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go into private business.

go into private business.
 Solka is we'll known in the Ter ritory as a newsman and member of the Territorial Veterans Affairs Board.
 Heating said he accepted the resignation with regret. He said Solka "has done a fine job con- ducting the business census in both Divisions"
 Heating said the next business
The Nome nugget., 1950-01-11
Paul Solka Resigns Census Bureau

FAIRBANKS, (HD-Paul Solka's resignation as supervisor of census enumerators for the Sec ond and Fourth Divisions was an- nounced yesterday by Clarence P. Heating, Territorial census super visor.
 He said Solka had resigned to
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census is set for 1853.
 The population census will be- gin in Alaska April 1.
 Heating said he is urging the es- tablishment of a permanent cen sus office in the Territory. Enum- orators now are working under a temporary office.
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Evening star., 1950-12-29
Z Men Face Sex Charges;
3 Others Are Fined

Five men, one of them a State
Department Foreign Service clerk,
appeared before Municipal Court
judges yesterday to answer charges
involving sex offenses.
Alan A. Wakefield, 26, State De-
partment employe of the first
block of Fawcett street, Kensing-
ton. was released under $500 bond
pending hearing on January S
on a disorderly conduct charge.
Vice squad detectives arrested him
in the mems room of a downtown
hotel. Douglas l.. Meeks, %, of
the 1900 block of M street NV.
was released under similar bond
pending hearing on January 3
on charge of indecent assault
on a policeman.
Fines of $25 each were imposed
on Clarence A. Fousnought, 80, OF
Falls Church, Va; Benjamin C.
Mehaffey. %. of the 100 block Of
Massachusetts, avenue NV, and
Irving L. Meisler. %, of New
York City.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
DR.. James Lyon Files
Suit for a Third Share
I0f His Wife, S Estate

DR.. James Alexandria Lyon,
prominent Washington heart spe-
cialist, has filed suit for a one
third share in his late wife's $780,
900 estate.
The suit, which seeks to break a
trust benef1ting the daughter of
the socially prominent couple,
forecasts an involved legal battle
in Montgomery County Court.
DR.. Lyon charges that the Wash
ington Loan & Trust Co., trustee
for Mrs. Irene Elizabeth Moore
Lyon and defendant in the suit,
influenced her to exclude her hus-
band from any inheritance, and
that his daughter represented him
to her mother as dangerous" and
of unsound mind.
Mrs. Lyon died September %
at her 119-acre Rockville estate
after a long illness. Her fortune
is estimated to include nearly
100000 in cash and securities,
and real estate assessed at $751;
600. The bulk of her assets had
been made into a trust shortly be-
fore her death, benefiting her only
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore
Lyon Kelley. Mrs. Lyons will be-
queathed her real estate and re-
naming property to the trust.
Claiming he had been deprived
of his right to one-third of his
wife's estate, DR.. Lyon is seeking
one-third of the real and personal
property as well as a similar
share in the trust, which he
claims in his suit, does not repre-
sent his wife's real intent"
DR.. Lyons suit filed by Attor-
neys Louis B. Arnold and Albert
M. Bowie, charges that at a time
when Mrs. Lyon was i'll and in a
weakened physical and mental
condition" that she was subject
to various influences" and was
frequently persuaded to do
things that did not represent her
real intent"
DR.. Lyon charged that the
Washington Loan & Trust Co.,
OF which he was formerly direc-
tor. misrepresented to his wife
that he had mismanaged her af-
fairs.
Mrs. Kelley earlier filed a suit
contesting the trusteeship of the
bank over her mothers estate.
Attorney Robert Peter for the
trust company said he had not yet
been notified of the suit.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Fireman. S Family Routed
By Flames in Attic

