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Evening star., 1951-08-08
u. n. 10 Rebuke Egypt
For Stopping Ships
By Ernie Hill
Correspondent Of The Stor and chieoco

Daily New.
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Aug.
8.-The Security Council has
agreed to adopt a resolution to-
morrow reprimanding Egypt for
attempting to close the Sues
Canal to cargo and passengers
bound for Israel.
The Council has notified
Egypt's delegate, Mahmoud Fawzi
Bey, that it considers his coun-
try's contention that a state Of
war still exists is invalid.
The Council will ask Egypt to
refrain from stopping ships of all
flags to look for Israeli cargo.
Fawzi Bey, dissatisfied with the
decision, has stated he will seek
guidance from his government on
Egypt's attitude.
Taking the case up reluctantly,
the 11-member Council has tried
to guard against aggravating un-
settled conditions in the Middle
East.
Ambassador Abba Eban of Is
rael has insisted that Egypt be
stopped from singing out Israeli
going through the in
ternational waterway.
Whether Egypt will abide by the
Councils decision remains to be
determined in Cairo.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
FBI Pushes Red Hunt
After Arrest Of 6 From
D. D.C.-BaItimore Area
Brovermon Is Lost to
Be Seized; Hoover PIons
No Mass Roundups

More arrests of alleged Amer
lean Communists were in sight
today after the roundup of six
men and women long identified
with Communist activities In
Washington and Baltimore.
All six were charged with plot
ting to advocate the violent over
throw of the United States Gov
ernment. The same accusation
was leveled against II convicted
top-rung Communists and "a al
legged Reds in the second and
third echelons of Communist ac-
tivities in America.
The forecast of more arrests
came from FBI Director j. Edgar
Hoover, who said in San Diego
Calf, that others will be taken
into custody but there is to be NO
hysteria, no mass raids, no round
up OF thousands"
Last Of the six to be picked ur
as the FBI focused on this area
was Maurice Braverman, 35-year-
old Baltimore attorney, who was
arrested early this morning at the
Baltimore international Airport.
'raverman Held in Jail.
Mr.. Braverman has appeared
here frequently representing ac-
cused Communists before the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities The attorney is al
legedly the official counsel for Dis
trict Four-the Mary land Wash
ington district of the party with
headquarters in Baltimore but
the FBI announcement 0 his ar
rest said he has never publicly
admitted affilietion with the party,
The attorney was arrested
shortly after l am. and lodged
in jail. The FBI said he would be
arraigned tomorrow morning.
Others shared in the latest
Communist hunt were identified as:
Roy Wood. SO, chairman of the
Communist Party in Washington.
arrested in Baltimore. Wood
lives with his wife and three chill
Continued on Page AS, Col. -
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Arlington County Sells
Two Bond Issues

Arlington County today sold a
$2.6 million sewer bond issue and
$2.4 milton in school bonds.
Low tidder on the sewer bond
issue was Halsey, Stuart & Co.,
Inc. of New York, at an interest
cost of 213492 per cent. There
were two other bidders.
The bonds will build sewerage
lines and an addition to the pres
ent treatment plant if the cost of
the projects can be met with the
amount OF the bond issue.
The school bonds, totaling $2.-
375,000. we're sold to j. P. Morgan
& Co.. of New York, whose low bid
was at an interest rate of 2.0739
per cent. There were three other
bidders.
The bid of fifth firm, Chase
National Bank of New York, was
not opened because it was not de-
livered until 1904 am, four
minutes after the deadline.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Organization Loses
7 Major Contests in
Virginia Primary
Byrd Group Captures
Nine Other Victories
Throughout Stote
By Alex R. Preston

