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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Mexican Cdbdrets
To Enforce Ban on
u. S. Chorus Girls
By the Assoeiofed Press

LOS ANGELES, Aug. H.
Mexico's Panchos, Pablos, Juans
and Joses have had their last look
at a prime United States export
curry, long stemmed chorus girls.
The Mexican government has
decided to enforce a law requiring
night club performers to be of
Mexican birth.
This was disclosed yesterday by
Miss Ginger Lee, who as head of
the Ginger Lee Agency annually
contracts for hundreds of variety
and vaudeville acts with south-of
the border cabarets.
The police tell the managers
that they will be fined OF
penalized if they allow us on
the floor" Miss Lee said her
showgirls told her.
The Mexican consul general
here confirmed it. 1T is a federal
regulation in effect for some time
Monday they started enforcing
it," he stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. ." A
Il,
2 Area Men Reported Missing,
9 Wounded in Korea Fighting

Academy at West Point and went
there for a year and q half.
Received Commission.
1t. Hill was dismissed from
West Point three years ago when
he got married. Rejoining the
Army, he finally received his COM
mission a year later after attend
ing Officer Candidate School.
He has a brother Donald, 20,
in Amaranth, Pa, and a sister.
Mrs. James L. Smith Of Silver
Spring.
Pvt. Owens enlisted in the Army
in January. 1949, after having
served in that branch Of the serv-
ice from March, 1914, to Decem-
Der, 1946.
He asked for overseas duty,
hoping to be sent to Germany
where his brother, M/Sergt. Frank
Hale Owens, U. S. A., was sta.
toned. Instead, he was sent to
Korea.
When American troops were
pulled out of Korea he was or
dered to Japan. On July II he
wrote a sister, Mrs. Olive Gray.
Alexandria, that he was awaiting
orders and would not need money
sent him for a furlough.
Born in Alexandria.
Pvt. Owens was born in Alex
andria and attended George
Washington High School there.
He is a member of the Alex
andria Methodist Protestant
Church. For a while he worked
in Alexandria as an apprentice
electrician.
In addition to his father and
sister, his family includes his
mother and three sisters, Mrs.
Helen Nails and Miss AIRY Owens,
both of Alexandria. and Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Unparalleled Scarcity Seen
In Boston Wool Market
BY the Associated Press

BOSTON, Aug. IA scarcity
such as never seen before" in the
Boston wool market, is here, &C.
cording to the Commercial Bulle-
tin. The situation, long forecast,
has been intensified by the Ko-
rean war. according to the bulle-
tin, which says:
transactions in the Boston
wool trade this week mark the
continued story of scarcity and
rising prices.
Suitable woods are sold as fast
as they come in, without any
haggling over price advances where
special requirements must be met
and are hard to fill. Spot sellers
have faced steady advances in
buying at source of origin, do
nestle or foreign, so asking and
selling prices have persistently
risen here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Indiana Judge Completes
Penal Term Unrepentant
By the Associated Press

PUTNAMVILLE, Ind, Aug. IL.
-Norval K. Harris. Sullivan Cir
cult Court judge, left the State
penal farm today, unrepentant
after SO days in the institution.
The Indiana Supreme Court
sent him to the farm on a con-
tempt charge. His sentence was
for go days but good behavior got
him a week off.
AS he prepared to leave he told
a newSman:
Il want you to tell everybody
I'm the first judge in the State
of Indiana who went to prison
upholding his rights, the rights of
the people and the oath of Office
that I would do my duty.
"By God, I'd do it again. I'm
proud of it and I want my grand
children to be proud of it,"
In sentencing Judge Harris the
Supreme Court. held that he had
disobeyed its order against press
ing grand jury investigation of
the Sullivan County prosecutor,
John K. Purcell, with whom he
had been carrying on a feud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
This Changing World
Atlantic Council May Extend
Membership Into Balkan Area