Fire routed a fireman's family
from their Bethesda home today
and caused damage estimated at
$1,000 to the frame bungalow at
1855 Rugby avenue.
Mrs. Robert B. Crooks was at
home with her two children, Ben,
4, and Betty Anne, 3, when the
little boy reported something
wrong" in the attic. Mrs. Crooks
rescued her sleeping daughter
from her smoke-filled attic bed
room and led the children to
safety.
Mr.. Crooks, a fireman with the
Bethesda Naval Hospital Fire De-
partment, who was excused from
duty to come to his family's as
slstance, prasied Bethesda fremen
Tor protecting the downstairs from
lire and water damage.
The fire was attributed to a
abort circuit.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Bandit Suspect Held
Under $500 Bond

John Farrar, colored, %, of 1140
Bladensburg road NE, was or
dered held under $500 bond to-
day after his arraignment before
United States Commissioner Cyril
Lawrence on charges of robbery
and attempted robbery.
Detectives told Commissioner
Lawrence that Farrar had been
identified as one Of two men who
accosJed Mrs. Ida Gordon in her
grocery at 1346 Constitution ave-
nue. NE. Saturday night and told
her ''this is holdup." Mrs. Cor
don told the men, "get out of
here" and they fled.
A few minutes later, according
to the story told to Commissioner
Lawrence. Farrar and the other
man entered a grocery store oper-
ated by Sydney Tager, Al, in the
1400 block of Constitution avenue
NE. and told him this is a hold
up-give us your money" When
Mr.. Tager said he did not have
any money the man identified as
Farrar, according to police, said,
"Well. give me $5 then" Mr..
lager said the men left after he
gave them IS.
Farrar was arrested in his home
yesterday after Thomas Lyon, a
cab driver, reported he had been
robbed of $3.50 in front of the
residence. Mr.. Lyon identified
Farrar as the man he picked up
at Eighteenth street and New York
avenue NE. and drove to the
Bladensburg road address.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Leeper Quits Corcoran
As Assistant Director

Hermann Warner Williams, jr.
director of The Corcoran Gallery
of Art, announced today the res
ignation of John Palmer Leeper
jr., assistant director of the gal
lery.
Mr.. Leeper is leaving the Cor
coran to assume the directorshir
of the Pasadena Art Institute
Pasadena, Calf.
Mr.. Leeper. specialist in Euro
pea1 painting, has been with the
gallery since July. 1948. His first
assignment at the gallery was as
lecturer and keeper of the w. A.
Clark collection.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
2 Wounded in Korean Retreat
Describe Battle Experiences

too many; they just kept coming
on. We could knock down a ring
of bodies in front of us, but al
ways there were more of them. -
Soon after Gen. Macarthur
launched his "end-the-war" Of
fensive, Sergt. Wimpee's outfit was
fighting into the hills west of the
Reservoir. They got an order to
pull back-"We didn't know why.
not then. anyhow" the sergeant
said.
The Chinese began to swarm
down out of the hills and Sergt.
Wimpee's unit found itself wag-
ing a bitter rear-guard fight for
survival. Our outfits kept leap
frogging around each other. one
holding them off while the others
moved down a valley toward Ha-
garu.
1T was Is or 20 degrees below
zero. Some of the boys were
freezing. I had on 10 layers of
clothing. How the Chinese stood
it. I don't know. Maybe they
weren't standing it.
Sergt. Wimpee was fighting a
rear guard action from a hill
when he was hit in the leg on
the afternoon of December 3.
Some of the last men to aban-
don the hill carried him into a
valley and loaded him on a jeep
rigged for ambulance duty.
He rode all night in the jeep.
not able to move his right leg.
The Marines were fighting delay
ing actions and clearing road
blocks in front. The movement
south was very slow. One time the
vehicles were stalled for four
hours.
Sergt. Wimpee was flown out
from Hagaru the following morn
ing. He doesn't know how many
of his company came through to
the sea. but estimates from what
he heard later that only about 50
members of the original outfit
escaped being listed as casualties.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
1eamsters Bar Delegates
From Groups Seating Reds

