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Evening star., 1949-01-22
Mail He|icopter Falls
In Street, Killing Pilot
By the Associotsd Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. "a The
first crash Of this citys helicopter
mail shuttle service took the life OF
Ea young pilot in a crackup in a
busy downtown street.
Harry A. Slemmons, 81, of Ingle-
wood, perished as the rotor-plane,
taking off last night from the roof
of the Terminal Annex Post Office,
grazed the parapet and plunged into
busy Macy street, narrowly missing
traffic.
Oficials of Los Angeles Airways,
which operates the shuttle service
between Los Angeles post office. Mu-
nicipal Airport and various South
ern California cities, said it was the
first crash since the service was
inaugurated here in October. 1947.
The local helicopter mail service
is the only one of its kind in the
Nation and has operated in all sorts
of weather, including recent snow
storms.
Mr.. Slemmons, former Army Air
Force pilot, had been flying the
helicopters 10 months. The plane,
q Sikorsky S-51, had just been
loaded with SO sacks Of mail, bound
for the airport. Martin J. Burke,
attorney for Los Angeles Airways,
said: I'VE suspect there was an
unequal distribution Of weight"
The plane struck power line as
it. crashed, but there was no fire. All
NATL was recovered 'a!,..
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Georgia Fails to Pay for Float;
Truman uImudqe Snub Denied

The Georgia delegation in the in
augural parade left the Capitol with
no float and wound up in front OF
the White House with President
Truman looking the other way as
Gov. Herman Talmadge passed along
the Avenue.
Explanations started today.
Alan Metreger of Chicago said he
hadn't been paid for building the
float, and Representative Pace,
Democrat, of Georgia explained that
the President had no intention Of
snubbing Gov. Talmadge when he
turned away as the States Rights
advocate rode by the reviewing
stand.
Mr.. Metreger, the Associated Press
reported, was told before the parade
that the Georgia float had two fiat
tires, a broken axle and missing
window. Furthermore, Gov. Tai
madge had ordered it from the pa
rade. The builder said the damage
was exaggerated.
Mr.. Metreger had built the float
in a hangar at National Airport,
along with is others. The cost was
$1,000, he said, adding he would see
lawyer about whether he could
collect the bill.
The float carried a reproduction
of the Little White House at Warm
Springs, Ga, where the late Frank
lin D. Roosevelt visited frequently
and where he died.
Mrs. Leone Buckholtz, a member
of the Georgia State Society, who
had arranged for eight Georgia girls
to ride on the float, called it mon
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Caribbean Maneuvers
To Start February IA
By the AsSoeioted prsxx

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 22.-The
forthcoming Atlantic command ex-
ercises will be one of the most real
istic and largest peacetime joint
Army, Navy, and Marine Corps
operations staged in the Caribbean
Sea. the Navy said yesterday
The exercises are scheduled to
start February IA and end April /.
The joint expeditionary force,
commanded by Rear Admiral Jer-
auld Wright, U. S. NJ, commander
amphibious forces, will consist of
naval and Marine forces from the
Atlantic command augmented oy
Army forces from the Caribbean
command. The joint expeditionary
force will conduct amphibious oper-
ations, submarine and antisubma-
rine warfare, mine-sWeeping opera
tions, convoy protection, and train
ing in joint maneuvers for all
forces involved.
For the amphibious phase of the
operations the eastern half of Vie
ques Island in the Caribbean Sea Is
assumed to be an enemy post.
The expeditionary troops, q unit
of the joint expeditionary force,
commanded by 1t. Gen. Keller E.
Rockey, U. S. NJ c., will execute op-
erations on Vieques to destroy or
capture the enemy forces and IN
stallatiols on the island. The land
ing force will be comprised of units
from the Army. Marine Corps and
the Royal Canadian Army. :
D day for the large-scale landings
will he Morpb Q
Evening star., 1949-01-22
French Red Repeats View
u. S. and Soviet Can Aqree

FLORENCE, Italy, Jan. ~ (P,.-
Marcel Cachin. veteran French Com
munist editor and politician, said
again yesterday the possibility ex-
lists for agreement between the
United States and Russia"
The 80-year-old editor Of the
French Communist newspaper HUI
mantle has made repeated peace is
possible" pleas on his current tour
of Italy. At the same time he has
stressed the Importance Of close CO.
operation between French and Ital-
ian COMMUNISTS.
Last night, in a Florence theater
he declared: "It is said an accord
is impossible between capitalist and
Socialist systems But on the
other hand, he added, Stain has
spoken again in favor of interna-
tional peace and affirming that an
other war Is not inevitable"
Cachin, who said he was not
speaking as an envoy of the COMM
form, concluded:
IF the American and Russian
people fought the war together, it is
even more probable they can con-
struct the peace together"
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Driver With Girls Body
Beside Him Is Freed
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

