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The Arizona post., 1952-09-19
BY SEYMOUR FRIEDIN

BERLIN-A group of solemn, painstaking law
yers and judges are the feared most by Off
cialS of the Soviet dominated East German gov
ernment
These jurists don't indulge in dramatic retalia-
tory actions against Communist repression. They
scrupulously refrain from violence Their time
is consumed in compiling recordS-documented
and checked-of Communist ruthlessness and the
Germans who enact and implement Sovet-type
abuses The records are expected to be produced
one day, with witnesses, against the people assist
ing them.
The lawyers and judges have been organized
into the Investigating Committee of Free Jursts'
by Dr. Theo Friedenau. His identity is well known
to the Russians and their local Communist part
ners His work is so well known to them that on
a couple of occasions they tried to kidnap him
as he emerged from his headquarters in the SUBJ
urbs of the U. S. sector.
Dr. Friedman, who had been imprisoned for
a subordinate role in the plot against Hitler IN
1914, fled from the Soviet zone in 1948 after he
found the same use of terror in operation again
under another name. Because, as he claims, few
of his former ailers and Naz officials thought
they would be held responsible for their actions,
he wanted to make certain that the new totali-
tartan representatives in Germany would never
entertain any doubts about their responsibility.
Three years ago DR.. Friendenau began to collect
data and to enlist the support of lawyers and
Judges most of whom had fled the Soviet zone.
Since 1949 he has registered 600 cases and state
ments.
The great bulk of Dr. Friedenau'S records
though are supplied by eyewitnesses from the
Soviet zone Their testimony is recorded, their
names are kept extremely confidential and they
are warned to keep away from the building an
the future
eve keep records on every official in the East
Evening star., 1952-02-04
Indonesia DeyaIues
Currency Over IS Pct.
~ n. A,soeIu,ed Press

%
JAKARTA. Indonesia. Feb. A.
|Indonesia today trimmed the ON
|cial value OF its currency BY just
over two-thirds in q move planned
to stimulate foreign trade. The
value Of the Indonesian rupiah
was set at l1.4O to the United
states dollar-8.7 cents.
The ofncial rate. set IA March,
1850, when the currency was de-
valued 50 per cent. was about %
cents to the rupiah. In Jakartas
business section. the rupiah on the
free or black market has been
worth only about 8 cents.
Other new official rates estab-
|lished were: Pound sterling. 31.7
rupiahs; Dutch guilder. 3.3 ru-
|piahs; Straits (SingapOre) dollar.
|3.57.
New export duties were an
|nounced with the devaluation
Placed on most exports except
such economically weak prod
ucts as tea and tobacco, the new
levies will Offset to q great extent
the increased foreign exchange
which exporters can realize at the
new rate.
Evening star., 1952-02-04

ePcwes Steering and Fmd Tcrque standard on Grown I'm
perias Power Steering optional at extra cost all other
models Flud-To Optional on an Scyindef naodeA
Evening star., 1952-02-04
New Hondie-WoIkie
Has Greater Range,
Half Former Size
BY The Associated Pres.

.
WALTHAM, Mass. Feb. IA
new. compact armed forces
handle -walkie" communications
system, with units smaller than
q loaf Of bread, was disclosed last
night by the Raytheon Manu-
featuring Co.
Company engineers said the
transmitter-receiver is made Of
magnesium and aluminium parts
and weighs only six and D half
pounds, compared with the former
models IL pounds.
The engineers said the new
model has an operating range
Of one to three miles. depending
Evening star., 1952-02-04
|77% ofRed Investment
Goes 10 War Machine,
u. n. Survey Shows
~ ,he As.eejcsae Press