The Transfers Joint Council
voted last night to refuse to send
delegates to any organizations
which permit the seating of Com
munists or former Communists as
delegates.
The council, representing eight
AFL teamster locals with a mem
bership of more than 5000, in
dorsed the action of the AFL
Building Trades Council which
recently expelled Henry Thomas,
president OF AFL Building Labor
ers' Local IA as a delegate.
Thomas told the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities
that he was a former Communist
and that one objective of the
Communist Party was to capture
control Of key posts in labor
unions.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Montgomery zoners
Break Precedent, OK
Apartments in Home

The Montgomery County Board
of Zoning Appeals has granted
a zoning variance permitting
apartments in a Brookmont home
the first such action taken in the
county.
The board ruled on the zoning
case of Mrs. Margaret Walsh
Nagle, 6622 Broad street, after the
Montgomery Council had declined
to pass on it. This also was said
to be without precedent.
The Board of Zoning Appeals
set up to grant certain variances
from the strict coming law when
hardship or unusual circumstances
indicate special consideration is
warranted. allowed Mrs. Nagle tc
maintain three apartments, which
she has had with county permis-
sion in her home since 1910. Hell
house is in single-family resi-
Dental area.
Noting that neighbors did not
object TO the apartments, the
board pointed out that Mrs. Nagle
bought the house and it's apart
ments "in good faith" from the
previous owner, who had received
building permits to construct the
apartments.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
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cans had been taken off as pris-
onerS.
Communist soldiers came by
each day to search him. One took
his gloyes-then pulled the poncho
over him again. He finally crawled
to nearby house. where he found
other wounded Americans and
stayed there II days until picked
up by the 1st Marine Division.
Il always felt I would get out
alive. but for while I don't know
why I felt that way"
Despite his cheerfulness on the
reunion with his mother, young
Smith eyinced some dependency
over the prospect of being unable
to work and take care of his
mother who receives a $50 monthly
widows assistance from the State
of Pennsylvania.
The American Legion's National
Commander Earl Cooke quickly
assured him he would receive a
$3.50 monthly Government pension
for life, and that the Pennsylvania
Department of the Legion would
have a job for him after his re-
covery From the Pennsylvania
Department Commander Joseph
McCracken came news OF n fund
being created by the Legion there
That" smiled the soldier, will
help"
Home Fires Kept Burning.
Mrs. Smith was brought here
through efforts of the Pennsyl-
svania Legion, which soothed f1e1
worries over leaving her two-story
rented house for very long period
THE fires will go out and the
pipes freeze" she fretted, but
Commander McCracken assured
her Legionnaires also make fine
firemen.
She had a mothers premonition
her son would be wounded, she
told the Pennsylvania commander
yesterday. Another son, 22-year-
old Howard Smith, was wounded
and then returned to duty.
Before he was wounded and
talked about him to friends,
found myself thinking of him, but
calling him Robert. Then, when
I'd talk of Robert I'd call him
Howard"
She received a letter from Rob-
ert shortly before he was wound
ed in which he spoke of weather
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Chauncey Parker Named
Assistant 10 McCIoy

Chauncey G. Parker, Washing
ton investment banker, today was
appointed assistant United States
High Commissioner for Germany
The State Department said Mr.
Parker plans to sail for Germany
January 4 to assume his new
duties with High Commissioner
John j. McCloy.
Mr.. Parker helped organize the
investment securities firm of
Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath
here in 1880. After wartime serv-
ice as a Marine colonel and dep
uty director of the Selective Serv-
ice System. he became director
of administration of the World
Bank In 1947.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Trade Board 10 Welcome
New Congress Members

