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Evening star., 1949-11-05
Mounting Death Toll
Feared as Flash Flood
Strikes Venezuela
Damage Is Estimated
At $4,000, 900 in
Suburbs of Caracas
BY the Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela. Nov. S.
Homeless Venezuelans searched
frantically today for members of
their families missing since a
flash flood swept through Caracas
suburbs.
At least 20 persons were re-
| ported dead and authorities feared
the toll from yesterdays food
might run much higher. The flood,
the worst in Venezuela's capital in
many years, caused damage esti-
mated unofticially at $10,000,000.
1t was Latin Americas second
major flood since October |.
Heavy rains and floods in Guate-
mala during the first three weeks
of October killed more than 500
persons and caused an estimated
$50, 100000 of damage.
Set Of by Six Hour Downpour.
A six-hour dewnpour yesterday
brought a sudden rush of water
here from the usually tiny Guaire
River, which alresdy was swollen
by several days of heavy rains.
Roaring flood waters swept first
through the crude huts of hun
dreds of poor families living along
the river banks. Radio patrol
cars dashed along the river, warn
ing dwellers on the banks to flee.
Many of the hundreds left home
less said they thought the warn
ing was trick to dislodge them
from their homes.
Whole Families in Water.
Horrified onlookers saw whole
families bob by in the water. help
less amid the wreckage of their
houses and furniture. Eyewit-
nesses said they counted at least
80 men, women and children.
struggling or unconscious in the
flood waters. The floods spread
also to Ell Paraiso, Ell Conde. and
other fashionable Caracas sub
urbs. The waters washed away
the foundations of five bridges.
A number of commercial houses
and storage garages near the
river were flooded.
At the race track near the river,
stables were flooded. Nine race
horses were drowned and IL
others injured. There was an
unconf1rmed report that Caiman,
champion of the current season.
was among those drowned.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
By the Associated Press

UTICA, N. Y, Nov. Silk
week-old Stephen Komorek. son
of s1oo-a-week paper mill work.
er, was kidnapped last night by a
man in a black coat, the infants
mother reported.
Mrs. Henry Komorek said a
man with a hat down over his
eyes stole the baby from his crib
near the kitchen stove in their
modest home in suburban Clay
vile. The couples only other
child, 7-year-old son, was struck
and killed by an automobile four
years ago.
State police broadcast an alarm
and patrolled roads. Woods near
the village were being searched.
Mrs. Komorek appealed today
to whoever took the child to keep
him on a special baby formula
She said the child, Stephen. had
suffered from collie since birth and
needed the following every two
or three hours:
TWenty-one ounces of milk
mixed with two ounces of water
Evening star., 1949-11-05

am. When they got in the
$500 block of Thirty-second street,
the man hit Mr.. DENIES on the
head with q blunt instrument,
threw his erstwhile companion
out Of the car. removed $40 and
a wrist watch and departed.
Mr.. DENIES went to the eighth
precinct to tell his story. Sergts.
Bonaccorsy and Molle, manning a
robbery cruiser. took Mr.. Dennes
to Emergency Hospital to have
i've stitches sewed In the cash on
his head.
According to Sergt. Molle, Mr..
Dennes recalled that when he ac-
cornpanied the man to his auto
mobile, parked ut Ninth and e
streets NV. q parking ticket re-
posed on the windshield. He also
tSee PARKING TICKET, A-3.).
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Czechs Execute Six
Accused Of PIottinq
To Overthrow Reds
Several Had Prominent
Posts Before Communists
Took Over Country
BY the Associoted Press

PRAGUE. Czeehoslovakia, Nov.
5.-Six Czechs convicted as ring
leaders of an alleged armed plot
to overthrow the Communist led
government, were hanged today, it
was announced officially.
The men were accused of pre-
pairing to lead a coup last spring
The government charged that they
were "just at the point of execut-
ing a well-prepared revolt" when
the police caught them.
Among those executed were
men who had held prominent po-
sitions in Czechoslovak public af-
fairs before the Communists
assumed power in February. l948.
Were Tried in Secret.
Those hanged were: Josef Char
vat, chief of Prague security police
during the first republic: DR.. Jaro-
slav Brokovec, prominent attorney;
Emanuel Cancik; Vratislav Po-
lesny, Kvetoslav Proxies and Vrati-
slav Handa.
Details of the plot were not dis
closed until August 80 after the
defendants had been tried secretly
and sentenced by a Prague state
court. The government charged
the plotters were in league with a
Western imperialist power" The
Western power was not identified
in the governments announce
ment.
Plan to Seize Prague Reported.
The government never disclosed
how many people were involved.
1t contended. however, that. the
plotters planned to seize Prague,
arrest government leaders and
stage a revolt throughout the
country.
Further, the government claimed
that the plotters included some
women who ''were seducing young
members Of the Boy Scouts in
order to use them later In the
gangs armed action"
In addition to the six defendants
sentenced to death. 10 others. in
cluding three women, were sent
to prison for life. An unspecified
number were sentenced to l to
Is years imprisonment. Ten de-
PENDANTS were acquitted.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
.Chungking Admits
Red Drive TO Split
Nationalist Armies
Communists Invading
Kweichow Province
In 45-MiIe Thrust
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