| GENEVA, Switzerland. Feb. A.
A United Nations report shows
THAT Russia's expanding military
machine absorbed IT per cent Of
last years gross investment in the
country. an increase. Of 8 per cent
over 1850. j
Gross investment as used Ia
the report by the Economic Com-
mission for Europe meant money
lput into plants and equipment
lplus depreciation.
The survey-admittedly Of 90
approximate nature reported 179
billion rubles in 1851 went for
Earnaments, munitions and main
ttenance OF troops in the Soviet
Union.
Greater Than q. s. Rate.
At the official Russian exchange
Irate the ruble is valued at 25
| United States cents.
Comparative figures showed
Russia devoted q larger proper
Ition Of her resources TO military
spending last year than did the
United States.
The Russian military expendi-
lures Of 124 billion rubles In 1881
were n per cent Of her gross In
Ivestment. United States expendi-
Ptures of $37 billion were 81. PEI
cent OF her gross investment.
Percentage Rising.
The year before. Russia's mill
tary outlay of 119 billion rubles
was SO per cent Of gross invest
ment. Then United States military
spending Of SIS billion was only
80 per cent Of the. gross invest
merlt. I&
The ratio Of direct defense
spending to gross investment In
Russia was higher the last tive
years than In 1887 but still wal
considerably smaller than from
the Munich crisis Of 1888 TO 1041
The commission concluded thai
from its growing resources tie
Soviet Union has devoted o SUBJ
Istantial and at present. increasing
amount to defense =. while thu
amount assigned to consumption
has 50 far increased y only
moderately above preWar levels.
Evening star., 1952-02-04
Democrat Executives
Viii Meet Tomorrow

The Executive Committee Of the
Democratic National Committee
viii meet tomorrow at II am. in
the Mayfiower Hotel to hear I
report from National Chairman
Frank &. Mckinney on reorgan.
ization Of the setup In the party's
headquarters and also to make
plans for the Democratic National
Convention in Chicago July 81.
Evening star., 1952-02-04

lon terrain conditions. compared
With the old modei,s reported
reliable range Of less than q mile.
The handle has tubes
SO tiny workers must use micro
scopes to assemble them, the COM
panY said. 4
Evening star., 1952-02-04
Heart Fund to Seek
Support Of Business

McLain B. Smith, chairman OF
the 1851 Heart Fund Campaign.
said today that all major business
Arms In I city would be asked
to cooper e in the fund-raising
drive.
/. Solicitation among the business
units win be conducted by . COM
mittee headed by j. M. Thomson.
Evening star., 1952-02-04

WHETHER you plan to buy a Chrysler
or not, we cordially invite you to drive
this revolutionary Chrysler FnePower
V-S engine. It is the most talked-about
engine Of modern times. Only FneP Power
performance can possibly tell you what
it ID like. We want you to have that
experience The FnePower engine u a
basic nes0 design 50 advanced it can meet
rising performance needs for years to coma.
Today it delivers 180 horsepower, even
on non-premium fuel, and when desirable.
with simple changes in manifolding,
compression, and carburetion the horse
power can be raised to $50 :. or over 900,
as in the experimental Chrysler K-310
car. Naturally, others viii initiate this
Chrysler achievement, at least in part.
We honestly believe that the FrePowR
engine will outperform any other car in
America :. and we invite you to learn the
new standard ii engine performance
Chrysler has.set by driving it yourself at
your Chrysler dealers at your convenience.
Evening star., 1952-02-04
Women's Bar Luncheon

The District Women's Bar AS
sociation will hold its regular
luncheon at noon Wednesday in
the Carlton Hotel.
Evening star., 1952-02-04
cHRYsLER ALSO BRINGS you

The AU-Speed Safety and PGrk;Hg
Ease of Full POsper Steering
The Priceless Security Of Americas
First POsDer Brakes
The Adpentages Of DriOer-C COMtrOILed
AwtOnsatic FIseid TrGnsnsissiOR
The Getaacay S.rdtRess Of FIwid-
TOrqsIe Drives ..-...
The Rough-R Rood Comfort Of The
Unmatched OrifOsD Ride
The Bad-WeGther Protection 0f
Ealy Waterproof IgnitiOR
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A eorver win make 3 better
Job a. ! ham Il TIE meat b al-
lowed 10 stand for 10 minutes
before 4 q brought % IL tshie
for xlicing.
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Youth For Christ
Will Show Movie
Counter Attack

