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Show Greek Revolution Guerrilla Bands Instructed In Tenets of Communism By BAUKIIAGE News Analyst and Commentator. WNU Service, 1616 Eye Street, N. W.. Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON. The Greek! had a word for It the word revolution, I mean. It was antistasia, I believe, as nearly as I can transliterate the Greek alphabet. But until veijr recently It meant something quite different from what It means in Greece today. I won't attempt to telescope the history of the Hellenes back to Helen of Troy, the first successful success-ful shipbuilder, who, we are told launched a thousand thou-sand ships, not by Boating a war bond issue but on her face, as it were. But looking look-ing back only into in-to the memory of our oldest diplomats, diplo-mats, or even some of the younger ones, we are familiar with the program. It BAUKHAGE usually started with the "colonels." It wasn't a too strenuous or bloodthirsty blood-thirsty affair. A few colonels got together. to-gether. They marched on the palace or the war department or the state department, had a few polite words, put their own cabinet in, shot off a few shots which damaged at most a few more or less innocent but curious curi-ous bystanders and that was that But there came a change. The revolution which followed the "liberation" of the Greeks from Nazi occupation was quite a different differ-ent matter. It didn't come from the top and work down. It cam from the bottom and worked up. The Allies had armed the "resistance," "resist-ance," the Greek patriots who fought the Germans. But while the Allies poured In such material aid s wai possible, Just as they helped Tito In Yugoslavia, the Russians were pouring in something else. Propaganda.' The Allies learned, too late, the true physiognomy of the revolution which opposed the government gov-ernment The "liberation" was revolt engineered and carried on by the enlisted men, not , the high officers. And its leaders were communist-Indoctrinated. ( The majority of the ' rebelling Greeks were not Communists. They were not fighting to establish a communist com-munist regime, but to overthrow an Basement Homes Solve Crisis (This it the second im a serifs of Itoriit showing bow Anurktm iitg-nulty iitg-nulty helped tolv Americas Problem Prob-lem 4b CJ.'t No. t beadcbe bousing) bous-ing) "Children In Orphanage Because of Housing Shortage" that was the headline on a story In the St Cloud, Minn., Times a story that went on to say: "Three applications were made this week by parents seeking admission for their children in the St Cloud Orphan's home. The parents par-ents were unable to rent or buy living quarters. Rev. Jerome Blele-Jeski, Blele-Jeski, in charge of the home, said: This institution is no place for child with a mother and father who can provide a home for him. Our principal objective is to car for dependent de-pendent and neglected children and orphans. These children have not been neglected except by society.' soci-ety.' " That was two years ago. It stirred the people of St Cloud. They set up an emergency housing committee whose first action was to print blank form to be filled out by people who needed homes. Within few days, 200 families bad registered nearly 1,000 people with no placa to live. To take car of the most urgent cases, the town (population 28,000) obtained 100 trailers and set up "two camps. Then it turned to the houses which were being built very slowly because of the lack of material, particularly par-ticularly lumber. Also these houses cost more than most returning vets could pay. There is a concrete block plant In St Cloud. "Why," Mayor Murphy asked himself, "can't we make use of that? Isn't there some kind of house we can build using concrete? . Why not basement bouses?" St Cloud had used basement houses before in the depression days of the early '30s, when people who couldn't afford to build complete com-plete houses built basements with the hope of completing the structure later. The mayor agreed to underwrite the construction of the first five basement houses in October, 1949. Today there are 179 of them in St Cloud. The basements are approximately 24 feet by 30 feet, with concrete block or poured concrete walla, rising ris-ing approximately two feet above the ground. Each basement is divided di-vided into two bedrooms, t living room and dinette, with a kitchen in one corner, and a bath. Some roofs have a small rise, others are flat, with tarpaper laid over what will some day be the floor of bouses. The autocratic junta. But they were or ganized and directed by Moscow- trained leaders. Today there is a "revolution" In Greece. The majority of the so-called so-called "guerrillas" are not Communists. Commu-nists. They are fighting to establish (they think) a liberal Greek government govern-ment But all of their leaders are Communists. And the rank and file are being carefully and thoroughly indoctrinated in communism. They raid, they fight, they eat off the land, they use the weapons provided by the Allies. But out of each such fighting and eating day they take time out to go to school. These schools are conducted regularly from 10 to 12 and from 4 to 6 unless a battle or so interrupts. inter-rupts. In these schools the good Greek patriots are being thoroughly thor-oughly Instructed In the philosophy philoso-phy of