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THE EVENING STAR A-8 ** Washington, D. C. FRIDAY. AUGUST 1, 19JM Machine Could Turn Operator WITH A Newsmen End Inquiry Into Curtain, but He's Too Wary TAPE RECORDER plastic-making machine, which pours his mix two A between rollers You’ll In through buying rtcordt far lift, not t» mtntlon i hundred and >ns othsr ¦Uh ; ¦HWPBMBBHBhWW : accidently could turn its operator which squeeze 4,000 pounds an mi! into a lovely shower curtain, went inch between them. That’s when Os Polk Murder With -.nto operation yesterday at Sears Mr. Mather has to look sharp to Roebuck and'Co., 4500 Wisconsin keep from becoming an Ingredient Slayers Still at Large avenue. of the shower curtain. But the operator, Ed Mather, is He twirls two dials By simultane- th« Associated Press careful. .For five years he has ously until he gets the desired Deen touring the country with the group -' pro- A press-radio yesterday A! <*w.v thickness in the plastic he is K .....• w / v rolling reported it has wound up a three- machine and out miles of ducing. He can add a few squares | olastic at public exhibitions. of powdered pigments year investigation of color be- into the I To make plastic, Mather dresses fore he pulls the rubbery, trans- murder of George Polk, although in a white uniform and whips up parent material off the rollers. a a cake the actual Communist slayers of concoction that resembles Mr. Maaher can for some mix. He says some 30 ingredients pull the CBS correspondent are still time, since 1 pound of his mix- go into the mix and come mainly ture can at large. limestone, coke and petro- be turned into 4 square from yards of fabric. Mr. Polk was killed on May 9, leum. The plastic can then be made 1948, at Salonika, Greece, while Heating his machine up to 300 into anything golf'club degrees Fahrenheit, Mr. Mather from cov- blindfolded and abroad a small ers to artificial flowers. Most of UfebCorModel 210 boat, apparently enroute to inter- the time, however, the plastic be- comes window or curtains, view Gen. Markos, Communist shower 2 Speeds. Records in either direction. Senators Long, Morse and sometimes dresses. Accord- You don’t have to turn the reels over IJOHIjOiIS leader in the guerrilla fighting ing to Mr. Mather, the material is get upper part of tape. i-. a..* 3Jggf to and lower jfffflftWifllf p ‘ then raging. waterproof, stainproof and fire- 2-hour continuous recordings. ¦ftMKIMIXiiUUB v I resistant. Slayers I Ii Inspection Tour Accused Unsound. pa Plan The machine, which Mr. Mather The group, headed by Columnist exhibits every hour at the store, * 'V is an example MODEL 731 Walter Lippmann, said it is con- of larger factory Os Overseas AirBases machines. Not for use, “finger home Mr. vinced the man” was By lh*Associated Frost Mather’s machine weighs 3,700 Gregorios Stakhtopoulos, an Senators Long, Democrat, pounds. acknowledged Communist, who Louisiana, and Morse, Republican, was convicted as an accessory and Oregon, announced plans yester- given a life sentence. But it noted day for an inspection of overseas Use of Amphitheater that two men named at the trial air bases aimed at saving tax- as the actual slayers have never payers millions of dollars. For Ballet been found. It was reported the Leaving here next Tuesday, Allowed pair was killed before the end they will make an on-the-spot Interior Secretary Chapman has of the Greek civil war. check of the network of United refused to interfere with the The inquiry by news and radio States air bases being constructed scheduled use of the Carter Bar- organizations supported the Greek on edges of the Iron Curtain. ron Amphitheater by the Ballet official investigation of the crime. They will make the 25,000-mile Russe de Monte Carlo for nine 'rewind Frequency ,As an unpaid agent of the in- PLEASED IN PLASTIC—Miss Nira Crockett models a plastic nights starting August Dual track Re- tour under authority of the Senate 8. up to Response. 50-8,000 quiry group, Maj. Gen. J. gown Ed cords 2 William turned out by Mather and his plastic machine. The Armed Services Committee. He made known his decision Hours. Truly Cycles. Donovan, former head of the machine is on exhibition at Sears & Roebuck, 4500 Wisconsin . It will range from air bases in late yesterday in connection with SBJSnXB World War IIOffice of Strategic avenue. —Star Staff Photo. the frigid North Pole area to tor- a protest filed by John F. Hillyard, Services, made four trips to rid installations near and below an attorney, who said he repre- SPECIAL, $129-50 Greece. voluntary contributions from ever, said the Government pressed the Equator in Africa and the sented 50 home-owners who ob- There was also an