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Evening star., 1947-09-30

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"unlawfully exporting ammunition
from Jacksonville, Fla, to Havana"
on the night Of August II.
Chester A. limerick, supervising
customs agent in Miami, who swore
out the warrant, presented sworn
statements that Castro paid 81 ,286
to the Willis Air Service, at Teter.
boro, N. j., for charter of a plane
to carry ammunition from Baltimore
to Jacksonville, and paid the pilots
$500 for carrying the ammunition.
The ammunition arrived In Jack
sonville August 16 and then was
flown to Cuba.
Pilot Agreed to Fly to Cuba.
Mr.. limerick testified that hisi
warrant, signed after the State De-
partment had requested an inves-
tigation, said in substance:
"0n the night of August 16 Castro
and a man named Smith chartered
a plane from the Willis Air Service
in Teterboro, N. j., to fly some al
or 3 tons of freight from Balti-
more to Miami.
'The price paid was $1,28S and
was to be for the period from mid
night of the 18th to midnight of
the 10Th.
"The plane left Teterboro at II :30l
pm. August Is. Chester L. Miller
was the pilot.
After they had left Castro Of
fered the pilot. Miller, $500 to gol
to Cuba instead of Miami with the
freight. This was agreed.
Castro Denies Charges.
"They loaded the plane in Balti-
more. Castro, Smith, who is an
alleged explosive expert and three
helpers loaded the explosives on
the airplane. The ammunition was
brought by truck from the LCIl
Patria. They took off and few to
Jacksonville. After a brief stop the
4. same party flew on to Cuba with
the load of explosives"
Castro has denied these charges,
Mr.. limerick continued, but have
sworn statements-including one
from the pilot, Miller, which sub
stantiates my testimony. I have
proof that he, Castro, paid both the
$1,288 and $500 sums"
Castro was accompanied to the
hearing by Manuel Valesquez, Cuban
consul here.
Castro testified that he had Just
returned from Caracas, Venezuela,
where he had spent a week attend
ing athletic contests, as part of his
government-appointed position. He
told Mr.. Davis he had been to New
York, but denied any part Of the
ammunition shipment.
Evening star., 1947-09-30

land to bolster lumber and paper
production for export. He said it
Is a fine example and is deserving
of duplication elsewhere"
Senator Wiley said: 81 well recog-
nize that Canada supplies 7S per
cent of Americas newsprint and
Newfoundland per cent. These
countries, like Sweden and Norway,
have always been comparatively
speaking, excellent credit risks, and,
therefore, anything that the Export
Import Bank can do along this line
would be In full accordance with
the policies Of sound credit of your
institution"
The American press. he added,
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u. 5. Credits Urged 10 Aid
Newsprinf Output Abroad
By the Associoted Press

Senator Wiley, Republican, of
Wisconsin proposed yesterday that
ample credit" be extended foreign
sources of newsprint, needed by
American newspapers.
Senator Wiley made public let
ter to the Export-Import Bank,
dated last Wednesday, saying he
was advised that the Government
had supported granting a $4,000 :
600 credit through the bank to Fin
Evening star., 1947-09-30
John H. Porter, Former
Steel Executive, Dies
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

LAKELAND, Fla, Sept. 30.-
John H. Porter, IA, former Chicago
steel executive, died yesterday. He
had been Ill two months.
Mr.. Porter was former secretary
Of the Inland Steel Co., which his
father founded. He also was former
president Of the Buffalo Steel Co.
and the Calumet Steel Co. He came
to Lakeland five years ago.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Island Queen Survivor
Receivers $400, Glasses
BY the Assoeiotsd Pres.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 30.-James
G.. Butler of Cincinnati-who es-
capped clad only in his pajamas when
the steamer Island Queen exploded
and burned here September e-has
recovered his wallet and glasses.
The charred wallet containing
$400 and Mr.. Buffers papers as
deputy captain on the Inflated
steamer was found yesterday by a
Evening star., 1947-09-30

should have 'the wherewithal fol-
full discharge Of its responsibilities
.. That means adequate news
print"
Senator Wiley also made public a
letter from Acting Chairman Her.
bert E. Castor of the Export I'M
port Bank stating agreement "that
newsprint Is one of the imports
which it is desirable for us to en-
courage in our lending policy"
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grand jury &C.
ton in Jackson
vile, Fla, No.
vember "a, on
charges of un-
lawfully shipping
between 2 and 8
tons Of ammuni-
ton to Havana.
Castro, former
football player
at the University
OF Havana, was
arraigned before
United States
com m 1 8 sioner
Roger z. Davis
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Tour of Health Unit Set