One Of the most talked about
movies of recent years, Counter
Attack, win highlight the Youth
for Christ Rally at 7:3O pm. Sat-
urday in the Fleming st. Metho-
dist Church.
Al cast Of 200 high school stu
dents work out the teenager's ans
wer to the teenage problem in the
picture which has been hailed
across the nation as heart-warming
and soul-winning.
The musical part Of thw weekly
rally win feature Billy Roberts,
at the organ.
Youth for Christ Is an inter-de-
nominational organization and high
school students and seryicemen are
especially invited to attend.
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Good Balance
Ii Florida
General Fund

TAL..A1ASS =. y e1 So
y pfODeDly M.s - 81
Ot1te ezen. Y. ) ~ 100 $3.50 81 - ~
governor Y riosl =. - - w.
ne 49, 90 - oln ~
~ Wsa1
Staee unsncIai 49, eslln.ss
tne Iuna WaM 49,. y 1s - 49,
MoGu - ~ ~ $3.50 49,.
We s sOv - q q ]
Jan. y
Gov. Warren foI11d q u11Aen1n-
bered balance q $,1oS,0eo WAen
he took Office q January, lole.
His predecessors Willard CaId-
well, was LETT ! baIance @ nearly
10 millions By Spessard = Holland:
and Holland Inherited Z delicit e.
nearly two million h0m rFed =.
Cone. Before that state financial
figures didn't approach IL sino
they do today.
when ComutrnIIer 4 n cavss
xfaff cInsed the $500. s ti. Iss,.
s. hnsiness ve.r wedresi,sv 60
w.s . c.r...l r.'.,s .~.s S.i.rs.s
81 A71soo 81 NV - ~ ~
= rsI....S t,,s - H.. !. $3.50
t 4. .csin.t 4 !
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enc balances. -Four 49, alos -
Daiance stooa q 80: n0E
neaIiy = mi,llon oollaIs IS g vs.
sncumDeIeu y w. ~ J,
uons--m0s.y I0r tne ~ CaA0Weu
s0mMlstauon cons0ucuon pEO-
gram.
Gays figures show The General
Fund received . record 4l1l. ~, go
during the u months ended June
20. That was $ll,s5A0 60 moee than
receipts during the previous year.
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INV YORK AmeFic1ns "a
riotk q saving mare money II
~ fora - 40 althourh PAS
saxinGs have 1t va1ue g the dol
II cheapned and even though
still AoEe snch innation could b
i store.
lfcge NV lie Insurance policies
Weto hough3 - far this year than
|ovor befoce, H Institute Il Life
lneuranco says. TUtal holdings are
q ! rocord hi6h d Is hilton dol
|lafs. SavinT1 md time deposits "a
bankS and o(hsr Institutions are q
'nsw highs.
10 some dis. seams % show that
moot peopio 10 longer fear infla-
lin IL choapening q dollars Ii
|toxms a. what fhsy win buy. Most
Americans seoul q I'll that dada
lin q more lhely, = that the
do1lar savsd toiiay voRld b worth
more = purchs6ing power some
timo 81 TIE 1nfure.
But to other observers this dis
regard hv Amexicans q the ex-
ample u whit inflation does %
sayinas seems anothAr indication
|that ! majcEity q people really
like imitation Il II doesn't set out
"a hand
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Steel Strike
Negotiations

