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Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-23
IS HOSPITALIZED

Mrs. Karla Duff entered Valley Hospital for medical treatment this week. She is getting along very well, her attending physician reports.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-23
STUDIES cHUGIAK SOILS

Pat Murphy, conservationist headquartered at the Palmer soil conservation office, is engaged on a soils classification and analysis of agricultural land in the Gnu giak sub-district.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-23
VISIT AT KNIK

KNIK-Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mor- rison and son, Butch" visited MT. and Mrs. Chet Burden at the Knik Koffee Kup last Sunday evening.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-23
SCOUT TELLS TRIP DETAILS

The first word from Harry Campbell, Jr., the Valleys Jam boree-bound Boy Scout, was air
Valley frontiersman., 1950-06-23
WEEKEND AT FOX

WASILLA-Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bryant and son, Larry, spent the weekend at Tok.
Evening star., 1950-04-23
z Guard Pilots Saved
As Fighter Planes Sink
BY the Asscciofed Press

BALTIMORE, April %. Two
National Guard pilots escaped un-
hurt today when their fighter
planes plunged into the water
while on training flights from the
Baltimore municipal airport.
One. 1t. Peter M. Delo. 26, of
Towson, got only a short distance
away when the engine of his FAT
failed at an altitude of 1000 feet.
His plane crashed into the Bafti-
more harbor about 500 yards off
shore and sank almost immedi-
ately. He was picked up by crash
boat.
The other. a Republic Thunder
bolt piloted by Capt. Kenneth L.
Kessler. of Dundale. of the 109th
Fighter Squadron. crashed into
Chesapeake Bay as passengers on
a crowded Sandy Point Matapeake
ferry watched.
He was taken from the sinking
plane by the crew of the ferry
Herbert r. O. Conor five minutes
after the crash.
Both pilots were from the same
outfit and both were on similar
training missions. The crashes oc-
CURED within q Commute period.
The National Guard started an
immediate investigation.
Evening star., 1950-04-23
Egypt's King Wed to Norrimon.
Lebonese Newspaper Reports

A picture of the girl accompany
ing the story was captioned "the
new Queen"
In the past, the Egyptian For
eign Office has been extremely
touchy concerning reports about
the romance of the Egyptian King
Persons familiar with the policy
of the Foreign Office said the lack
of any denial or. protest in this
case seemed to indicate the story
could be true.
The editor of the paper in
Beirut said he had heard Of no
protest or denial from Egypt. In
fact, on Thursday he published
another story saying the bride
had ordered six gowns from Paris
In preparation for May g..
Any speculation or comment
about the story would be impos-
sible from Cairo. There Is a
strict censorship there on the
kings personal life.
Censorship has been imposed
on dispatching the story from
Beirut.
Evening star., 1950-04-23
'C-54 Wreckage Found
In Japan, No Signs Of
Life Among IS Aboard
Transport Scattered
Over Mountain Slope
IS Miles From Tokyo
BY the Assoeiofed Press

TOKYO Sunday April 23.-
Wreckage Of a missing Air Force
C-54 transport plane was found
today scattered over the south
slope of nearby Hirugatake Noun
tain. There was no sign of life
among athe IS Americans on
board.
A brief Army announcement
said the wreckage-identif1ed by
a number on the plane-was
spotted at 1920 pm. Toyko time.
It said helicopter was lowering
over the scene directing ground
rescue squads to the spot.
The mountain is about IS miles
southwest of Toyko.
The big four-engined plane car
ried ~ passengers and crew OF
eight.
Occupation Aides Aboard.
The passengers included Frank
E. Pickelle head of the occupa-
tion's foreign trade division and
three other occupation officials
They were returning from a trade
conference in Manila.
/ Capt. John G. Jones. also aboard
the plane. was identified as chief
of staff to Rear Admiral Francis
P. Old, commander of naval forces
in the Philippines.
The plane was flying to Japan
from the Philippines when it ran
into a storm last night.
The four-engined C-54. en- route
from the Philippines to Tachi-
kawa Airfield near Tokyo, made
its last radio report at 11:08 pm
Friday as it was preparing to cross
the coast. 1t reported rain and
rising guests of wind.
Hundreds of Air Force. Army
and japanese ground searchers
combed the brush-clad mountains
all day and much of last night.
The Americans were equipped
(See AIR CRASH. Page ABB
Evening star., 1950-04-23
Policeman CIings 10 Car
In Wild Ride, Is Injured