The Board of Directors of the Ar
lington tuberculosis Association will
tour the country health department
at 1880 o'clock tonight and will hold
business meeting immediately fol-
lowing at the department, 1900
North Edison street.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. - Al
TUESDAY. sEPTEMBeR "

salvage crew beginning work on
raising the hull of the excursion
boat on which 10 persons perished.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Cuban Sports Director
Held in Shipment Of
Munitions From u. :.
BY the Asseeiuted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 30.-Manolo
Castro. 81. director general Of sports
for the Republic of Cuba, was placed
under 5000 bond pending Federal
Evening star., 1947-09-30

Madagascar may use American
building plans and equipment in its
proposed model stock farm near
Tananarive.
Evening star., 1947-09-30

The salvage workers also recov.
cred Mr.. Buffers two missing ra.
zors and a quantity of cigarettes.
Evening star., 1947-10-26
WurDeud
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'OoiipiiuCQ TIOIll T1TSC Pa2e)
son of Mrs. Mary E. Armstrong, 1928
Ames street NE; 1t Comdr. Ralph
HlckoX, Mrs. DorcaS B. Hickok, 4O5
/ Tenth street NE: Col. Frank L.
Miller, U.SA., husband of Mrs. Mild l.
red B. Miller, 1923 o street NV:
Shipfitter 1st C Harold A. SaWtell
U.S.N., Miss Mabel E. Sawtell, 1901
/ 1 street NV; and Second 1t. Frank
w. Haag, son of Mrs. Ethel J. Haag
l40l Sixteenth street NV.
The first three will be sent to the
Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot
distribution center, and the last two
to the Brooklyn Army Base and the
Kansas City Quartermaster Depot
distribution centers. respectively.
Those from Belgium, all to be sent
to the Philadelphia center, with next
of kin follow:
Pvt. John B. Barnes. jr., U. S. A.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Barnes,
1925 Cathedral avenue NV: Pfc.
Maurice l. Bowman. U. S. A, huS-
band of Mrs. Dorothy E. Bowman,
2010 Fort Davis street Sc: Pfc.
Frank ]. Camardi. U. S. A, son of
Joseph Camardi. 8l5 .Upshur street
NV; Pvt. Russell C. Congdon,
U. S. A., Louise Congdon, 8l2 Ala
bama avenue Sc.
Pvt. Howard Garfinkle, U. s. A..
son of Mrs. Annie Garfinkle, 1905
Crittenden street NV; Pfc. Francis
M. Garner. U. S. A, son of Mrs
Clara L. Garner, 425 Seventh street
Evening star., 1947-10-26

shipments of blankets, clothing and
medical supplies already were en-
route to Maine from Boston WAA
warehouses. and said the Works
Agency could lend such heavy
equipment as trucks and bulldozers
needed for fighting the fire.
The Army was flying 1000 booster
pumps here from Wisconsin, and
other air forces brought % miles
Of fire hose to the Bangor airport
for distribution.
Food Short in Bar HarbOr.
In all 2,7O0 soldiers, from Dow
Field, Bangor, and from other Army
bases, were working side by side
with firemen in the Washington
County area.
Bar Harbor'S relief workers felt
a shortage of periShable foods, par
ticularly meat, in the absence OF
electric power for refrigeration but
supplies were being brought in from
Ellsworth on the mainland
Work crews Systematically pa
trolled the streets shutting of
water escaping from broken house
taps. The leakage had been re-
ducing water pressure vitally needed
for firehghting.
Bar Harbor town officials ex-
pressed concern about finding hous-
ing for the almost 300 homeless with
cold weather approaching.
Many persons lost their jobs with
the destruction of estates for which
they were caretakers. Some who
looked beyond today's worries won
Evening star., 1947-10-26
Bar Horbor Firemen
Had a Tough Time
With the Old Lady
BY stoff Correspondent of The stor