Karl Marx, Nick Lenin and Joe Stalin. This Is of record. rec-ord. It Is fact, not fancy. Moscow Mos-cow would (unofficially, of course), probably boast of It rather than deny It. Those who graduate with sufficient communistic "honors" are appointed appoint-ed political commissars and attached at-tached to each guerrilla unit. It is easy to imagine what would happen If these forces took over the government. Meanwhile, there Is no objection on the part of the agents of Moscow to have the Greeks set up "coalition" "coali-tion" governments they have had nearly a dozen, all of which failed because the leaders of the various parties represented could not cooperate. co-operate. The failure of these governments, the revolt, dissension, unrest terrible ter-rible economic conditions, all contribute con-tribute to that great ally of communismchaos. commu-nismchaos. Conditions. That la the answer. The whole of the American policy of "aid to Greece and Turkey" Is Intended In-tended to change present conditions. condi-tions. To change them the experts tell us we must: 1. Stop the warfare, assure personal per-sonal security to the people. 1. Feed them. I. Restore their normal economic eco-nomic life, and as a result, their normal social life. Then see that they are let alone to take care of themselves. Communism Commu-nism then will die of malnutrition. cost is $2,600, and the buyers agree to build the rest of the house within three years, if possible. One of the first G.I.s to move Into a basement home was Cliff Gan-field. Gan-field. Cliff was 20 months in the infantry in the South Pacific, made two landings on Luzon and went into in-to Japan with MacArthur's troops. When he first got a Job In St. Cloud with a department atore, his wife, Sarah, and daughter, Karen Mved with her folks in a town in the northern part of the state. Others in the community followed the lead of Mayor Murphy. Among them were young Don Strack, who returned from the army late in 1949. Before the war, Don had worked with his father, who is a contractor. Don wanted to build bouses for his pals, back from the army, and so he started constructing basements. He says that construction time is about three to four weeks, not counting delays for materials. Strack has completed 12 basement houses and has several under construction now. Other people in the community have built basement bouses for sale or rent to veterans. Among them is Ralph Borrowman, city engineer. And some vets have started to build their own homes. George Schuler, former sergeant, who spent 23 months in the European theater, is one who is building his own basement base-ment home. A local church also is being built like basement homes. Redeemer Lutheran church has built a basement, base-ment, which has two white crosses rising above the' hatchways now used for entrances. TO OFFSET EXPORTS Record Wheat Crop WASHINGTON. Although wheat stocks In this country have been drained to extremely low levels by record-breaking movement of grain and flour to war-riddled European countries, prospects are that the 1947 production will be sufficient for all borne needs with some to spare, it Is revealed in a department of agriculture agri-culture report The winter wheat crop is expected to bit a record of 973,047,000 bushels while the spring wheat crop is indicated indi-cated at 269,000,000 bushels In pres ent crop prospects. This output, the department indicates, Is ample to care for all needs despite the carry Sets New Trend ! UKMUiyvmtruin vm ,,KWiMlAtwm'M.l.M'mm..iM,,..:ii.nm.'K , IW.UJUWHHIJUI UIIHUHMI 1 ; ' ....... I i ' ' ? j ! ;;.!. .' -. J . , , . ! ! : " ' , , l -4 f ' .A;- . , VJj FUTURE NAVI FIGHTERS . . . Navy men are right In there punching at an early age, as attested by this photo of two members of the navy junior boxing class (composed of sons of naval officers) at the 29th annual Annapolis Navy academy boxing championships. NEWS REVIEW Parley Still Deadlocked; Higher Prices Predicted MOSCOW: No Agreement The conference between U. S. Secretary of State Marshall and Premier Stalin has achieved little or nothing, in the opinion of American Ameri-can diplomats in Moscow. The deadlock dead-lock between Russian and United States delegations in the Council of Foreign Ministers seems no nearer to solution. Basic disagreements on the German peace treaty are too great, it is thought, for any easy or rapid agreement. This pessimistic view does not ex clude the possibility that some minor concessions may be made bv the Russians for propaganda pur poses. It is not believed likely, however, how-ever, that anything important will be achieved at this session. Hope that the Austrian treaty would be completed has pretty well faded. Main stumbling block In all the treaty negotiations is the Russian demand for huge reparations. If the Russians would retreat somewhat from their position, some arrangement arrange-ment might be worked out, it Is admitted. While there is considerable Justification Justi-fication for calling this conference a failure, American diplomats point out that certain fundamental issues have been aired, and that Secretary Marshall has had an opportunity to present American policy to Russia and the world. HIGHER PRICES: Sloan Says So Still higher prices are coming soon, according to one of the topflight top-flight business executives of the country Alfred P. Sloan Jr., chairman