Policeman Albert Pauls. %. OF
142l Massachusetts, avenue NV,
suffered undetermined injuries
early today when he fell from the
side of a speeding automobile
after clinging there for q wild.
half-block ride.
Witnesses said the patrolmaA
approached parked car to ques-
ton the driver about the running
motor when the man suddenly
started up. Pvt. Pauls clung 70
the side from North Capitol street
and New York avenue TO q point
almost a block away where he fell.
A cab driver followed the fee.
ing car and caught the motortst.
who was identified as Robert L.
Rogers, 43. He was held without
charge.
Evening star., 1950-04-23
100000 Communists
Scheduled to Cross Into
West Port Of City in Moy
BY the Assoeicted Pfsss

Allied authorities in Berlin were
reported by high government
sources tonight to be ready to use
machine guns if necessary to pre-
vent a massed march of young
Communists from the eastern
zone of Germany. occupied by
Russia.
A march of 100000 youths into
West Berlin has been scheduled
for May 27-30.
American officials were said To
regard Berlin as crossroads" In
the cold war and resolved not to
be dislodged from the German
metropolis.
If young Communist demonstra-
tors attempt the proposed march
across the East-West zone line
Allied authorities will resist firmly
it was stated.
Relatively peaceful" means will
be used if a march is begun de-
spite refusal of permission by the
Allied governments. These might
include fire hoses. tear gas, and
the like.
But if these fail, the Western
(See MARCH, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-04-23
Library Of Congress to Mark
15Oth Anniversary Tomorrow

Praise from President Truman
yesterday signalled the opening
of the 150th anniversary celebra-
ton of the Library of Congress.
The worlds greatest stronghold
of recorded knowledge passes the
century-and-a-half mark tomor-
row.
Manuscripts. photographs and
books from its own mammoth col
lections will tell the story of its
growth since the day in 1900 when
President John Adams signed a
bill appropriating $1,000 for a IL
brary in the Capitol.
Along with its own Sesquicen-
tennial Exhibition, the library will
open a District of Columbia exhi-
bition to commemorate the found
ing Of the Federal city. for the
Evening star., 1950-04-23
6 Killed in Auto Crash
In West Virginia
by the Associated Press

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, April
22.-Six persons were killed and
q seventh injured in a terrific
head-on collision of two auto
mobiles on Route 119 between
Morgantown and Grafton tonight
State Trooper L. v. Minnick
identified the dead as:
Harold F. Brown, about SIS; his
wife, Mrs. Lena A. Locke Brown
So; a son, Harold Noble Brown, g.
and a daughter. Kathryn A.
Brown, 28, all of Fairmont; Mrs
Browns father, Edwin Neal Locke
78, of Grafton, and M. D. Groves
"a, Of Morgantown.
In critical condition in q Nor
gantown hospital was j. L. A
Haugell, 70, also of Grafton.
MFR. Minnick said that a coup'
in which Mr.. Groves was pro.
ceeding alone toward Morgan
town collided with a heavy sedar
carrying the other six persons one
mile north of the Taylor Count,
line in Monongalia County anc
about 10 miles south of Morgan.
town.
Evening star., 1950-04-23
Weather Plus Blooms
Presage Traffic Jams

Prospects of perfect spring
weather and resultant traffic jams
today had Park Police concen-
trating men at Hams Point and
Anacostia Park. where the bios
SONS are blooming.
Today should be mostly sunny
and warmer. according to the
Weather Bureau, with the tenn
perature sliding lazily into the
upper 70s.
Last Sunday. a less-than-perfect
spring day, brought thousands OF
motorists out to view the cherry
blossoms-so many. In fact, that
Park Police had a terrific jam on
their hands.
The single blossom season is
now past its peak but it's the
double blossoms display which
police expect will draw the sight
seers to Hams Point. And at An
acostia, according to 1t. Melvin
II. Leach of Park Police, the crab
apple buds are just as beautiful
to just as many people.
Evening star., 1950-04-23
Second Raft Found Off Sweden
Reported to Show Bullet Holes
Provdo Quotes z U. S
Writers as Backing
Red Story Of Duel
By the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW. April 22.-Pravda
gave prominent display today to a
Tass dispatch from New York,
quoting two writer's for the Chris
tian Science Monitor as supporting
the Russian version of a gun duel
between an American and Russian
planes two weeks ago.
It was carried under the head
line American Papers Recogni-
ton of the Real Character of the
American Plane Incident"
The men quoted were Joseph c,
Harsch, chief of the Monitor
Washington bureau and Neal
Stanford. one of its Washington
correspondents.
The Tass story declared Mr.
(See MOSCOW, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1950-04-23
Rail Service to Big Part of South
May Be Halted by Strike Threat
Southern System Ordered Closed Down
By Wednesday in Fremen's Dispute