by Sf0ff Correspondent OF Inc Stof
BAR HARBOR, Oct. 25.-
Everybody's favorite story here
today is the one about the octa-
genarian couple who at first re-
fused to be evacuated from their
home as the fire ragged 100 yards
away.
Quickly rescue workers talked
the wife into leaving. But the
man, whose New England stub
borness had been solidifying for
81 years, was adamant. Ten
minutes after his wife had been
driven away, flremen finally
subdued him by force and
bundled him into a car just as
the entire neighborhood, his
house included, burst into flame.
The old man continued to
struggle for a few moments but
when he looked back and saw
the fiery furnace they were
leaving behind, he became
somewhat pacified.
Five minutes later, he said:
Yep, we sure had a hell of
time getting the old woman to
leave"
Evening star., 1947-10-26
Barn Dance Wednesday

A Halloween party and barn
dance will be held at Grace Epis-
copal Church, 93O1 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring, Md, from $3.50 to
1880 pm. Wednesday. The men of
the church are sponsoring the
event. Square dances and pro-
fessional string orchestra and caller
will be part of the entertainment.
Eighty-five per cent of all passen-
ger travel mileage in the United
States is by motor vehicle.
Evening star., 1947-10-26

was no disturbance when police ar
rived and the contesting groups had
dispersed by that time.
After the meeting shifted to The
residence of one of the conference
members, the group was addressed
by Milton Murray, retiring president
of the American Newspaper GUILD
Mr.. Murray charged that the in
incident at Kendall House was an
attempt to prevent the formation of
democratic opposition group"
Wing Policies Charged.
The conference issued a statement
which said that it had explicitly
limited attendance to people sub
scribing to our aim of democratic
ing the union" 1t added that
cohorts of its (UPWA's) present
leadership were not invited and had
no right to attend"
The opposing faction charges that
UPWA's leaders have pursued left
wing policies which has weakened
the unions effectiveness. They seek
"a more effective union organized
on sound CIO principles"
| UPWA officials contend that the
faction is composed of a group OF
disgruntled Office seekers and does
not represent "one per cent of total
membership
The conference will wind up today
when its members are expected tC
adopt a program of action. About
80 members attended the session
/ the conference told reporters.
Evening star., 1947-10-26
Crash
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skinned over some treetops. and
crashed into clearing. He said he
believed they were attempting to
land Sidney Mills lives nearby.
Carlton Mills said 1t. Nycklemoe'
wife was with Mrs. Sidney Mills at
the time of the crash. Mrs Mills and
Mrs. Nycklem6e are cousins.
Was Native of Minneapolis.
1t. Nycklemoe, Naval Reserve
officer. had been on duty at the
Naval Academy for the last two
years. He was assigned to the ex-
ecutive department and was engaged
in the inspection of midshipmep' S
Uniforms. Before his assignment at
the Academy, he was stationed at
the Naval Ordnance School in Wash
ingtOu.
A native of Minneapolis, he was
a graduate of the University of Min
nesota. 1t. Nycklemoe leaves his
widow and small' daughter.
Sidney Mills is brick laying con-
tractor.
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Arlington; Pfc. Orndorf H. Cam
eron, U. S. A., Mrs. Gladys V. Cam
eron. 708 North Abingdon street,
Arlington: S/Sergt. Billy H. Castle
u. S. A. Mrs. Josephine A. Castle,
1925 North Illinois street, Arlington;
Pvt. Rolen S. 1. Cline. U. S. A, Ray
Cline. 9l1 Donaghe street, Staunton.
! Pic. Robert G. Ellis, U. s. A., John
w. Ellis. Nokesville; Pic. Clark w.
Fitzgerald, U. S. A, James I. FitZ-
gerald. Waynesboro Pic. Paul r.
, Gibson, u. 8. A.. Mrs Margaret K
Gibson, Hamilton: Pfc. James O..