PITTSBURGH M - Top level
secret negotiations Ii the 40-day
old steel strike are underway TO-
day In this steel capital.
After their first meeting Thurs
day, spokesman for both industry
and the Clio Steelworkers were
tightlipped.
A union source said q second
meeting would be held al an I'm.
specified time and place today.
There Is every indication that
most a the issues Of the long
strike were discussed at least GEN.
orally nc the first session.
0stensibly the meeting was
called to talk over the industry's
request to get iron ore production
moving again. But union spokcs-
man. when asked II other issues
were taken up. smiled. you may
assume that"
Philip Murray. president az the
CI0 and the Steelworkers. and
General Counsel Arthur Coldberp
head the union team. Among ii.
dustry leaders present were vice
President John A. stephens az u III
Steel: Vice President Joseph Lar.
hin Of Bethlehem Steel Corn and
Ben II. Moreell. chairman az the
board Of the Jones and Laughlln
Steel Corp.
Industry sources are worrie<i
over possible Shutdowns next win.
Ter because Of ! shortage Of iron
orr. About 1900 iron ore miners
quit In sympathy when the steel.
workers struck June Z.
Iron ore shipments stopped son
afterwsrd on the Great Lakes. The
Lakes are open only seven months
n the spring and summer and vsxt
stocks of iron ore are moved Il
stock steel mills for The winter
months.
In addition 10 the 6o0 ,00o irile
Neelvorkers nearly 90. 900 work.
erx have been laid OF u allled
Industries.
Autnmotiye News. 4 trade mar.
nal Ia Detroit. says auto manu-.
laeinrsng this wreck win s. -
lowest Ia - years hecause q the
steci shortage.
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Western Powers Give Proposal
Expected To Test Sincerity OF
Moscow Demands For Germany

WASHINGTON K-The Western
powers have submitted to Russia
! Big Four meeting proposal which
American officials believe win test
the sincerity Of Moscow's demands
for 4 unified Germany.
The proposal, delivered Thurs
day. calls for . meeting limited
to the specific purpose Of creating
an impartial commission to de-
termine whether free elections can
s. held throughout divided Ger
many.
This was the one new feature IN
identical notes from the United
states, Britain and France which
REPRESENTED the sixth round In a
wordy diplomatic exchange going
on since last March.
Moscow called then for an urgent
meeting of the occupation powers
70 take up again the broad question
81 making peace with a unified
Germany, a move Western diplo-
mats at the time interpreted as
mere propaganda.
III the new proposals the West
laid down once more the conditions
that Russia must agree In advance
that any general peace settlement
be based first upon genuinely free
elections in the Soviet Zone, and
then to the creation Of q free all
German government which would
have q voice In framing the peace
treaty.
Moscow thus far has sidestepped
any such agreement and many dip
lomatic authorities doubt the
Kremlin will accept the latest
terms.
But the Western proposal left
ne way open for counter-proposals
and American officials believe that
III any event Soviet reaction win
be useful IN guiding public opinion
n this country and in Western
Europe.
The proposal, made after con.
eultation with West German Chan
eellor Konrad Adenauer, viii not
delay ratification Of the separate
contractual relations agreement
and the 6-nation European Defense
Community Treaty. Whatever MOS
COW may do, these pacts are aimed
1t bringing the Bonn regime into
the Western defense lineup. Offic-
falls expect them to be ratified by
the end Of the year.
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~ JACK oulcc
[ Ter neh Ihenasl

HOLLYWOOD H - Lawrence
WEEK. I North Dakota farm boy
who became 1 band leader. then
had 10 tour for 8 years 10 make
4 pay, has settled down II last
because III television.
~ WAS once regarded as d
threat to the band business, the
theory being that Il kept folks 1T
home and ont u dance halls. Wclk
maintains the opposite.
In May. 1851. Welk started i
brief engagement ii The Aragon
ballroom. . vast OCEAN front 60
tablishmens that was then virtu.
ally en- the financial rocks.
AZ The same time trlevisieu xta.
tiOn KTI-A wax seeking 4 hand for
: halfhour sh0w once j week
After hearing WEEK. Station Man.
aker Klaus Landxberg signed him
for four weeks.
To response - he <s-yesroid
bstca waverss Cham gawnmiucs
~ bo<h Landsberg md welk
somewhat aMed.
IAe ballroom. which Before wei
was astracting ~ fe~ ~ ! score
q pstronx On week NIGHTS. hexan
drawing hundrets Ne<k : erss
erowds ncw exxeed 400 re Ar
80 kas ssxEe6 him r. xnnsrsr4
mt hss ancsher ysar b run.
weikS Frsdsy might selexass
from the AFagum pusis Tan mass
that wosi6 ns.ke nasny ! nsogie
star ensisux. Aftxr - prsrrzrn
seeane seps u ~ time spct. KTfA
rave ham ! 9year eunsraes snxs
= no. layinx pans 10 klassc0ys.
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Mrs. Kempe viii
Give $500 To
Back Dog-Track