Senator-elect Dirksen, Repub.
lican, of Illinois will give the re-
sponse at the Washington Board
of Trades welcome to- Washing.
ton dinner for new members o1
Congress next Thursday at the
Hotel Statler.
Mr.. Dirksen, a member of the
House for 16 years, served at cne
time as chairman of the House
District Committee. He defeated
Majority Leader Lucas for t.le
Senate seat in last months elec-
tions.
The address of welcome will be
given by B. M. McKelway, editor
of The Star and former president
of the Board of Trade. The din
ner begins at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1950-12-29
S25O,OOO Fire in Plant
Making Radar Devices
=.
Studied for SABOTAGE

Possibility Of sabotage was un-
der investigation today in three
alarm fire which caused an esti-
mated $250,o0O damage last night
to a plant manufacturing elec-
tronics equipment on a Federal
contract at Ninth and Kearny
streets NE.
The fire marshal's Office was in
vestigating a report that the firm
was to have made a large delivery
of radar air naviga tional aids to
the Government in the near fu-
ture. The equipment was sup
posed to have high priority. !
The blaze apparently originated
in the paint shop while the night
watchman. Charles Shellman, SO,
Of the 3400 block of Ninth street
NE. was out to dinner. Flames
spread rapidly throughout the
southern half Of the big two-story
brick factory.
2S Units Respond.
The first alarm was turned in
at 9:29 pm. by William Bohne.
who lives nearby at 3213 Ninth
street NE. The second and third
alarms followed within Is minutes
and before the blaze was brought
under control, 28 pieces of fire.
fighting equipment had been
brought into action.
The factory is operated by the
Schuttig Electronics Manufac-
turing Engineers, Inc, Of which
Leonard Schuttig, Wheaton. Md,
is principal owner. The firm is
to have a $250,000 con-
tract with the Government to pro-
duce radar. marker beacons for
air navigation.
Hampered by Weather.
Destroyed in the fire were many
of the beacons manufactured dur
ing the last five months, COM
ponent parts of the sets. assembly
machinery, packing cases and
miscellaneous supplies.
Cold weather hampered firemen
getting water on the blaze. One
hose connection broke and a freez-
ing wind added to the difficulties.
The flames were fed by paint
and lacquer and heavy smoke hung
over the area. ...sasss
Evening star., 1950-12-29
By w. n. Shippen, yr.

Two men wounded in the
freezing United Nations retreat to
the Hungnam evacuation point
in Korea told their stories at
Walter Reed Hospital today.
Sergt. William White, 20-year-
old mortar fire observer with the
I'd Infantry Division, who went
on the long offensive out of Pusan
to the north and then back again,
was wounded as he rode the hood
of a truck which already was filled
with wounded.
The Youth still in bed with a
leg injury. said, II had had enough
before we ever started out of
Pusan. I didn't want any more" "
His mother Mrs. Mary E. White,
lives at Frederick, Md.
The second Korean veteran was
Sergt. Laurence E. Wimpee, 27.
He was with F Company of the
5th Marines and was wounded
in the action around Changjin
December 3 One of his feet was
frozen on the retreat.
Their frosty guns kept jam
ming and sticking to their hands
while they waited in the numbing
darkness for daylight and chance
to build fires.
Once the surrounded Marines
could kindle fires on the snowy
mountains they were able to thaw
out the mechanisms of carbines
and automatic rifles and work the
circulation back into their feet
and hands.
He figured the Marines could
have taken" the enemy again
except they were outnumbered
about Is or 20 to one.
They're not good fighters, they
just swarm you like BEES" he
said. They laugh and holler as
if they are doped or crazy.
The North Koreans would pull
out after we hit them hard, or
after the Corsairs had worked
them over, But the Chinese were
Evening star., 1950-12-29
Infant Girl Smothers
In Crib in Fuirfux