Grandstatf, U. S. A., James B,
Grandstatf, Woodstock: Pvt. Samuel
A. Hallman. U. S. A., Sam Hallman,
Front Royal.
Others From Virginia.
Pvt. George P. Hughes, u S. A,
Elizabeth F. Hughes, 1904 Fourth
street, North Arlington; S/Sergt
Randolph L. Hutchinson, U. S. A,
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Hutchinson, Fair
fax; Pfc. Herman c. Landram, U. S.
A., Joseph C. Landram. Waynesboro;
Capt. Lawrence C. Macdonald, U. S.,
A., Mrs. Marie P. Macdonald 1909
North Daniel street. Arlington:
Sergt. Leroy L. Miller, AC-U. S. A,
John w. Miller, Natural Bridge.
Pvt, Woodrow w. Mountjoy,
U. S. A., Katie I. Mountjoy. Dunn
fries S/Sergt. William L. Mullen,
U. S. A.. Arthur c. Mullen, Route
3. Alexandria; Pvt. William A.
Otis, U. S. A., Darrell E. Otis, /
Springfield: Pfc Wilbur w. Price,
u. S. A, Noah J. Price, TAI Nalle
street, Charlottesville: Pfc. Howard
C. Shipp, U. S. A, Mrs. Iva B. Shipp,
22l West King street, Strasburg.
Pvt. George C. Trenary, U. S. A.,
Ethel w. Trenary, 7l2 North Lou
doun street, Winchester; Sergt.
Billy B. White, U. S. A., Charlie P
White, Orange.
Evening star., 1947-10-26
'Treacherous Policy Laid
To Iran Premier by Reds
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Oct. 25.-The Com
muaist Party newspaper Pravda ac-
cused Premier Ahmed Qavam of
Iran of employing "treacherous
policy" in connection with the Iran
ian Parliament's rejection Wednes-
DAY of the proposed Soviet-Iranian
oil agreement.
The Iranian ajlis (Parliament)
rejected 102 to the proposed agree
ment, under which Russia would
have been given 81 per cent in
terest in development of the oil
resources of Northern Iran. Mr..
Qavam. In presenting his report,
had told the deputies "the refusal
of this agreement by the Majlis is
not to Iranian advantage and We
must not deal with the problem
in haste"
A dispatch from Pravda's special
correspondent at Teheran said
progressive circles" in Tran MAIN
tained that the Malls reached its
decision under the pressure of
America and on instructions by
Qavam himself"
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dered about establishment OF
ruined recreational facilities which
gave them employment.
But the general reaction was:
"We are not licked"
Even 62-year-old John Parsons,
a bricklayer, had this to say:
Il had nothing when l started.
have nothing now. So / will start
up again"
Evening star., 1947-10-26
lMon Walks Away
| With Leg Broken
lAfter Accident

A man who refused to give his
name to police, said he wasn't in
iured, and walked away after being
hit by an automobile yesterday, re-
turned to the scene 10 minutes
later and was taken to Emergency
Hospital with a broken leg.
He was Martin Wohlman, IS, of
1919 Webster street NV, who,
police said, was struck by a light
truck at Fourteenth and F. streets
NV. When police arrived he
walked away, but returned shortly
and reported that he had been in
jured Emergency Hospital said his
right leg was broken between the
knee and the ankle.
The driver of the truck was John
r. Raines, 30, colored, of 1923
Jackson place NE.
Evening star., 1947-10-26
Bundles for Bar Horbor
Drive Started on West Coast
BY the Associated Press

BREMERTON, Wash. Oct. rs
A housewife resident of Port Or
chard housing project launched an
aggressive one-Woman Bundles for
Bar Harbor" drive today, seeking
aid for burned-out residents of the
wealthy Maine resort community.
Mrs. Mary Louise Landfair is out
to have Bremerton and Port Or
chard adopt" Bar Harbor and send
food, clothing, household items "and
we might even, send them lumber to
rebuild their homes"
She sent a telegram to Gov. Hill
dreth of Maine about her project
and reported pledges of contribu-
tions from several merchants. The
sheriff agreed to provide" storage
space and the bustling housewife ar
ranged to have announcements
made in all churches tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-10-26