Virginia'S Democratic organiza-
ton suffered two major defeats
at the top level in yesterdays
primary but recouped in at least
nine other contests where its su-
premacy was challenged.
One of the setbacks occurred in
the area adjoining Washington
where State Senator Andrew w.
Clarke of Belle Haven failed to
win denomination for a third
term.
More significant, however, was
tthes defeat of the Democratic
State chairman. G. Alvin Massen-
lberg. by Delegate Victor P. Will
son for the State Senate nomina-
ton from the Newport News area.
The total vote was 1887 to 1881.
Run Neck-and- Neck.
| Also in that area, all of the
Princess Anne County organiza-
ton candidates were leading peo-
pies ticket candidates today in
primary returns from 12 of the
lcounty'S IA precincts.
V. Alfred Etheridge :. and w.
Russell Hatchett ran neck and
neck in Princess Anne County,
but Etheridge won the first sena-
torial district race on the strength
of big majorities in the districts
two Eastern Shore counties
Northampton and Accomack.
Votes still were being counted
shortly before noon today in two
Iof Princess Anne County's big
precincts, Virginia Beach and
Kempsyille.
Senator, Clarke, who had the
support of the Byrd organization,
was defeated by John A. K. Dono-
van. Mr.. Donovan polled 1869
votes to 7.46S for Senator Clarke.
| Another anti-organization VIC
tory in Washington's suburbs
came with the denomination of
Delegate Edwin Lynch from Fair
fax County and Falls Church. He
received 4.257 votes to 3,570 for
his organization-supported oppo-
nent, James Keith, Fairfax attor-
ney.
Rucker Is Beaten.
/ ArlingtOn'S delegation to the
General Assembly was unopposed
within the party, the major de-
velopment there being the defeat
of Commemorative Attorney
Denman T. Rucker by William j..
Hassan. Alexandria's Delegate,
Armistead BootFe, likewise was
without opposition and that city
gave Senator Clarke only a three
vote margin, according to COM
lplete unofficial returns.
In Charlottesville, Senator E. o.
McCue. jr., who charged that Gov.
Battle was trying to purge him,
won denomination over Joseph r.
Henley. Albemarle County School
Board Chairman, by a vote of
1928 to 3,642 with all but one
of So precincts reported. This was
not strictly an anti-organization
fight, however. Senator McCue,
normally a strong administration
supporter. differed with the Gov
ernor last year on the latter'S
school grants program.
In brief. this is how the or
(See VIRGINIA. Page A-5.l
Evening star., 1951-08-08
1000 u. 5. Airmen Arrive
To Man Moroccan Bases
By the Asseciaied Press

CASABLANCA, Morocco, Aug. 8.
One thousand United States Air
Force troops arrived today to be-
gin manning American air bases
in French Morocco, in the north
west corner of North Africa.
The troops, from Kelly Field,
Tex, arrived on the troop ship
General Ballou, which left New
York July "a.
The men were sent directly to
Mouasseur airf1eld, about 20 miles
south of Casablanca, which was
activated July IA, when Ameri-
can planes and heavy bombers
landed there.
The United States will have the
use of seven airfleldS in Morocco.
Another of these, at Sidi Sill
names 40 miles north of Casa
blanca, is also in operation.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Cotton Crop Near Record;
II Million Bales Forecast
By the Asseeiuted Press

The Agriculture Department in
its first forecast of the current
cotton crop today estimated it at
17,266,000 bales of 500 pounds
gross weight.
This near-record crop is 1914 :
900 bales more than the i0,012,-
Q00-bale short crop produced last
year. It also is much larger than
the 10-year (1940-49 average of
12,030,0O0 bales.
The Government had appealed
for a crop of at least 16 million
bales to replenish supplies which
had been cut to a low level under
defense program demands. Ex-
ports have been restricted be-
cause OF the supply situation.
The largest crop ever produced
was 1S.946,000 bales in 1887.
A big boost in the crop had been
expected by the cotton markets
as evidenced by the fact that
prices have dipped rather sharply
from . ceiling Of 1915 cents q
:.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Bill for Huge Air Force
May Involve Pentagon
Close Support Fight
Vinson Asks l63 Wings
To Double Present 81 and
Two New Super Carriers
BY the Associated Press

QuarrelS within the Defense De-
partment over close air support
of ground troops may be aired
when the House Armed Services
Committee takes up a new pro-
posal to about double the nations
air power.
Chairman Vinson of the House
Armed Services Committee, said
he is introducing today two bills
calling for increased air strength
over land and sea.
One bill would authorize ex-
pansion of the Air Force from its
present strength Of about 81 wings
to 1853 wings. of which 1873 would
be combat wings. The remaining
IS wings would be troop carriers
intended primarily for joint Army
Air Force operations.
A wing varies according tc
plane size-from 30 big bombers
like the, inter-continental B-36
to rs fighters in a wing.
Mr.. Wilson's second bill would
expand naval aviation by author
izing the construction ''as prompt
ly as possible" of two additional
giant aircraft carriers of nearly
10000 tons each.
Would Be Sister Ships.
These carriers, estimated by the
Navy to cost about $3.50 million
each, would be sister ships to a
super carrier recently authorized
by Congress. It will have a dis
appearing" bridge, to allow big
winged bombers to take off and
land.
Mr.. Vinson said he intends to
begin hearings on the bills soon
possibly next Tuesday. Under Mr.
Wilson'S proposal, the big expan-
sion program would abe financed
from military funds for fiscal
1858. The Armed Services bud
gets for that year, which begins
next July /, are being drafted
now at the Pentagon.
The 1852 military appropriation
bill now under study by both
Houses of Congress provides s19.5
billion for the Air Force. This
would allow for a Sewing air
arm, Air Force officials say.
Representative Cole, Republi-
can. New York, called last week
on the House floor for full-scale
congressional investigation of re-
ported service differences over
close air support Of ground troops.
invoices Direct Aid.
This involves bombing and
straf1ng as a direct aid to troops
engaged in combat, as distin-
guished from long range aid to
troops by bombing of enemy pro-
duction centers, communications
and supply lines.
Mr.. Cole is q member of the
Armed Services Committee. He
(see AIR POWER, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Cheerful Weather Note:
Il May Cool Off Friday