CHUNGKING, Nov. S. Com
munist invasion of Kweichow
Province. in an apparent effort to
split in two the Nationalist armies
of China's mainland. was admit
ted officially today.
The Ministry of National De-
fense said the Reds had reached
the Tienchu district of Kweichow
in 45-mile thrust southwest
from Chihkiang.
The Communist penetration was
about II miles inside Kweichow
Chihkiang is Red base in Human
Chungking.
Reds Building Up Pressure.
Main Red objective in Kwei-
chow would be the provincial cap
ital of Kweiyang. 210 miles south
OF Chungking. If the Reds drove
to Kweiyang, Nationalist main
land forces would be cut virtually
III nan.
One main force would be left
in Szechwan, Chungking's home
province; the other in Kwangsi
Province to the south.
With the Communists building
up pressure on SZechwan. Kwang.
81 and Kweichow. two top Ma
tionalist leaders voiced anew theii
determination to fight on to the
end.
Acting President Ii Tsung- lien
said the fight against the Reds is
not a civil war. but a struggle
between democracy and totali-
tarianiSm."
Speaking at rally welcoming
him in Running, Yunnan provin-
aiSee CHINA pooo A-2I
Evening star., 1949-11-05
|Acheson 10 Seek
Greater Unity
In West Europe
Expected to Press
Question at Big ;
Meeting Next Week
By Gornett D. Homer

Secretary of State Acheson Is
expected to press for greater
economic and political unity
among Western European ma
tions, including the new German
Republic, in meeting of Big
Three Foreign Ministers in Paris
next week.
Mr.. Acheson plans to fly to
Paris. probably leaving Monday
night, for two-day session with
French Foreign Minister Schu-
mann and British Foreign Sec
retary Bevin.
Announcements in the three
capitals late yesterday indicated
their discussions will range over
"a wide field, centering principally
on strengthening a unified policy
toward Germany and on problems
|of integrating the economy of the
nom Communist European ma
tions.
Other Topics to Be Discussed.
Other likely topics include the
attitude of the Western Powers
toward the Communist regime in
China, developments in Indo-
China, and support of Yugoslavia's
Marshal Tito in his rebellion
against Moscow.
The State Department said to-
day that the conference will open
Wednesday.
A meeting with Soviet Foreign
Minister Vishinsky is on ME-.
Acheson's schedule here Monday
afternoon, so he would be able to
review quickly Sith the French
and British foreign ministers any
new proposals on East-W prob
lens Mr.. Vishinsky might make.
Billed as Courtesy Call.
The Vishinsky visit is billed as
purely courtesy call. however.
incidental to his plans to be in
Washington for Soviet Embassy
reception Monday evening cele-
brating the Russian revolution
anniversary. And Mr.. Vishinsky
was i'll in New York today, max
ing it uncertain whether he would
be here Monday at all.
In the Paris meeting, Mr.. Ache
son is prepared to back up strong
ly the emphasis put by ECA Ad-
ministrator Paul G. Hoffman on
the need for drastic measures by
the Western European nations to
create real economic unity to over
come trade and exchange barriers
among them.
As a part Of this issue, Mr..
Acheson probably will urge inclu-
sion of the new West German
state in the Western European
family of nations. He is ready
to discuss outstanding German
issues. including the controversial
factory -dismantling program, in
That light.
Unity Declared Essential.
Officials here leave no doubt
IN private talks that the United
States considers the economic and
political unity of mont Communist
Europe essential.
German inclusion in this unity
is considered necessary to help
growing nationalism in Germany.
Mr.. Acheson is expected to ad-
wise that Germany be brought into
both the Organization for Euro
pean conomic Cooperation
tOEEC) and the Council of Eur.
ope. a political organization.
The council, which has some Of
Evening star., 1949-11-05
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Evening star., 1949-11-05
Steel Strike End
Nearer as More
Producers Yield
Republic and Lukens
Offer Agreements;
Coal Picture Gloomy
By james Y. Newton

