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Evening star., 1949-10-08
2 Killed on Boiling Plane Served
In Same Wartime Bomber Crew

Two of the nine men who died
in the crash of a Boiling Air Force
Base CAT transport plane We'd
nesday on a North Carolina noun
tainside were wartime buddies who
had survived the Ploesti bombing
raid in 1943 aboard the same
bomber, Boiling officials revealed
today.
They were T/Sergt. Walter E.
Cosby, 81, of 331 Anacostia. road
Sc. and S/Sergt. John w. Nc
Donald. 35. of Hagerstown. The
two men had met for the first
time since 1943 only two weeks
ago over a cup of coffee at the
base. Sergt. Mcdonald had been
assigned to Boiling only a week
before.
Both holders of the Distin-
guished Flying Cross, the men
were taking theit first flight to-
gether since the Ploesti raid when
the CAT left Boiling early
Wednesday on a routine fight to
Brookley Air Force Base near
Mobile, Ala. The Wreckage was
found yesterday on the slopes OF
Mount Mitchell in North Carolina.
with all aboard dead.
The serpeantS were members of
Evening star., 1949-10-08
Veteran Kills Himself
-. 80 - s-
After Holding Three
AT Bay for ; Hours !. :.
BY the Assoeiofed Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. 8.
Time ran out for Roger Kohlen-~
berger, war veteran. before he !,
could be talked out of his wish
for death. .,...
His wrist bleeding from an
earlier suicide attempt, Kohlen-
berger, 80, shot and killed him.
self yesterday in the dimly- Lighted
attic where he had held two
policemen and psychiatrist at +.
bay for three hours.
The three we'll wishers had been
hopeful that the demented vet
eran would faint from loss Of
blood before carrying out his
suicide threats and thereby could
be saved. ....
Ironically, the mission SEEM
ingly had been successful at the
moment the tragedy occurred.
Bullet Penetrates Head. e
Krohlenberger had consented to
return downstairs where his
mother and wife, Cola, 30, waited
But just as his foot
touched the top rung of tho
ledder, the gun went off. Whether
the shot was accidental or on pur-
pose, authorities do not know.
A bullet wound in his head. he
died two hours later in Buttef-
worth Hospital.
A college graduate. Kohlenber..
ger had been treated for mental
illness before. His mother, Mrs.
Charles Kohlenberger, proml-
nent Big Rapids woman. had been
warned that he might harm him.
self. Friends said plans already
had been made to send him tc an
institution.
The young wife called authori-
ties to the scene when she awoke
and discovered blood dripping
from the attic and her husband
sitting on the trapdoor which led
up to it.
Talk About Everything.
Capt. Dewey Beaver and Patrol
man Andrew Felix, together with
DR.. Kenneth Michel, persuaded
Kohlenberger to let them enter!
the attic.
More than a dozen policemen
stood outside the house and an
ambulance waited. e.
1--WE talked about everything
under the sum-" Capt. Beaver said.
But the young veteran lay still,
the gun pointed to his head, slnok-
ing cigarettes.
Evening star., 1949-10-08
Clark Loses Appeal
For Bail in Canton
|Mans|aughter Case
By the Assoeioted Press

CANTON, Oct. 8. - Leonard
Clark, the American explorer, to-
day lost an appeal for release on
bail. He is charged with man
slaughter in the shooting of two
companions at a drinking party
which began as a wedding ami
versary celebration.
Clark was brought dramatically
into Canton District Court after
the public prosecutor had sub
jected attractive Maya Freeman
to more than three hours Of
questioning.
She is the widow of Willard
Freeman, Al, Bridgewater, Mass,
who was wounded fatally at the
party at his home September g..
Harold Harris, IS, British sub
ject and business associate of
Freeman, was shot dead.
Denies Being Lover.
The prosecutor tried for a long
time to wiring an admission from
her that she had been intimate
with the San Francisco explorer.
She consistently declared she
had not.
In her presence, the prosecutor
asked Clark if he had been her
lover.
NO, replied the 42-year-old
American who claimed recently he
had discovered the worlds highest
mountain in the Anne Machin
range of Western China. He
added:
"She was like a sister to me.
We were friends and had many
things in common, but we were
not in love with each other
Clark denied that he shot either
Freeman or Harris.
The prosecutor promised that
the matter of Clark's release on
bail would be considered after all
persons who might shed some light
on the shooting had been ques-
toned.
Complains About Diet.
Clark complained about his Jail
diet of bread and water. The
prosecutor said he would look
into 1t.
In an interview afterward Clark
reiterated he was anxious to be
out of this threatened Chi
nese Nationalist capital before the
Chinese Communists take the city.
He said the Reds had it in for
him because he co-operated with
Gen. Tai Ii, late head of the secret
police. during World War II and
Tai's men took repressiye action
against certain Communist spies.
Clark served with the Office of
Strategic Services in China during
the war.
Evening star., 1949-10-08
Charges of Violating
Right to Work Dropped