Anybody who wishes to disre-
gard today and tomorrow may get
a cheerful note out of the weather
news.
Today, as anybody can feel, is
warm and humid, and tomorrow,
as anybody will feel, will be warm
Ier and humider.
So says the Weather Bureau,
though not so ungrammatically
The bureau also is author of the
probability that thundershowers
late tomorrow will bring cooler
weather Friday.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Loot Recovered in Philadelphia
Charged to Suspect Here

Thousands of dollars worth of
loot credited to the man they con-
slider the city's champion house.
breaker has been recovered in
Philadelphia, police announced
today.
Capt. Aubrey M. Tolson of the
general assignment squad declined
Ito estimate the value of the
articles which were found on in
structions given them by their
31-year-old Kenneth c.
Won Der Heide of Chillum Heights,
Md.
Philadelphia newspapers call it
Evening star., 1951-08-08
HopeofAverting
New World War
Put at Minimum
House Warned
Conflict Might
Continue 10 Years
BY the Associoied Press

A congressional military expert
told the House today there Is
only a minimum hope" that the
United States can avert an ALL
out war that might last 10 years.
Opening debate on a $50 billion
appropriation bill, Rep
reSentative Mahon, Democrat, Of
Texas estimated the Korean war
already has cost the United States
SIS billion. He cautioned against
"complacency" and sounded this
warning:
In my judgment, there is only
a minimum hope that our diff
'culties with Russia can and will
be resolved short of war. Trends
from cold to hot war, from little
wars to big wars, do not have a
tendency to reverse themselves
short of an all-out explosion.
I'VE are not so blind that We
fail to realize that an all-out
shooting war might last for a
decade and might very well de-
stroy much of civilization as we
know it on this planet.
Shudders at Contemplation.
zone cannot but shudder at the
contemplation of the death and
misery that would be incident to
"a global conflict involving the
United States and Russia as the
principal adversaries."
Mr.. Mahon is chairman of an
Appropriations subcommittee in
charge of military budgets. AS
Such he is a recognized spokes-
man on military matters. His SUBJ
committee conducted weeks Of
closed hearings before acting on
the pending bill. During that time
it quizzed top Defense Depart
ment leaders, both military and
civilian.
"It is true" he said. that the
United States becomes stronger
with every passing day" but the
same probably is true of Russia.
Who is so foolish" he asked.
as to assume that the Commu-
nists are standing still?"
Autumn May Be Crucial.
He said the world picture should
be somewhat clearer this fall"
which he referred to as the time
Of decision"
He predicted that additional
money will be needed later this
year to build up the Air Force
and to strengthen the Navy's air
arm and, unless there is decided
change for the better" to incraese
our military forces beyond the
presently planned 3.5 million men.
Mr.. Mahon in an earlier inter-
view estimated that the Korean
campaign cost the United States
| SIS billion during its first year-up
to last June 30-and predicted
that it would cost almost that
much more up to next June 80
unless conditions change.
Mr.. Mahon said "overwhelm-
ing passage" of the military
money bill would strengthen our
hand in truce negotiations in
Korea" and show the world that
We mean business"
Holds War Not Inevitable.
while we work for Defense"
he said, 1--WE might as we'll face
the tragic realities of the present
situation. I agree with the mill
tary officials that war is not in
evitable and I think that it would
be a tragic mistake for us to dis
continue our efforts toward a
peaceful settlement of the diff
ferences which exist between the
United States and Russia. No top
official. insofar as I know, advo-
c~> AnrnNnrYa arY~x1~
Evening star., 1951-08-08