An early cleanup of the steel
strike seemed probable today with
another major producer near
agreement with the CIO-United
Steelworkers, but the picture in
the 48-day soft coal shutdown was
not bright.
Republic Steel Corp, the Ma
tion's third largest producer, made
a pension-insurance offer yester-
day to the union in Cleveland.
The union district director there
would not disclose the terms, but
the offer was believed to be pat
termed closely after the agreement
sreached Monday with Bethlehem
Steel Corp, the second largest
producer. Republic employs 54,-
900 workers.
with Murray's approval" the
union director said in reference
Evening star., 1949-11-05
| so Miners Return
To Work to Fin
Own Coal Bins
by the Associa.ed Press

MARION. ILL.,, Nov. S.
About so of the 100 striking
coal diggers at one mine here
appealed for a truce-to fill
their own empty bins.
ALI Wallace of the Wallace
Mining Co. said some of the
idle mine workers asked if
they might go back into the
mine to bring out enough coal
for their home needs.
They were told it was all
right with the company-if
the union approved.
Mr.. Wallace said the local
UNIV district board official,
Ted Mitchell. gave the per-
mission.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
CIeveIond's Cousin Dies

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5. (P-
DR.. Arthur H. Cleveland, IS, pro-
fessor Of English literature at
Temple University and a cousin
Of Grover Cleveland. died in the
hospital here yesterday after .
short illness.
Evening star., 1949-11-05

to Philip Murray. head of the
union and the CIO, well ac-
cept It,"
The Bethlehem settlement
called for minimum free pensions
Of 800 a month including Fed
eral old-age benefits. and a social
insurance program in which the
employer and employees share the
cost.
In Pittsburgh Jones g. Laughlin
Steel Corp, the fourth largest
firm, announced it will meet with
steel workers representatives Mon
day for preliminary" talks toward
settling the strike. j. g. L. already
has in effect company paid
pension plan and Federal media
tors look for an early agreement
there.
Another Comes to Terms.
Early today another big steel
company came to terms with Mr..
Murray's union-the Lukens Steel
Co. of Coatesville., Pa. The COM
pany employs 5000 workers and
the agreement repeatedly provides
for pensions and insurance along
the lines of the Bethlehem con-
tract. Lukens already had a COM
pany-supported pension plan. but
benefits in the old program were
smaller.
Less favorable news came from
elsewhere in Ohio.
Ten thousand workers of the
Timken Roller Bearing Co. went
on strike at midnight. They set
up picket lines at five Timken
plants-Canton, Wooster, Mount
Vernon, Columbus and Zanes-
vile, Ohio.
The union sought Timken's ac-
ceptance of the Bethlehem-type
contract, which Mr.. Murray has
declared to be the unions present
demand throughout the industry
Timken Asks More Time.
Timken said it wanted more
time to study the plan. It hao
asked that negotiations be ex-
tended to December 81, and Of.
fered 6 cents an hour more each
day until agreement was reached
The union replied that time was
up; q spokesman declared: "The
company has had our demands
for a retirement program since
last May"
Activity In the coal strike was
marked by the Governments en-.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
German Envoy in Moscow

MOSCOW, Nov. S (P).-Rudolf
Applet. chief of the East German
Republics first diplomatic mission
to the Soviet Union. is expected
to present his credentials soon to
the Soviet Foreign Ministry. He
arrived late Yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-11-05
Clio Committees
.Set Up 10 Probe
Unions
All in Organization
Will Sign Non-Red
Ooths, Murray Says
BULLETIN