WEST BRANCH, Mich, Jan. 90
Michigan State police today re-
leased the 22-year- -old driver of an
automobile bearing a dead teen
aged girl, apparently accepting his
story OF finding the girl dead when
he awoke after falling asleep In
the car.
Sergt Lynn Smith said Arthur
Thsyer told him he had gone for
drive with 14-year-old Peggy
Rosetta Barber Thursday night,
suddenly became nauseated and
stopped the car, falling asleep from
weakness.
When I woke up it was daylight
and couldn't rouse Peggy Sergt.
Smith said Thayer recounted
DR.. w. G. Gamble, ir., OF Bay City,
Mich, who performed an autopsy
last night, said the girls death was
caused by asphyxiation.
Thayer. who had been held all
night without charge, was released
this morning.
State police, who had received a
tip from gasoline station attend
ant, stopped the youth yesterday as
he drove along a road, bewildered,
with the girls body beside him.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Patterson Dispositions
From ! Due Monday

Mrs. Sibilla Campbell, housekeep-
er at the Dupont Circle home of
the late Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, and
Miss Kay McCarter, former secre-
tary of Mrs. Patterson, will give
dispositions Monday in the will con-
test case, attorneys said today.
William A. Roberts and Harold
A. Kertz, attorneys for Mrs. Felicia
Gizycka, daughter of Mrs. Patter-
son, said they would take these
dispositions at closed sessions in
their Offices. They added that they
expect to take great many other
dispositions in the suit brought by
Mrs. Gizycka to break the will of
her mother. former publisher Of the
Times s-Herald.
Louis G. Caldwell, an attorney for
the executors of the will, gave a
deposition yesterday to Mr.. Roberts
and Mr.. Kertz.
1t was sealed and will not be
made public, if at all, until the
trial scheduled to start February 2.
A pretrial hearing is to be held Fri
day in District Court.
Mr.. Caldwell, besides being attor-
ney for the executors of the June,
1916, will of Mrs. Patterson, was
mentioned in connection with a
previous will. A will made in 1914
by Mrs. Patterson named him an
alternate trustee, He was not so
listed in subsequent wills.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Moscow
Continued From First Page.)

group" But he said the celebra-
ton was premature.
Tito. in a speech to the Com
munist Party of Serbia in Belgrade
last night. accused Russia herself
OF deviating from the Marxist party
line.
Tass Hits Truman Speech.
A Tass dispatch giving the first
Soviet commentary on President
Truman's inaugural speech described
it today as an "enraged attack" on
Communism.
All papers published prominently
the dispatch of the official news
agency, which said the President
spoke contrary to the real situation
when he described Communism as
preaching war"
The dispatch enumerated the four
main points Of the Presidents pol
icy Coming to the fourth point,
which suggested a new program of
aid Of poorly developed countries.
Tass said this was plan to secure
the maximum possibilities for pen
etration by American capital into
backward nations
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Gen. Papagos Tells Greeks
To Rout Rebels or Die
BY the Asseeietsd Press

ATHENS, Jan. 22.-Greece's new
generalissimo, Gen. Alexander Pa
pagos has called on his troops to
stamp out the rebels-on die trying
In an order of the day-issued as
the Communicated guerrillas pressed
ti1eir campaign in Northern Greece
and in the Peloponnesus-Gen. Pa
pagos said:
Every section that is unable to
advance will have to hold its posi-
ton and will choose to be killed in
stead of withdrawing
Gen. Papagoes. hero of the Greek
italian fighting of 1901. asked his
troops to be faithful to the idea OF
one Greek nation.
The generalissimo accepted his
appointment from the new coalition
government Of Premier Themistokles
Sophoulis on condition he have a
free hand in directing warfare
against the rebels.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Warren Presents California
Record Budget Of Billion
BY the Assosiotsd Press