A six-weeks-old girl smothered
in her crib yesterday, Fairfax
County police reported. The baby
was Dolores Joan Owen, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Owen, OF
Centreville, Va.
Mr.. Owen is a State Highway
Department employe.
Police said the baby's mother
Mrs. Joan E. Owen, found the
child smothered about 7:3O am
Evening star., 1950-12-29

so cold he couldn't hold his rifle.
When I heard he had lost his
hands and feet, I knew 1t was
from the cold," she said.
From the hospital, doctors
described him as in remarkably
good condition An artificial
right hand will soon be fitted.
Cheering kilograms have start
ed coming to him-and contribu-
tions poured into the Pennsyl-
vania Legion headquarters at
Harrisburg from all parts of the
country. One telegram said
simply: From one Smith to an
other-welcome home!"
Smith Fund Opens Here.
The District Department Of the
Legion also has joined the drive
Department Comdr. Walter Nor
gan has announced that contribu-
tions may be sent to the Robert
L. Smith Fund, American Legion
Department Headquarters, 2437
Fifteenth street NV.
The Rev. William B. Adams
department. chaplain, and Mrs
Mabel Pugliese, chaplain of the
Legion auxiliary in Washington
have been named trustees for the
fund here.
Pfc. Smith was 8 years ole
when his father died of pneu
monia. leaving the widow with
five children. He went to tn,
Middleburg grade school and has
two years of high school when HI
quit to go to work as a spinner
in a silk mill and later in a radio
cabinet shop. He liked the work
he said, but it appeared there
might be a general lay-off ano
he joined the Army.
Another brother. now IS, is a
veteran of World War II. There
are also two sisters.
His future looked bright today
Army doctors have told him he
will be fitted permanently with
artificial hands and feet and be
home in a few months.
"They tell me I'll be able to
walk and that I'll get hands al
most as good as my own" he said
"but I'm wondering if I'll be able
to use them.
"I guess if others have learned
to use them, will too.
Anyhow, it's sure good to be
back"
Evening star., 1950-12-29
House Returns Monday
To RemodeIed Chamber
BY The Associoted Press

BY The Assoeoted Press
The House will return to its
modernized chamber in the Capt.
tol for an historic session next
Monday.
Since last summer the House
has been meeting in the new
House Office Building while work.
men remodeled the Capitol cham
ber.
Congressional veterans said
Mondays session will be the first
New Years Day meeting of the
House in modern days if not in all
congressional history. The Sen
ate won't meet Monday but has
"a Tuesday session scheduled.
Evening star., 1950-12-29

The bitter, cold Korean war re.
turned Mrs. Clara Smiths 20.
year-old son to her here yesterday
without his hands and feet, but Il
left another son still fighting or
the battlefront.
Brave and smiling, Army Rifle.
man Robert L. Smith, the Korean
wars only known quadruple am
putee. greeted his equally courage
Gus mother from his bed in Walter
Reed Hospital yesterday after
noon. There were no tears. There
was no torrent of words and only
the smallest mention of war.
Brought here in a chartered
plane from her home in Middle
burg. Pa, Mrs. Smith, widowed
mother of four other children, will
remain at the Walter Reed guest
house "at least a week this time.
Regular hospital visiting hours
have been waived to permit the
reunion full sway.
Mrs. Smith, who made the tril
here on short notice expecting to
leave after a brief visit. arrived
without a change of clothing. But
a shopping tour in charge of Mrs
Marie Heintz, of the hospital staff
bought her complete outfit today
as gift Of the American Legion.
Pfc. Smith. almost apologize
because he was only in three
battles" was wounded November
27 in the fighting around Chosir
reservoir and lay in a gutter fol
three days while the Red soldiers
kicked him around" His only
wound was in one wrist, but his
hands and feet were so severely
frostbitten that amputatiop was
necessary.
In an interview with Walter
Reed public information officials
he said that after the wound con-
tinued to bleed, he crawled into
the gutter and covered himself
with a poncho.
Others Called Medics.
There was medic there, but
every time I started to call him
I heard some one else call and
figured they were worse off than
me-"
When he finally awakened the
next morning he couldn't move his
fingers and all the other Ameri-