support these countries If they
should be attacked by any ele-
ment of the Soviet bloc. To round
out the strategic conception with
regard to this first line of defense
between the Iron Curtain coun-
tries and the whole Middle East,
we have stepped up our efforts
to strengthen Iran and new sup
plies to all of these three are in
cluded In the Mutual Defense
Assistance Program.
Britain has Endorsed and sup
ported this commitment to Greece
and Turkey, and Foreign Minister
Bevin made a declaration to this
effect during the last meeting Of
the Foreign Ministers in Paris.
In addition, both Britain and
France have a mutual assistance
treaty with Turkey.
Question of Strategy.
There is no question, of course,
as to the strategic Importance of
any or all of these three countries
just outside the Iron Curtain.
Soviet penetration into Greece and
Turkey would not only bring Red
troops well into the Mediterra-
mean; it would outf1ank Yugoslavia
on one side and the entire Middle
East on the other. Iran, weakest
of the three, could be an easy mill
tary path to the Persian Gulf and
it's oil, cutting Southern Asia off
from the most direct lines to Eu-
rope.
Short of overt Red military ac-
ton, however, none of the three
are displaying serious weakness.
Turkey has a strong government
and no internal Communist prob
lem. Greece and Iran, less stable
politically and less healthy eco
nomically, are still firmly pro-
Western and working in the direc-
ton of strengthening their inter-
nal affairs. Each of them ap-
proved the action of the Security
Council in condemning the Ko-
rean aggression and calling for
condensation. Greece has Of
fered transport aircraft and crews
to the United Nations forces in
Korea and Turkey was one of the
first to volunteer ground troops.
Even If there is hesitation on
the part Of the North Atlantic
Council to extend its formal lines
Of jurisdiction and responsibility
these three countries are still as
sured of political, economic and
military support from the West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Taft Says U. 5. Policy
Invited Korean War
BY The Asseeiafod Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. Ia
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
said last night the Truman adj
ministration's policy in the Far
East was IAN invitation" and "a
green light" to North Koreans to
attack South Korea.
His remarks were made at mass
press conference" with some 100
Ohio editors and newspapermen.
The Ohio Republican Editorial
Association sponsored the session.
Time and again the Secretary
of State said we would not defend
anything beyond Okinawa, Japan
and the Philippines" Senator Taft
said. Certainly, with that invita-
ton the North Koreans had every
reason to believe we meant what
we said.
"It is fair to say we told the
North Koreans: Tt is safe to come
in We. in effect, gave them the
green light. If we had maintained
our troops there, there never
would never have been an attack
in Korea"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12

