. Both
big parties are pledged to con-
tinue the Peoples Party Socialist
coalition which has been in power
since the 1945 election just after
the war.
The Communists. who polled
only S per cent of the vote in
1s45 and elected only four mem
bers of Parliament. may do even
worse tomorrow. They may not
return a single candidate to Par
lament.
The League of Independents has
the support of about 100000
former Nazis whose voting rights
have been restored and may win
as many as IL seats.
Interior Minister Oskar Helmer
declared in a statement today the
national election will be COM
pletely free of interference from
the four occupying powers.
There has been no apparent
pressure on the population in the
Russian zone to vote Communist.
Some anti-Communist posters
have been banned in that zone,
however.
Chancellor Leopold Figl Of the
Peoples Party now heads the gov
ernment. In the 1945 election
Austrians voted freely and the
PEOPLES Party returned IS men,
bers to Parliament, the Social
lists 76.
The Socialists would nationaliZe
the chemical industry and insti-
tute minor land revisions. But
they plan no sweeping changes
until they have q decisive margin
in Parliament.
Evening star., 1949-10-09

clared fatty that three Bansnees
should positively insure the de-
structien of the B-36." He added
that two ather Navy planes-the
Corsair night fighter. now in serv-
ice, and the Skynight, two
scatter jet fighter son to come
into regular use-couid cope with
the B-36 at night at 10000 feet.
Vinson Raps Johnson Plan.
Under these conditions. the Air
Force has claimed its intercon-
tinental bomber, designed to de-
liver the atom bomb anywhere in
the world, cannot be shot down
in numbers.
Capt. Trapnells technical testi-
mony was overshadowed for the
time being, however. by Mr.. Vim
sons assault on Secretary of De-
fense Johnson's projected economy
program, and by Secretary of the
Navy Matthews statement that
the proposed slash in Navy spend
ing this year would impair ma
tional security.
These were highlights Of the
hearing before it was recessed
until 10 am. tomorrow following
Capt. Trapnell's testimony:
|. Mr.. Vinson asserted that
"leaders in the Pentagon are out
of sympathy with naval air pow
er" and that "the Air Force takes
the position in the Pentagon con-
ferences that no large aircraft
carriers should be kept by the
Navy"
2. The committee head said the
proposed 1886, ,000.0 900 cut in Navy
spending this fiscal year would be
followed next year by further
slashes intended to cut the Nays
air striking power in half.
Naval Aviation Hit Hardest.
8. Assistant Secretary Of De-
fense Wilfred J. MCNEIL confirmed
Mr.. Wilson's reports that the
Navy would bear the largest share
of $500, ,000.0O in budget savings
proposed by Mr.. johnson.
4. Rear Admiral Herbert g..
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Temperature Expected
To Go 10 81 AGAIN Today

The temperature climbed to 81
degrees at 4 pm. yesterday and
probably will do the same again
this. afternoon, the Weather Bu-
reau reported.
The forecaster said the cur
rent "heat" wave is not unusual
for October in Washington. He
pointed out that on October 10,
1899, the mercury registered 90
degrees here. There is no imme-
diate prospect of q drastic tenn
perature change.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Fort BeIvoir Soldier
First to Be Arrested
As Freewoy Speeder

Motorcycle Policeman ].
Slattery made the first speed
ing arrest on the Whitehurst
Freeway last night, eight
hours after it opened, when he
charged Pfc. George Hall, 20,
of Fort Belvoir with driving
40 miles an hour. The speed
limit is 80 miles.
At the 7th precinct, Pvt.
Hall and his four companions,
all youthful Fort Belvoir SOL
diers, pooled their fortunes.
They were several dollars
short of the required collat-
eral. Pvt. Slattery released
Pvt. Hall after the soldier
promised to return today with
the. required $40.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Yanks Sque|ch
Dodgers Rally
To Win, 6 10 4
Reynolds HoIts Rivals
To Give New Workers
3-to-l Edge in Series
By Burton Hawkins
Stor Stcff CORRESPONDENT