TOWNSVILLE, Va, Oct. 8 (P.-
Lee County Prosecutor Glenn Will
liams yesterday dropped charges
of violating the States right-to-
work law against % union miners
and said he had been assured by
the pine workers there would be
no further trouble.
The Commonwealth attorneys
announcement was made to a
jammed courtroom after Trial
Justice J. Olin Woodard had de-
MED a request to postpone the
hearing for week.
The charges grew out of a
fracas at st. Charles between
about so union and non-union
miners. Robert Lawson, 20, driv-
ing a truck loaded with coal from
a non-union operation. was halted
and slightly hurt in the brawl.
A Oath miner arrested in the
matter on charges of carrying
concealed weapon went to trial,
however. He entered a, plea of
guilty and was fined $40.
Evening star., 1949-10-08
Special Guests al 6aIIinger
To Dine al D. {. Expense

The Commissioners decided yes
terday to let Gallinger Hospital
serve free meals to visiting digni-
taries.
Until now, Gallinger Supt.
Philip A. E. Stebbing or some
other official has had to pay the
so cents from his own pocket for
each special visitor invited to eat
at the hospital.
This is considered an unneces-
sary hardship when the visitor is
not a personal guest Of the OFF,
cial.
District Auditor A. r. Pilker-
ton recommended the cost Of such
hospitality in the future come out
OF the Commissioners fund for
the reception and entertainment
of visiting dignitaries.
Evening star., 1949-10-08
Virginia Won't Use
State Funds 10 Send
Coal Outside Borders
BY the Associofed Press

RICHMOND, Va. Oct. g.
James A. Anderson, State Emer-
gency Fuel Commission chairman,
said yesterday the State does not
plan to use State money or State
personnel to produce coal for
shipment outside Virginia. But
he added:
I'm a national emergency of
this nature, we must think of our
neighbors as well as ourselves.
Purchasers from other States will
not be cut off from their normal
source of supply-as long as such
supplies last"
Meanwhile, an Associated Press
reporter, touring Southwest Vir-
ginia's coal-mining area, reported
yesterday that steady flow of
coal-a small fraction of normal
movement was shipped from
truck and strip mines.
Evening star., 1949-10-08
Navy
Continued From First Page.

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Mr.. Mcneil said, he did not think
the Navy's case in opposition to
further reductions in it's air &C
tivity had ever been presented
adequately" to Mr.. Johnson.
3. Secretary Matthews. in say
ing that the proposed reductions
in naval and marine aviation
could not be classed as recon-
mendation of the Navy" said they
were merely a presentation to Mr..
Johnson to show what would have
to be done to meet the target
figure"
4. Capt. Frederick M. Trapnell,
commanding officer of the Naval
Air Test Center at Patuxent, Md,
testified that two Navy Banshee
jet fighters could give B-36
bomber "a fair fight" and three
of the high-altitude fighters
should positively insure the de-
struction of the B-36."
"Out of Proportion"
Mr.. Vinson declared that the cut
to be applied to naval aviation is
out of proportion"
"As this picture unfolds," he
said, cit looks to me like it is not
difficult to comprehend the con-
Germ of the air arm of the Navy
and the Navy in general"
Building UP his complaint Of
unfairness in the Pentagon. Mr..
Vinson said he has reliable au-
thority for a report that the Air
Force wants all large aircraft car
riers and their air groups out of
the Navy.
THE Navy would become a pro-
tective convoy to move troops and
fight submarines" Mr.. Vinson
said.
Mr.. Mcneil admitted that he
did not know how the figure of
$500, 100000 had been arrived at,
except that it originated in the
Defense Departments Manage
ment Committee, headed by Gen.
Joseph T. McNarney of the Air
Force. He said the dollar amounts
in the cuts for the Air Force and
the Army would be approximately
$150,000,000 and $300,000,000.
Plans in Early Stage.
He emphasized, however, that
the economy plans were in an
early stage, largely because the
department does not know yet
Evening star., 1949-10-08
Newsmun Cyril Brown Dies