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Jan. 22.-
Gov. Earl Warren yesterday handed
California legislators billion dollar
annual budget-the largest ever pre-
sented to any State by any Gov
ernor.
His $1,000, 1877 .93s budget OF ne
cessities" contains mo frills. innova-
tions or extravagances," the Cover
nor said in presenting the bulky
document. He pointed out that
about one-third Of the increases
called for would go, into education
and social welfare.
To help finance the record budget
Gov. Warren proposed:
/. A 2-cents-a-package tax on Gig
arettes.
2. A boost in the sales tax from
2la to 8 per cent.
3. Restoring the 1943 cuts in cor
poration and personal income taxes.
4. Increasing the nard liquor tax
from 80 cents to $1.50 a gallon.
5. Increasing the State take from
horse racing tracks.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
5 Small Children Die in Fire
In Shop Cited as Unsafe
BY the Assoeioted Press

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. Jan
22.-Five small children perished last
night in fire at a combination
junk shop-home frequently cited as
unsafe"
The fire, in the village of Rose
vile, trapped the little victims In
upstairs living quarters. They suffo-
Gated.
Frank Biehl, village supervisor
said the father, Dumitru Simonescue
81, had served a jail term and been
fined for building code violations
and was cited again only last Friday,
On the ground floor, Simonescue
ran an auto parts business and a
junk shop.
Firemen said the blaze apparently
started from a coal stove on the
lower floor.
Simonescue, Historically crying
my kids, my kids" was burned in
vain rescue efforts. His 25-year-old
wife, Anna, was away at store.
The dense smoke took the lives
OF Dumitru, jr., 4; Anna, 8; Florica
and Thomas, 18-month-old twins,
and Gregory, s months.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Plane Survivor Hanqs
Upside Down 70 Hours
BY me Assoeioted Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 90
Peter Palmero hung for 20 hours
upside down before he and Capt
r. D. Land, the pilot, were cut free
yesterday from the wreckage of an
Alaska Airlines DC-3 transport
plane.
-Four others died when the plane
piled into hillside on the Kenai
peninsula Thursday night.
Rescue crews reported the body
of the stewaroess, Lucina Minis, of
Everson, Wash, had not been found.
Feminine clothing was seen in a
tangle of debris in the middle of the
wreckage and it was assumed her
body was there Also aboard were
the co-pilot, Robert Stevens, of
Seattle; Roscoe Spears, of Dilling-
ham, Alaska, and Stanley Hillman
Of Anchorage.
Mr.. Palmero, San Francisco
man, was in critical condition, and
Mr.. Land, whose home is in An
chorage, in serious condition at a
hospital here. Both had frozen feet
along with their other injuries.
The rescuers, who at first thought
there were no survivors, had started
to hack their way into the wreckage
when they heard a shout. They
found Mr.. Palmero hanging upside
down, unable to unfasten his safety
oelt.
The two survivors were brought
out by a ski-equipped plane. Re-
turning for bodies, it tipped over in
landing but its crew was unhurt.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Soviet Delegates Quit
World Radio Session
BY the Associated Press

MEXICO CITY. Jan. 22-The
Russians walked out OF the World
Radio Conference here last night.
The walkout was interpreted by
delegates as merely a protest. The
Russians are expected to show up
when the session resumes today.
Led by Sergei Stojanov, the Rus
slams left the conference after OBJ
jecting to discussion Of proposal
which had already been voted on.
The session was considering a
lengthy and highly technical report
on radio principles. About half Of
the report had been heard when
the Russians moved that the re-
mainder be accepted without further
discussion and that the meeting
be adjourned. The motion passed
by two votes in secret ballot.
After the vote number Of dele
gates objected that according to the
rules Of the conference a report
cannot be accepted without full
discussion .,'.-
The Russians declared the chair
should Immediately adjourn the
meeting according to the vote
When the conference president,
Lazaro Baraja jas of Mexico, did not
do so, the Soyiets walked out.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Bates
(Contirfued From First Page