CLEVELAND (P.-The CIO
Executive Board today set
up committees to investigate
charges of pro-communism
against 10 left-wing unions and
nine of their leaders. The nine
will be allowed to take their
seats on the board pending the
inquiry. At the same time
Philip Murray announced that
all CIO officers will now sign
nom Communist affidavlts under
the Taft-Hartley Act. gaining
access to National Labor Rela-
tions Board processes.
RIGHT WING LEADERS Read
Out of Electrical Workers
Union. Page Az
By the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Nov. 5.-The CLOS
Executive Board today called in
left-wing nominees for posts on
the board to face charges that
they are ineligible under the
amended CIO constitution, be-
cause of pro-Communist leanings
Nine union chiefs are under
fire. Their nominations for the
board were referred to the board
at the closing session of the con-
vention yesterday, to determine
whether they could pass the new
eligibility clause of the constitu-
tion. The clause bars from the
board members of the Communist
Party or any who were influenced
by the Communist program.
Eight Of nine appeared before
the board to defend themselves
Absent at the start of the meet.
ing was Joseph Selly, president
of the tiny American Communi-
cations Association,
Ben Gold Banned.
The INVENTION definitely
turned down only one nominee
for the board, which normally
has 81 members. CIO President
Philip Murray ruled in the con.
vention yesterday that Ben Gold
head of the Fur and Leather
Workers. and a member of the
Communist Party, could not serve
The convention. before adjourn
ing last night. had tossed out TWO
unions under leftist leadership
the United Electrical Workers and
the Farm Equipment Workers.
The two unions. with a COM
bined membership of about 470,-
900, merged last week but were
thrown out of the CIO for con-
tinued defiance of major policy.
The convention chartered a new
union to compete with UE.
The CIO, now definitely in the
right-wing column. nevertheless
may use considerable time to dis
pose of 10 other unions headed
by men accused of following the
Communist Party line.
The 63-year-old Mr.. Murray,
elected to his 10th term as presi-
dent Of the CIO, promised officers
would carry out the convention's S
program.
AS for Kidding the CIO of its
pro- o-Communist elements, Mr..
Murray remarked: This time
We'll do it."
At other CIO conventions there
was lots of talk and no action.
This convention laid the ground
work for removing any left-wing
union. In that way it was the
most important since Mr.. Muir
rays election to succeed John L.
Lewis in 1910. Mr.. Lewis quit the
CIO in 1912.
The sudden delay in disposing
OF the issue started convention
(Cao TTn D,ro OI
Evening star., 1949-11-05

(See BIG THREE, Page A-3D
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(See KIDNAPPING, Page A-3D
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tSee CHINA, Page A.
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(See LABOR, Page AID
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See CIO, Page A-2.)
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{see PARKING TICKET, A-3o
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-27
RENROCK

RENROCK-Miss Norma Til
den is spending a few days with
her brother, Ray Tilden, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don McNutt
spent Saturday afternoon with
his brother, Franz McNutt, who
is a patient at Bethesda hospital.
The grange held a Halloween
party Friday night with twenty
five people masking. Many uni
que costumes were used. Merl
Thomas was judge of the best
dressed Freda Ziler, best mask
ed; and Lynn Reed, the hardest
to recognize. Cider and dough
nuts were served. Everyone en-
joyed tn evening tremendously.
Mrs. Vernon Reed and son
spent Friday at the Rollin
Combs home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Junior Rex and
daughter and Harlan Rex, wife
and two sons spent Sunday at
the Carl Rex home.
Mrs. Itol Reed and son, Floyd,
called on her father and broth
er and family Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall and
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Kuntz
were at Cumberland recently
visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Simeon McNutt.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-27
Junior Leaders
Are Organized

The All Junior Leaders met
at the courthouse on Oct. 18 with
seventeen members in attend
ance.
An election of officers was
held and those who will serve
are as follows: president, Doro-
thy Weekley; vice president,
George Hurst; secretary, Louise
Weekley; treasurer, Joan Uhl;
recreation leader, Robert New
ton, and news reporter, Betty
Lou Buckley. Several commit
tees were appointed, including a
recreation committee.
The meeting will be held on
the second Monday of each
month after the next meeting
which was held on Oct. 26 for
the purpose of getting better or
ganized.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-27
MT. EPHRAIM

MT. EPHRAIM--The w. S. G.
S. met at the home of Mary
Rich with Zola Williams as com
panion hostess. A good program
was rendered and plans were
made to quilt and serve dinner
on election day.
Rev. Stratton and wife were
in town Tuesday planning for
the booth festival at Dexter
City. The NJ. Y. F. was awarded
second prize.
George Bates and family were
visiting Clark Jones at Canton,
Sunday.
Louis Wolf and wife of Mari
eta were visiting Fred Stiles
and family Sunday.
Harlan Mathews and wife of
GAINESVILLE visited F. r. Miley
and family Saturday.
Billy Bates and Edison Shafer
were calling on Erwin Cowgirl
and family Sunday.
Mrs. Maud Rich is on a vaca-
ton in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Berry of
Caldwell were calling on friends
Sunday.
Marcus Leasure is moving his
family to a farm near Mt. Zion.
Friends have received word
of the illness of Lawrence Reed
of GAINESVILLE.
John Reed and wife and Paul
Rich were business callers in
Caldwell Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anil Cassiola
and son, Glenn, of Morgan, Pa,
were visiting Luther Stiles on
Sunday. They were good friends
when serving in the army.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-27