Sc; Pfc. Charles E. Hall, Mrs. Mar
E. Browne, P o. Box, Columbi
Heights Station: T/5 Harold S. Hill
U. S. A., son OF Mrs. Edith P. Hill
222S Chester street Sc: Pfc. Mar
l.. Jahr, u. s. A., son OF Marc L
Jahr. ST.. 1923 Randolph street NV
Others From Belgium.
Pvt. Jesse E. Jones. U. S. A.. hus.
band Of Mrs. Rose NJ. Jones, 60 Il
street NV: Pvt. James F Lord
U. 5. A., son OF James Ct. Lord, 80,
Jefferson street NV; T/3 John L.
Mcclellan, U. S. A.. son of Mrs
Margaret T. Mcclellan, 514 Decatur
street NV: Corpl William L
Murray, U. S. A, son of Mrs. Ade-
laide Dickinson Murray 1920 Thirty.
first street NV: Sergt. Charles H
Rodgers, jr., U. S. A., son of Charles
H. Rodgers, 1854 Connecticut avenue
NV.
Pvt. David r. Stang, U. S. A., son
of Mrs. Mabel Stang. 1908 Seventh
street NE: Pvt. Roy B. Swenson,
U. S. A, son of Roy l.. Swenson, 1882
Webster street NE; Sergt. Eugene
t. Tayman, U. S. A., husband of
Mrs. Virginia A. Tayman, 7lO5
Allentown road Sc. and Pvt. Ray
mond E. Williams. U. S. A., son of
Earl E. Williams, 4013 South Dakota
avenue NE.
The body of Pfc. Harold G
Schwarz. whose next of kin is Mrs
Marietta Schwarz, 3l9 Nineteenth
street NE, will be sent to the dis
tribution center at Kansas City.
MARYLAND War Dead.
The bodies whose next of kin
live in Maryland included:
Pfc. Forrest X. Combs, U. S. A.;
Harvey d. Combs, Laurel; S 'Sergt
Bernard A. Fowler, U. S. A.; Mrs
Clara L. Fowler, Broome's Island
Sergt. William E. Hardy, jr., U. S.
A.. Mrs. Betty M. Hardy, 1907
Thirty-ninth street, Brentwood;
Corpl. John Hitchins, U. S. A.;
Charles Hitchins, ST., Midlothian;
Pfc. Richard NJ Hull, U. S. A.; Mrs
Margaret E. Hull, East Baltimore
street. TaneytoWn.
Radioman &c Monroe E. Kone-
mann. U. S. N: Fred w. Konemann
sos Sterling road, Silver Spring:
First Lit. Robert C. Mckee, U. S. A.;
Roland Mckee, 5204 Andover road
Chevy Chase; 1t. Arthur L. New
man, U. S. NJ; Mrs. Maria T. New
man, 102 Prince George street, An
napolis: Pfc. Harry r. Palmer, U
S. A: Fred Palmer, Paper Mill road
Hagerstown: Pfc. George w. E. Pur-
cell; U. S. A; John E. Purcell, 1914
T street, Bradbury Heights.
Pfc Francis E. Ridout, U. S. A..
Frand E. Ridout, Annapolis; Pfc.
Louis E. Schmidt. U. S. A., L. E.
Schmidt. 4915 Forty second street,
Hyattsville.
Virginia Servicemen.
The bodies whose next of kin live
in Virginia included:
Pvt. Alphus E. Arthur, U. S. A.,
Ernest G. Arthur, 219 East Oxford
avenue, Alexandria; Pfc. Forest E.
Brantley, U. S. A.. Ruth Hubbard
Brantley. PITT June street South,
Evening star., 1947-10-26
Forest Fires
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State near the Kensico Reservoir
north Of White Plains.
WEST VIRGINIA-Four separate
blazes broke out over the fire line
tonight on Allegany Front Noun.
tain in the Hoover Hollow section
and Claude Rice, forest conserva-
zionist. said they must be of in
cendiary origin" The fire has been
burning "a hours.
One Danger Averted.
Lester McClung. district forester
at Romney, also reported a danger
oGs situation was averted in the
Sleepy Creek Mountain section OF
Morgan County when volunteers
brought under control blaze which
burned across a hundred acres in
one of the Eastern Panhandle S
richest timber belts.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
officials reported a number of woods
fires, but the worst were under con-
troll
The Maine situation was the most
serious in the Nation as freshening
winds famed into life fires which
wiped out eight communities and
part OF the summer resort colony at
Bar Harbor.
No Rain in Sight.
Smoke weary fire fighters, in
Guiding thousands of volunteers,
National Guardsmen and Army
men, 200 of whom were flown iG
from Mitchell Field, New York. We're
disheartened by Weather Bureau
predictions of rising winds, with no
rain in sight.
A helpful development was the
Presidents proclamation in Wash
ington.
Mr.. Truman acted on the recon-
mendation of Maj. Gen. Philip
Fleming. Federal Works Admins
traitor, to whom Gov. Horace A.
Hildreth and Senator White OF
Maine had appealed.
Gen, Fleming announced that free
Evening star., 1947-10-26
NLRB Official Doubts
Tennessee Picketinq
Violates Labor Law
By the Assoeiaied PresI