BROOKLYN. Oct. g. There
was four alarm confagration at
Ebbets Field here today, but from
the New York Yankees bullpen
deep in the left field corner am
bled husky Allie Reynolds to
quench the blaze and dampen
Brooklyn's World Series hopes.
The final score was Yankees 6,
Dodgers 4, and put the New York
ers within a single game of the
winners share in the annual base
ball classic. The series now
stands 8 to l in favor of the
Yanks.
Reynolds, through whose veins
courses the diluted blood of the
Creek Indians, calmly quelled
Brooklyn uprising that had pro-
duced four runs in the sixth in
ming and, behind his polished re-
lief pitching, the Yankees scared
on to victory before a coatless
crowd of 33,934.
Thus the Yankees placed them
selves in the enviable position Of
being able to end the series here
tomorrow.
The embattled Dodgers are ex-
pected to start Rex Barney. 25-
year-old righthander. or Preacher
Roe, against New York's 21-game
winner, Vic Raschi. Should the
Dodges win, the series would re-
turn to Yankee Stadium Monday.
The Dodgers now face a Hercu-
lean task. Only one team ever
came from behind 81 deficit to
win the world. championship in
seven games. That was in 1925
when the Washington Mats took
three of the first four from Pitts
burgh only to have the Pirates
win the next three.
Brooklyn went down after FIR
ing all its ammunition at Chunky
Ed Lopat, in the explosive sixth
inning when the Dodgers parlayed
seven singles into four runs and
threatened to wipe out the SO
lead the Yankees had accumu-
lated against Don Newcombe and
Joe Hatten in the fourth and
fifth innings.
In these two innings. in which
the Yanks scored three times in
each frame, the American League
champions blasted the two Dodger
pitchers for all their runs on two
singles, three doubles and three
run triple by their Golden Boy"
Bobby Brown.
Heinrich Has Lapse.
This was a game in which
Tommy Heinrich, the Yankees
first baseman who is nicknamed
"Old Reliable" because OF his un-
wavering proficiency, was guilty
of zany baserunning which cam
cellad an opportunity for a big
New York uprising in the first
inning.
This was a spectacle, too, in
which Joe Di Maggie, the alllng
Yankee centerf1elder who ranks
with the great players OF all time.
went sprawling on the ground
when he stumbled in pursuit OF
Peewee Reese's single that touched
of the Dodgers eruptive inning.
Then there was the usually
alert, nimble Phil Rizzuto. New
York shortstop. clutching fran
tically but futilely for third base
in the ninth inning, victim OF
a quick pick-off throw by Brook
lyn's capable receiver, Roy Campa-
nella.
But the Yankees won despite
those lapses and the square
jawed Reynolds, red-hot in the
74-degree temperature, was prom
inent in the conquest. He retired
in order the 10 Brooklyn batters
he faced and struck out five
Continued on Page B-1, Col. -
Evening star., 1949-10-09
The Star
Classified Ad Section
Is the Peoples
Market Place

Week in and week out The
Star classified ad section
proves its effectiveness by the
overwhelming vote of conf
dence received from its users.
Last Sunday The Star car
ried 2,875 more classified ads
than the two other Washing
ton Sunday papers combined.
This means more people know
they can get more prospects
for better results when they
place a classified ad in THE
STAR. Phone Sterling 5000.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Bowie Asks Governors
And Mayors TO Push
Confirmation Of 0lds
Tuck Rebuffs Efforts
To stove OFF Defect
For FEC Nominee