chair-man of General Motors corporation. In a speech before the Economic club of New York, Sloan blamed demands de-mands of union laborers for wage increases. IN FULL SPLENDOR . . . This night picture, with the Washington monument In the background, shows the cherry blossoms in the nation's capital in all their glory. over of only 140,000,000 bushels on farms as of April 1. Although exports of flour and raw grain were the primary factor in creating the low old crop stocks, high prices served as another factor in inducing farmers to sell their grain. Feed grain officials also were unperturbed un-perturbed over reduced farm stocks of oats and barley, primarily because be-cause of a substantial increase in corn stocks, compared with a year ago, and the fact that the corn Is of much better quality than in 1949. Winter wheat was seeded under favorable conditions and ample sup plies of soil moisture In the fall of 4 V 'V s, "It Is clear a new national wage pattern is being formed, he said, and that business cannot meet higher wages and make price reductions re-ductions at the same time. He admitted ad-mitted that lowering of prices is a "badly needed" change. Any enter, prise that can absorb wage boosts without raising prices should do so, he advocated, but he added that few could do so. Burdensome taxes also prevent substantial price reductions, reduc-tions, he said. It is the price level of farm produce, prod-uce, not of manufactured goods, that is most out of line, Sloan declared. de-clared. In all likelihood, he predicted, pre-dicted, consumer resistance to high price in the perishable goods lines, particularly foods, will bring "a more or less serious decline in general gen-eral business volume before final adjustment is made." TEXAS CITY BLAST: Chaos Prevails The explosion of the French freighter Grandcamp in a slip In Galveston bay, Texas City, Tex., was followed In rather fast order by explosion of the freighter High Flyer, as well as other explosions. Both ships were laden with tons of ammonium nitrate. : ; It may be weeks before any reliable reli-able facts can be secured even as to the origin of the first blast. Hundreds Hun-dreds lost their lives, the injured may reach thousands and property damage of millions is certain The loss to the Monsanto Chemical plant, in Immediate vicinity of the initial explosion of the French vessel, ves-sel, will reach 20 million dollars. Prompt assistance by state officials, offi-cials, federal authorities and Red Cross units as well as Houston, Galveston Gal-veston and other Texas firefighters and police, the cooperation of air lines, railroads and doctors, nurses and ambulance workers, prevented the loss in life from reaching several sev-eral hundred more. A few hours after the first blast Texas City was the scene of chaos. Ten fires sprang up within a few hours. The concussion wrecked buildings in the center of town, and fires completed the destruction of many sections of the industrial city. The residential section was about the only section not leveled. Homes and buildings in Houston. Galveston and other cities were thrown open to the evacuees, who wandered around In a daze. The shock was felt 10 miles away and the fires could be seen for 100 miles. Even airplanes exploded in the air. Atomic Control Possible Now Article 51 of the United Nations charter provides a basis for possible pos-sible compromise on an atomic energy control plan which bypasses the veto problem. "If it could be agreed that illicit production or storing of fissionable materials constitutes evidence of Intent In-tent to commit armed attack, then nations could automatically, once a violation had been certified, proceed to take enforcement action without waiting for explicit Security Council Coun-cil approval," points out Dr. Fox. Forecast 1946 resulted in generally satisfactory satisfac-tory germination and excellent fall growth. Cold winter weather has prevented excessive early plant development, de-velopment, thus improving yield prospects. Rye was reported planted under generally favorable conditions in the fall of 1946. Growth and development develop-ment of the crop was said to be satisfactory in the fall and early winter because of good moisture conditions, but cold weather after mid - December retarded plant growth. However, the crop has progressed satisfactorily and no unusual un-usual losses are apparent Boy Confesses Killing Pal on 'Tree Gallows Cody of Victim, 8, Found Hanging in Woods With Rope About Neck. ALBANY, N. Y. Carl De Flum-' er. 14, was charged with first degree de-gree murder after he confessed, the district attorney said, the slaying of a neighborhood playmate, 8. The boy stood silently, head bowed, as Police Court Judge Robert Rob-ert J. Laffin read the charge accusing accus-ing him of strangling Robert Wahr-i man by placing a rope about his neck. Robert's nude body was found in! a patch of woods in Loudonville, aj residential suburb. A piece of clothes line was wound around the boy's neck and was looped around a tree limb and tied to another tree. The body, hands tied behind the' back and with feet touching the ground, was found by three youths who called police. A crucifix and re-i ligious medals were around the I dead boy's neck. Blame 'Impulse.' District Atty. Julian B. Erway said he believed the slaying was the result of "an impulse." He would not elaborate