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Evening star., 1950-09-24
Funeral Services Today
For Alvin ]. Kitchen

Funeral services for Alvin j.
Kitchen. 81. lifelong resident of
Fairfax County, will be held this
afternoon at the Money & King
funeral home. Vienna. Va. Burial
will be in Andrew Chapel Gene
terry.
Mr.. Kitchen died Thursday at
his home on Hunter road in Fair
fax County. where he operated
farm and lumber mill. He had
been i'll for many months.
Known as Buster" Kitchen, he
was the son of John H. Kitchen,
who died three years ago.
Mr.. Kitchen is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Katherine Edwards
Kitchen and eight children: Kath-
crime Elizabeth, IA; Jean Ann, 13;
John Lewis. IL; Alvin Edward, 10;
Elsie Mae, 8; Frances June, 6
Arlene Mary, 4, and Arthur
Hughes. 2.
He also leaves his mother, Mrs.
Elsie Shreve of Arlington, and a
half sister. Mrs. Dorothy jenkins
of Washington.
Evening star., 1950-09-24

serve recruiting for the Military
District of Washington, said ap-
plicants could sign up at 2131 c
street NV. any Thursday be-
tween 7 and 8 pm. All enlist
ments are for three years.
Enlistments are now being ac-
cepted in the following branches:
Engineers. Adjutant General.
Transports ..on Corps, Quarter
master, Medical. Infantry, Chemi-
cal Corps, Military Government,
Field Artillery. Military Police.
Military Intelligence. Armored,
Signal Corps and Ordnance.
For general enlistments, the age
limits are II through "a years for
men and 18 to "a for women. Ap-
plicants between IS and As are
eligible if they have special skills.
Veterans can enlist in the arm
or service in which they served
In World War II and at the high
est rank they held previously.
Evening star., 1950-09-24

To expedite enlistments in the
Army Enlisted Reserve Corps. q
recruiting information station has
been established at the Veterans
Service Center, 1400 Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
The station will be open from
1880 am. to 5 pm. Monday
through Friday and from $50 am.
to 1890 pm. Saturdays.
Complete information on quail
f1cations for the Enlisted Reserve
Corps. and how, when and where
qualified men and women can
join, will be available at the CEN
ter.
Warrant Officer John Adoox,
who is in charge of enlisted re-
Evening star., 1950-09-24

Total capital investment in the
United States gas industry in
1948 was approximately So billion.
Evening star., 1950-09-24

Leonard director the Center
questions at the information station for the
Enlisted Reserve Corps Miss Toby 1909 North
street. Arlington, exWAC corporal Bobby Holeman
1872 Newton street NW former Army sergeant doing the
asking Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1950-09-24

Nsw/ Cusheen-the new, miracle
material for base-cahinet
sops-in colors! Cusheen has high resist.
ancs 70 damage or injury from ell normal
causes. Exclusive with youngstown. In
sa glorious basic eoIoes. AIso shown n
new Mspse Cutting BoaRd Cahinet Ton,
Evening star., 1950-09-24

Revolutionary idea completely mod
ernizes dishwashing! GA swirhng jets
of booster-heated water brush-fush
every hollow Of every dish. Then Q
piping-hot double rinse; oil in e&
minutes (normal water pressure)-
automatically, slectricallyi
Evening star., 1950-05-23
Bones Of 12O Believed
Shot by Soviets Found
By the Associated Press

STUTTGART. Germany, May
23.-Leaders of a displaced per-
sons camp near here yesterday
reported finding skeletons of 100
to $50 persons they described as
Eastern European refugees shot
by Russian troops in 1945.
The camp, in Zuffenhausen, is
occupied by Ukrainians, Poles and
White Russians. The surrounding
territory was taken over by the
French in the summer of 1945 and
is now part of the American zone.
Camp leaders told a news con-
ference that a Russian repatria-
tion commission visited the canp
in June, 1945, and shot Eastern
European refugees they suspected
OF. having collaborated with the
Nazis or who refused to return
to their homes. oC.e ,.
Leaders among the, present in
mates introduced four. 1945 in
mates and a former German
Janitor at the camp, Hermann
Ostertag, who claimed the shoot
ings were a daily occurrence at
the camp between June and Sep
tember. 1945. ,7-"''a ~
Some of the bones of the victims
were discovered accidentally In
l947, the news conference was
told. Other bones have been
found at intervals since then, the
camp inmates said.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
Berlin Reds LockinQ
Money to Replace
Statue on Gate
BY the Assoeioted Press