OCEANSIDE, N. Y, Oct. 8 H1.-
Cyril Brown, g., a correspondent
for the New York Times in World
War I, died of a heart attack yes
terday. He joined the Times short
ly before the war. From 1917 to
1921. He worked for the old New
York World. Then he rejoined
the Times. where he remained
until 1924.
He covered the beer hall putsch
of Adolf Hitler in 1923. Since 1929,
he had been an interviewer for
Paramount News.
Evening star., 1949-10-08
Sewing Machine Fire
Routs 500 at School

A fire in a sewing machine
routed nearly 500 pupils from
Martha Washington Vocational
School yesterday before it was
put out with an extinguisher by
firemen.
The pupils marched out in or
derly fashion while f1remen were
summoned. The blaze was blamed
on short circuit. Damage was
confined to the sewing machine,
flremen reported. The school is
at First and 0 streets NV.
Evening star., 1949-10-08
Steel Firm Raises Price
IS After Pension Pact
By the Associoted Press

HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. "a
$5-a-ton price increase in steel
plate was posted today by the
Central Iron g. Steel Corp. in
the wake of a 10-cent-an-hour
insurance and pension agreement
with the CIO-United Steel Work.
ers.
Basil M. Graham. Central presi-
dent, announced that the boost
from $75 ton to $50 is effective
Immediately on all new business.
Evening star., 1949-10-08
Bulgarian Transport
Chief and Aide Ousted
BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Oct.
5.-Sofia dispatches in the Prague
press today reported the custer
|of the Bulgarian minister of trans
port and his chief deputy. They
were charged with inability to
perform their tasks"
The men reported dismissed
were Minister Stefan Toncev and
Vasil MarkoV. Toncev was re-
ported replaced by Georgi Can
|kov, a member of Bulgarian Polit-
lburO.
Evening star., 1949-10-08

OF Mexico's 100000 cattle.
1884. 900 have been vaccinated in
the last year.
Evening star., 1949-10-08

The sergeants were members Q
Evening star., 1949-10-08

oeen completed.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-23
Social Security Head Coming

Carl w. Bruner, manager of the
Great Falls Social Security office,
will he at the Browning Mercan-
tile store next Thursday morning,
September 20 between 9 and 10
a. m. on h S regular monthly
work in this field. His last official
visit was in July. In August ne
was on vacation and did not
make his official visit.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-23
Notice

People of this community may
we'll extend a helping hand to the
Aloysius Racine family, W h o
were rendered destitute through
q fire which destroyed their pro.
perry at Old Agency Tuesday.
The father said that anything in
household goods or clothing for
five children would be greatly ap-
preciated.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-23
Events In Brief.

Mrs. Louise Davis was in Great |
Falls Monday and Tuesday.
Three serious accidents as the
result of broken bottles strewn
along streets and alleys have &C.
Cured in Browning in t h e last
several weeks, the latest victim
being Donald Holland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Starr visited
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Caldwell at
Champion, Alberta from Thurs
day until Monday. Mr.. Caldwell
is brother of Mrs. Starr.
X. G. Slaugh returned h o m e
last Thursday evening from San
Francisco, having accompanied
his daughter, Lila, there. She
entered the Dental Nurses Train
ing School. A letter from h e r
this week tates that she is
pleased with her school work.
Nate Goss left by train la S t
Sunday n o o n for Seattle for a
visit with his son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Goss.
On his return he will visit h is
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthews at Spokane. The
daughter was formerly Miss Lee
Ann Goss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coulter
and son, Jimmy, left last Sum-
day morning for Seattle, where
the latter will enter the Univer-
sity CT Washington to begin his
medical course. Mr.. Coulter's
barber shop is temporarily closed
while he is away.
Jane Billedeaux returned last
Sunday from Charlo, where she
had been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Flora Luddington, who is recover
ing from a serious major opera
ton she underwent several
months ago. Up In | a few
months ago her health had been
in excellent condition.
Mrs. C. A. Turner of Seattle
visited with her brother, John
Dick, from Thursday until Tues
day, being on her way home from
points in eastern Montana and
Minnesota. A native of Minnesota,
she in later years lived at Hins-
dale, Montana, where her late
husband, was engaged in farm
ing.
Donald Holland, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Holland, suffered a
severed tendon in the heel of his
right foot while at play on the
schoolgrounds la st Thursday.
The injury, which required sur
gerry at the local hospital. result
ed when Donald made a back
wards kick a at fragment of an
empty bottle. the razor-like edge
of the glass being unobserved by
him at the time.
Miss Joy WEIGH will leave to-
morrow for Havre to begin her
course in secretarial science at
the Northern Montana College.
For the past y a r she has been
employed in the Glacier County
Welfare office at Cut Bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randy Manuel
and Mrs. Bernice Lewis left We'd
nesday for Salt Lake City to spend
the week. Randy is attending
the annual meeting of independ-
ent telephone companies in sess-
ion there.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-23
Certified Cotton Seed