on a motive but quoted De Flumer as saying he "decided to kill" his companion as they played in a barn near where the body was found. Erway declined to make public a statement made by De Flumer, but said the Wahrman boy had been killed by jerking of the rope. The coroner said death resulted from "suffocation from strangulation." : Erway quoted the De Flumer boy as telling him he stripped the Wahrman boy of his clothing "to remove the evidence." The only spectators in the special court session were the accused boy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. De Flumer, who live on the same street as the Wahrmans. Both wept throughout the five minute session. "Can't I see him?" Mrs. De Flumer sobbed as her son was led from the courtroom. Death Penalty Possible. The parents were permitted to talk with the boy in an anteroom before be-fore he was taken to Albany county jail to await examination. A plea of innocent was entered for him. The charge of first degree murder carries car-ries a possible penalty of death in the electric chair. The De Flumer boy, a first year high school pupil, was wearing blue dungaree pants and a lumberjack type jacket and held a cap in his hand during the court session. He mumbled "I'm sorry" as he was handcuffed to a detective to be taken to the jail. He was picked up in a police roundup of neighborhood boys after the Wahrman boy's body was found. Wahrman, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Wahrman, was a third grade public school pupil. His father, a; veteran of World War II, is employed at the New York Central railroad shops in West Albany. The De Flumer boy's father fa-ther is a car builder for the railroad. rail-road. Parents of the two boys did not know one another and police said they understood the boys had become be-come acquainted only recently. Amputation of Leg Stirs Girl's Hope for Real Play SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Brave little 13-year-old Joan Marie Stum-pek Stum-pek happily looked forward to the day when she could "get around" like other girls after amputation of her crippled right leg an operation carried out at her own request. With an artificial limb, doctors believe Joan can discard within a few months the crutches she has worn since a malignant tumor left her a cripple at the age of five. Two years ago she broke the same leg and it never healed. In her hospital bed, Joan is planning plan-ning her new life one that includes, in-cludes, among other things, a brand new bicycle. Woman Is Acquitted in Bathtub Death in England BRISTOL, ENGLAND. Mrs. Ro-sina Ro-sina Ann Cornock, 34, an expectant mother, was acquitted of a charge of murdering her husband, Cecil, found dead in a bathtub at their home. The jury of 10 men and 2 women deliberated an hour and 18 minutes after three days of testimony. The prosecution charged that Mrs. Cornock, in love with another man, bludgeoned her husband to death with a toy boat Yank Soldier Finds His WAC Wife Shot to Death in Reich NUERNBERG. GERMANY. T4 Evelyn William Hickey, a WAC, was was found shot to death in her bil'st here, military officials reported. The nature of the shooting was not disclosed. dis-closed. Her body was found by TSgt. Lawrence Hickey, to whom she was married last October. She was assigned to duty with the administrative ad-ministrative division of the office of chief of counsel for war crimes. Army records listed her mother as Mrs. Reita Anson of Owosso, Mich. imm 11 ill i.m-i I HI ' " r i V f. I I ) ill! I (J ' -'11; f"" V'Mu "I i, wiirnroo urcir txi Tut? tiR ACUIVE S3 IflLIOlU aWl Aa- -J r . . events which will be staged throughout the country during National Muslo Week was this outdoor concert presented nnaer auspne -Choral and Instrument Music association of Chicago. HIGH NOTE Annual Observance Stimulates Interest in Musical Activities WNl) Features. From unrehearsed hymn sings in small rural communities commu-nities to elaborate musical festivals in larger cities, music will fill the air during the week of May 4 to 11 as more than 2,500 communities throughout the country join in observance of National Music Week. Intended to stimulate greater year-round interest in music mu-sic and music education, National Music Week has been observed ob-served since 1924. In previous years, various communities had sponsored their own programs at unspecified times. Although tne Keynote ior rausitv- Week Is set by a central Music Week committee, with headquarters in New York, actual programs are entirely in the hands of local committees com-mittees and individual workers The central committee, however, is available for guidance and information. informa-tion. Stimulate Interest. The only idea actively promoted by the central committee is that the week be utilized for activity calculated calcu-lated to benefit year-round growth in musical interest. They believe that a period in which people are made more conscious of the value of music to the individual and to the community should serve as a time of enjoyment through making and hearing music, and as a stimulus to musical projects for young and old. Many projects designed to aid veterans will be promoted as features of the 1947 observance. In some cities these will take " the form ot scholarships and educational opportunities generally; gener-ally; in others musical equipment equip-ment for servicemen's centers and