Firemen and Enginemen is still
pending.
The brotherhood has called the
walkout for 6 I'm. Wednesday on
its demand for an extra fireman
in each multiple-engine diesel To-
comotive. The strike. which also
would apply to steam locomotives,
affects three other major rail-
roads.
Under the embargo. Mr.. Norris
announced. freight or passengers
unable to reach their destinations
or clear Southern's lines by the
strike deadline will not be &C
cepted.
Southern Railway serves every
State and major city in the area
east of the Mississippi and south
of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers,
except West Virginia. Even if
Southern cancels it's service. how
ever, Charlottesville, Va. and West
Virginia would continue to be
served through the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway.
Chairman Francis A. ONeill,
jr., of the National Railway Medi-
alton Board, which administers the
railway labor law, said he knew
Evening star., 1950-04-23

story Of the library parallels that
of the city of its birth.
Gifts through the years have
contributed to the priceless col
lections at the library. The latest
of these will come into its pos
session tomorrow. when the 80
year-old widow of Brig. Gen.
Henry Martyr Robert presents to
the library the original material
showing the evolution of Roberts
Rules of Order.
In a letter to DR.. Luther Evans.
Librarian of Congress, Mr.. Tru-
man paid tribute to the library
sn these words:
The passage Of the first $50
years Of the Library of Congress,
DO be marked on April "a. deserves
| (See LIBRARY, Page A-5o
Evening star., 1950-04-23
Fishing Ship Coptoin
Quoted as Saying 1t
Had Many 'SmoII Riffs
BY the Associated Press

STOCKHOLM. Sweden, Sum-
day, April 23.-The Stockholm
newspaper Dagens Nyheter today
quoted a Swedish state police
officer at Visby, on Gotlaiid Is
land. as having said a second
rubber life raft picked up in the
Baltic Sea last Thursday ap-
peared to have been hit by bullets.
American naval officials are ex-
amining both this raft and an
other one picked up in the Baltic
last Sunday to see if they be-
longed to a United States Navy
Privateer patrol bomber plane
missing over the Baltic since
April 8.
The United States Government
(See PLANE. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1950-04-23

Railroad service between Wash
ington and a large area of the
South may be knocked out by
Wednesday.
That's the day the Southern
Railway System plans to close
down it's entire 8,000-mile system
to meet a strike threat of loco
motive f1remen.
Although other railroads-the
Seaboard and Atlantic Coast
Lines-serve the coastal area. a
shutdown by Southern would
make places like Memphis. Knox
vile, Chattanooga, New Orleans
and points between accessible
from Washington only by round
about routes.
Largest railroad in the South
Southern has $4,000 employees
about 1000 of them in the Wash
ington area. Presumably. most
would be affected by the shut
down, although officials said plans
had not been completed on this
score.
Ernest E. Norris. the SYSTEMS
president, announced that an EN-.
barge will be ordered tomorrow il
the strike threat for "Wednesday
by the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Evening star., 1950-04-23
Drug PeddIing Racket
Reported Broken Up
With Arrest Of 5 Here
Police Estimate Volume
At 500, 900 q Yeor;
II More Are Sought