BERLIN, May 23.-Brandenburg
Gate, dividing East and West Ber-
lin, is an artistic victim of the cold
war.
The tall Grecian columns yard
eastward of the Soviet British
sector boundary were formerly
topped by a quadriga-a bronze
statute of a goddess driving a
four-horSe chariot.
Half destroyed in wartime, the
statue of a goddess driving q
year by the East Berlin govern
ment to be melted as scrap.
Eastern officials said they in
tended to cast duplicate and re-
store Brandenburg Gate to it's old
glory. But complications were ad-
mitted today.
The original plaster form of the
quadriga is in West Berlin. It's
valued at 10000 West marks Zap
proximately $4,000 and the Soviet
sector of the city doesn't have
funds to buy it. ~~-r": -
The cost of bronze and labor for
a new quadriga is estimated at
more than 100000 West marks
about $24,00O, which the East
government also lacks.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
Office Manager Convicted
On 20 EmbezzIinq Counts

Vanders Baccus. 20, former
manager of the Washington Office
Of the Fuller Products Co., Chi
cago cosmetics and hair tonic con-
Germ. was convicted today by a
District Court jury of embezzling
more than $4,700 from the COM
pany.
Baccus. colored, who lives in
the 600 block of S street NV, was
found guilty on a 20-count indict-
ment.
Baccus faces a maximum posi-
BILE penalty of three years and
four months to 10 years on each
count, according to assistant
United States Attorney Harold II.
Bacon.
Judge Jennings Bailey. who pre-
sided, did not set a date for SEN
fencing. On May IL. Judge Alex
ander Holtzof gave Baccus from
l to 3 years for larceny after trust
OF more than 5000 from q woman
employe Of the company.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
ShostakovichSpan
For New0pera sDe|ay
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, May 23.-Dmitri
Snostakovich was spanked in
public again today.
Shostakovich, considered one of
the greats of modern Russian
composers. was criticized for not
working hard enough to finish his
new opera, October" (Which ap-
parently deals with the Russian
Revolution.)
The criticism was contained in q
report OF meeting of the board
of the Soviet Composers Union,
carried by Pravda, the Commu-
mist Party newspaper. It was the
second time around for Shostako-
vich. About two years ago he was
criticized by the Congress OF
Soviet Composers for writing
"decadent, bourgeois music" q
fault he confessed publicly and
promised to correct.
This time Shostakovich was one
OF number of Soviet composers
criticized for not giving enough
attention to opera in their work.
Pravda added charge against the
board meeting itself, complaining
that it was marked by com
placency."
Evening star., 1950-05-23
Ammonia Blast Burns
z in Ice Cream Plant

Two men were burned by am
monia today when a cap blew of
compressor in the refrigeration
plant of the Washington Maid Ice
Cream Co.. 81 L street Sc.
James Chanaka, SIS, plant fore.
man, of 1907 Fulton street NV.
and Clarence Croxton, At, CHIEF
engineer. of 431 Sixth street S.W.
are in an undetermined condition
in Providence Hospital.
The men were working near the
compressor when the cap blew of
and squirted them with the LIQUID
refrigerant. Both walked unas-
sisted from the room and were
driven to the hospital by fellow
employees.
Rescue Squad firemen donned
gas masks and shut off the flow
of ammonia. Fumes from the re-
frigerant circulated through the
two story plant, but employees
remained at their posts.
James Fliakas, president of the
firm. said about $4,000 worth OF
ice cream is stored in the plant
Evening star., 1950-05-23
BerIiners SteeIed for Invasion
Sunday by Communist Youth