Democratic National Chairman
William M. Boyle. jr., sought yes
terday to line up the pressure OF
Democratic Governors and Mayor!
behind the administrations fight
to get Senate confirmation OF
Leland Olds for 4 third term or
the Federal Power Commission.
His efforts to save the Olds
nomination from almost certain
defeat we're promptly and en-
phatically rejected by Gov. Tuck
OF Virginia. who said he never had
and never will undertake during
my term to influence the vote OF
a Congressman from the sovereign
State Of Virginia.
In my opinion, the Associated
Press reported Gov. Tuck as re-
plying to the Boyle message. "his
(Olds) rejection by the Senate
will be applauded by the citizens
of Virginia and all thoughtful
Americans"
Follows Earlier Appeals.
The rejection, Gov. Tuck added.
would "revive the tagging conf
dence of our people in the Gov
ernment in Washington"
Mr.. Boyle's appeal to the DEM
ocratic governors and mayors fol-
lows a similar appeal he addressed
last week to members Of the DEM
ocratic National Committee and
to State party leaders. President
Truman said that the appeal to
the committee and State party
leaders was made on his instruc-
tionS.
Despite that appeal and earlier
ones Mr.. Truman made directly
to the Senate, the nomination OF
the 58-year-old Mr.. Olds was re-
ported unfavorably. Indications
are that he will not be confirmed
when the Senate votes on the
nomination this week.
Widespread Support Reported.
In his message to the governors
and mayors Mr.. Boyle said the
showdown is near in the fight
of the utility lobby" against con-
firmation of Mr.. OldS.
1.-The real issue-the issue which
the foes of Mr.. Olds don't talk
about-is whether Olds is to be
punished for his battle for fair
power rates to consumers.
I hope you will give active support
to the confirmation of Leland Olds
and that you will make that sup
port known to your Senator'S"
Gov. Tuck, in his reply, said the
issue of low power rates is not
involved, since the responsibility
to fix rates rests with State utility
commissions.
Mr.. Boyle also announced that
response to his appeal to party
officials to line up support for
Mr.. Olds indicate widespread
public support" for him.
BOwles Backs Appeal.
He described as typical mes
sages from Paul E. Fitzpatrick,
New York Democratic chairman,
and Gov. Chester Bowles Of Con-
necticut.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said conf1rma-
ton is "now most important, par
ticularly after the position taken
by President Truman" Gov.
Bowles telegraphed failure to con-
firm the nominee would demon
strate the ability of a special
interest group to defeat q good
public servant"
Evening star., 1949-10-09
House eCommittee
Choirmun AssuiIs
johnson Economy
(Tert of Capt. Frederick M. Trap
nelPs statement on Page A-6J
By Chris Mothisen


The congressional inquiry into
the fate of the Nays role in ma
tional defense had two scorching
hareups yesterday.
Chairman VinSon of the House
Armed Services Committee, which
is conducting public hearings on
Navy Air Force squabbling,
charged Pentagon chiefs are bent
on destroying naval aviation by
progressive budget cuts.
And the Navy's No. test pilot
declared that its high-altitude jet
f1ghter-the Banshee-could shoot
the six-engined B-36 bomber OF
the Air Force out of the sky any
day-or night-in the week.
The airman, Capt. Frederick M.
Trapnell, commanding the Naval
Air Test Center, Patuxent, Md, de-
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Canton Defenses Fall
As Reds Press Pursuit
OF Nationalist Army
1e0-MiIe RoiIwoy Line
Almost Completely in
Hands of Communists
Nv fhe Associated Press


CANTON, China. Oct. 8.-De-
fenses north of Canton were melt
| ing away today before the Com
munist advance. but the Reds ap-
peared to be concentrating on
pursuit of the Nationalist army
rather than quick capture OF this
capital.
Practically the whole 1S0-mile
stretch of the Canton railway
from Hengyang to Yingtak. only
rs miles north Of this doomed
city, was either in Red hands or
had been abandoned.
Gen. Pal Chung-hsi. whose
200, ,000-man defense force is the
best Nationalist army left on the
mainland, was continuing his
rapid withdrawal. He was NOV
ing southwest from Hengyang to-
ward his native Kwangsi province.
rather than south towards Can
ton.
Headquarters Shifted.
Nationalist press reports said
Pal had decided to shift his head
quarters to. Kweilin. capital of
Kwangsi. This is 200 miles south
west of Hengyang. which was his
headquarters only two days ago.
Pals troops were said to have
fought a holding action on his
Western flank to permit smooth
withdrawal.
Most Nationalist opinion was
that Lin Piao, Red general con-
fronting Pal. would continue the
pursuit, leaving a slower frontal
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Bulletin
Murder Fugitive Sought