Police last night announced they
had broken up a 500. .000-a-year
narcotics peddling racket here
with the arrest of five suspects.
Those arrested were:
John Harmon (Reds) Levister.
38. described by 1t. H. H. Carper
of the Narcotics Squad as "the
biggest white peddler in Washing
ton" He was arrested on the
sidewalk at Fifth and K streets
NV.
Harry Lee. 81. who was released
conditionally February Is from
Lorton Reformatory. where he
was serving a term for narcotics
violations. He was seized while
sleeping on bench In park at
Tenth street and New York avenue
NV.
Woman Arrested.
William Francis Corridan. So.
alias Kelly" arrested In res
taurant at Tenth street and New
York avenue NV.
Fred Gray, 38. arrested on the
street near Thomas Circle NV.
Mrs. Virginia Blevins. 81, ar
rested in an automobile near
where Gray was seized. Four
other women In the car also were
arrested and held for investiga-
ton, but no narcotics charges
were placed against them.
All except the woman were
seized on arrest warrants issued
by United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence after more than
a month of police investigation.
Eleven other warrants also have
been issued for narcotics suspects.
and police were hoping to make
additional arrests last night, 1t.
Carper said.
Levister, according to 1t. Car
per, has been the kingpin in il
legal dope distribution among
white persons in Washington. The
lieutenant estimated his business
volume at $500 a day.
He has been providing about 80
regular customers with drugs OBJ
tanned from New York, 1t. Car
per said. Much of the illegal
commodity is subsequently re-
sold, he added.
The narcotics squad chief said
police hope the narcotics traffic
among white persons here has
been completely broken up with
Levister's arrest.
LeviSter served a two-year term
(See DRUGS. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1950-04-23
Fall Of Hainan Capital
To Reds Indicated as
Communications Halt
NotionoIists Abandon
Nearby Air Field; City's
Fall Held PeriIine Island
BY the Asseeiofed Press

TAIPEI, Formosa, Sunday.
April %. Communications
ceased abruptly during the night
with Hollow. suggesting that the
capital of Hainan Island may
have fallen.
Earlier, the Chinese Nationalist
air force abandoned the nearby
air field. Gen. Hsueh Yueh, the
military commander of Hainan,
and Gen. Chen Chi-tang, the
governor, were reported at the
South Hainan port of Yulin.
Official reports had said that
the Communists. who stormed
ashore Monday from the nearby
mainland, had fought into Hoi-
how's outskirts.
All efforts from Formosa to
re-establish communications with
Hollow met with no response.
Could Be Irretrievable Blow.
| The fall of Hollow could be an
irretrievable blow to the National
ist position on the 13,500-square-
mile island. 1t would permit the
Chinese Communists to reinforce
easily from the mainland 10 miles
to the north across Hainan Strait
News of the steady Red advance
since the Communists stormed
ashore early Monday disproved
earlier Nationalist reports of a
great defense victory on that vital
South China island.
There were no fresh reports on
the outcome of the fighting in the
outskirts Of the capital.
An official for Claire l.. Chen
nault's Civil Air Transport Line
said the Nationalists abandoned
the air field three miles outside OF
Hollow Yesterday afternoon.
He said the last plane left at
pm. and that both the National
list air force and the Chennault
line had moved operations to Sa-
nah, on the south coast 125 miles
from Hollow.
The report that the Communists
had reached Hoihow's outskirts
came from the official Central
News Agency.
The news was confirmed ia
guarded language by the Defense
Ministry. A sad. strained look
| (See CHINA page A-21
Evening star., 1950-04-23

VATICAN CITY. April % R.-
The Holy See today authorized is
suance of Vatican 1850 Holy Year
coins. They will have nominal
values of one, two. five, 10 and 100
lire, and will bear a likeness of
Pope Plus XII on one side and the
opening of the Holy Door on the
other,
Evening star., 1950-04-23

girl has become the Kings legal
wife and added that 1t had learned
from sources very near to King
F'arouk" that there will be an
official announcement May 6.
That day is observed in Egypt as
accession day. the anniversary of
the beginning of Farouk's reign.
The headline of the story said,
'Farouk and hartman married" I"
Evening star., 1950-04-23

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American bears a measure OF re-
SponSibility" to meet that danger
with a lighting faith" in demo-
cratic institutions and support OF
concrete lines of action.
Il say to you-make no mis-
take about 1t: we are faced with
a challenge and a threat to the
very basis Of our civilization and
to the very safety Of the free
world. the only kind Of world In
which that civilization can exist"
he warned at the Hotel Statler
banquet that closed the ASNE's
three-day convention.
Soviet authorities. he said,
have not thought 1t wise to use
military force against u.s." But
they are using many other meth
DDS in efforts to weaken the United
States and divide the American
people. he declared.
Confusion and Division.
IF the United States can be
confused and divided" Mr.. Ache.
son said. IF 1t can be made to
doubt the desirability Of helping
other free nations, II 1t can be
brought to doubt the desirability
of maintaining It's own defenses,
If we cease to be rational and reso-
lutte. If we can be brought to
doubt one another-then we will
be softened up"
Secretary Acheson continued to
speak for more than an hour after
ending his prepared address. That
part. however, was on an "off-the-
record" basis by advance agree
ment with ASNE. 1t was UNDER
stood the State Department was
considering making public the
transcript. possibly this week.
The United STATES, Mr.. Acheson
said, has no wish to ''subvert" the
Soviet Union or undermine It's In
dependence. He gave assurance
that this country will so on try!
ing to find a common ground for
agreement with Russia.
The prospect Of getting any real
and lasting agreement, however,
will be remote until the Soviets
give up the Idea OF aggression"
he observed.
That word aggression includes
not only military attack but prop.
aganda warfare and the secret
undermining OF free countries
from within" he explained.
Declaring there is no single So
luton TO the Soviet problem and
mo quick or easy way to subdua
an evil force" the Secretary Of
State proposed six lines Of action
and called upon every citizen to
help make them effective.
Unified measures to counteraet
(See ACHESON. Page A-4J
Evening star., 1950-04-23
Lute News
Bulletins
After Hours Clubs Roided