Mrs, Gene Kemps. Grand Plan.
tain e the Key West Frsendx q
Marsi Win personally c0nsrinnse
500 b lnlitste = fund fw ne do
track she sid b : release 10 h
Catiscn yssserasy.
Mrs kemps said loo perceas usp.
peri q ire prnpossd Stock Island
dog track Was pseaged ii rrerns
naeeting az the Frlenfs IL Mart.
TIE Organization viii use every
means a it, command d 2ssiss
the promoters II p<asssng oxxr fhe
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his programs and distribute them
nationally.
The brand Of music that has put
Welk on top is light, breezy. pleas
ant on the ears and easy to dance
to.
But il takes more than music,
he says, to put band across on
TV. Showmanship is equally i'm
portant.
Welk doesn't use acts. Instead
he has trained all but two Of his
II musicians to do specially solos.
The two holdouts claim modesty
but Welk hopes to change that.
Besides his pretty feminine vo-
calist, Robert Lynn. and his Irish
tenor, Gene Purcell, half a dozen
other bandsmen can and do get up
and make with the vocal cords.
Sometimes they team to make
duets, trios, and quartettes.
lone talent the good Lord gave
me-" Welk says, was the ability
to find talent in musicians that
other band leaders have passed
up.
my pianist didn't know he could
sing until two years ago, when /
encouraged him to try" the band
leader related. ssHe has become
a talented vocalist. My violinist
had never been a soloist. He lacked
the technique for certain types Of
playing. We arranged q number
Of tunes to fit his abilities. Today
he can perform like virtuoso
for 10 and Is minutes at 4 time. =
Showmanship isn't everything,
however, Welk said" You must
make people like YOU He makes
It a point to get out on the floor
and meet the dancers. His must
clans go out of their way to be
friendly.
I'VE operate like a business hold
ing regular meetings. If someone
has flnffed off on his obligation
TO the people. we bring it out at
the meeting Welk says.
For most of his Is years as q
band leader, Welk has toured the
East and Midwest. occasionally
invading Pacific Coast states. For
one l0-year period, 1926 to 1886,
he did nothing but one-night stands.
One reason for his success here,
he believes. is that 50 many Of
the people he played for during his
travels have now settled In this
area.
Now the owner of q mansion In
exclusive Brentwood--the first per-
manent home he has shared with
his wife and three children--welk
says he has settled down for good.
And he thinks he's done pretty
well for q guy who once couldn't
hold 4 job in the band business.
When. 1T II. Welk left the family
farm near Bismarck. N. D.. be
had no trouble finding employment
Is an accordionist. But invariably,
he was fired.
The other musiciaps would
complain because | couidnt read
music. he said. Il could only
keep in tempo on songs I knew. /
had % start my own band 10 keep
eating.
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HOLLYWOOD
NOTES