neio, ne told me, 70 see the dis
play Of strength put on by the
Americans. He saw an impress
sive parade Of armed vehicles.
tanks and cannons; he saw hell
copters IN action. a sympolic air
lift. Flying Fortresses and Jet
fighters. 1T is good to have might
and right on my side for once, :"
he said. Let the youngsters from
Communist Germany see what the
West can do and they will change
their tune quickly"
RIAS, the American radio sta
ton in Berlin. and NWDR, the
British station, are broadcasting
advice" to the Red youths. They
are told to put a civilian suit or.
at least, a shirt into their bags and
wander into Western Berlin un-
attached and see what's really
happening ION the other side Of
the Iron Curtain" They are
told to develop fiat tires en- route
to Berlin so they will be late for
the parade and that it will be
better to get sick" the day before
and miss the whole distasteful
affair.
This propaganda seems to have
had some effect, judging by the
ire it has stirred up In the Soviet
controlled press. Many parents
impressed by the American prepa-
rations, the arrival of Jet planes
and helicopters from the States
and the positive statements from
American officials - have with
drawn permission for their chill.
dren to go to Berlin. AS a fur
ther result the age limit of the
marcherS has been raised from IA
to Is. and more Peoples police
have been Communicated to par
ticipate in the demonstration.
Soviet Press ON Defensive.
The tone of the Eastern press
has changed considerably. Today
the Soviet-licensed press has ia
ken the defensive. They say that
the Western rowdies will not
provoke the young FDJ people
into anything rash or foolish" !"
They boast that the FDJ will not
fight on barricades and will not
organize rowdy bands" The Neues
Deutschland stated: "They (FDD
will be disciplined and even more
disciplined and will prevent all
provocations."
Whatever happens May %, the
Berliners will be here to see it.
There is no rush to leave the city,
as there was before the fall of
Berlin to the Red army in 1945.
An automobile salesman told me,
Many Of us left then and our
nelghborS ransacked our homes
and blamed it on the Russians.
We don't want this to happen
again."
One thing this correspondent
can say for sure: The FDJ are
coming. I saw them pouring into
Berlin by the truckloads out on
the Autobahn today. They were
waving flags and singing happily,
reminiscent of a bunch of kids
going on hayride. But this is
no hayride.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
II Rescued as Flying Boai
Sinks at Pacific AtoII
BY the Associated Press

HONOLULU. May 23.-Seven-
teen persons were rescued unin-
jured today when a Navy flying
boat sank after a takeof accident
at Maloelap Atoll. 27o miles from
Kwajalein.
The Hawaiian Sea Frontier was
advised of the mishap by the
Kwajalein naval base commander
who sent a plane to the scene to
drop emergency supplies. A sur
face patrol craft will pick I'D sur
vivors tomorrow.
A sea frontier spokesman said
the PBM struck submerged OBJ.
ject while making an open water
takeof. The plane was on
routine logistic mission.
Radio contact was established
through Kwajalein. Both the
lcrew and passengers were ashore,
ilsing an emergency transmitter'
Evening star., 1950-05-23
10000 Defy Government
To Pay Honor 10 Smuts
BY the Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
May %. Thousands of citizens
def1ed obvious government objec-
tions today and honored Field
Marshal Jan Christian Smuts.
The former premier will be 80
tomorrow.
Some 10000 ;ammed the central
square and flag-bedecked build
ings were crowded to the rooftops
to give the statesman-warrior a
rousing reception as he received
the freedom of the city from the
mayor in front of City Hall.
A broadcast of the celebration
was cancelled at the last minute
by the state-owned South African
Broadcasting Corp, whose Board
of Governors objected to the "po-
litical color" of a proposed pro-
gram featuring highlights of the
former prime minister's career.
The cancellation, however, seemed
to have the effect of making the
citizens more determined than
ever to pay homage to the man.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
Newspaper Unions
In Boston Unite in
Demand on Publishers
BY the Axse<ia,sd Prsa