Vice Squad police arrested .
waitress at one after hours bot
tie club and q waiter ut another
in twin raids early today. The
clubs are the Gold Key, 600 bloek
of e street NV, and the Fin
and Feather. 1000 block Of -Four.
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1950-04-23
Spring
Resort and Travel
Section

Among the many features of
The Star today Is an attrac-
tive 8-page resort and travel
section which can be used a.
a helpful guide for vacation
planning.
Turn to section z for latest
news about Maryland and Vir-
ginia resorts. tips on European
travel. airline bargain rates.
modern train travel, and vaca.
ton spots near and far.
Evening star., 1950-04-23

MANILA, Sunday. April % (P.
Carlos P. Romulo, jr.. son of the
president Of the United Nations
General Assembly, was injured
slightly last night when the car
in which he was riding overturned
north of Manila,
Evening star., 1950-04-23


small number of bombs of a single
type used only strategically on a
carefully selected target" he de-
clared.
Reporting an acceleration of ef-
fort to meet possible attack after
the Russian atomic explosion last
September, Mr.. johnson said in 9
Semiannual report for the period
ended last December 81 that:
"a variety of weapons Is under
development which may in the
near future have military signifi.
canoe. both tactical and strategic
With the advance of atomic en-.
ergy knowledge it is entirely posi-.
BILE that still. more destructive
weapons of war will evolve"
Symington Asks More Planes.
But the same volume also con.
tanned report by Air Force Sec.
retary Symington in which he
stated that plane procurement fol
next year would not even meet
the demands for a 48-group all
arm scheduled by President Tru-
man.
Speaking in terms of airframe
pounds-which some officials say
is a more accurate means o1
measuring numbers of planes
Mr.. Symington said the aircraft
output proposed in MFR. Truman
1851 budget would fall IL million
pounds short of meeting the Presi.
dents own standards for Air Force
strength.
Congress is considering increas.
ing funds for Air Force and Navy
aircraft purchases and MFR. John.
son is expected to testify on that
proposal this week.
OF the Air Forces 10,500 com.
bat planes, more than 80 per cent
are World War II types which will
be obsolete by June 80, 1852, Mr.
Symington said. All the remain.
ing wartime types will be obsolett
by June 80, 1858. he added.
Recalls Finletter Plan.
ANY belief that true airpowe
can be based on World War I
airplanes becomes an increasin,
delusion." he declared.
Mr.. johnson also referred t,
the "obsolescence" yardstick b,
which the Air Force and Nav,
measure the useful life of air
craft-three years for fighter
and five to six for bombers.
I'VE must assure ourselves tha
when we describe a plane as oh
solete it is obsolete in fact a
well as in theory" he declared.
Mr.. Symington leaves the al
secretaryship tomorrow to be
come National Security Resource
Board chairman. He will be sue
ceeded by Thomas F. Finletter
who headed the Presidents All
Policy Commission in 1948.
Recalling that the Finlette
Commission recommended
S,100-plane reserve by 1858, Mr.
Symington declared:
"As of that date, based on cur
rent procurement plans, the All
Force will have no modern air
craft to apply against this rec
commended reserve.
Is Modern Groups.
Without such reserve the rate
Of operation of the Air Force com.
bat units would be sharply re.
duced shortly after the begin.
ming Of hostiIities; and woule
progressively decline until sucl
time as the aircraft industry coulc
expand to an output sufficient tt
meet combat losses. That time /!
estimated at not less than IL
MONTHS
Pointing out that the present
program calls for 4S moderr
groups. plus IL modern and II