$4,000. but Capt. Tolson would
not even comment pending fur
ther Identification of the loot.
Police say Won Der Heide has
readily admitted looting well over
$50 apartments in the Washing
ton area over three-year period.
He is charged with housebreaking
and held on $4,000 bond.
Some of the booty recovered
in Philadelphia may be that taken
from the apartment of Senator
Gillette, Republican, of Iowa,
early last spring. The loss there
included two watches, a diamond
ring some Jade and lapis.
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

lovESlcK GIRL AND G. B. S.
George Bernard Show once wrote
lovesick girl who bomborded him with
letters: why don't you join some So
eiolist society and get some work to
do? Another article on Shows hitherto
unpublished letters on poge At.
SLEEPING PILL MENAcE-The Food
and Drug Administration osks more ef-
feetiys control Of sleeping pills and
coils them the menoee Of the medicine
chest. Pace B-l.
Evening star., 1951-08-08

which representatives of the press
services and newspapers fatty re-
fused to accept his unprecedented
condition of agreeing in advance
to use the names if he would re-
lease them at once.
Senator Mccarthy had offered
to disclose the names and subject
himself to possible libel suits if the
press associations or a major news
paper would agree to use them.
He explained he made such an
offer to dispose of the oft-repeated
contention that he had made
charges against various individ-
uals only on the Senate floor under
the cloak of immunity. A Senator
Evening star., 1951-08-08

would look tor
informative. be-
hind = the : scenes
news of the 9TH
Ietes they see in
action on the
television screen.
The Stor sports
section hos pro-
vided this sort OF
eoverose for mony
yeors. And this
year Burton How.
kins' column THE
Baseball Beof"
hos been odded. II
q.
Evening star., 1951-08-08

|over its whole second page to the
full texts of the letter President
Truman sent to Soviet President
Nikolai Shvernik a month ago,
and accompanying United States
congressional friendship resolu-
ton" along with President Shver-
Inik's reply two days ago proposing
IA flve-power peace pact. The Sec
Iond page of Soviet papers is re-
served for foreign news.
international reaction. thirst
ing for new war, strives to use
Ireactionary governments in order
to confuse peoples with lies and
deceive them" Izvestia COM
mented in separate editorial.
They seek to present their
aggressive policy as peaceful" f"
said 1zvestia, land the peaceful
policy of the USSR and other
Ipeace-loving countries as aggres-
sive."
Publication of the exchange of
messages followed broadcasts of
their texts over Moscow Radio
last night. They were handled in
much the same manner as were
the critical comments by British
Foreign Secretary Herbert Nor
rison and Pravda's rebuttal less
than week ago.
President Truman's letter, sent
July Z. was addressed to Mr..
Shvernik. who is chairman of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
"a small group authorized to act
for the Soviet Parliament when it
is not in session.
Along with it went a resolution
sponsored by Senator Mcmahon
and Representative Ribicoff, Con-
Inecticut Democrats, requesting the
Soviet government to tell the Rus
sian people that Americans "desire
to live in friendship with all peo-
piles"
Delivered With Reply.
Publication of the American
messages was held up until Mr..
IShvernik''s reply was delivered
Monday with a Soviet Presidium
resolution proclaiming Russia s
dedication to world peace.
Pravda, the Communist Party
organ, commented that the so
Wet government has never placed
any barriers on friendly relations
between the Soviet people and
Iother people"
"On the contrary" said Pravda.
(See MOSCOW, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1951-08-08
Full Committee
BacksCriticism
OF Butler Tactics
Rules Group Delays
Report for McCorthy's
Minority Views
BY w. H, Shippen