BOSTON. May 23.-Labor his
tory was made today as AFL. CIO
and independent locals OF news
paper unions banded together TO
demand city-wide agreements on
pensions, health and welfare.
Representatives Of IL editorial.
mechanical. mailers and teamster
unions formed a joint council to
negotiate with publishers Of the
city's eight daily papers.
Council Chairman John Thomp-
son said the move marked the
first time that various newspaper
workers unions had combined for
negotiations, The council. he said.
speaks for 4.200 of the city'S ap-
proximately 5000 employed in all
departments Of local papers.
The council demanded:
l. Monthly pensions Of SITS.
exclusive of social security, at the
age of IS.
2. Sick and disability payments.
3. $4,000 life insurance.
4. Accidental death and dis
memberment insurance up to
5000.
5. Hospital insurance.
The council embraces Typo.
graphical Union Local IS, Mall
erS Local Is, Stereotypers Local ..
PreSsmen'S Locals 8 and 81, Pho
toengravers Local 3. Newspaper
Drivers Local 259. Transfers Lo-
cal 25. Plate Boys and Paper
Handlers Local 81. all AFL; Ma
chiniSts' District SO. independent.
and American Newspaper Guild.
CIO. Local 80.
Mr.. Thompson is president Of
the Boston Newspaper Guild.
John c. Cort of the Newspaper
Guild will serve as chief nego-
tiator.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
PhiIuteIist to Speok

Marcus White, veteran philate-
list of Worcester, Mass, will ad-
dress the Washington Philatelie
Society at the Arts Club, 2017 ]
street NV, tomorrow at 8:15 pm
He will display his collection OF
United States stamped envelopes
and cut squares, regarded as one
OF the most nearly complete ever
accumulated.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
Gosser Foes Charge
Beating by Baeker
'0f JAW Executive
sy the Associated Pres.

TOLEDO. Ohio. May 2S.-A
sidewalk fist fight is the latest
episode in the factional troubles
Of Toledo's big Local IL of the
CIO- United Auto Workers.
The story was told today by
Carl Schick. ~, chairman Of the
locals unit at the Spicer Manu-
featuring Division Of the Dana
Corp. and Harold Billheimer.
chairman Of the locals unit at
the Toledo Scale Co.
These two. who seek the custer
Of Richard T. GosSer. UAW inter-
national vice president, claimed
one Of Mr.. Gosser's hackers. Or
vile Beemer. went after them with
his fists last night.
Mr.. Beemer is State director OF
the CIO-Political Action Commit
tee and an aide to Mr.. Gosser.
Reporters See Fights.
Both fights took place across
the street from the Toledo Times
Building and were witnessed by
reporters.
Mr.. Billheimer asserted Mr.
Beemer knocked him down at
least three times as he walked ur
to the Toledo Union Council
Building for a meeting of that
CIO organization. He suffered a
black eye and bruises. Mr.. Schick
declared Mr.. Beemer struck him
later, knocking him down two OF
three times.
Charles Mcfarland, a Toledo
policeman, tried to intervene. A
crowd Of bystanders. however
took Mr.. Beemer inside the build
ing Mr.. Mcfarland said MIR
Schick was treated at q hospital
for a broken nose.
At the meeting Mr.. Gosser de.
plored the fights.
IF you don't know how to talk
without using your hands, stay
home until 1t is all over" hi
pleaded.
A resolution was passed by the
council taking exception to q
statement by Richard Lazette
council president. Mr.. Lazette
had demanded that Walter Reu-
ther, UAW president, enter the
dispute in which a minority of
the local seeks to oust Mr.. Gosser.
Private Hearings Barred.
Just yesterday a spokesman in
Detroit said Mr.. Reuther would
hold no private hearings for those
opposing Mr.. Gosser.
Mr.. Billheimer, one of the lead
ers Of the revolt against what he
called the dominance" of MIR.
Gosser. had said Mr.. Reuther had
promised to hear insurgents with
in 10 days.
Mr.. Reuther's spokesman said
the UAW leader had been stopped
by Mr.. Billheimer and another
man as he was leaving his head
quarters in Detroit Saturday. Mr.
Reuther told them he did not have
time to talk then and would have
to "see you later" the spokesman
added.
That did not mean Mr.. Reuthei
would hold a private session, the
spokesman explained.
The spokesman pointed out tina:
under the UAW constitution in
surgents could appeal to the un-
ions Executive Board.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
French Foreign Office
Denies knowledge Of
Lie Peace Memoranda
BY the Assoeioisd Press