hospitals; in still ottiers concert appearances for the especially talented. Local Music Week committees also will provide pro-vide musical programs for patients pa-tients in veterans' hospitals. Another interest which will gain through the Music Week observance is "living war memorials" (notably buildings with acoustics for musical performances). In the larger cities such memorials are more likely to take the form of concert halls and auditoriums, and in the smaller places band shells and bandstands for outdoor use. Churches Cooperate. For many years churches have marked the opening Sunday of Music Week with sermons on music and religion, and with special programs pro-grams by organists and choirs. Increasingly In-creasingly there is a trend toward inter-church and inter-denominational services. The closing Sunday, which coincides with Mothers Day, is frequently the occasion of musical musi-cal events in honor of mothers. To indicate the wide extent and variety of local observances, the Music Week committee cites a few examples culled from the 1946 records. In one of the most elaborate observances, ob-servances, Los Angeles, Calif., staged a week-long series of programs pro-grams under municipal auspices. Leading event was a music festival at Hollywood Bowl featuring a youth chorus of 700 voices. A school music festival entitled "America Sings," the premiere concert by a civic orchestra, concerts by the police, county and selected high school bands, and a program by a combined com-bined women's chorus were other highlights. Baltimore, Md., also gave a prominent prom-inent part to youth in its observance. observ-ance. A "Children's Prayer for Peace" program was marked by participation of youngsters from the Chinese, Jewish, Negro, French, Norwegian, Russian and other colo nies. Stage 274 Programs. Under cooperative auspices of the local Business and Professional Women's clubs and the playground and recreation commission, Alton, 111., observed Music Week with a total of 274 programs. A campaign for promotion of greater interest in and attendance Vigilantes FJotv Seek Dummy Nags I WASECA, MINN. - Times have 'changpd since the Waseca County Horse Thief Detectives association was organized to rid the county of horse thieves in the late 1880s. Now the society, preparing for its ; annual meeting, had to seek a dummy dum-my horse, the kind that harness makers use. The horse was re-squired re-squired to instruct new members in how to put on a saddle and other such techniques. Old-timers feel x i ATUW U tit ' f 5 'i . Tvnlral of the many musical at its local symphony orchestra con- ! certs was conducted in Springfield, Ohio, during the week. Despite the achievements in the lareer centers, however, it is in the smaller communities that the main strength of the Music Week movement lies. There are between 2,000 and 3,000 communities of less than 5,000 population that almost yearly mark the occasion in some worthwhile way. Because of Its median size and long history as a participant, Paris, Tex., is cited as an example of the smaller towns which stage unusual and effective programs. The 1946 observance there began with an inter-denominational hymn festival led by joint choirs of several sev-eral churches. Excerpts from an operetta by a school choral club provided the entertainment for the Parent-Teachers association meeting. meet-ing. The high school band gave a demonstration for Rotary club, and the public library included in its special display of books on music a scrapbook history of the local Music Study club. Posters submitted in a contest for upper grade children were hung in store windows and awards to the members were memberships mem-berships in the Civic Music association. asso-ciation. Texas Paradise Stays Crimeless For Four Years SARITA, TEX. Surrounded by a sparsely-populated area, Sarita is gaining recognition as the crimeless section of Texas. That distinction results from the fact that not a single crime has been recorded in the last four years. District court sessions consist merely mere-ly of selection of jurors, who never are used. "Nothing much has happened in the 33 years I've been here," insists District Clerk Nettie P. Woods. "We didn't have a divorce last year and I don't think we'll have one this year," she adds. No case of juvenile delinquency ever has been recorded in the county. "I guess snakes .give us more trouble than anything," the clerk says. Births, deaths and marriages are tb only newsworthy events in the county, in her opinion. There is no state old age assistance, no formal charity and during the depressior of the 30s there was no WPA. No 'Close Shaves' TULSA, OKLA. Customers cannot can-not get a shave in the "Big 9" barber bar-ber shop. The shop, despite Its name, is so narrow that its chairs cannot be laid back for customers to recline, so its barber concentrates concen-trates on cutting hair. Horse on You COVINGTON, KY. Cow punching punch-ing has been added to duties of Campbell county police. In a single week police were called upon to corral 20 stray steers which wandered wan-dered from their pasture, to capture a rampaging bull and to take charge of two wandering cows. every member should know at least that much. A group of "deputies" waa formed as a posse to capture prospective pro-spective talent for entertainment. 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