independent newspapers, radio networks, and the inquiry vigorously and noted Middle East. ject to commercial use of the am- Investigator on the scene, Lt. Col. newsmen’s organizations. that the trial brought evidence Exact locations arid estimated phitheater. National Capital Parks ALL G. L. James Kellis, whose serv- supporting con- costs of of these officials said this was the same SALE! ACCESSORIES 40% OFF Warning to World. the Government’s some overseas ices were loaned by the Air Force. Sees tention that the motive was a bases still are highly classified groups who protested presentation RECORDING TAPE, FAMOUS BRANDS 40% OFF The committee, in its report, com- Expressing hope that the Polk Communist desire to "discredit military secrets. of the “Faith of Our Fathers” Mikes, Tuners, Mixers, Carrying Coses lor tape. Recording Blanks, Cutting Needles, plained that Col. Kellis’ work was case will not be forgotten, the he Greek government in the eyes “I’m convinced from testimony drama in the same amphitheater Adaptors, etc. 40% oft. “frustrated by the Greek and committee said: of the American people.” taken by congressional commit- under the auspices of the Sesqui- American authorities.” “For the safety of American tees that we are spending too centennial Commission. “It has no reason to believe correspondents working abroad in / much on some of these bases,” The home-owners contended SUPER SPECIAL and does not suggest that its inde- dangerous places can best be in- District Man Honored Senator Long said. their properties would depreciate pendent investigator would eventu- sured if it is known to all the He was chairman of the Senate in value because of the commercial RECORDING TAPE ally have produced evidence dif- world that they cannot be at- By Greek Red Cross subcommittee that handled the use of the open-air theater. They 1 Plastic Base on Plastic Reels pre- ferent from that which was tacked with impunity—that the Gaile S. Galub, 3411 Twenty- defense construction bill covering furthermore objected to the dust jf We wind these spools of tape ourselves from large industrial reels sented at the Stakhtopoulos trail,” power and influence of the United air other raised by automobiles in the area ninth street N.W., was awarded the bases and defense reel) the inquiry group said. “But it certed action of the press and projects at the recent session. Mr. Chapman pointed out the 1200 ft. (7" —51.99 ea. —Save__s3.sl on every reel does suggest that doubts in some certde action of the press and the order of the Greek Red Cross Senator Long got the Senate to amphitheater was built for the 600 ft. (5" reel) ea. —Save__s2.2l on every reel minds would have been more radio, and an aroused public opin- Golden Cross and Star at an slash nearly S7OO million from a promotion of cultural projects. —51.29 quickly, reason, EMPTY PLASTIC with boxes for easy labeling and 7" reels •«»« if not more firmly, re- ion, will demand and will persist International Red Cross Confer- $3 billion list of defense projects For this he said he sees •I REELS 5 24e solved if the committee’s investi- in demanding the pursuit and asked by President Truman and no reason to interfere with the P.S. (We also carry a 3” reel in for ence last week in Toronto, Can- which can be mailed anywhere U. S. A. only 3c postage.) • gator had received the full co- punishment of the criminals.” the Pentagon. use the National Capital Parks Send a "talking letter"; record 16 minutes at 3% speed. Cost of 3" empty reel, 10c. operation the American ada. Office is making of the amphi- of and Mr. Polk, 34, was a decorated Senator Long said he and Sen- ? OPEN THIS SUNDAY from 7-5 p m. and every first Sunday of each month hereafter. Greek authorities.” wartime Navy flier. He was an Mr. Galub, a member of the ator Morse will take along a small theater. In its report to the overseas outspoken critic of the Greek gov- American delegation to the meet- staff of experts, Including George He also said the Rock Creek writers, which sparked the in- ernment, and the Communists as- ing, was Cited for his services in Vinzant, a civilian engineer with Park drives into the amphitheater quiry, the Lippmann group said its serted, from the beginning, that planning the repatriation of Greek experience in air base construction grounds are being black-topped as S COMMISSIONED ELECTRONICS CO. A SIO,OOO reward for information he had been murdered by rightists children from Eastern Europe and in this country and abroad, and a preventive against dust. ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦HHHKNeor 18th and Columbia Road) has been withdrawn. It reported agents, in behalf of the Greek in clothing distribution to the Col.