Virginia roads leading into
Washington were being
guarded this morning by Vir-
ginia State police who broad
cast q lookout for . 23-year-
old armed man wanted for
the murder Of Henry Meyer at
Stanardsville, Va, last night.
The radio lookout called the
fugitive as dangerous" and
warned officers to exercise
care in approaching, him.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Atom Armistice
Reported Urged
By Argentina
U. N. Group May Take.
Up Plan in Acting On
Soviet Pact Proposal
sy the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. s-Ar-
gentina was reported today spear
heading a campaign in the United
Nations Assembly for an imme-
diate atomic armistice between
the United States and the Soviet
Union.
One diplomat at the U. N. AS
sembly said Argentina and several
other small or medium sized pow
ers wanted the General Assembly
to call for an armistice to run for
a period of years.
This plan is expected to come
before the U. N. in the 59-nation
Political Committee as soon as
the committee takes up the Soviet
Union peace pact proposal early
next week. 1t is one of several
knocking about the U. N. to break
the American Soviet impasse.
Five-Power Peace Pact Urged.
Andrei Y. Vishinsky, Soviet
foreign minister. proposed last
month that the General Assembly
declare q ban on atomic weapons
and that the Big Five-Russia,
the United States. China, Britain
and France-conclude a peace
pact among themselves.
The United States tagged this
an olive branch surrounded by
poisonous .thorns." The COM
mittee is expected to debate the
whole subject. for the announce
ment that Russia has the atomic
weapon has pointed up the East
West deadlock more than ever.
Yugoslayia was said in informed
circles here to be ready to pro-
pose a 59-nation peace pact. The
Yugoslav delegation. not on
speaking terms with Mr.. Vishin-
sky and the Soviet delegation,
was reported planning to intro
duce an amendment to the Soviet
to broaden the Big Five
peace pact to SO nations-every
Of the U. N.
Other Nations Cooperating.
Several nations, chosen on a
geographical basis to insure world
wide representation, were said to
be cooperating with Argentina
on the atomic armistice plan.
Informed sources said the main
idea would be to have the Assem-
bly, approve the demand for an
SO that no nation pos
sessing the atomic bomb could
use it during the time of the
It was said that the details of
control machinery are not yet
thought out; that the main idea
is to put a curb on the bomb it
self. It was assumed in U. N.
circles that. once an armistice
is effective, the countries then
could get to work on a control
system.
The Russians want an immed-
late ban on the atomic bomb. The
Americans have said they would
dispose of their bombs and stop
making new bombs when they are
satisfied effective controls have
been established. The issue of
proper controls is one of the big
gest> stumbling blocks to agree
ment.
India Launches Campaign.
Meanwhile India launched a
campaign to get the atomic bomb
outlawed in the rest of the world,
as a means of exerting moral
Evening star., 1949-10-09
There Ouehto Be a Law
Added to Daily Comics

The popular Sunday Comic,
There Oughta Be a Law"
will be published every day,
starting tomorrow. If you are
not yet a regular reader of
this feature, get acquainted
with it today in the 16-page
color comic section. Then look
for it every day in the classi-
fed advertising pages OF
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Whitehurst Freeway
Is Opened 10 Traffic
After Ceremonies
$500 See Dedication
Of Key Bridge Short Cut
To Downtown D. 6.
Pictures on Page A-21J

Pictures on Page A-2f.J
The Whitehurst FreeWay, pro-
viding an elevated highway for q
long-needed short cut between
downtown Washington and Key
Bridge in Georgetown, was thrown
open to traffic yesterday after
noon.
Traffic flowed over the 3,400, 900
elevated highway after ceremonies
Evening star., 1949-10-09

(See CHINA, Page A-4o
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(See ATOMIC, Page A-4.)
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Continued on Page B-1, Col. Z
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Continued on Page AS. Col. So
Evening star., 1949-10-09
India Launches Campaign.