There is good supply of certi-
fed cotton seed available for plant
ing next springs crop. Look for
the certified tag.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-09-23

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The Western news., 1949-12-22

John Morgan, Jr. left for Dayton,
O.. Wednesday where he will join
his wife and daughter for the holi-
DAYS.
Mrs. E. L. Benson was accom-
PANIED by Mrs Ronald Morgan and
Mrs. James Howe to Whitefish
Tommy Ambrose Of Missoula and
Bill Don Ambrose of Pullman, are
at their home in Eureka for the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgie Meul spent
Thursday in Kalispell shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs Lloyd Johnson left
for Denver, Colo, Thursday of last
week, where they plan to spend sew
eral weeks. Mrs. Sina Johnson ac-
companied them as far as Kalispell
and returned to Eureka Saturday.
Bill Gwynn, Robert Mckenzie
and Roger Mckenzie were in Mis-
soula last week. Robert purchased
a l947 Chevrolet
Mrs. E. L. Webber left for her
home in Alaska, Sunday after
spending two weeks visiting rela-
tives in Eureka.
D. o. Mount of Libby spent Tues
day of last week in Eureka on bust
ness
The Western news., 1949-12-22
Commercial Club Meets

The Commercial Club met at the
Davis Cafe, Wednesday evening,
Dec. IA, with 35 present. Jerry
Shaw, acting chairman, conducted
the meeting and was later elected
president. Pete Klinke was chosen
as vice president.
The city Christmas tree caused
much discussion and MIR. Dierman
volunteered to see that a tree
worthy of our famous title be placed
at the center intersection of main
street. 1t was also suggested Eur
eka plant live tree than can be
used for the annual community
tree. Clifford Johnson offered to
locate a suitable tree for this pur-
pose. Motions were made for all
stores to close Monday, Dec. rs and
Monday, Jan. g.
The next meeting will be hello
the second Monday in January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Witt anc
daughter Carol were shopping II
Kalispell Saturday.
The Western news., 1949-12-22
Lincoln Lions Win Over
KaliSpell Reserves

The L. c. H. S. Lions held the
lead all the way to an easy victory
Saturday night. Dec. II, with the
Kalispell Reserves From the first
bell the Lions took the lead and
gained so fast the second string
played the last quarter. The first
Quarter ended SO and at the half
the score had jumped to 26-l4, The
third quarter showed the Lions still
gaining with the score 1922. Coach
Buckley withdrew his main five and
played the second string, ending the
game with a score of 57-4l.
Owens proved to be high point
man in the landslide for the Lions
with "a points to his credit. Suther-
land was high point man for the
Reserves with IL points.
Kalispell: Sutherland II, OVERLY
10. bronson 4, Holland 3, Riebe q
Anderson 9.
Lions: Erie l6, Owens "A, Leo
Howe 5. Bill Howe 2, Purdy 3,
Hanson O, M. Garrison l, Allan Gar
rison 0. Lamey 0, Stevens !.
In a game played by Roosevelt
School and Sophomores the latter
won l7-l4
The Western news., 1949-12-22

Johnny Swing spent Friday IN
Kalspell He was accompanied by
Dale and Gale Holder Kel'H o ems
and Dwane Purdy.
jim Peltier arri%ed home- lday
from Spokane % spend the days
with his parents dr and as. Yer
me Peltier
Helen Price returned lome Fri
day from Kalispell where she has
been employed for the past several
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collion Walker are
the proud parents Of baby daugh-
ter
A beautiful Christmas tree has
been put up on Main Street and the
usual Christmas treats donated by
the business houses viii be given to
the kiddies
Bob Mason, who is attending col
| lege at Centralia, stopped in Eur
eka en- route to his home in Missoula
where he viii spend the holidays
with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Fergerson Of
Trego, spent the weekend with
relatives in Eureka.
Continued on Page Eight
The Western news., 1949-12-22
Eureka Local News