the House Appropriations Commit
tee, who is planning to have all Of
the subcommittee start hearings
soon to avoid a last-minute jam Of
the fund bills.
! Unless there is some change ir1
the schedule, hearings may be
started promptly on the Districts
record breaking and unbalanced
1850 budget that calls for an outlay
Of more than sos, 100000 instead OF
waiting until March or April.
Mr.. Cannon set up one subcom
mittee to handle both the deficiency
budget requests a'''
functions instead of having them
handled by two off
was the case last year.
Also, instead OF r
subcommittee on the Army and
Navy military budgets, these win ~
handled by one subcommittee OIL
Armed Services.
Representative Kerr Of North
Carolina was named chairman OF
the Deficiencies and Army Civil
Functions subcommittee. Ordinarily
the chairman of the full committee
heads the deficiencies subcommittee
but Mr.. Cannon put himself in the
No. 2 spot and made Mr.. Kerr chair
man.
The chairman of the Armed Serv-
ice Subcommittee Is Representative
Mahon, Democrat, of Texas.
The chairmen Of the other sub
committees are:
Representatives Thomas of Texas,
independent Offices; Kirwan Of Ohio,
Interior Whitten Of Mississippi
Agriculture, Rooney Of New York
State, Justice, Commerce and Ju-
dietary; Gary Of Virginia, Treasury
and Post once and Fogarty Of
Rhode Island, Subcommittee on
Labor and Federal Security.
Evening star., 1949-01-22

strosity." The Governor repeatedly
called it disgrace to the State"
A Georgia Congress member, who
asked that his name be withheld.
described the float as "a shabby
piece Of construction, put up of
cardboard" The designer was said
to be Lee Trimble Of the Warm
Springs Foundation. who could not
be reached Immediately for COM
ment.
The floats, fiimsy or otherwise.
were towed from National Airport
to Capitol Hill at IS miles an hour,
1t was said.
En- route, according to Mrs. Buck
holtz, column OF the Little White
House porch fell down and one of
the girls on the float stepped
through the plywood floor.
The Southern beauties, scheduled
to appear In thin dresses, were
spared the chill breeze by Gov. Tai
madge's decision.
The President, however, intended
no chill for Gov. Talmadge, al
though the latter Is an opponent Of
Mr.. Truman's anti-discrimination
campaign.
Representative Pace said Charles
G. Ross, White House press secre-
tary, checked with the President
and learned that at the moment in
question Mr.. Truman had turned
away from the parade to speak to
his naval aide about the marching
midshipmen from Annapolis.
Mr.. Pace said the President and
the Governor met later at a recep-
ton and that their exchange OF
greetings WAS cordial"
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Ex-German Baroness
Won Ungern-5 -5ternberg
Dies in Hospital Here

The Baroness Won Ungern- Stern
berg, 79, widow of the court cham
berlain to the Grand Duke of Hesse-
Darmstadt and daughter of a dis
tinguished British Army officer, died
in District hospital Yesterday
after a long illness.
She had been a Washington resi-
dent for a number of years and
had lived In the United States since
1927.
Born in India, the baroness was
the former Marion Louise Delme-
Radcliffe and was descended from
an old and distinguished British
military family. Her father, a
colonel, won the Victoria Cross as
a young subaltern during an Indian
mutiny. A portrait of an ancestor,
Lady Delme-Radclif1e, by Sir Joshua
Reynolds, hangs in the National
Gallery of Art.
The family moved to Hesse-
Darmstadt at the request Of Queen
Victoria, whose daughter married
the Grand Duke, and Miss Delme-
Radcliffe married the Baron Reinold
Ungern-Sternberg in 1900. He was
killed in action in the Battle of the
Marne in 1914. The baroness three
other brothers served In the British
Army during the war, while her hus-
band fought for the Kaiser.
After coming to the United States,
the baroness lived for a time in
Chicago before coming here.
Her son and daughter, who servive
her, became American citizens in
1899. They are Richard Ungern of
Evanston, H. and Miss Alix I'm
germ Of Acworth, N. H. A brother,
Col. Henry Delme-Radcliffe, lives in
London.
Private funeral service will be
held tomorrow in Annapolis, Md,
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Reds Reported Trying
To Divide Churches
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Jan. 2l.-Communists ir
Hungary are trying to use the trial
of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty as q
wedge they would like to drive be-
tween the Protestant and Catholic
churches" a Hungarian refugee said
yesterday.
Antoine Radvanszky, who was
representative of the Hungarian
Lutheran Church at the assembly of
the World Council of Churches in
Amsterdam last August, said recent
statements from churchmen in Hun
gary attacking Cardinal Mindszenty
were ordered in advance by the
Communist regime"
He referred especially to a declara-
ton the Hungarian government re-
leased January 18 branding Cardinal
Mindszenty as a typical represent
ative of political Catholicism" The
statement said only political Cath
olicism gets into conflict with the
state"
VATICAN CITY, Jan. % (P.-
Vatican radio declared today the
trial of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty,
primate Of Hungary, may be con-
verted into a trial against Cath
The radio based its announcement
on information 1T said had been
received that the Hungarian govern
ment has asked neighboring Com
munist states to supply information
on Vatican interference in internal
affairs"
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Is Judgeship Nominations
To Be Considered tuesday
BY the Associated Press