LONDON, May 23-Trygve Lie
arrived from Paris today to con-
tinue the second round of his
"save-the-U. N" Talks with Brit
ish government leaders, including
Prime Ministers Attlee and For
eign Secretary Bevin. He hopes
to sail for New York tomorrow.
Commenting on speculation
about MIR. Lies talks with French
Foreign Minister Schuman, the
French Foreign Office said it knew
nothing about published reports
that Mr.. Lie had submitted mem
oranda to the Big Four powers
calling for a 20-year peace pro-
gram.
Reports on both sides of the
Atlantic had said the secretary
general suggested a meeting of
the United States, Britain, France
and Russia as prelude to a spe-
cial Security Council session to
handle the question of China's
representation in the U. N. Soviet
delegates have been boycotting U.
N. bodies because of the presence
OF Nationalist instead of Commu-
mist Chinese representatives.
Mr.. Lie proposed the 2O-year
peace program in March, in a
speech before the national B'nai
Birth convention in WASHINGTON,
In that speech he suggested that
top diplomats meet within the
framework of the U. N. Security
Council with such a peace program
in mind, in attempts to iron out
the chief difficulties.
Mr.. Lie had visited WASHINGTON,
London and Paris before going to
Moscow last week. On the return
trip he was comforting again in
Paris and London on the aims of
his mission.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
So - ctf rftl f~9
Austria Is Resigned !.
To Deadlock on Treaty.
By the Assoeioied Press

VIENNA. Austria, May 49,
Austrian officials today accepted
calmly Russia'S latest deadlockine
of the Austrian treaty negotiations
in London. They said it indicated
their country was in for an indef-
mite occupation, probably longer
than the seven years the. Nazis
stayed.
The Soviets in London again
blocked negotiation progress yes
terday, this time with a demand
that the Western powers first
answer Russian charges that they
have been violating the Italian
peace treaty in Trieste.
Western deputy foreign min
listers meeting with the Russians
asserted the Trieste issue had no
connection with the Austrian
question. One government source
here termed the Soviet demand
ridiculous"
Vice Chancellor Adolf Schaerf
blamed the cold war for the lack
of an Austrian treaty.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
Cubo's Sugar Leaders
Fear Large Surplus
BY the Asseeiofed Press

HAVANA. Cuba, May 23.-
Cuba's sugar trade leaders ex-
pressed fears today of a large
year-end surplus as production SO
far this year shot ahead of the
entire crop of 1949. ..-
The Cuban Sugar Institute re-
ported today that production to
May IS was 5,942,6S1 short tons
This was 342,777 tons higher than
the yield to the same date of 194e
and 179,608 tons above the whole
crop Of 1949.
Evening star., 1950-05-23
By jones Wakefield Burke