POWC1o, II y
made formal representations to
key council members for partici-
patton in the defense pact. One
or two other countries have in
dlcated their. unofficial interest,
but if any expansion is given fav-
orable consideration at this time
it probably will be confined to
Greece and Turkey.
Up to this point the reaction of
the United States has been con-
fined to acknowledgment of the
Greek and Turkish requests and a
promise of consideration. In
formal conversations have taken
place between this country and
Britain and France but no col
lective discussion, or decision, has
been attempted. Admission OF
other countries is not. of course,
decision to be made unilateral-
ly by the United States.
Commitment Well Known.
The extent OF our commitment
thus far to both Greece and
Turkey is we'll known. We have
supplied advisory and training
personnel and substantial arma-
ments to both. 1t was mainly
through this aid that Greek gov
eminent forces finally defeated
and broke up Russian-favored
guerrilla opposition. The result
in Turkey has been the equipping
and improvement of what is un-
doubtedly the most compact and
competent fighting force in the
far end of the Mediterranean.
There is no question as to our
interest and determination to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Bridges Reported Losing
Power Over His Union
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-
Harry Bridges ends a week in jail
today amid reports that his
strength is waning in the CLIO
Longshoremen's Union he heads.
The San Francisco Examiner
said this morning that Bridges
own Local 10 twice repudiated him
last night.
The paper said a local meeting
voted 2,082 to 887 for resolution
calling on Bridges to resign either
the union leadership or presidency
of the Maritime Federation of the
World. and 1868 to 982 to dissolve
"fraternal aff1liation" with the
Maritime Federation.
The resolutions also called for
union support of American policy
in Korea, the paper said.
Bridges is in jail as Commu-
nist-perjurer since his $4,000 bail
pending appeal was revoked a
week ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Gen. George Predicts
Eventual Red Assault
With 50 A-Bombs
BY the Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 12.-Lt
Gen. Harold L. George, Air Forces
retired, said today the United
States faces "a Pearl Harbor OF
survival"
1--WE are sitting on a keg of
dynamite that might explode at
any time" the general said in an
address prepared for delivery be-
fore the national convention here
of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
1.-The first knowledge of war
initiated against this country by
Russia would come through the
explosion of atomic bombs against
selected detectives, maybe so in
number. e.
"Our national policy at the mo-
ment is out of step with our mill
tary capacity to enforce it. as evil
denced in Korea. :. we are max
ing ourselves weak everywhere
and strong nowhere. This is the
SureSt way to become involved in
a disastrous war"
Uncertain About StOckpile.
The general, one of the organ
izers and commander of the
global Military Air Transport
Command in World War II, is
now vice president and general
manager of the Hughes Aircraft
Co., Culver City, Calf.
Gen. George said he did not be-
lieve the Russians would launch
an attack against the United
States until they are ready and
are convinced that they possess
the atom bomb power to achieve
the end result"
The general said he spoke as
a representative of the Crusade
for Freedom, whose chairman is
Gen. Lucius Clay, former COM
mander of American occupation
forces in Germany.
Whether Russia has a sufi-
cient Stockpile of atom bombs is
anybody'S guess" Gen. George
continued. 1--WE can only hope
and pray that she does not have
that supply. Because, if she does.
this Nation must face the specter
of an attack any minute from
now on. -.
Maximum DefenSeS Urged.
ut is merely a question of time.
until Russia builds such a stock
pile. That may be a year or
longer period of time. But, GER
tainly, from our point of view, it
will be soon"
The general called for the ma
ton to meet these three prob
lens with realism" First and
foremost, he said, the United
States must provide maximum de-
lenses against atomic bomb at
tack.
Secondly" he continued, Eve
must have a strategic air force
capable of taking to the air be-
fore Russian planes with A-bombs
cross our frontiers. And, third
the United States must have land
and naval forces able to police
the world and back up our COM
mitments as well as preserving
our prestige"
Gen. George said he doubted il
the Western European nations
the United States is currently
arming would present any resist
ance whatsoever to the advance
of Russian armies if news reached
the world first that critical eco
nomic and governmental objec-
tives in the United States had
been hit by Russian A-bombs."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Seized as Atom Data Thief,
Briton SIashes Wrists
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. ia man
charged with stealing a briefcase
full of British atomic secrets was
held in a hospital today after he
slashed his wrists in his jail cell.
His condition was described as
mot serious" but a preliminary
hearing on the theft charge,
scheduled for today, was post
poned pending his recovery. He is
William Ralph Wakeham, IS.
The briefcase full of atomic
secrets was stolen earlier this week
from Frank M. Greenlees, an
official of the Supply Ministry's
atomic energy production division
at the new British atomic plant
in RiSley, Lancashire.
Mr.. Greenlees left the briefcase
and a suitcase in his train COM
partment at Euston Station for
three minutes. When he returned
they were gone. The baggage was
recovered and Mr.. Greenlees re-
ported today, after an examin-
alton of his papers, that all the
secrets were intact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
U. 5. 5. Columbus Wins
Battle Efficiency Flag
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. 12.-The heavy
cruiser Columbus has won the
1949-50 battle efficiency pennant
for being the all-round best
cruiser in the Atlantic Fleet,
United States Navy headquarters
in London announced today.
In competition with other
cruisers in the Atlantic Fleet, the
17,500-ton Columbus came out on
top in all phases of shipboard &C
tivity, including gunnery, COM
munications, engineering and
seamanship.
The Columbus, permanently as
signed to the Eastern Atlantic
and Mediterranean Fleet, is the
flagship of Admiral Richard L.
Connolly, commander in chief of
the fleet. 1t is commanded by
Capt. Ephriam R. Mclean of
Cleveland, Miss, and Arlington,
Va. Admiral Connolly presented
q pennant to the Columbus as the
ship lay at anchor in Fumagusta
Bay, Cyprus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12