Sixteen nominations of Federal
judges by President Truman will be
considered by Senate Judiciary
subcommittee Tuesday, a commit
tee aide said today.
The nominations were made Jan.
uary 13, along with that OF former
Senator Carl Hatch, Democrat, OF
New Mexico. which was confirmed
by the Senate this week as special
courtesy to a former colleague. Mr..
Truman signed Mr.. Hatchs commits
sion yesterday.
If there is an objection to a pro.
posed appointment Tuesday, q hear
ing will be scheduled for that par
ticular nomination, the aide told .
reporter. Otherwise recommended
ton for confirmation by the full
committee is expected.
Evening star., 1949-01-22

7, and David, 4, also were badly
burned. They were in serious con-
dition today at the hospital.
Much OF House Destroyed.
Much of the house was detroyed
IN the fire. Mr.. Hamer and n
brother law, Robert Blair, un-
successfully fought the flames be-
fore four fire companies arrived.
The father collapsed after going to
the second floor and bringing the
boys out Of the fiercely burning
house. Mrs. Hamer and Mr.. Blair
were unhurt.
Mr.. Blair, an employe of the
Atomic Energy Commission, returned
recently from a business trip to
South America.
Mr.. Hamer was born in Man.
chester, N. H, and later lived in
Hartford, Conn, where he attended
Trinity College. He was graduated
with a degree in engineering and
worked with the Hartford metro
politan water supply before joining
the Corps of Engineers at Providence,
R. I. 4
In 1943 he was engaged in conf
dental Navy research at Stevens
Institute, Hoboken, N. j., and was
aboard the carrier Franklin D.
Roosevelt for wartime trials. In
1s46 he came to Washington and
was stationed at Gravelly Point.
Active In Fire Department.
He was an active member Of the
Landover Hills Fire Department and
recently completed q fire-fghting
course offered by the University OF
Maryland. He belonged to the
American Society Of Civil Engineers
and the American Geophysical
Union. He was also a member Of
the Order of De Molay.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Dede Louise Hamer; the two sons,
his mother and a sister, Mrs. John
Edwards, both residents OF Hartford,
and a brother, Carl Hamer OF
Augusta, Me.
Funeral arrangements were in
complete today, pending arrival OF
relatives.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Israel Expected to Make
New Bid for u. N. Seat

LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. % R.-
Israel is expected to renew her de.
mands for admission to the United
Nations within the next week or 10
days if Middle East armistice talks
are successful.
Informed quarters said today Au-
brey S. Eban, Israeli representative,
already has approached some dele
gates, including the United States,
as 10 the timing of the new move.
1t is now believed Israel's MEM
oership bid will get the seven Sc
curity Council votes needed to send
the application on to the Assembly,
which meets here April 5. II 1t gets
past the Security Council there was
little doubt it would get the neces"
sary two-thirds majority In the A.
sembly.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
New York Accomponist
To Coach Miss Truman
BY the Assoeiuisd Press

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22.-Coen-
raad v. Bos, New York piano ac-
companist, said yesterday he will
start coaching Miss Margaret Tru-
man February in song interpreta-
ton, pronunciation and mood
Miss Truman has the greatest
possibilities" said the 73-year-old
musician. "She has a lovely voice
and she is very musical. She seems
to be very ambitious and Industrious
and that is good to see in a young
woman"
Mr.. Bos accompanies Helen Trau-
bel, operate star, and once coached
another Presidents daughter-Mar-
garet Wilson in 1918. He said for
mer President Wilson's daughter
sang at charity affairs and in can
teens during World War I.
Evening star., 1949-01-22
Corcoran 10 Open Exhibit
OF 70 Ma|herbe PAINTINGS

A special loan exhibition of 20
paintings by William Malherbe. con-
temporary French impressionist
painter, will open at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art tomorrow and be on
view through February 25.
Mr. Malherbe came to this coun-
try 10 years ago and has home in
Thetford, VT. He is now at Los
Angeles. The artist is represented
in many American museum collec-
tions, and he had a successful ex-
hibit in Paris last year.
A private viewing of the exhibi-
ton. of which the French Ambassa-
dor is a patron, was to be held this
afternoon for members of the gal
lery association.