The Senate Rules Committee
today approved the report of a
subcommittee which characterized
the Butler campaign in Maryland
as a "despicable back street"
type.
The committee postponed de-
livery of the report to the Senate
for 10 days to permit Senator
Mccarthy, Republican, of Wis
consin to prepare a minority find
ing.
The 39-page report of the Priv
leges and Elections Subcommittee
was approved in full except for
one minor change in the sum-
mary of the testimony of Miss
Jean Kerr. Senator McCarthy's
research secretary.
Senator Mccarthy, who cam
paigned against Millard E. Ty-
dings in the Maryland election,
told reporters he objected to the
summary of Miss Kerr's testimony
indicating she approved a COM
posite photograph in the campaign
tabloid, From the Record" pur-
porting to show Mr.. Tydings in
friendly conversation with Earl
Browder, former Communist lead
er.
Senator Mccarthy pointed to
the record of last springs lengthy
public hearings in which Miss Kerr
was quoted as saying, THE pic
ture didn't tell the story at all
that was a lazy mans way of
doing it."
The subcommittee had received
testimony that Senator Mccarthy
suggested the idea for the Butler
campaign tabloid, half a million
copies of which were printed on
the presses of the Washington
Times Herald.
Minority Report Due.
Senator Mccarthy pointed out
his secretary approved of the
tabloid as whole, but had de-
cllned to indorse the idea of the
composite" picture.
Senator Mccarthy said he
planned to prepare a minority
report to be submitted with the
subcommittee version which criti-
clzed his participation and that of
his staff in the Maryland election.
Senator John Marshall Butler.
Republican, defeated his veteran
Democratic opponent by an i'm
pressive majority. Mr.. Tydings'
charges that he was the victim of
a campaign of "scurrilous lies"
and moral squalor" led to the
public hearings which opened
February 20 and continued
through the middle of April. \
Butler to Reply From Floor.
Senator Butler has made no
comment on the report other than
to say he planned a reply from
the Senate floor later.
Chairman Gillette of the Privi-
leges and Elections subcommittee
said the vote of the Rules Com
mittee was 8 or 9 to 8" in favor
of the report.
The votes indorsing the report
included those of two Republi-
can members of the hearing panel
Senator Margaret Chase Smith
of Maine and Senator Hendrick-
son Of New Jersey. The panel
included Chairman Munroney,
Democrat, of Oklahoma and SEN
ator Hennings, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,.
Senator Mccarthy said he
would consult with some Repub-
lican members of the Rules Com
mittee in preparing his minority
report. He would not say, how
ever, if he expected any other
Senators to sign the findings in
addition to himself.
Evening star., 1951-08-08

BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 8 P.-
The city commission inadvertently
voted a law making Birmingham
bone dry. The commissioners yes
terday were trying to adopt a reso-
luton which would stop the drink
ing of denatured alcohol, paint re-
mover and bay rum. Instead they
passed an ordinance effective Au-
gust 81. which the red-faced legal
department too late discovered
would stop legal sales Of beer and
whisky.
Evening star., 1951-08-08

~~->-~-~--~--->--~~
previously had indicated strongly
that his group would carry out
at least a preliminary fact-f1nd
ing inquiry preparatory to learn
ing the intentions of the Armed
Services Committees of both
houses. said that at an unan-
nounced closed session the six
members present unanimously
approved" a decision to keep
hands off.
Some Senators said today that
there was little or nothing for
them to investigate.
Apparently the Army has taken
Careful pains to handle the nasty
situation" said Senator Mundt,
Republican, of South Dakota.
Mccarthy Recalls Marines.
Senator Mccarthy. Republican,
of Wisconsin said that when he
was in the Marines "if you vio-
lated an order or regulation, you
took the penalty without squawk-
ing even if it was tough"
. No committee investigators
have gone to the Military Acad-
emy and none will, Senator Hoey
said after talking with Maj. Gen
Miles Reber. Army liaison officer
with Congress.
Unless the cadets facing dis
missal manifest or desire to have
an investigation on the basis thai
they had not had a fair deter.
mination, we will not step in," the
Senator said.
Chairman Russell of the Senate
Armed Services Committee coule
not be reached but the actins
chairman, Senator Byrd, Demo.
crat, of Virginia. knew of no com.
mltteemen asking such probe.
The Army, which last FRIDAY
announced flatly that Secretary
Pace had approved recommenda.
tions that approximately 80 ca.
diets x x x be discharged" con.
tinued to go to great lengths today
to emphasize that each mans
case still was undergoing a flnaI
screening by an Academy board
Changes His Statement.
The same Army SPOKESMAN who
on Friday stated fatty that the
discharges were beginning today
Immediately" also changed his
statements with reference to the
type Of discharge to be given the
cheating cadets and as to whether
or not graduates who might be
implicated in the affair would be
touched.
Previously, he said that cadets
would receive a general dis
charge" which is neither honor
able nor dishonorable and speaks
of satisfactory service" Yester-
day he withdrew that statement
and supplied in its stead the in
formation that each cadet would
be separated" either through a
letter of resignation or an lad
ministrative discharge" In either
event their personal files at the
department would not indicate
any connection with the scandal
While he said previously thai
graduates would be presumed te
have a clean slate" yesterday hi
said that any evidence that they
(See WEST POINT. Page A-3)