planting a good luck kiss on Mr..
Vosyka's smiling face.
The heat was won by Keith
Sorenson of La Crescenta, Calf,
whose time of 184.143 miles an
hour was the slowest of the three
heat winners.
In the opening heat 46-year-old
Steve Whitman, manager of the
airport at Oshkosh, Wis, set a
record of 188.667 mph. Bob
Downey of Whittier, Calf, won
second at 186.589 mph.
Bill Brennand, %, Oshkosh.
made a battle of the second heat
all the way.
The midget races will continue
through today and Sunday in spite
of the crash, air fair committee
men said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Second Marines Vote
To Consider Meetings
With Other Divisions

Future conventions of the I'd
Marine Division Association,
which opened it's first national
meeting here today, may be held
together with the other Marine
divisions.
The association. meeting at the
Mayf1ower Hotel, voted I'M
animously to have its national
staff consider a joint meeting.
This action came after reading
of a letter from Maj. Gen. Graves
B. Erskine, president of the Third
Marine Division Association. The
general spoke of the possibility of
having combined association
meetings in one city at one time,
featuring a big parade and a
Marine Corps rally.
The convention voted to pre-
sent a special bronze plaque to
the people of New Zealand. The
division was quartered in New
Zealand during part of its World
war IL service.
General Smith PreSides.
1t. Gen. Julian C. Smith, USING
retired, who has been serving as
president of the association since
it's official formation in December,
presided.
A banquet at 8 o'clock tonight
will climax a three-day program
which was featured last night
by a supper and concert at the
Marine Barracks and a cruise
down the Potomac by the I'd Divi-
sion men and their families
About 500 icelebrants are in town
for the reunion.
The scarlet and gold divisional
colors were flown from the di-
visions home base at Camp Le-
jeune, N. c., to Washington yes
terday.
Before many weeks are past
these colors are expected to be
carried into combat. Along with
the First Division, already under
fire in Korea, the Second is the
only other Marine division on
active status.
Dates From World War !.
It's history dates from World
War I, when one Marine unit of
approximate regiment size fought
with other Marine and Army units
at Belleau Wood in France.
The division, as such, however,
was not activated until 1941,
formed of the old Second, Sixth
and Eighth regiments. The
Sixth promptly became part of a
provisional brigade that went to
Iceland in June, 1941.
Its subsequent history shows
units dispatched to reinforce the
First Marines at Guadalcanal, the
lone divisional assault on bloody
Tarawa, assault landings on Sal
pan and Tinian, dispatch of one
regiment to join the Okinawa
fight and occupation landings at
Nagasaki in Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
DETROIT, Aug. 12.-Twelve
thousand spectators at the Inter-
national Air Fair saw a young
pilot die when his midget plane
crashed yesterday.
James E. Vosyka, 81, of Oak
Park, Ill, was pulled lifeless from
the wreckage of his tiny craft, the
"Ace of Diamonds" while other
midget planes raced on overhead.
Both wings of the plane COL
lapsed as Mr.. Vosyka flew her at
200 miles an hour in the third
heat of the $4,000 Continental
Trophy race.
Just before the race began, a
newspaper photographer caught a
three-year-old spectator, Joan
Renegar Of suburban Berkley
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Virginia Architects
Condemn Price Boosts
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. H.
Marcellus A. Wright, jr., spokes-
man for Virginia architects, yes
terday called on real estate men
and members of the construction
industry to keep their prices in
line with actual and not expected
costs.
The president of the Virginia
chapter, American Institute Of
Architects. said the vicious" prac-
tice of boosting prices and bids
before increases reach the person
doing the boosting is putting
brakes on the construction bust
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12