North American Newspaper Alliance
BERLIN, May 10 Cby airmaiD
Will they come or will they not
come? That is the question. But
most people here are convinced
that the free German youth
tFDD will march into Berlin
Sunday. May 2S.
What will they do besides
march? That has everyone guess
ing. Extensive preparations have
been concluded by the Western
sector Allies-especially by the
United StateS-and the Western
police to insure a comforting de-
gree of safety for the inhabitants
One thing is certain. Berlin
will be full Of foreign correspon-
dents. But no tourists or busi-
nessmen. Only newsmen have
made hotel reservations for be.
yond May 20. Look at these
blank pages" a clerk at the
American Express Co. Office tolc
me. only two bookings for these
weeks. But plenty of booking.
after June 6.
An official at the Office fol
1nterzonal Trade in the city gov.
ernment reported that many firm.
have stopped sending goods intt
Berlin for that period. For in,
stance, good cigars have disap.
peared from tobacco shops; fresl
milk is scarce; choice cuts of mea
are not to be found, and only
East-zone gasoline is available OF
the black market.
AutObahn Ordered Closed.
The stopping of West German
imports to Berlin comedies with
the reported order of the Soviet.
zone Peoples Police to close dowr
the Autobahn between Berlin ane
Magdeburg during Whitsunday
week. This amounts to a temper.
ary renewal of the blockade. Thu
Peoples Police say that traffic car
come but must take an alternate
route, on bad, secondary roads.
In spite of this threatened
Junior blockade" Berliners are
relatively quiet. They are boil
stored morally by the extensive
American preparation against vio-
lence on Whitsunday. There are
no long queues of people buying
up all produce in sight, as was
done in Munich when a crackpot
by the name of Irlemayer pre-
dicted war was coming. AS a
matter of fact, this week the price
OF Berlin butter dropped 10
pfennig.
The Berliners are not fleeing
because of the threatened Whit
sunday march. They seem ready
for what may come. This does
not mean that they are convinced
nothing will happen. They seem
steeled to what may happen. A
local merchant told me, "The
fools in Western Germany be-
lieve they are safe. They don't
realize that if the Russians are
going to take Berlin they will not
stop-they will sweep on over all
Germany"
He had gone to Templehof Air
Evening star., 1950-05-23
Fund Drives
Continued From First Page.)

and business organizations repre-
sented at the District Building
meeting, which was attended by
125 persons. Formal Endorsement
of the fund plan was asked from
these organizations.
The committee vote indorsing
the plan. like that indorsing the
conSolidated-drive idea at the
earlier meeting, was unanimous.
j Mr.. Luchs' plan, similar to one
proposed earlier by Chest Presi-
dent Chauncey G. Parker, relies
heavily on payroll deduction in
business firms and Government.
"VoIuntary" Giving Urged.
i 1t proposes entirely voluntary
giving in which the contributor
would be encouraged to designate
the organization to which he
wanted his mony to go. The Or
ganization would receive all money
SO designated. with undesignated
gifts being distributed according
to a prearranged ratio.
The drive would be called the
United Services Campaign" It
would seek to rely more on year.
round payroll deductions than on
single cash gifts. Contributors
would have to be encouraged to
give according to higher stand
ard than in the past for any in
dividual gift. Mr.. Luchs empha-
sized.
Mr.. Luchs named specially five
independent drives that should be
included: the American Cancer
Society, the American Heart As
sociation, American Red Cross,
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis and Metropolitan Police
Boys Club.
Provision also would be made
for an unspecified number of ad-
ditional health and welfare agen-
cies now independent.
Rutland Expresses Doubt.
| Leaders of three of the organ
izations named by Mr.. Luchs told
today's meeting their national Or
ganizations now have policies
against joint fund-raising, but
said they would refer the question
j, to them.
DR.. George c. Rutland, execu-
tive director of the District Divi-
sion of the American Cancer So
ciety, indicated it is doubtful
whether his organization will ac-
cede to the proposal.
Nat G. Wilson, director of the
District Chapter of the American
Red Cross, said present national
policy is against the proposal, but
that subcommittee of the ma
tional Board of Governors is
studying the problem and will re-
port next month.
Elwood H. Seal, chairman of
the District Chapter of the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, said he could not pre-
dict how long the foundation
would take to make any reply.
Most committee members were
enthusiastic about the plan, how
ever.
MIR. Luchs pointed out that the
committee action must be re-
ferred to the full group that met
at the District Building for it's in
dorsement. He set a full meet
u. ing for June 8.