1t was found by a University
of Wisconsin student, who noted
the name of Marietta College on
the back of the medal and turn
ed it over to his instructor, Rob
ert w. Siegfried, who graduated
from Marietta in 1912. <>-
Siegfried, son of an English
teacher at Marietta high school,
mailed the key to Dean Merrill
R. Patterson at Marietta college.
The name, H. w. Nickerson'
is inscribed in the key, and ap-
parently belonged to Harry Web
ster Nickerson, who graduated
with the class of 1882 at Mar
ietta. A search of the records re-
vealed Nickerson to have been
an outstanding campus leader as
well as a brilliant student while
there.
A native of Beverly, a small
town near Marietta, he was a
successful orator and gave the
valedictory Grafton at his COM
mencement. He was at the top of
class sch6lastically, captain of
Marietta's four-man rowing
crew, editor of the college news
paper, member of the campus
literary society, and one of the
first men to play baseball in that
area.
Gen. Charles Gates Dawes,
who was vice president of the
United States under Calvin
Coolidge, attended Marietta at
the same time as Nickerson. The
latter's brother, Charles Spar
row Nickerson, became a noted
Presbyterian minister.
Nickerson was a civil engineer
in Portland, Ore, before he was
admitted to the bar. He practic-
ed the law profession until his
death. From 1886-1891, he was
associated with the legal depart
ment of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St Paul Railroad.
College officials have attempt
ed without success to locate rel
atives of NickerSon who might
want the key.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-27
Big Gas Well Is
Hit At WhippIe

A gas we'll checked at 10000
cubic feet was drilled in Friday
on the 50-acre tract of H. r.
Bradley and Frank c. Biehl, one
mile east of Whipple in Wash
ington county.
The well drilled to a depth of
l,004 feet and the gas was found
in the Second Cow Run sand
This is the second we'll on this
tract. The first we'll produced
about 250,000 feet.
The owners are Richard r.
Biehl, of Marietta, and John w.
Morrow, of Pittsburgh. Biehl
said Saturday he and his part
ner have considerable acreage
under lease surrounding the
present tract.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-27
Local Tent AT
District Meeting

District No. 8, Daughters of
Union Veterans, held its 25th an
nual convention in GAINESVILLE on
Thursday with Elva Geary of
Tent No. % presiding. Mrs. Sad
lie Dallas, of Alliance, was the
inspecting officer.
Mrs. Josie Gibson, Of Summer
field, was elected and installed
as district patriotic instructor for
the coming year.
Others who attended from
Sunimerfield were LA Wilson.
Hattie Cleveland, Mary Muchan
aus, Mary Brown and Mrs. H. P.
Gibson.
A highlioht of the meeting was
the presentation of a FLAG by
Tent % for the chapel of the Y,
M. G. A.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-27
PLEASANT CITY

PLEASANT CITY - Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Danford, of Green's
burg, spent the weekend with
their parents.
Claire Flanagan, Of Akron,
spent the weekend with his wife.
Mas. Flora Slason. of Sales
vile, spent Tuesday night with
her father, John Bauer and her
brother, Clarence, and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Miley
and daughter, Betty, visited his
mother, Mrs. Clara Miley and
family, route /, Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Mildred Lori and daugh-
ter, Joann, were shoppers in
Cambridge, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Secrest
and son, John, spent Sunday aft
ernoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Lucas and family, of Buffalo.
George Weaver, u. S. Navy,
Charleston, S. c., is spending a
ten day leave with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Weaver and
family, route 2.
Mrs. Grace Harper, of Akron,
spent the weekend with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Helen Miley and daugh-
ter, Betty, attended Breakfast
in Hollywood" at Byesville Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Petkach,
of Ambridge, Pa, spent the
weekend with their daughter,
Mrs. August Mailot and family,
and attended the wedding of
their granddaughter, Miss Celia
Mailot and Paul Kuhar, which
took place Saturday morning at
the Holy Trinity Catholic church
in Byesville.