F-5l fighter, who is the son OF
1t. Col. and Mrs. Ignatius B
Thomas, Fort Meade. Md.
Corpl. Robert j. Smith. whose
wife, Mrs. Joyce v. Smith, lives
at 232 Bellview avenue, Hagers-
town, Md.
Wounded are:
Corpl. Howard j. Wimbrough
jr., 81, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. j
Wimbrough Of 3346 Baker street
NE.
Second 1t. James r. Hill jr.
Is, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
r. Hill, ST., 6404 Forty-sixth ave-
nue., Riverdale, Md. ...
Pfc. William K. Owens. %. son
of Joseph Edward Owens, ST., 31a
Commerce street, Alexandria.
Pvt. Charles T. Compton, IT.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hamil l.
Compton, 1912 Auburn avenue
Bethesda.
Others Are Wounded.
Corpl. Leo A. Fisher, 20, sor
Of Norman L. Fisher, Waldorf
Md.
Pfc. Harold E. Dyke, son Of
Mrs. Dorothy v. Dyke, Winchester
Va.
Pvt. Robert L. Johnson, son Of
Charles j. johnson, RID 2, Fred
erick, Md.
Pfc. Thomas F. Hynson, son Of
Mrs. Leona Wright, Westminster
Md.
Pvt. Paule E. Shatzer. son Of
Mrs. Mary E. Shatzer, 412 West
Washington street, Hagerstown.
This is the second time 1t
Thomas has been reported miss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-12
Special Tax Exemption
For GIs in Korea TO
Be Written Into Bill
BY the Associated Press

Congress appeared to be agreed
today that GIs fighting in Korea
shall pay no Federal income taxes
and that the taxes Of their officers
shall be reduced.
A special exemption for service
men in areas of hostility will be
written into a new tax bill asked
by President Truman to raise IS
billion a year as the first INSTALL
ment" of the Nations payments
on the Korean war and Americas
rearming against Communism.
The decision on fighting mems
taxes was made yesterday by the
Senate Finance Committee as it
unanimously approved an increase
of about So billion year in taxes
on personal incomes Of over so
million taxpayers.
The committee now has ap-
proved the major items of the
Presidents tax program. 1t has
followed his main proposals. but
the bill when completed may fall
some millions short of raising SIS
billion at the present rate of ma
tional income.
Easy Passage Expected.
Senators George, Democrat, OF
Georgia and Millikin, Republican.
of Colorado said they expect the
measure to sail through the Sen
ate. Senator George is committee
chairman and Senator Millikin is
the senior Republican. The bill
may reach the White House by
September /.
Under provisions approved by
the Finance Committee so far,
this is what the bill would do:
/. Start digging deeper into the
pockets of individual taxpayers on
October /. Withholdings on wages
and salaries, after personal ex-
emptions, would jump then from
the present Is per cent to Is per
cent. The actual increase in taxes
will be around 20 per cent for
perhaps more than half of the SO
million plus taxpayers, with lower
percentage increases in the higher
brackets that now pay the stiffest
taxes. The new, higher rates will
apply on only one-fourth of 1850
individual income, but will be ap-
plicable to all income in 1851 and
years thereafter.
2. Increase corporation taxes by
SIS billion year. raising the top
rate from 38 per cent of income
to As per cent. The increased
rates on corporations are applica-
bic to one-half of corporate 1850
income. and will apply to ali in
come in 1851 and subsequent
years.
3. Exempt GIs in areas of hos
tility from any tax on their pay
and reduce the taxes for officers.
The committee instructed it's staff
to draw up details of this plan.
4. Plug tax law loopholes. In
this matter the committee has not
followed the Presidents recon-
mendations explicitly. 1t re-
iected a 10 per cent withholding
on corporation dividends. de-
signed to get taxes from persons
who fail to report dividend re-
ceipts in their income tax returns.
The Treasury estimated this would
have yielded SITS million.
5. Speed up income tax pay
ments by corporations, to crowd
an extra 81 billion or more dollars
into the Treasury over the next
five years. Corporations now have
a full year in which to pay the
previous years taxes.
The committee has yet to tackle
the issue of an excess profits tax,
which some lawmakers want to
use as a weapon against profit
eering.
1t also may have a vote on
whether to levy more taxes on
co-ops.