Meanwhile India launched a
campaign to get the atomic bomb
outlawed in the rest of the world,
as a means of exerting moral
Evening star., 1949-10-09

(See FREEWAY, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1949-10-09

(See CRIME, Page A3J
Evening star., 1949-10-09

(See CZECH, Page AID
Evening star., 1949-10-09

Sunny and warm today with highest
near 50. Tomorrow fair with continued
warm and humid.
Noon TO 6pm.--77 II p.m.--68
pm.--s0 8pn.--72 Midnight 81
p.m-82 10 p.m.--69 a.m.--67
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-27

Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Fry and
their two sons left last week for
the West Coast where they will
spend the remainder Of the winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-27
Eggnog Fetes


MIR. and Mrs. Hollis Lamar lines
were hosts at an eggnog party
from $50 to 1880 yesterday in
honor of Sonora de Diaz, wife Of
the Secretary Of the Dominican
Embassy, who soon will leave to
return to the Dominican Republic.
Those assisting the hostess were
Sonora de Contreras, wife Of the
Minister Counselor Of the EN-
bassy; Sonora Cerecedo, Sonora
de Verges, Mrs. w. w. Sloane. Mrs.
John Rankin, Mrs. Helen Hum
phrey Weldon, Mrs. Charles c.
Mccall, Mrs. Orville Clarke Of
Meridian, Miss, cousin, and Miss
Mccall Henderson, daughter Of
the hostess, who returned last
week from Europe.
Yesterdays party events also
included the to 7 fete given by
Miss Martha Edgerton, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Edger-
ton. A guest at this annual Christ
mas party was Miss Patricia
Moreell. who came down with her
parents, Admiral and Mrs. Ben
Moreell. from Philadelphia for q
visit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-27
Lynch-Heord


Col. and Mrs. George p. Lynch
yesterday announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Virginia
Lee, to Army 1t. Richard Town.
send Heard, son. of Army Maj.
Gen. (retire6 and Mrs. j. w
Heard of San Antonio, Texas. The
formal announcement was made
at a delightful Christmas party
last evening from 7 to 8 o'clock.
1t. Heard is spending his Christ
mas leave from his post at Fort
jackson, s. c., in Washington,
Gen. and Mrs. Heard are with the
latter's brother law and sister,
Col. and Mrs. Paul Steele at Fort
Riley for Christmas and the holi-
days.
Miss Lynch attended the Uni
versity of Zurich. Switzerland, and
is a member of the junior class at
the College of William and Mary
at Williamsburg.
1t. Heard attended Johns
Hopkins University before enter
ing the Army. The wedding will
take place in the late winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-27

Resident society will be inter.
ested today In the announcement
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Stott
of the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Lucy Ann Stott, to Mr..
Henry Amos Niven, jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Niven of Attleboro,
Mass.
Miss Stott is a descendant of
two families of old Washington,
being the granddaughter of Mrs.
Charles G.. Stott and the late Mr.
Stott and Of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Larner. She is a
graduate of the National Cattle
dral School and received her Lii
brary Science degree from Sim
mons College.
Mr.. Niven, who served q year
and a half with the Navy In the
Pacific zone during the war, will
be graduated in January from
Brown University where he Is ma
joring in economies. Following
his graduation he will spend sew
eral months In India in special
lied study.
The wedding will take place in
the fall.