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 25
The National Labor Relations
Board hearing here on unfair labor
practice charges against a carpen-
ters union local ended today with
the trial examiner expressing doubt
as to whether peaceful picketing
could violate the Taft-Hartley law.
j. J. Fitzpatrick, the examiner,
also said he wondered whether the
local had engaged in a secondary
boycott because of a walkout August
21-one day before the secondary
boycott section of the act became
law.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said he was not
"prejudicing the case''-"just giving
you (the attorneys my thinking"
on it.
Law Violation Charged.
Local "a Of the International
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners, AFL, and its business agent,
Jack Henderson, are charged in the
regional boards complaint with
violating the secondary boycott sec
ton. The action was instigated by
Watson's speciality store here.
In addition, John McCree, board
attorney of Atlanta, charged in the
hearing that the local violated the
law by peaceful picketing of Wat
sons until August e because it was
attempting to coerce Watson en-
ployes to join the union.
Four members left their work on
a residence here August 81, after
Watson employees began installing
floor and wall coverings there. Mr..
McCree said the action was a sec
ordary boycott because it had not
been rescinded.
Moves for Dismissal.
Francis X. Ward of New York.
union attorney. moved today for
dismissal of the case on grounds
that:
The board lacks jurisdiction be-
cause the union is not involved in
interstate commerce; the. walkout-
"a lawful act occurred before
August %, and peaceful picketing is
protected by the constitution as
freedom of speech.
His motion was taken under ad-
visement. 1t was the third such
motion he had made in the three
day hearing.
Attorneys were given until No
vember IS, to file additional briefs
Then Mr.. Fitzpatrick will write a
report to the board. If no eXcep-
tions are made to the report, it
becomes a board decision If there
are exceptions, the case goes to the
board.
Evening star., 1947-10-26
40 Apartment Dwe|Iers
Routed by Fire in Roof

About 40 persons were driven
the street when fire broke out in
the roof of four-story apartment
house at 1921 Twelfth street NV
about 1890 o'clock last night.
|! A second alarm was sounded, but
firemen kept the blaze confined to
two rooms on the top floor and soon
brought it under control. They said
the fire apparently started between
the ceiling of the top floor apart
ment and the roof. Fire officials
said no injuries were reported.
Evening star., 1947-10-26
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Col. W. 5. Battle, IT, Dies;
Retired Railroad Executive
BY the Associated Press

ROANOKE, Va, Oct. 25.-Col
William s. Battle, jr., IT, retired
vice president of the Norfolk &
Western Railway Co., died this
afternoon at his home here, follow
ing a long illness.
Surviving are a brother, Col. Mar
ion S. Battle, Lexington, and two
sisters, Mrs. w. C. Rivers. Warren
ton. N. c., and Mrs. J. R. K. Cowan,
Blacksburg.
Funeral services will be held at
Oakey's Chapel Sunday afternoon.
Bishop Robert Carter Jett and the
Rev. Richard r. Beasley will Of
ficiate. Burial will be at Tarboro,
N C.