Mr.. and Mrs. Tommie Lees were
shopping in Eureka Tuesday.
Jim Reins were shopping IN Eur
walter Carpenter from Great
Falls has been spending his vaca-
ton with his mother, Mrs. Anna
Carpenter and visiting friends.
Chief Dispatcher Mr.. Quincy
Moore and wife of Whitefish en-
loved a fried chicken dinner at the
Orvil Carpenter home at Tobacco
Siding Monday.
Will Cole was recently called to
Iowa due to the death Of his sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Clark were
Sunday visitors at Tobacco Siding.
Several from Eureka, Trego ano
Fortine have been helping on the
clearing of right-of-Way for the r.
E. A. light line near Upper.
Carol Davis spent Sunday night
in Eureka.
The Townsend Club held theil
Christmas dinner at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Pike, Saturday
evening, Dec. II. After a deliciou:
dinner of everything eatable, pin
ochle was played.
Mrs. B. G. Drake entertained the
Baptist Aid in her home on Thurs
day afternoon, Dec. is. Mrs. Mer'
lin Scott was assistant hostess.
Manly Schagel was a busines:
visitor in Troy on Tuesday Of last
week.
The Western news., 1949-12-22
EUREKA NEWS
HOSPITAL Gift Shops Bring Joy of
Giving to Disabled Veterans

Hospital Gift Shops Bring Joy of
Giving to Disabled Veterans
I'VE give them the Joy Of Christ
mas giving" said Mrs. Mosby, re-
habilitation chairman of the Eureka
Unit of the AMERICAN Legion Aux
iliary today, describing the hospital
gift shop program of the Auxiliary.
Gift shops, where hospitalized
war veterans can select gifts for
their families free of charge, are
being operated this month by the
Auxiliary in veterans hospitals
throughout the country. The gift
articles are all donated by the Aux
iIiary, and the shops are stated by
Auxiliary volunteers. After the
veterans have made their selections,
the gifts are mailed to their homes
bv the Auxiliary workers. A gift
shop is being operated by the Mon
tana Department of the Auxiliary at
Helena. and the local Auxiliary Unit
is cooperating in the project.
"The Auxiliary has always en-
deavored to make Christmas happy
dav for the veterans in the hos
pitals," Mrs Mosby said. At first
we only gave them gifts for them
selves, but soon we found that this
was not enough. They wanted to
give Christmas gifts, too.
"A veteran confined to a hospital
and without funds had little chance
of sharing in the JOY of Christmas
giving. The day was sad for those
who had wives and children at home
to whom they could send nothing.
But the Auxiliary changed all that.
Our gift shops now make it possible
for these veterans to send home toys
to their children and remembrances
for their wives and mothers.
"Gifts still go to all veterans who
spend Christmas in the hospitals.
They need them and appreciate
them. But we feel that the finest
gift we give is the pleasure which
comes from giving to others. Know
ing that their families are having
a happy Christmas in much more
important to the hospitalized veter-
ans than any gifts they receive for
themselves"
The Western news., 1949-12-22
Lions TrOmp Columbia Falls

Spanked by word going around
that Columbia Falls would win, the
Lions started with burst of speed
that lasted throughout the game, on
Friday night, Dec. 16, giving them
a win of 55-41 over Columbia Falls.
The first quarter made the score
l4-9 in favor of the Lions and they
never lost the lead. The half ended
28-l5. The third quarter was
played with two subs and the score
kept goin up to 41-27. At the final
bell the scoreboard read 55-41. Erie
was high point man for the Lions
dropping "a points in for the Lions.
Ressler gained 10 points to lead the
Columbia Falls team. Clapps and
Baker of Kalispell were referees.
Columbia Falls: Peck s, R. Grill
ley Z, Higson S, MCLAUGHLIN S, Kar-
theiser 2, Ressler 10, Lee 2.
Lions: Erie "a, Purdy IL, L. Howe
n, B. Howe 8, Owens 6, Hanson 2,
A. Garrison l.
Columbia Falls and Eureka B
teams played the preliminaries.
Eureka won 31-29.