(For Beh Thomasl
HOLLYWOOD H-Hollywood IS
such j crazy place. Where else
would II be news when the boss
assistant takes over when the boss
gets sick?
Paramount recently promoted an
assistant director to director IN
such an instance. And the news is
looked upon as revolutionary in the
trade. However logical it looks to
the outsider. here such . jump can
be compared only with the spot
promotion Of an Army top sergeant
70 commanding general.
II was not always so. The prac-
tice was common enough in the
silent movies and the results more
than justified its continuance. Such
top men as Leo McCarey and
John Ford started as assistant di-
rectors. But In recent years, most
new directors came from but three
sources-Broadway stage. writer's
and nephews Of studio executives.
A fellow by the name Of Alvin
Gamer is the current Horatio Al
ger hero Of the assistant direc-
tors. Until q few days ago. he was
the guy who yelled, "Quiet, every
body, we're rolling" on the pic
ture, pleasure Island" The di.
rector was Playwright F. Hugh
Herbert, who had also scripted the
movie about three English girls
on q South Pacific island who first
meet men when 1000 marines
make 4 World War ] heachhead
Herbert, at the same time. was
writing Z new play for spring open,
ing, readying ! novel for fall pub.
LEGATION and overseeing the produc,
ton Of his current play, 1.-THE
Moon Is Blue" in nine different
companies here and abroad. II was
| inevitable that he should collapse
Of overwork.
Herbert's doctor ordered him
off the picture when It was little
more than half finished. Produc,
ton Boss Don Hartman and Her.
bert both felt that Gamer was the
man to complete the job and SUI.
pervise the important editing and
cutting.
Financially, the boost means
SO, 900 q year more at the bare
minimum. Should the picture be
! hit, it could mean that Gamer
Is on his way toward the big mon
ey. He averages about $4,000 a
year as an assistant. Top directors
earn as much or more than top
stars.
Gamer has been 20 years with
Paramount and has worked with
many Of the biggest directors.
"And the bigger they are" he
comments. ''the more they let an
assistant help"
Gamer disclosed that McCarey
let him direct whole scenes Of my
Son. John
Gamer said the most amazing
thing to him about the promotion
Il the big increase among agents
who now speak to him.
1--WE been seeing some Of these
same guys around here for years, !"
he said. with nary a nod from
them.
s.Now they come up and smack
me on the back like old pals. /
guess ] now look like a meal ticket
to the 10 per centers. /"
VIII he move out Of his Los An
seles apartment into 4 Bel Air
mansion with attached swimming
pool and butler?
mo. sir" he answers. Don't
forget I've seen . lot In my 20
years In this business. /"
As he talked. he must have noted
. lonely figure sitting over In the
corner Of the Paramount commits
sary. A few years ago. this man
was one Of the top director-writers
In the business. He never dined
alone until he committed that gray-
ct Of Hollywood mortal sins-a
couple d his pictures lost money.
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PASSPORT RULE

WASHINGTON u - A special
Federal Court has ruled that .
person is entitled to q court hear
inc on State Department order
revoking his passport.
The court Wednesday rejected 4
government claim that issuance
and rejection Of passports are
strictly within the province Of the
executive branch Of government
and may not be interfered with by
the judiciary.
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referendum wheneser 4 comes b
! vote. " the releass said.
Mrs. Ktmpe gAve ~ meefsne !
detailed Report e ~ rerent travels
d Europe snd ~ MSdd3e East.
SO I'D ~ grcup at wherever
SO travelled - has made N a.
fcrs b promcee GOD Win and
frsendkAip CO ~ Repshlie u
Cnha.
Sc VII desote her effnxts 10
llndinz I snitahie he4densrters
Cor she Friends - MARI. Ksy Nsst
Il n0w the inferuslnaal hesauasr.
ssxs fcT - oxEanaxazsun-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-05-01

riety in corn areas, was a failure; It
got just past poisoning. Three that
did give satisfaction. were Early
Golden Midget, North Star, and
Golden Rocket. North Star was
earliest by week and terminated
best. Golden Rocket justified itself
by producing more ears per stalk
over a longer period. Though so
small in size, Early Golden Midget
just can't be beaten for flavor and
tenderness, and the size is just right
for freezing.
Lettuce Find
Our county agent, Kim Roberts,
gets special thanks for introducing
to us the best leaf lettuce yet-a
new variety called Slobolt. It is just
what the name says-very slow to
go to seed. Moreover, it stayed
sweet in spite of dryness and heat.
We used it long after the head let
tuce and other leaf lettuce had gone
and, out of curiosity, just to see if
it ever would bolt, kept one plant.
It was mid-September before it fl
nally began to send up flower
stalk.
We can just barely raise tomatoes
for use fresh and for green pickles
and that's all, SO far. Old John Baer